Dear Middle School Parents,
Ms. Jen Gold, our counselor shared with me an article written by another counselor in the US that talks about “Top 10 Skills Middle School Students Need to Thrive and How Parents Can Help” from the Washington Post. Again it is not something new, but a good reminder on how to work with your children, allowing them some independence while they are in Middle School and step in as needed to support them.
As part of our initiative to keep parents informed of what students are studying in the Middle School, please find the link below with a brief description of what students are currently studying in each subject area:
- Skyward Gradebook: Skyward will be open for parents to see the assignments of their child. In Skyward, parent will see 2 to max of 5 assignments, plus a unit final assessment for each unit.
- If the assignment is listed in skyward, students have access to a more detailed assignment sheet and feedback. Please ask your child.
- Students will reflect on how they did on their final unit assessment and they will also email parents with a link to their blog so parents can read their reflection.
- Download the Skyward app for your phone. When searching for the school, type in CHENNAI and the school will show up.
Parent Coffee
At the Middle School Coffee on Tuesday, 18 October at 8:45 in the Hall of Light, we will explore ways to support students as they transition from elementary school, learn to navigate the middle years, and prepare for the independence of high school. Discussions will center around supporting academic, social and emotional growth.
Early Release Wednesday
Next Wednesday, 19 October, we will have another Early Release Day. Students are expected to depart campus in a timely and organized fashion. We appreciate your patience with traffic on these days. In preparation, please plan on allowing longer time for entry and exit to the school at release time. For our Middle School students, hot lunch will be served.
Halloween Party
As we are going away for Week Without Walls, the Halloween Party will be early this year on Friday of next week. Tickets for the party will be on sale next week. It is always one of the favorite parties of the year. Please encourage your children to come in their favorite costumes.
AISC Photo Gallery
After all the different events in the school, you can find the photos in our SmugMug AISC Photo Gallery. About a week or so after each event, we will upload the photos into the gallery. Access it with the password: raptors16
ASIAC Badminton, Table Tennis and Music Fest
Students are currently away at the ASIAC Badminton and Table Tennis Tournament in New Delhi and ASIAC Music Fest to Mumbai. You can see watch the livestreaming at AES here in this link:
SAISA Swimming
Congratulations to all of our middle school swimmers who will be travelling to Kathmandu to represent AISC. This team will leave next week.
Age 10-12 Swimmers
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Age 13-14 Swimmers
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Christian Horchler
Seongwon Kim
Yejune (Ted) Chang
Finn Wohltmann
Gregor Stallkamp
Amy Jacob
Hayden Zuzulock
Seojin Kim
Amelie Dowling
Paula Stallkamp - Alternate
Axel Martins - Alternate
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Rin Miura
Ben Jacob
Hanna Sano
Max Jacobson
Kennedy Porter
Meghana Rachamadugu
Hinako Masuda
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SAISA Volleyball
We will be hosting SAISA Volleyball this year from 20-22 October. Athletes will arrive next week on Wednesday and the tournament will begin from Thursday to Saturday. Please come and support our athletes. This year, we even have a couple of middle school students on the SAISA Team: Miyu Ii, Weronika Strzelczyk, Kazu Toyonaga, and Ahmad Zulfazli.
Have a great weekend.
Sincerely,
Alan Phan & Andrew Ranson
Middle School Administration