Dear Parents,
I hope your child(ren) had a restful break last week. It’s hard to believe we are now moving into the second half of the first semester.
Conferences will be held over the next two weeks. By this time, we hope you have a scheduled conference time, but if you have not scheduled a conference time yet, please contact your child’s teacher. During the conference, you will learn about the progress your child has made and areas for growth. Teachers are also looking to you for some information about your child’s social and emotional well being during virtual learning.
Important Dates
India Week
India week will be celebrated in the Elementary School the week of November 2nd. Bindu Krishnamurthy, our Indian Studies teacher, is planning engaging and interesting activities for the students. More details about India Week will come as we get closer to the week of November 2nd.
Attendance During Virtual Learning
If your child can’t participate in virtual learning for any reason, please inform your child’s teacher.
Design Cardboard Challenge
Check out the AISC Cardboard Challenge this weekend! Build an arcade game, a phone holder, or whatever you can imagine! Also, check out some of the awesome projects on Padlet done by some students in design classes this week.
Arts, Sports & Activities
See what students think about Virtual ASA's
If you are interested in having your child(ren) of all ages engage in FREE virtual activities for Season 2, please check out the Athletics & Activities Blog for more information and the Registration Form. ASA Season 2 will begin Monday, October 19th.
Scholastic Book Fair Final Sale
Please click the link below to visit the Scholastic Virtual Book Fair and enjoy a 20% discount on every book until October 15th! Register with your personal email address.
http://schools.scholastic.co.in/american-international
From the Counselors
Tips for keeping children on schedule for meetings during the day:
Keeping your child on time for Zoom meetings can be a challenge. Children can process time but the development of their ability to judge time in different situations varies greatly. How long is 10 minutes, for example, may be understood differently depending on what they are doing and their level of focus. Because of this, it can be difficult for children to keep track of when they need to be on Zoom. Here are some tips for keeping children on schedule:
Help children get organized at the beginning of each day by going over the schedule and which links to use.
Consider making a visual checklist of meetings and tasks - have a symbol for individual and small group meetings and class meetings. This also helps them check off things as completed. Include times such as waking up, eating breakfast, lunch times, play time, etc. Including these events helps children gain a sense of time and know when things happen.
Consider getting a digital clock for their work and play spaces so that they can see the time easily.
Set alarms for yourself to remind them about meetings.
Contact the counselors - we can help too! Linda (glinda@aischennai.org EY-grade 3) and Michele (nmichele@aischennai.org Grades 4 and 5).
Regards,
Lynn Schneider, Dave Allen, and Elliot FijmanElementary School Leadership Team