Grade 6 students after conquering Tai Shan during their Chinese cultural field trip this week!

Announcements

• Welcome back to all of the Upper School staff and students who were away this week on Chinese cultural trips. We hope everyone had a rewarding, educational and enjoyable experience.
• Spring Break starts today! There will be no classes at QISS next week. Classes will resume on Monday, April 11 at the regular time. Monday will be a Day 2 on the schedule.
• It is that time of year when we need feedback from parents regarding intentions for the 2011-2012 school year. A re-enrollment letter was sent home with students last week. Please complete the form and return it to the school by April 11, 2011.
• A draft of the WASC Accreditation Self Study Report can be found on the school’s website at www.qiss.org.cn. The accreditation report is important because it validates the integrity of the school’s program, assures the school community that the school’s purposes are appropriate and assists the school in establishing areas of strengths and areas for improvement.  If you have comments on the report would you please address them to: qisscomments@hotmail.com.  We look forward to receiving your comments.

Global Issues Group (GIG) News

• "Jiao for Japan" - GIG will be holding a fundraising competition between homerooms (Pre-K through Grade 12) to see which homeroom can raise the most money to support relief efforts in Japan. The winning homeroom will be awarded a pizza party. The fundraiser will run from Wednesday, April 13 to Wednesday, April 20.
• GIG would like to say THANK YOU to all those who made donations for the Grade 11 & 12 Guizhou trip. Seven hundred yuan was collected and used to purchase sports equipment (badmonton, table tennis, basketball and jump ropes) that will be donated to a local village school in Guizhou.

A Warm Welcome to...

• Sun Gun Kang who started in Grade 6 on March 31st
• Seon Hyeon Lim who started in Grade 1 on March 30th
• Ju Hyeon Lim who started in Grade 1 on March 30th

...we wish you much happiness and success at QISS!


The Week after Spring Break at QISS

Monday, April 11

• Boys Soccer game against KISQ on the Shark Pitch. Come cheer on the Sharks! (3:30 - 5:00)
• After-school advanced swimming begins for those students already registered.
  

Tuesday, April 12

• QISN Talent Show at KISQ (12:00 - 2:45).
• Girls Soccer practice on the Shark Pitch (3:30 - 5:00).

Wednesday, April 13

• Grade 4 Field Trip to the Laoshan Water bottling facility (8:45 - 10:15).
  
• Boys Soccer practice on the Shark Pitch (3:30 - 5:30).

Thursday, April 14

• Boys and Girls Soccer teams leave for ACAMIS Tournament in Beijing
  

Friday, April 15

• Last day of Quarter 3 in the Upper School.
• ACAMIS Soccer Tournament in Beijing

Saturday, April 16

• ACAMIS Soccer Tournament in Beijing

Sunday, April 17

• Boys and Girls Soccer teams return from ACAMIS Tournament in Beijing.
  

Upcoming Events

• April 20 and 21 - Parent Conferences - Students dismissed from classes at 1:00.
• April 22 - Upper School Report Cards sent home (Quarter 3)
• April 23 - QISS Talent Show
• April 25 to 28 - WASC Accreditation Visit
• May 2 and 3 - Labour Day Holiday - No Classes
• May 2 to 14 - AP Tests - AP Chemistry Exam takes place on May 2nd, regardless of the Labour Day Holiday.
• May 7 - SAT Testing at QISS
• May 20 and 21 - ACAMIS Middle School Cultural Convention in Suzhou
• May 23 to 27 - Festival of Words
• May 25 - QISN Drama Festival at QISS
• May 31 - After School Activities end
• June 4 - SAT Testing at QISS
• June 6 - Dragon Boat Festival Holiday - No Classes
• June 9 to 14 - High School Exam Week
• June 11 - Graduation
• June 15 - QISS Field Day
• June 17 - Last day of school - Upper and Lower School Report Cards sent home

Links

• QISS Website
• WASC - Self Study Draft Report
• Western Association of School and Colleges (WASC)