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“It’s Ok” a picture book by grade 10 student Amy Zhiyan Zhang created during her MYP personal project will be on sale! Many parents and students enquired about the possibility of buying a copy. Please, see the information below. |
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Registration is open! Join the fun and participate in the 16th ANNUAL DRAGON RUN! You can participate in the 5K Race, the 1K Fun Run (Registration payment gives you a t-shirt, finish medal, and a goodie bag. All profits go to the Library Project). If you are not a runner, come and cheer while enjoying the different activities, performances, and food stalls and support the Library Project, a charity that builds libraries and reading rooms in Chinese schools. Scan the QR code below to see last year’s event video! If you would like to learn more about how to become a sponsor of this 16th Dragon Run, email: dragonrun@hisdragons.org.cn or Ms. Andrea Stubbs at andreastubbs@hisdragons.org.cn |
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Hangzhou International School Dragons donate one more library! -Save the date for the 16th Annual Dragon Run, June 24- This time, the HIS Dragon Run brought a new library to Niuzhai Central Primary School in Niuzhai Village, located in Daijia Township, Wu Gong County, Xian Yang City, Shaanxi Province. The new library received more than 1000 Chinese language books, wall bookshelves, library tables, library sofas, chairs, stools, globes, STEAM activity materials, bookends, day activity materials, training materials, and a comprehensive librarian training course. The books in the Chinese language included history, science, short stories, fairy tales, dictionaries in Pinyin, reference books, comic books, and sets of encyclopedias. Books are of the highest quality, published in China, and full color. The donation ceremony was last May and aimed to raise the reading interest among students and share the wonderful world of reading. Students listened to many stories with the help of volunteers who read different books during the donation day. Throughout the stories, they got themselves inside fantastic worlds, countries, and cultures. The students were excited and could not wait to pick their favorite book to start their reading journey. The Dragon Run continues supporting the Library Project. This well-established organization brings literacy and benefits children in local communities by setting up libraries and reading rooms with the money fundraised. The Library Project team works tirelessly to improve education by “one book at a time”, and Hangzhou International School is proud to be part of it. The Dragon Run organizers, Mr. Chaddwick Plotz and Ms. Andrea Stubbs thank the generous sponsors (poster below), volunteers, runners, and HIS community. You can see the library donation video by scanning the QR code below. It is great to be a HIS Dragon! If you would like to learn more about how to become a sponsor of this 16th Dragon Run, email: dragonrun@hisdragons.org.cn or Ms. Andrea Stubbs at andreastubbs@hisdragons.org.cn |
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HIS PAFA (Parents and Friends Association) - End of the School Year Lunch – All HIS parents are cordially invited to attend the last lunch of the year to celebrate with good food, good company, and good wishes before heading to the summer holiday! Information and QR code to register in the poster above |
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China Trips Photo Contest 2023 Open for all the MYP students Grade 6 to Grade 10. See the information below. |
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DragonNews Winter/Spring issue is out online! Click thelink: https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1676877348/hzscishisnet/oiw4klixtmkacpteu4qv/DragonNewsWinter2022-Spring2023_web.pdf Printed copies will be distributed to the students next week. We hope you enjoy this issue! |
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IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MATH |
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(an example of natural tessellation - a honeycomb) TESSELLATIONS By TONYA LIU Grade 8 From patterned wallpaper and architecture to honeycomb, tessellations are everywhere around us, not only in our math classrooms. A tessellation is when a shape repeats itself over and over again covering a surface without any gaps or overlaps. The geometric shape/tile just fit together with itself perfectly. The word tessellation comes from a Latin word which means “small stones.” Tessellations are found in many places as stated before, and one of those places is in Roman buildings. Maurits Cornelius Escher, or who is known as MC Escher, got this inspiration to make tessellations from the mosaic tessellations in Roman buildings. MC Escher is a Dutch artist born in Leeuwarden, Netherlands on June 17, 1898. He is known for his mathematically inspired work and usually referred to as the “father of modern tessellations.” |
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(an example of MC Escher's work) Transformation geometry is used in creating tessellations and the transformations are translations, reflections, and rotation. Translation is moving a shape while keeping it the same size. Every point of the shape has to be moved in the same direction for the same distance. Reflection is when a shape is flipped across a line while keeping its shape or size constant. Rotation is when a shape is kept the same size while being rotated about a fixed point. These are all used in creating a shape to tessellate. An example is the tessellation I made in math class. The original shape I used to make the tessellation was a parallelogram and I cut shapes from different sides of the parallelogram 3 times and transformed them to other side of the parallelogram. Figure 1 shows the transformations I made to the parallelogram. Figure 2 describes each transformation I had made, connecting back to Figure 1’s labels of the parallelogram. Figure 3 is the finished tessellation that I made. You can see that there weren’t any overlaps or gaps and the shark tessellations just fit together. I used translation and reflection to make my tessellation. |
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This activity helped me better understand transformations since now I know that you have to keep the shape the exact same, or else it won’t work. I think that once you learned where and how to do each of the transformations, it’s pretty easy and really fun. I had a lot of fun making the tessellation and at the end you can color and draw the shapes into anything you want. And that is a perk to making your own tessellation so, I made it pink. Hehe |
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Works Cited 1. “Tessellations.” Csun.edu, 2023, www.csun.edu/~lmp99402/Math_Art/Tesselations/tesselations.html#:~:text=Tessellation%20Definition,a%20tessellation%20is%20a%20tiling. Accessed 9 May 2023. 2. Taggart, Emma. “Take a Tour of Tessellations, the Mathematical Art of Repeating Patterns.” My Modern Met, 18 Sept. 2021, mymodernmet.com/tessellation-art/. Accessed 12 May 2023. 3. “M. C. Escher Facts for Kids.” Kiddle.co, 2015, kids.kiddle.co/M._C._Escher#Mathematically_inspired_work. Accessed 9 May 2023. 4. Kristian. “Tessellation Examples in Nature!” Blogspot.com, 2016, geoinnature.blogspot.com/2012/04/tessellation-examples.html. Accessed 12 May 2023. 5. No author. “The Words Tessellate and Tessellation Come from a Latin Word Which Means �Small.” Gvsu.edu, 2023,www2.gvsu.edu/oxfordj/geom.html#:~:text=The%20words%20tessellate%20and%20tessellation,Latin%20word%20which%20means%20%E2%80%9Csmall&text=plane%20with%20no%20holes.&text=polygons%20(polygons%20with%20congruent%20sides)%20enclosed%20the%20greatest%20area. Accessed 12 May 2023. 6. Image. “Honeycomb – a Natural Tessellation - ECstep.” ECstep, 31 Dec. 2017, ecstep.com/natural-patterns/natural-pa-honeycomb-a-natural-tessellation/. Accessed 12 May 2023. |
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DRAGON ATHLETICS |
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DRAGON SWIMMING Monday, May 29, 2023 - Parent Newsletter AQUATICS 2023 HISAC SWIM MEET CHAMPIONS Congratulations to HIS Dragons swimmers who worked hard throughout the semester and put all the preparation into last Saturday’s competition. Everyone strived to swim their personal best and contributed to the overall success of the team. Our student-athletes swam hard and demonstrated themselves as the true ambassadors of sportsmanship throughout the event. AWARDS Gold – 35 Silver – 28 Bronze – 27 54 Excellent Showings 105 Personal Bests Age-Group Winners 8 & Under Boys - Guo, Yibu Lucas – 2nd Place 9 – 10 Girls - Lin, Shirley – 1st Place, Zhong, Carol – 2nd Place, Jin, Coco – 2nd Place Boys - Petring, Luke – 1st Place 11 – 12 Girls - Wang, Alison – 3rd Place, Lam, Amber – 3rd Place Boys - Mao, Jean – 1st Place, Guo, Leo – 3rd Place 13 – 14 Girls - Liu, Tina – 1st Place, Lu, Anna – 2nd Place Boys - Chu, Carlos – 1st Place, Tukula, Paweike – 2nd Place 15 & Over Girls - Borsdorf, Kari-Amalia – 1st Place PHOTOS SCAN QR Code BELOW |
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THE WORLD’S LARGEST SWIMMING LESSON The World's Largest Swimming Lesson will take place on Thursday, June 22, 2023. The Aquatics department will offer water safety classes on the days leading to 22nd June, which aim to build awareness. Learning to swim and the exposure to the water safety skills and messages that swimming lessons offer provides a lifelong foundation for drowning prevention. Let us make a difference! |
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STUDENT LEADERSHIP |
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Student Leadership is a priority here at HIS. Each week, we spotlight a student leader and give them an opportunity to tell you about their clubs, sports, and activities. |
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WESTLAKE MUN BELLA MENG GRADE 7 Hello everyone, this is the delegate of Bella! I recently had the opportunity to attend the WLMUN conference, a school-level Model United Nations (MUN) conference that brings together students from different schools to simulate the workings of the United Nations. MUN is an educational simulation in which students learn about diplomacy, international relations, and the United Nations. The conference features several committees, including Ecosoc, GA1, GA2, and Environmental, and allows students to represent countries and engage in debates on real-world issues." I would first like to thank the WLMUN Secretariat for their amazing work that led to such an amazing conference. I would then like to thank the WLMUN Media Team for taking such beautiful pictures and catching the shiniest moments of delegates for remembrance. Then, I would like to thank the admin team and our chairs and fellow school directors for coming from places all across China and helping to sustain the order of the entire conference. Finally, thank you all delegates for attending and performing so well in all the committees and having made our WLMUN such a wonderful memory. At WLMUN, I had the opportunity to represent Hungary in the Ecosoc committee. This was a challenging role, as I had to research Hungary's stance on different issues and make persuasive arguments in favor of that position. However, it was also incredibly rewarding to engage in debates with other delegates and learn about their perspectives on global issues. One of the highlights of the conference was the chance to meet students from other schools and exchange ideas with them. Despite coming from different backgrounds, we all shared a common interest in learning about international relations and making a positive impact on the world. I was impressed by the level of passion and dedication that my fellow delegates brought to the conference, and I felt inspired by their ideas and proposals. Through my experience at WLMUN, I also gained a deeper understanding of the importance of Model United Nations. MUN provides a unique opportunity for students to learn about international relations, diplomacy, and global issues in a hands-on, interactive way. By simulating the workings of the United Nations, students are able to gain a better understanding of how the international community can work together to address global challenges. Moreover, MUN encourages students to develop critical thinking, public speaking, and research skills, all of which are essential for success in the 21st century. As the world becomes increasingly interconnected, it is crucial that students learn how to communicate effectively and collaborate with people from different backgrounds and cultures. I would encourage students and members of our community to join MUN as it provides a plentiful number of opportunities and can really strengthen the abilities of delegates and admin from all aspects. It was an extremely amazing experience, and everyone enjoyed the conference! In conclusion, my experience at WLMUN was a valuable learning opportunity that taught me about the importance of international relations, diplomacy, and global issues. The next WLMUN will be in November, and I feel grateful for the chance to participate in such a meaningful event and look forward to continuing to learn and grow through Model United Nations in the future. |
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