Dear Community Members:
Happy New Year! I wish you and your family all the best for 2016.
On behalf of the elementary school faculty and staff, I would like to extend a warm welcome to the new families who are joining our community this month.
Elementary Students' Artwork on Display
Would you like to see the artwork our students have done the first half of the school year? Please stop by the FAC Atrium where works of art will be on display beginning Monday, January 18th to Thursday, January 28th. Enjoy!
January Lunch Orders
If you wish to order a school lunch for your child, you can access the January lunch menu
here.
You may use either the Payonline or the Lunch Pre-order system to order lunch for your child(ren).
The Payonline System
Payonline allows parents to charge their child’s smart cards online, order and pay for lunches, and register and pay for after school activities. Payment is completed online using a credit or debit card. You need a username and password to access this system. Please see the user guide
here for help using the system. You may a
ccess Payonline here.
This system allows parents to pre-order lunches for the month and pay with cash at the cash counter. Login using just the email address we have on file at AISC. Please see the user guide
here. You may access the Lunch Pre-Order System
here.
Elementary Sports Days - Parent Volunteers are Needed!
The Elementary Sports Days are just around the corner! Thursday, January 21st for the Lower Elementary (PreKindergarten through Grade Two) and Friday, January 22nd for the Upper Elementary (Grade Three through Grade Five). The Lower and Upper Elementary activities will start at 9:00 and end at 10:45.
This year Sports Day will have a new format! Students will be able to freely move from game to game during Sports Day. Each student will receive a passport to help them keep track of the 19 different games that they can play! Some of the stations include the use of water (Balloon Toss, Fireman Relay, Sponge Squeeze, and more)! You can check out the games
here. We suggest that you send an extra set of dry clothes for your child to change into after Sports Day. Sports Day will be outside, so please consider having your child wear sunscreen, hat, sunglass, and other protective items.
Please volunteer and help manage one of the many Sports Day stations. Having such a large number of participants, we would love to have your help!
Should you wish to volunteer, please sign up
here. Please meet at the ES Cafeteria at 8:30 a.m. on the day you have signed up. Thank you from your Elementary Physical Education Team
Yearbook photos for New and Students who were Absent on Photo Day in the Fall
Yearbook photos will be taken on Wednesday January 27th, for new students and for students who were absent and missed the first round. There will be no re-takes for the photos which were already taken.
After School Activities
The semester 2 dates are: January 25 - May 27, 2016. (16 week program).
How can you register for an ASA?
Pay Online: Online registration runs from the morning of January 14th to the afternoon of January 17th. Please go to
https://payonline.aisch.org/, login and register. We encourage parents to register through Pay online. Kindly note that payments made through credit card will carry service charges. This charge is levied by the bank, not the School or ASA department.
In-Person Registrations: If you have missed registering online, you can register in person on January 18 & 19 at the Elementary Cafeteria from 8.00 am – 9.30 am. If you are unable to connect to the internet from your home, please know that you may use a computer in the Elementary CIC.
Please note that:
• All activities are priced at Rs. 4000/- (for one day of activity).
• We encourage all parents to register online.
• Swim programs is listed below separately. Once again registration is on a first come first served basis for all swim programs.
ASA – SEMESTER 2 – LIST OF ACTIVITIES
|
ASA - MONDAY
|
Grade
|
Instructor
|
Tennis
|
3 - 5
|
Gowthaman V
|
Soccer
|
K - 2
|
Sebastian Francis
|
Ping Pong
|
3 - 8
|
Rajesh R
|
Beginners Taekwondo
|
1 - 5
|
Yang YoungGeun
|
Soft-toy making
|
3 - 5
|
Leela Manikya
|
Keyboard
|
2 - 5
|
Shiney Justin
|
Multi-cultural arts and crafts
|
K - 2
|
Joseph Pramod
|
Book making and writing
|
3 - 5
|
Marianne Brooks
|
Elementary Choir
|
3 - 5
|
Shireen Lazarus
|
Lego Mind storms
|
6 - 8
|
Ryan Sager
|
Library
|
3 - 5
|
LalPaul Gangte
|
ASA - TUESDAY
|
Grade
|
Instructor
|
Basket Ball
|
6 - 8
|
Sukavaneshwar D
|
Tennis
|
1 - 2
|
Gowthaman V
|
Advanced Taekwondo
|
1 - 6
|
Yang YoungGeun
|
Yoga
|
K - 2
|
Meena Rao
|
Beginners Ballet
|
K - 2
|
Mridhula Shivakumar
|
Acoustic & Rock Guitar
|
2 - 7
|
Shiney Justin
|
Spoken Tamil
|
3 - 5
|
Vigneswari C
|
Art & Craft: Do it Yourself (DIY)
|
3 - 5
|
Daphne Francis
|
Robots- from Imagination to Reality
|
4 - 5
|
Carl Knudsen
|
Library
|
3 - 5
|
LalPaul Gangte
|
ASA - THURSDAY
|
Grade
|
Instructor
|
Basket Ball
|
3 - 5
|
Sukavaneshwar D
|
Tennis
|
6 - 8
|
Gowthaman V
|
Soccer
|
3 - 5
|
David
|
Soccer
|
6 -8
|
Sebastian Francis
|
Roller-Skating
|
1 - 5
|
Sathya Moorthy
|
Fashion Jewelry making
|
3 - 5
|
Celita Babu
|
Dance: Move & Groove
|
K - 2
|
Sagarika
|
Drums
|
3 - 5
|
Mohana Krishnan
|
Yoga
|
3 - 8
|
Widi Sumaryano
|
Sing Along Disney Musical hits
|
K - 2
|
Vasanth Peter
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Sing Along Disney Musical hits
|
3 - 5
|
Finny Albert
|
Elementary - Wood Shop
|
3 - 5
|
Dilipkumar
|
Library
|
4 - 5
|
LalPaul Gangte
|
ASA - FRIDAY
|
Grade
|
Instructor
|
Basket Ball
|
1 - 2
|
Rejeesh B
|
Girls’ Soccer
|
1 - 2
|
Henry
|
Martial arts - Karate
|
1 - 5
|
Shihan Haribabu
|
Crochet for Beginners
|
3 - 5
|
Mabel Dhanraj
|
Theatre
|
3 - 5
|
Ashley Shillong
|
Girls Basketball
|
3 - 5
|
Sobha Daniel
|
Read aloud and Sing along
|
K - 2
|
Sweety Jayakumar
|
Early Release Wednesday - January 20th
In order to support continuous professional learning and development for AISC faculty members, there are seven Early Release Wednesdays on the calendar this year. On January 20th, we will have our fifth Early Release Wednesday. As a reminder, students will be released at 1:30 p.m. and are expected to depart campus in a timely and organized fashion. We appreciate your patience. In preparation, please plan on allowing longer time for entry and exit to the school at release time. Play areas are not available for family use after 1:30.
The Third Annual AISC RAPTORTHON!!!!
Sunday, Feb. 14, 7AM-10AM
What better way to spend Valentine's Day than with friends and family doing something that is heart-healthy. This has proven to be a FUN event.
Raptorthon is a FUN FAMILY AND COMMUNITY EVENT that combines swimming and running. Participants will be required toswim 150m, run 1600m then jump back in the pool and swim another 150m.
Enter as an individual or as a team of two (one person swims and the other runs). The entry fee is 300 rupees per individual and 600 rupees per team. This is an AISC Community Event. Anyone grade 4 and older may participate! (Watch for more information and a sign-up link next week!!!) The money raised will be used to cover the cost of the event and any remaining money will benefit the Chennai Flood Relief.
After the event, there will be a potluck breakfast provided by the entrants. All participants will receive a certificate with their official time at the breakfast.
January Parent Coffee
This past Tuesday, our counselors, Ms. Meg and Mr. Wilson, led an informative parent information session on transitioning into a new country and new school. Did you know that our Collaboration and Inquiry Center (CIC) has a number of books on moving and starting a new school? Below is a list of books that parents and children may check-out.
Alexander, Who’s Not (Do You Hear Me? I Mean It!) Going to Move
by Judith Viorst
Call Number: P VIO
The Berenstain Bears’ Moving Day
by Stan Berenstain
Call Number: L BER
Amber Brown is Not a Crayon
by Paula Danzinger
Call Number: N RF DAN
Best Friends Together Again
by Aliki
Call Number: P ALI
First Day Jitters
by Julie Danneberg
Call Number: P DAN
Goodbye, 382 Shin Dang Dong
by Frances Park
Call Number: P PAR
Ira Says Goodbye
by Bernard Waber
Call Number: P WAB
We Just Moved
by Stephen Krensky
Call Number: L KRE
Henry and Mudge and Annie’s Good Move
by Cynthia Rylant
Call Number: L RYL
A House for Hermit Crab
by Eric Carle
Call Number: P CAR
Moving Day
by Meg Cabot
Call Number: N HU CAB
Boomer’s Big Day
by Constance McGeorge
Call Number: P MCG
Monday Morning Mindfulness with ES Counselor Ms. Meg
Where: MC – E & F
Time: Mondays from 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
Date: January 18th - March 7th
Mindfulness is: "paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally, to the unfolding of experience moment to moment." (Jon Kabat-Zinn) In the course of our sessions, we will experience mindfulness in various ways and settings to correspond with what the children have already been taught and apply mindfulness techniques to parenting situations as they arise.
Please
email Ms. Meg if you are interested.
Have a wonderful weekend and happy Pongal!
Kevin Hall
Elementary School Principal
