March 27, 2015

Dear all,

NO PCA MEETING 14 APRIL!  Moved to  

Wednesday, April 22 from 8:45 to 9:45 a.m. - FAC Cafeteria 

Last day before a deserved and much awaited Spring Break...when all the destinations around Asia, but not only, will be touched.

A long 2 weeks without school and homework.  What a joy for our kids!

That said, we just need to remind you a couple of appointments regarding the first week after the break!

Come celebrate the quickly-passing school year with friends who are leaving and friends who are staying, with a night of dancing, dining and good conversation.  Preparations for the PCA Masquerade ball at the Leela Palace Hotel are being completed.  The Executive Chef has created a fabulous menu, EuroDisc will spin some great music, five special AISC guests, plus the Bollywood Dance troupe will entertain us, silent auction items are coming in, and we’re putting together goodie bags for you to take home with you containing discounts and freebies from local businesses.

Please bring:

Your friends – there are still seats left, but you may want to buy a table soon if you want to sit together.

Your cash/cheque/credit card for the

1.       silent auction – where you can bid on items donated by our parents and local businesses to raise money for the Distinguished Visitors’ Fund for school.

2.       Professional photographer - who will take your picture for a nominal fee.

3.       cash bar (cash & cards accepted) – for all alcohol and soft beverages other than the welcome drink, water, tea and coffee.

Tickets are on sale 8-9am and 3-4pm at tables by the Main entrance (at the Elementary courtyard Wednesday and Thursday); available from Ms. Sonia at Main Reception at other times.     

Your friends from outside of AISC are welcome.  Please email PCA@aisch.org to arrange tickets.  Tickets must be purchased in advance.

Please join us!

FACULTY AND STAFF APPRECIATION DAY:

On the 21st of April school will celebrate and appreciate the beautiful, most important and not always simple work that AISC staff and faculty every day prepare and accomplish with our students.

What a better way then treat them with a special and yummy lunch?
For the occasion we have asked all Countries that like the idea to prepare a typical menu in quantity ideal for around 100 persons and come with us to serve it.
It will be a very nice occasion to see our smiling teachers enjoying the food, celebrating the Diversity and Internationality of our school.
Parents will have the opportunity to contribute with any other idea to make our kids' educators happy.
Let's talk about that with any of us if you wish!

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY: 

Please note the following 3 dates, that are different from the calendar!

PCA Introductory Tech Training - Tuesday, April 14 from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. - Hall of Light

PCA Meeting - Wednesday, April 22 from 8:45 to 9:45 a.m. - FAC Cafeteria 

KPA Meeting - Wednesday, April 22 from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. - FAC Cafeteria 

FROM AQUATIC DIRECTOR DONNA FAVA
On May 8th and 9th, we will be hosting the ASIAC Swim meet. I will be asking for parent volunteers to help, particularly in preparing the medals for presentation.  It is a smaller meet than SAISA and we give out fewer medals, so I will only need a few people.  If anyone is interested and available, please have them contact me.   fdonna@aisch.org

Many thanks,

Donna Fava

More than the failure, the most terrible feeling for a social worker is helplessness! 

Speedtrust is taking care of Arun's life and needs your help and with a little help from everyone their life can change.

Please read this and think about making Arun's dream becoming possible!

https://drive.google.com/a/aisch.org/file/d/0Bz2rpi0H9rEfU2d1LVpNbG5HSmU0LUZ2QVhCb1NFcWN0QTNF/view?usp=sharing

Thank you!

YOUR PCA  Wish you all a Wonderful Break!

March 20, 2014

Dear all,

You are invited….  

to the gala PCA Masquerade ball!  Pull out your suit, sari, Kimono, Hanbok, Kebaya, CheongSam, or dress, and your dancing shoes too.  

April 18, at the Leela Palace Hotel, will be a night to remember!  There, you will find a lot of your friends, a delicious buffet dinner, a really good DJ, special performances by people you’ll recognize, and the chance to bid on some lovely items to raise money for our kids’ educational programs.

Tickets are for sale 8-9am and 3-4pm at school – at both Main and Elementary entrances (Mon, Tues, and Fri next week at Main, Thursday at ES).

Do bring your cheque book for the silent auction, and some extra cash for the cash bar (cash and credit cards accepted), and for the professional photographer who will be available to record this special occasion.

Your friends from outside of AISC are welcome.  Please email PCA@aisch.org to arrange tickets.  Tickets must be purchased in advance.

We’ll see you there.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY: 

Please note the following 3 dates, that are different from the calendar!

PCA Introductory Tech Training - Tuesday, April 14 from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. - Hall of Light

PCA Meeting - Wednesday, April 22 from 8:45 to 9:45 a.m. - FAC Cafeteria 

KPA Meeting - Wednesday, April 22 from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. - FAC Cafeteria 

THE FUN never ends in AISC: CABARET will be next on stage!

The biggest show of the year is here! Cabaret 2015 will be as big as ever, with dozens of students performing in more genres than ever before. This year's exciting theme is "Spin Cycle". With vocalists, dancers and rock bands covering dozens of countries and styles, a good time is guaranteed for everybody!

Due to the enormous popularity of Cabaret, the continued growth of our school community and the limited number of seats available in the auditorium, students, parents and other audience members are kindly requested to reserve their seats in advance for Rs.50, available for pickup starting Monday, March 16 at main reception and elementary reception. All students in grades 6-12 are warmly invited to reserve tickets, as are all parents of elementary, middle and high school students. While we love audience members of all ages, this show is appropriate for patrons eight years and older with direct parental supervision.

Cabaret 2015: Spin Cycle is Saturday, March 21 at 7:00pm in the AISC Auditorium. See you there!

The Cabaret Design Team

Mr. William, Ms. Lee, Mr. Cary, and Ms. Diane

Office of Advancement at AISC - A NEW POSITION

Kirsten Wlelbes, who will be AISC's Director of Advancement starting in 2015-2016 is visiting from March 23-27. Would you like to meet her? There will be a Meet and Greet sessions for parents on Tuesday, March 24 at 8:45 (cafeteria). Please join to welcome Kirsten.

ART EXIBITION IN AISC

Greetings, 

 

AISC's Global Issues Network is organizing and participating in an international art awareness project called FREEDOM NOW, sponsored by Guria Swayam Sevi Sansthan, an anti-trafficking organisation. The project allows students to create visual pieces (paintings, photography, and sculptures) on the topic of human-trafficking. These pieces will be showcased during an exhibition at AISC. We asked the students to submit art pieces around the themes such as freedom and hope. The event will be hosted on March 20th, from5:00 - 7:00, where the silent auction starts at 6:00. 

I have attached the posters that we will putting around the school, and we were wondering if you could promote the event throughout the parent community so that we can have a large turn out for the silent auction. 

Regards,

Lovishniakri Sekaran 

FROM AQUATIC DIRECTOR DONNA FAVA

Dear PCA Wonders,

I write in advance of an upcoming event.  On May 8th and 9th, we will be hosting the ASIAC Swim meet. I will be asking for parent volunteers to help, particularly in preparing the medals for presentation.  It is a smaller meet than SAISA and we give out fewer medals, so I will only need a few people.  If anyone is interested and available, please have them contact me.

Many thanks,

Donna Fava

WHAT ABOUT CHANGING FOREVER THE LIFE OF A FAMILY?

Speedtrust is taking care of Arun's life and needs your help.

Please read this and think about making Arun's dream becoming possible!

https://drive.google.com/a/aisch.org/file/d/0Bz2rpi0H9rEfU2d1LVpNbG5HSmU0LUZ2QVhCb1NFcWN0QTNF/view?usp=sharing

Thank you!

YOUR PCA  Wish you all a relaxing weekend!

March 13, 2015

Dear Parents and Friends,

After the last PCA meeting we received some feedback from some of your Grade Representatives and Country Coordinators.  We appreciate these suggestions to help us empower and improve the daily life of our students on campus...because this is one of our main focuses!

1. Mosquito in some ES washrooms: extra measures will be taken to reduce the annoying presence of these little and dangerous insects!

2. The water dispensers on campus: they were on OFF mode and none could provide fresh water, they are now on ON mode again..and the ones hit by the sun will be hopefully soon moved to the shadey corner!


1001 ARABIAN NIGHTS - The HS Play 

Tickets selling are still for sale on at the door for today's show at 5:00 and tomorrow's one at 6:00pm!
If you didn't get your tickets yet don't want to miss the fun there is still time!

Some mature themes - most age appropriate for students ages 9+. 

SEE THE TRAILER HERE!!!

After finding his​ queen​ unfaithful, ​king ​Shahrayar goes mad​. He​ marries a different woman each night​, doing away with her before dawn - so he'll never be betrayed again​. Finally he marries Scheherazade​, the brave girl​​ who vows to save the women of her kingdom​​.  

Every evening ​​she tells stories to beguile the cruel ​​king till dawn arrives, stopping in the middle so he'll want to hear the rest the following night. ​ ​

Q. Where is the seat of reason?  

Q. What is the origin of creation?

Q. What thing lives in prison and dies when it breaths free air?

&

Q. Will Scheherazade's stories save her life?  

All these questions— and more— will be answered.

​U​sing Mary Zimmerman's text​ as a starting point - AISC's students have freely adapted and re-written the play using music, ​song, ​and dance ​​to explore the theme of how the magic of storytelling ​has the power to change ​our lives.

Sincerely, 

Shawn Thomas O'Docharty / Theatre Director

But the fun never ends in AISC: CABARET will be next on stage!

The biggest show of the year is here! Cabaret 2015 will be as big as ever, with dozens of students performing in more genres than ever before. This year's exciting theme is "Spin Cycle". With vocalists, dancers and rock bands covering dozens of countries and styles, a good time is guaranteed for everybody!

Due to the enormous popularity of Cabaret, the continued growth of our school community and the limited number of seats available in the auditorium, students, parents and other audience members are kindly requested to reserve their seats in advance for Rs.50, available for pickup starting Monday, March 16 at main reception and elementary reception. All students in grades 6-12 are warmly invited to reserve tickets, as are all parents of elementary, middle and high school students. While we love audience members of all ages, this show is appropriate for patrons eight years and older with direct parental supervision.

Cabaret 2015: Spin Cycle is Saturday, March 21 at 7:00pm in the AISC Auditorium. See you there!

The Cabaret Design Team
Mr. William, Ms. Lee, Mr. Cary, and Ms. Diane


LAST but not NOT LEAST...the PCA Ball TICKETS

These will be on sale from Monday 16th March. Please see the PCA noticeboards for location of ticket sales. We commence at the Main Reception at 8.15 am. The tickets will be sold on a first come first serve basis.

Price per ticket: 3,500RS

We will also be selling masks for the ball alongside the tickets. (First come first serve basis) 200 RS per mask



PCA CITY TRIP - Dakshina Chitra - on March 18, 2015

A Volunteer Opportunity!  Ticket sellers needed:

1.      Cabaret 2015 is here!. This year's exciting theme is "Spin Cycle". With vocalists, dancers and rock bands covering dozens of countries and styles, a good time is guaranteed for everybody!

And we need your help to fill the auditorium.  Would you sign up to help sell tickets?  If you can help 8-9am or 3-4pm any/every day next week, please email PCA@aisch.org with “Cabaret” in the subject line of your email.  Tickets will be sold at both the Main and Elementary entrances, so we need at least four people per day.

2.       Help sell tickets to the PCA ball!  We still need a few people the week of 23 March, and many people the week of April 13. 

8-9am or 3-4pm, outside Main Reception, please email PCA@aisch.org with “Ball tickets” in the subject line of your email.  If you’ve been looking for a way to do something with the PCA before the end of the year, this would be a big help.

Many thanks!!

WHAT ABOUT CHANGING FOREVER THE LIFE OF A FAMILY?
Speedtrust is taking care of Arun's life and needs your help.

Please read this and think about making Arun's dream becoming possible!
https://drive.google.com/a/aisch.org/file/d/0Bz2rpi0H9rEfU2d1LVpNbG5HSmU0LUZ2QVhCb1NFcWN0QTNF/view?usp=sharing

Thank you!


YOUR PCA  Wish you all a relaxing weekend!

March 6, 2015

Dear all,

...Did you know that each of you can participate at the PCA Monthly Meeting?

...Did you know that Viraj Thakore is taking good care of the PCA City Trips, visiting once a month a very interesting part of our Namma Chennai?

...Did you know that you have the chance to cast your favorite healthy recipe, that will be judged by the Nutrition Committee and if it meets the Nutritional expectations can win a space in the next month servings?

...Did you know that if you like to write stories, you are in the right place and in the right moment?

...Did you know that on February 25 all students will participate to the Virtual Learning Drill, not coming to school but following the lessons from home?

...Did you know that you are invited to give your little but very important help to the environment also here in INDIA?

...Did you know you that if you have something at home you want to get rid of, you have now a good chance to do so? And at the same time have a look of what others get rid of?

Well if you don't, then maybe you need to know:

...that you can come in the BBT at 8:45am every month's first Tuesday...but now you can check the PCA Monthly Presentations in a dedicated post and ketch up on the important informations we share with you!

...that you can join Viraj ( mail to thakoreinc@gmail.com) on Wednesday 18 March to Dakshina Chitra and discover a beautiful and hidden place on the ECR! At 9:00am departure from Main Reception!

...that you still have time till Monday 9th March, to drop your recipe in the boxes found in both Main Reception or Elementary School Reception!

...that the PCA is still looking for volunteers to write in the AISConnect Magazine and share the wonderful experience you are living together with your kids at AISC!
Please contact pca@aisch.org or susan.scales.m@gmail.com

...that on Wednesday 25 March all students will receive distance learning at their homes, with your supervision in most cases, to check our readiness for a forced school closure! Pay attention, more info to come!

...that on Sunday 8 March from 3:30 pm to 6:00pm you can join Virginie Vlaminck and many other friends on the Akkarai Beach for a "all together beach clean up"! Read more on this post! 

...that on Saturday 21 March there will be a Charity Yard Sale in Akkarai! Read more at the end of this page!

for more detailed informations read following:

Nutrition Month Comes to AISC

AISC celebrates the month of March as Nutrition Month.  The campaign is designed to focus attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing healthy eating habits in our students.
Below is a quick list of some activities that are planned:
Guest Chefs: Teachers will have the chance to don a chef coat and join the Taj Madras Flight Kitchen staff in serving meals to students. They will encourage students to make good nutritional choices as they serve up healthy servings of fruits and veggies.
Recipe Contest: Students, parents and staff will have a chance to submit a healthy recipe for the following categories: muffin, pasta, pizza, Asian non-veg, vegetable side dish and quiche/frittata.  The Nutrition Committee will be using a rubric to judge the entries in the following categories:  Nutritional Content, Creativity, Flavor, Availability of Ingredients and Ease of Preparation.
Parents and students may drop their recipe in the boxes found in both Main Reception and Elementary School Reception. Please note that the contest will close on March 9th; we will announce the winners of this contest on March 13th.  Kindly include the students’ name and grade level on the recipe. The winning dishes will be named after the person or family that submitted the recipe; the Taj Madras Flight Kitchen will be preparing the winning dishes in April in the secondary and ES cafeterias.
Fresh Snack Friday: All elementary students will be provided a nutritious snack, courtesy of AISC, on each Friday in March. March 6th and 13th will feature both fruit and vegetable sticks with dip.
Mini-Muffin Monday Morning: The winning muffin recipe will be prepared and served free of charge by the Taj Madras Flight Kitchen.  These will be served on Monday, March 16th to all visitors in the iHub on this day.
Look for posters, banners, videos and surprise performances in the cafeterias.

Please join us in celebrating good nutrition during March at AISC!

If you are interested in having your child learn more about nutrition, check out the following websites:
Choose from a variety of games that help you learn about food groups and exercise.
http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/kids.php
Choose from a variety of games including items for teens and videos
http://www.healthyeating.org/Healthy-Kids/Kids-Games-Activities.aspx
A variety of games, quizzes and even nutrition Sudoku
http://www.choosemyplate.gov/kids/Games.html
Build a Meal, Pyramid and Arcade Games
http://www.nourishinteractive.com/kids

Virtual Learning Drill - March 25th

Distance learning for continuity of instruction is a complex process requiring considerable training, alignment, and communication.  To be ready in the event of a forced school closure, AISC must help all stakeholders build capacity to support distance learning.

On March 25th, AISC will host a comprehensive virtual learning drill in which all students PK-12 will stay at home and complete one full day of learning consistent with AISC’s Continuity of Instruction Plan. Teachers will be on campus during this exercise.  All athletics and after-school activities will be cancelled on this day.  
To learn more please read more about the event in our full brochure HERE, or read the frequently-asked-questions in a text-only format HERE.
To help parents with their Internet access at home, AISC will host an Internet provider business fair on March 5th and 6th in the Main Entry.   

To everybody who loves the beach,

INVITATION TO COME AND JOIN OUR BEACH CLEAN UP  
on Sunday March 8, 2015 - from 3.30 pm till 6 pm

The non-profit organization, ‘Namma Beach Namma Chennai’ in collaboration with the ECO CLUB of the American International School of Chennai, will be conducting a beach cleanup this Sunday, March 8th on the AKKARAI Beach between Drift Wood Avenue and Sprakling Sand Avenue from 3.30 pm till 6pm.

The HS children of the Panayur Community High School  and the HS children of the Christian Advent School of Injambakkam are invited to help.

This activity aims to educate the local people about the impact of the environment being polluted and the role that we, the citizens, play in cleaning our beaches.

As an incentive to encourage people to trash their waste and collect waste in the beach, we are partnering with the local ice vendors such as Heritage Ice Cream to provide a free ice cream to each child in exchange of a bag filled with trash or waste.

This collaboration between ‘Namma Beach Namma Chennai’ and the ice vendors intends to advocate eco-friendly behaviors so that people comprehend the need to trash their waste in designated areas instead of throwing it around the beach.

Furthermore, we hope this initiative will advocate the practice of throwing trash in designated areas for a long-term cause and not only during the beach cleanup.

The Chennai Cooperation promised to collect the garbage collected.

Best Regards,

Virginie Vlaminck

Namma Beach Namma Chennai &

Lovishniakri Sekaran, 11th grade student at AISCH

The ECO CLUB  = is a group of HS students of the American International School of Chennai who love the environment and want to take actively part in finding ways to spread awareness towards a cleaner Chennai.

CHENNAI BRIC A BRAC

Chennai Accueil first yard sale 

Saturday, March 21st

From 9.00am to 1.30am - Akkarai on ECR

Book your place and more details with Christine Valade on accueilchennai@gmail.com

Are you moving, leaving Chennai or simply trying to get rid of some unneeded objects around the house? Now is the time to sell or exchange your items in a friendly, family atmosphere yard sale.

Spots are limited. Sign up starting today and until the 27th of February by emailing us at accueilchennai@gmail.com

Registration fee: 800 rupees for members/1100 rupees for non-members.

Donations of items and/or goodies (cakes, cookies…) made to the Chennai Accueil stall are welcome.  All proceeds of the day (including registration fee, drinks and goodies sale, items donated…) will benefit one or more charities chosen by Chennai Accueil team.

An email with all details will be sent to all participants.

Non Bulky items :

Clothing, shoes, bags, jewelry, accessories…

Kids clothing and baby items

Books, dvds, cds, video games, toys….

Kitchenwear, small furniture

Bulky items: bring a list with pictures

YOUR PCA  Wish you all a relaxing weekend!

PCA Monthly Meeting - March 3, 2015