Dear Faculty,
Happy Friday. Great learning celebration this morning - thanks Grade 3 for hosting and for Andrew and Bindu for sharing recent learning within the AISC system!
Secret Santas have begun - a lot of secret love being delivered around the ES!! A wonderful chance to drop little gifts, notes or surprises for a colleague to enjoy. Shhh…..it’s secret!
Faculty Meeting next Wednesday; ES Section Meeting - Helping each other gain further clarity around our expectations. Venue: Madras Hall. 3:45pm prompt start - please do not be late!
Futures Summit & Leadership Retreat
Tomorrow (Saturday) many faculty, parents and students will be on campus for our futures summit. Lori and Keryn will also be out in a Leadership retreat on Monday 4th December - Ron and Linda will be around to support anyone who needs it.
ASIAC Season 2 - Badminton/Table Tennis (hosted here)
Next Friday 8th Dec, from 8:30 - 8:40am the ASIAC teams we are hosting for badminton/table tennis will parade through parts of the school as part of their opening ceremony. This is right as our students are heading up to the classes; so if you want to pause on your way to class to support these athletes, a good place to gather is near the stairwell by the CIC on either the ground or 3rd floor. More information on route can be found here.
Thank yous
- From 3rd grade: To Carl and Dilip who help provide and run a flexible space for kids to design, create and thrive.
- From 3rd grade: To Hilary for researching lessons and assessments so that we can provide our students with a variety of learning opportunities that are engaging and aligned with standards.
- Tiffany, Megha, John, Scott, Leontheen, Widi and Bindu for preparing children for the learning celebration.
- Widi, Tiffany, Morgen, Ken, Ula and Bindu for running wellness sessions for our faculty.
- Priya for running an amazing hour of code week.
- From John - to Scott and Leontheen for all the wonderful support and collaboration as a triad!
Maker Week @ American International School - Dec 11th to 15th
What: Maker Week during Lunch Time
Where: FAC Cafeteria (all days) and FAC Atrium (Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday)
For Whom: Elementary (4th and 5th graders) and Middle School
Details:
Maker week will be an opportunity for MS and ES students to take design challenges head on, and make solutions using a wide range of digital and non digital materials.
Imagina8ors, a Global Ed Tech Company, will facilitate this event that requires participants to thoughtfully and fully engage in design thinking and creative problem finding and experience hands-on activities.
It is a small group project challenge, involving as many groups as can attend, every day at lunch between 11-15 December.
Please encourage your kids to find out more from Ms Priya, Ms Geetha, the Tech office or their Art and Design teachers. We look forward to seeing their creations, and the learning behind them.
Possible List of workshops/Activities
1. Art Lights: Advanced paper circuits inspired by Chibitronics
2. RealTime Music Programming: Sonic Pi
3. Makey Game Controller: Build a Makey Makey Game Controller from Scratch
4. Techno Rube Goldberg: Infusing Tech into Marble Runs
Meet AISC - Hazel Bangera - Elementary Administrative Assistant
Hazel loves working at AISC as she enjoys the global atmosphere in the school and also loves interacting with the students. Hazel was born in Chennai and went to school and college here. Apart from Chennai, she has also lived and worked in Dubai for 12 years. This is her 9th year at AISC and she can be found in the Elementary Principal’s office. If she could have any superpowers, she would love to teleport and time travel to any place like Hiro Nakamura in the TV show 'Heroes'!
Emergency Drill - Thursday 7 December, 9am
As per the schedule our second emergency exercise for this year will be conducted on December 07th (Thursday) at 09:00 hrs.
Situation: Evacuation to Safe Haven
EMERGENCY EVACUATION DRILL GUIDELINES:
1. Once we have an indication/alarm of an emergency situation, all students and staff should maintain silence at all times to ensure that directions can he heard. The indicator is a wailing alarm.
2. Safe Haven is located at the gym. The Safe Haven will be used as the school’s “Lockdown” option according to the type of emergency and specific instructions. The Safe Haven is equipped with food and water supply for 72 hours for all students and staff.
3. All classes/groups should form in straight alphabetical lines and maintain the lines until further instruction.
4. The responsible teacher should be at the front of the class/group so that they are accessible to principals.
5. Groups should not sit unless instructed to do so.
6. Silence is maintained until the drill is over and students are released.
7. Do not use elevators.
4. The responsible teacher should be at the front of the class/group so that they are accessible to principals.
5. Groups should not sit unless instructed to do so.
6. Silence is maintained until the drill is over and students are released.
7. Do not use elevators.
All Teachers: Please carry the emergency booklet and class roster with you when you leave the class room. The RED and GREEN sign are inbuilt in the booklet.
Note: During an emergency situation the security staff - (QRT - Section Marshal) - on duty will pay his first attention to ensure safe evacuation process of students/staff using wheel chair through the available safe channel - it is an additional support to lead.
Warmly,
Keryn & Lori
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