Dear Middle School Parents,
Thank you for all those who attended the Co-Teaching presentation at the last Middle School Coffee. We will continue to have these types of presentations or workshops throughout the year where I will invite experts from our faculty to present with me. The next Middle School Coffee will be held on 15 October.
We are now approaching the second month of school. Everything is set and well on its way. We celebrated Dot Day last week and we also had our first Big Bad Blue Swim Meet last weekend. Congratulations to all of our swimmers for doing a fantastic job at the meet. We are very proud of your performance. If you would like to see some of the photos, please visit this link: Dot Day and Big Bad Blue.
We always have numerous activities going on here at school, of which you might not be aware. Students are involved in many different activities. Here are some examples of what students are doing:
- Rehearsing for Cabaret
- Rehearsing for the Middle School Play in November
- Practicing in their sports: Swimming, Badminton and Table Tennis
- Helping others in the Interact Club: http://aiscinteract.org/
- Helping new students as Student Ambassadors
- Learning about Model United Nations (MUN)
Next month, our SAISA Swim Team will be going to Mumbai for their next competition. Our Badminton and Table Tennis teams be going to New Delhi for their tournament.
There are more activities to come throughout the year, especially for the second semester; please remind your children to pay attention to the daily bulletin for announcements and encourage them to participate. Here is another activity that will be added next month:
MIDDLE SCHOOL - ART CLUB
October 9 - December 13, 2013
Teacher: Mr. Aneesh K R
Day: Wednesdays
Time: 3.40 pm - 4.40 pm
Sign-up with Mr. Aneesh in room 2720 in the Fine Arts Centre (FAC) next week from 23-27 September.
Who can join:
- Students who are passionate about Art and want extra time to work on creating an art product to be proud of, is welcome to join this Art Club.
- Students need not be currently enrolled in an art class to join this Art Club
- All artists are welcome, whether you are a beginner or currently taking an 8th grade art class!
Benefits of this club:
- Our goal is to provide an Open Studio where students can explore their own artistic ideas without any constraints on the medium they want to use.
- Art Club will also be a great place for students to be involved throughout the year and share art projects that they have done at home.
- Through this Art Club, students will have extended time that will help them hone their artistic skills.
Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) Testing
Next week will be the last week of MAP testing for students. It will only be for make-up exams for students who were absent or had technical issues. Please remind your children to charge the laptops each night, get adequate sleep and have a good breakfast before they come to school for the MAP test.
Week Without Walls (WWW) Grade 8 Parent Meeting
Wednesday, 25 September at 3:45 in BBT
The Grade 8 Team will be meeting with students next week to inform them about the WWW trip in November. They will also hold an informational meeting on Wednesday, 25 September at 3:45pm in the BBT.
Have a great weekend!
Alan Phan
Middle School Principal