Middle School Principal’s Notes: 3 February

Dear Middle School Parents,

We had have a busy start with February already. Tonight is the last show for the Middle School Production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Last night, the students did an amazing job. All the actors captured the audience’s attention with their outstanding performances. You will notice that many of talented students played in a few different roles in the play, adding humor and wit to the serious emotional storyline. If you are coming tonight, you are guaranteed to enjoy a spectacular show.

While we have our students performing in the slow, working backstage and managing the lights and sound system, we also have a group of students representing AISC in Math Counts in Kathmandu, Nepal. The students continue to impress me with their limitless talents.

In the next couple of weeks we will have…

STEAM Fest by the MS Science Department

Our Middle School STEAM festival will take place on Friday, February 17! All are welcome to attend to come and see our creative design solutions. Our focus this year is on the design process itself, highlighting the importance of thoughtful planning and refining ideas. Students in each grade level are working on projects that solve problems related to our three fields of study in middle school science: Earth Science, Life Science, and Physical Science. The Fest is a celebration of student inquiry, creativity, and problem solving.

Attendees can come to observe the events, watch presentations, and ask questions to learn more about the projects of our Middle School Engineers.

Date: February 17

Time: 1:00- 3:00

Locations: Soccer Field, covered gym, FAC Atrium

Guests will be provided with a map, a list of participants, a schedule of events, and a set of feedback prompts for presenters.

Hope to see you all there!

International Schools Writer’s Conference

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. We will have four other international schools joining us from the Philippines, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia and Hyderabad.

MS Parent Coffee

Each year AISC brings an author to work with students and share his or her passion for reading and writing. This year, we have the honor of welcoming author and illustrator, Mr. Matthew Holm. Matthew Holm (http://www.matthewholm.net) will be visiting AISC from February 20-24. In addition to many other books, he is the co-author and illustrator of two popular series, Baby Mouse and Squish! During his stay he will be sharing some of his books with students and even do some special sessions for teachers. There will be an opportunity to meet Matthew Holm for parents on Tuesday, February 21 during the Parent Coffee from 8:45-9:45 in the Hall of Light. Please email Mr. Jet in the ES/MS CIC if you have any questions (wjeremy@aischennai.org).

Robotics Competition Results

The event was successful in keeping the students completely engaged and involved in assembling, instructing, preparing their bots to beat the others. The winners were the ones with the highest points in all three rounds: First round was navigating the robot through the maze evading the police and passing through various obstacles. In the second round, the robots were made write the letters on the paper. The third one was a sumo fight. The team with the highest points in all three rounds the competition won. Congratulations to our winners!!

Here are the winners:

1st Place Yeswanth Kumar (Velammal School) Axel Moreira Martins (Grade 6)
2nd Place Merek Mabry (Grade 7) Brandon R Brendel (Grade 11) Aleksander Mabry (Grade 10)
3rd Place Arjan Chakravarthy (Grade 7), Deepak G (Velammal School) Rohan Roberson (Grade 7)