NIS Calendar 200809

							                                                        NIS Calendar 2008/09
                                                                                                                                       Updated on April 29 2009

Semester 1

    Week                Week
                                                                                         School Events
  Beginning              No.
                                      •    NIS Teacher In Service Training, Monday –Tuesday, August 11- 12
 13/08/2008                 1         •    PTA Open House: 1pm-3pm, Tuesday, August 12
                                      •    Opening Assembly, Wednesday, August 13
                                      •    Grade 8 MacBook Training, Monday, August 18
                                      •    Grade 7 MacBook Training, Tuesday, August 19
                                      •    Grade 6 MacBook Training, Wednesday, August 20
 18/08/2008                 2         •    SC Camp MYP/DP, leave at 16.00, Thursday, August 21
                                      •    SC Camp PYP, leave at 8:30, Friday, August 22;
                                      •    PYP/MYP/DP SC Camp
                                      •    MYP/DP New Teacher Training, Friday, August 22
                                      •    Parent Information, all IB Programmes, Tuesday Morning, August 26
                                           (Programme Coordinators)
 25/08/2008                 3
                                      •    Grade 11 Orientation Camp (EE, CAS, TOK), Wednesday - Friday,
                                           August 27-29
                                      •    MYP/DP New Teacher Training, Tuesday, September 2
 01/09/2008/                4         •    PYP New Staff Training, Thursday-Friday, September 4-5
                                      •    Final list MYP moderation registration, Friday, September 5
                                      •    Talent Show rehearsal, Wednesday, September 10
 08/09/2008                 5
                                      •    Talent Show, Thursday, September 11, 18.30 – 20.30
                                      •    Mid Autumn Festival, Monday, September 15
                                      •    Q1 Report Writing Begins, Tuesday, September 16
 15/09/2008                 6         •    Grade 5 trip, Wednesday-Friday, September 17-19
                                      •    DP Visual Arts Shanghai, Thursday-Friday, September 18-19
                                      •    CISSA Touch Rugby Shanghai, Saturday, September 20
                                      •    Last Day for Students, Tuesday, September 23, 15.00
 22/09/2008                 7
                                      •    Teachers INSET, Wednesday - Friday September 24-26
                                      •    National Day Vacation, Wednesday- Friday, September 24 – October
 29/09/2008
                                           3
 06/10/2008                 8         •    Grade 3 Football Shanghai, Thursday, October 9
                                      •    Grade 11 PSAT Test, Wednesday, October 15
 13/10/2008                 9         •    Grade 4 Football Shanghai, Thursday, October 16
                                      •    Grade 5 Football Shanghai, Friday, October 17
                                      •    Grade 12 TOK Presentation ALL DAY, Monday, October 20
                                      •    ISA, Tuesday-Wednesday, October 21-22
                                      •    Quarter 1 Reports Issued, Wednesday, October 22
 20/10/2008                10
                                      •    Whole school Language Arts Parent Information and Open Morning,
                                           Thursday, October 23
                                      •    ACAMIS Volleyball Tianjin, Thursday-Saturday, October 23-25




  All information in this calendar was correct at the time of publication. If events are changed or cancelled we will inform the NIS community in the NIS weekly bulletin.
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 Week                 Week
                                                                                       School Events
Beginning              No.
                                    •    Quarter 2 Begins, Monday, October 27
                                    •    Grade 2-5 Production, Wednesday, October 29
                                    •    Whole school 3-Way Conferences, Thursday, October 30
27/10/2008               11
                                    •    ACAMIS Table Tennis, Friday-Saturday, October 31- November 1
                                    •    ACAMIS Swimming Beijing, Saturday, November 1
                                    •    PTA Halloween Party, Friday, October 31
                                    •    MYP/DP Trip Week, Monday-Friday, November 3-7
03/11/2008               12         •    Whole school Maths Parent Information and Open Morning,
                                         Tuesday, November 4
                                    •    IB PYP and MYP Five year Evaluation Visit, Wednesday-Friday,
10/11/2008               13              November 12-14
                                    •    CISSA Soccer Shanghai, Saturday, November 15
17/11/2008               14         •    Grade 12 EE submitted for Final Marking, Monday, November 17
                                     •   Quarter 2 report writing begins, Monday, November 24
24/11/2008               15          •   Grade 6-11 Exam Week, Monday-Thursday, November 24-27
                                     •   Grade 12 Visual Arts Mock Examination, Friday, November 28
                                     •   MYP/DP ACAMIS Cultural Convention, Thursday-Saturday,
01/12/2008               16              December 4-6
                                     •   CISSA Table Tennis Shanghai, Saturday, December 6
                                     •   Grade 12 TOK Essay Draft Completed, Monday, December 8
08/12/2008               17
                                     •   Early Closure, Friday, December 12, 11.00
15/12/2008
22/12/2008                           • Winter Holiday
29/12/2008
05/01/2009               18          •   Grade 12 World Literature Assignments Completed, Friday, January 9
                                     •   MYP Assessment Info Session for Parents, Wednesday, January 14
                                     •   Whole school Q2 Reports Issued, Tuesday, January 13
                                     •   Grade 10 DP Course Choices, Thursday, January 15
12/01/2009               19
                                     •   Humanities Bowl Thursday, January 15, 18.30-21.00
                                     •   Grade 12 English B Oral Examinations, Monday-Friday, January 12-
                                         16
                                     •   PYP Assessment Info Session for Parents, Monday, January 19
                                     •   Quarter 3 Begins, Monday, January 19
19/01/2009               20          •   Whole School 3-way Conferences, Tuesday, January 20
                                     •   Whole School CNY Assembly, Friday, January 23
                                     •   End of Semester 1, Friday, January 23
26/01/2009                           •   CNY
02/02/2009                           •   Teacher’s in-service training week, Monday-Friday, February 2-6




 All information in this calendar was correct at the time of publication. If events are changed or cancelled we will inform the NIS community in the NIS weekly bulletin.
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Semester 2

 Week              Week
                                                                                        School Events
Beginning           No.
                                 •   MYP PP written Statement due to Supervisors, Wednesday, February 11
09/02/2009            21         •   ACAMIS Basketball Suzhou, Thursday - Sunday, February 12 - 14
                                 •   CISSA Hockey Shanghai, Saturday, February 14
                                 •   Grade 8-9 Course Choices, Wednesday, February 18
16/02/2009            22         •   Whole school Pfrang SC Art Auction, Friday, February 20
                                 •   PTA Teacher Appreciation Day, Friday, February 20
                                 •   MYP PP Exhibition, Tuesday, February 24
23/02/2009            23
                                 •   CISSA Badminton Shanghai, Saturday, February 28
                                 •   Grade 12 IA for Group 1 TOK, EE, Monday, March 2
                                 •   MYP Moderation Samples due, Tuesday, March 3
                                 •   Grade 12 Mock Exams, Thursday-Friday, March 5-13
                                 •   Whole school Open Morning 8.00-10.30, Tuesday, March 3
02/03/2009            24
                                 •   GRADE 12 Internal Assessment for World Literature, A2 written Tasks,
                                     EE, TOK essays to be submitted to DP Coordinator, Tuesday, March 3,
                                     08.00.
                                 •   PTA International Day, Saturday, March 7
                                 •   Grade 12 Mock Exams, Thursday-Friday, March 5-13
                                 •   Quarter 3 Report Writing Begins, Monday, March 9
09/03/2009            25         •   Grade 12 All Visual Arts Studio Work Completed, Friday, March 13
                                 •   Grade 11 Visual Arts Creative Learning Plans submitted, Friday, March 13
                                 •   CISSA Volleyball Shanghai, Saturday, March 14
16/03/2009            26         •   Whole school Book Week, Monday-Friday, March 16-20
                                 •   Grade 10 Work Experience Week, Monday-Friday, March 23-27
23/03/2009            27
                                 •   PTA Easter Egg Hunt, Saturday, March 28
                                 •   Grade 12 Internal Assessments, Monday, March 30
                                 •   Grade 12 Internal Assessment work to be submitted to DP Coordinator,
                                     Tuesday, March 31, 08.00.
30/03/2009            28         •   Quarter 3 Reports Issued, Wednesday, April 1
                                 •   Grade 5 Football Shanghai, Friday, April 3
                                 •   Grade 12 Visual Arts Exhibition & Oral Examination, Friday, April 3
                                 •   End of Quarter 3, Friday, April 3
06/04/2009                       •   Mid Semester Vacation
                                 •   Whole school 3-way invitational Conference, Wednesday, April 15
13/04/2009            29
                                 •   ACAMIS Badminton, Thursday-Saturday, April 16-18
20/04/2009            30         •   ACAMIS Soccer at NIS, Thursday-Saturday, April 23-25




  All information in this calendar was correct at the time of publication. If events are changed or cancelled we will inform the NIS community in the NIS weekly bulletin.
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 Week               Week
                                                                                         School Events
Beginning            No.
                                  •   Grade 12 Study Leave, Monday – Friday, April 27 – May 1
                                  •   Whole school Grade level Handbook to SACS, Monday, April 27
27/04/2009             31
                                  •   MYP Production, Tuesday-Wednesday, April 28-29
                                  •   International Labour Day, Friday, May 1
                                  •   IB Diploma Exams, Monday-Friday, May 4-22
04/05/2009             32         •   Grade 11 Language A2 Individual Oral Activity, Monday-Friday, May 4-8
                                  •   Grade 11 exams begin, Friday, May 8
                                  •   Grade 6-11 Exam week, Monday to Thursday, May 11-14
                                  •   PYP Athletics, Thursday, May 14
11/05/2009             33         •   MYP/DP Athletics, Friday, May 15
                                  •   IB Diploma Exams, Monday- Friday, May 4-22
                                  •   Whole school Grade Level Handbooks Completed, Friday, May 15
                                  •   Quarter 4 Report Writing Begins, Monday, May 18
                                  •   Whole school Student Led Conferences, Wednesday, May 20
18/05/2009             34
                                  •   IB Diploma Exams, Monday- Friday, May 4-22
                                  •   PTA Spring Fun Day, Saturday, May 23
                                  •   Grade 9 Personal Project introduced week
                                  •   Grade 11 Language A1 Formal Commentary ALL DAY, Tuesday, May 27
25/05/2009             35         •   Dragon Boat Festival, Thursday, May 28
                                  •   Grade 11 Group 4 Science Project all day, Wednesday, May 27
                                  •   CISSA Basketball Shanghai, Saturday, May 30
                                  •   Grade 11 TOK Presentation ALL DAY, Monday, June 1
                                  •   PreK – Grade 1Production Day, Wednesday, June 3
01/06/2009             36         •   PYP Transition to Pre K / K1, Friday, June 5
                                  •   Grade 11 Group 4 Science Project ends due in class time, Thursday, June
                                      4
                                  •   PYP Exhibition, Wednesday & Thursday, June 11 & 12
08/06/2009             37         •   Grade 11 Visual Arts Exhibition and Presentations, Monday-Friday, June
                                      8-12
                                  •   Q4 Reports Issued, Friday, June 19
15/06/2009             38         •   MYP/DP Presentation Evening, Thursday, June 18, 19.00
                                  •   Annual NIS Staff Dinner, Saturday, June 20
                                  •   Closing Assembly, Wednesday, June 24
22/06/2009             39
                                  •   Early Closure, 11 am, Wednesday, June 24


Note: Wednesday August 12th 2009: First day of class for 2009/10 School year.




   All information in this calendar was correct at the time of publication. If events are changed or cancelled we will inform the NIS community in the NIS weekly bulletin.
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