THE BLAZE Working Learning Acting TOGETHER FRIDAY 16 AUGUST 2019 WEISHAN SOUTH ROAD, SHUANGGANG, JINNAN DISTRICT TIANJIN 300350 P.R.CHINA TEL: 86 22 28592001 FAX: 86 22 28592007 EMAIL: INFO@ISTIANJIN.NET WWW.ISTIANJIN.ORG I S T I S A N W O R L D S C H O O L A C C R E D I T E D B Y A N D Dear Parents and Students It is my pleasure to offer a very warm welcome back to school to all students and parents, and an especially warm welcome to all of the new members of our school community. I hope that new families are starng to feel seled and that you have all felt warmly welcomed and supported throughout the applicaon process and your move to our school. I also hope that everyone enjoyed the summer break and feels well rested and ready for the busy year ahead. I wish to start this year and the first edion of Blaze by sharing one of our school-wide goals for the year that affects each and every member of our community. I encourage you to discuss this goal (which focuses on principled conduct) with your children, and to model for them your own commitment to this values statement about the kind of community that we represent. ‘IST community members are principled. Our decisions and acons are disnguished by honesty, integrity and fairness, and presume posive intent’. Welcome Back to School Events! As part of our annual community orientaon programme, our school hosts a series of events over the first two to three weeks that provide an opportunity for parents to learn more about our school and its programmes, to meet their children’s teachers, and equally importantly, to meet one another. Please be sure to make me in your calendars to aend the following important gatherings if at all possible: THURSDAY 22 AUGUST • Elementary Open House: Han Theatre at 8:25AM A reminder e-noficaon will be sent home to elementary families next week, including details about the format of the event and transportaon. Open House will be followed by light refreshments in the Qin Foyer at which me representaves of the PFO will provide a few words of welcome in advance of their first official meeng on 28 August. WEDNESDAY 28 AUGUST • First Parent Faculty Organizaon (PFO) Meeng of the Year, which will incorporate the New & Returning Parent Welcome and Morning Tee at 9:00AM THURSDAY 29 AUGUST • Secondary Open House (details to be provided next week) SATURDAY 31 AUGUST • IST’s 25th Anniversary Community Picnic (details see the poster) Outstanding IB Diploma Examinaon Results I am delighted to report to our community that once again IST students have achieved exceponally well in the IB Diploma final examinaons. 34 of the 36 IB Diploma students in the Class of 2019 were awarded the full IB Diploma (a 94% pass rate versus a world average of 77%), scoring an average 35 points, or more than 5 points above the world average. Even more impressive is the stasc that 91% of the graduates exceeded the world average! W E E K L Y
It is my pleasure to offer a very warm welcome back to school to all students and parents, and an especially warm welcome to all of the new members of our school community. I hope that new families are starting to feel settled and that you have all felt warmly welcomed and supported throughout the application process and your move to our school. I also hope that everyone enjoyed the summer break and feels well rested and ready for the busy year ahead.
I wish to start this year and the first edition of Blaze by sharing one of our school-wide goals for the year that affects each and every member of our community. I encourage you to discuss this goal (which focuses on principled conduct) with your children, and to model for them your own commitment to this values statement about the kind of community that we represent.
‘IST community members are principled. Our decisions and actions are distinguished by honesty, integrity and fairness, and presume positive intent’.
Welcome Back to School Events!As part of our annual community orientation programme, our school hosts a series of events over the first two to three weeks that provide an opportunity for parents to learn more about our school and its programmes, to meet their children’s teachers, and equally importantly, to meet one another. Please be sure to make time in your calendars to attend the following important gatherings if at all possible: THURSDAY 22 AUGUST• Elementary Open House: Han Theatre at 8:25AM A reminder e-notification will be sent home to elementary families next week, including details about the format of the event and transportation. Open House will be followed by light refreshments in the Qin Foyer at which time representatives of the PFO will provide a few words of welcome in advance of their first official meeting on 28 August. WEDNESDAY 28 AUGUST• First Parent Faculty Organization (PFO) Meeting of the Year, which will incorporate the New & Returning Parent Welcome and Morning Tee at 9:00AM THURSDAY 29 AUGUST• Secondary Open House (details to be provided next week)
SATURDAY 31 AUGUST• IST’s 25th Anniversary Community Picnic (details see the poster)
Outstanding IB Diploma Examination ResultsI am delighted to report to our community that once again IST students have achieved exceptionally well in the IB Diploma final examinations. 34 of the 36 IB Diploma students in the Class of 2019 were awarded the full IB Diploma (a 94% pass rate versus a world average of 77%), scoring an average 35 points, or more than 5 points above the world average. Even more impressive is the statistic that 91% of the graduates exceeded the world average!
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I am also very proud to share the quite exceptional news that two of our students – the two Valedictorians for the Class of 2019– scored perfect 45 point diplomas. Congratulations to Hye In Ra and Taylor Moody on their outstanding achievement, and to the entire Class of 2019 on their examination success!
School IDsEarlier this week I wrote to outline our plan to introduce a new electronic monitoring system for adults entering and departing our campus. Although the system will not come on line for another couple of weeks, today we sent home new RFID reader cards for all parents which are to replace the old ones, effective Monday morning. From Monday any parent not wearing the new card will need to register as a visitor.
Please note that all adults must wear an IST ID at all times when on campus. Parents, and their drivers, are invited to pop into the main school office in the Han building to register and have photographs taken if they did have not done so already. Please note that an RMB 200 deposit is required for the issuance of a Driver ID.
Please also note that only IST parents are entitled to enter school buildings; drivers are required to wait outside (the only exception applies to the drivers of Nursery/Pre-Kindergarten students).
IST PublicationsAll new families should have by now received a welcome packet containing a hard copy of the Parent-Student Handbook, and all families should have received a hard copy of the annual Academic Calendar. The 2018-19 yearbook ‘The InternationalIST’, is also available for collection for any children whose family departed for the summer before the last day of school and who may therefore not yet have received their copy. The 2018-19 yearbook can also be viewed electronically at the following link: http://issuu.com/internationalschooloftianjin/docs/yearbook_2018-19_for_online
The school’s events calendar and handbooks are also posted on the school website as PDFs for your convenience. Returning parents can also be issued hard copies of the Parent-Student Handbook upon request. Please contact the school office if you did not receive your copies.
Summer RenovationsMost parents will be aware that the Board of Governors approves a series of facility improvements each summer, and this past summer three major projects were undertaken: a full renovation of the Han Theatre, an upgrade to the NPK outdoor play area, and a new (temporary) entrance to the school on Weishan Lu. I am sure that you will have noticed the new entrance, and likely also noticed that it is not quite finished just due to delays caused by the recent heavy rains. However, all going well we everything should be completed no later than next week.
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The new school year is an exciting time for us all, but it can also be a rather stressful one for children and their families – and especially so for those who are new to our school and to Tianjin. We understand these stresses and encourage all families to maintain close contact with the school to ensure that the needs of your family are understood and so that your transition is as smooth and positive as possible.
Again, it is my great pleasure to welcome you all to the new school year. Please remember that our doors are always open.
With warm regards
Steve MoodyDirector
New Faculty
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IST Instrumental Program
There are many beneÞts for children who learn a musical instrument including self-conÞdence,
improved memory, discipline and a sense of achievement.
It is also fun!
This year we will be offering tuition on Piano, Guitar and Ukulele. We use teachers who are highly skilled on their
instruments and who are ßuent in both English and Chinese. Lessons are 30 minutes long and take place at an allocated time during the school day. The cost is 110
RMB per lesson plus 300 RMB resource fee (payable once per year). There are three ten-week sessions per year and fees for the ten week period are collected at
the start of each session. If you would like more detailed information please email me at:
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Come along to our monthly meet ups to discuss books and enjoy coffee & cakes!
This months book is The Last Mrs Parrish by Liv Constantine. The library has a copy in Chinese and in English.
Our next meeting is Wednesday September 11th at 10am in the Library.
Even if you haven’t read the book come along.
PARENT BOOK CLUB
Book suggestions welcome, hope to see you there!
Scan and Join us here
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Library hours: Monday to Thursday 7:30 to 4:30 | Friday 7:30 to 3:30 Visit our website at https://istianjinlibrary.net Follow us on Instagram: ist_library
IST Library & Information Literacy Center
Our Mission
The IST Library is a friendly place where our community is inspired and challenged to think critically, read widely, act ethically, value creativity, and defend the right to access information.
Welcome back IST The library is already a busy place. Daily activities we observe are reading, coloring, game playing, and studying. Students have also been visiting with classes. We love being the center of the school and a place where students can come to enjoy a book, a quiet place to work, or some off time with friends.
IMPORTANT: Summer Holiday Books
Please make sure to return Summer holiday books. Students will not be allowed to check out books until their summer holiday books are returned. If students have them at home, please help them remember to bring books back to the library. Thank you! Parent Volunteers
Thank you to those parents whom have offered to help in the library this year. We are very happy to have you assist in continuing to make our library environment friendly, inviting, and organized. Parent Book Club – Resuming Wed, Sept. 11th at 10am.
Parents are invited to join our Parent Book Club. Each month we read a book and get together to discuss it. Our next book is The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine. The library has one copy in English and one in Chinese. Come along to have great discussion, coffee/tea, and a sweet treat. Even if you have not had the opportunity to read the book, you are still welcome to join!
As always, Happy Reading!
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Activities A very warm welcome to the 2019-20 school year from the Activities and Athletics Office!
Thank you to everyone for your patience with the introduction of our new CCA registration platform, SchoolsBuddy.
An activation link from SchoolsBuddy was sent to your personal email account (IST account for Secondary students). Please check your spam/junk folder or email Ms. Guo Ying ([email protected]) if you did not receive an activation link.
Online registration for season one commenced Monday, August 12th and will close on Sunday, August 18th at 8pm. You can edit your registration requests until this time.
Parents will receive email confirmation regarding successful activity placement Thursday, August 22nd.
You may wish to download the SchoolsBuddy app for mobile. This will help you easily track your information and receive updates throughout the school year. Andriod users will have to access the app through GooglePlay (and need a Google account). Apple users can locate the app in the Apple Store. Access is available to all users through any browser via the SchoolsBuddy website.
Season one dates: Monday, August 26th to Friday, November 1st.
Thank you for your interest and commitment to the IST Co-Curricular Activities (CCA) Program. We look forward to working with you throughout the year to provide a memorable year of activities for our IST students!
Athletics:
Our first Athletics season offers High School Volleyball and Middle School Football and Badminton. All Middle School students are reminded to register for sport via the link shared to their IST email account. Practices commence the week of Monday, August 19th. Students registered with an Athletics team for season one will receive a schedule at their first practice.
High School Volleyball practices run every Monday and Friday. Middle School Football practices run every Tuesday and Thursday. Middle School Badminton practices run every Wednesday and Thursday. Please be sure to review the season schedule with your child to minimize conflict in availability and attendance. Students taking part in the Musical Production or MUN may still take part in season one sport.
A final reminder from the PE office. Please ensure your child is equipped with appropriate uniform for PE. This includes an IST PE uniform (all students from K-12 should have two shirts for hygienic purpose) and athletic shoes. Thank you for your understanding.
Best wishes to all IST students in their CCA and Athletic endeavors this year!
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WHAT DO WE OFFER?
Nursery-Grade 1 set menus (Price: RMB 25.00)
Elementary School set menus G2 - G5 RMB 30.00)
This is fully table served.
‧1 regular set meals or 1 vegetarian set meal.
‧A set meal consists of - Raw ready to eat vegetables and fruits - 1 meat/protein dishes with vegetables and starch - 1 drink (Yakult, milk or yoghurt).
Note: - Nursery-Grade1 second servings will be provided by our team
or teacher assistants at their table upon request of the child.
- Morning snack provided to Nursery –Grade1 Students at RMB 6.00
per person, Snack are only available for daily set lunch students.
Served from our main service lines.
‧ Daily 2 meat/ protein dishes (or vegetarian protein special) from
our Western and Asian Counters(Free flow)
‧ Raw vegetables from our salad bar(Free flow)
‧ Hot vegetables and starch (Free flow)
‧ Fruit of the day (Free flow)
‧ 1 Dessert
‧ 1 Drink 100% juice (add 2.00 RMB), milk, Yakult or yoghurt
Note: Second servings will be provided by our team on the
service line upon request of the child.
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Monday~Friday - September 16~20, 2019Secondary Week Without Wall
Wednesday - September 18, 2019PFO Committee Meeting
Please make note of the following dates: Season 1 CCA schedule
The season will run from Monday, August 26th to Friday, November 1st
Please do not hesitate to contact our department with any questions.Ms. Amy – Activities & Athletics Director ([email protected]) Ms. Guo Ying – Activities Officer - ([email protected])Activity Office: telephone 022-28592003 / extension 8150.
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