Friday, March 01, 2019

Friday, March 01, 2019

Dear Parents,

Happy high five Friday! It was so much fun on the gate this morning where Mr Hoover and I greeted so many parents and students with big high fives. Thursday evening we also celebrated our music programme with a wonderful array of school wide performances in our vertical music concert.  I’m sure you will join me in congratulating Ms Sarah and Ms Fiona for their hard work preparing our Singing Raptors for their performance.

Raptorthon (this coming Sunday!)
Sunday, March 3rd at 7 AM is the annual Raptorthon. This year, since we have a track, we are changing the event a little and it will be a 180 meter swim then a 2 K run (Younger athletes can do a shorter run). Hope to see many of you there to support our runners and swimmers.

Student Led Conference - Thursday 14 March
Student led conferences are all day of Thursday 14 March. No regular classes will be held on this day. This Student Led Conference is the time for your child to share their learning growth and future goals with you.
Please expect teachers to be involved as facilitator and not directly involved in the discussions; on this day the main focus is between you and your child. There will be multiple children and their families sharing their learning at the same time in each classroom.
  • The conference will take approximately 30 - 40 minutes in the classroom and 30 - 40 minutes with the specialist areas - Music, Art, PE, Indian Studies and World Language.  
  • Your child will have a passport to lead you through each area and will know whether to begin in the homeroom or in the specialist areas.
  • Students are responsible for leading the conference and also take responsibility for their learning by sharing the process with their parents.  
  • Supervision for AISC siblings will be in the ES CIC only. Please note that this is only for enrolled AISC students. You will need to make your own separate arrangements for younger children and babies. 
  • Please do not hesitate to contact either the homeroom/specialist teachers, or Dave, Calley or myself, should you have any questions regarding these upcoming conferences.
If you have not already done so, please sign up for your child’s Conference via Edmodo

NESA Virtual Science and Engineering Fair
The fifth grade NESA Virtual Science and Engineering Fair showcases student efforts to solve real-world problems through a process of experimentation and inquiry. We invite all parents to visit the science fair from 2:30-3:30 at the BBT on March 4, 2019, to view projects and interact with our teams.

Grade 3-5 Art Exhibition
We invite you to the ‘Upper Elementary Art Exhibition’ starting from Monday 4th March 2019 through Friday 15 March 2019. Our aspiring student artists have worked hard on producing artwork for your enjoyment and reflection these past six months. Please support them by viewing their work and talking to them about it. This impressive display will be showcased at the FAC Atrium Gallery.  All are welcome!

March 2019 Lunch Menu & Order Links   
To order a school lunch for your child, please use this Payonline link.  
Elementary Lunch Menus: (Grades EY- 3 Pre-order) and (Grades 4 & 5 - No Preorder)

Maker Saturday – March 16, 2019
Timing: 9 am -12 noon
Facility: ES Discovery Studios (Rooms 2602/2603)
Eligibility: Grade 1 - 5

This session is last one of the 2018-2019 school year!  We are offering two design challenges. Please choose one activity from the choices to challenge yourself and your child on Saturday. The time is designed that one activity will take up most of the entire three hours. If you have children doing different activities, you must have one parent at each activity. To know more about the activities click on this Link

REGISTRATION DETAILS
Please click HERE on this link for online sign-up.
The cost of the activity is: INR 3000 - Payment details will be communicated after the online sign-ups are finished.

From the ASA office; Jump off - Spring Camp & Coaching
The Athletics and Activities Department is offering great opportunities for students to be engaged during their time off for Spring Break. Follow this Link for more information about the Camp & Coaching classes, Registrations & Payment details.

Have a wonderful weekend!
Keryn Dowling, Dave Allen, and Calley Connelly