Dear Parents,
Congratulations to all our 5th grade students who
participated in the NESA Virtual Science Fair. Five groups of 5th graders
presented their projects to an audience of students, parents, faculty and
leadership from AISC. The calibre once again was very high and we were proud of
our students’ hard work through their investigations.
This week our student council also visited a local
school to deliver all the toys they had collected through their annual toy
drive and were able to see first hand the impact donating toys can have to
other children.
Finally, this week, all our 5th graders presented
their passion projects to a wide community audience in our Unity courtyard. We
saw incredibly impressive projects including stop-motion movie making, highly
sophisticated origami, cooking, art, as well as projects about why we dream!
Student Led Conference - next Thursday 14 March
(repeat)
Student led conferences are all day of Thursday 14
March. No regular classes will be held on this day.
This Student Led Conference is the time for your
child to share their learning, growth and future goals with you.
Please expect your child’s teachers to be involved
as facilitators, and not directly involved in the discussions; on this day the
main focus is on the sharing 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 minutes 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 AISC siblings will be in the
ES CIC 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.
- Please do not hesitate to contact either the
homeroom/specialist teachers, or Dave, Calley or myself, should you have
any questions regarding these upcoming conferences.
If
you have not already done so, please sign up for your child’s Conference via
Edmodo
Blue and White Swim meet
On Saturday March 16 we will have a blue and white
swim meet featuring many of our Raptors swim club swimmers. The meet will begin
at 8:45 a.m. Come out to support our ES swimmers!
Please add to your calendars 21 March, 2:30-3:15 pm
for the Spring Concert in the FAC auditorium.
This concert will feature The Singing Raptors, The
Dance Troupe and all students in grades 3, 4, 5.
Please come and Enjoy!
Grade 3-5 Art Exhibition (repeat announcement)
We invite you to the ‘Upper Elementary Art
Exhibition’ starting from Monday 4th March 2019 through Friday 15 March 2019.
Our aspiring student artists have worked hard on producing artwork for your
enjoyment and reflection these past six months. Please support them by viewing
their work and talking to them about it. This impressive display will be
showcased at the FAC Atrium Gallery. All are welcome!
Maker Saturday – March 16, 2019
(repeat announcement)
Timing: 9 am -12 noon
Facility: ES Discovery Studios
(Rooms 2602/2603)
Eligibility: Grade 1 - 5
This session is last one of the
2018-2019 school year! We are offering two design challenges. Please choose one
activity from the choices to challenge yourself and your child on Saturday. The
time is designed that one activity will take up most of the entire three hours.
If you have children doing different activities, you must have one parent at
each activity. To know more about the activities click on this Link.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Keryn Dowling, Dave Allen,
and Calley Connelly