Dear Community Members,
School Pictures
Photo Schedule
Early Release Day Reminder- September 2
SAISA Parent Meeting (Grade 5 only)
September Lunch Orders
You can access the September Lunch Menu here.
You may use either the Payonline or the Lunch Pre-order system to order lunch for your child(ren).
The Payonline System
Access Payonline here.
Lunch Pre-Order System for Cash Payments
Access the Lunch Pre-Order System here.
UN Day
Facilities Use
It was great to see so many of you at our Welcome Back/Throwback picnic last Saturday. Also, we had a fantastic turnout for Back to School Afternoon on Wednesday! Thank you for coming!
School Pictures
Each year, a photographer comes to the school to take pictures of every student. We will use one picture for the 2015-16 yearbook. Parents will have the option of buying a picture package. School pictures will be taken over three days: August 31st, September 1st and 2nd.
Photo Schedule
Photo schedule (individual & class photo)
Mon,
Aug 31
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Tues,
Sep 1
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Wed,
Sep 2
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8:45-9:15
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1A
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2A
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KGC
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9:15-9:45
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4D
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1B
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1C
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9:45-10:15
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4A
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1D
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KG-B
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10:15-10:45
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3E
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Preschool
3+B
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preschool
3+ A
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10:45-11:15
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Preschool
4+ C
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Preschool
4+B
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Preschool
4+ A
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11:15-11:45
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2B
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Grade
4B
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5D
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11:45-12:15
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3B
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3D
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5A
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12:15-12:45
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5E
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4C
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3A
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1:15-1:45
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Grade
2C
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KGA
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Early
release
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1:45-2:15
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5B
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2D
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2:15-3:00
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Grade
5 C
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Grade
3C
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Early Release Day Reminder- September 2
This year we have seven Early Release Wednesdays. The first one is coming up on Wednesday, September 2nd. On Early Release Wednesdays, we will run a special schedule and school will end at 1:30 p.m. (this schedule will include lunch). Please note that on Early Release Wednesdays, there are no after school activities, clubs or sports and students are expected to be off campus immediately following dismissal. On these Wednesdays, teachers will be collaborating and learning together in order to support the work they do with your children.
As a reminder, the Early Release Wednesdays are:
September 2nd
October 7th
November 4th
December 2nd
January 20th
February 10th
March 9th
World Language Book Day: Tuesday, September 1, 10:00-4:30
Come enjoy the first ever PK-12 World Language Book Day in the ES/MS and HS CICs!!
Purpose:
• Browse what new language books your CICs have purchased (pleasure reading and content support).
• Discover the books available in your language
• Discuss ways to increase the collection in your language.
Coffee and tea will be provided.
From 4:00-4:30, we will have a special presentation upstairs in the ES/MS CIC to learn more about how your language community can become involved to strengthen your language book collection.
The following message is from Mr. Ron Thomson: If your grade 5 child is planning to participate in a SAISA event, and you were not able to attend the SAISA parent meetings that were offered this past Monday and Tuesday, don't stress! We will have a make up meeting this coming Wednesday September 2, 2015 from 8:45-10:00 in the Hall of Light.
ES/MS CIC Saturday Reminders
We hope that everyone enjoys using the ES/MS CIC on Saturdays from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm.
1) Please sign-in on clipboards when coming to the CIC on Saturdays. This will help us with supervision as well as collecting data on Saturday usage.
2) Please enjoy food and drink outside the CIC.
3) ES students must be accompanied by a parent on campus during non-school hours (ES school policy). ES students should come to the CIC on Saturdays with a parent.
4) MS and HS students should only be on campus during non-school hours when they are part of a school-organized activity or sport. Saturdays in the CIC counts as a school-organized activity. If students leave the CIC, but are not taking part in another school activity or sport, they should leave the AISC campus.
20/21 Learning Dialogues - September 3rd - From Ms. Welbes
As a 20 year-old learning organization, we want to continue to explore trends, issues, stories, conversations, and topics that are relevant to our community. We want to look ahead to the next 20 years.
On Thursday, September 3, we will be talking about what it means to be successful in a rapidly changing world. This dialogue will be held in the Hall of Light, with doors opening at 5:00 and starting at 5:30. It will end at 7:00. Please join us.
Common Sense Media Digital Citizenship Certification
Common Sense Media is by far the best source for advice, tools, and curriculum related to your questions or concerns about raising a child in the digital age. This year we continue our systematic integration of their digital citizenship curriculum throughout the school.
AISC has supported Common Sense media for many years and we are now pursuing a school certification. Many of our teachers are also working toward their own teacher certification and are co-teaching with our tech coaches in the classroom.
A popular resource that we frequently distribute is Common Sense's Family Media Agreement which is designed to help families have conversations around the different issues they may face with media and technology. This is a very useful tool and your child will be given one in the next few weeks. Please talk through it with your child, sign it, and keep it in your home for reference.
Additional resources you will find helpful include, Parent Concerns FAQs, Family Guides, and Family Tip Sheets. The last resource is very straightforward and comprehensive. There is also a useful app for phones and tablets.
Measures of Academic Progress® Tests
ES/MS CIC Saturday Reminders
We hope that everyone enjoys using the ES/MS CIC on Saturdays from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm.
1) Please sign-in on clipboards when coming to the CIC on Saturdays. This will help us with supervision as well as collecting data on Saturday usage.
2) Please enjoy food and drink outside the CIC.
3) ES students must be accompanied by a parent on campus during non-school hours (ES school policy). ES students should come to the CIC on Saturdays with a parent.
4) MS and HS students should only be on campus during non-school hours when they are part of a school-organized activity or sport. Saturdays in the CIC counts as a school-organized activity. If students leave the CIC, but are not taking part in another school activity or sport, they should leave the AISC campus.
20/21 Learning Dialogues - September 3rd - From Ms. Welbes
As a 20 year-old learning organization, we want to continue to explore trends, issues, stories, conversations, and topics that are relevant to our community. We want to look ahead to the next 20 years.
On Thursday, September 3, we will be talking about what it means to be successful in a rapidly changing world. This dialogue will be held in the Hall of Light, with doors opening at 5:00 and starting at 5:30. It will end at 7:00. Please join us.
Common Sense Media Digital Citizenship Certification
Common Sense Media is by far the best source for advice, tools, and curriculum related to your questions or concerns about raising a child in the digital age. This year we continue our systematic integration of their digital citizenship curriculum throughout the school.
AISC has supported Common Sense media for many years and we are now pursuing a school certification. Many of our teachers are also working toward their own teacher certification and are co-teaching with our tech coaches in the classroom.
A popular resource that we frequently distribute is Common Sense's Family Media Agreement which is designed to help families have conversations around the different issues they may face with media and technology. This is a very useful tool and your child will be given one in the next few weeks. Please talk through it with your child, sign it, and keep it in your home for reference.
Additional resources you will find helpful include, Parent Concerns FAQs, Family Guides, and Family Tip Sheets. The last resource is very straightforward and comprehensive. There is also a useful app for phones and tablets.
Beginning September 1st, most children will take tests called Measures of Academic Progress® (MAP). We give students in grades 2-5 MAP tests to determine each child’s instructional level and to measure academic growth throughout the school year, and from year to year in the areas of math, reading, language usage. Students in grades 3, 4 and 5 write an additional test in science. When administered at regular intervals over time, it is possible to find out whether an individual, or an entire grade level, is making satisfactory progress in these basic skill areas. Your child will take the tests on a computer. Beginner EAL students who been enrolled less than one month will not write these tests.
MAP tests are unique in that they adapt to be appropriate for your child’s level of learning. As a result, each student has the same opportunity to succeed and maintain a positive attitude toward testing. The tests are not time-based but take on average 45 minutes to complete.
New parents often ask how their children can study for these tests. Really, the best ways to prepare for these tests are to make sure your child gets a good night’s sleep the night before a test and has breakfast the morning of the test. These are healthy practices in general. Students cannot study for a MAP test.
MAP test scores are not reported on the elementary school report card. You will receive a MAP Student Progress Report later in September.
For more information on resources for parents, download the Parent Toolkit at www.nwea.org >> Partner Support.
You can access the September Lunch Menu here.
You may use either the Payonline or the Lunch Pre-order system to order lunch for your child(ren).
The Payonline System
Payonline allows parents to charge their child’s smart cards online, order and pay for lunches, and register and pay for after school activities. Payment is completed online using a credit or debit card. You need a username and password to access this system. Please see the user guide here for help using the system.
Access Payonline here.
Lunch Pre-Order System for Cash Payments
This system allows parents to pre-order lunches for the month and pay with cash at the cash counter. Login using just the email address we have on file at AISC. Please see the user guide here.
Access the Lunch Pre-Order System here.
If you have any difficulties logging in or ordering, please notify itsupport@aisch.org by email and we will resolve it immediately.
UN Day
One of AISC’s amazing traditions is the celebration of UN Day. This celebration will be held on Friday, September 18, as part of United Nations International Day of Peace. Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on September 21. The General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples. By aligning our UN Day Celebration with the International Day of Peace, we will celebrate our community diversity, the mission of the United Nations, and courageous concept of peace on earth.
This year, we would like to continue tradition of celebrating UN International Day of Peace in our auditorium. In preparation for flag parade, K-12 students will gather in the gymnasium and, once assembled under their respective national flag, will proceed to the auditorium for the beginning of the parade. The PK students will gather in the auditorium lobby and, upon arrival of K-12 students, will lead the school into the parade. PK students will exit the auditorium when they finish their role in the parade.
Once our K-5 students finish their role in the parade, each of them will be seated in the auditorium for this event.
Once our 6-12 students complete the parade, they will proceed downstairs and be seated in the cafeteria with live streaming of the assembly in the auditorium.
Parent Action Needed
Students will be marching under their citizenship of record as listed in Skyward, our student information system. We would like to seek information about your children’s nationality representation interest if different from what is on our records. If you would like to make a change and have your child(ren) march under a flag different from their citizenship, please kindly send this information directly to Sanja Ilić, Director of Admissions, (admissionsdirector@aisch.org). The Admissions Office will be accommodating the aforementioned requests until September 4, 2015, in order to be able to prepare additional flags in a timely manner.
Facilities Use
This is just a reminder that all AISC facilities, including the soccer field, playground, sandpit and plaza (the green space between the cafeteria and Elementary Reception) are reserved for instructional purposes during the school day from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. While classes start at 8:30 a.m. and end at 3:30 p.m., time on either side of the school day is required for preparation and closure. Community members, including faculty and staff, may not use facilities for recreational purposes during the instructional day.
Grade 3 Science
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| Grade 3 students determining wind direction and taking the morning temperature |
Have a wonderful weekend!
Kevin Hall
Elementary School Principal