Friday, 17 May 2013

May 17, 2013

Congratulations to our Raptors for a very successful basketball and swimming tournament last weekend. Fifty three of our middle school athletes competed in the event that we hosted. They represented themselves and AISC proudly and showed great sportsmanship to the other competitors.
Our Raptor boys basketball team placed 1st (white team) and 4th (blue team)
Our Raptor girls basketball teams placed 2nd (blue team) and 4th (white team)
The Raptor swimmers placed 2nd and had several top level finishes and many personal bests.

We are very pleased that our boys and girls blue basketball teams, our girls white basketball team and our swim team were awarded the Sportsmanship awards.

Thank you to coaches Mr. Rice/Mr. Luca, Mr. Brian/Ms. Rosario and Mr. Scott/Ms. Marla/Mr. Tommy for all of your work with our young athletes.

Congratulations to Akira, Ben, Daniel E, Eita, Grischa, Henrik, Iniyan, Jonghyun, Jucheol, Jun Wo, Kyungho, Kyusong, Manuel, Sehun, Seongbo, SeungHyeon, Taeung, Vishnu, Vishwaarth, Wombum, Hitomi, Andre, Catherine, Kavya, Kate, Krithika, Adrienne, Sigapi, Nikila, Marie, Moeka, Yoon jung, Min ji, Hyerin, Seungyeon, Anna, JuMee, YooKyeong, YeonHee, Mahra, Aleena, Vittoria, Lizzy, Clara, Kadie, Nairo, Thea, William, Valerio, Udhay, Daniel B, Hong Min, Sang Jun.

Middle School Art Exhibition: A brilliant display of our middle school student’s art work will be on display May 20-24 in the Fine Art building in the Atrium gallery. I encourage you to visit and see the variety of art forms and skills that our students have learned during the course of the year.

The Music Department proudly presents the High School Band/Choir concert on Friday, May 17, 7 pm.   We welcome you to come out and enjoy an evening of music.

Our spring middle school music concert will be occurring on May 23 from 2.00-3:30 p.m. in the auditorium. The concert will feature the choir, beginning bands, intermediate band and advanced band. Please mark your calendar and join us to celebrate the musical accomplishments of your children. Students must have the official AISC Music Shirt for the concert. Students must provide their own long black pants, black shoes, and black socks. Students must wear the music uniform to perform.

We recently had Gini Rojas, an EAL consultant return to our school to work with us on the recommendations that she had made on her first visit here last spring. One of the recommendations that we will be putting in place for the 2013-2014 school year will be offering the choice of French, Spanish, or English for Academic Purposes to our EAL students. A language selection form will be given to all EAL students on Monday, May 20th and will need to be returned to the middle school office by Thursday, May 23rdIt is important to note that while every effort will be made to give students their preference, scheduling may in some instances prevent this from being possible.

A reminder to parents whose children stay after school: supervision by school staff ends at 3:45 pm. Students who remain after this time must be supervised by their parents. We ask that you are in close range to your child. Also, students must follow the school rules they adhere to during the school day - this includes wearing shoes at all times.


ASA Chess Tournament 2013         Entry Free!    

May 20th & 27th from 3.30 pm - 5.00 pm in the Auxiliary gym. Registration is at the door. The tournament will be conducted in four groups and is open for all the students:
Grade I, Grade II, Grade III - V, Grade VI and above. The Tournament will be conducted on a knock-out basis. The maximum number of entries will be 100, and certificates will be given for all participants. Medals will be given for the top three players in each category.

Please see notes from our Middle School Counselor, Ms. Trish by either clicking on the tab at the top of the page or by clicking on this link MS Counselor blog

The Student Activities club will be organizing the year end dance party on May 24th from 6:00-8:00 pm. The theme will be "Night of Stars" with a Hollywood stars feel. Students will be asked to dress a bit more formal (ie dress nicely while following our dress code). Tickets are 200 Rs in advance (250 Rs at the door).  Note that the event on the community calendar says MS pool party but it will in fact be a dance. There is no school supervision for any students that remain at school after 3:45 until the start of the dance – students will need to be under the supervision of their parents during this time. Please ensure that your child is picked up promptly at 8:00pm. Students are not permitted to leave the dance early unless prior permission from the Principal is attained.

MS ASIAC Sports Tea: Parents and athletes are invited to attend the annual Sports Awards Tea for middle school athletes on May 23th at 4:00pm in the auditorium. Please confirm your attendance with Ms. Sally Victor in the pool office or at vsally@aisch.org

From The Health Office: The forms mentioned below will be delivered to students on 24th May: Returning Students Annual Health form, a physical examination form, immunization records and evidence of TB screening. Please do NOT send back the health forms until August 2013. After the summer break, the fully completed annual health forms will need to be submitted to the Health Office.

BYOT Configuration Workshop: To assist families in configuring student devices ahead of the new school year we are offering a device configuration workshop on May 30-31.  If your child will have a device before this date, please sign up for one of the available times using the form in the Head of School's notes or on the Moodle All School Page (guest password is raptors12).  

Please return all library books by Monday, May 27th. If a book is lost, please collect the bill for it from the library and pay at the Finance office. Please note that report cards will be held until the balance has been paid or the book has been returned.

Departing students please contact Ms. Aziz in the middle school office as soon as possible if you will be leaving the school so that we can prepare the necessary documents in a timely manner. Final report cards will be available on June 6th. Transfer certificates and any other needed documentation will be available on Friday, June 7th at 11:00 a.m. from the office.

Have a joyous weekend,

Michele Dirksen


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