Friday, April 11th, 2014

Dear Parents,

Welcome back! I hope that you and your family had a wonderful Spring Break. It is hard to believe that we have only 33 days left of school. This can be an emotional time of year as we all have friends who leaving Chennai.  As we approach the end of the school year, our counselors will be talking to all children about transitions because leaving is an important stage to navigate well.

Coffee with the ES Administration

The April parent coffee has been rescheduled and will now take place on Monday, April 28. We will meet in the FAC Cafeteria from 8:45 to 9:45. The topic of our April coffee is standards-based grading and reporting. As many of you know, the elementary school will launch a new report card next fall. In this session, we will talk about the philosophy behind standards-based grading and reporting and why standards-based grading/reporting is best practice for student learning.

Summer Funshine Camp

Our annual “Funshine” Summer Camp for elementary school students will run from June 2 – 13, 2014 on the school campus. Registration forms will be sent via Friday folder on April 7, 2014.  There will be a range of fun activities on offer including, Western dance and Zumba, Chocolate making & Baking, Swimming Pool Games, a Personality Development Workshop, Creative Crafts and Outdoor/Indoor Games.

Registration Details:

• Grade Levels: K-5 (Includes current year Pre-K 3+, 4+ and Gr.5 students)      

• Registration dates: April 8 – 30, 2014

• Registration Venue: ASA office (MC-1B)

• Fees: Rs.15000 (Only cash payment and there will be no refunds).

• Further inquiries: please reach us in MC 1 B or call +91 22549000 (EXTN-1)

Service Learning World Café

Creating a culture of service learning at the American International School-Chennai is a community effort! Voices of students, parents and faculty are key as we strive to envision service learning at our school. Bring your creativity and confidence to our World Cafe session and join a conversation that will help shape the future of learning at AISC.  Together we will explore the possibilities of creating collaborative relationships with NGO's and corporations. We will also begin thinking about service learning opportunities within our own community.  Please join us, on April 16th or April 29th from 3:45-4:45 in the FAC cafeteria for this exciting work. We value our community's ideas about making service learning a meaningful part of our lives and look forward to seeing you there.

Have a great weekend,

Kevin Hall
Elementary School Principal