The International School

The International School of Macao (TIS as it is commonly called) is where all of us spend our day. It is a very young school compared to most and it has been in it's current building for only one year. There are approx. 700 students from JK to grade 11; 55% of students come from Macau, Hong Kong or China, the remaining 45% come from thirty different countries (the majority coming from Australia).
Classes tend to be smaller than in Canada with class sizes usually between 14 and 19 students. Students are required to wear a dress uniform in class and a PE uniform on PE days.
Staff come from around the world. The majority are Canadian but others come from Australia, Romania, UK, and the U.S.A.

Danielle's Birthday

Danielle had her fifth birthday on Saturday September 15th. Ten guests came over to our apartment to help celebrate her special day. Balloons, chocolate cake and gifts from friends and family made it memorable for all.
Danielle spent part of the afternoon showing guests her room and her stuffed animals. Another highlight of the day occurred in the morning when Danielle was able to visit with her Grandma and Grandpa in Lamont via the internet (using Skype). It was great for all of us to talk and see one another.

First Day of School

Monday September 3rd was the first day of school for Emily and Danielle. Emily is in class 3-2 with Ms. Windsor and Danielle is in class SK-2 with Mrs. Joanne. The whole family traveled to school together in the morning via a taxi (Jackie has a job at the school as well) which made the day even more special. The girls have three types of uniforms to choose from: a summer dress uniform, a winter dress uniform and a PE uniform.

Emily the "shutterbug"

Emily was promised a camera when we arrived in Macau so that she could send photos to her friends at home. Since she got her own digital camera, she has been taking numerous photos whenever we go out. Here is just a small sample of some of her photos.