Dear Parents,
Our two Sports Days were a huge success! Thank you so much to our PE Department for organizing Sports Days. Of course, so many other people came together to make this a special day for children. Thank you to the many parent volunteers, teachers, teacher assistants, office, cafeteria and maintenance staff for everything that you did. Click here (password: raptors15) to view some pictures that were taken these past two days.
Lunch Menu and Order Link for February 2015
Please place your orders using the AISC pay online site or using the order link below for which you can pay at the cash counter before January February 6th.
Lunch order link Lunch menu link
Lunch Menu and Order Link for February 2015
Please place your orders using the AISC pay online site or using the order link below for which you can pay at the cash counter before January February 6th.
Lunch order link Lunch menu link
Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) Testing
You will note in the Community Calendar that MAP tests are scheduled to begin next Wednesday. We are going to postpone MAP testing to the beginning of March. Many of our new parents may not have heard of the MAP tests, so towards the end of February, I will write about these in more detail.
Guidelines for Community Member Recreational Use of Campus Facilities
We have a number of new families we welcomed this month who may not be familiar with our Guidelines for Community Member Recreational Use of Campus Facilities. It is important for new parents to know our guidelines, and the following will also serve as a reminder to parents who have been with us for a while.
All AISC facilities, including the soccer and Raptors fields, are reserved for instructional purposes during the school day from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Community members, including faculty and staff, may not use facilities for recreational purposes during the instructional day. While non-enrolled children can be on the campus, they are not to play on the playground, which includes the sand pit, amphitheater and soccer field, and covered play area between the hours of 8 am to 4 pm.
The full version of these guidelines is found on pages 20-21 of the Elementary School Handbook. New families are required to read this handbook and sign the Signature Page (page 57) at the back. All students in grades 3, 4 and 5 are required to sign the signature page as well. Please return this page to your child’s homeroom teacher, Ms. Prisca in the Elementary Reception or to Ms. Hazel or Ms. Cheryl in the Elementary Principal’s Office.
School Photos
The school photographer will be on campus on January 27th and 28th to take yearbook photos of students who joined AISC after September 1 and those students who were unable to get their pictures taken during the first session end of August. Ms. Hazel has communicated to families the day their child's picture will be taken. Please email Ms. Hazel if you did not receive email notification. There will be no re-takes.
Jan Jamboree – Saturday, January 31 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.
As one of its community building projects, the High School Students are organizing the “Jan Jamboree” on Saturday, January 31, 2015 from 2.00 to 5.00 p.m. on the AISC Soccer Field. This event is for AISC families and guests.
The entry fee is Rs.300 including food and a raffle ticket. You can buy an additional raffle ticket for Rs.100. The tickets will be sold at the front gate on the day of Jan Jamboree. The ES and MS students can participate in activities such as T-Shirt decorating, Cookie Decorating, Pin the Tail on the Raptor, Splash, Can Knock Down, Ring Toss, Face Painting, Obstacle course (for ES kids only), Sponge Throw, Wii Games, Dress up & get Photographed, Bouncy Castle etc. Funds raised through this event will be used for high school clubs.
Come and the kids have a great time and spend a fun afternoon with family and friends.
The school photographer will be on campus on January 27th and 28th to take yearbook photos of students who joined AISC after September 1 and those students who were unable to get their pictures taken during the first session end of August. Ms. Hazel has communicated to families the day their child's picture will be taken. Please email Ms. Hazel if you did not receive email notification. There will be no re-takes.
Jan Jamboree – Saturday, January 31 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.
As one of its community building projects, the High School Students are organizing the “Jan Jamboree” on Saturday, January 31, 2015 from 2.00 to 5.00 p.m. on the AISC Soccer Field. This event is for AISC families and guests.
The entry fee is Rs.300 including food and a raffle ticket. You can buy an additional raffle ticket for Rs.100. The tickets will be sold at the front gate on the day of Jan Jamboree. The ES and MS students can participate in activities such as T-Shirt decorating, Cookie Decorating, Pin the Tail on the Raptor, Splash, Can Knock Down, Ring Toss, Face Painting, Obstacle course (for ES kids only), Sponge Throw, Wii Games, Dress up & get Photographed, Bouncy Castle etc. Funds raised through this event will be used for high school clubs.
Come and the kids have a great time and spend a fun afternoon with family and friends.
Book Week: February 9th to 13th
As part of "Books and the Arts," our theme for this year's ES and MS Book Week, we have the immense pleasure of welcoming two very talented artists to help us celebrate books. Lauren Stringer, a renowned author and illustrator, will be joining AISC alongside her daughter, Ruby Smith, who is an accomplished international dance instructor. While in Chennai, Lauren and Ruby will be leading workshops for both students and staff, showing them that stories can take on rich new meaning when connected to the arts! Below are Lauren and Ruby's biographies.
Lauren Stringer
Lauren Stringer is an artist, author, script-writer, and theatrical designer living in Minneapolis. She has exhibited her art in museums and galleries across the country. As an author and illustrator, she does numerous school visits around the world as well where she shares her passion for writing and drawing. Her work has won numerous honors, including the International Reading Association Children's Choice Award, the Minnesota Book Award, Booklist's Top Ten Art Books of the Year, and the Crayola Kids Best Book of the Year Award.
Ruby Smith
Ruby Smith is an international dance instructor, currently based in Tangier, Morocco. She teaches contemporary dance with a focus on personal expression, creativity, and connections between words, stories and movement. An esteemed choreographer, Ruby has worked with mentoring projects in the United States, as an artist in residence at the American School of Paris, and led dance workshops in London. Some of her work in London is also connected to performance workshops used to discuss important issues, such as domestic violence and other forms of abuse.
Lauren and Ruby will be our guest speakers at our next parent coffee (Tuesday, February 10th in the Black Box Theater). Lauren will share her story of becoming and illustrator and writer. Her daughter will also join her. How perfect to have a parent and daughter talking to parents about fostering creativity in their children! She will also share the story of making the book, When Stravinsky Met Nijinsky. There will certainly time for a Q&A.
Have a great weekend and happy Republic Day!
Kevin Hall
Elementary School Principal