High School Pottery students on a tour of the Fu Shan Yao Pottery Studio

Announcements

• SAT testing takes place tomorrow (Saturday, December 3) at QISS. Students taking the test need to be on campus by 7:45 a.m.
• The will be an Upper School Coffee Morning next Tuesday, December 6, in US Room 402 for parents interested in learning more about High School graduation requirements, electives and Middle School social issues.
• High School elective forms need to be turned in to homeroom teachers by Friday, December 9, 2011.
• Payment is now due for students traveling to the BEIMUN conference in late February. If you need another copy of payment information, please see Mr. Purpura.
• QISS is looking for qualified substitute teachers among our QISS comminity. We have a need for a Lower School ESL substitute to cover Ms. Yulia's classes while she on maternity leave from Januray 9 to March 30. If you are interested in subbing either short or long term, please contact Alberto Gutierrez (agutierrez@qiss.org.cn), Peter Thorpe (pthorpe@qiss.org.cn) or Bill Corey (wcorey@qiss.org.cn).
  
• QISS teachers are always available to discuss academic or social issues concerning your child. For a list of all QISS staff and their email addresses, click here.
• The new QISS Upper School News website is updated on a regular basis. Click here for the latest news!
• Middle and High School boys and girls lunch time intramurals continue next week. This includes basketball,soccer, table tennis and badminton. See the schedule below for details. See Mr. Adie for late sign-ups.
• We are currently looking for volunteers to referee basketball games. Please email Mr. Adie (dadie@qiss.org.cn) if you are interested.
• The Qingdao Expat Group has a couple of seasonal activities over the next two weeks. Qingdao's 1st International Christmas Market opens today at the InterContinental Qingdao Garden and runs through December 11. QISS will be providing musical entertainment at the market on Wednesday, December 7 from 6:00 until 6:30. The annual Winter Ball will take place Saturday, December 3 at the Shangri La Hotel. See the Qingdao Expat Group's magazine for more information.

The Shark's Tale

• The QISS Varsity Boys Basketball team played a hard fought game against ISQ yesterday. Unfortunately they ended up on the losing side of a 37-28 score.
  
• The QISS Varsity Girls Basketball team plays today against ISQ in the Shark Tank. Good luck Lady Sharks!
  

Next Week at QISS (and around Qingdao)

Monday, December 5

• Upper School Intramural Badminton (12:00 - 12:20 in the Gym)
• Varsity Girls Basketball practice (3:30 - 5:30)

Tuesday, December 6

• Upper School Intramural Table Tennis (12:00 - 12:20 in the Table Tennis room)
• Varsity Boys Basketball practice (3:30 - 5:30)

Wednesday, December 7

• Mrs. Corey's Grade 1 class Key Assignment - a short musical play about legends for Unit 2 "Indigenous People of North America". (9:45 in the Theatre)
  
• Upper School Intramural Basketball (12:00 - 12:20 in the Gym)
• Varsity Girls Basketball practice (3:30 - 5:30)
• Whole School Winter Program rehearsal (12:30 - 3:00)
• QISS musicians entertain at the International Christmas Market at the InterContinental Hotel (6:00 - 6:30)

Thursday, December 8

• High School Intramural Soccer (12:00 - 12:00 on the soccer pitch)
• QISS Boys Basketball game against ISQ in the Shark Tank (3:30 - 5:00)

Friday, December 9

• Whole School Winter Program rehearsal (9:00 - 11:30)
• QISS Boys Basketball game against NSWE in the Shark Tank (3:30 - 5:00)

Saturday, December 10

• QISS Winter Program - Students should arrive at school by 1:30 p.m. The program will begin at 2:00 p.m. and last roughly two hours with an intermission. Please help support the QISS charity drive by bringing a non-perishable food item or baby item (diapers, formula, new toy) to donate to the Qingdao Children Welfare Foundation.

Upcoming Events

• December 2 - 11 - Qingdao's 1st International Christmas Market (InterContinental Hotel)
• December 10 - QISS Winter Performance in the QISS theatre - Mandatory attendance
• December 16 - Last day of school before Winter Vacation
• January 9 - School resumes
• January 11, 12, 13 & 16 - High School Semester Exams
• January 13 - Lower School End of Unit 3
• January 13 - Upper School End of Quarter 2
• January 18 - China Day January 20 - Upper School Report Cards sent home
• January 23 to February 3 - Spring Festival - no classes
• February 6 - Classes resume

Links

• QISS Website
• QISS 2011-2012 Calendar
• Lower School Principal's Letter
• Lower School News by Kids!
• Upper School QISS News
• Qingdao Expat Group
• Western Association of School and Colleges (WASC)
• Association of China and Mongolia International Schools (ACAMIS)
• AP (Advanced Placement) Central