Quick Read

Throughout the last week, the arts department has put on extra events to celebrate Art.  This idea came from the Grade 10 Drama class who were learning about performance art. After a difficult 2 years, the Grade 10 students thought it would be good to spread joy.

On Thursday 17 June, the Grade 5 students and their families celebrated their Moving Up event.  This celebration was an opportunity for the Grade 5 learning community to recognise our Grade 5 students' achievements in completing their International Baccalaureate, Primary Years Program.

We are very proud of all of our athletes and coaches and how they have handled the difficult last two years. We are certainly hoping we can get back to a full sports calendar for the next school year.

On Tuesday June 8, Grade 4 went on a field trip to HB World. We were allowed to make our own groups, but with a few exceptions. We had to have at least one person from each class in one group, at least 2 nationalities, and a minimum of 5 boys and 5 girls. Some people were not happy about the group sorting, but we had to go with it.

On Tuesday 8^th June, Grade 4 embarked on an adrenaline filled field trip to HB World.

Today all students from Grade 1-5 participated in the 2021 Elementary Specialists Concert. 

This week, Grade 3 hosted the ‘How the World Works’ Science Fair. The main ideas from this 6-week unit were to explore the different states of matter (solids, liquids and gasses) and how they can change.

On Friday June 4th, the Grade 8 English A students had a great opportunity to share the product of their learning with their parents. To embellish the finale of the Shakespeare unit, students performed scenes from the play, Romeo and Juliet.

On Saturday May 22nd, volunteers from our school’s Boai School Project service group made a trip to the Boai School to visit children with disabilities.

On Wednesday 2nd June, the SSIS Taiko group was invited to perform at the Ministry of Education's Children's Day Celebration at the Cultural Arts Center.

On Friday, May 28^th, courage and dedication filled the stage as a large audience of students, teachers, and parents was treated to the delights of the 2021 Elementary Talent Show. 

We were proud to honor the Class of 2021 at this year’s Graduation Ceremony. The Class of 2021 has been through a tumultuous and momentous year, but through it all they kept learning and growing.

On Wednesday 26^th May, Grade 7 and Grade 8 Japanese language A invited parents and teachers to join our learning.

On Wednesday May 19th, Grade 7 Humanities students went on a field trip to HB World. Our students have been studying entrepreneurship, specifically how companies use different aspects of the promotional mix to market their products.

On Saturday the 22^nd SSIS welcomed schools for across Suzhou, Wuxi and Nanjing for a day full of Basketball fun and competition.

On May 15th, SSIS students from the service club of “Suzhou Heritage” ventured on their semi-annual trip that aimed to provide the SSIS faculty with the opportunity to explore some of the many activities that Suzhou has to offer.

97 Grade 5 students have worked together to design and create an installation artwork on the walls in Mr Johnson, the elementary principal’s office.

The transition from PYP to MYP can be a big one for SSIS students, as is for anyone moving from Primary into the big world of Secondary. 

Last week, the SSIS Junior Student Council hosted our annual Spring Fling.

First in Jiangsu and top 35 in the country! Suzhou Singapore International School was named to the Forbes China International Schools Rankings for the Year 2021.

On Thursday 5th May, students across SSIS celebrated mathematics and World Maths Day.  A central part of this celebration was our participation in a global math challenge on the online Mathletics platform.

On Friday 30^th April, the Early Years students at SSIS, their parents and teachers took part in our annual sports day.

SSIS sports teams made their first trips outside of Jiangsu province for nearly two years last weekend.

This week the grade 5 learning community celebrated the completion of their Primary Years Program Exhibition (PYPX).  The PYPX is a culminating inquiry experience in which the students become an expert at a chosen local and or global issue.

On Wednesday morning, parents from Grade 6 attended the Science Learning Showcase.  Grade 6 teachers Ms. King and Mr. Alexander-Jones taught a lesson on the solar system. 

SSIS grade 10 students were able to present their final products to the school community last week at the Personal Project exhibition. The Personal Project is a major investigation and creation of a learning event for the students.

This past week the PSP hosted welcome teas for all new families in the elementary and secondary school at SSIS.  We are excited to welcome new families to the school and share more about the PSP.

For the fifth unit of inquiry, "How We Organize Ourselves", Grade 2 put on their thinking caps and learned about how businesses operate in order to support their communities!

It will soon be time to celebrate Chinese New Year and with it the beginning of the Second Semester. We have been working hard on a number of exciting and important Second Semester initiatives that will support Elementary students and families.