What a great first 4 days back on campus. We miss you EY and KG students/teachers!
We want to say a huge thank you to those of you who stepped in to help with all of our faculty/staff absences. We greatly appreciate your flexibility and support.
Upcoming Week at a Glance:
Wednesday Faculty Meeting
We will meet for a short time as a faculty and then you will have time to work on unit planning. More details to come.
Technology
If you need any technical assistance, please put in a ticket with IT. If your need is immediate, IT can send someone to assist you right away, but please put in a ticket afterwards as the IT office is gathering data on areas and types of support as well as where ongoing support is needed. (itsupport@aischennai.org)
Health Office
If a student is feeling sick and it seems like it is COVID-related (i.e., fever, cough, sore throat, body aches) please call the health office and a nurse will come to your classroom. With all other health issues such as cuts, scrapes, bruises, etc., students can be sent right to the health office.
Semester 2 Lunch Time
Second semester is well underway and we have made it through almost a full week with the on campus schedule. As a reminder, there is a 5 minute transition time that was built in between the KG-G2 and G3-G5 lunches. Lunch for KG-G2 begins at 12:25 p.m. At 12:43 p.m., KG-G2 students can start being dismissed from lunch. For those students still needing time to finish, they have until 12:48 p.m. to finish. The bell will ring at 12:48 p.m. letting G3-G5 students know that recess is over and to transition to lunch. For those KG-G2 students who were dismissed at 12:43 p.m. they should ignore this bell and continue playing until 1:08 p.m. when the bell rings again letting all students know to transition back to class.
Book Club Announcement - Creating Cultures of Thinking - Repeat announcement
Free book with strings attached! - Interested in learning about 8 cultural classroom forces that will foster and develop student thinking? Consider joining us for a Creating Cultures of Thinking Book Club which will begin Tuesday, March 8th, 5 pm - 6 pm. The book and our four book club sessions will provide educators with practical knowledge and tools to create a positive and lifelong impact on student learning. We will not only consider the text but also share our ongoing application of the 8 cultural forces discussed in the book. If interested then please complete this Google form and we will get a copy of the book to you around February 15th. Let us know if you have any questions. Thanks! Mary Kelly Bello and Walter Basnight
‘Creating Cultures of Thinking’ - 4 Sessions
Session #1 Chapters 1,2,3 Tuesday, March 8th, 5pm - 6pm
Session #2 Chapters 4,5,6 Tuesday, March 22nd, 5pm - 6pm
Session #3 Chapters 7,8,9 Tuesday, April 5th, 5pm - 6pm
Session # 4 Chapter 10 and Reflect on Inquiry Tuesday, April 19th, 5pm - 6pm
Professional Development Update - From OTL
Registration is now open for Days 5 - 8 of Cognitive Coaching. Days 5 - 8 further refine skills introduced in Days 1 - 4 while introducing the problem resolving map as means to support individuals in getting "unstuck."
To minimize the impact on classroom teachers, the days will be spread over two months - Friday and Saturday, March 25/26 and Friday and Saturday, April 8/9. All four days must be attended (8:30 am - 4:00 pm) and a certificate is awarded upon completion.
If you are interested and have attended sessions 1-4 at any time or at any school, please complete this survey no later than MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14th. Supervisors will consider requests for participation upon close of the survey and selections will be confirmed no later than Thursday, February 17th.
An opportunity that may be of interest to U.S. Citizens
AISC has been contacted by Thun Financial to announce an upcoming Expat Virtual Financial Summit for U.S. Expats. David Kuenzi, Director of International Wealth Management, will be offering a session for financial planning for U.S. citizens abroad. We cannot vouch for the quality of the webinar, not the legitimacy of the company, but are making you aware of the opportunity should it be of interest. The webinar will take place on Tuesday, February 8th, at 7:30 pm IST. You can learn more here.
From the Counselors
As students settle into their routines on campus, you may have had opportunities to gather additional baseline assessment data on your students in reading, writing, social skills and/or behavior. If you observe trends in a student related to their performance in any core subject areas that are concerning, this may be a time to reach out to the counselor to initiate a Student Discussion Meeting (SDM). In that meeting, your Grade level counselor can assist you with targeting and documenting interventions to address lagging skills in academic or behavioral domains. Using the SDM to discuss strategies and short-term interventions is the first place to start with students who are not making expected progress in your classroom. Please contact Linda for EY- Grade 4 or Michele for Grade 5 to discuss the process or initiate a Student Discussion Meeting.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Lynn and Dave
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