Dear Middle School Parents,
Middle School Play
What a wonder performance the students have put on for us yesterday. You don’t want to miss it. Some people loved it so much, they are going again tonight. A huge thanks goes to the Director, Mr. Gareth Huxtable, for all the work he has put in to prepare the students. If you missed it yesterday, please come today at 6:00pm.
Of course, this could not have happened without some parent support. We would like to recognize Virginie Vlaminck for organizing ticket sales and all the parents who took shifts to sale this week. We would also like to thank Laurinda Porter and Brandi Baltzer for organizing the cast party for our students after the show this evening.
Grade 6 WWW Details
Departure: Tuesday, February 2
Students need to arrive at school no later than 7:00 am; buses will leave at 7:15 sharp.
Return to Chennai: Friday, February 5
Grade 6 will leave the resort at 10:00 am and return to school in the early afternoon. Students will have a packed lunch on the bus. Students will be back in time for their normal 3:30 pm dismissal.
Grade 8 WWW Details
Departure from AISC Campus – 05:30 A.M on Sunday, 7 February
Flight: Chennai – Mumbai, Sunday, February 7th
Departure time 08.00 .
Estimated landing time 09:55 A.M.
Flight: Mumbai – Chennai, Thursday February 11th
Departure time 15:35
Estimated arrival time 17:35
*Student pick-up from AISC Campus at 19.30 P.M.
Math Counts
Our Math Counts students will be leaving for Dubai next week. This year we have two teams representing Middle School. All of the students are 8th graders, with the exception of Johnny who is in 6th grade. Congratulations for all these students for earning a spot on the team.
Anjana Ganesh
MinJae Kim
Nithya Gogineni
Pranav Unni
Reuben Rehan Nielsen
Sangwon Kim
Seongsik Yoon (Johnny)
Yoojin Lee
SAISA Soccer & Tennis Tournaments - February 4 & 5
AISC will be hosting the SAISA Soccer and Tennis Tournaments starting on Thursday, February 4th. The Opening Ceremony will begin at 8:45 on the Raptor Field. The Tennis tournament will be held on two venues; the Raptor Perch on the roof and also on the Raptor Field behind the gym. The Soccer Tournament will be held on the Main Field. The first soccer game will kick off at 9:30 and tennis at 10:00. See you there!
Here is the link to the schedule, results and live streaming.
Here is the link to the schedule, results and live streaming.
Middle School Coffee
Please mark your calendar for the next Middle School coffee on Tuesday, 9 February @8:45 in the Hall of Light. Mr. Paula Peters Frampton, our EAL Coordinator, will be presenting about how inclusion works to support all students. We will explain the roles of both the EAL and Subject teachers, one to ensure grade level content be delivered to all students and the other to ensure access to content for English Language Learners.
Early Release Wednesday - February 10th
In order to support continuous professional learning and development for AISC faculty members, there are seven Early Release Wednesdays on the calendar this year. On February 10th, we will have our sixth Early Release Wednesday. Teachers will be engaged in our ongoing work with Harvard's Project Zero educational consultant, Mark Church. Mark's work with us is focused on promoting engagement, understanding and independence for all learners. As a reminder, students will be released at 1:30 p.m. and are expected to depart campus in a timely and organized fashion. We appreciate your patience. In preparation, please plan on allowing longer time for entry and exit to the school at release time. Lunch will be a quick "grab and go" sandwich on this day for our Middle and High School students. If students want a hot lunch, please remember to pack one from home.
Food Service Updates
Food Tasting for Parents! Are you on campus on Monday afternoon? Come join us in the FAC Cafeteria on Monday, February 1, from 2:30-3:30 pm (note this time change to encourage more parent participation!), to sample the student menu. Choices include salad, soups, Asian, Indian and continental meals all offered in both veg and non-veg. Parents will be asked to complete a short survey after tasting the menu items.
Prepackaged snacks are now sorted by nutritional value. We are happy to announce that the iHub and both cafeterias have three broad categories of packaged snacks, sorted by nutritional content. Students will be able to identify snacks using colored labels representing the total calories from fat in each snack:
Blue= 15% or fewer total calories from fat
Orange= 15%-30% of total calories from fat
Grey= 30% or more total calories from fat
Please take some time to discuss this new system with your child. Reference posters will be placed in the iHub and both cafeterias to guide children in their snack selection, and they will be hearing about it in other ways too.
Fresh breads are now available in the iHub and ES cafeteria, as a choice for both sandwiches and take away. New varieties include Tuscan bread, focaccia, bagel, multigrain, baguette, French loaf, oatmeal, Panini, kalonji, and more. Please stop by and pick up a loaf for dinner.
Food services at AISC are always looking for ways to improve. Should you have questions, suggestions or concerns, please contact Food Service Manager Prakash Shanmugam (sprakash@aisch.org), Elementary Associate Principal Lori Newman (nlori@aisch.org) or Secondary Associate Principal Jason Hicks (hjason@aisch.org). If you have not had the chance to have a meal in the IHub or Main Cafeteria, please join us. We would love to hear your feedback about the food at AISC.
Have a great weekend.
Alan Phan
Middle School Principal
