Dear Parents,
Thank you to the many parents and family members who came to the upper elementary school assembly on Thursday. As Celebrate India Month comes to a close, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to our Indian Studies teachers, Ms. Anu and Ms. Bindu, for a successful few weeks of learning and celebration. Thank you to the PCA for organizing the rangoli workshops earlier this week, and Meena Rao for teaching yoga to our upper elementary students.
This week, we held two parent information sessions on standards-based grading and reporting. Close to 90 parents attended these sessions. Some parents asked if I would share the presentation. Please click here to access the presentation.
I mentioned during the meeting that the school will no longer send home paper-based report cards (paper-based report cards will be issued when a family leaves AISC). Parents will have to logon to our student management system, known as Skyward, to access report cards. In the near future, parents will receive an email from Skyward that will require action. This email will provide you with instructions on how access your child's report card. When you receive this email, login to Skyward and change your password. There will be screenshots to help you through this process. If you have any difficulties, please email itsupport@aisch.org.
Lunch Menu and Order Form for November
Please place your online orders using the AISC pay-online site or using the online order link for which you can pay at the cash counter before 7th November.
The Collaboration and Inquiry Center (CIC)'s New Saturday Hours are a Huge Success!
Lunch Menu and Order Form for November
Please place your online orders using the AISC pay-online site or using the online order link for which you can pay at the cash counter before 7th November.
The Collaboration and Inquiry Center (CIC)'s New Saturday Hours are a Huge Success!
Our new hours have seen a great turnout of students, parents, and staff coming through the CIC's doors on Saturdays! Since September 6th, when Saturday hours first began, the CIC has received 63 visitors on average each Saturday. During that time, visitors have been able to come in and use the CIC for projects, reading, Internet, and book checkout (over 350 books on Saturdays so far). Our new hours are part of AISC's continued commitment to literacy and learning, and is a great way for students, staff, and parents to utilize our print and digital resources even more. This is a space open to all students in grades preschool to twelve, so come on in and enjoy the CIC!
As a reminder, please note that we will be closed on student 3-day weekends and during school breaks (this includes closing the CIC on Saturday, October 18 and October 25 of Diwali break). We look forward to welcoming you back on Saturdays beginning November 1st.
Here are a few CIC Saturday Reminders:
• We are open 8:30-12:30.
• Please sign-in on clipboards when coming to the CIC on Saturdays. This will help us with supervision as well as collecting data on Saturday usage.
• Please enjoy food and drink outside the CIC.
• ES students must be accompanied by a parent on campus during non-school hours (ES school policy). ES students should come to the CIC on Saturdays with a parent.
• MS and HS students should only be on campus during non-school hours when they are part of a school-organized activity or sport. Saturdays in the CIC counts as a school-organized activity. If students leave the CIC, but are not taking part in another school activity or sport, they should leave the AISC campus.
Thank you! If you have any questions, please email Jeremy Willette.
Read Alouds in the CIC
The ES/MS: CIC is hosting two special read alouds for students in lower elementary after vacation.
Tuesday, October 28, 3:45-4:15
Korean - Students in grades preschool to two
Tuesday, November 4, 3:45-4:15
Japanese - Students in grades preschool to one
This will be a fun event for children to hear stories in Korean and Japanese. This is an optional activity. Please note that if a child comes, it is also necessary for the parent to come for supervision. If you have any questions, please email Jeremy Willette .
Read Alouds in the CIC
The ES/MS: CIC is hosting two special read alouds for students in lower elementary after vacation.
Tuesday, October 28, 3:45-4:15
Korean - Students in grades preschool to two
Tuesday, November 4, 3:45-4:15
Japanese - Students in grades preschool to one
This will be a fun event for children to hear stories in Korean and Japanese. This is an optional activity. Please note that if a child comes, it is also necessary for the parent to come for supervision. If you have any questions, please email Jeremy Willette .
MAP Test Results
September MAP test results, and an accompanying explanatory letter, were given to all students in grades 2-5 who sat for the tests. Please contact Ms. Cheryl or Ms. Hazel in the Elementary School Principal’s Office after the Fall Break if did not receive your child’s report.
After School Activities
Please note that the following Saturday ASAs will resume after the Fall Break: Swim lessons, Math Counts and Soccer.
• Math Counts & Saturday Soccer classes will resume on November 1, 2014
• Saturday Swim lessons will resume on November 8, 2014
• Raptors swim club starts on November 3rd and ends December 19, 2014
Vision and Hearing Screening
Teachers will choose a time to take their students to see the doctors. The Health Office will notify you if a doctor recommends any further assessment.
Halloween- October 31
Vision and Hearing Screening
Each year, we conduct a vision & hearing screening test for students in our Health Office. This will take place on October 29 – 31, 2014.
The hearing screening will be conducted by the Madras ENT Research Foundation (P) Ltd., First Cross Street, II Main Road, R.A. Puram, Chennai. Dr. Sudha Maheswari and her team will conduct this screening.
The vision screening will be done by “Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital”, 19 Cathedral Road, Chennai. The team will be led by Dr. Sudha.
Teachers will choose a time to take their students to see the doctors. The Health Office will notify you if a doctor recommends any further assessment.
If you look at the Community Calendar, you will see that on Friday, October 31 "Halloween Celebrations" is marked on the calendar. Your child's classroom teacher will share with you activities that are specific to the class. In general, there are class parties and students will parade around the school at a pre-determined time and receive a small candy at various points along the parade route. New parents will benefit from knowing that most children wear a costume, so this may be something to put on your Fall Break shopping list. We do ask that costumes not be too scary and that any weapons that are accessories to a costume stay at home.
Food Service Update
We are happy to share that we have had the highest sales ever last week, both in the ES and the MS/HS cafeterias. We had 210 pre-orders in the ES and around 200 in the MS/HS. Thank you to all those who participated in this success!
We continue to work with TMFK to provide healthier food options for our students. Consistent with our effort to provide the right nutrition, we will begin to serve vegetables and fruit each day with all food options to our elementary students effective October 27.
We are delighted that the recent introduction of beef, Korean and Thai dishes has been highly appreciated by our students. We are happy to introduce Japanese cuisine in our menu next month. In addition to what we currently offer in our Korean selection, we will be including more options like beef/chicken bulgogi. In the near future, we hope to strengthen this initiative further and extend our ethnic options to other cuisines.
Should you have any questions with regard to food service, please email Josephine Ronald.
Have a wonderful Fall Break!
Kevin Hall
Elementary School Principal