Field day was a success! We want to give a huge shout out to Sobha, Balaji, and Jack for planning and organizing such a fun and meaningful field day for the students. The fifth graders were also a big contributor to the field day activities so kudos to them for creating games and activities. And we want to thank the teachers who participated in the relay and joined the events in the virtual space.
Wednesday ES Meetings
3:45 - 5:00 Grades 3-5 Vision Day planning for anyone involved in the projects
3:45 - 4:00 Grade 1 & 2 talk about Vision Day
4:00 EY - Working with Dave
4:00 - 4:20 KG Literacy work with Alex (Zoom Link)
4:20-4:40 Grade 1 Literacy work with Alex (Zoom Link)
4:40-5:00 Grade 2 Literacy work with Alex (Zoom Link)
Informal Running Records
The window for completing the third informal running records begins Monday, March 1st and ends on Friday, March 26th. Please note that you only need to test students not meeting the benchmark for the third quarter. Testing students on or above the grade level benchmark is optional. Add the student data to the BAME spreadsheet. Please reach out to Alex if you have any questions.
Students Out of the Country and Returning to Chennai / Students Withdrawing in March
Please update Hazel with information about students who are still out of the country and about any students who have recently returned to Chennai. This helps us with our hybrid planning. If you have heard from parents that their child will leave AISC after spring break, please pass on that information as well to Hazel or Padma.
From the Counselors
Looking for some more growth mindset feedback phrases?….Here are some that we found from Positive Education Enhanced Curriculum (PEEC).
You keep going even when it’s hard. That means your brain is growing.
You persevered in _____________. I can see your understanding is growing.
You tried different strategies until you got it.
You can be really proud of your effort. It shows in your work.
It's great to see you trying different strategies until you find a solution.
Hard work is the key to success. Keep going and growing.
It’s great to see you challenging yourself in …………
It’s great to see that you are committed to practicing and learning more.
Your brain is amazing. The more you practice the stronger it gets.
You are trying hard and your understanding is growing all the time.
If you take on a challenge and stick to it, you’ll grow.
Using different strategies is helping you to make new discoveries. Keep it up!
You are trying hard and your understanding is growing all the time.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Update
In an effort to share DEI resources and begin conversations around the same topics with the whole school community, Middle School and High School have created DEI Choice Board to build understanding, create opportunities for participation, and share resources. If you are interested in participating, please review the Choice Boards and fill out the form (HS) or contact the facilitator listed on the Choice Board (MS), as some MS events may have already started. If you do not know who to contact, please write Dan Love to find more information. Participation is optional!
Here are some individual points of access for DEI involvement:
Caste Book Club
Mindfulness & Social Justice Practice
Facilitated Dialogue on Social Identity
Middle School and High School DEI Choice Boards
Here is the HS DEI Choice Board--if you are interested in signing up for the High School Choices, please use the LINK HERE
Here is the MS DEI Choice Board
From April 19 to 23, 2021 AISC will be hosting the first annual AISC Earth Day Summit.
Are your students learning about climate change and environmental sustainability? Are they seeking solutions, taking action, and inspiring change? Showcase the exciting work your students have done or are doing by encouraging them to submit a project or nominating them for the AISC Earth Day Summit.
Project details:
Can be any environmentally-focused, solution-oriented projects from classes, extracurriculars, or co-curricular programs (e.g., SEVAI, Vision Day, STEAM) this school year.
Multimedia projects will be featured on the summit website.
Students will also have the opportunity to present live during the week of April 19 to a school-wide audience
Students can present individually or as a group
Example projects include class flipgrid videos on ideas to change the world, a photo collage of a beach clean up day, a website highlighting biodiversity loss due to the fast fashion industry, a poem about climate change
Submission window: March 1-30
Contact Marion (wmarion@aischennai.org) with any questions
Coaches Corner
A focus on our ELLs. Suggested resource and reading:
Word Wall Generate interactive activities for academic language development. Samples: match game, word search, anagram, quiz. Contact Mary Kelly for more information.
Supporting Multilingual Learners in Hybrid Classrooms (Edutopia), Hands-on learning strategies help English language learners participate in discussions—whether in-person or online. (4 minute read)
Teaching Multilingual Learners Online (WIDA) Suggested resources to support WIDA guiding principles. (10 minute read)
Translanguaging for Emergent Bilinguals - Contact Mary Kelly if interested in joining a book club!
Have a restful weekend!
Lynn, Dave, and Elliot
