Welcome back! It has been great seeing
everyone again and hearing all the holiday stories. I think most of us
have been inspired with new places to travel to in future breaks. It is
going to be a busy next couple of weeks, so rest well this weekend. Starting
Monday we have Suzie Boss in town, followed very closely after that are Field
Days and another consultant visiting to support Reading Workshop; Erin Kent.
Thank yous
- Thank you to Julia, Jayasree,
Marcus, and Jen Cypra for already getting started using the hashtag
#aiscelementary on Twitter. Join the conversation!
- Thank you to Seema, Sai, Karen
and Manaswini for your help in coverage for colleagues at MSIS Math PD.
- Shout out to Salome! Featured for her “brilliant presentation” of the NESA Virtual Science Fair information and secrets of success.
Green and Blue Shoe
Prints
Green and blue shoe prints have been placed
throughout the ES walkways and stairs. The shoe print serve as a visual aid so
students know to walk on the left side of the hallway. Over the next week,
please model for your students how we walk on the left side of the
hallways and stairs so we can continue to reduce congestion and keep students
safe.
New Grade 5 Teaching
Assistant
We would like welcome Nadiya Zubeida as our new
Grade 5 teaching assistant. She will be working with Becky and Julia until the
remainder of the year. Although Nadiya is new to our elementary section, she is
not new to AISC. Prior to being hired as a teaching assistant, she served the
past few months as an intern in the Communications Department.
Yearbook Photo Make Up
Session
Monday January 21 -
Wednesday January 23 between 8:30 - 10:30 am in the BBT
Students who are new
to AISC or missed the opportunity to take their individual Yearbook photo
earlier this year due to an absence, will do so from 8:30 - 10:30 am in the
BBT. You can send them at a time convenient to you on any of the dates / times
mentioned above, but please inform the parents in advance on which day you will
send your students. Students are listed here.
All
Staff must have their photo taken - if you received an
email reminder this week, please make time to have your photo taken on any of
these 3 days.
Vacation Postcard
Challenge
At last count today,
we have already received over 40 postcards from your students from all around
the world! Postcards have come in from Chennai, Japan, NZ, Australia,
Dubai, Italy, Germany and Greece to name a few places. These are all posted
in the ES office - you’re welcome to come inside and read the great writing our
students have included too. Thank you to all the teachers who supported
this. We’ll keep counting until the end of January, and then the class with the
most postcards will win a fun recess with Calley, Dave and Keryn.
Field Days - Coming Up: January 31st and February 1st
Grades 3, 4 & 5:
Thursday, January 31st 10:50 - 12:20
Early Years 3 & 4:
Friday, February 1st 8:45 - 10:00
Early Years 5 and
Grades 1 & 2: Friday, February 1st 10:50 -12:20
On these days, the
field will not be open for use during recess until all of the equipment is
cleaned up and removed. No regular PE classes will run on these days. If
a classroom teacher is scheduled to have prep during the times of Field Day,
(some grade 1 & grade 5 teachers) we will try to schedule a specialist
teacher or volunteer to take over her or his responsibilities.
It would be greatly
appreciated if all teachers were able to be present for the Teacher Relay Races
at 12:00-12:20 p.m. for the day of their grade's Field Day. Bring/wear
your athletic shoes and clothing! Please wear your AISC Elementary shirts
that we received earlier this year and make sure your students to do the same!
IMPORTANT - PLEASE
READ CAREFULLY! Field Day Opportunities & Responsibilities
This year the Early
Years 3, 4 & 5, and Grade 1 & 2 teachers and teaching assistants will
travel around with their students as HS students will be running each of the
Field Day activities for their Discovery Day. The HS students may need help
managing the students and giving instructions. Specialist teachers who only
teach these grades should also be out to help during this time.
Grade 3, 4, & 5
teachers, teacher assistants, and EAL teachers
can sign up on this Google Form to select from Field Day opportunities.
Specialist teachers who
teach Grades 3-5, counselors, and instructional coaches should all sign up on this Google Form to help out on Thursday, January 31st from 10:50 am - 12:20 pm
or even for part of that time if you are teaching another grade during this
time! Even if you are sure that you can’t help out, please complete the form
for our information.
We will get back to
you all individually with more clarity and instructions once we have an idea on
where everyone will be on these days. Thank you all so much for your
support and efforts in making Field Day so enjoyable for everyone!
Sincerely,
Sobha & Jack
The Power of
Interactive Read-Alouds
Interested in learning more about how
interactive read-alouds can enable our students to build background knowledge
and develop their language skills? Then click below to read an article on this
topic from the most recent issue of the American Educator journal.
On Campus Professional
Learning for Elementary Teachers
Suzie Boss - Project based learning Jan 21 - Feb 1
NESA Winter Training Institute Jan 25 & 26
Erin Kent TCRWP Reading Focus Consultant Feb 4 - 8
Upcoming
Dates for Your Calendar
Monday January 21 Suzie Boss Visit starts, through Feb 1
Friday January 25 Republic Day Weekend/NESA WTI in Chennai
Thursday January 31 Grade 3-5 Field Day
Friday Feb 1 Grade 3-5 Learning
Celebration/EY-G2 Field Day
Wednesday Feb 6 Early Release STRAND
Professional Day
Thursday Feb 7 DTL Coffee, Emergency
Drill 1:45 PM
Friday Feb 8 Grade 4 Sleepover
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