Dear Parents,
I hope that you and your children enjoyed India
Week! I want to thank our Indian Studies teachers, Ms Anu and Ms Bindu, for
organizing such a fantastic week. I would also like to thank the following people
for their contributions: Mr Joseph (decorations), Mr. Vasanth, Ms.
Shireen and Mr. Finny (music), Ms. Hope, Ms.
Evelyn, Ms. Monica and Ms. Sripriya (dance
demos) and Ms. Priscilla (grade 2 dances, Ms. Jenisha and Ms. Evelyn (grade 5 dance). Ms. Aarthi (grade 3 dance), Mrs. Meena Rao (yoga instruction) and to Ms Megan (webquest design). Also, thank you to our student
presenters, Aditya Thota and Rhea Pahuja (PS-K assembly) and Jina Park and Reuben Nielsen (grades 3 to 5 assembly). Please click to here view pictures from the
Pre-School-Grade 2 India Week performance. I will have pictures from the grade 3 to 5 performance in next week’s
Principal’s Notes.
Facts about India Source: http://knowindia.gov.in/myindia/myindia_frame.php?id=10
- When
many cultures were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley (Indus
Valley Civilization)
- The
name 'India' is derived from the River Indus, the valleys around which
were the home of the early settlers. The Aryan worshippers referred to the
river Indus as the Sindhu.
- The
Persian invaders converted it into Hindu. The name 'Hindustan' combines Sindhu
and Hindu and thus refers to the land of the Hindus.
- Chess
was invented in India.
- Algebra,
Trigonometry and Calculus are studies, which originated in India.
- The
'Place Value System' and the 'Decimal System' were developed in India in 100 B.C.
- The
world's first granite temple is the Brihadeswara Temple at Tanjavur, Tamil
Nadu. The shikhara of the temple is made from a single 80-tonne piece of granite. This magnificent temple was
built in just five years, (between 1004 AD and 1009AD) during the reign of Rajaraja Chola.
- India
is the largest democracy in the world, the 7th largest Country in
the world, and one of the most ancient civilizations.
A reminder from last
week….. The members of the
Roots & Shoots Club, are very excited to announce that AISC is getting
greener every day! AISC is removing all paper cups on February 15th.
Most of our students do carry a water bottle to school, but if your child does
not have one, you still have a few days to purchase one before the paper cups
are removed.
Parents, please join
Elementary EAL Coordinator Karen Sumaryono and ESL Teachers Deepa Jacob,
Kathryn Ahuja and Rob Martin for a discussion of our English as an Additional
Language (EAL) Program Grades 1-5 in the Elementary Cafeteria.
Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013
8:45-9:45 AM
Agenda:
· Inclusion Pilot and Changes
· Understanding Reading & Literacy
“Workshops”
· Helping Your Child at Home
· Parent Questions and Comments
Have a great weekend,
Kevin Hall
Elementary School Principal
