Dear Parents,
Happy New Year! I wish you and your family a
happy and healthy new year! I would also like to extend a warm welcome to all
of our new families. Welcome to Chennai and to your new school. This week, we
welcomed 22 new students to our community.
Sports Day
Now that we are in
January, the Elementary Sports Days are looming just around the corner. The
dates are Thursday, January 17th for the Lower Elementary (Kindergarten through
Grade Two) and Friday, January 18th for the Upper Elementary (Grade Three through
Grade Five). The fun begins at 8:45 both days! The Kindergarten to Grade Two
students will finish their Sports Day at 11:45 while students in Grades Three
to Five will finish at 12:30. We take this opportunity to invite you for a fun
day on the field! If you are interested in being more than a spectator, this is
your lucky day! We are in need of parent volunteers willing to manage one of
the many Sports Day stations. Having such a large number of participants, we
could use all the help we can get. Here is a perfect opportunity to become
involved! If you can help us to make this a great day for the children, please
follow the link below to sign up. Many thanks to those who have volunteered!
Sharing the Love of Reading with our Little Ones
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: First and third Wednesdays of each month (Example: January 16, February 6 and 20, March 6 and 30...)
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). For more information, please contact: Menai Newbould, (Library Volunteer). The library looks forward to seeing you!
Winter Concert CDs and DVDs
Winter concerts CDs and DVDs are now
available for purchase. CDs cost Rs. 200 and DVDs Rs. 250. Please pay at the
Cash counter and bring your receipt to the Elementary Reception.
The CDs /DVDs will be delivered to
you within 1 week.
SAISA Track and Field
5th grade students are eligible to
participate on the SAISA track and field team this year. Practices are every
morning from 6:15 until 8:00 and students are required to attend at least 4
practices per week to be eligible to compete. There will also be some optional
field event practices after school. All students will compete in a local meet,
and those who qualify will compete at SAISA in Colombo, Sri Lanka on March
7-11.
Visiting Author
A
search team met several times this fall to identify an inspiring author who
could visit students here at AISC and the team has chosen a wonderful,
award-winning author to come! As
a writer of fiction and nonfiction, of picture books, biographies, and novels,
her diverse talents are inspirational to students. Not only is she an accomplished
author, but she is a marvellous illustrator as well.
Diane
Stanley, author and illustrator, will be visiting our campus from February
4-8. During the week, she
will be leading workshops in all grades KG-7. Workshop topics include coming up with
a story, research, author’s voice, and keeping a reading journal. In addition to the student workshops,
she will also be working with teachers. There
are also three opportunities for parents to hear Diane speak, or meet
her. Please mark your
calendars:
1. Monday,
February 4, 2:30-3:15
Diane Stanley Welcome Assembly
Performing Arts Center
All elementary school parents are welcome to attend
2. Tuesday,
February 5, 3:45-4:15
Diane Stanley Read-Aloud (KG and 1st Grade)
Elementary Library
KG and 1st Grade
students are welcome when accompanied by a parent
3. Wednesday,
February 6, 8:45-9:45
Diane Stanley Parent Coffee and Discussion
Elementary Cafeteria
This event is open to all elementary, middle and high
school parents
We hope that you
will enjoy Diane Stanley’s visit to our school. In the meantime, please visit http://dianestanley.com/ for more information about this
special guest. This
provides a short biography about her as a writer and also lists her numerous
awards and books. Please contact Mr. Jet if you have any
questions.
Parent Curriculum
Coffee - January 22nd:
Please
note that this month's Parent Curriculum Coffee will be for parents of
High School students. We will be discussing curriculum topics that
are specific to our High School program. The coffee will be held from
8:45 - 9:45 or from 2:15 - 3:15 in the Hall of Light.
Have
a great weekend,
Kevin Hall
Elementary School Principal