Dear Middle School Parents,
Welcome back to the Grade 6 teachers and students from their WWW trip to Yelagiri. Sounds like they had a great week. Special thanks to the chaperones: Mrs. Victoria Hall (organizer), Ms. Jaya Shanker, Mr. Rob Martin, Mr. Scott Larson, Ms. Monica Sandifer, Ms. Rebekah Lopata, Mr. Gregg Phillips and Mr. Jet Willette for chaperoning the trip.
Virtual Learning Drill Update
Please plan ahead for our Virtual Learning Drill scheduled for March 25th. On this date, all students will remain home from school for a full schedule of learning using both digital and traditional materials. This is what you should expect in the days leading up to this drill and on the day of the drill.
- You will receive an emergency sms message from AISC on Tuesday March 24th notifying the community of our plans to close school the following day.
- You will receive an email shortly after the sms from the Head of School explaining the situation. These communications are part of the drill and are not meant to cause concern.
- You and your child will then receive an email from each of your section Principals further explaining what teaching and learning will look like the following day for your children.
- On the morning of March 25th at 8:30 am you will receive an email indicating that school has begun for that day.
- Your child, possibly with your help depending the age and independence of your children, will log into Moodle to find instructions for learning.
- Middle and High School students will log into their normally scheduled classes (it is a B day) and, ideally, complete those during the normally scheduled times. It is best to follow the schedule as closely as possible so as not to miss the teacher's office hours, which will be open during that class.
- Elementary School students and/or parents will access the homeroom teacher's Moodle page where they will find further instructions and links for the subjects the child would normally have on that day. Specialist teachers will link to their lessons through the homeroom teachers' page.
- Students will have opportunities to interact with teachers via both chat or video conference to have their questions answered.
- In the event of technical issues, please call our direct tech support line at (44) 2254-9029 or (44) 3357-9029.
Tennis
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Boys’ Volleyball
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Girls’ Volleyball
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Mridula Arvind
Natsumi Shindo
Shridula Harinath
Rina Kita
Murat Suat Mamat
Raul Giridhar
Tejas Sridhar
Snehan Rathinavel
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Nolan Szczepanski
Kazu Toyonaga
Daehyeon Song
Leander Blaich
Alessio Pacci
Arunveer Kahlon
Chanjoo Park
Riugo Honda
Esben Schumann
Seungjune Change
Daniel Elad
Kyungjae (Peter) Jung
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Alice Llinares
Kennedy Porter
Vanessa Mauri
Fatima Shaikh
MinJae Kim
Diya Kumar
YeWon Lee
KaYeon Kim
Serin Kim
Anna Seong
Yoon Jung Kim
Kailey Porter
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With two other sports that already started (Swimming and Track and Field), we will be starting basketball next week. Here is a message from the coaches:
Come one, come all, let's play some BASKETBALL!!
It's that time of year again! Time to have fun, make friends, and be your best. Is it your first time playing? Have you always wanted to join a team? Do you enjoy learning new things and developing your character? Beginning Monday, March 9, 2015 at 6:30am we will have our first basketball practice!
We can't wait to see you there!
Your Coaches (Coaches - Brian, Jeff for the boys and Danieta, Holly and Rosario for the girls)
World Scholar’s Cup
We will be hosting our first World Scholar’s Cup this weekend. For more information, please visit their website: http://www.scholarscup.org/. For parents who are interested in seeing the events, Sunday would be a nice day for parents to attend. The Scholar's Bowl in the morning is open to the public, as are the debate showcase and talent show. The awards ceremony Sunday evening, which is open to the public as well. All the Sunday events take place in the theater. Additionally, the debates on Saturday are also open to an audience, if you would like to see your children in action. The debates are spread out through the MS and HS rooms.
Heat and Hydration
With the heat coming and students are continuing to play outdoors, please remember to pack a water bottle for your child(ren) to bring to school. They need to stay hydrated. We also recommend that they wear a hat (cap) when playing outside.
HS Theater Production
“In our heads, my lord, we do contain all the images of the universe.”
In Baghdad, a young woman responds to war through the power of storytelling. For three years, King Sharayar has tormented the women of his city, marrying a new bride every night and doing away with her in the morning. Scheherezade is determined to stop with the only weapons she has – her wit and imagination. Night after night, the King’s newest bride weaves tales of silliness and suspense. How long can her stories save her?
A modern reimagining of ancient tales, this workshop production, adapted and rewritten to investigate the inherit violence of the story, begins in current day Baghdad.
Some mature themes -- most age appropriate for students ages 9+.
Date and Time: Friday, March 13th at 5pm
Saturday, March 14th at 6pm
Location: FAC Theatre
Tickets: 200 RS. On sale at reception.
Nutrition Month Update
AISC has launched Nutrition Month activities in both cafeterias. This week, a number of teachers have donned chef coats to serve up fruit and vegetables while encouraging students to make healthy choices. We also held our first Fresh Snack Friday in the ES cafeteria where students were offered free servings of cut fruit and carrot sticks with ranch dip. Middle and high school students took part in a nutrition game show during recent assemblies this week; student with correct answers earned gift certificates to the iHub.
The recipe contest remains open until Monday, March 9th. Please send in your favorite recipes from the following categories: muffin, pasta, pizza, Asian non-veg, vegetable side dish and quiche/frittata. Recipes can be dropped in boxes at both the main and ES reception areas. Recipe winners will be featured on the April menu.
A Sign Board Family
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Art Sustains has sponsored a team of professional sign board painters to create commissioned family and individual hand painted portraits.
Sign board painting is an art that is on the verge of extinction in India due to the availability of low cost, digital printing. As a result, Chennai and other cities throughout India are losing their character and cultural identity.
We can all help sustain this artform and work towards preserving incredible India by participating in this very personalized opportunity!
We are all unique, let us create your family’s Bollywood sign board! |
How and When?
Students will be available to take your orders and answer any questions after school in the elementary covered area on Tuesdays and outside the iHUB on Wednesdays, starting next week.
(order form)
In June, before school closes for the summer, we will be celebrating with an art exhibition on campus, showcasing our community portraits done in this very special vintage style.
Videos about the loss of the sign board painter:
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Art Sustains
Art Sustains is a student driven service organization that works towards sustaining Tamil Nadu's cultural and natural assets with an emphasis on the arts.
Our primary goal is to support the sustainability of the arts in Tamil Nadu, through educational programs, promoting international awareness, and by providing financial assistance for artists and art communities in the area.
Beyond supporting the arts, Art Sustains believes in the importance of preserving and celebrating all cultural and natural assets of Tamil Nadu.
Aims:
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Have a wonderful weekend.
Alan Phan
Middle School Principal