Whole School Events
1.PD and Early Release – Wednesday, 1st November
Wednesday will be an early release day for students with buses leaving campus at 2:30. XLIS staff will be leading different sessions for other staff members.
2. Professional Development Days
Monday, 13th November
Tuesday 14th November
Our school will be hosting a number of IB workshops on these days. Our primary school will be working on agency and action while our secondary school will be learning about inclusion. Agency refers to students having choice in where the learning is going, thus engaging them to a greater degree. Inclusion is the process of developing a school where all kinds of learners feel supported and challenged.
3. PTA Core Members Meeting – Tuesday, 21st November
The November monthly PTA core members meeting of the school year will be held on Tuesday, November 21st, and we will notify all PTA members by email later on.
4. XLIS Sports Events
November is a month of transition for the sports teams at XLIS. Season one will come to a conclusion with a series of major tournaments, and season two will begin with tryout opportunities for new sports followed by the start of friendly games. The following tournaments, tryouts, and games will take place in November:
· Saturday, November 4, 9:00-16:00 – U19 Volleyball Final Tournament hosted by XIS
· Saturday, November 4, 9:00-16:00 – U14 Basketball Final Tournament hosted by XLIS
· November 6 and 10, 3:30-4:30 – U19 Basketball tryouts
· November 6 and 8, lunch time – U11/U14/U19 Table Tennis tryouts
· Saturday, November 11, 9:00-16:00 – U8/U11/U14/U19 cross country hosted by Dehong
· Wednesday, November 22, 16:30-18:30 – U19 friendly basketball games at Hanova
· Thursday, November 23, 16:30-18:30 – U11/U14/U19 Table Tennis Singles at XIS
· Thursday, November 23 to Saturday, November 25 – U14 and U19 ACAMIS Cross Country Invitational at Leman International School, Chengdu
· Wednesday, November 29, 16:30-18:30 – U19 Basketball friendly home game vs Maple Leaf
Should you be interested in any further information about athletic opportunities at XLIS, please contact zach.dwyer@xalis.com.
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.
3rd November
14:40 – 15:25
Literacy and Culture Week
Blue Dragon Theater
10th November
14:40 – 15:25 – P6A
Blue Dragon Theater
17th November
14:40 – 15:25 – P1A & P1B
Blue Dragon Theater
24th November
14:40 – 15:25 Mandarin UP
Blue Dragon Theater
2. P1 and P2 Mandarin Workshop – Tuesday, 7th November
This workshop will be led by our two Mandarin Teachers Ms. Faustina and Ms. Winnie. They will highlight Mandarin learning for native speakers through their developmental years of literacy learning. Parents will learn strategies they can use at home to help develop their child’s Mandarin skills.
3. The 4th “Blue Dragon Cup” Primary School Swimming Championships – Thursday, 9th November
Time: November 9th 2023, 9:00am—11:30am
Venue: XLIS Swimming Pool
Competition Items:
50-meter Freestyle (P4-P6)）
50-meter Breaststroke (P4-P6)
50-meter Backstroke (P4-P6)
50-meter Butterfly (P4-P6)
25-meter Floating board (P2-P3)
4. Parent Workshop (for PYP4) – Thursday, 16th November
This workshop for parents to better understand our assessments that are given three times a year in Reading, Writing and Mathematics (using the IXL platform). Mr. Henry and Mr. Harrison will explain how these assessments are done and what their purpose is. Parents will gain a deeper understanding of what the data from these assessments is used for, how to use the data to help children at home, and how it helps teachers plan their instruction.
5. Primary Parent Talk – Tuesday, November 28th
Parent Talk is becoming a good tradition for XLIS to listen to parent’s voices and a perfect platform for parents community to exchange wisdom and educational philosophy, thus to deepen mutual relationship as well as the cohesiveness. At the end of November, we will welcome Primary parents from different grade to share their ideas and stories they had throughout the journey to accompany their children’s growth.
Secondary School Events
1. Open Day
· Wednesday, 15th November MYP1
· Thursday, 16th November MYP2
· Wednesday, 22nd November MYP3-MYP4
Parent’s Open Day is a great opportunity for observing the class teaching, peer relationship developing as well many aspects in school life. We’ve finished all Primary Parent’s Open Day in last two months. And, in November, we are welcoming our Secondary parents to step into the Secondary classes, the registration email will go out later on. Please pay attention to the following registration notice sent by PR department.
2. Parents’ Meetings
· Wednesday, 15th November (M3 Parents)
· Wednesday, 22nd November (M4 Parents)
· Wednesday, 29th November (M5 Parents)
Time: 8:30am-9:30am
Theme: Plan for the further education of your child.
A team of teachers together with the Secondary Principal, the Coordinators will address all your queries about the plan for your child’s further education. This is an important session during which we will address the misconceptions that are being spread about the opportunities that students have in foreign countries from High School. I hope to see many MYP parents during this session.
3. Parents / Students Evening – M3 Choices for M4
Friday, 24th November
4. Middle School Math Trivia Afternoon
Friday, 24th November – Saturday25th November
Math Trivia Afternoon is an interdisciplinary quiz event that brings all MYP subjects together and offers an opportunity for students and teachers across the grades and subjects to work together. Similar to a traditional Trivia Night in the west, it’s a competition that asks participants various trivia questions, either from an array of categories or according to a specific theme.
More specifically, Math Trivia Afternoon for middle school will consist of 5 rounds: I&S-Math, PHE-Math, Science-Math, Arts-Math, Pure-Math. Each round consists of 7-10 math-themed questions and a teacher from a specific subject will work with a designated math teacher to announce questions and collect the results at the end of the round. Each team (15 teams in total) in this trivia event will have 9 to 10 players from MYP1 to MYP3 and players will design their own team names and strategies during homeroom time. There’s will be a winner announced at the end of each round and a grand winner for all 5 rounds. This event will greatly propel students to practice Interdisciplinary Learning as MYP requires them to apply math in other subjects and to real life situations.
5. Parent Workshop (for DP1) – Thursday, 30th November
Ms. Jasmin and the DP Coordinator, Mr. Shameek will lead a workshop on CAS- Creativity, Activity and Service. This will be an interactive workshop where parents will be able to deepen their understanding of CAS and its place in the Diploma Programme. We hope to have a good turnout for this important event.
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