Friday, November 10, 2017

Dear Parents,

We had a spectacular turnout for our Family Math Mornings this week - thank you all for joining us to learn more about conceptual based inquiry math at AISC and for participating with your child.

Missoula Children’s Theatre

We have over 110 children signed up for a cast of 60! Auditions will be held next Monday morning in a theatre workshop, and all members of the cast will be chosen by the MCT workshop leaders.  

This means we may have 50 disappointed children. Here is an article that may help with strategies of how to help your child with disappointment.

Their final performance will be Friday 17th November at 4:00 pm in the FAC Theater! Please note that this is a change from the time published in the Community Calendar. We look forward to seeing you in our audience for ‘Gulliver’s Travels’.

First Trimester Report Cards

Next Friday our first trimester report cards will be available for you to view on PowerSchool. If you do not have an account set up for your Elementary child(ren), and require help with this, please reach out to our IT department.

If your child joined us at AISC since the October break, they will not have a report card uploaded.  

Family Movie screening - BFG - November 20th at 3:45pm
Another fun elementary school community event is on the horizon! Our first movie afternoon is coming soon to AISC Elementary! Join the PCA and the CIC as they show the BFG. Click here also to check out our flyer.  

We will be showing the movie at 3:45 on November 20 in the BBT. Entrance to the movie and popcorn are free.

Please note this film is also available as a book. We have copies in the CIC and it is also available for purchase on Flipkart and Amazon. We encourage reading the book ahead of time as this is a great way to enjoy the movie even more.

A kind reminder that parents should accompany their children on campus after school. Please come to the movie along with your child.

Any questions? Please email Mr. Jet at wjeremy@aischennai.org for more information.

Meet AISC - Velin Prabu - Aquatics Teacher Assistant

Velin Prabhu is the Aquatics teacher's assistant at AISC and is commonly addressed as Coach Velin  or Mr. Velin. He is from Mumbai, India and loves to teach students. Velin joined AISC in 2015, before his wife, Sheetal Prabhu, joining in 2016. Before AISC, Velin was working at the American School of Bombay (ASB) for 8 years. Since childhood, swimming has always been his passion and he has been swimming since he was an elementary student. Velin does not only like to swim but likes to participate in all kinds of sports too, specifically soccer. He enjoys working here at AISC because of the lovely environment and community that surrounds him. He believes the best thing about his job is being a part of student progress and growth with the aquatic skills he teaches. His most memorable moment being at AISC was training the swim team in May 2017 and placing 1st at the swim meet in Stonehill International School, Bangalore. Mr. Velin wishes that if he had any superpower, he would like to change the world by conserving earth's nature and restoring mother earth.

PCA Giving Tree
The PCA Giving Tree is a chance for the AISC community to participate in giving gifts to local organizations in need.  

This year the Elementary School Giving Tree is focused on supporting the Hope Foundation School. We will be collecting new books for the Hope Foundation School. The books will contribute to a library and support literacy. The books can be in English and in Tamil. The ES Giving Tree will be located in the Elementary CIC. Please stop by and take a tag.

We are excited to be supporting three different organizations this year through the ES, MS, and HS Giving Trees. Keep your eyes out for the trees on November 10th. You are welcome to take a tag from any tree. Drop boxes for gifts will be located near the ATMs at both the Main Entrance and the Elementary Entrance. We will be collecting items until Friday, December 8, 2017.

After School Activity: TRIMESTER 2

ASA forms were sent home last Friday. If you have not received the forms, you can come to the Activities & Athletics office by the IHub to take a new one. Trimester 2 starts on November 20, 2017, and runs until March 3, 2018. Kindly note that the ASAs will continue after we come back from the winter break.

Online Registration dates: November 10, 11 & 12

In-person Registration dates: November 13 & 14 ( ES Cafeteria, 8.30am to 9.30am).

For complete details about ASA forms, the information letter & new activity descriptions, please click here.  

Yearbook Photo Order (till November 15)

You can now order your child’s individual and class photos using this order form. Please pay at the cash counter and hand over the form and receipt to Cheryl or Hazel at the Elementary Principal’s office. You can access the photos here. Password is raptors17.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Keryn Dowling and Lori Newman