Friday, October 11, 2013

October 11, 2013


Dear Parents,

I would like to thank all of the parents who came to the parent coffee morning on Tuesday. Our elementary school counselors, Ms. Geetha and Mr. George, led a very informative session on raising third-culture kids (global nomads). Please click here if you would like a copy of their presentation notes. 

School Photos 2013-2014

AISC is pleased to announce the sale of photos from the AISC Moodle pages. On the All School Page, community members will find the order forms and links to the on-line photo albums. 

Here is process by which you can access the photos on the Moodle page and place your order: 

1. Log into the AISC Moodle site here: http://virtualschool.aisch.org/. Parents, log in as a guest with "raptors13" as the password.


3. Download the Student Photo Order Form , found under "Links to Bulletins, Principal's Notes and Head's Notes.”

4. Click on the School Photos link under "Links to Bulletins, Principal's Notes and Head's Notes.”

5. Click on the set of photos you wish to see and copy the image numbers of the photo(s) you want onto the order form.

6. Indicate which print package you want and whether you want the class photo and/or the CD ROM. Please note that the CD ROM is only available if you purchase one of the photo packages.

7. Take the completed order form and the correct payment to the cashier’s window near the main reception area. Please be sure to keep your receipt to verify that you have paid when the photos are delivered.

Please submit all requests for photos not later than October 25. We anticipate that the photos will be available for pickup by November 15.

School photos will not be retaken. If your child was not at school when the photos were taken and his or her photo is not posted on the Moodle page, please inform Ms. Cheryl or Ms. Hazel . We will hold another photo session in late January for those students and for students who arrived later in the school year.

Vision and Hearing Screening

Each year, all children undergo a vision and hearing screening test at school. Doctors will conduct this screening on November 12th, 14th and 15th. The doctors conducting the screening are from Madras ENT Research Foundation (P) Ltd. and Dr. Agarwal's  Eye Hospital.

UN Day Update

One of AISC’s amazing traditions is the celebration of UN Day, which this year takes place on October 23. Historically, this has been an assembly for the whole school with parents invited, which included brief speeches, performances, and a Parade of Flags.

The United Nations was originally formed to promote international cooperation and achieve global peace and security, and seeing our students learn and create together, I have the sense that we are continuing that same work right here in our school.  I cannot think of a more symbolic day to celebrate our community composed of so many cultures and backgrounds.

We are a big community now and, despite our very best intentions, it has become increasingly challenging to plan and execute an all-school assembly. Even with our auditorium, we cannot accommodate all students. (We have 945 students and about 805 seats.) In an ES assembly two weeks ago, the auditorium was virtually filled with students and parents.

Last year, we had the UN Day event in the gymnasium and, for the first time, included every student in the parade of Flags. This year, we want to try to continue this tradition in auditorium. We will need to seat every K-5 student in the auditorium for this event, so we will need parent support as seating will be limited. Students in grades 6-12 will be seated in the cafeteria with live streaming of the assembly in the auditorium.

K-12 students will gather in the gymnasium between 8.30 and 8.50 and proceed to the auditorium for the beginning of the parade at 9:05. The PK students will gather in the auditorium lobby and then lead the school, with the UN Flag, when the parade begins.

Our program for the morning is:

8:50: Welcome, Head of School
8:55: Remarks, Model United Nations Secretary General, Student
9:00: Dona Nobis, Community Choir
9:05: Parade of Flags
9:35: Remarks, High School Student Council President
9:40: Bridge Over Troubled Waters, HS/MS Choirs
9:45: Closing, Head of School
10:30: Parents, Country Pavilions for Students (Gymnasium)

Are you interested in watching the event from work or home?
We will live stream this assembly. Go to our Events page to watch between 8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday, October 23.

Are you interested in a DVD after the event?
Sometimes filming or getting pictures during an event is too difficult. Too many photographers at an event can be a distraction. We will be giving DVDs of the event to anyone who asks. Stay tuned for ordering directions.

How does the parade work?

  1. Students will be marching under their citizenship of record as listed in Skyward. ES teachers will help students make sure they are with the right group on the morning of the assembly. If students wish to wear national dress, they are welcome to do so. 
  2. Students who have dual nationality should inform the Admissions Director, Sanja IIic ( admissionsdirector@aisch.org ) no later than Wednesday, October 16th if they will represent a country other than their citizenship of record. 

Yours truly,

Kevin Hall
Elementary School Principal



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