Friday, December 16, 2011
by admin 
Students from all grades performed John Lennon's "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" at last weekend's QISS Winter Program
Announcements
- Thank all of the students, parents and staff members who attended and took part in the QISS Winter Program last Saturday. It was a nice opportunity to get the entire school community together during the festive season.
- During the Winter Vacation, the QISS Main Office will be open from Monday to Friday (9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) except for January 2 and 3.
- A big thank-you to Ms. Lena Nordstrom for her outstanding service as a Middle School Language Arts and Comunication Skills teacher. Ms. Nordstrom is leaving Qingdao during the Winter Vacation as her family relocates to Moscow. Best of luck!
- Best wishes for a healthy, happy baby to Ms. Yulia Sumarokova as she begins her maternity leave in January.
- QISS would like to welcome Ms. Roz Murel and Ms. Jana Halikova, both qualified teachers, to the QISS staff. Ms. Murel will be taking over Ms. Nordstroms class and Ms. Halikova will be filling for Ms. Yulia's ESL classes.
- Students from 10th and 11th grades received their PSAT scores on Tuesday afternoon. Our students did very well and students are encouraged to share the results with their parents so that they can better understand their own learning. The score report also offers opportunities for students to research colleges and careers of interest.
- QISS would like to specifically congratulate a couple of students who did exceptionally well on the Math section of the PSAT. Leo Hong and Alex Lim both scored in the 98th percentile while Yoonmin Cho and Martin Lim scored in the 99th percentile. Approximately 3.5 million students take the PSAT each year and these QISS students scored above 98 percent of them. Congratulations!!!
- Payment in full is now overdue for students traveling to the BEIMUN conference in March. please turn in your money to the main office as soon as possible.
- QISS is looking for substitute teachers among our QISS community. If you are interested in being on our substitute list, 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.
- High School Students will be writing semester exams in January. Click the following link for the exam schedule. QISS High School Exam Schedule - January 2012.pdf
- The new QISS Upper School News website is updated on a regular basis. Click here for the latest news!
- QISS would like to wish all QISS families and faculty a Happy Holiday Season! Enjoy the break...we'll see you in January.
Fourty-four pieces of QISS pottery students' work were recently fired in the kiln.
A warm welcome to...
- Agatha Francke, who will start in our Kindergarten class on January 9
- Anush Francke, who will start in our Grade 3 class on January 9
- Harry Lim who will start in our Grade 5 class on January 9
- Mathias Eek, who will start in our Grade 6 class on January 9
- Sam Eek, who will start in our Grade 9 class on January 9
...we wish you much success and happiness at QISS!
And a fond farewell to...
- Massimo Vivona, who is leaving our Grade 2 class after 3 years at QISS
- Tim Kim, who is leaving our Grade 3 class after 2.5 years at QISS
- Grace Kim, who is leaving our Grade 5 class after 3.5 years at QISS
- Eric Lee, who is leaving our Grade 5 class after 10 months at QISS
- Ray Lee, who is leaving our Grade 6 class after 10 months at QISS
- Erik Nordstrom who left our Grade 6 class last week after 2 years at QISS
- James Jung, who is leaving our Grade 8 class after 2.5 years at QISS
- Frida Nordstrom who is leaving our Grade 10 class after 2 years at QISS
...we wish you all the best in the future!
The Shark's Tale
- Congratulation to the QISS Varsity Boys Basketball team for their well played victory against NSWE last Friday. Great job Sharks!
- QISS Varsity Girls Basketball team sufferes a hard fought lose against ISQ yesterday afternoon. Nice effort girls!
- The QISS Boys Table Tennis Team (Cody Chang, Leo Lee and Billy Namikawa) competed last weekend at the ACAMIS tournament at ISQ. They finished third in their pool for both team results and doubles. Great job!
- QISS is looking for people interested in refereeing basketball games and coaching High School Soccer. Please contact Mr. Adie (dadie@qiss.org.cn) if you are interested.
The Week after the Winter Vacation at QISS
Monday, January 9
- Intramural Soccer for Grades 1 & 2 (12:00 - 12:15 on the soccer pitch)
- Intramural Table Tennis for Grades 3 - 5 (12:00 - 12:15 in the Table Tennis room)
- Upper School Intramural Badminton (12:00 - 12:20 in the Gym)
- Grade 10 Chemistry Key Assignment - Coin Making (12:30)
- Varsity Girls Basketball practice (3:30 - 5:30)
Tuesday, January 10
- Upper School Intramural Table Tennis (12:00 - 12:20 in the Table Tennis room)
- Varsity Boys Basketball practice (3:30 - 5:30)
Wednesday, January 11
- Grade 10 World History III Exam (8:30 - 10:00)
- Grade 12 Government Exam (8:30 - 10:00)
- Upper School Intramural Basketball (12:00 - 12:20 in the Gym)
- Grade 9 Geometry Exam (12:25 - 1:55)
- AP Lietrature Exam (12:25 - 1:55)
- Varsity Girls Basketball practice (3:30 - 5:30)
Thursday, January 12
- AP Chemistry Exam (8:30 - 10:00)
- Intramural Soccer for Grades 3 - 5 (12:00 - 12:15 on the soccer pitch)
- High School Intramural Soccer (12:00 - 12:00 on the soccer pitch)
- Grade 10 Language Arts Exam (12:25 - 1:55)
- Grade 9 Language Arts Exam (2:00 - 3:30)
- Varsity Boys Basketball practice (3:30 - 5:30)
Friday, January 13
- Grade 12 Calculus Exam (10:10 - 11:40)
- Middle School Intramural Soccer (12:00 - 12:20 on the soccer pitch)
- Grade 9 World History II Exam (12:25 - 1:55)
- Grade 11 Pre-Calculus Exam (12:25 - 1:55)
- Grade 10 Algebra 2 Exam (2:00 - 3:30)
- QISS Varsity Girls Basketball team plays against the QISS Girl Guppies (female staff and parents). Parents interested in participating should come ready to play!
Monday, January 16
- Grade 9 Physics Exam (8:30 - 10:00)
- Grade 11 Biology Exam (8:30 - 10:00)
- AP Economics Exam (8:30 - 10:00)
- Upper School Intramural Badminton (12:00 - 12:20 in the gym)
- Grade 10 Chemistry Exam (12:25 - 1:55)
Upcoming Events
- December 17 to January 8 - 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 17 - QISS Varsity Boys Basketball team plays against the QISS Boy Guppies (male staff and parents)
- January 18 - China Day
- January 19 - QISS Varsity Boys Basketball team plays against Oxford (tentative)
- January 20 - Upper School Report Cards sent home
- January 23 to February 3 - Spring Festival - no classes
- February 6 - Classes resume
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