Dear Parents,
Nutrition Month Comes to AISC
Choose from a variety of games that help you learn about food groups and exercise.
http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/kids.php
Choose from a variety of games including items for teens and videos
http://www.healthyeating.org/Healthy-Kids/Kids-Games-Activities.aspx
A variety of games, quizzes and even nutrition Sudoku
http://www.choosemyplate.gov/kids/Games.html
Build a Meal, Pyramid and Arcade Games
http://www.nourishinteractive.com/kids
Family Portraits
Art Sustains has sponsored a team of professional sign-board painters to create commissioned family and individual hand painted portraits.
Sign board painting is an art that is on the verge of extinction in India due to the availability of low cost, digital printing. As a result, Chennai and other cities throughout India are losing their character and cultural identity.
We can all help sustain this art form and work towards preserving incredible India by participating in this very personalized opportunity!
We are all unique; let us create your family’s Bollywood sign board!
How and When?
Students will be available to take your orders and answer any questions after school in the elementary covered area on Tuesdays and outside the iHUB on Wednesdays.
(order form)
In June, before school closes for the summer, we will be celebrating with an art exhibition on campus, showcasing our community portraits done in this very special vintage style.
Information about the loss of the sign board painter:
Please join the counselors and me on March 10th at 8:45 in the ES cafeteria for our next parent coffee. This month, our topic is, “Transitions: Managing the Move.” This session will be most applicable to parents who are moving at the end of the school year. Everyone is welcome to attend, however. We expect participants to come away with new ideas and strategies that will assist you as you prepare to leave Chennai.
During this session, we are going to use a visible thinking routine called, “compass points.” This will be a fun way of sharing the similar excitement and concerns we have about moves.
Virtual Learning Drill Update
Please plan ahead for our Virtual Learning Drill scheduled for March 25th. On this date, all students will remain home from school for a full schedule of learning using both digital and traditional materials. This is what you should expect in the days leading up to this drill and on the day of the drill.
- You will receive an emergency sms message from AISC on Tuesday March 24th notifying the community of our plans to close school the following day.
- You will receive an email shortly after the sms from the Head of School explaining the situation. These communications are part of the drill and are not meant to cause concern.
- You and your child will then receive an email from each of your section Principals further explaining what teaching and learning will look like the following day for your children.
- On the morning of March 25th at 8:30 am you will receive an email indicating that school has begun for that day.
- Your child, possibly with your help depending the age and independence of your children, will log into Moodle to find instructions for learning.
- Middle and High School students will log into their normally scheduled classes (it is a B day) and, ideally, complete those during the normally scheduled times. It is best to follow the schedule as closely as possible so as not to miss the teacher's office hours, which will be open during that class.
- Elementary School students and/or parents will access the homeroom teacher's Moodle page where they will find further instructions and links for the subjects the child would normally have on that day. Specialist teachers will link to their lessons through the homeroom teachers' page.
- Students will have opportunities to interact with teachers via both chat or video conference to have their questions answered.
- In the event of technical issues, please call our direct tech support line at (44) 2254-9029 or (44) 3357-9029.
Nutrition Month Comes to AISC
AISC celebrates the month of March as Nutrition Month. The campaign is designed to focus attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing healthy eating habits in our students.
Below is a quick list of some activities that are planned:
Guest Chefs: Teachers will have the chance to don a chef coat and join the Taj Madras Flight Kitchen staff in serving meals to students. They will encourage students to make good nutritional choices as they serve up healthy servings of fruits and veggies. Here are pictures of some of our guest chefs this week. Can you tell who they are? Click on the picture to enlarge.
Recipe Contest: Students, parents and staff will have a chance to submit a healthy recipe for the following categories: muffin, pasta, pizza, asian non-veg, vegetable side dish and quiche/frittata. The Nutrition Committee will be using a rubric to judge the entries in the following categories: nutritional content, creativity, flavor, availability of ingredients and ease of preparation.
Parents and students may drop their recipe in the boxes found in both Main Reception and Elementary School Reception. Please note that the contest will close on March 9th; we will announce the winners of this contest on March 13th. Kindly include the students’ name and grade level on the recipe. The winning dishes will be named after the person or family that submitted the recipe; the Taj Madras Flight Kitchen will be preparing the winning dishes in April in the secondary and ES cafeterias.
Fresh Snack Friday: All elementary students will be provided a nutritious snack, courtesy of AISC, on each Friday in March. March 6th and 13th will feature both fruit and vegetable sticks with dip. Here are some pictures taken this morning.
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Mini-Muffin Monday Morning: The winning muffin recipe will be prepared and served free of charge by the Taj Madras Flight Kitchen. These will be served on Monday, March 16th to all visitors in the iHub on this day.
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Mini-Muffin Monday Morning: The winning muffin recipe will be prepared and served free of charge by the Taj Madras Flight Kitchen. These will be served on Monday, March 16th to all visitors in the iHub on this day.
Look for posters, banners, videos and surprise performances in the cafeterias. Please join us in celebrating good nutrition during March at AISC!
If you are interested in having your child learn more about nutrition, check out the following websites:
Choose from a variety of games that help you learn about food groups and exercise.
http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/kids.php
Choose from a variety of games including items for teens and videos
http://www.healthyeating.org/Healthy-Kids/Kids-Games-Activities.aspx
A variety of games, quizzes and even nutrition Sudoku
http://www.choosemyplate.gov/kids/Games.html
Build a Meal, Pyramid and Arcade Games
http://www.nourishinteractive.com/kids
Family Portraits
Art Sustains has sponsored a team of professional sign-board painters to create commissioned family and individual hand painted portraits.
Sign board painting is an art that is on the verge of extinction in India due to the availability of low cost, digital printing. As a result, Chennai and other cities throughout India are losing their character and cultural identity.
We can all help sustain this art form and work towards preserving incredible India by participating in this very personalized opportunity!
We are all unique; let us create your family’s Bollywood sign board!
How and When?
Students will be available to take your orders and answer any questions after school in the elementary covered area on Tuesdays and outside the iHUB on Wednesdays.
(order form)
In June, before school closes for the summer, we will be celebrating with an art exhibition on campus, showcasing our community portraits done in this very special vintage style.
Information about the loss of the sign board painter:
Art Sustains is a student driven service organization that works towards sustaining Tamil Nadu's cultural and natural assets with an emphasis on the arts.
Our primary goal is to support the sustainability of the arts in Tamil Nadu, through educational programs, promoting international awareness, and by providing financial assistance for artists and art communities in the area.
Beyond supporting the arts, Art Sustains believes in the importance of preserving and celebrating all cultural and natural assets of Tamil Nadu.
Aims:
• support local artists and art communities
• educate artists about health and safety
• provide educational outreach, including art instruction at local government schools/ orphanages and mural painting
• work towards preserving the cultural character of Chennai (i.e. signboard preservation and community art installations)
• work towards environmental preservation
1001 Arabian Nights: High School Production
“In our heads, my lord, we do contain all the images of the universe.”
In Baghdad, a young woman responds to war through the power of storytelling.
For three years, King Sharayar has tormented the women of his city, marrying a new bride every night and doing away with her in the morning.
Scheherezade is determined to stop with the only weapons she has – her wit and imagination. Night after night, the King’s newest bride weaves tales of silliness and suspense. How long can her stories save her?
A modern reimagining of ancient tales, this workshop production, adapted and rewritten to investigate the inherit violence of the story, begins in current day Baghdad.
Some mature themes -- most age appropriate for students ages 9+.
March 13th at 5pm
March 14th at 6pm
FAC Theater
Tickets cost Rs. 200 and are available at reception.
Have a great weekend,
Kevin Hall
Elementary School Principal