Dear Parents,
Today’s Grade 2 Mela connected to their Service Learning project with Seva Sevajam was the culmination of another great week in the Elementary School. Our Grade 2 students were so proud of their products and services for sale and would like to thank our community for supporting this wonderful event.
Whether you baked and prepared food for this event, worked behind the scenes or came and purchased a product or a service, this event could not have taken place without you!
Additionally this morning we had a wonderful Celebration of Learning with our Grade 3-5 students presenting both poetry and persuasive speeches. Grade 3’s persuasive speech on the need for an extra afternoon recess was so compelling that the students listening erupted into cheering support and led us to add an additional afternoon recess into our timetable today!
Writing is a powerful tool for advocacy! Late last week I also had several Kindergarten students present their opinion writing to me on why we should not litter. This powerful writing is on display in the ES offices. Well done Mae, Ines, Haruna and Chiara.
Math Parent Coffee - Tuesday 11 April 2:00 - 3:00pm in the BBT - “Math in the Elementary School”
This coffee will be run by Calley Connelly, our Math Instructional Coach, along with Elementary teachers, talking about how conceptual math instruction looks in a contemporary international school. There will be hands on opportunities for parents to explore how math is being taught to their children.
Lower Elementary Swim Gala
Next Thursday 13 April from 8.45 - 10.15 our KG - Grade 2 students will be involved in a swim gala. This is a chance for our swimmers to show off the skills they have gained through our Aquatics program. Parents are encouraged to come support our young swimmers!
Grade 2 - 8.45am - 9.15am (Grade 2 students should come to school wearing their suits under their clothes)
KG - 9.15 - 9.45am
Grade 1 - 9.45 - 10.15am
Global Codeathon @ AISC
Inviting students from Grades 1 - 6 to participate in “Global Codeathon” on May 6th from 12:30 pm to 4 pm. Global Codeathon is a coding conference and virtual meetup where students get to ‘Connect, Create and Challenge’. We will connect, code and share our work with all the other participants all over the world through ‘Google Hangouts’. The Global Codeathon was not only made to celebrate the achievements of students who are already coding but also offer opportunities for students to be introduced to the creative and challenging world of coding. The event will start with a short introduction of participant schools, followed by teacher-led codeathon sessions, 10 minutes of peer feedback and almost an hour of Coding Slam, during which students get to share their work with their counterparts around the world. You can visit this website if you need more information on the event. Interested? Hurry! There are only 30 seats! Sign up using this form before May 3rd, 2017.
Inviting students from Grades 1 - 6 to participate in “Global Codeathon” on May 6th from 12:30 pm to 4 pm. Global Codeathon is a coding conference and virtual meetup where students get to ‘Connect, Create and Challenge’. We will connect, code and share our work with all the other participants all over the world through ‘Google Hangouts’. The Global Codeathon was not only made to celebrate the achievements of students who are already coding but also offer opportunities for students to be introduced to the creative and challenging world of coding. The event will start with a short introduction of participant schools, followed by teacher-led codeathon sessions, 10 minutes of peer feedback and almost an hour of Coding Slam, during which students get to share their work with their counterparts around the world. You can visit this website if you need more information on the event. Interested? Hurry! There are only 30 seats! Sign up using this form before May 3rd, 2017.
Re-locating from Chennai
If you know that you will be leaving Chennai and your child will not returning to AISC for the next academic year, please remember to fill out the attached Withdrawal Notification Form and submit through email or handover to the Elementary Office. Completing this in advance of your child’s last day helps us prepare any documentation required (email: bhazel@aischennai.org or fcheryl@aischennai.org)
Class placements
In April we will begin the process of placing students into new classes in their new grade level groups. Much consideration is done to ensure balances of gender, nationality, as well as learning and social needs.
All class and teacher placement is done by the teaching faculty as well as the counselors with final decisions being made by the principals.
Whilst we are not taking requests for specific teachers, if you feel there are any particular needs your child has that may help us when considering their class placements, please complete the link below. This link is the only official format for submitting such requests. Please do not approach the class teachers or counselors directly as they will redirect you to fill out this link. Thank you for your understanding.
Student Led Conferences Sign Ups - Repeat Announcement
This year our Student-Led Conferences (SLCs) are scheduled for Thursday 20 and Friday 21 April. Thursday the 20th is a normal school day. Friday 21st will not have regular scheduled classes.
This Student Led Conference is the time for your child to share their learning growth and future goals with you. Please expect teachers to be involved as facilitator and not directly involved in the discussions; on this day the main focus is between you and your child. There will be multiple children and their families sharing their learning at the same time in each classroom.
- The conference will take approximately 30 - 40 minutes in the classroom and 30 - 40 mins with the specialist areas - Music, Art, PE, Indian Studies and World Language.
- Your child will have a passport to lead you through each area and will know whether to begin in the homeroom or in the specialist areas.
- Students are responsible for leading the conference and also take responsibility for their learning by sharing the process with their parents.
- Supervision for siblings will be in the ES Cafeteria, Library and outside play areas, with pre-school children supervised in the library only. Please note that this is only for enrolled AISC students. You will need to make your own separate arrangements for younger children and babies.
- If your home language is other than English your children are welcome to conduct the Student- Led Conference in your mother tongue. Please do not hesitate to contact either the homeroom/specialist teachers, or Lori or myself, should you have any questions regarding these upcoming conferences.
Poetry Month is in April - repeat announcements
The month of April will mark the beginning of our Poetry Month in our World Languages grades 3-12. We will be highlighting poetry and all that it brings the world! The French School and the World Languages will collaborate to publish a book of original poetry comprised of student work.
Any student is welcome to submit one original poem to Poetryschool600113@gmail.com by April 10, 2017. The original poems can be written in any language. Please submit an English translation of poems written in languages other than English, French, or Spanish.
There will be a banner and posters going up around the school as well, and in April we will be making a display in the courtyard of all that our students 3-12 have done to celebrate the month.
Date Change
The High School Theater Production recorded in the community calendar for Friday, April 21 and Saturday, April 22 will instead be held on Thursday. April 20 and Friday, April 21. Kindly mark your calendars. More information on the play and ticket sales will be shared soon.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Keryn Dowling