Dear Parents,
This week, Ms Sweet and I hosted our fourth, “Parent Coffee
with the ES Administration.” Thank you to the parents who came and to Ms Megan
for leading the session on, “An Introduction to Reading Workshop and
Reading Levels.” Click here to
view Ms Megan’s PowerPoint presentation.
As December approaches, we know that we will be saying, "so-long" to some of our families. If your family is not
returning to AISC after the Winter Break, please collect and fill in a Student Withdrawal Form. You may pick
up this form in either the Elementary School Principal’s Office or Elementary
School Reception. We are also happy to email this form to you. If you
prefer this option, please contact either Ms Prisca in the Elementary
Reception or Ms Cheryl in the Principal’s Office.
A few parents have asked about retaking photos for the
Yearbook. The High School Yearbook staff is well on its way to formatting
the pages and uploading the photos, and have deadlines that are nearing for
submitting these pages to the publisher. If they were to retake student photos,
they would have to be included with the new students on a page at the back of
the Yearbook and not with their classmates' photos. The Yearbook staff does not think this is advisable. As a result, there will be no retakes. Thank you for your understanding.
Each spring, several of our Grade 5 students participate in the NESA Virtual Science Fair. Over 100 teams from across the NESA region entered the science fair. We are very proud of three of our students whose project, "Which of the Seven Fruits Contains the Largest Amount of Vitamin
C?" won second place. Congratulations to Salil, Tarun and Vivek! I recently received their certificates and this morning Ms Shobhana
and I presented them to Salil and Tarun. The third member of the team, Vivek,
has moved to the United States, but we will make sure he receives his
certificate.
This weekend marks the beginning of Diwali. Diwali, or "the festival of lights," is a symbol of the victory of good over evil, brightness over darkness and truth over falsity. Please celebrate Diwali with us, next Saturday, November 17th, beginning at 5:30 pm.
MS Sweet and I enjoyed a pre-Diwali celebration this week. We
would like to thank Ms Sharon, Ms Lubna and the students of PS 4+A for inviting
us to their Diwali celebration!
Happy Diwali!
Kevin Hall
Elementary School Principal