Friday, October 15, 2021

Dear Parents,

We received wonderful news that Early Years and Kindergarten students will be able to return to campus on November 1st with the rest of the Elementary School. All parents, please plan to attend one of the coffees next week to learn about the return to campus details. 

Growth conferences are happening Monday afternoon and all day Tuesday. Please note that there is no school for Elementary School students on Tuesday. If you have not yet scheduled your growth conference time, please get in touch with your child’s homeroom teacher. If you would like to schedule a conference with a specialist please contact the teacher directly (email addresses are below). 

Important Dates

Date	Event		Details
October 18	Growth Conferences 3:45 - 5:00 p.m.		Details will come from your child’s teacher
October 18-29	Second Semester Re-enrollment Survey
October 18	ASA Season 2 Begins
October 19	Growth Conferences - All Day No school for ES students		Details will come from your child’s teacher
October 19	EY/KG Parent Coffee 2 p.m.		Zoom link ID: 545 271 7939 Passcode: aisc
October 20 & 21	ES Return to Campus Parent Coffees  Wednesday, October 20th 2:00 p.m. Repeat - Thursday, October 21st 9:00 a.m. (with Korean Translation) Please note that both sessions will have the same content		October 20th Zoom link ID:914 3483 3163  Passcode: aisc October 21st Zoom link ID: 949 5268 2075 Passcode: aisc
October 25-29	India Week		More details to come

 

Return to Campus Information

Click here for return to campus forms and Information.

 

Student IDs: When you come to campus to pick up your PanBio COVID test, please pick up your child’s ID badge as well. Students will need to scan their ID on the first day of school. 

 

Contacting a Specialist

If you would like to schedule a conference with a specialist, please get in touch with the specialist directly. 

 

Art 3-5	Christine Netishen	nchristine@aischennai.org
Art EY-2	Priya Kathare	kpriya@aischennai.org
Design	Clinton Franswah	fclinton@aischennai.org
Design Associate	Cassidy Carvalho	ccassidy@aischennai.org
Indian Studies K-5	Bindu Krishnamurthy	kbindu@aischennai.org
Librarian ES /MS	Barbara Bowman	bbarbara@aischennai.org
Asst Librarian EY-2	Teena Marie Pennefather	pteena@aischennai.org
Music EY-2	Finny Albert	dfinny@aischennai.org
Music 3-5	Rachel McCallum	mrachel@aischennai.org
PE 3-5	Joshua Cannon	cjoshua@aischennai.org
PE K-2	Sobha Daniel	dsobha@aischennai.org
PE EY	Balaji Thiruvazhi	tbalaji@aischennai.org
Dance/Gymnastics K-5	Jane Fijman	fjane@aischennai.org
World Language - Spanish 3-5	Fer Latorre	lfer@aischennai.org

 

New Library Books

Our new books have all arrived, so please browse the collections below and feel free to request these titles this weekend using the forms below. Happy reading! 

Family Book Request 

Teacher Book Request

New Picture Books 1

New Picture Books 2

New Nonfiction 1

New Nonfiction 2

New Biographies

New Novels 1

New Novels 2

New Graphic Novels 1

New Graphic Novels 2

 

India Week October 25 - October 29th

We have a lot of engaging, educational, and fun activities planned for students during India Week. 

 

Save the Date! Portal Project AISC Dialogue - What is Learning?

This month the Portal Project is focussed on "What is Learning?" and we invite all parents, faculty and students to help us craft a definition of learning and identify conditions that support it. The session will take place on Thursday, October 28th from 4:30 - 5:15 pm. Portal Project dialogues are not only engaging but generate data that is shared with the Community Planning Team and Leadership Councils to help guide our Futures Planning process. As such, participants have a voice in helping to shape the AISC of tomorrow. Interested? Please click here to add the event directly to a google calendar or here for the direct meeting link.

 

Have a wonderful weekend.

 

Lynn Schneider and Dave Allen
Elementary School Leadership Team