Dear Parents and Students,
Thank you to all for your planning, attention to detail and support for our HS students’ return to campus this week. Students have been outstanding: conscientious about safety and caring and supportive of each other. There has been joy on campus. We look forward to continuing to welcome back more students and to getting back to opportunities like in-person club and activities and access to the the gym and fitness center as soon as possible.
Repeated Announcement with RAT update: What’s different as we re-start in person on February 1st?
N95 masks are recommended and are available at the school entrances. Surgical and KN95 masks are also acceptable.
Change: Please bring negative test cartridges to school on Monday and Thursday only.
There is no need to upload photos as was expected previously. Please take the tests in the morning before school and bring the negative cartridge with you to school. Complete the ParentLocker questions. If the test is positive, inform us through ParentLocker and email ssunita@aischennai.org or call the HS Office.
Lunch and snacks will be eaten outside.
No open gym or before or after school in-person club/activities meetings. Lunch meetings must be virtual or outside.
We will move as quickly as we can to have clubs and activities meet on campus, to re-open the gym and continue to get back to in-person group meetings. We are piloting a few meetings and activities this coming week and will expand these opportunities as soon as possible.
Events At-A-Glance
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Raptor Safe Orientation for students coming to campus for the first time this year
If you have not had Orientation this school year, you must attend a RaptorSafe orientation.
The next Raptor Safe Orientation is: Monday, February 7th, at 7:45 am in Madras Hall
Lunch Order form Feb 7-11
Here is the lunch order form for HS students for February 7-11. It needs to be completed by Sunday at noon.
Course Request and Registration for 2022-2023: Students should enter course requests in Powerschool by 2:10 on February 8th
Students will be entering course requests themselves starting through PowerSchool. Course request screens (a unique screen for each grade level) will be accessible through Feb 8th. The following slides include links on Slide 23 to videos walk-throughs about the course request process in PowerSchool. The Curriculum Guide is also linked on Slide 3. Students thus have the next 4 days to access their course request screens and enter and submit their course requests, working from their course request form, accessible from their Schoology Dashboard.
If students have any questions or challenges with course requests, they should email Ms. Priya and their counselor.
Repeat announcement: FCD resources for our community to support student health.
Prevention Specialist Stacey sent the resources linked in this document in response to the specific requests and needs identified during her week with us. Resource topics include:
· Healthy Technology Use Resources
· Prevention Solutions Program Follow Up Questions
· The PPT that was used for the faculty meeting
In addition, Stacey shared additional, broader resources, for our information.
https://med.stanford.edu/tobaccopreventiontoolkit.html
https://med.stanford.edu/cannabispreventiontoolkit.html
Mike Malone
High School Principal
