Dear Parents,
ES/MS Parent Coffee May 18th 12:00 p.m.
Please join Jessica Pechhold, the current Middle School Principal, and Gretchen Galaty, the Middle School Counselor, for information on the transition from grade 5 to grade 6. The transition will include information about the students' course schedule for next year and orientation to the middle school program as incoming sixth graders. The meeting will be recorded and information will be shared if you are not able to make the coffee. This is not the only time you will receive information about your child's transition to middle school. Parent coffees and back to school night next year will continue the orientation process.
ES Virtual Art Exhibit
The ES virtual Art Exhibit will start on Monday, May 17th. Here is the link to the grade level exhibits. Please take some time to look at all of the wonderful art and design projects created by the students. Please note the links will be active on Monday.
The Digital Yearbook is Ready!
This year's yearbook is out in digital form! Physical copies of the yearbook will eventually be sent to AISC.
To view the yearbook, use this link and password:
· Link: https://panel.flipbuilder.com/accessdenied?bookUrl=xqxb/ovwb/
· Authorization ID: AISC@yearbook2021
Note: when you login, the screen looks like the image below. Ignore the message (ACCESS DENIED). Add the password in the box and login. This will take you to the digital version of the yearbook.
Middle School Production
Thursday, May 20th
4:30pm IST
Once upon a time, we lived in a world where Fairy Tales could also use video calling technology. Bursting with familiar characters, from Big Bad Wolf and Little Red to Goldilocks and Baby Bear and Prince Charming and all the classic princesses, these short plays are as fresh as they are funny! With delightful humor for the whole family, this show is sure to end happily-ever-after, even if the fractured fairy tales don’t!
From the Counselors
Preparing your children to fly during COVID-19 pandemic:
Many of you will be traveling back to your home countries in the next month for the summer holidays. With the current COVID surge in Chennai, it is more important than ever to practice good COVID hygiene on your travels, while reassuring your child that it is still safe to travel on an airplane. Some children may express anxiety around the possibility of contracting COVID while travelling. They will be looking to you, their parents, to model a calm, reassuring and informed tone prior to, and during the trip.
Here is some information about helping your child through a COVID test.
Stay safe and be well.
Regards,
Lynn Schneider, Dave Allen, and Elliot FijmanElementary School Leadership Team