NEWSLETT ER
Yantai Huasheng International School January 14, 2021
ANNOUNCEMENT FROM REGISTAR As we end the first semester of the 2020/2021 school year, we understand that some families may be returning to their home country or moving to another city/country at the end of the semester. If your family is planning to leave YHIS at the end of this semester, we would appreciate your assistance in informing the Admissions Office before 2:00 pm, this Friday, Jan. 15. A check-out form will be sent to your child this Friday. Please complete the form and return it to your child's homeroom/Advisory teacher by Monday, Jan. 18. We hope to have some time to help your student prepare for the transition as well as complete all the necessary school documentation for you. Upon submission of the check-out form, the school will prepare the documents needed for you. As the semester ends on Friday, Jan. 22, the documents will be delivered to your child on that day.
COMMUNITY LANGUAGE POLICY (CLP) Given the number of different native languages spoken by students and staff at YHIS, the school has selected English as the common language to speak at all times during school hours. English was chosen since this is the language used for instruction at YHIS, so one benefit of the CLP is that it will result in improvement in English language skills which will result in better grades. A second motivation for the CLP is the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be treated. It is easy for individuals to be isolated if those around them are speaking a language they don't speak, and the best way to care for those around you is to always speak in the common language (English) while on the campus or on the bus, since this is what you would want others to do for you. We encourage parents to remind students about the importance of the CLP for the two reasons stated above. More information about the CLP can be found in the Parent-Student Handbook. If you have feedback on the CLP, please send it to [email protected].
LOCKDOWN DRILL We conduct various safety drills throughout the school year, so that students and staff know what to do in case an emergency does happen.
The school practiced a lockdown drill today. A school lockdown drill is used when there is a threat of violence or risk of harm in or around the school. It is used when movement in or around the school is not safe. Lockdowns are utilized to isolate a threat and protect students and staff. The pictures below are from today’s lockdown drill.
CHINA WEEK Chinese Spring Festival is one of the most important holidays in China. As a school, we would like to celebrate this time together! YHIS China Week will be from Feb. 1-5.
Various hands-on activities will be happening throughout the week. On Friday, Feb. 5, 1:30 – 3:10 pm, we will have China Week Performance in the large auditorium where students will perform various Chinese songs and dances. Due to the new campus entry policy, parents are not allowed on campus. As such, the China Week Performance will be livestreamed via Zoom. On that Friday, we would like to suggest that students dress in traditional Chinese clothes or wear red, China’s main valued color. Please refer to the China Week and concert rehearsal schedule below. Students not in Chinese class will not participate in the rehearsal and take the school bus home after school.
Date Activity Location Time Straw Plaited Article Chinese classroom Chinese class Feb. 1 Concert Rehersal (Elementary) Large auditorium 3:15-4:15 pm Feb. 2 Spring Festival Couplet Chinese classroom Chinese class Chinese Zodiac Designed by Five Grains Chinese classroom Chinese class Feb. 3 Concert Rehersal (Elementary) Large auditorium 3:15-4:15 pm Concert Rehersal (Secondary) Large auditorium 3:15-4:45 pm Chinese classroom/ Feb. 4 Chinese New Year Treasure Hunt Chinese class school building Feb. 5 Concert Large auditorium 1:30 – 3:10 pm
FULL SCHOOL UNIFORMS TO BE WORN FROM S2 Our international school's uniform is an important part of our identity. Beginning Semester 2, all students are expected to wear either a purple or white short- or long-sleeved polo shirt with school logo. The school approved zip-front jacket is the only outerwear allowed to be worn in the school building. A heavier winter jacket may be worn to and from the student’s home. All shirts must be tucked-in with no midriff showing.
For more information about the School Uniform Policy, please refer to pages 41-43 of the Parent- Student Handbook.
CHILD SAFETY AND PROTECTION AT YHIS Here at YHIS we are committed to safeguarding children from harm. We work to provide an environment where students are safe from all forms of abuse and seek to be a safe place for students to get help if they experience harm.
We seek to do this through; safe recruitment practices, regular training in Child Safety for all our staff and volunteers, Child Safety Policies and by having 2 staff who take the role of Child Safety Specialists. These staff undertake extra training to be able to respond to any Child Safety concerns raised.
So we wanted to take a moment to introduce you to your Child Safety Specialists:
Name: Mary Vars (Learning Support Co-ordinator) Email: [email protected] Name: Winnie Zhang (Admissions Manager, PS Administrator) Email: [email protected]
If you have a question regarding our Child Safety policies or if you are concerned that a child may be experiencing harm please contact either of these staff, they are here to help.
You can see more details about this topic and view our Child Safety Policy and Code of Conduct on the updated Child Safety Page of our school Website. (click here) We will be adding Child Safety resources, for you and your family, to this page in the months ahead - look out for updates coming soon.
Faith Yap – Director of Child Safety for iSC – [email protected]
Q3 ELEMENTARY AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES Q2 Elementary After-school Activities run until Friday, Jan. 22. A list of Q3 activity and sign-up links will be shared next Monday. Please note that the Q3 activities will run from Monday, Jan. 25 until Wednesday, Mar. 31.
YHIS/YIA AMC 10/12 MATH COMPETITION FOR HS STUDENTS We are pleased to announce that YHIS/YIA is a hosting site for the American Mathematics Competition (AMC) for high school students on Friday, Feb. 5 from 9:40 – 11:45 am. The AMC 10 is for students in 10th grade and below and the AMC 12 for students in 12th grade and below. They are both 25-question, 75-minute, multiple choice examinations in high school mathematics designed to promote the development and enhancement of problem-solving skills. The AMC 10/12 provides an opportunity for high school students to develop positive attitudes towards analytical thinking and mathematics. Please click here to view more details about the competition. Interested high school students are to regiser by scanning the QR code below by Friday, Jan. 22
YHIS/YIA SECONDARY WRITING COMPETITION We are pleased to announce that YHIS/YIA is hosting their first annual secondary writing competition on Saturday, Jan 30 with a focus on short stories. The competition will give students an opportunity to learn how to approach writing creatively and use language as a tool to produce literary art by reflecting on the world around them. Please refer to the details below.
Entrants: secondary students in Yantai How to register: complete a WeChat interest form by scanning the QR code. Registration fee: 50 RMB for internal students and 100 RMB for external students by Monday, Jan. 25. Award and Prize: one student for first place, two students for second place, and three students for third place will be awarded. Details on prize will be shared closer to the date. Award Ceremony: Friday, Feb. 5 (time to be determined)
SCHOOL LUNCH UPDATES As part of continuous improvement for school lunches, we would like to inform you of some updates. For ECC lunch, the current plastic plates will be replaced with stainless steel plates, and a food warmer trolley will be used to keep foods warm. ECC students have three menu options to choose from, and parents can pre-order lunches for their child by 3:00 pm on Fridays by completing a short survey. Please refer to the menu of the week of Jan. 25 on page 8 and click here to pre-order lunches by 3:00 pm, Friday, Jan. 22. The changes will take effect from Jan. 25, 2021.
Korean – 15 RMB (2 meat, 2 veggies, 1 soup, dessert, fruits) Western – 15 RMB (2 meat, 2 veggies, 1 soup, dessert, fruits) Chinese – 12 RMB (2 meat, 2 veggies, 1 soup, dessert, fruits) Optional – Seaweed packet (2 RMB)
Elementary and secondary students can freely choose meat dish (choice of two) and veggie dishes (choice of two) from Korean and Western lunches. There is no change in menu prices.
SECONDARY PARENT WORKSHOP SESSION The Secondary Principal, Mr. Ryan Jeffers, is hosting a parent workshop on Thursday, Jan. 21 at 10:00 am. The workship will cover Parenting Styles and Decision Making, the topic that most parents chose on the workshop survey. Here is the Zoom meeting link (no password, just waiting room):https://ldiglobal.zoom.us/j/7909039438. Translation will be provided. We look forward to seeing you!
SECONDARY FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE (JAN. 18 – JAN. 22) Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday January 18 January 19 January 20 January 21 January 22 Advisory Advisory Advisory Advisory Advisory 8:00 - 8:10 am 8:00 - 8:10 am 8:00 - 8:10 am 8:00 - 8:10 am 8:00 - 8:10 am HS: Block A5/B5 HS: Block A1 Exam Exam HS: Block A2 Exam HS: Block B1 Exam HS: Block A3 Exam MS: Period 4 Exam MS: Period 4 MS: Period 2 Exam MS: Period 6 Exam MS: Period 7 Exam Art & Robotics Music & Computer
Skills 8:15-9:45 am 8:15-9:45 am 8:15-9:45 am 8:15-9:45 am 8:15-9:45 am End of Semester HS: Block B3 Exam HS: Block B4 Exam HS: Block B2 Exam HS: Block A4 Exam Party (Leaving MS: Period 5 Exam MS: Period 3 Exam MS: Period 8 Exam MS: Period 1 Exam Student Farewell)
10:00-11:30 am 10:00-11:30 am 10:00-11:30 am 10:00-11:30 am 10:00-12:00 pm
Next week is secondary exam week. Secondary students will be released at 11:30 am each day. Bus riders will need to be on the bus by 11:45 am when transportation will be provided to their homes. Elementary classes run full-day M-F that week. High school students have an option to stay in the school until 3:10 pm to self-study under staff supervision from Monday through Wednesday. Mr. Ryan Jeffers will send high school students and parents details on this.
The Semester 1 Awards Ceremony will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 3 at 1:45-3:10 pm in the 4th floor auditorium. Due to the new campus entry policy, parents are not allowed on campus. As such, the ceremony will be livestreamed via Zoom.
Please click here to view an updated bus schedule for secondary students and note that bus 5 students in Tingtao Dongmen are to take bus 4 during the secondary final week.
ACCELERATED READER CHALLENGE YHIS is excited to begin the Accelerated Reader Challenge (AR Challenge) for G1-12. The purpose of this challenge is to encourage and help students to have fun reading. The AR Challenge consists of three challenges: 1st: Dec. 7 - Feb. 7, 2nd: Feb. 8 - Apr. 11, and 3rd: Apr. 12 - Jun. 6. In each challenge, the students have 9 weeks to read as many books as possible and take AR quizzes after each book to earn points. Each student is given their starting AR level and their point goal. Those who reach their point goal for the 9 weeks will be awarded an AR medal, and the record will be put on their Student Involvement List (HS only). Additional incentives and rewards are being developed as well. Secondary students are encouraged to speak with their English teacher, Mr. Jeffers, or Ms. Li if they have questions about their points and levels. Please join us in encouraging students to read!
SCHOOL CALENDAR
• January 18-22 – Secondary Exams • January 22 – End of Quarter 2/ Semester 1 • January 25 – Quarter 3/Semester 2 begins • February 1-5 – China Week
EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER LUNCH Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Menu January 18 January 19 January 20 January 21 January 22
Steamed Rice, Steamed Rice, Korean Meat Grains Rice Korean Street Toast Chocolate Cake Danish Bread Dumplings
Stewed Beef With Steamed Chicken Fried Fish with Tomato, Fried Pork Braised Pork in Protein with Chili Sauce, Orange Sauce, Double Cooked with Scrambled Brown Sauce, Food Roasted Chicken Sausage in Tomato Pork Slices Eggs and Braised Meat Ball Wing Root Sauce Mushrooms Stir-fried Tomato Scrambled Eggs Fried Seasonal Vegetables Pepper Boy Choy, With Eggs, with Chinese Leek, Hami Melon, Apple Vegetable, Grape, / Fruits Banana, Orange Apples, Oranges, Dragon Fruit, Pear Cherry Tomatoes
Tomato and Egg Cornmeal Soup Rice Congee Millet Congee Mixed Congee Drop Soup Congee
Milk, Egg, Wheat, Allergens Milk, Egg, Wheat Egg, Wheat Milk, Egg Wheat Seafood
ECC/LOWER ELEMENTARY SNACK MENU
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Menu January 18 January 19 January 20 January 21 January 22 Snacks Morning: Morning: Morning: Morning: Morning: Honey Cupcakes, Red Chocolate Cookies, Cream Bun, Muffin, Apple, Chocolate Donuts, Dates, Mangoes Milk, Cherry Banana, Orange Melon Dragon Fruit, Kiwi Tomatoes Afternoon: Afternoon: Afternoon: Afternoon: Egg Tart, Yogurt, Afternoon: Cupcake, Banana, Custard Pie, Red Dates Cake, Apple Bacon and Ham Black Pear Melon, Cherry Grape, Orange Burger, Dragon Tomatoes Fruit, Orange
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY LUNCH MENU
CHINESE LUNCH MENU
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Menu January 18 January 19 January 20 January 21 January 22 Steamed Mixed Steamed Mixed Fried Rice with Stir-fried Noodles Grains Steamed Rice, White and Brown White Rice and Eggs with Vegetables Rice Millet Braised Pork with poached spicy Braised Beef with Steamed Chicken Kung Pao Chicken, Protein Cherry Juice, slices of pork, Potatoes, Fried with Chili Sauce, Sweet and sour fish Food Stewed Beef with Stewed spine with Pork with Coke Chicken Wing fillet Tomato wax gourd Pineapple Sauteed Fried Egg with Stir-fried Eggs with Mushrooms with Stir-fried Stir-fried Shredded Leek, Stir-fried Tomatoes, Green Green vegetables, Mushroom and Vegetables Potatoes, Stir-fried Potato, Green Pepper Organic Sauteed shredded Cole, Braised Broccoli with Garlic Peppers, and cauliflower carrots with Eggplant Eggplant shredded chicken
Tomato and Egg Seaweed and Egg Soup Mixed Congee Noodle Slice Soup Spicy Soup Drop Soup Soup
Allergens Peanut Egg Egg Egg Egg
KOREAN LUNCH MENU
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Menu January 18 January 19 January 20 January 21 January 22
Kimchi Chicken Grains Steamed Rice Steamed Rice Korean Street Toast Fried Rice Burrito Beef Bibimbap Quail Eggs in Sweet (Optional: Korean Curry Sauce Gochujang sauce) Sausage in Tomato Korean Meat Protein Food Chicken Crispy Boneless Sauce Dumplings Fried Fish Cake Chicken
Spinach with Garlic Spinach with Garlic, Eggplant Beansprout with Vegetables Korean Beansprout Kimchi with Onion Stir-fried Zucchini Sesame with Garlic Mushrooms
Bean Sprout Soup Others Beef Kelp Soup Fish Cake Soup Kimchi Tuna Soup Fish Cake Soup Dessert
Allergens Egg, Peanut, Wheat Egg, Soy, Wheat Egg, Wheat Wheat, seafood Wheat, seafood
WESTERN LUNCH MENU
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Menu January 18 January 19 January 20 January 21 January 22
Steamed White Grains Spaghetti Bolognese Rice Hawaiian Pizza Baked Fish with Mexican Chicken
Herbs Wrap Pepperoni Pizza Protein Food Fried Chicken Cutlet BBQ Boneless Chicken Baked Tomato Seasonal N/A Italian-style with Cheese Vegetables Vegetables Black Pepper Broccoli Mashed Potatoes
and Spinach Black Pepper French Fries Broccoli Cream of Pumpkin Soup/Others Minestrone Soup Cream of Broccoli Cake Soup
Allergens Milk, Wheat Egg, Wheat Milk, Seafood Egg, Milk, Wheat
LUNCH MENU ( JAN. 25-29)
CHINESE LUNCH MENU
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Menu January 25 January 26 January 27 January 28 January 29
White and black Pan-fried Grains Rice, Steamed Buns Rice, Steamed Buns Rice, Steamed Buns Rice Dumplings
Stir-fried beef with Braised Pork with Grilled Chicken Stewed beef with Protein Black Sauce, Mushroom, Stir- Fried Pork with Leg, Pork slices radish, Sweet-sour Food Stewed Pork Spine fried Sliced Chicken Pineapple with Cumin Pork with White Gourd with Mushroom Stir-fried Potato Fried Egg with Sliced Potato with with Green Scrambled Eggs Zucchini, Fried Green Pepper, Stir- Peppers and Stir-fried Broccoli Vegetables with Leek, Scallion Mushroom with fried Tomatoes and Eggplant, Stir-fried with Garlic Oil Baby Cabbages Bok Choy Cabbage Eggs with Tomatoes Black Rice Flour Tomato and Egg Soup Cornmeal porridge Huntun Soup Mixed Congee Gruel Drop Soup
Allergens Egg, Wheat Wheat Egg, Wheat Egg Egg
KOREAN LUNCH MENU
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Menu January 11 January 12 January 13 January 14 January 15 Steamed Rice, Korean Noodles Grains Steamed Rice Steamed Rice Kimbab Steamed Rice in Black Bean Sauce with Pork Crispy Boneless Korean Stir-fried Sweet and Sour Spicy Pork Zucchini Protein Chicken Beef Fish Fillet Stew Fried Egg Food Korean Fried Baked Boneless Korean Stir-fried Pan-fried Tofu Anchovies Chicken Pork with Kimchi French Fries Beansprout with Stir-fried Kimchi Vegetables Steamed Broccoli Korean Spinach Zucchini Pancake Sesame with Onion with Garlic Beef Radish Soup Soybean Paste Others Bean Sprout Soup Beef Kelp Soup Fish Cake Soup Korean Dessert Soup Seafood, Bean Wheat, Bean Allergens Egg, Milk, Wheat Egg, Seafood Egg, Seafood Products Products
WESTERN LUNCH MENU
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Menu January 11 January 12 January 13 January 14 January 15 Macaroni with Steamed White Grains Dinner Roll Ground Beef and Spaghetti with Rice Chicken Tomato Ground Beef and American-style Sauce, Beef Burger Chicken Tomato British Indian Black Pepper Pork, Protein Food BBQ Black Pepper Sauce. Chicken Curry Baked Chicken Boneless Chicken Crispy Fish with Potatoes Thigh Drumstick Cajun Potato French Fries Seasonal Seasonal Wedges Seasonal Vegetables Seasonal Vegetables Vegetables Seasonal Vegetables Vegetables Vegetables Cream of Pumpkin Cream of Cream of Broccoli Soup/Others Minestrone Soup Cookies Soup Mushroom Soup Soup Wheat, Egg, Milk, Allergens Wheat, Egg, Milk Wheat, Egg, Milk Wheat, Egg, Milk Wheat, Egg, Milk Seafood