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Book Week (with dress up!)
Book Week (with dress up!)
With Book Week (25th - 29th April) fast approaching we are all getting very excited about the visits and activities we have scheduled to celebrate the joy of reading. Please find below information on some of the key events taking place during the week.
All learners across the school are invited to come dressed as their favourite fictional character on the 29th April.
From Hobbits to Highway Rat we can't wait to see what you come up with.
Author visits and optional book purchase
As part of Book Week, we have a number of authors visiting. If you wish to purchase a copy of some of the work from our visiting authors please use the links below:
Nursery - Year 2 - Emily Lim -IPPY Award-winning author of books including Tibby the Tiger Bunny
Year 3+4 - AJ Low - Author and illustrator of the incredibly popular Sherlock Sam series
Year 5+6 - Daryl Kho - Author of "Mist Bount" a stunning adventure about a young person fighting mythical characters to save her Grandpa
Year 7+8 - Sim Ee Waun - Author of several books on the history of Singapore
Link to Nexus Closet Full of Book Nexus Book Week Website
Book Exchange - "Don't judge a book by its cover"
As responsible consumers (Global Goal 12) learners in years 5 and above are invited to exchange a book they have enjoyed for something they have never read before. Over the next week during break time or library lessons, learners can bring a book they would like to exchange to the Learning Resource Hub. They will write a “gift tag” describing the book and then wrap it up. During Book Week all those who have brought in a book will be able to search through the wrapped books, read the tags and select something new to read based on the description and not just the cover.
Book Week Website
Full details of the Book Week events can be found on the Book Week Website (here)
Nexus Book Week runs from 25th to 29th April and we wish to invite members of our parent community to share reading experiences based on the prompt ‘A Book That Changed My Life.’ With a talk delivered from our Auditorium on Wednesday 27th April, we would love to hear about books that have moved you, changed your path or simply transformed your outlook on life or your philosophy.
We hope this will be a great way to celebrate the power of reading with parents. Please complete this form as an expression of interest!
Jenny Murray
Learning Area Leader English
murray.j@nexus.edu.sg
MADD Week
If you work in a creative field or simply have a passion and expertise in an area of The Arts, and would like to share it, we would love to hear from you.
If you work in a creative field or simply have a passion and expertise in an area of The Arts, and would like to share it, we would love to hear from you.
MADD week will be running for both Primary and Secondary learners. We will be finalising workshops as soon as possible, so please do get in touch before 29th April.
Workshops for secondary will run Monday to Thursday 8.20am - 10.20am. Learners will attend different workshops each day.
Primary workshops have more flexible days and timings.
You do not have to be available for all 4 days.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Joanna Bevan
CAS coordinator, Art teacher
Gamelan Workshop
Gamelan Workshop
Exciting news! First ever Gamelan music ensemble at Nexus International School - 9-11 May.
What is Gamelan?
Gamelan, the term for a traditional musical ensemble in Indonesia, typically refers to a percussion orchestra composed predominantly of tuned gongs of various types and metal-keyed instruments. The ensemble is conducted by a drummer, and often includes voice, bamboo flute, xylophone, and stringed instruments.
What will we be doing?
Nexus will host a two-day workshop where learners will be introduced to the different instruments in a Javanese gamelan ensemble as well as basic techniques of playing gamelan. The main focus of the workshop is playing and making music together as a team. Learners will also learn more about the significance of gamelan in cultivating a cultural identity in South East Asia. The programme will be conducted by 2 instructors.
Primary Parent Workshops
Primary Parent Workshops
On Tuesday we ran our very well attended TRANSITIONING FROM YEAR 6 TO 7 Parent Workshop
We have these primary focused Parent Workshops still to come.
Tuesday, 17 May 9:00am
PRIMARY ACTION & AGENCY
Learner Agency features heavily in our new Strategic Plan.
Our Agency:
Nexus learners are empowered and motivated to take action and to have their voice heard so that they can shape their future and make a difference in shaping their world.
During this workshop we will be sharing what learner agency means to us in primary and how it leads to authentic learner action.
Tuesday, 31 May 9:00am
UNDERSTANDING THE PROGRAMME OF INQUIRY
The Programme of Inquiry is the road map of how the units are organised across the entire Primary Years Programme from Nursery to Year 6.
It therefore provides an overview for each Unit of Inquiry for each year group, and how they fall under each Transdisciplinary Theme. This workshop will define each theme and how it is developed through the Units of Inquiry.
This workshop will also feature the Programme of Inquiry for the academic year 2022/23.
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