Dear Parents,
Please note that we are not requiring students to do a weekly COVID test. They do not need to test on Monday. Parents should continue to fill out the Parent Locker App.
Important Dates:
Student Led Conferences
Student Led Conferences are led by the students from Early Years through Grade 5. The Student-Led Conference provides opportunities for your child to take the lead and show you all they know about their own learning. It is a time for your child to share their growth directly with you.
Please expect teachers to be present as a facilitator (if needed) with the main focus being between you and your child. Students will have 30 minutes in their homeroom to showcase their work. Students may also show you their work in the specialist areas before or after their homeroom time slot.
Supervision for siblings will be available on the playground. Please note that this is only for enrolled AISC students. You will need to make your own separate arrangements for younger children and babies.
Visiting Campus for Student Led Conferences
As you know, we are looking forward to having a greater parent presence on campus in the coming weeks.
We continue to develop our systems to streamline entry to campus for staff, students, and parents.
Please understand that by external directive, vaccinations are required of adults on campus – faculty, staff, and visitors. We also recognize that vaccination is an extremely effective tool in protecting the health of community members and preventing spread to those unable to vaccinate or at increased risk.
If you are planning to attend Parent Conferences on campus, take a few minutes to complete this form with parent vaccination information and a copy of the certificate. Please contact your child’s classroom teacher if you need a virtual conference.
Prior to your conferences, expect to receive a health screening form, which will be submitted at the entrance of the school at the time of your conferences.
Well Week March 28th - April 1st
The Portal Project
Are We Well?: Stretching at Our Edges to be Healthy, for Ourself And Others Register Here
RISE - March 30th & 31st
The Advancement Office, in partnership with the Elementary School, is pleased to announce our ES RISE Special Guest Sara Mohan.
Who is Sara?
Sara Mohan is a nature educator, podcaster (Tigress on a Tuk-Tuk), and founder of The Ecology Project—a program that aims to forge lifelong connections between children and nature.
What will she be doing with our Elementary School students?
Sara will spend two fun-filled days with our young learners, taking each class on a schoolyard safari and nature walk. Together, they will explore the local (and non-indigenous!) biodiversity that our campus is home to and will create projects and installations based on their learning.
But… What is RISE?
RISE (Resilience, Innovation, Service, Entertainment) is an annual speaker event where we invite experts, innovators, and other luminaries to speak to our community. This year for Elementary School, we’ve taken a hands-on workshop-style approach—as a way for elementary schoolers to connect with our campus through the different flora and fauna we share our space with.
Stay tuned next week as we share stories and photos from Sara’s time with us!
Book Swap
From the Counselors
Next week is wellbeing week at AISC. Here is a chart of feelings and some ideas for what we might need when we have these feelings to restore balance.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Regards,
Lynn Schneider and Dave Allen
Elementary School Leadership Team