January Upcoming Events

Whole School Events

 

1. Semester 1 Reports – Friday, 13th January

End of semester reports will be released to parents on Managebac.

 

2. Chang’an Cup · U19 International Basketball Tournament 

Friday, 13th January – Saturday, 14th January

On January 13th and 14th XLIS will host the third annual Chang’an Cup, a U19 basketball tournament for high school students in Xi’an. The tournament will feature teams from 7 different schools in Xi’an that offer international high school programs. 7 teams will compete for the Chang’an Cup in the boys’ division and 5 will do the same in girls’ division. After postponements and cancellations last year due to the pandemic, students and schools across the city are excited for the chance to participate in the city’s premier sporting event. Let’s go Blue Dragons!

 

3. The XLIS 2023 Spring Concert – Tuesday, 17th January

“Welcoming the Year With a Message of Hope!”will take place on Tuesday afternoon, January 17th, 2023. The schedule is as below and the program will be comprised of Christmas carols and other lively student performances! This event aims to make up for our beloved 2022 Christmas Show! Please wait for our official announcement and more details next week!

Schedule:

· 1:00pm: Doors Open / Food and Snacks by Treeshine.

· 1:30pm: Spring Concert Start.

· 3:20pm: Concert Ends.

 

4. End of Semester 1 – Friday, 20th JanuaryFrom Saturday, January 21st to Sunday, February 5th, the school will be closed for the Chinese New Year Holiday. We wish you all a safe and wonderful Chinese New Year.

 

Primary School Events

 

1. Assemblies – Fridays

Each Friday one of our homeroom classes has the opportunity to showcase what they have been learning!  This is a student-led event that is supported by the teachers.  The parents of the class that is presenting will be invited to join the audience.

· 20th January, 14:40 – 15:25 – P5A, Blue Dragon Theater

· 20th January, 9:00 – 9:40 – ECEA, ECEA classroom

 

2. Primary Parents’ Workshop

PYP3: 10th January 2023

Supporting students at home with their Mandarin learning. This workshop will be led by our Mandarin teachers and will support both groups of parents – native speakers and non-native speakers.

 

PYP4: 19th January 2023

How to support children at home to learn how to solve their social issues at school. This workshop will be led by our school counselor, Ms. Michelle Taylor.  She will introduce some strategies that can be taught and modeled by parents for their children.

 

3. Primary Chinese New Year Celebration – Thursday, 12th January

On January 12th, there will be a Chinese New Year Celebration themed Welcoming the Year of Rabbit，held by Primary School. The students will not only have the opportunity to enjoy the Chinese traditional culture and art exhibition in the Chinese corridor on the 2nd floor, but also can choose one favorite Chinese traditional culture and art form to experience handcrafts making, such as dough modeling, Chinese paper cutting and sugar painting. In addition, some traditional Chinese New Year games will also be designed for the students to play, like the pitching game, ring toss game and guessing riddles on lantern. We look forward to the enthusiastic participation of our children. We believe they will certainly feel the joy and harmony of the Chinese Lunar New Year and charm of traditional Chinese culture through this event.

 

4. Report Conference (Parent-teacher Report Conferences in Primary)

Wednesday, 18th January

Our Semester 1 report cards will be issued on January 13th. You can download your child’s report through Managebac to keep for your records. On January 18th all parents are invited to participate in our second set of Parent-Teacher conferences this year. It is 15 minutes for you and your child’s teacher to discuss their learning. A schedule will be sent before hand and we also encourage you to email any of our specialist teachers to also set a time with them. Please note there is no classes for students that day.

 

Secondary School Events

 

1. Secondary Chinese New Year Celebration – Thursday, 12th January

The Fifth XLIS Secondary Chinese Speech Contest and the Fourth ‘Chinese Festival’ student calligraphy exhibition

Time: Thursday, 12th January，2023 10:30-12:30Venue: Black Box

 

From preparation to presentation of the Chinese New Year celebrations in the secondary school always follow the target of student-centered and student-led learning. As the supporters, Chinese teachers encourage and mobilize every student to participate in the creation, speech and performance of Chinese. The theme of the speech contest is ‘My youth’. International students from all over the world will stand on the stage. They will express their understanding of youth, academic learning and growth in front of the public. And students’  calligraphy works will also be displayed outside of the black box. They will experience the charm of traditional Chinese culture together through calligraphy.

 

2. Report Conference (Three -Way Conferences in Secondary)

Wednesday, 18th January

All parents are invited to attend a 3-way conference on the 18th January-this will give you the opportunity to hear the reflections of the students on their learning. You will be able to understand how they approach their learning and also you can discuss with the teachers of ways to address any confusions that may arise in the understanding of assessments.

 

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Author: XLIS