Dear Parents,
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! This half year has certainly been exceptional, and I wish you a wonderful and relaxing three weeks with your families and friends.
Our children bounced back into school on Thursday with smiles and many stories to tell after Cyclone Vardah. I hope that each of you are as proud of their resilience and emotional maturity as we are. Many children need time to process natural disasters; linked here is an article posted on our website for helping children cope in such times.
Thank you to Ms Shireen and our Elementary Choir for this morning’s wonderful performance. Such a fun and festive way to end our calendar year together. More pictures like below are now on our website gallery.
Farewell to leavers
At this time we farewell friends and families who are moving on during this break. We wish you all the best for your new adventures, and encourage you to keep in touch with classmates and teachers here.
Access to Photo Gallery
For those who are leavinng, please remember to visit our Photo Gallery at http://photos.aischennai.org/2016-2017/ to take a look at the pictures of all the past events.
Password: raptors16.
Make-Up School Days
Due to missed school days as a result of local events and weather in the past two weeks, the following days in January will be official school days: Saturday, January 21 and Saturday, January 28
Why these days?
We are engaging these days as make-ups for two reasons:
1. They are at the start of the second semester when all students and teachers across the school can make effective use of extra learning and teaching time.
2. They are Saturdays at the end of 4-day weeks with calendared holidays. Students and teachers will not have 6-day study/work weeks.
Further, please note that the two Early Release Days in January (11th and 25th) will be full days of school in order to provide more instructional time in the month we return from the break.
Field Day - Change of Dates
Our PK - Grade 2 Field day which is on the calendar for January 19th has been changed to Friday 27 January. This is also a HS Discover Day which allows us the opportunity to work together with HS students to host this great event for our youngest students.
Our Grade 3-5 Field Day has moved to Thursday January 19th due to ASIAC soccer rescheduling. We thank you for your understanding with these date changes.
ASA Semester 2 Information - For January 23 to May 26, 2017 (repeat announcement)
ASA forms will be sent on January 9. Online registrations will open from January 10 till 12. If you miss the online registration, you can come for In-person cash registration at the Elementary cafeteria on January 17 & 18 from 8:00 till 9.30.
Activities for semester 2 will begin on January 23.
Raptors swim club - Try-outs: January 9-20 after-school from 3.45-4.30 pm. If your child has already been in Raptor's Swim Club, they do NOT need to try out again. We may have two sessions for this program, if numbers are high. Session 1 will be from 3:45-4:45 for beginner and intermediate students. Session 2 will be from 4:45-6:00pm, for advanced swimmers. Group division will be determined after the first week of ASA.
PAY ONLINE REGISTRATION
Online registration opens on January 10 (midnight) and closes, on January 12, 2017.
If you are unable to register through pay online due to any problem (username/password) please write to itsupport@aischennai.org. IT will reset your username and password and you may register thereon.
If you face Internet problems at home, please resolve and then register.
Kindly note that payments made through credit card will carry a service charge. This fee is charged by the bank and not by the school.
We encourage parents to register through pay online.
The ASA handbook will be available on the school website, click here for the quick link to After School Activities.
Upcoming Dates For Your Calendar
Monday 9 January Welcome back to school
Monday 9 January Welcome back to school
Tuesday 10 January ASA Online Registration begins
Monday 16 January Pongal Holiday (no school)
Tuesday 17 January ES Parent Coffee 8:45am - 9:45am
Thursday 19 January Grade 3-5 Field Day
Friday 27 January PK - Grade 2 Field Day
Monday 23 January ASA Semester 2 Begins
Thursday 26 January Indian Republic Day Holiday (no school)
Looking forward to seeing you all back again in January. Relax, recharge, refresh - and most of all be safe.
Warmly,
Keryn Dowling