Photos from the Beginning of June
But first a few from May – more baseball ASA pictures! Learning about the different countries of our staff Third Grade's Papercraft Marketplace 5th Grade making XIS posters 4th Grade painting ceramic pots
XIS’s Woodworking class shapes wood and minds!
XIS offers woodworking class for students starting at 6th grade. We believe that it provides the students the opportunity to practically apply what they learn in other classes as well as teach them how to use tools safety, importer their fine motor skills, give them an opportunity express their creativity and see a project through…
Photos from Graduation!
XIS's Graduation Ceremony! Our Salutatorian giving his address. The Valedictorian gives her address.
XIS Whole School Update: May 2023
From the Principal’s Desk XIS Academics This month, our theme is on XIS Academics. Here are a few areas we’ve been focusing on this month: Teacher Observations Academic Standards Pacing/Engagement Teacher Observations Teachers observe other teachers in order to get inspiration and look for solutions for their own classes. Observations help our teachers continue to…
Pictures from the Middle of May
Geoboards to make geographic shapes. IOWA Testing Brain Breaks Senior Trip Building Disaster-Proof Houses Middle School Video Production
SGA May Update
As the Spring is ending and the weather is getting hotter, this school year is almost at the finish line. Thankfully SGA has been able to successfully hold fun and amazing events. SGA, the student government assembly, is meant to serve the Xian International School community, so with this mission, SGA planned an Elementary Earth…
Photos from Marco Polo Culture Fair and More!
Marco Polo Culture Fair! Before the event Our Marco Polo teachers Finding and documenting symmetry in nature Learning cultures through food! – Making tortillas in 2nd Grade Keeping time – making sundials 3rd grade pop art sponge paintings
SGA April Update
As the school year approaches the end, SGA is planning some of our final events. As most of SGA’s committees are closing, we accepted the 2023-2024 SGA applications. The new members will also have an election this month to decide the 2023-2024 president and the vice president. An event that happened this month was Outreach.…
SGA March Update
As time passes by, the weather is getting warmer and warmer, and so is our community at XIS. As students returned from spring break, the flu season started, and some students weren’t able to come to school. This gave the opportunity to our community to care about others. SGA has been working hard to serve,…
Recent Photos at XIS
Third Grade learning about severe weather. Third Grade challening themselves and cheering each other over their Wordly Wise words The Spring Baseball ASA ELP fluency test Eigth Grade Vocab Quiz Earth Day 2023 Celebrating Cinco De Mayo and celebrating our school's cultural diversity
Cooking Class
As adults, we know that life is a bit easier as a student. Once we get older and leave the home, we have to do things like cook for ourselves. Some students start cooking long before they come to Ms. Julie’s Culinary class. For others, it’s their first time experiencing cooking on their own. Over…
More from April at XIS!
Third Grade learning to write autobiographies Using the new student laptops to plot earthquakes around the world Elementary Drama Performance The gym during Student-Led Conferences.
World Geography Class
It’s a big world, and Ms. Julie’s World Geography class aims to make the world a little bit smaller. Here students are creating a map of South America. They are filling out the map with details, with one layer of information at a time. Incidentally, South America is home to three of our staff members,…
2023 XIS Warrior Sale, Food Court, & Carnival!
Dear Xi’an Community, This year there will be a Warrior Sale! The Warrior Sale is an event where people can sign up and sell items like secondhand goods, food and drinks, or running a carnival booth (fun activity). See below for more details: Event Time: May 13, 2022: 9:00am – 12:00pm Location: XI’AN INTERNATIONAL…
XIS Weekly Newsletter: Monday, April 24, 2023
XIS ASA Newsletter: Monday, April 24, 202 U19 Soccer: Chan Ba Trophy Champions On Saturday, April 22, 2023, the XIS Warriors returned to Hanova International School won the U19 Soccer Chan Ba Trophy for the second straight season. The Warriors braved the cold, wet conditions and instead of complaining, they embraced the adversity to secure…
Springtime at XIS
Learning Phoentics – 'au' sounds Analyzing Historical Photos Research Presentations Improving as writers and English language learners with Ms. Audra!
Coaches Coach, and Teachers Teach
In this series of pictures we can see the heart of a true teacher – Mr. Park, who is actually part of the administrative team at XIS, is seen helping some of our elementary school students with their basketball game during recess. Mr Park is showing the true heart of a XIS Warrior and of…
XIS Whole School Update: April 2023
From the Principal’s DeskXIS Culture This month, we are refocusing and retraining our staff and students on XIS culture. Some key aspects of our culture that we have been focusing on both inside and outside of the classroom are: English Immersion Environment Honor Code Technology Use English Immersion Environment English Immersion Environment sets XIS apart…
XIS ASA Newsletter: Monday, April 10, 2023
U11 Boys Basketball On Tuesday, April 4, the XIS Warriors hosted Dehong Xi’an School for a U11 Boys Basketball Game. The Warriors played hard against a tough Dehong team, but were victorious by a final score of 24-18. U11 Boys Basketball Final Score XIS: 24 Dehong: 18 Warrior Scorers: Evan Fong – 13 points;…
XIS ASA Newsletter: Monday, April 3, 2023
U14 Boys Soccer On Tuesday, March 28, the XIS Warriors traveled to Hanova International School for a Boys Soccer Match. The Warriors played hard however a flurry of shots from the opponent saw the Warriors fall by a score of 0-10. U14 Boys Soccer Final Score XIS: 0 Hanova: 10 U19 Boys Soccer On…
Pictures from Model UN and around XIS
XIS at Model UN! The XIS community lending a helping hand Quarter 3 Warrior Award Winners In Spanish Class…
XIS ASA Newsletter: Monday, March 27, 2023
U14 Girls Soccer On Tuesday, March 21, the XIS Warriors hosted XLIS for a Girls Soccer Match. The Warriors played hard and displayed their clear improvement and tenacity throughout the match, but lost by a score of 1-3. See below for final scores and statistics. U14 Girls Soccer Final Score XIS: 1 XLIS: 3…
Math Academic Fair, Part 1
Beyond Math – an Earth Science lab showing how land heats up and cools down more quickly than water. Physical Science delving into chemical reactions. Poetry and Nature
XIS ASA Newsletter: Monday, March 20, 2023
U14 Boys Soccer On Thursday, March 16, the XIS Warriors traveled to Dehong School – Xi’an for a Boys Soccer Match. The Warriors played hard and used a strong attack to control the match, winning 3-1. See below for final scores and statistics. U14 Boys Soccer Final Score XIS: 3 Dehong: 1 Warrior Scorers:…
February SGA Update
The chills of winter recede as spring begins to flourish. What an accomplishment that XIS has managed to stay on Campus! Although SGA has been extremely busy and under a lot of stress, we have been able to support many special events for the students of XIS. SGA is a group of XIS students…
XIS ASA Newsletter: Monday, March 13, 2023
U14 Girls Soccer On Thursday, March 9, the XIS Warriors hosted the Hanova International School Hawks for a 5v5 Girls Soccer Match. The Warriors played hard and used strong goal-keeping to stay in the match, however Hanova won the match. See below for final scores and statistics. U14 Girls Soccer Final Score XIS: 1…
Photos: Eggs, Maps, Plants, and Baskets
Culinary Class World Geography Class ¡More Spanish Class! Pre-K learning about plants in science class U8 Basketball ASA
Semester 1 at a Glance!
We are into the first few weeks of semester two, so as we move forward, let’s look at some milestones from the first semester! For the teachers and staff, the first semester starts in the summer, long before the students arrive. During that time, the school is busy preparing the school for the fall semester. …
Photos: Money, Soccer, and Atoms!
Soccer Matches! Creating a model of an atom as a mobile A few from the lock-in… Learning about money in Pre-K's Social Studies class Well-Being: Learning to apologize
XIS U14 Boys, U14 Girls, U19 Soccer Kick Off Seasons
The XIS Spring Soccer season kicked off on Friday, February 17, 2023 with 3 matches against TNS – XiZang at the XIS/BoDi campus! U14 Girls Soccer Final Score XIS: 3 TNS – XiZang: 6 Maia Fong, Helen Yang, and Katie Parrett each score for the Warriors in a well-played match! The match is XIS’ first…
Photos from Spirit Day (and Spirit Week, too!)
It’s the Spring Semester’s Spirit Week! The winning move Every Spirit Day, students love playing Tug-of-War!
Semester in Review: U08, U11 Boys, U11 Girls Soccer
U08 Soccer On Saturday, October 29, 2022, the XIS U08 Soccer Team finished third in the 2022 Chan Ba Trophy Tournament at Hanova International School. The XIS Warriors defeated XLIS White Team 2-2 (2-1) in a penalty kick shootout! U08 All Star Team Players: Daniel Kim, Crosby Papendorf U11 Boys Soccer On Saturday, October 29,…
Photos from the start of Semester 2!
One semester ends, another begins! Studying logarithmic functions Alegbra 2 and polynomial functions High School Spanish Class Taking a break and having a snack, thanks to a special fundraiser function from our seniors Library time Exploring atomic structures A new semester of woodshop class Warrior Buddies helping in the classroom Pre-K Finally delivering last year's…
XIS Semester 2 ASAs Begin
At XIS, we value the distinct educational opportunities that are presented to our students throughout the school day. In addition to these amazing classes and courses taught by our XIS Staff, we also offer an array of After School Activities for all ages of our students. During the Fall 2022 Semester, students in our After…
Cellular Respiration, Multiplication Scoot, and More!
Over the course of a school week, XIS students will engage in a wide variety of subjects and classes. Let’s take a peek at some of the things XIS students have been learning recently. Lower Elementary Miss Ware’s first grade class took some time to look at how our world has changed by looking at…
The Concept of the Week: Cellular Respiration
Normally you wouldn’t look at a cup of milk, a cup of yogurt, a pastry, and think to yourself, “Oh, this is an experiment about cellular respiration.” But then, you wouldn’t be in Tina Bean’s biology class. Recently Ms. Bean’s biology class conducted an experiment to learn about fermentation as an anaerobic alternative to cellular respiration…