Dear Parents,
As we approach the end of another great week, please have a restful and refreshing weekend! There is a nasty viral bug going around that many teachers and students have displayed symptoms of, including sore throats, fever and headaches.
We ask that you monitor your child’s health and if they display any fever or other viral related symptoms to please keep them at home and get the rest they need. This also avoids us continuing to spread these germs, so our school environment remains a healthy place. Please remember if your child is well enough to come to school, they are well enough to participate in all learning classes including PE and swimming.
Back to School Presentations
Thank you to all the parents who came last Tuesday to our Back to School presentations. It was great seeing so many of you here. If you were not able to make it you can find each of the grade level presentations attached here.
Thank you to all the parents who came last Tuesday to our Back to School presentations. It was great seeing so many of you here. If you were not able to make it you can find each of the grade level presentations attached here.
Elementary Playground
We are fortunate to have great playground spaces with climbing structures to play on. For safety reasons, the larger metal structures can only be used for children over 6 years old. Children younger than this are welcome to play on the smaller plastic structures at the front half of the playground. Thank you for your support in this.
We are fortunate to have great playground spaces with climbing structures to play on. For safety reasons, the larger metal structures can only be used for children over 6 years old. Children younger than this are welcome to play on the smaller plastic structures at the front half of the playground. Thank you for your support in this.
Early Release
Next Wednesday 6 September is also an early release. We appreciate your help in collecting your children promptly at 2pm so our faculty can begin their professional development sessions.
Next Wednesday 6 September is also an early release. We appreciate your help in collecting your children promptly at 2pm so our faculty can begin their professional development sessions.
Upcoming Elementary Parent Coffee - Tuesday September 12
This coffee is for Grade 5 parents! We will be presenting about the upcoming Classroom Without Walls (CWW) overnight trip to Pondicherry. We look forward to sharing all our planning and information with you.
Meet AISC - Introducing Jack Bissonnette - PE teacher
Mr Jack is a new addition to our Elementary PE teaching team. He loves teaching kids how to work together to solve problems, come up with collaborative plans, and have fun with one another. Mr Jack thinks students should know that he loves to go snowboarding any opportunity that he gets. He is also trying to learn how to surf, now that he is living in Chennai! Before moving to Chennai, Mr Jack lived in Kuwait and worked at the American International School Kuwait. Prior to that, that he worked within the Special Education field back in the US, and he also coached American Football at William Jewell College.
What Reality Show would you likely find Mr Jack on? Fear Factor, - and he'd win as long as sharks weren't involved!
MAP Testing (repeat announcement)
This coming week we begin Measures of Academic Performance (MAP) testing for all our students in Grades 2-5. This online computer based test measures academic performance and growth over time in the areas of math, reading and language usage (grammar, spelling etc). Grade 3-5 students are also measured in science. Results from these give us individual as well as class and grade level progress and help us create teaching and learning programs to meet each child's’ instructional level.
This coming week we begin Measures of Academic Performance (MAP) testing for all our students in Grades 2-5. This online computer based test measures academic performance and growth over time in the areas of math, reading and language usage (grammar, spelling etc). Grade 3-5 students are also measured in science. Results from these give us individual as well as class and grade level progress and help us create teaching and learning programs to meet each child's’ instructional level.
Each test takes around 45 minutes, and no preparation at home is necessary. Parents often ask how they can help their child get ready for these and the best way is to ensure your child gets a good night sleep before their test as well as eats a substantial breakfast on the day. These are overall great preparation ideas for any day at school - students cannot study in advance for a MAP test.
Later in September, parents will receive a MAP Student Progress Report card. For further information, parents can go to this link.
UN Peace International Peace Day - September 22 (repeat announcement)
This year's UN International Peace Day celebration will be held on Friday, September 22. The Parade of Nations, where all of the student body parades in their national dress across the stage, will be held in the auditorium.
Once they finish the parade, EY5 - 5 students will be seated in the auditorium for a short program. The Parade of Nations will be followed by a normal school day.
How does the parade work?
Students will be marching under their citizenship of record as listed in PowerSchool, our student information system, and as indicated during the admissions process.
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@aischennai.org). Admissions office will be accommodating the aforementioned requests until September 1, 2017.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Keryn Dowling and Lori Newman