Dear Parents,
Greetings from Delhi where I am joining our middle school soccer teams for the annual ASIAC soccer tournament. Today, I joined middle school principals from our ASIAC partners (American Embassy School and American School Bombay) to open the tournament and speak to the values this partnership supports: collaboration, being a good sport, and fair and ethical competition. These values live on and off the field and speak to the importance of what our co-curricular programs offer our students to further develop the attributes from our Vision for a Learner. As this ASA season comes to an end, a special thank you to our ASIAC soccer coaches: Mr. Cristian Luca, Mr. Nigel Holdsworth, Mr. John Sandman, Mr. Suresh, and Mr. Brian Mikkelsen.
Student Parent Teacher Conferences
Student parent teacher conferences will be this Thursday and Friday, October 17 and 18. Conferences are by appointment from 4:00-7:00pm Thursday and from 8:00am-4:00pm Friday. There are no classes for students on Friday. Students should be on campus only for conferences with a parent. Please see the email from earlier in the week for the link and instructions to sign up for conferences. Bring your child’s mid-semester progress report with you to the conferences as it will be a point for discussion with each teacher.
Mid-Semester Progress Reports
Mid-semester progress reports will be distributed on Wednesday, October 16. This report is new this year as the MS has shifted from trimester to semester grade reporting periods. On the report, you will notice that all standards in each class are not graded at this time. This will appear as “In Process.” You can expect to see progress grades for at least half of the standards in each course. A full report with comments and grades for the semester will be distributed in January. Discussions between students, parents and teachers will lend explanation to the grades on the mid-semester report.
MS ASA Season Two
It is time to sign-up for Season 2 of Middle School Arts, Sports and Activities. Many of the activities will be starting the week of October 14th, while others will be starting the week of November 11th. Please fill out the following form to sign up for these activities and the Athletics & Activities Office will contact you with further information.
If you have any questions, you can come by the Athletics & Activities Office or contact any of the following people:
EAL Parent Coffee
The first of four English as an Additional Language (EAL) Coffees will be next Thursday, 17 October from 8:45-9:45am in the BBT. We will be focusing on AISC's Language Philosophy and what it means for all students, not just our English language learners. We will examine what current research says about language development and how it shapes our EAL Program. There will be plenty of time for participants to ask questions and seek clarification. Mark your calendar for next Thursday, BBT, 8:45-9:45pm. If you can't make the coffee but have a question, feel free to email Sarah Sahr, EAL Program Director, ssarah@aischennai.org, at any time.
Soda Bottles Needed
Grade 8 Science is in need of empty soda bottles that are 1.75 - 2.25 liters. We would like to recycle them into bottle rockets. You can drop them off at 2110 or at the MS office.
Indian Book Fair
From Monday, October 14th - Wednesday, October 16th, Scholastic, Tulika Books, and Tara Books will present the Indian Book Fair 2019! The location will be the Unity Courtyard and the times are as follows:
Monday: 8:00-5:00
Tuesday: 8:00-5:00
Wednesday: 8:00-3:30
Homework Club
Homework club will begin October 14. Homework club is a safe, supportive, positive space where students can seriously attend to schoolwork or quiet reading, and receive
support from school faculty. Homework club sponsors will provide support in:
● Language Support
● Organization
● PowerSchool
● Clarifications
● Feedback
● Learning Habits
More information about homework club can be found hereand on the agreement. Please complete the agreement and return it to Ms. Margaret in the MS Counselling Office if your child would like to participate in the club.
Have a great weekend,
Jessica Pechhold Andrew Ranson
Middle School Principal Middle School Associate Principal