Dear Parents,
Thank you to each and every one of you
who came to our Elementary Growth Story Conferences this week - we hope you
found them informative and learned a lot about the story of progress your child
has made this year. If you have any feedback on these you would like to share
with us, please come in and see us in the Elementary Principals office.
Halloween Parade
On Wednesday 31 October we will be
celebrating Halloween in the Elementary School. All ES children will participate
in a Halloween parade, starting at 2:45pm. Children are encouraged to bring
their costumes to school to change into for this wonderful parade. As always,
we remind you that weapons should not be part of costumes and may not come to
school. Parents are welcome to come and line the outdoor plaza area as our
Elementary students parade.
Missoula Children’s Theater
This travelling company will be back to
work with our Elementary Students in November (12 - 16th), this time with the
show ‘Treasure Island’. You can read more below! Grade 1-5 students are invited
to express interest in auditioning for this wonderful week experience. The
auditions will be on Monday 12 November, with all decisions on the roles of the
cast decided by the visiting theater teachers.
Treasure Island - Written and Conceived by Jim Caron Music and Lyrics
by Jim Caron and Michael McGill
The Missoula
Children's Theatre takes pride in presenting TREASURE ISLAND, an original
adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s epic novel. Young Jim Hawkins, a
mischievous lad, lives with his Mother and six Sisters in a seaside village on
the coast of Maine. The year is 1782 and the American War for Revolution is in
its last days. Longing for adventure, Jim comes under the hypnotic spell of the
legendary pirate, Long John Silver. While waiting tables in the family Inn, Jim
finds a treasure map and, with the villainous Silver as his seeming mentor,
sails uncharted seas with only the ragged map and a flock of Gulls as guides.
Always up for adventure, Jim’s Ruffian friends say farewell to their Village parents
and serve as cabin boys for Silver and his band of hilarious (although
unsavory) Pirate types. Once on the island, nights are sleepless as true colors
are revealed in our hero’s quest for the proverbial happy ending. Then - at
last - the treasure is found and hand in hand we are homeward bound. TREASURE
ISLAND - it’ll shiver your timbers!
Sign-ups to be part of
this cast (or an assistant director) are open to any student from Grade 1 - 5,
although signing up does not guarantee a role. Last year about half of children
who tried out were selected. All roles will be selected by the MCT
personnel.
Signing up is a
commitment that your child will be available for practices and for the
performance on Friday 16 November at 2pm. All are welcome to watch the public
performance which will be in the FAC Theatre.
Please sign up
here to indicate interest in auditioning for Treasure Island! Sign-ups will close Friday 2 November.
Arts,
Sports Activities Season 2
Click these links for each grade level for information about what is
available to those students for ASA Season Two.
Pre-Registration may be done
by filling out this form. Registration for swimming has already been done
with the Aquatics Director. If you have questions please contact Mr. Gio. This
pre-registration form will be open until October 24, 2018. Please check your
swim schedule for conflicts before signing up for other ASAs.
Payment: Parents can pay through
the school payonline portal from Nov -26 - Dec 3, 2019. Please submit only one
form for each child. If you have any queries, please write to vsripriya@aischennai.org or stop by the ASA office.
India Month Activities (repeat
announcement)
Our students will have an opportunity
to explore a variety of activities and art forms related to Indian culture
through experiential learning. We will have experts teaching Indian dancing and
singing, conducting workshops for Indian Musical Instruments, demonstrations
for Glass Blowing, Pottery and Art related activities such as tie and dye, diya
painting and have relaxed sessions for Yoga and Story-telling.
*Parents are welcome to purchase products from the glassblower between
3:30-4:30 p.m. on October 29th and 30th in the covered area.
Indian Snack and Lunch (provided by the
school) Friday, October 26
All students will be provided a
complimentary Indian Snack and Lunch, catered by our Taj Madras Flight Kitchen
on Friday, October 26th. Spices in the food will be minimal.
The Snack menu is: Carrot sticks and cucumber sticks with ranch. (Indian Flag- Tricolor
Themed Healthy Snack)
The Lunch menu is: Jeera rice (rice cooked with cumin seeds and garnished with coriander
leaves), poori (wheat bread), raitha (yoghurt with chopped vegetables), paneer
masala (for vegetarians) or chicken tikka (for non-vegetarians), soan papdi
(dessert), vadam (rice crisps), buttermilk, and juice/yoghurt.
Parents who do not want their children
to have this, may kindly send a packed snack and lunch from home. Other lunch
options will not be available on this day.
Halloween Movie Night: ‘Witches’ -
Friday Oct 26th (repeat announcement)
Elementary students are invited to stay
after school on Friday, Oct 26th for a Halloween-themed ES Movie Night from
3:45 - 5:30 PM. The film will be Witches. You can visit Common Sense
Media to read a review of this creepy and fun adaptation of a Roald Dahl book. Consider
reading it at home, too!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Warmly,
Keryn Dowling, Dave Allen, and Calley Connelly