Happy New Year! I hope that you had a restful and
relaxing winter break and a great start to 2013. I love the hope and promise
that every New Year brings.
Please note the change in date for the observance of the Pongal
holiday. There will be no school on
Monday, January 14th. School will resume on Tuesday, January
15th. Tuesday
will be an “A” Day. The remainder of the week will continue as
scheduled. We appreciate your
understanding of this change and wish you and your family a very Happy Pongal.
This week I have been engaged in the international teacher recruiting fairs and have had the pleasure to share information with educators about the dynamic professional learning environment that is AISC. One thing is clear; AISC has an excellent reputation in the international teaching community.
We are starting a new
sports season. We have ASIAC Volleyball
and SAISA track and field. Please
read the Athletics page for more information and details.
Extended hours for the
HS Library - students now have access to the HS library from 3:30 - 5:30
p.m. We will be monitoring the use during the extended hours. Based on how
heavily the library is used during this time, the hours may be extended to 6:00
p.m. later in the school year.
Our grade 6 Week Without Walls trip to Yelagiri is approaching (February
18-21st). The grade 6 teaching team has arranged a meeting for
Parents of Grade 6 students to share information about their upcoming Week
Without Walls trip. The meeting will be on January 24th from 2:40-3:20 in the
Hall of Light.
Whose got spirit! Our MS Student Activities Club is
currently organizing an upcoming Spirit Week (Jan.21-25). The spirit ‘dress-up’ days will be Jan. 21 is Pyjama
Day; Jan. 22 is Twin/Multiples Day; Jan. 23 is Hat or Crazy Hair Day; Jan. 24
is Mismatch Day; and Jan. 25 is One Color Day. Please note that the school dress code still applies.
As one of its community
building projects, the HS Student Council, with support from HS clubs, is
organizing the Jan Jamboree on
Saturday, January 19, 2013 from 2 – 5 pm on the AISC Soccer Field. This event
is open to AISCH families and guests.
There will be an Entry
Fee of Rs 200, for ES and MS students as they enter the Jamboree, they will
have unlimited, free of charge access to the 21 games and activities organized
by the HS students ex. cookie decorating, t- shirt decorating (extra charge for
cost price of t-shirt), obstacle course, face painting, sponge throw, slime
booth, Wii tennis, beat the keeper, T1 car racing, bouncy castle, balance beam
pillow fight, nail salon etc. High School students
will be doing a pre-sale of entry tickets to MS students next week.
Adults and HS students,
who will enter free, will be able to enjoy the food and drinks on sale, shop at
the NGO counters, get the chance of winning exciting prizes in the Raffle and
spend a fun afternoon with family and friends.
Funds raised through this
event will be used to support a variety of community service clubs and
projects.
We truly hope you will be
able to join us as a family for this wonderful event. Ms. Sangeeta Kala McCandless (Jan Jamboree Adviser) and Ms. Kala
Ganeshan (Student Council Adviser)
Parent Curriculum Coffee
- January
22nd Please note that
this month's Parent Curriculum Coffee will be for parents of High School students.
We will be discussing curriculum topics that are specific to our High
School program. The coffee will be held from 8:45 - 9:45 or from 2:15 -
3:15 in the Hall of Light.
P.E. Survey - student feedback wanted! As a part of our continuous improvement efforts and
the CIS Accreditation Self-Study process, our P.E. department has set a goal of
evaluating the PE program at AISC. One method they are using to collect
data for this evaluation is a STUDENT survey. Students - please take a
few minutes to complete the following survey https://docs.google.com/a/aisch.org/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=true&formkey=dC00MXNrbjZCOTRNN3h2U3M2SHVBZEE6MQ
Have a joyous weekend,
Ms. Michele