Welcome back to school for the 2020-21 school year! We are
thrilled to have each and every one of your children joining us and looking
forward to a wonderful year together. The first two days of morning meetings
were a success, and we had over 200 students join our welcome back assemblies on
Friday.
It was great welcoming so many families during our new parent Q & A last
Wednesday. We have 48 new students joining our community this year. Welcome to
AISC!
We have two faculty members who are joining the Elementary School from
Middle School. Kathryn Ahuja will split her time in the Elementary School and Middle School and is working
as a 5th grade EAL teacher. Rachel McCallum will be our music teacher for grades
3-5. Welcome to the Elementary School.
Important Dates
August 10 Synchronous
specialist sessions begin
Virtual Home
Visits this week ASAs begin
Start of the
School Year
As we wrote last week in this blog, teachers are placing an emphasis
on building the class community for the first few weeks as they get to know
their students and families and connect students with each other. Starting
August 10th, teachers may be assigning tasks for students to complete
independently. Teachers will share a weekly plan with the assigned activities
and links to access the synchronous or face to face sessions.
Virtual Home
Visits, Week of August 10th
A virtual home visit is a live meeting between you
and your child’s teacher. This is a time for your teacher to get to know you and
ask you some questions about your child. The virtual home visits will take place
this week. You should have received Information about signing up from your
child’s teacher.
Synchronous Specialist Sessions
Specialists will start their
synchronous, or face to face, sessions on August 10th. Specialists will hold two
synchronous sessions each day. The sessions will be the same in the morning and
afternoon; students should choose one session to attend. We look forward to
seeing everyone participate in the specialist classes. Specialists will not be
assigning independent tasks this week.
iPad Check Out for EY - Grade 2 Students
We are offering the opportunity for parents to check out an iPad for their
child(ren) in EY - Grade 2.
If you are in Chennai and need an iPad for your
child, please email itsupport@aischennai.org for more information.
Elementary
Handbook
The Elementary Handbook is published virtually this year and available
for your reference linked here. You can also find this link on the School
Website, and in the links tab on the right corner of this blog. It is very
important that your family takes the time to familiarize yourself with its
contents. After reading the policies and information in the handbook, please
click on the links below to digitally sign and submit these online forms by
August 21st.
Parents must sign the forms and students in grades 3 -5 need to
sign the form as well. If you have more than one child at AISC, you must
complete a form for each child.
Early Years - Grade 2 - https://signnow.com/s/mIP4pzxu
Grade 3 - 5 - https://signnow.com/s/0SHt4Ph8 - -
parents and students need to sign
Arts, Sports and Activities FREE ASA's for Season 1!
Here is the ASA Fair Link ,
which exhibits written & video descriptions for each activity. For more
information, you can also visit the Athletics & Activities Blog.
Regards,
Lynn
Schneider, Dave Allen, and Elliot Fijman
Elementary School Leadership Team