Dear Parents and
Students,
As you will see below, we have a number of activities happening in the middle school and schoolwide to bring us together as a community in April. As we continue through this year in online learning, we are reminded of the importance of these events that bring us together, albeit virtually. Today’s Middle School Assembly was a perfect example of coming together to celebrate individuals and groups and maintaining our sense of community. As you scroll through this week’s blog, notice the original designs representing our online community. These designs are from Matt, Sejin and Zak, finalists in our advisory t-shirt contest. The design by Matt will appear on this year’s advisory t-shirts! More to come in the following weeks about picking up your t-shirt.
Parent Coffee
This week, we will host
our April Parent Coffee. This month’s coffee will focus on the Measures of
Academic Progress Growth Test. We will be administering the MAP Test virtually
this year. At the meeting, a brief overview of the MAP test will be provided
along with instructions for how to guide your child while he/she is taking the
test remotely. Please note that the time of the parent coffee will be from
12:30-1:30pm on Tuesday. Zoom details are below.
Topic: MS Parent Coffee
Time: Apr 13, 2021 12:30
PM India
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82059170494?pwd=MGR2emIzdUxULzVrRlBZaHZ2bHFhUT09
Meeting ID: 820 5917
0494
Passcode: 254786
Vision for a Learner Day
As shared last week,
April 30 will be Vision for a Learner day. The purpose of the day is for
students to explore a VfL trait of their choice through a number of activities
hosted by teachers. See last week’s blog post for a menu of the choices. Students’
choices have been confirmed and next week they will receive email messages
about any supplies they may need to participate in the activity on April 30.
Please check with your child so s/he is ready for the day! Vision for a Learner
day is a class day and all MS student are expected to attend the day long
activity they have chosen. Students will spend the day working on their chosen
activity with teachers and students and will also have time to explore and
learn asynchronously.
Next Week is Well Week!
The intention of the
week is to bring attention to wellbeing and share our experiences. For each day
of the week we are in school, AISC will bring attention to one of the four
domains of wellbeing.
Throughout the week AISC community members will be asked to:
Monday: Self-Awareness -
How are you feeling?
Identify a color or
colors that represent your emotion(s) and create a visual representation or art
form of those emotions.
Tuesday: Healthy Habits
- Try something new!
Select a Healthy Habit
that might be new to you or that you have started this year and then share a
video of yourself doing the activity or a description of the activity.
Thursday: Positive
Relationships - Gratitude & Kindness
Reach out to someone and
show gratitude and commit to a random act of kindness. Then, share your
experiences of showing gratitude and kindness through photos, videos, or
written descriptions.
Friday: Self-Management
- Share your tips!
Reflect on how you
manage stress, persevere through challenges, and control impulses. Then, share
tips with the AISC community about your practices.
*MS community members
can post in the MS Well Week Padlet or social media #AISCWellbeing
From
MUN Impact
MS+HS Music Concert
You are cordially invited to join our Middle and High school
virtual concert Thursday, April 29th at 4:30 pm. The students in choir
and band classes are collaborating to bring you an arrangement by our very own
Bob Krebs and our guitar students will perform a blues with featured
soloists. We look forward to seeing you online to celebrate the efforts of our
music students.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5825197717?pwd=dGE2cFU0TWU3ckhIaGlHejhjYTZ1UT09
Meeting ID: 582 519 7717
Passcode: Mr.K
End of Year Withdrawals
If you child will not be continuing at AISC next year,
please complete the “Request to Issue Transfer Certificate/Past Records” form
linked in the Quick Links section of the blog in the sidebar. Please complete
this form and submit it to the MS office msoffice@aicschennai.org.
Withdrawal Process Explanation
To initiate the
withdrawal process, the Request to Issue Transfer Certificate/Reports form must
be submitted. The certificate is available on the Principal’s Notes blog and
from the MS Office. Once the Request to Issue Transfer Certificates/Reports
form is submitted to the MS office with a confirmed date of withdrawal, it may
take up to five school days to process your request. This is standard operating
procedure for each withdrawal.
- Documents will be issued only
on the last day the student is enrolled.
- We provide only these
documents: cover letter, transfer certificate and past school reports
- We provide only ONE copy of the
documents. Copies are the responsibility of the family.
- Documents cannot be issued till
the student has returned all the school property i.e. library books,
musical instruments.
- The student needs to be cleared
by the finance department in terms of fees and other payments.
Please note that
emailing the MS office to inform us of your withdrawal date does not initiate
the process. The process begins when the completed Request to Issue Transfer
Certificates/Reports form is submitted to the MS office.
Design by Zak
Stamping Documents
Please
allow 24 hours for documents needing official school stamps to be processed by
the middle school office. As noted above, we will make one copy of official
school documents. Additional copies are made by the family and stamped upon
request by the MS office. Documents are sanitized upon receipt and before
returning them to families. Please plan accordingly for your timelines if you
need documents stamped.
Returning/Departing Chennai
If
your family is departing Chennai before the end of the school year, please
contact the middle school office msoffice@aischennai.org for changes in your time
zone.
Have a great weekend,
Jessica Pechhold
Middle School Principal