Principal’s Notes
18 January
Dear Parents,
Welcome back! I hope the winter break brought valuable quality time with your families. We have a number of events happening as we start the new year. We will have a Parent Coffee, SEVAI day, MS Ensemble Concert, Student Parent Teacher Conferences and Celebrations of Learning this month.
Student Parent Teacher Conferences & Celebration of Learning
Next week you will receive an email to sign up for student parent teacher conferences. Conferences will be by appointment only and are made through the online booking system. The link will be sent to you via email. Conferences will be from 4:00-7:00pm on Friday January 31 and from 8:00am-4:00pm Friday February 1. The link will close January 29 at 4:00pm.
This trimester’s Celebration of Learning will take the form of a gallery walk. Students will display learning from a variety of classes in public areas around campus. As you transition between conferences, please ask your child to explain his/her learning showcased in the artifacts posted.
MS Ensemble concert
On Thursday, January 31, the middle school music department will present a concert of fun sounds featuring all of the musicians in the middle school. Bands, choirs, strings, and guitars will take turns delighting your ears with classical, pop, and more. We invite parents to come enjoy the Winter Concert before conferences, on Thursday, January 31 from 2:00-3:30pm in the AISC Auditorium.
Yearbook Photo Make Up Session
Students who joined AISC after August 20 or missed their opportunity to take a yearbook photo should plan on stopping by the BBT on 21-23 January. Individual emails will be sent to students and posted in the student daily bulletin.
January Parent Coffee
Our next parent coffee will be Tuesday January 22 from 8:45-9:45 in the Hall of Light. Jen Gold, our middle school counselor, will lead the session. The topic will be adolescents and wellbeing.
SEVAI Day
Our next SEVAI day is Wednesday, January 23. Students will be out in the community or on campus supporting organizations they began to work with in December. If your child is involved in an activity off campus, please remind him/her to bring a snack from home or purchase one on campus to take along. Groups that are off campus over lunch time will receive a packed lunch from school.
One of the organizations our students are learning about is the Writer’s Café. This organization supports burn victims by providing training and jobs to women who are burn victims. In December, our students learned to make gelato and baked cookies to be sold at the café and on AISC’s campus to support the organization.
Arts, Sports & Activities Season 3: Starts February 25 thru May 17, 2019
Please note this important information regarding the upcoming ASAs including Swimming.
Swimming Pre-Registration information:
The Sign-up form will open on Friday, January 18th and will close on Friday, February 1st (5 pm). For more information please visit our Swimming website and check the schedule. If you have questions please contact Mr. Gio. (bgiovanni@aischennai.org).
ASA Pre-Registration may be done by filling out this Sign-up form. This form will be open until January 30, 2019. Submit only one form for each child. If enrolled in swim lessons or Raptor Swim Club, please check your schedule for conflicts before signing up for other ASAs. Click these grade level links for information about what is available to those students for ASA Season Three.
Payment: Parents will receive information with regard to payments after the first week of season 3. You can pay through the school pay online portal or by cash or card at the school cashier from March 11 to 20, 2019. If you have any queries, please write to vsripriya@aischennai.org or stop by the ASA office.
National Robotics competition
American International School Chennai (AISC) is happy to invite students (Grade 6 to 12) from our School and other local Schools to participate in the National Robotics Competition event which is detailed below:
Date: February 1, 2019 Time: 8:30 am to 3:30 pm
Categories: Manually Controlled, Programmatically Controlled
Competition Prizes: first, second and third in each category
Come on to become AI experts! Open for All! Sign up using this formtoday! See Ms. Geetha if you have questions about the competition. Middle students can participate in conferences and the robotics completion by:
- Signing up for conferences on Thursday January 30, or
- Attending the robotics competition before or after conferences, or
- Dropping in to the robotics competition in between conferences.
Early Release Day
January 23 is an early release day. Students are expected to depart campus in a timely and organized fashion upon dismissal at 2:00 pm. We appreciate your patience with traffic on these days as all three sections are picking up students at the same time. In preparation, please plan on allowing longer time for entry and exit to the school at release time. For our Middle and High School students, hot lunch will be served. Please note that the iHub will be open to provide an air conditioned waiting space until 2:40 pm in case drivers are delayed. Food services in the iHub will close at 1:50 pm.
Have a great weekend,
Jessica Pechhold Andrew Ranson
Middle School Principal Middle School Associate Principal