Primary News Issue 11

Dear SIS Families,

Continuing on with our teachers' ongoing professional learning, a group from Jingshan campus attended the ACAMIS Early Childhood Conference in Shanghai over the weekend. At SIS, teachers embrace curiosity, welcome challenges, and continuously seek new ways to expand our knowledge and explore fresh ideas.

The conference keynote was addressed by Dr. Ana Olguin, titled "The WHOLE of it all: Perspectives, Possibilities and Practice". Dr. Olguin reminded educators of their initial passion for teaching by delving into the fundamental question of “why we do what we do for their students”. She urged educators to view each childing as a holistic being, not merely a receptacle for knowledge, but as a capable learner and a competent individual.

亲爱的SIS家庭，

在我们教师持续的专业学习中，一组来自鲸山校区的教师在上周末参加了上海的ACAMIS幼儿教育大会。在SIS，教师怀有好奇心，迎接挑战，并不断寻求拓展知识和探索新思路的方式。

大会的主题演讲由Ana Olguin博士发表，题为“整体的一切：观点、可能性和实践”。Olguin博士通过深入探讨“我们为何为学生们做这些事情”的根本问题，提醒教育者回顾自己对教学的最初热情。她敦促教育者将每个孩子视为一个整体的存在，不仅仅是知识的接收者，而是一个有能力的学习者和有才能的个体。

In first grade, students are growing as writers. Celebrating their growth and accomplishments is vital towards:

• Strengthening our writing community

• Building their identity as authors

• Giving an authentic purpose to writing which raises students’ motivation

Our first Author’s Assembly gave students the opportunity to share their published books with an audience. This Author’s Assembly focused on our narrative writing and gave parents and students insight into what it means to be an author. Students were excited to step into the role of an expert author and share their knowledge to parents and other students. Parents took time to listen to different authors as they shared and to engage in their work by asking questions and providing feedback. Also, students guided their parents to other classes to meet more authors, listen to their stories and learn different writing strategies from each other. The level of excitement was infectious and from each student’s face, you could see pride in their hard work as they shared their stories, listened to feedback and answered questions.

For our budding authors, it was an amazing experience, who cannot wait until next time!

在一年级，学生们正在成长为作家。庆祝他们的成长和成就对于以下目标至关重要：

• 加强我们的写作社区

• 建立他们作为作者的身份

• 为写作提供真正的目的，提高学生的动力

我们的第一次作者集会给予学生们与观众分享他们出版的书籍的机会。这次作者集会侧重于我们的叙事写作，让家长和学生深入了解成为一名作者意味着什么。学生们兴奋地扮演着专业作者的角色，向家长和其他学生分享他们的知识。家长们花时间倾听不同的作者分享，并通过提问和提供反馈来参与他们的作品。此外，学生们还带领他们的父母去其他班级见到更多的作者，听他们的故事，并相互学习不同的写作策略。兴奋的氛围感染人心，从每个学生的脸上，你可以看到他们为自己的辛勤工作感到自豪，他们分享自己的故事，听取反馈并回答问题。

对于我们的新兴作家们来说，这是一次令人惊喜的经历，他们迫不及待地期待下一次的集会！

Grade 4 students have launched their second Unit of Inquiry, Where We are in Place and Time, with their lines of inquiry encompassing reasons for migration, how migrations have taken place over time as well as the causes and effects of migration. 

The grade 4 teachers opened this unit by relating it to their own personal story of migration to Shekou. The wider school community has been involved in sharing their stories, bringing in personal items that were taken with them on their journey of migration to China. Our Learner Profile of Communicator is highlighted in the unit by encouraging everyone to explain their journey, whether it be big or small.

四年级学生们启动了他们的第二个探究单元，主题是《我们在时空中的位置》，他们的探究范围包括移民的原因、移民如何随着时间的推移发生以及移民的原因和影响。

四年级的老师们通过将这个单元与他们自己迁移到蛇口的个人故事联系起来开展了这个单元。整个学校社区参与其中，分享他们的故事，并带来了在迁移到中国的旅程中随身携带的个人物品。在这个单元中，我们强调了学习者的特质中的沟通者，鼓励每个人解释他们的旅程，无论是大还是小。

Your children's medical report from Distinct was sent to you this week. Please have a look at the results of their vision and hearing screener and we leave it to you to take the next steps as advised by the medical personnel.

您孩子的Distinct医疗报告已于本周发送给您。请查看他们的视力和听力筛查结果，并根据医务人员的建议采取下一步行动。

Our PSA officers and volunteers have been busy preparing for another fun-filled primary-wide event: the Harvest Activities! There will be plenty of games throughout the day. We will be bussing our students in Nursery to Kg from our Jingshan campus to The Bay campus. 

Please send your children in their PE uniform on this day. Thank you, PSA!

我们的PSA（家委会）成员和志愿者们一直忙于为另一个充满乐趣的全小学范围活动做准备：丰收节活动！当天将有很多游戏。我们将使用校车将我们鲸山校区Nursery至KG的学生送往太子湾校区。

请在这一天让您的孩子穿着体育服参加活动。谢谢，PSA家委会！

Hello SIS! This is HS STUCO with an announcement for the 2023 SIS Haunted House!

Join us on October 28th, Saturday at Net Valley!
Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for 1st floor movie/games/food and drinks. The event finishes at 9:30 p.m.

Haunted House is taking a big turn from its style in previous years. This year we bring the adventure deep into stories of China’s culture and history. Get ready for the mysterious, bone-chilling experience and purchase your tickets before they run out due to limited numbers!

❗️Tickets are sold for 40 RMB each and primary students are allocated the time slots below:
Round 1: 6:00 - 6:45 (Only offered to Jingshan/The Bay)
Round 2: 6:55 – 7:40 (Only offered to The Bay/Net Valley)
Round 3: 7:50 – 8:35 (Only TB/NV)
Round 4: 8:40 – 9:20 (Only TB/NV)

What do tickets include?

• Free admission to fun games like pumpkin carving, crafts, and a movie.

• One round through the Haunted House at your chosen time slot!

If you would like your children to get tickets, please send them cash tomorrow, Friday. 
Tickets will be on sale on campus. Thank you for your support!

大家好，这是高中学生会，我们要宣布2023年SIS鬼屋的消息！

请在10月28日星期六加入我们，地点在网谷！
下午5:30开放一楼，提供电影、游戏、食物和饮料。活动将在晚上9:30结束。

今年的鬼屋将在风格上有所改变。我们将深入中国文化和历史的故事中进行探险。准备好迎接神秘而令人毛骨悚然的体验，并在票数有限之前购买您的门票！

 ❗️每张门票售价40元，小学生的时间段如下：
第一轮：6:00 - 6:45（仅面向鲸山/太子湾校区）
第二轮：6:55 - 7:40（仅面向太子湾/网谷校区）
第三轮：7:50 - 8:35（仅面向太子湾/网谷校区）
第四轮：8:40 - 9:20（仅面向太子湾/网谷校区）

门票包括什么？

• 免费参加有趣的游戏，如南瓜雕刻、手工艺和电影放映。

• 在您选择的时间段内体验一次鬼屋之旅！

如果您希望您的孩子购买门票，请在明天星期五将现金交给他们。
门票将在校园内售卖。感谢您的支持！

• 10月当月：丰收基金筹集活动

• 10月20日，星期五：G4发布会 + 家长讲座：G4露营活动，太子湾校区剧场

• 10月23日，星期一：家长讲座：G5露营活动，太子湾校区剧场

• 10月24日，星期二：家长讲座：了解注意力缺陷多动障碍（ADHD），太子湾校区剧场

• 10月25日，星期三：家长讲座：感觉统合，第二场，鲸山校区SPAH

• 10月26日，星期四：正面管教第7场，辅导员主持（仅限邀请）

• 10月27日，星期五：PSA家委会丰收节活动，穿体育服

• 10月27日，星期五：上午8:15，G1-2集会，1E主办

• 10月27日，星期五：上午9:00，EP集会，Prek2B主办

• 10月28日，星期六：鬼屋活动，网谷校区，门票发售

• 11月1日，星期三：家长讲座：感觉统合，第三场，鲸山校区