Dear Parents,
More information about AISC Math Curriculum &
Home Learning
Grade 3 - 5: Student/Parent/Teachers
(students attend)
Music, Art, PE, World Language and Indian Studies
teachers will be available to speak to on a drop in basis, and parents are
encouraged to schedule this in advance via email.
Happy Fall Break! This ends the first quarter of
our calendar year. Enjoy this week together with your family - we look forward
to seeing you again on Monday 8th October.
Thank you to all the parents who attended our Family Math Mornings this week. It was so great having you in our classrooms, interacting with your children, and helping with the math lesson. We hope you took away new understandings and information about our math programme too. Thank you for all the great feedback you left us, we will be considering as we plan ahead for next years’ math mornings.
Thank you to all the parents who attended our Family Math Mornings this week. It was so great having you in our classrooms, interacting with your children, and helping with the math lesson. We hope you took away new understandings and information about our math programme too. Thank you for all the great feedback you left us, we will be considering as we plan ahead for next years’ math mornings.
· The Grade 5 Family Math Morning will take place on
Tuesday 9th October at 8:45 am, in the BBT.
· The EY5 Family Math Morning will take place on
Wednesday 21st November at 8:45 am, in the BBT.
At AISC, we follow the Common Core State Standards
for Mathematics. Each year has defined curricular goals, with both
conceptual understandings and computational fluencies. You can access a
detailed explanation of the goals for your child’s grade level in the folder
linked below. Note that each document includes the Major Clusters, which
is the focus of instruction, as well as Supporting Clusters, which support the
major topics, and Additional Clusters, which might also be explored. You’ll
also see clear Required Fluencies for the grade level; note that these are end
of year goals. Go to this folder to find the grade-level curriculum documents.
In addition, we’d like to support parents to make
the best choices for supplementary home learning. Here is our link to AISC Math Home Learning resources to support
your child’s fluency development. Included are digital resources, like
apps and web-based games, as well as “old-school” math games like dice,
dominoes, and card games. What will your family try over Fall Break?
CWW trip to Pondicherry
5EF and 5VL returned today from their CWW trip. Mr
Dave and the other chaperones spoke of the maturity and growing confidence from
this group of learners also. In particular, this group of 5th graders showed
great compassion and creativity through their engagement of all the activities
offered on the trip.
India Month Information
October is our “Celebrate India” month. We have
many exciting events and celebrations planned for our students that will help
them explore the different facets of India and its incredibility!
India Month Opening Assemblies
Parents are welcome to attend the Student
Performance Assemblies on these dates and times:
- Grades 3-5 - Thursday, October 11th at 2:30
p.m
- EY5 - Grade 2 - Friday October 12th at
2:30 p.m
Both assemblies will be in the FAC theatre. Our
students will perform different traditional and contemporary styles of Indian
dancing and singing. We look forward to seeing you at the assemblies.
Students are encouraged to wear Indian clothes
(optional) on the day of their performance. If you wish to purchase Indian
traditional clothes, here is a list of shops:
- Nalli (T.Nagar or other branches)
- Sundari Silks (T.Nagar)
- RMKV (In Phoenix Mall)
- Pothys (T.Nagar)
- BIBA (In Express Avenue Mall or Phoenix Mall)
Elementary Growth Story Conferences - Monday 15 and
Tuesday 16 October
After
the October break, we have our first formal Growth Story Conferences. Please
make sure you have signed up via Edmodo.
These
are a valuable opportunity for you to learn more about the growth your child
has made in their learning this academic year, as well as hear about learning
goals they and their teacher are aiming towards. The main focus will be on
sharing assessment and learning data to show progress your child is making in
the four core academic areas taught in the homeroom - math, reading, writing
and either social studies or science, depending on unit currently being taught.
Growth
Story Conference Dates:
Monday, October 15th from 3:40 pm - 5:20 pm (after a school day)
Tuesday, October 16th from 8:30 am - 3:30 pm (no school/classes on this day for students)
Tuesday, October 16th from 8:30 am - 3:30 pm (no school/classes on this day for students)
These will be 20 minutes in length, with one family
in the room at a time. Look to your child’s Edmodo page for sign-ups starting
next week. All families need to make an appointment for these conferences.
Early Years to Grade 2: Parent/Teacher
conference (no students present)
- Teachers lead the conference
- Sharing of learning samples and data points
- Child will co-lead the conference together
with the teacher
- Sharing of learning samples and data point
Written Progress Report Card
At the above conferences, a short one-page report
card will be prepared for parents to take home. As the conference will focus on
all core academic areas, the report card will communicate personal, social and
emotional learning and growth, as well as show progress measured against
learning habits. Our full academic written report cards with all subject areas
will be sent home in December, and again in May.
Community Directory & Yearbook
Photos
The Community Directory has been
sent home with your youngest child today. If you placed an order for
Yearbook photos, these too will be arriving home today. Please look out in your
child’s bag for these.
October Lunch Menu & Order
Links
Swimming Information from the Aquatics Director
We are nearing the end of a successful first season
of Swimming ASA. In order for us to do our best to provide opportunities
that meet students, we would like to gather information from you. (Pre-registration form for swimming). This will help us
organize the groups of Learn to Swim 1-2-3 and the Raptors swim groups.
Season 1 dates to remember:
Season 1 showcase for Levels 1-2-3 (Saturday
classes only): Saturday, October 20th
Season 1 showcase for Levels 1-2-3 (Tuesday classes
only): Tuesday, October 30th
Season 1 showcase for Levels 1-2-3 (Thursday
classes only): Thursday, November 1st
Season 1 ends on Friday, November 2nd.
Registration information:
The form will open on Friday,
September 28th and will close on Tuesday, October 9th (4:30 pm)
Payments can be pay through the
school pay online portal from Nov -26 - Dec 3, 2018
Season 2 will start on Monday, November 12th, 2018
and will end on Friday, February 2019.
Meet AISC - Ula Konczweska
Ula was born in Gorzow Wielkopolski (how do you
pronounce that?), a medium-sized city in Poland. She left her hometown at the
age of 18 and moved to the United States to pursue college education, where she
received a few degrees in various subjects including Political Science and
Instructional Technology, before falling in love with teaching and getting a
Master's Degree in Elementary Education. Since then Ula has lived and taught in
5 countries. Somebody close to her once told her to "Always take the
scenic route in life, because you never know how all your experiences might
come together at some point." Ula loves learning from my students who see
the world clearly and speak with truth and honesty. If she had a magic
power she would I like to beam kindness into people's hearts. Since the age of
6 Ula has been a part of various performing dance groups, traveling around the
world and performing in different styles including jazz, modern, and
traditional folk dance. The music and dance closest to her heart comes from the
Balkan region. If you ever want to learn how to properly dance at a Greek
wedding, let Ula know! If she could she would also create her own reality TV
show called Dance Around the World-
travel to every country in the world and learn traditional dances of the
people.
Enjoy your Fall break!
Keryn Dowling, Dave Allen & Calley Connelly