Dear Students and Parents,
Congratulations to all AISC band members for their successful concert last week!
An additional thank you and congratulations to Bryan Kim, Calder Hoover, Manasvi Dwaraknath and Riya Kumar for their informative and highly professional presentation to the board regarding our CHEMUN event last semester.
HS Parent Coffee - Registration Information
Many thanks to all who attended the High School Parent Coffee last Tuesday. We hope that the information regarding registration and the new courses that will be offered next year. If you missed the coffee and would like to see the presentation regarding registration please click on the following link and make your way through the prezi. Please note the prezi has a voice over explaining each slide and it may take a moment for the audio to load.
AMIS (Association for Music in International Schools)
AMIS runs music festivals at international schools around the world. The participants are selected through a rigorous audition process. This year we have two students have received the honor to participate in this festival: Yoon Jung Kim for Oboe and Suzu Toyonaga for French Horn. Congratulations to these two young musicians.
On February 11-14, we will be hosting 87 participants from 16 of the best international schools from around Asia, along with their band directors and a panel of AMIS officials. The festival will run from February 11-15, 2015 and will involve many hours of focused rehearsals, leading up to a gala concert on Saturday, February 14 at 6.00 p.m. in the AISC auditorium. There is no better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than listening to the beautiful music of these young Mozarts, Bachs, Louis Armstrongs, and A.R. Rahmans. Please join us for some fun music on February 14!
Ticket booths will be set up before and after school on the Thursday and Friday (February 12-13) before the concert, one by ES entrance and one by the main entrance. We will have tickets available free of charge for the general AISC community at that time. They are just admittance passes to keep our numbers straight. If anyone needs to get one before those days, please contact Ms. Deborah Lee at ldeborah@aisch.org.
AMIS Middle School Honor Band - Housing Needed February 11-15
In just 3 weeks from now, AISC will be hosting the AMIS Asian Middle School Honor Band Festival. We are very excited about hosting and are looking forward to putting on a great event. Probably one of the most challenging aspects of putting on an event this size is finding housing for our 91 visiting band students.
AISC has a history of being excellent hosts and we’d like to enhance our reputation by hosting these students to the best of our ability. You do not have to have children in the High School or Middle School to host a student. Often the younger children love having a big sister/brother visit them. In an effort to make housing a little easier for you, AISC will provide transportation for your athletes if you are housing 3 or more.
If you can help us with hosting or would like more information please contact Ms. Sally Victor (vsally@aisch.org) in the Activities/Athletics Office.
Community Announcement
On Friday, February 13, our Girl Scout Troop will be sponsoring our second annual Valentine's Charity Bake Sale. This year's proceeds will go to provide needed supplies to the Satkaarya Orphanage for Girls. The Scouts will be purchasing, packing and delivering these goods as part of their Community Service Activities.
The sale will take place near the HS Library during the MS and HS lunch hour (11:45-1 PM) and in the Elementary play area 3:30-4:30. All items will be sold at 50 or 100 Rs CASH. Come prepared to treat yourself or your "sweetie" to some delicious Valentine goods (cookies, cupcakes, brownies). A big thank you to several Chennai hotels and restaurants for their generous donations which make the sale possible. Last year's sale was a huge success. We look forward to another this year. The Scouts and Satkaarya appreciate your contributions!
Summer Opportunities for Students
It's time to start thinking about summer plans! Students who are interested in participating in summer programs should check out the Counselor's Blog on the HS Counseling Moodle page. There is a page dedicated to summer enrichment programs which the counselors are updating as new information comes to them. Please check it out! If you are aware of programs that you'd like to share publicly, please email information to Ms. McGlamery or Ms. Larsen.
Junior College Night - Calling All 11th Graders and Parents
Ms. McGlamery will be hosting our annual Junior College Night on Tuesday, February 3rd at 6:30 pm in the Hall of Light. She will explain the process for applying to university from AISC. The presentation will not be country specific and, instead, will outline what steps students should take to be prepared for their college applications next year regardless of their destination.
AP and IB Mock Exam Schedule and Important Due Dates
Spring is a busy time for our AP and IB students. Teachers are holding mock exams in both IB and AP classes. IB students also have a variety of Internal Assessments coming due Please find a schedule of due dates for IB students HERE and for AP students HERE.
Visiting Author Offers Class to High School Students
The Elementary and Middle School are hosting a children’s book author, Lauren Stringer, the week of February 9th. Ms. Stringer will address all High School students at our assembly on the 10th and is offering an after school workshop “From Drawing to Words” for all interested students on February 12th, from 3:45 - 4:45 pm in the Black Box Theater.
Food Service Update
Prior to winter break, we had a small group of parents tasting our food in the elementary cafeteria. A short survey done showed that most people were happy with the food quality and the variety served by TMFK. This is very encouraging and the feedback received from the survey has been shared with TMFK, who will strive to do better in the forthcoming months.
The highlights of the food service for this semester are:
- Live snacks counter is being introduced in the MC cafe on all days from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. starting Monday, February 2.
- Live dosa counter in the FAC cafeteria on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for lunch.
- Live wrap counter in the FAC cafeteria on Tuesdays and Thursdays for lunch.
- The sandwich bars in the I-Hub and ES cafeteria offer chicken, tuna and vegetable options on different days of the week. You can order a soup and a sandwich combo in the I-Hub from 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- We continue to offer beef and chicken options each day in our lunch menu. Fish is offered once in two weeks.
- We have several fresh juice and smoothies options in the I-Hub from 8.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.
Should you have any questions regarding food service, please email Josephine Ronald, directorpersonnel@aisch.org.
Sincerely,
Joelle Basnight
High School Principal
Jason Hicks
Secondary Associate Principal