Dear Students and Parents,
Thank you for a fantastic week of learning, with Discovery Day a remarkable success thanks to the leadership of many students and adults--with our first field trips in 20 months! Bravo!
Upcoming Events At-A-Glance
Schedule for the next two weeks in full cohort in-person hybrid:
Raptor Safe Orientation for students returning to campus
Next Raptor Safe Orientations and requirements
If you have not had Orientation this school year, or if you have returned to virtual after being in-person, you must attend a RaptorSafe orientation.
The next Raptor Safe Orientations are: (mandatory for all returning students)
Monday, November 22, 29; December 6, 13 @ 8:00 am
HS Celebration of Learning - Tuesday, November 23, 3:45-4:45 pm
Everyone is invited to come and join us for our Fall Celebration of Learning in the High School! We will celebrate learning over Zoom with more than 20 presentations from high school students in a variety of courses and subjects.
To join our celebration, use this link.
Check out our celebration video sneak-preview here!
If you have any questions, please see Chris Galaty at gchristopher@aischennai.org
Attendance: If your child is unwell/has symptoms and is staying home
As we work through this season of weather changes and seasonal illnesses, and continue to manage through the pandemic, please review our expectations about attendance when your child is unexpectedly unwell or has symptoms that require them to stay at home. Your child should be able to attend fully from home, or should take the full day to rest and recover.
By 8am, indicate on Parent Locker “Yes” to Question 3:
“My child has felt sick in the past 24 hours.”
By 8am, communicate your child’s absence to Ms. Sunita in the HS office via email. Ms. Sunita will share your child’s absence with all teachers and with the Health office. The Health office will contact you to determine next steps, including how and when your child can safely return to in-person.
Attend all classes fully from home: If your child is home due to mild symptoms, and is able to attend all synch classes - your child must attend all synch classes.
Rest and recover from home: If your child is unwell and not able to attend all synch classes - your child should not attend any synch classes that day - they should take the full day to rest and recover.
Summatives: If your child is attending school in-person, and is unwell/not in school and your child has a summative assessment - your child cannot take the summative virtually. They must take the summative as a makeup in person, either with their teacher, or in SMMS later that week.
Note the date: Upcoming Parent Survey, Monday, November 29
On November 29 you will receive an email with a link to a survey to gather feedback on your experience with the AISC Learning Models so far this year. We welcome your thoughtful participation in this survey so we can understand key areas for celebration and growth.
Lunch Order form Nov 22-25
Here is the lunch order form for HS students for November 22-25. It needs to be completed by Sunday at noon.
Repeat Announcement: HS Parent Coffee: “The Road to College”
Tuesday, November 23, 8:45-9:45
Come share an hour with HS Counselors Dr. Cathy Curtis, Mrs. Sandi Engler, and Mrs. Karen Killmer about supporting your HS student on the road to college. All HS parents are invited. Zoom link here.
Repeat Announcement: Portal Project - Parent Sessions
We are excited to introduce a speaker series for parents starting in November called Parenting Beyond the Pandemic. These virtual sessions will bring experts and practitioners directly to our parent community to address a variety of relevant topics. The full list of sessions can be found here and the titles below. Registration for the sessions will take place through Eventbrite.
Repeat Announcement: Final Exams in December: In-Person
Please find here the Semester 1 final exam schedule for December 13-17. As you make your travel plans, I want to make sure you know that Final Exams will be in-person during final exam week. The exception is for students who have been and will remain virtual. If your travel plans include the need to be out of Chennai Dec 13-17, your child will need to sit for in-person final exam makeups starting January 10, 2022, when we return for Semester 2.
Sincerely,
Mike Malone
High School Principal
