Dear Middle School Parents,
Student-Parent-Teacher conferences are very valuable times where we have all three stakeholders meeting at the same time. We appreciate the high turnout at these conferences, which shows that support we are getting from parents. This triad is the key to student success and we truly appreciate the parent involvement. Thank you and we look forward to your continued support.
Last weekend, I came across a great NY Times Parenting Blog that talks about how to help your teenager navigate their social media lives. They will give you “Seven Ways Parents Can Help 13-Year-Olds Start Their Social Media Lives Right.”
India Week
Middle School will be celebrating India this week. Please encourage your children to come dressed up in their Indian clothing, especially on Tuesday when we have a special India Month Assembly. Let’s show off some Middle School India Week school spirit.
Homework Club Invitation
Parents and students, come to Homework Club for extra help. Homework Club is free and a great place to do homework after school. Homework Club is a helpful place to get your work organized and a very useful place to get some additional writing and reading help on your difficult assignments. Come to Homework Club and get your work completed so you’re free at night to enjoy your evening. Homework club is held on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday in Room 3120 from 3:35pm - 4:30pm. Please see Mr. Brian in Room 3116 or email him hbrian@aisch.org, if you have any questions.
Middle School Coffee: Postponed to November
Topic: Essential Life Skills for Adolescents by Ms. Jen Gold, MS Counselor
Date, Time and Location: Tuesday, 17 November @8:45 in Hall of Light
Come to the parent coffee and learn about some of the essential life skills that we can be cultivating in our adolescents. Fostering developing skills now in areas such as stress management, perspective taking, self control, and resiliency, among others, is important for our children so that they are prepared for the demands of life beyond Middle School. Join other Middle School parents in learning about these life skills and discussing ways to encourage their development at home.
Meeting the Director of Teaching and Learning Candidates
In place of the Middle School Coffee, parents are invited to meet the three Director of Teaching and Learning Candidates on Tuesday, 20 October at 8:30 - 10:00 in the BBT with 3o minutes with each candidates. Feel free to check the candidates' dossiers on Moodle in the DTL folder.
Parents will have the opportunity to listen to each candidate answer the same pre-selected questions following this schedule:
8:30 to 9:00 - Dan Love
9:00 to 9:30 - Jerry Maraia
9:30 to 10:00 - Rebecca Caudill
Please come, listen, and share your feedback.
Grade 7 Week Without Walls Parent Meeting
We will have an informational meeting on Wednesday, 21 October at 2:30 in BBT. Teachers will provide some details about the trip regarding the activities, location, flight and accommodation.
You are Invited to the High School Celebration of Learning!
The high school is excited to announce that they will host their first ever Celebration of Learning on Thursday, October 22nd between 10:00 am and 12:00 pm in the Gym. All members of the community are invited!
What is a Celebration of Learning? It is a fair in which high school students will host 14 different booths highlighting their learning from in different classes. Each booth will display an essential question addressed in class and students will be on hand to guide you through their displayed work. For example, have you ever wondered if listening to music while studying improves your memory? Or how to identify rhetorical arguments in written texts? Or how graphical representations can tell the story of a particular data set? Well, now you can find out the answers to these questions and many more by attending the Celebration of Learning! Please join us!
Have a nice weekend.
Alan Phan
Middle School Principal