Dear Middle School Parents,
With everything going on in Chennai, I think we are all very glad that the break has come.
Because of the missed school days, unfortunately, we have not had the time to say proper goodbye to all of students who are leaving and especially those have left. For those who are leaving, please remember to visit our Photo Gallery at http://photos.aischennai.org/2016-2017/. You may want to download and keep some photos of your child’s time here at AISC. Password: raptors16.
Please encourage your children to read for pleasure. If you go by a bookstore, stop by and let them pick up a book, graphic novel or magazine. Allow them to read what they want, creating good reading habits is more important than what they are reading. Research says that it takes about 21 days (three weeks) to do something for it to become a habit, this winter break is the perfect time to form new habits. If you need book ideas, please remember to refer to our Summer Reading List 2016 and Summer Reading List 2015.
Make-Up School Days
Due to missed school days as a result of local events and weather in the past two weeks, the following days in January will be official school days: Saturday, January 21 and Saturday, January 28
Why these days?
We are engaging these days as make-ups for two reasons:
- They are at the start of the second semester when all students and teachers across the school can make effective use of extra learning and teaching time.
- They are Saturdays at the end of 4-day weeks with calendared holidays. Students and teachers will not have 6-day study/work weeks.
Further, please note that the two Early Release Days in January will be full days of school in order to provide more instructional time in the month we return from the break.
Parent Book Club Update
Based on your feedback, our first Book Club choice is Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World by Devorah Heitner. This book is available on amazon.in and through kindle. And again, based on survey feedback, we will meet in the afternoon, divide the book into sections and come together to discuss the section we've read. We'll meet on the following dates:
Chapters to read
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Meeting Date
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Time
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Place
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Intro and Chapters 1-3
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January 23rd
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2:30
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Hall of Light
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Chapters 4-6
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January 30th
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2:30
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Hall of Light
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Chapters 7-9
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Feb 7th
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2:30
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Hall of Light
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Wishing all families a lovely break,
Jen Gold
MS Counselor
Attention Middle School Writers, Illustrators and Speakers!
AISC is hosting the International Schools Writers Conference, which is specifically designed to allow middle school students a chance to work with a Graphic Illustrator, a Novelist or a Storyteller. This conference will be held during the weekend of February 18-19, right here on the AISC Campus.
Middle School students interested in participating in this conference please sign up here. This sign up is just an interest form. There is no fee to attend this conference for AISC students.
This is an exciting opportunity, and we already have schools joining us from Saudi Arabia, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Hyderabad.
If you have any questions, talk to Ms. Pepper or Mr. Jet. Middle School students will also learn more about this in their Language Arts classes.
After School Activities (ASA)
Semester 2: January 23 - May 26, 2017
Information regarding Pay Online & In Person registrations
ASA forms will be sent on January 9. We will open online registrations on Tuesday morning of January 10 until midnight of January 12, 2017. Please go to (https://payonline.aischennai.org/), login and register. We encourage parents to register through pay online.
IN-PERSON REGISTRATIONS: If you have missed registering online, then in-person registrations can be done on Tuesday and Wednesday, January 17 and 18 at the Elementary Cafeteria from 8.00 am – 9.30 am.
Please check for conflicts with other middle school activities, before you enroll for your ASAs.
Raptors Swim Club - Try-outs: January 9-20 after-school from 3.45 - 4.30 pm. If your child has already been in Raptor's Swim Club, they do NOT need to try out again. We may have two sessions for this program, if numbers are high. Session 1 will be from 3:45-4:45 for beginner and intermediate students. Session 2 will be from 4:45-6:00pm, for advanced swimmers. Group division will be determined after the first week of ASA.
MIDDLE SCHOOL - AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES - SEMESTER 2 (2016-17)
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TEACHER NAME
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ACTIVITY
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DAY
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SPORTS
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Sukavaneshwar D.
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Basketball
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THURSDAY
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Gowthaman V
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Tennis
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TUESDAY
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Sebastian Francis
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Soccer
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THURSDAY
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Rajesh Ramanathan
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Table Tennis
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MONDAY
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Ryan Sager
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Strategy Board Games
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THURSDAY
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Donna Fava
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RAPTOR'S SWIM CLUB (16 week program: Jan. 24-May 25)
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TUESDAY & THURSDAY
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MUSIC / DANCE & DRAMA
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Finny James Albert
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Keyboard
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MONDAY
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Finny James Albert
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Guitar
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TUESDAY
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Senthil Kumaran
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Western & Bollywood Dance
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TUESDAY
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MARTIAL ARTS
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Yang YoungGeun
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Advanced Taekwondo (Blue - Black belt)
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TUESDAY
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Have a great winter break.
Sincerely,
Alan Phan & Andrew Ranson
Middle School Administration