General Announcements
This Week in Pictures
Counselors Corner
ECC Announcements
Elementary Announcements
Middle School Announcements
High School Announcements
Athletic Announcements
Dates to Remember
General Announcements
Mid-Quarter Reports
Mid-quarter Reports were made available on PowerSchool on Wednesday, September 17. If you experience difficulty logging into the site, please contact Mrs. Xu ( ext. 324) or Miss. Cao (ext. 311) for help. The web address to use for logging in is: https://powerschool.tiseagles.com
Power Outages
There have been a couple of occasions in the past weeks of power going out at school. The outages have been short and minimally disruptive. The government is upgrading some of the utilities in the area. As a result there have been a couple times when they have caused minor damage to the power lines coming to the school. The damage is done off school campus away from where students would be.
We are communicating with the State Grid about the outages and trying to make sure any planned outages happen when students are not at school. Sometimes we cannot avoid power disruptions when students are at school so we try to schedule them for after 3:30pm.
New English Corner at TIS
The words fill my mind with friendly chatter, lots of pictures, people of all ages eagerly practicing the words they know. Multi-national faces intently listen for new vocabulary to fill their everyday talk! TIS has new English classes for Moms who want to improve their English skills. Meeting every Wednesday in the Elementary library annex room, beginners will practice from9:00-9:50, 10-10:50, advanced speakers will join from 10:50-11:50. The last Wednesday of the month will be a free English Corner where others can join and chat. The time and place will be announced once we know how many parents are interested. Mollie Campbell, Rose Brent and Kristin Keith will be moderating these classes. Come join in the chatter!
International Day
International Day's County Fair is coming on Friday, 17th October. Your Liaison will be getting in touch with you regarding various needs. The American County Fair, with a variety of different stalls and LOTS going on at the same time allows for more of us, in the TIS community (Moms, Dads, students, teachers, staff) to participate even if you do not sing, or dance.
So we are looking for the following talents and abilities:
balloon-shaper
clown
home crafts e.g quilt maker or needlepoint or just about any craft that you may do.
art work: artist, may be in any medium
Country & Western singer
There will be competitions, too: Telling you in advance so that you will be prepared!
Longest beard OR/AND mustache
Family OR Group ~ "country" or "group matching" clothes
Baking ~ "Blue Ribbon" cake
Chili Cook-Off
Apple bobbing
Ice cream eating
Whistle blowing
Animal calls
Air band
Karaoke
Newspaper costume contest
If interested, please do contact Dawn Williams @ dwilliams@tiseagles.com. Mrs. Williams is also collecting old newspapers for the costume contest. Thank you to those who have already sent in newspapers, please keep them coming for the "Newspaper Clothes" competition. Newspaper may be given to Summer Fang at the Reception Desk, or to Mrs. Williams (Theatre Arts).
Parent Bus Schedule for Wednesdays
Many activities are scheduled at TIS on Wednesdays for parents to be involved in, such as Principals' Coffee, TreeHouse Playgroup, classroom programs, etc. TIS provides bussing to parents on Wednesdays for these events. Please see the schedule below to find a bus stop near you.
Wednesday Bussing below:
9:00AM YG100 — 9:10AM Aocheng — 9:33AM HaiyiChangzhou — 9:35AM BDHT (Raspberry)
9:25AM Olympic Tower — 9:35AM You Yi (our school van)
Return bussing to same locations at 1:00PM. Catch the bus in front of TIS.
Comments or Suggestions?
Please use our online suggestion form.. Be sure to click “submit” when you have completed your comments. Please note you may submit your comments anonymously, but we will not be able to return your message personally, if you do write an anonymous comment. You may also write your comment down and pop it in our new Suggestion Box located in the school lobby. Any of our 4 main language groups may be used, we will arrange translation.
This Week in Pictures
To view more HS Fall Camp photos, please use this link https://tiseagles.com/en/2014/09/high-school-fall-camp-photos/
Counselors Corner, by Jeffery Scranton
US Nationally Certified Counselor; M.Ed. Clinical Mental Health, Clemson University; BA Southern Wesleyan University
Coping Mechanisms
A quick review of the past two articles. The first was about personal hygiene and how it can be an early warning sign when someone is having a difficult time coping with an issue or problem. The second article was about self-talk and how it can affect our perspective. 11 common irrational beliefs were listed with the hope that if you recognized negative self-talk you would take the step necessary to change the dialogue.
I firmly believe the best treatment is preventative. The first two articles are preventative in nature and help a person recognize potentially negative thoughts and behaviors before they get too bad. It is much easier to deal with an issue or problem early before we develop some strong negative coping skills that cause us discomfort and dysfunction.
Everyone uses coping skills to deal with life’s little ups and downs. Most of the time they are helpful tools to keep us moving forward towards our goals. Sometimes they cause us problems and we get stuck and make little or no progress towards our goals. In the worst cases we will regress some and completely give up trying to achieve our goals.
The next couple of weeks I want to discuss different coping mechanisms we use and how they can help us or cause us to get stuck. As humans we experience many different emotions from elation and joy to shame and guilt. As a result, we are subject to feelings of tension and stress. These feeling can cause cognitive dissonance when we start doing something outside our values.
In order to achieve the goals we set in life we engage in different thoughts and behaviors as we work towards those goals. The thoughts and behaviors are guided by our values. Values can be thought of as morals, principles, or ethics. They guide us and help us in all areas of life. When our thoughts or behaviors are not aligned with our values it causes us tension and stress.
Next week I will introduce common coping mechanisms we use when tension and stress become uncomfortable. I will share a short list of positive coping mechanisms that are healthy and a list that can be unhealthy. Recognizing unhealthy thoughts and behaviors is a good step in preventing bigger problems.
ECC Announcements
Elementary Scipmylo
Next Friday, Sept. 26 is Elementary Scipmylo Day when elementary students have a half day of enjoyable special activities. **Please note, ECC children will have a normal, full-length day of school as they do not participate in Scipmylo
Safety Units
For the past four weeks, we have been learning about safety in our weekly assemblies. The topics so far have included:
Fire safety
What to do if you get lost
The Ask First principle
Safe Touches
Ask your child what they have been learning and see how much they remember!
Elementary Announcements
1:1 iPads
It has been a great first week of having the iPads in the classroom. Thank you for all of your help making sure the iPad was set for your child to bring it to school. We spent a lot of time this week setting up the iPads and talking about guidelines for using them at school. In order to ensure that your child is ready to use their iPad as a learning tool, please make sure that the iPad has a case that protects the iPad while it is being used and a pair of earbuds with a microphone.
Scipmylo
Scipmylo (Olympics spelled backwards) is coming! On Friday, September 26, grades 1-5 will have a half-day of fun, games and prizes to develop team spirit. The activity will last from 8:15 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. School will dismiss for grades 1-5, and the buses will leave at 11:50 after Scipmylo is finished. There will be no lunch for elementary students that day. We are still in need of volunteers, if you are interested in helping at Scipmylo please contact Miss Mansell at kmansell@tiseagles.com
Middle School Announcements
Mid-Quarter Reports
Mid-quarter Reports were made available on PowerSchool Wednesday, September 17. If there is an academic or behavioral problem at this point in the quarter, there is still time to address the problem before the quarter ends. Please feel free to contact a teacher with concerns or questions. You can find their contact information at www.tiseagles.com, under the "Staff" tab, then click Middle School.
Standardized testing - Wed/Thu/Fri, 9/24-26
On Wednesday through Friday, September 24-26, students in grades 6-8 will participate in standardized testing in Language Arts and Mathematics. TIS uses the Comprehensive Testing Program (CTP).
Attention Band Parents
We regret to inform you that students will no longer be able to use their school ID card to purchase band supplies such as reeds and valve oil. Please pay cash to Mrs. Webber or Mrs. Chen if purchasing instrument supplies for band.
High School Announcements
Mid-Quarter Grade Check
Parents are encouraged to check their child(ren)’s grades on PowerSchool at the mid-way point of each quarter. Mid-quarter Reports were made available on PowerSchool on Wednesday, September 17. If there is an academic or behavioral problem at this point in the quarter, there is still time to address the problem before the quarter ends. Please feel free to contact a teacher with concerns or questions. You can find their contact information at www.tiseagles.com, under the "Staff" tab.
SAT Online Registration Coming
We encourage high school students to register online for the November SAT. Students who do not wish to register online should submit paper/pencil registration to Mrs. Zhang (4th floor high school office) by Monday, September 22nd, and pay cash on Wednesday, Sept 24th. Guidance for online registration is available on Moodle. Online registration will require a College Board account, a digital picture, and an online payment method. When students register, they can easily update their e-mail address with the College Board to their new TIS email address (username@studentmail.tiseagles.com).
Reminder: Community Language
Students of many national and ethnic backgrounds attend TIS. In order to function well in this kind of an environment, it is important that a common language be used. Students are expected to use only English during the school day (until they have left the building) or at school activities. This includes the time before and after school when students are still in the school building. Exceptions include language classes and communication with others who cannot speak English.
Technology De-Tox?
At the Principal’s Coffee, we recommended the following article that deals with technology and entertainment and healthy brain development. It’s entitled “Entertainment-Soaked Culture Damages Kids’ Brains: The Antidote is not what you’d expect” and can be found at http://thecultivateproject.com/resource12.html
High School Teacher Help Times
Students are encouraged to get help from the following teachers from 3:30-4:30 pm on these days:
Math:
Mon: Mr. Wroth (A343)
Thurs: Mr. Campbell (A342)
Science:
Mon: Mr. Webber (B327)
Mr. Lundy (B325)
English:
Mon: Mr. Wright (A404) and Mr. Orred (A409)
Wed: Mrs. McElroy (A401)
Thurs: Ms. Vasquez (A406) and Mr. Orred (A409)
Bible:
Mon: Mr. Brents (A410)
Fri: Mr. Fagerland (A405)
Social Studies
Wed: Mr. Kimmel (A407)
Thurs: Mr. Delzer (A403)
Small Groups
High School small groups start Friday, September 19 during Assembly time. The groups will meet 5 times per semester and may occasionally include off-campus lunch (with adult supervision). If you do NOT wish your son/daughter to go off campus for lunch with his/her small group, please notify Mr. Luman at bluman@tiseagles.com. First semester meeting dates are Sept 21, Oct 10, Nov 7, Nov 21, Dec 12.
Standardized Testing for Grades 9 - 10
On Monday and Tuesday, September 22-23, students in grades 9 and 10 will participate in standardized testing in Language Arts and Mathematics. Similar to last year, the testing will be administered online. TIS uses the Comprehensive Testing Program (CTP). Students can prepare for these tests by getting a good night’s sleep and a nutritious breakfast!
Attention Band Parents
We regret to inform you that students will no longer be able to use their school ID card to purchase band supplies such as reeds and valve oil. Please pay cash to Mrs. Webber or Mrs. Chen if purchasing instrument supplies for band.
New Email Addresses for Students
Due to problems with google mail, TIS students now have a new e-mail address. Students have been provided instructions on how to set up their new e-mail, but are welcome to come to the IT office for assistance as needed. The new e-mail address is username@studentmail.tiseagles.com. For most students, this is First.Last@studentmail.tiseagles.com
PSAT - 10th and 11th Grades
10th and 11th grade students take the PSAT on Saturday, October 18, at TIS.
SAT - Test Dates for 2014-15 School Year
TIS will be a SAT testing center for the following dates during the 2014-15 school year.
October 11
November 8
December 6
January 24
June 6
Note that we have chosen not to offer the May SAT due to AP Exams in May.
Reminder: Computer Use at School
In order to maintain an environment conducive to learning, students are prohibited from engaging in non-academic uses of the technology while on campus (this includes game playing, chatting, reading comics, non-academic downloads, and using social media websites). Exception: 12th grade students are allowed to use chat programs such as Skype and QQ when not in class.
Athletic Announcements
Game Results
HS varsity volleyball vs. Wellington
Varsity boys 4 - 0 Wellington
JV girls 3-1 Wellington
MS ISAC Soccer Exchange
U13 boys 3 wins
U13 girls 1 win, 1 tie, 1 loss
U14 boys 4 wins
U14 girls 3 wins
HS Tianjin Volleyball Exchange
Varsity boys placed 3rd
Varsity girls 1 win 3 losses
Upcoming Games
Sept. 13
HS Volleyball Tianjin Exchange
Varsity Boys @ TEDA
Bussing Information Going: 阳光YGYB 7:30-奥城AC 7:35-半岛豪庭BDHT 8:00-TEDA
Coming back: TEDA 3:00-半岛豪庭BDHT-奥城AC-阳光YGYB
Varsity Girls @ IST
Bussing Information Going: 阳光YGYB7:30-奥城AC 7:35-半岛豪庭BDHT 8:00-TEDA Coming back: TEDA 3:00-半岛豪庭BDHT-奥城AC-阳光YGYB
Sept. 13
MS ISAC Soccer Exchange
U14 Boys D2 @ IST
Bussing Information Going: 阳光YGYB 8:30-奥城AC 8:35-半岛豪庭BDHT 9:00-IST
Coming back: IST 3:30-半岛豪庭BDHT-奥城AC-阳光100YGYB
U14 Girls D2 @ TIS Home Field
Bussing Information Going: 阳光YGYB 9:30-奥城 9:35AC-半岛豪庭BDHT 9:50-TIS
Coming back: TIS 4:30-半岛豪庭BDHT-奥城AC-阳光YGYB
U13 Boys @ DCB (Beijing)
Bussing Information Going: 半岛豪庭BDHT 8:00-奥城AC 8:20-阳光100YGYB 8:30-DCB
Coming back: DCB 4:00-阳光YGYB-山海天SHT-奥城AC-半岛豪庭BDHT
U13 Girls @ HISB
Bussing Information Going:半岛豪庭BDHT 6:30-奥城AC 6:45-HISB
Coming back: DCB 1:30-奥城AC-半岛豪庭BDHT
Players should bring money to buy food there or bring your own lunch
Sept 15
HS Volleyball vs. Wellington
JV Girls at Wellington
Bussing Information
Going: TIS 3:30- Wellington
Coming back: Wellington 5:30-阳光YGYB-奥城AC-半岛BDHT
Varsity Boys at TIS Home Court
Bus provided home after the game at around 5:15PM to BDHT, AC, YGYB
Players should bring money to buy food there or bring your own lunch
Sept 23
MS Soccer vs. IST
U14/U13 Girls at TIS Home Field
Players will take the 5:10 School Buses home
U14/13/12 Boys at IST
Bus Information - Going: TIS 3:30-IST
Coming back: After game about 5:00PM IST -半岛豪庭BDHT-奥城AC-山海天SHT-阳光YGYB
Sept 25
MS Soccer vs. TEDA (Rescheduled Game from Sept 18)
U13 Boys at TEDA
Going: TIS 2:30-TEDA
Coming back: TEDA(after the game at 5:00ish)- 阳光YGYB-山海天SHT-奥城AC-半岛豪庭BDHT
School will provide Pizza for the U13 boys team
U14 Girls at TIS
Players will take the 5:10 School Buses home
If you have questions please contact: Mr. Strong nstrong@tiseagles.com or Mr. Cheng ccheng@tiseagles.com
Dates to Remember
September 22-25
CTP-4 Testing in Elementary
September 22-23
CTP-4 Testing in High School - Grades 9-10
September 24-26
CTP-4 Testing in Middle School
September 26
Scipmylo in Elementary 9AM to 12 Noon
September 29-October 6
National Day Holiday - No School