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This Week in Pictures
Ed-Tech Corner
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Dates to Remember
General Announcements
From the Library - End of Year Book Collection
With June fast approaching, it's time to start getting the library books back before the summer session begins. We appreciate your cooperation so that all library users can enjoy a great summer reading experience. Below is the schedule for the rest of the school year. Details about the summer session will soon be coming out.
May 25 - May 29: Last week to check out library materials.
June 1 -- June 5: All outstanding items must be returned. Damaged and lost items should be paid for.
Leaving Families
If you know you will be leaving TIS at the end of this school year please let the Admissions Office know so we can prepare any documents you need to take with you. We require 10 working days notice. If you have questions, please contact the Admissions Office. Tel: 8371-0900 ext. 311.
Eagle Eye Published Volume 7.6
The high school journalism class has published the next issue of The Eagle Eye, Volume 7.6. Please use this link to read more https://tiseagles.com/en/2015/05/eagle-eye-volume-7-6/
Intensive English - Summer School
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
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Ed-Tech Corner, by Lee Williams
Imagine opening your school yearbook and seeing a movie!! Sounds pretty crazy, right? This year TIS’s yearbook will be full of just that, Movies! This is one very special way we can remember and celebrate this past year. This is accomplished by using an app called Aurasma.
Rather than explain it, let me show an example.
If you already have Aurasma on your device skip to step 3
Visit the iOS App Store or your Android App Store, search and download the Aurasma app.
Swipe through the tutorial screens, then press Skip on the account setup screen.
In the app, at the bottom of the screen tap
Then tap .
Type Tisyearbook in the search window
Select Tisyearbook and tap Follow.
Tap
Now point the viewfinder over the picture below and see what happens.
Double click on the video to make it full screen. Double click to close.
Counselors Corner, by Jeffery Scranton
US Nationally Certified Counselor; M.Ed. Clinical Mental Health, Clemson University; BA Southern Wesleyan University
AP Exams - Thank you for supporting your student as they studied and prepared for AP exams. Most of the exams are done and now students wait patiently for the scores to be published. They will receive an email from CollegeBoard when their score is available sometime in July.
Spring Trips - Spring trips are next week where students will be learning about Chinese culture and have the opportunity to help with service work. Please remember these students as they travel, spend time with friends, learn, and serve.
End of the Year - After spring trips there are only two weeks of school. It is hard to believe the school year is almost over. This is when many students struggle to stay engaged. The most common things seen by teachers are late and/or incomplete homework. Teachers work hard to make sure students stay engaged but with the warmer weather and spring trips teachers don’t have enough time to do everything.
Please encourage your student to finish their homework and get it turned in. Another way to help is to encourage your student to get plenty of rest. I like to think of the three S’s, Sleep, Study, and Social life. Students need our input as they try to balance the three S’s. Most of our students think they can have all three but at most they only have time for two. Lets help them make wise choices with the three S’s.
ECC
May 22 – No School
On May 22 there will be no school for record keeping purposes. This is for ECC students ONLY; all other students are required to be in school.
Step-up Day
On Thursday, May 28, we will have Step Up Day. Each class will get to visit the next classroom up. It is a fun day for the children to get a chance to see what next year might be like for them. There will also be a meeting for all current kindergarten parents at 2:35 in Miss Barsalou's 1st grade classroom on that day.
ECC Sports Day
Please mark your calendar for our ECC Sports Day on the morning of Friday, May 29! Please plan to join us for this fun day. The event will be from 8:30-9:40 and will be followed by a snack picnic.
Kindergarten Graduation
You are warmly invited to attend our Kindergarten Graduation on Wed. June 3. This event will take place at 7:00pm in the 1st floor Choir Room.
Elementary
Elementary Spring Musical
It was lovely to see you at the Performance and we would like to congratulate all the students on a brilliant performance.
For photos from the elementary spring musical “The Tale of Three Tress” please use this link. A professional video is being prepared, so please look for more details regarding the video in next week’s Eagle’s Nest.
Mao Wars
This week the Elementary students participated in the Mao Wars Fundraiser to help buy school supplies for a 4th grade grade program for a school in Cambodia, where some of our former TIS teachers work. In total we raised 7905 RMB! We met our goal for Cambodia and were able to give around 3000RMB to support the 1st graders in their fundraiser for Nepal (clean water and housing). Thanks for supporting the elementary Mao Wars!
Last Week of After School Activities
This week was the last week of after school activities. However, Love 2 Jump, Drama Club and Ballet which will continue to meet on the dates below in preparation for the Club Celebration on May 27th.
Love 2 Jump: Monday, May 18th
Drama Club: Tuesday, May 19th, Thursday, May 21st, and Tuesday, May 26th
1st and 2nd Grade Ballet: Monday, May 18th and 25th
2nd Grade Zoo
The 2nd graders have been researching an animal for the past 3 weeks to create a non-fiction Animal Report. They will be sharing what they have learned at the Second Grade Zoo on Tuesday, May 19, from 10-11am. The Second Grade Zoo will be in the green room on the 2nd floor. We’d like to invite you to come join use and see what they have learned!
Club Celebration
This year’s Enrichment Celebration will be on Wednesday, May 27 at 1:00pm in the auditorium. This will be a time to celebrate the learning and fun that have taken place in our after school clubs, including performances from groups such as Love 2 Jump, Ballet Club, and the 5th Grade Band. All parents are welcome to attend!
Super Hero Day
May 29th is dress like a super hero day. You can pick your favorite super hero to dress like or create your own! We are looking forward to a fun day!
End of the Year Field Trip
This annual field trip will take place on June 2nd at the Water Park. Details for this day will be included in the Eagle's Nest soon. If it rains on this day, there is no alternate date planned. This is always a very exciting day for our elementary students. This is a student and teacher field trip only, a time for students and teachers to spend some quality time together before summer.
Upcoming Elementary Dates to keep in Mind
5th Grade Spring Trip: May 20-22
ISCOT Track and Field: May 21
4th Grade Camp Out: May 22
Enrichment Celebration: May 27
End of the Year Field Trip: June 2
5th Grade Graduation: June 5
Middle School
Spring Trip Departure and Return Times
6th grade:
Depart from TIS on Sunday, May 17. All students need to be at school before 11 am so that we can get on the bus and arrive at the train station on time.
Return to Tianjin Friday morning (May 22) after 7am. We will drop students off at BanDaoHaoTing, ShiDaiAoCheng, and YangGuang100.
7th grade:
Depart from TIS on Saturday, May 16. Students need to be at TIS no later than 8:30 AM so that we can get on the bus and arrive at the train station on time.
Return to Tianjin around 5:00 AM Friday, 22 May 2015. There will be a bus ready for us at the train station. The bus will stop at YuangGuang100, AoCheng, MeiJiang area, and then come to TIS.
8th grade:
Depart from TIS at 4PM on Friday, May 15. Depart from the train station at 6:10PM.
Return on May 22nd, arriving approximately 8:50AM at the train station. Students will be bussed to the following stops: YGYB, AoCheng, HYCZ, BDHT, and then finally TIS.
MS Final Exams
Tuesday, June 2 will be the first day of final exams. The sixth graders will take Math and English final exams while the seventh graders will take Math, English, Chinese, and Science final exams. The eighth graders will have final exams in all of their courses.
High School
Spring Trip Departure and Return Times
9th grade:
Depart from TIS on Friday evening, May 15. Students should report to the Blue Room at 4:30 pm for activities and dinner before departure.
Return to Tianjin Friday evening (May 22) around 8 pm. We will drop off students at YG100, AoCheng, and & MeiJiang (HYCZ, FLJMH, BDHT)
10th grade:
Depart from TIS on Friday, May 16 at 1:30 pm.
Return to Tianjin Friday afternoon (May 22) around 5 pm. We will drop off students at YG100, AoCheng, & MeiJiang (HYCZ, FLJMH, BDHT)
11th grade:
Depart Saturday morning, May 17: 6:50am BDHT — 6:55am HYCZ — 7:10am Aocheng — 7:15am YG100
Return to Tianjin Friday evening (May 22) around 10:30 pm. We will drop off students at YG100, AoCheng, & MeiJiang (HYCZ, BDHT)
12th grade:
Depart from AoCheng on Saturday, May 17 at 8:45 am (please arrive by 8:30 am).
Return to Tianjin Saturday around noon. We will drop off students at YG100, AoCheng, & MeiJiang (HYCZ, BDHT)
2015 Global Citizen Award
Congratulations to EunChan (Tom) Park, voted by his high school teachers to be this year's TIS representative for the EARCOS Global Citizenship Award. This award honors a student with the following qualities: s/he is a proud representative of his/her nation while respectful of the diversity of other nations, has an open mind, is well informed, aware and empathetic, concerned and caring for others encouraging a sense of community and strongly committed to engagement and action to make the world a better place. Finally, this student is able to interact and communicate effectively with people from all walks of life while having a sense of collective responsibility for all who inhabit the globe.
2015-16 Course Selection & Scheduling
Students will have a chance to make adjustments to their schedule in the week after Spring Trips, and further changes will be possible during the first two weeks of the Fall semester.
Senior Portfolio Presentations
Starting on Tuesday, May 26, the Class of 2015 will be giving their Senior Portfolio Presentations in which the graduating class reflects on academic and personal growth as students at TIS. Parents and friends are warmly welcomed to attend. The 2015 senior presentations will take place in room A410 (Mr. Brents' classroom). We look forward to seeing many of you there!
2015-16 Model United Nations program - mandatory meeting
Students interested in enrolling in MUN I or MUN II for the 2015-16 school year are requested to attend a meeting from 3:30-4:00 pm on Wednesday, May 27 in the auditorium. Mr. Kimmel and Mr. Luman will present information about the application and audition process, and revised expectations for students to be a part of the MUN program. In order to be admitted into either MUN course, students will be required to complete a summer research assignment, as well as a public speaking and writing assessment in the first week back at school in the fall. Specific information will be provided at the May 27 meeting.
Second Semester Final Exams
High School final exams will take place on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, June 2-4. High school students are expected to leave campus by 12:30 pm on June 2 and 3. Thursday, June 4th will be a full day, including a checkout fair and yearbook distribution, and high school graduation rehearsal.
2015 High School Graduation Ceremony
On Friday evening, June 5, the class of 2015 will celebrate their graduation from high school at 8:00 PM in the TIS auditorium. Family, friends, and the TIS community are invited to join this happy occasion. A cake reception will follow the ceremony. Bussing will be provided.
Athletics
All athletic games are finished for the school year. Great job to all TIS athletes!
PTO News
Upcoming Parent Tea Times
Please join us for special upcoming tea times:
WEDNESDAY, 20th May ~ JAPANESE-SPEAKING PARENT TEA
Time: 11:30 – 1pm in the Blue Room
Please R.S.V.P. Mrs. Seo Sawako @ sseo@tiseagles.com
PTO News Article
PTO Parent Choir
The PTO Parent Choir will NOT meet on Wednesday, May 20, but will resume rehearsals the following Wednesday, May 27.
Dates to Remember
May 18-22
Secondary Educational Spring Trips
May 26 - 29
Senior Portfolio Presentations
June 1 - 4
Secondary Final Exams
June 5
5th Grade Graduation
HS Graduation