Friday, March 09, 2018

Friday, March 09, 2018

Dear Parents,

It was wonderful seeing so many elementary students and their families competing in our fifth annual Raptorthon last Sunday. Well done to all our competitors:

Harris CozartNorah JacobsonSimon Tinnerholm
Jun hyeok YoonPénélope CoutoSummer Dowling
Merlin HainutReda OuminaVictor Andersen
Minjun KangSamuel JacobYoonki Min
Morgan SimianShania PenkerYuna Min

 
Tomorrow, Saturday 10 March is our Maker Carnival. Please come by anytime from 10 - 4pm. Participants will be able to engage in hands-on experiences at  “Maker Carnival Chennai” - a free to attend, community-run event right here at AISC. This ticketed event will be held on Saturday, March 10th, 2018 (walk in and walk out anytime during 10am to 4pm) and is a family friendly showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness. A celebration of the maker movement! Don’t forget to sign up for your free ticket through here.

Grade 3-5 Learning Celebration
Next Friday 16th March we are hosting a Grade 3-5 Learning Celebration in the FAC Theatre from 8:45 - 9:30 a.m. All parents are welcome.

Adopt a Garden project
Elementary Classes have signed up to adopt a garden bed at AISC. Students in different classes have been experimenting hands on with growing butterfly gardens, salad days gardens, pizza gardens and farmers market gardens. This week a lot of harvesting took place with students proudly sharing their kale, basil and lettuce leaves.  
ES Movie Night
In conjunction with the PCA on Thursday, March 29th we are hosting a movie night from 3:45-5:30 in the BBT. All students are invited. Please note that elementary students must be accompanied by their parents in order to participate. Our plan to show "Captain Underpants," a popular film and book series. Popcorn is provided as well. There is no advance sign-up required and the event is free. Any questions? Please see Mr. Jet in the library or email him at: wjeremy@aischennai.org.  

Scholastic Book Fair is back
We will hold our book fair in the Unity Courtyard Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (8:30-4:00) this coming week. There are lots of great titles to choose from! This year, Scholastic is also selling an eBook collection for parents who are interested called BookFlix. This program pairs interactive fictional video storybooks with related nonfiction eBooks. If you are interested, please see a Scholastic representative at the fair.

Yearbook photos are ready for purchase. You can view the photos using this link. Photos taken in January 2018 are in a folder named Session 2. Password for the gallery is raptors18.

You can also order photos taken at the beginning of the school year. Please note that the order form must be returned to the sectional office along with the payment receipt. Please use this Yearbook Order Form to order pictures. Instructions are on the form.

The last day for orders is 28 March 2018. Prints will be ready for pick up after 16 April 2018. If you have any questions about the ordering process, please contact the ES office.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Keryn Dowling and Lori Newman