Dear Parents,
It was a rainy but busy week at AISC with our Grade 5 students participating in Classroom Without Walls, Math Mornings starting with Grades 3 and 4, and our first learning celebration this year with lower elementary involving Grades 1 and 2. Thank you to many of you who came to share your time and your feedback on Elementary Principal Candidates. Our community really shined during their visit - we appreciate you!
Fall Break Postcard Challenge
Building on the success of last year’s postcard challenges, we would like to encourage students to send a postcard (or two or more) from your Fall Break travels. To encourage writing over the Spring Break, all Grade K - 5 children are encouraged to send a postcard from their spring break destination. Postcards should include a written message of where you are and what fun you have been having! This can be from Chennai, from other parts of India or from wherever you are travelling to!
Because we are emphasizing a literacy and real-life connection, postcards must include 3 sentences and be posted in the mail. Students can send UP TO 3 postcards - and the class who sends the most postcards wins a special reward. The challenge starts next Friday, 27 September, and we will do the final count on Monday, 21 October.
October Lunch Menu & Order Links
Math Mornings (repeat announcement)
Join us, and your children, as we continue our Math Mornings starting next week for grades 1, 2, and 5. Your children look forward to a visit from parents, and teachers, and our math coach Calley Connelly look forward to learning more together, about our math curriculum and instruction. This year, we will also talk about giving constructive feedback on Seesaw using our math practices as a framework. The meetings will begin at 8:45 am in the Madras Hall, and we will transition later to the classrooms.
Change of Math Morning Dates
Please note the following changes made to Math Mornings to accommodate for specialist classes. All Math Mornings are in the Madras Hall before going to the classrooms.
Sept 23, 8:45 - 10:15: Grade 2 (same date)
Sept 24, 8:45 - 10:15: Grade 5
Sept 25, 8:45 - 10:15: Grade 1
Dec 10, 8:45 - 10:15: Kindergarten
India Month Opening Assemblies (repeat announcement)
You are welcome to attend the India Month Opening Assemblies on:
- September 26th, Thursday for Early Years - Grade 2 at 2:30 p.m.
- September 27th, Friday for Grades 3 - 5 at 2:30 p.m.
Students are encouraged to wear Indian clothes 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)
- Chennai Silks (T.Nagar or other branches)
- RMKV (In Phoenix Mall)
- Pothys (T.Nagar)
- BIBA (In Express Avenue Mall or Phoenix Mall)
October is our “Celebrate India” month. We have many exciting experiences planned for our students that will help them explore the different facets of India and its incredibility!
During this time, our students will have an opportunity to explore a variety of activities related to Indian culture through experiential learning. We will have experts leading sessions in Pottery, Tie and Dye, Indian Design Challenges, Yoga, Jewellery making and more.
Indian Snack and Lunch (provided by the school) Thursday, October 24th
All students will be provided a complimentary Indian Snack and Lunch, catered by our Taj Madras Flight Kitchen on Thursday, October 24th. Spices in the food will be minimal.
Snack menu: Carrot sticks and cucumber sticks with ranch.
(Indian Flag- Tricolor Themed Healthy Snack)
Lunch menu: 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), vadaam (rice crisps) and fresh juice (lime/sweet lime).
Parents who do not want their children to have this, may kindly send a packed snack and lunch from home.
Yearbook photos- Digital and Printed Packages
Please find the photos taken by the yearbook photographers here (password raptors2019). Please feel free to download the photo of your child for your personal use or to arrange your own printing. If you would still like to order prints (portraits or group photos) from Konica, please contact Raji Srinivasan at +91 98414 16519 or raji@konicadigital.com. Printed packages from orders placed during the photoshoot were sent through students last week.
Please note that if your child did not have their photo taken yet, retakes are available in January.
If you have further questions, please contact Sherene Williams, at the Head of School Office.
Fall Break- Jump-Off Camp and Activities (repeat announcement)
Will you and your family be in Chennai for Fall Break? If so, check out the Jump Off program! Within this program, there are on-campus activities for all family members. For elementary students, you may register for Jump Off Camp on this Registration Form. Activities and the camp will be available on Monday Sept 30th - Saturday October 5th, excluding Wednesday, October 2nd, for observation of Gandhi Jayanthi.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Keryn Dowling, Dave Allen, and Calley Connelly
Elementary School Leadership Team