Dear Parents,
It was great seeing so many of you out supporting our young swimmers this morning for the Kindergarten - Grade 2 Swim Gala. Some of these swimmers were afraid to even enter the pool at the beginning of the year, and through our wonderful swim program, are now confident at displaying their developing skills. What a wonderful life skill all our children are learning.
Thank you to all the parents who took the time this week to attend our Elementary Parent Coffee on Math. We will host another parent coffee on this core subject area next year, and for now if you missed it, you can access the presentation here. Additionally, included in this presentation is a great link to further suggestions on personalised home learning in math.
Next week is busy with Student Led Conferences and we look forward to welcoming you all then to hear from your child all the growth they have made in all their learning areas. Please see below for arrangements you can make to ensure siblings are cared for during each conference.
High School Production
The High School Theatre will perform their production of The Caucasian Chalk Circle, by Bertolt Brecht, on Thursday, 20 April and Friday, 21 April, at 7pm.
The High School Theatre will perform their production of The Caucasian Chalk Circle, by Bertolt Brecht, on Thursday, 20 April and Friday, 21 April, at 7pm.
High in the Caucasus Mountains, the tiny nation of Grusinia is plagued by civil war. Fleeing her burning city, Grusha, a serving woman, discovers an abandoned child. In a desperate act of mercy, she takes the baby in search of safe haven from the chaos. The road ahead of her holds many dangers: betrayal, cruelty, and soldiers hunting the child - but even those dangers pale when child’s true mother returns to find him.
Thrilling, funny, and touching, Circle is suitable for audiences from upper elementary and older. Tickets on sale at the main entrance from Monday, 17 April for Rs. 100.
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 - Final Chance to Sign up!
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.
Have a wonderful long weekend.
Warmly,
Keryn Dowling