I’d like to welcome Sowmiya Sridhar. Sowmiya is going to be our in-house substitute. She was a substitute in the ES pre-COVID. Welcome Sowmiya!
Starting Monday, February 21st, students will be eating lunch in the two cafeterias. Yes, another new routine but one that shows we are slowly getting back to “normal.” See details below including the updated supervision schedule.
Upcoming Week at a Glance:
Snack and Lunch Changes KG-Grade 5
Morning Snack/Recess
KG- Grade 2 students will eat their snack in the ES cafeteria and then go out for recess.
Grade 3 - Grade 5 students will eat their snack outside. We will leave some tables set up under a tent by the ES playground for upper elementary students to eat their snack. Students can also sit at other places around the ES to eat snack. This will need to be explained to grade 3 students because this is a new routine for them.
KG - Grade 2 Lunch
We’re keeping the transition easy and mirroring the current outdoor lunch service routine inside the cafeteria.
Students will wash hands in their classroom and head to the ES cafeteria at 12:25. There will be 8 students per table (4 on each side of the table). Students will sit with their homeroom. Students who ordered school lunch can go through the food service line to pick up their lunch. Drinks and any condiments will be served at the tables. Microwaves and hot water will now be available at lunch. At 12:43, students who have finished lunch can go outside and play. The transition to recess will begin at 12:48.
**We will move the blue bins inside the cafeteria and students in KG-Grade 2 can put home lunches there.
Grade 3 Lunch
Everything is the same as KG-Grade 2 (see above) but your students have recess first and will enter the cafeteria and wash hands at 12:48. Grade 3 will be the only grade eating in the cafeteria from 12:48-1:08.
**We will move the blue bins inside the cafeteria and students in Grade 3 can put home lunches there.
Grades 4 and 5 Lunch
Your students will eat in the FAC (Fine Arts Center) cafeteria. When the bell rings at 12:48, all 4th and 5th grade students should head over to the FAC and wash their hands. Students who ordered school lunch will go through the food service line to get their food. Students who brought home lunch can choose a place to sit and begin eating. There will be desks set up in the cafeteria instead of tables to allow for distancing. At 1:08, we will dismiss students and they will head back to their class. You will need to explain this new routine on Monday. Lynn will be in the FAC on Monday to help but if you have time, feel free to come to the FAC to facilitate the new routine.
**We will move the blue bins for grades 4 and 5 to the covered area and 4th and 5th grade students can put home lunches there. Students can pick up their lunch bag before heading to the FAC.
Supervision Schedule
With the new eating areas, we needed to adjust the duty locations. Please check the updated supervision schedule.
Faculty Coffee/Tea and Snacks
Starting Monday, coffee/tea and snacks will now be in Room 1618 (EY classroom closest to the ATM machine).
TCRWP Summer Institutes
The TCRWP Summer Institutes will be virtual this year. If you are interested in attending one of the virtual PD weeks for either reading or writing, please fill out the PD form on the OTL site. Teachers can use their PD funding for next year to attend a summer institute. Let Lynn know if you have questions or need help with the application.
Yearbook Class Photos
We are taking homeroom photos for our yearbook next week. Here is the signup sheet.
Cyril, our photographer, has 10 minutes to get some awesome photos so please be on time for your slot. Students will be masked and socially distanced on bleachers at the ES Plaza.
HR teachers - please communicate the date and time to your class parents and students.
* Staff Group Photo is on Wednesday, February 23rd at 2:45 p.m.
FYI: Virtual Learning & Student Absences (this was in the HoS notes and in the ES Parent Blog)
Nearly all AISC students -- 98% -- are now attending our On-Campus Program.
If you have already arranged for your child(ren) to stay virtual, that program will continue through the end of the school year.
If you have not arranged to be in our Virtual Learning Program and expect to remain there for the rest of the year, please contact the section principal no later than Friday, February 25th.
For students attending our On-Campus Program, please note our attendance procedure:
If a student is sick or needs to stay at home for personal reasons, they will not attend class virtually. Please complete the ParentLocker survey and notify the section office.
If a student is in quarantine/isolation by COVID-19 Protocol, complete the ParentLocker survey and notify the section office and homeroom teacher if your child will attend virtually.
Faculty Artist Show
Artists from the AISC faculty community, in collaboration with the Art Department, are pleased to invite you to a showing of their work here on campus!
At a glance information:
Where: FAC Atrium
When: Show Opening: Thursday Feb 24 (3:30 - 4:30 pm)
Show Duration: Feb 24 - March 10
Featured Artists : Margaret Carsello, Sandhya Gopinath, Ramkumar Kannadasan, Priya Kathare, Sujeeth Kumar, Jason Kennedy, Lakshmi Vijayaraghavan, Holly Williams
Come show your love and support to our artists!
Curriculum Camp 2022!
On Monday, July 25th, and Tuesday, July 26th, the OTL will host its second annual Curriculum Camp. Faculty from all disciplines and sections are welcome. Departments and teams are encouraged to attend in groups if possible. Teachers opting to attend curriculum camp will be compensated for their time. Contact Mary Kelly for more information and to sign up.
Have an enjoyable long weekend.
Lynn and Dave
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