December 14, 2012

Dear Parents,

Thank you to all the families who donated to the Elementary School Toy Drive.  We received 54 games and puzzles, 70 stuffed animals, 126 miscellaneous items such as clothing, books and book bags and over 2 large boxes of various toys. These gifts will be given to less fortunate local children.

Students in 5A had an authors' celebration last Friday to share published essays with their parents.  In this unit of study, students chose topics that were of interest to them and learned how to organize their thoughts and ideas into the five-paragraph essay format.  They went through a process of generating ideas, drafting, revising, peer revision, editing, and finally publishing their work.  In addition to creating final print copies of their essays using Google Docs, students also learned how to make videos on iPads and recorded each other reading their essays.  Thank you to the parents for coming in and bringing snacks to share, and thank you to all the students for their hard work!  

P.E. Survey – Parent Input is requested

As a part of our continuous improvement efforts and the CIS Accreditation Self-Study process, our P.E. department has set a goal of evaluating the PE program at AISC.  One method they are using to collect data for this evaluation is a parent survey.  Please complete this parent survey by Monday, December 17^th.  Your input is very much appreciated.

https://docs.google.com/a/aisch.org/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=true&formkey=dHlUWGJUcVA0VTBiLW12ZGJUWnhmeFE6MQ

Thank you, parents, for joining us at our winter concerts this week; we appreciate your support. As we begin the holiday season, I wish to take this opportunity to wish all of our families a wonderful winter vacation. See you on January 7^th, 2013.

Yours truly,

Kevin Hall

Elementary School Principal

December 7, 2012

Dear Parents,

Thank you to the many students and parents who joined us last week at the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Mr Hoover and Mr Sanjay (from the Hyatt) kicked off the night by lighting the Christmas tree. Crowds were then treated to fantastic performances by the Elementary School and Community Choirs. At the end of the performances a special guest arrived- Santa! We were so surprised to see Santa arrive on a scooter! 

This is just a reminder that we will be holding our winter concerts on next week. The KG-2 concert will be held on Wednesday from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm and the Grades 3-5 concert on Thursday, also from 2:00 to 3:00 pm. Both concerts will take place in the new auditorium. While parents are more than welcome to take pictures during their child’s concert, I ask that for the viewing pleasure of everyone in the audience that you take the pictures from your where you are seated. Thank you for your cooperation.

Jan Jamboree is coming! This year the High School Student Council will be taking an active role in the annual Charity Fair (January 19th) by organizing activities for elementary and middle school students. So far, plans are being made for over 25 different activities. Most, if not all of the high school students, will be involved in some way or another.

In order to focus on this event being a fun-filled afternoon for the younger students, the Student Council has renamed the charity Fair to the Jan Jamboree. In addition to giving the high school students the opportunity to serve the school community, it provides many students with leadership opportunities.

The Student Council will also be restructuring the way that the proceeds from the Jan Jamboree will be used. In the past, the various service clubs would raise funds, often by requesting donations, holding raffles or selling baked goods. In order to free the clubs of the need to raise funds and allow them to concentrate on providing direct services to those they serve, the Student Council will make the proceeds of the Jan Jamboree available to the service clubs. The clubs will be asked to submit grant proposals to the Student Council, who will then allocate a portion of the Jan Jamboree funds to them.

Library News: 

Please come and help us spread a love of words, books, songs, and rhymes to the youngest members of our community - children aged 0-2!  Please join us for a fun-filled half hour.  This will be an opportunity to meet other parents and engage in the wonderful world of early literacy!

Date: Wednesday, December 12

Time: 8:15-8:45
Location: Elementary Library
Who May Attend: Parents and Children Aged 0-2 (Children must be accompanied by a parent; older siblings may play outside in the supervised elementary areas)

The library looks forward to seeing you!

Kind regards,
The Elementary Library

Parent Curriculum Coffee Reminder:

Please plan to join Ms Kim Bane for her monthly Parent Curriculum Coffee on Tuesday, December 11th in the Black Box Theater. The meetings are scheduled from 8:45 – 9:45 and from 2:15 – 3:15 (only plan to attend one, as the same topics are discussed at both meetings). This is a very important meeting, as we will be asking for your thoughts on key areas of our strategic objectives. In particular we will be gathering your input on:

· World Language at AISC 

· Effective forms of communication for a diverse, international community 

· Parent organization and involvement that supports our mission and core values 

This is a common time of year that some families leave AISC. For those of you who are leaving, we will not say, “good-bye” but rather, “so-long, and see you again.” Best wishes to our parents and students who will not be returning to our school in January. Thank you for your friendship and support. 

Have a great weekend,

Kevin Hall

Elementary School Principal










Have a great weekend,






Kevin Hall


Elementary School Principal