Friday, March 11, 2022

Friday, March 11, 2022

The field days were a success! We’d like to thank our Wellbeing/PE Team, Ms. Sobha, Mr. Balaji, Mr. Cannon, and Mr. Lawrance, for planning and organizing two fun field days for students and teachers. We saw smiles from ear to ear both Thursday and Friday morning. We’d also like to thank the teachers who helped run each station. And we can’t forget our amazing facilities team who helped prepare and set up for field day.

Upcoming Week at a Glance:

Day

Event

Monday, March 21

PD Day

Tuesday, March 22

Recess clubs begin - Please advertise with your students

Wednesday, March 23

3:00-5:00 p.m. Student Led Conference Preparation

Thursday, March 24


Friday, March 25

ES Faculty and Staff TGIF - Westin Velachery 5 - 7 p.m.


Let Joelle know if you’d like to be a social buddy (see notes from last week)

LitWeek Feedback

Please take five minutes to give the library your feedback on LitWeek. We want to make this yearly event engaging and valuable for the whole school, so we very much appreciate you taking the time to let us know your thoughts. Thanks so much!

Candy and Food Sharing

It has been brought to our attention that some students are sharing food at snack and lunch. Please let your students know that they should not be sharing food with others for health reasons.


We also learned that students are trading or handing out candy. We support healthy eating and discourage students from bringing candy to school. Can you also let students know they should not bring candy.


The Earth Week Planning Committee is looking for members! 

This year, AISC will celebrate Earth Week from April 18-22. The environmental council is working to launch several large recycling initiatives and to host a variety of demonstrations involving energy and waste management (among other things). Additionally, there are already a couple of events in the works (HS EarthDayxDiscoveryDay, the book swap), and we want to bring back the cross-sectional student presentations in some form. We are looking for members from each section to help plan and coordinate events. If you are interested, please contact Ryan (mryan@aischennai.org) or Marion (wmarion@aischennai.org). We plan to meet the week after spring break. 

Wellbeing Coordinator - Applications Open

AISC thanks Priya Venugopal for her outstanding work serving as our Wellbeing Coordinator for the last two years. As this is a two year responsibility, we are once again opening applications for interested staff members. The job description can be found here. It is important to note that the next Wellbeing Coordinator will need to return to support New Faculty Orientation on Saturday, July 23rd and Sunday, July 24th. 

 

Please send an email to Joelle Basnight to express interest no later than Friday, March 25th. Should we have more than one applicant a team will conduct interviews in late March with an appointment in early April. 

Well Week March 28 - April 1

To get you pumped and excited about Well Week here is a sneaky peak of the school wide activities on offer from March 28th to the 1st of April. Feel free to start getting signed up for some activities!! Thank you for your participation, Wellbeing Council. 

MONDAY 28th

Healthy Habits: Healthy habits are choices that help you and others have a healthy body, mind, and good feelings.

Monday we will be focusing on moving our body and what better way than to get outside and walk. Please join the AISC community in reaching our 42km goal in our WALKATHORN. Get your teachers to sign up here!!. How many laps of the field can your class complete in 10 mins? 

TUESDAY 29th  

ES STUDENT CONFERENCES

WEDNESDAY 30th

Self Awareness: is knowing about your feelings, your likes and dislikes and what you are good at. When we understand the different parts of our identity and how we think and feel right now, we are self-aware.

Wednesday is SHOW YOUR CULTURE day! Wear an outfit that expresses your culture or nationality. Also think about bringing some food or items that celebrate your culture as well.

THURSDAY 31st

Self management means being in control of your mind and body so that you can think before you act. 


Why not start your Thursday with some MINDFULNESS? Sign up for an in person session at the unity fountain 8:30 -8.45am( limited spots available), or join a live stream of the practice or watch a pre-recorded mindfulness anytime. Please find all links to mindfulness here . Inspired to bring more mindfulness? We are trying to hit our 200 minutes goal of mindfulness by the end of the week! Please log your mindfulness minutes here. 

FRIDAY 1st

Positive Relationships: When we have positive relationships we are kind, we share, make new friends and respect everyone. We are happy with ourselves and others. 


During Morning Meeting on Friday, have your class write the name of one person they are grateful for on their GRATITUDE LEAF. Leaves will be delivered to your classroom prior to Friday morning. Please have your TA bring the completed leaves to Hazel by 2:00 on Friday

 

Twitter Digest

We’ve had a busy couple of weeks since our return to campus. From #AISCLitWeek to #AISCSTEAM, a jam-packed #AISCDiscoveryDay and the return of #AISCFieldDay, we’ve had so much fun catching up on all the stories!


Here are some highlights:


Click here to see all the stories from our #AISChennai Twitterverse.


From the Counselors

Most of us have some supervision duties on the playground and school spaces. When students are having challenges with friendships or sharing, how can we best help them? 


Here’s a handy tool (What Can I Do? charts) that you might consider attaching to your ID badge/necklace, to help students problem solve in the moment. It is a Kelso’s wheel type problem solving tool. You can guide students through their dilemma using one of the prompts. Come to the ES Counseling office for your own laminated and hole punched wheel! Cheryl has them waiting for you.

 

Shoeboxes needed for Vision Days

If you have any empty shoeboxes, please bring them to Britt or Salome. Thank you. 


Wellbeing Blog


Enjoy your week off. 


Lynn and Dave


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