Friday March 5

Dear Students and Parents, 

This week our students showed courage and confidence as they shared performances. Our sixth grade theatre class shared their production of “Island of the Misfit Toys.” Thank you to Mr. Luna for his direction of the production and the entire class for their creativity! Thirty-five students presented individually or with a partner during our live STEAM presentations on Wednesday. Students presented to groups of students from all three grade levels, teachers and parents. All pre-recorded student presentations are available on our STEAM Fest Website. Thank you to all of the parents who joined us for the event! A special thank you to Mr. Mike Simmons, Ms. Emily Cordz and Ms. Rebekah Lopata for their efforts to coordinate STEAM at each grade level.

Student Parent Teacher Conferences
Student Parent Teacher Conferences will be Thursday and Friday, March 25 & 26 from 8:00am-4:00pm. On Monday, you will receive an email with the links to sign up on using the online scheduling system. Conferences will focus on debriefing students’ mid-semester progress report and learning habits. Students will also reflect on their growth from the first semester. Progress reports will be published March 24. 

Grade 8 High School Course Registration
This week the high school introduced the grade 9 program to the grade 8 students.  On March 12 the course selection form is due for all grade 8 students.  Parents and students can review the HS Curriculum Guide to learn more about the course descriptions and the high school program. Also, we ask you review the Grade 8 Student Course Selection Form with your children. These are in a shared Advisory folder, to which the students have access. Students must choose their first choice course and an alternate choice request. Both parents and students must digitally sign (type name) on the form in order for it to be completed and submitted to the high school.    

You can also access the presentation explaining the course selection process here.

 

MUN Impact: My Freedom Day

-From MUN Impact Club

“AISC’s MUN Impact club will be participating in CNN’s #MyFreedomDay movement from March 8th to 11th. We, as MUN Impact, have a ton of activities to help spread awareness on the issue of Modern Day Slavery and to celebrate freedom. We are also working with Kranti, an organization that works to help bring girls out of the red-light district of Mumbai and become agents of change. We will be hosting a talk with them on Thursday, and we hope to see you there. Please take the opportunity to celebrate the movement with us by participating in the activity on the poster below! If you have any questions, please email glekhana22@aischennai.org.

You can access the banner here with all the links to the activities we have planned: Link

 

This is the zoom link for the Kranti Talk, and we hope both parents and students will join us:

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86180090271

Meeting ID: 861 8009 0271

No Password required.” 

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Family Use of the AISC Libraries
AISC families are able to request books every week from our libraries using this Google form. Books can be ordered through the form from Friday until Monday at 10:00am and can be picked up curbside at the ES entrance on Wednesdays between 8:30am - 3:30pm. Bags with the child's name clearly marked on the front will be located inside the white cubbies. Patrons are invited to take the bag that belongs to them without touching any other materials. 

In addition, a book drop is positioned curbside at the ES entrance, as well as the main entrance, for returned books. We encourage families to return the books after two weeks, although if a specific title is needed for a longer period, please contact Babs to implement an extension.  

Library staff will practice all health and safety protocols while gathering your books. Upon return, books and the canvas bags that are distributed will be sanitized.  

We encourage families to check the library catalog before requesting specific titles to ensure that they are available. Please let Babs know on bbarbara@aischennai.org know if you have any questions. 

 

ASA Season 4

If you are interested in having your child(ren) of all ages engage in FREE virtual activities for Season 4, please check out the Athletics & Activities Blog for more information and complete the Registration Form.  ASA Season 4 will begin Monday, March 22nd and will run through May 29th. 

 

Spring Break Camp

If you are interested in having your child(ren) of all ages engage in FREE virtual activities for Spring Camp, please check out the Athletics & Activities Blog for more information and fill out the Registration Form.  Spring Break Camp will begin Monday, March 15th and run through Friday, March 19th. 

 

HS/MS RISE: A New Paradigm for Peace with Paul K. Chappell (March 24, 2:45 p.m.)

 

We’re pleased to welcome Paul K. Chappell, Peace Literacy Educator and war veteran, to join us at our annual 12th RISE on Wednesday, March 24, 2:45 p.m. Paul will talk to us about his New Paradigm for Peace, which aims to educate people to be as well-trained in waging peace as soldiers are in waging war. As Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, says: Captain Paul Chappell has given us a crucial look at war and peace from the unique perspective of a soldier, and his new ideas show us why world peace is both necessary and possible in the 21st century.

 

Watch a short video here where Middle Schoolers tell us of their experience with Paul at last year’s GLOMUN conference.

 

WHAT IS RISE? Open to parents and Middle and High Schoolers, RISE (Resilience, Innovation, Service, and Entertainment) brings innovative thinkers to our school to enrich our discourse and exposure on global issues related to our Mission and Core Values.

 

 Real-World Career Experiences for Grade 8!

The Advancement Office, in partnership with the Middle School, is pleased to launch CareerX opportunities for Grade 8 during Spring Break! 

At-a-Glance Details

· See all the opportunities here.

· When is CareerX: March 15–19 (Spring Break)

· Organizations are categorized as: Sustainability, Photography, Healthcare

· LAST DAY TO SIGN UP: MONDAY, MARCH 8

· Sign Up Here!

· Watch a super-short video about CareerX and what students have to say about it here!

                                                                                                                

What is CareerX?  
CareerX provides students exposure to real-world career experiences by matching their interests to partner organizations. These are offered throughout the school year, during Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer Breaks. The Spring Break edition is from March 15–19, 2021.

What experiences are on offer?
Students can choose from three experiences for Spring Break. Learn more here.

What happens after my child signs up?
The Advancement Office will arrange an introductory Zoom meeting between your child and the partner organization before March 15. Representatives from Advancement will be present to facilitate this meeting. The introductory meeting will help partners tailor the experience to student interests and strengths. Once the CareerX begins, students will communicate directly with their supervisor at the partner organization over email and Zoom. 

If you'd like to know more, please write to advancementdirector@aischennai.org. 

 

Have a great weekend, 

Jessica Pechhold
Middle School Principal