Shout Outs!
We had a number of fantastic events in the past two weeks.
We want to thank Babs and Mary Kelly who were part of the Earth Week planning committee along with all of the teachers who hosted MS/HS student presenters and to the teachers who helped their students prepare for the live presentations.
Twenty-six faculty volunteered their time for the Maker Carnival last Friday. There was a wide range of fun and engaging activities for students to complete asynchronously or live on Zoom. I want to give a special shout out to Jen C. and Clinton for organizing the event and to Sherene, Gautami, and Murali for creating the Maker Carnival virtual space. Thank you to everyone who was involved in this event.
We also celebrated Litweek this week. We want to thank Babs and Teena for organizing this week-long event which included asynchronous events for students and live author visits. What a wonderful way to promote literacy at our school.
And lastly, we want to thank everyone in the ES for going above and beyond with supporting students, parents, and each other.
End of the Year Activities and Reminders - Repeat announcement
Specialist classes will continue until the last day of school (9:30, 11:00, and 1:00)
1:1s continue until the last Wednesday of school (June 2nd). Please make sure you reschedule any Th and Fri 1:1s so you have a 1:1 with every student the last week
Small groups or whole class meetings should also continue through the last week. That connection time is key for students as the year comes to a close.
There will be a final ES assembly for all students on the last day of school (June 3rd) from 1:30 - 2:00 p.m. More details to come.
Report Cards:
Report Card Timeline - (repeat announcement)
Overviews (due May 10th, repeat announcement)
Here is the document for all of the report card unit overviews (including specials).
Virtual Learning Guidelines
Here are the guidelines for this semester’s report card.
Report Card Comments - Google Classroom
All homeroom teachers and specialists have been added to our Report Card Comments Google Classroom. Click here for the link to the report card assignment.
Then:
1). Click the add or create button.
2). Choose Google Drive and attach your report card comments document.
3). Then click turn in.
4). We will read and make any necessary comments on your document and return it back to you.
5). You will get an email after we return the document back to you.
New Students
The latest date for new student arrivals to receive a full report card is Friday, April 9th. If you have students who started after this date, please write a personal, social, emotional comment and a narrative comment for any subjects that you can. Many of you may be able to write about areas of success for reading, writing, and math. These comments do not have to be as long as the comments for the other students. You do not need to mark any of the standards.
Specialists do not need to fill out a report card for students starting after April 9th. Homeroom teachers please communicate the names of these students directly with specialist teachers.
Students Attending Another School
If you have students attending another school who may be completing some or none of the AISC virtual work, please complete what you can for the personal, social, emotional and subject area comments as well as check any appropriate standards. You can use the statement below for subject areas where you do not have enough information to write a comment.
There is insufficient data to assess XXXX’s growth at this time.
Location Update
As many families will begin traveling for the summer in the coming weeks, please keep Padma/Hazel updated with the location information.
Also, please be flexible if students will be in different time zones and may need to change a 1:1 time or ask to be in a different small group. We want students to feel included and be a part of the class community in the last few weeks. This is a difficult time, and we need to accommodate students the best we can.
REMINDER: Show the Class of 2021 Some Love!
You should have received an email from media@aischennai.org asking for your and your students’ help in celebrating the Class of 2021 with a special video message.
Your homeroom could get online at the same time and hold up signs or share verbal wishes of congratulations, good luck or any other message. This could be captured in an image or in a short video.
At-a-glance details:
Record your video in Zoom (Gallery View!) or take a screenshot.
Videos should be no longer than 15 seconds!
Click here, follow the instructions, and upload your media by Friday, May 14, 4:00 p.m. IST.
You can also upload multiple images.
If you have any questions, please contact media@aischennai.org.
Thank you for helping us make this virtual graduation walk special for our 2021 Raptors!
From, The HS Office and Communications
Coaches Corner
Enjoy your Monday off. Stay safe!
Regards,
