Dear Middle School Parents,
Welcome to the last week of school. We have one last celebration for you to see. Please join us on Tuesday, May 30, 8:45 - 9:45 in the main courtyard for the 8th grade Social Justice Exhibition. Students will be presenting projects they created about a social justice movement as an integrated unit with social studies and visual art. Please come and ask the students about their projects!
Return of Library Books / Yearbooks
Parents and students who have library books, please clear the pending at the earliest. Your child’s yearbook will be held at the office till library clearance is received.
Greetings from the CIC!
We have really enjoyed working with all of you in 2016-2017! For those of you who are leaving AISC this year, please remember all of your good times in the CIC.
Some exciting news! This summer we will be doing a few renovation projects to better serve you! As a result, we won't be holding summer hours in the CIC. However, please remember we have tons of eBooks. If you need help accessing them, please come see us!
Online News - All the major news sites in the world at your fingertips. Check these out each day and see what is going on in the world or find a story that you like and follow it as it develops. From Blue Lobsters to tsunamis on Mars, there is ALWAYS something happening in the world! Here are some examples of websites to explore! - BBC, New York Times, CNN, Al Jazeera
I shared this article last year and it’s worth sharing again: What Reading Does to Your Brain is Truly Fascinating. In the article it refers to a study done by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University who observed the structure of children's brains before and after 100 hours of intensive reading training. The study shows that “intensive instruction to improve reading skills in young children causes the brain to physically rewire itself, creating new white matter that improves communication within the brain.”
For those of you returning, we look forward to seeing you again in the fall. Here is a Middle School Reading List Summer 2017 to help all of you keep reading all summer long. Here are the lists from previous years as well: Summer Reading List 2016 and Summer Reading List 2015. The link will bring you to the most popular young adult books, with a small description and genre. Additionally, here is a another Levelled Book List, sorted by the reading level of each book. If you don’t have time to pick up a book now, please do so while you are travelling.
Skyward
Skyward has been closed for parents and students for teachers to enter grades and comments over the weekend. We will open it back up again once the third trimester report is ready. Thank you for your understanding.
Looking Ahead to ASA - 2017-18
ASA moves from the semester system to the trimester system. Children can sign up and experience a greater variety of ASAs in this pattern. Each trimester will have 11-12 classes.
TRIMESTER 1
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TRIMESTER 2
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TRIMESTER 3
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Aug. 21 - Nov. 17
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Nov. 20 - March 2
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March 5 - May 25
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Sign Ups: Will be three times yearly, before the start of each trimester. More details will be sent once we are back for the next academic year.
Fees: The fees for ASA per day of class for one trimester will be Rs.3000/-.
Have a good weekend.
Sincerely,
Alan Phan & Andrew Ranson
Middle School Administration
