Dear Middle School Parents,
Thank you for your continued support and attending school functions. Please remember to continue to be involved in your children’s education. One of the ways is to attend workshops that is offered by the school. We have two coming up very soon, Freedom from Chemical Dependency and the next Parent Coffee with the Middle School Principal. Both events are listed below.
Freedom from Chemical Dependency (FCD)
FCD is a non-profit organization that provides alcohol, tobacco and other drug education to school and colleges worldwide. They will be visiting our school and doing workshops with students in middle and high school, parents, teachers and administration The 7th and 8th grade students will each be receiving two workshops and one grade level assembly. The FCD will be offering an assembly to 6th grade students on “Healthy Decision Making.” The intensive education program that the FCD will be offering the 7th and 8th grade students will focus on areas of prevention, recognition of early warning signs of substance abuse, encourage and support the non-use of alcohol and other illegal or illicit drugs and empower young people to make healthy, responsible choices regarding drug and alcohol use. If you would like additional information of the FCD, please visit their website: http://www.fcd.org/content/index.asp.
REMINDER: There will be FCD presentation for Middle School Parents on Tuesday, 10th September from 8:30-9:20am in Hall of Light.
Parent Coffee: Tuesday 17 September at 8:45 in Hall of Light
As we have new initiatives in the school, many of you would like to have more information about the Co-teaching Model we have implemented this year. On 17th September, we will have a workshop on the model. Please join us to understand it and its benefits.
ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC IN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS (AMIS)
The Asian Middle School Honors’ Band Festival will be held from February 12 - 16, 2014 at Shanghai American School (Puxi). Students from grades 7 and 8 are eligible to audition for this festival. Coaching sessions for successful auditioning are held in the middle school band room on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 7.45 – 8.15 a.m. Last year we had three successful students out of ten auditions that we sent to the AMIS headquarters in London! Please encourage your students to sign up for auditions.
AISC Celebrates International Dot Day Friday, 13 September 2013
Courage, creativity, confidence, and compassion... All components of our AISC Mission that are artfully illustrated in Peter Reynolds’ book, The Dot. With a simple, witty story and free-spirited illustrations, Peter H. Reynolds entices even the stubbornly uncreative among us to make a mark – and follow where it takes us. In the months since the school’s Strategic Plan was adopted, The Dot has come to symbolize our mission’s goal of making a unique contribution in a diverse and dynamic world.
Join us on Friday, 13 September, as we observe International Dot Day through creative expressions: music, art, poetry, and the spoken word, across the AISC campus. Community members will be asked to consider how they make their mark in the world... and courageously wear it on a dot badge.
Stations will be set up in the elementary and secondary sections (in the FAC cafeteria, HS library, ES covered area, and main reception) for students, parents, and staff to express themselves, following the lead of Vashti, the unsuspecting heroine of The Dot.
Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) Testing: 9 -24 September
MAP testing starts on Monday. Please remind your children to charge the laptops each night, especially during testing week. There is no preparation required for MAP testing. We do, however, recommend that students get adequate sleep and a good breakfast before they come to school for the MAP test.
Photos of Pool Party on Moodle
After each event we have in the school we will upload pictures on Moodle. Please visit the our Moodle site to see the photo albums.
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BIG BAD BLUE SWIM MEET
If you have lots of spirit, come and cheer our hard-working swim team on!
September 13, 2013
4:00-6:00 PM
September 14, 2013
8:30 AM-5:00 PM
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Have a great weekend!
Alan Phan
Middle School Principal