Dear Community Members,
I would like to begin my blog this week with a big shout out to our PE Department, teachers, teacher assistants, administrative assistants, parents, support staff, and Taj Madras Flight Kitchen staff for everything you did to make Sports Day fun for our students. So just how fun were our two Sports Days? Just take a look at these pictures! These sites are password protected. The password is raptors16.
Lower Elementary Pictures: https://aiscgallery.smugmug.com/ES-Sports-day-2016-Lower/
Upper Elementary Pictures: https://aiscgallery.smugmug.com/ES-Sports-Day-2016-Upper/
Lower Elementary Pictures: https://aiscgallery.smugmug.com/ES-Sports-day-2016-Lower/
Upper Elementary Pictures: https://aiscgallery.smugmug.com/ES-Sports-Day-2016-Upper/
Yearbook Photos
Yearbook photos will be taken on Wednesday January 27th, for new students and for students who were absent and missed the photo session last fall. There will be no re-takes for the photos that have already been taken.
February Lunch Orders
If you wish to order a school lunch for your child, you can access the February 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. You may 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. You may access the Lunch Pre-Order System here.
If you have any difficulties logging in or ordering, please notify itsupport@aisch.org.
Food Service Update
Free Lunch for Parents! Come join us in the FAC Cafeteria on February 1, from 11:30-1:00, to sample the student menu. Choices include salad, soups, Asian, India and continental meals all offered in both veg and non-veg. Parents will be asked to complete a short survey after tasting the menu items.
Prepackaged snacks are now sorted by nutritional value. We are happy to announce that the iHub and both cafeterias have three broad categories of packaged snacks, sorted by nutritional content. Students will be able to identify snacks using colored labels representing the total calories from fat in each snack:
• Blue= 15% or fewer total calories from fat
• Orange= 15%-30% of total calories from fat
• Grey= 30% or more total calories from fat
Please take some time to discuss this new system with your child. Reference posters will be placed in the iHub and both cafeterias to guide children in their snack selection, and they will be hearing about it in other ways too.
Fresh breads are now available in the iHub and ES cafeteria, as a choice for both sandwiches and take away. New varieties include tuscan bread, focaccia, bagel, multigrain, baguette, french loaf, oatmeal, panini, kalonji, and more. Please stop by and pick up a loaf for dinner.
Food services at AISC are always looking for ways to improve. Should you have questions, suggestions or concerns, please contact Food Service Manager Prakash Shanmugam (sprakash@aisch.org), Elementary Associate Principal Lori Newman (nlori@aisch.org) or Secondary Associate Principal Jason Hicks (hjason@aisch.org). If you have not had the chance to have a meal in the IHub or Main Cafeteria, please join us. We would love to hear your feedback about the food at AISC.
You Won't Want to Miss This.....
The Third Annual AISC RAPTORTHON!!!!
Sunday, Feb. 14, 7AM-10AM
Link to registration form: http://bit.ly/1NhGrIn
What better way to spend Valentine's Day than with friends and family doing something that is heart-healthy. This has proven to be a FUN event.
Raptorthon is a FUN FAMILY AND COMMUNITY EVENT that combines swimming and running. Participants will be required toswim 150m, run 1600m then jump back in the pool and swim another 150m.
Enter as an individual or as a team of two (one person swims and the other runs). The entry fee is 300 rupees per individual and 600 rupees per team. This is an AISC Community Event. Anyone grade 4 and older may participate! (Watch for more information and a sign-up link next week!!!) The money raised will be used to cover the cost of the event and any remaining money will benefit the Chennai Flood Relief.
After the event, there will be a potluck breakfast provided by the entrants. All participants will receive a certificate with their official time at the breakfast.
If you have any questions, please contact Donna Fava at: fdonna@aisch.org
Have a wonderful weekend!
Kevin Hall
Elementary School Principal