Principal’s Notes
19 October 2018
Dear Parents,
Greetings from Athens, Greece, where I am attending the NESA Fall Leadership Conference with AISC’s Leadership Team. Keynote speakers are focusing on education for the future, the impact of culture on education and student wellbeing. This conference provides us the opportunity to hear from renowned researchers and authors in the field of education as well as time to connect with colleagues from other international schools. We hope that our learning here will continue to help us develop our current programs for students, meet strategic goals and continue to live our mission.
Halloween Party
The Middle School Halloween Party is Friday, October 26 from 5-6:30 pm. More information will be provided to students throughout the week.
Passport Collection
For this year’s Week Without Walls trips, we will collect passports and visas differently than in previous years. There will be four drop off times for documents before students depart. The collection point will be in the BBT. Drop off times are:
Tuesday, 23 October, 8:00am - 9:00am
Tuesday, 23 October, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Wednesday, 24 October, 8:00am - 9:00am
Wednesday, 24 October, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
We request that parents drop off your child’s current passport and visa paper/residence permit/OCI card during one of these times. If your child is traveling with the SAISA Swim Team, bring your child’s passport to school on Monday morning before departure. AISC staff will sort the passports and secure them on campus until departure on Monday, 29 October. During the trips, advisors will have possession of the student passports. Upon returning to campus, parents picking up students will need to get the passport from the student’s advisor.
Arts, Sports Activities Season 2
Click these links for each grade level for information about what is available to those students for ASA Season 2.
· Grade 6
· Grade 7
· Grade 8
Pre-Registration may be done by filling out this form. Sign-ups or registration for some activities are not done through this form. For instance, Raptor Swim Club has already been done with the Aquatics Director. If you have questions please contact Mr. Gio. ASIAC Badminton and Table Tennis require just showing up to the practices that started this week. Others are free drop-ins that don’t require signing up.
This pre-registration form will be open until October 24, 2018. Parents can pay through the school pay online portal from Nov -26 - Dec 3, 2019. Please submit only one form for each child. If you have any queries, please write to vsripriya@aischennai.orgor stop by the office.
Many thanks,
Athletics & Activities Department
Parent Coffee
The next parent coffee is Tuesday 23 October from 8:45-9:45 in the Hall of Light. The topic of the morning will be grade reporting. Sherriden Masters, Director of Technologies and Innovation, will join me to explain the new MS report format as well as MAP scores. We will also look at how students will self-reflect on their learning habits at the end of the semester.
Have a wonderful weekend,
Jessica Pechhold Andrew Ranson Middle School Principal Associate Principal