Dear Parents,
Students in grades 3-5 had a fantastic Vision Project Day this past week. Students were involved in hands-on experiential learning activities such as robotics, drama, cooking, stop motion animation, obstacle course creation, and plastic bottle gardens. I would like to thank all of the teachers who made the projects a success. A special thank you goes to our Vision Day Project Committee members: Elliot Fijman (project coordinator), Alex Ray, and Kay Clarke. We are already starting to think about the Vision Project Days for the second semester.
Relocating
If you are relocating and your children are not returning to AISC in January 2022, please inform the Elementary School office and fill out the withdrawal form linked on the side of this blog.
Dismissal/Pick Up
Thank you for your help during dismissal. We appreciate you spreading out to maintain social distancing and waiting near your child’s grade level area which makes it easier for your child to find you. We now have tents and benches on the other side of the driveway. Please feel free to use that space while you wait for your child or wait for your driver to pick you up.
Students Connecting Virtually
If your child will be connecting virtually, please email your child’s teacher by 8:00 a.m. so he/she can be prepared, and we can let the specialists know who will be connecting via Zoom.
If your child is unwell and cannot attend school on campus, please let them rest and recover without the pressure of joining the class virtually.
Parent Appreciation Video - From a High School student
My name is Esperance de Lattre, and I am a grade 12 student doing the IB diploma. This year as part of my diploma, I had to conduct a project of my choice that demonstrated Service, Activity, and Creativity. My project aimed to demonstrate gratitude to AISC Elementary parents. To do so I met with some of the elementary classes to teach them more about gratitude, and I created this video to show appreciation to all of you.
Learning Models Survey Reminder
On Monday, November 29 you received an email from AISC with a link to a short but important parent survey. (Here is the link.) This is an opportunity to provide us with feedback on you and your child's experience with our various learning models this year, and we hope you have a few minutes to respond. The survey will close on Tuesday, December 7. Thanks to those who have already shared their thoughts and ideas!
From the Counselors
This month some AISC families will leave India permanently. Leaving a place well is very important for your child’s well being and also for making new beginnings. When students leave, their friends who stay at AISC are also affected. Children want their experiences and life stories to be noticed. They should have time and space to talk about how they are feeling and to make a plan to say goodbye to friends and teachers and even places. Try to plan goodbyes as much as possible. Here are some things we do in the Elementary School to honor and appreciate our students when they leave:
Counselors meet with the leaving student to make a leaving plan and wish them well.
The student’s class writes messages in a book from India for leavers to keep.
An AISC bag is given to students to take with them.
Goodbye time is made for classmates to share a memory, compliment, or wish with the leaving student and the students share a wish/thankyou with class.
We so appreciate all of our students and families….those leaving and those staying!
Library Book Swap
Start collecting your books.
Have a great weekend.
Lynn Schneider and Dave Allen
Elementary School Leadership Team