Dear Parents,
We had a number of fantastic events in the past two weeks. I would like to thank everyone involved with Earth Week, the Maker Carnival, and Litweek. In total, over 40 different Elementary School faculty were involved in planning and organizing these three events.
Important Dates
Location Update
Please remember to email your child’s classroom teacher and ‘cc the ES office (esoffice@aischennai.org) if you are leaving Chennai before the end of the school year. This is for departing and returning students.
Withdrawing from AISC
If you are relocating and your child is not continuing at AISC for the next school year, please complete either the online withdrawal form linked here, or use this pdf file and email it to esoffice@aischennai.org.
We need this document to begin your child’s school leaving process.
Return of School Materials
As family travel plans for the summer may shift, all items belonging to AISC must be returned to campus before the summer break or your family's departure from Chennai. All students, withdrawing or returning, must return school property before the end of the school year. In the coming weeks, you will receive notifications for outstanding items from individual classes, the technology department, and ASAs. Students who are withdrawing will not be able to finalize the process if items are outstanding.
MAP Testing and Slides
Thank you to all the parents who attended our recent ES parent coffees on MAP testing. During the parent coffee, we provided an overview about MAP testing and guidance for parents for MAP testing at home. MAP testing begins next week for Grades 2-5. Here are the slides from the parent coffee.
Class Placement for 2021-2022
It is time to begin the class placement process for the 2021-2022 school year. A significant amount of time and energy is invested into the class placement process. This process is collaborative and involves the following stakeholders:
Elementary School leadership team
Counselors
Current grade level teachers
English as an Additional Language (EAL) teachers and learning support teachers
When placing students, the Early Years and Elementary School faculty thoughtfully considers a variety of factors. The list below summarizes the main factors that we consider in the placement process:
Cultures within each class
Gender balance
English proficiency levels
Students who need extra support with their learning as well as students who benefit from having their learning extended or enriched
Students who need additional behavioral or emotional support
Constructive interpersonal dynamics
Instructional groupings for students who need support from the EAL or learning support teachers
Please note that this is not an exhaustive list. It simply summarizes the factors that are most frequently applied in order to create balanced classes. Our goal is to create classroom groupings that enable the teacher to meet the needs of the students as well as create a constructive and productive classroom community.
The school recognizes that the class placement process is highly complex and therefore we allocate a significant amount of time to it. The placement process for the 2021-2022 school year will begin in early May and run through the end of July. Please note that due to the complexity of the process and the large number of variables that are considered in placement decisions, we do not honor specific teacher requests.
If there is information about your child that you believe we don't already know and may impact placement, please complete this form by Monday, May 3rd. Do not contact a counselor or teacher directly.
Have a safe weekend.
Regards,
Lynn Schneider, Dave Allen, and Elliot FijmanElementary School Leadership Team