Dear Parents,
What a wonderful week of spirit at AISC. Thank you to all of you who helped your child think of creative costume ideas for each of our spirit days. We ended spirit week with our annual UN Peace Day Parade today, and children had so much pride walking across the stage in their national dress.
A reminder that photos can be found on our website, under quick links. Password is raptors2019
Reminder - Elementary Principal Candidates Visiting AISC on Monday/Tuesday, September 16-17
As shared by direct email to elementary parents this week, since May, we have been engaged in the complex process of recruiting Keryn Dowling’s successor for 2020-2021 and beyond.
On September 15th-17th, four finalist candidates from across the globe will visit Chennai and AISC.
A group of PCA parents has been helping us organize a Meet-and-Greet and Forum for parents to meet and listen to the candidates to discuss their experiences and perspectives on AISC.
Mark your calendars for Tuesday, September 17th for an informal Meet-and-Greet in the ES Plaza (8:00-8:30 a.m.) and Parent Forum in the BBT (8:45-9:45 a.m.).
Parents make great recruiters of candidates when they introduce themselves, listen attentively, and reflect positively about our school, please join us!
We shared a brief bio of each candidate in the email on Monday, if you want to read more about the candidates, their applications are on reserve in the ES library. Ask a librarian, and you can review the applications in the library.
Any questions about their schedules? Email Angeline Mohan (mangeline@aischennai.org).
Grade 5 Classroom Without Walls
Next Tuesday 17th, at 6:00am our Grade 5 students will depart for their annual classroom without walls trip. This year, the G5 students are travelling to the hill station destination of Yelagiri. Whilst there, the students will engage in a lot of team building activities as well as other outdoor challenges and learning experiences.
Math Mornings
Join us, and your children, for Math Mornings starting next Thursday and Friday with grades 3 and 4 respectively, and continuing the following week for grades 1, 2, and 5. Your children look forward to a visit from parents, and teachers and our math coach Calley Connelly look forward to learning more together about our math curriculum and instruction.This year, we will also talk about giving constructive feedback on Seesaw using our math practices as a framework.The meetings will begin at 8:45 am in the Madras Hall, and we will transition later to the classrooms.
Change of Math Morning Dates
Please note the following changes made to Math Mornings to accommodate for specialist classes.
Sept 19, 8:45 - 10:15: Grade 3
Sept 20, 8:45 - 10:15: Grade 4
Sept 23, 8:45 - 10:15: Grade 2 (same date)
Sept 24, 8:45 - 10:15: Grade 5
Sept 25, 8:45 - 10:15: Grade 1
Dec 10, 8:45 - 10:15: Kindergarten
India Month Opening Assemblies
You are welcome to attend the India Month Opening Assemblies on:
- September 26th, Thursday for Early Years - Grade 2 at 2:30 p.m
- September 27th, Friday for Grades 3 - 5 at 2:30 p.m.
Students are encouraged to wear Indian clothes on the day of their performance. If you wish to purchase Indian traditional clothes, here is a list of shops:
- Nalli (T.Nagar or other branches)
- Chennai Silks (T.Nagar or other branches)
- RMKV (In Phoenix Mall)
- Pothys (T.Nagar)
- BIBA (In Express Avenue Mall or Phoenix Mall)
India Month Activities
October is our “Celebrate India” month. We have many exciting experiences planned for our students that will help them explore the different facets of India and its incredibility!
During this time, our students will have an opportunity to explore a variety of activities related to Indian culture through experiential learning. We will have experts leading sessions in Pottery, Tie and Dye, Indian Design Challenges, Yoga, Jewellery making and more.
Indian Snack and Lunch (provided by the school) Thursday, October 24th
All students will be provided a complimentary Indian Snack and Lunch, catered by our Taj Madras Flight Kitchen on Friday, October 26th. Spices in the food will be minimal.
Snack menu: Carrot sticks and cucumber sticks with ranch.
(Indian Flag- Tricolor Themed Healthy Snack)
Lunch menu: Jeera rice (rice cooked with cumin seeds and garnished with coriander leaves), poori (wheat bread), raitha (yoghurt with chopped vegetables), paneer masala (for vegetarians) or chicken tikka (for non-vegetarians), soan papdi (dessert), vadaam (rice crisps) and fresh juice (lime/sweet lime).
Parents who do not want their children to have this, may kindly send a packed snack and lunch from home.
Supervision Reminders - please read carefully!
All children from 3:30 p.m must be directly supervised by parents. If you wish your child to play on the playground or soccer field, parents must be also in these areas. It is unsafe for parents to sit in the cafeteria and send children outside. If your child is alone in one of these areas, they will be sent back to be with you again. For safety reasons, we need your support with this.
From the Library
Parents and children are welcome in the ES/MS library after school from 3:30-5:00 on Monday,Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Please remember that this should be a quiet time together and that parents are required to stay with their children for the duration of the visit. If children would prefer to run, play, or shout, parents are invited to take them outside. Parents are also welcome to use the Madras Cafe for socializing purposes.
Fall Break- Jump-Off Camp and Activities
Will you and your family be in Chennai for Fall Break? If so, check out the Jump Off program! Within this program, there are on-campus activities for all family members. For elementary students, you may register for Jump Off Camp on this Registration Form. Activities and the camp will be available on Monday Sept 30th - Saturday October 5th, excluding Wednesday, October 2nd, for observation of Gandhi Jayanthi.