June 1, 2017

Summer break is here!

We have to say a lot of goodbyes to those of you leaving. We wish you well on your new adventures and will think of you fondly. To those of you returning, we look forward to reuniting in August. Enjoy your summer break and safe travels. The first day of school is Thursday, August 10th.

Get out your feathers, flapper dresses, and fedoras...

The PCA presents the Great Gatsby Ball!

If anyone wants to bring items from their home country over the summer, the AISC Ball will be a 1920's theme on April 7, 2018!

International Day Performances

Something new for International Day this year is the opportunity to perform. If you have an act, we would love to see it! You might have a national dance, a song, or a favorite routine...would you be interested in sharing it with the AISC Community at the International Day Picnic?

Please sign up here or email pca@aischennai.org with any questions.

May 26, 2017

What's Coming Up Next Week:

Graduation Saturday, May 27

International Day Information Meeting Tuesday, May 30, 8:45 am-9:15 am in the BBT

Kindergarten Graduation Tuesday, May 30, 9:00 am

Last day of school Thursday, June 1

Summer Break begins for students, Friday, June 2

Save the Date

International Day, Saturday, September 16

Based on community feedback, the Welcome Back Picnic and the UN Peace Day Country Pavilions are being combined into International Day, which will be held on Saturday, September 16 from 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. National dress is encouraged for students and parents for International Day.

During International Day, Taj Madras Flight Kitchen will be providing veggie burgers, hamburgers, and dosas, along with salads, desserts and drinks. Activities will continue to include an ES and MS dance party, karaoke, bouncy houses, high school sports in the Gym, and craft activities.

During International Day, the PCA Country Representatives will be coordinating their country booth with the consulates, families and faculty from their countries. The country booths will continue to offer an activity and a light snack. The kids will be free to spend as much time as they like at any country booth. There will still be passports and stickers. Booths can be in an air-conditioned space.

A new component to the event will be an outdoor performance venue. Performances are encouraged to be country related or could be general entertainment. Call for performances will come out in next week’s Head’s Notes.

The Parade of Nations, where all of the student body parades in their national dress across the stage, and a short program will continue to happen on Friday, September 22. The Parade of Nations will be followed by a normal school day.

For more information related to International Day, please come to an optional meeting on Tuesday at 8:45-9:15 in the BBT.

Parents: Would You Like to Be More Involved at AISC? We Need Your Expertise in 2017-2018! 

One question we hear from parents fairly consistently is, “How can we help?” We have answer for that question for next year already!

 As we look ahead to the 2017-2018 school year, we are seeing a number of areas for which we need some specific expertise, and we are hopeful that our parents can helps us. For starters, here are three:

1.     Our iLab garden team successfully prototyped some raised bed gardens this year that we want students and teachers to use to connect to specific learning in classrooms. We need knowledgeable and passionate gardeners to assist our teachers. Do you have a passion and know-how for gardening? Interested in helping us support teachers and their work? Share your expertise with us! Please email Andrew Hoover (headofschool@aischennai.org) if you are interested in this opportunity. 

2.     Over the summer, we are installing an instructional kitchen in the ES. We need parents who know their way around a kitchen and love to be creative. Do you have passion and know-how in the area of cooking? Interested in helping us support student learning? Share your expertise with us! Please email or Keryn Dowling (dkeryn@aischennai.org) if you would like to be involved with the teaching kitchen.

3.   We are looking for an Alumni Coordinator who would work with our Director of Advancement to coordinate and organize the alumni group. This is a great opportunity for a young alumni student, alumni faculty member or alumni parent. Please contact Kirsten Welbes (wkirsten@aischennai.org) if you'd like to be work with the alumni network. 

Learn English with Jaya

Are you interested in improving your English skills? If you are, join the Adult English classes, which are held in AISC three times a week run by Jaya Shanker. We will focus on speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Many classes will be discussion based where we will talk about various topics including local cultural issues.

Interchange, which is a Cambridge program will be used in all the classes. The courses will be in three levels. They will be held on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. The timings are

Come and join the classes and learn English in a fun and interesting way in a non stressful, and safe environment. If you would like to join, please get in touch with the office. Please feel free to mail me with any questions or concerns you may have at jaya.shanker@gmail.com.

Classes will begin on Monday, September 4, 2017 in MC 11.

We are here to help. If you have a question that needs answered or are looking for more information, here is how to reach your PCA Executive Committee Members...

President Sossity Smith ssossitypca@aischennai.org

Vice President Marcela Bustamante bmarcelapca@aischennai.org

Treasurer Suzanne Harrison hsuzannepca@aischennai.org

Secretary Sarah Monk msarahpca@aischennai.org

May 19, 2017

What's Coming Up Next Week:

Alumni Brunch Wednesday, May 24

MS Choir & String Concert Wednesday, May 24 2:30 p.m.

Upper Elementary Swim Gala, Thursday, May 25

Graduation, Saturday, May 27

Parents: Would You Like to Be More Involved at AISC? We Need Your Expertise in 2017-2018! 

One question we hear from parents fairly consistently is, “How can we help?” We have answer for that question for next year already!

 As we look ahead to the 2017-2018 school year, we are seeing a number of areas for which we need some specific expertise, and we are hopeful that our parents can helps us. For starters, here are three:

1.     Our iLab garden team successfully prototyped some raised bed gardens this year that we want students and teachers to use to connect to specific learning in classrooms. We need knowledgeable and passionate gardeners to assist our teachers. Do you have a passion and know-how for gardening? Interested in helping us support teachers and their work? Share your expertise with us! Please email Andrew Hoover (headofschool@aischennai.org) if you are interested in this opportunity. 

2.     Over the summer, we are installing an instructional kitchen in the ES. We need parents who know their way around a kitchen and love to be creative. Do you have passion and know-how in the area of cooking? Interested in helping us support student learning? Share your expertise with us! Please email or Keryn Dowling (dkeryn@aischennai.org) if you would like to be involved with the teaching kitchen.

3.   We are looking for an Alumni Coordinator who would work with our Director of Advancement to coordinate and organize the alumni group. This is a great opportunity for a young alumni student, alumni faculty member or alumni parent. Please contact Kirsten Welbes (wkirsten@aischennai.org) if you'd like to be work with the alumni 

network. 

Thank you to everyone who has expressed interest in joining Girl Scouts at AISC in the fall. We have a very eager group of 4th and 5th grade girls who want to participate, but they are in need of a leader. If you are interested in helping to lead these girls, please email Erin Weller at peweller@gmail.com.

Do you enjoy planning events?

Do you have a knack for networking and making new contacts in Chennai?

Is planning a social outing your thing?

If so, we could use you.

We are looking to build our committees and are searching for people that want to join us. If you have an interest in helping us form a sponsorship committee, like planning events and want to be on the Diwali Mela committee, or just want to lead a tour in Chennai, email the PCA at pca@aischennai.org.

We are here to help. If you have a question that needs answered or are looking for more information, here is how to reach your PCA Executive Committee Members...

President Sossity Smith ssossitypca@aischennai.org

Vice President Marcela Bustamante bmarcelapca@aischennai.org

Treasurer Suzanne Harrison hsuzannepca@aischennai.org

Secretary Sarah Monk msarahpca@aischennai.org

May 12, 2017

Coming Up Next Week:

Board of Director's Meeting, Wednesday, May 17, 3:45-5:00 p.m

MS Band Concert, Friday, May 19, 2:30 p.m.

HS Recognition Ceremony, Friday, May 19

HS Prom, Saturday, May 20

Your photos are online!

If you attended the PCA Volunteer Appreciation Brunch and did some posing in the photo booth, check out the link below to see your photos.

http://www.happybooth.in/Photos/AISC-PCA-Appreciation-Brunch

Password: raptors17

There is still time for your daughter to experience what it means to be a Girl Scout.

We are looking for girls entering grades 1-3 in the fall to form a Daisy/Brownie Troop. Our troop is affiliated with Girl Scouts Overseas and girls will register and be a part of this organization, which is recognized all across the world. If your daughter is interested, please email Erin Weller at peweller@gmail.com for more information.

For girls in grades 4 and 5, we will need a leader to coordinate with the Daisy/Brownie leader. The Junior troop will be a part of the larger Troop 18702, but the activities will be separate. Please email Erin Weller at the address above if you are interested in leading these girls.

It is important that we have a firm number of committed girls this spring, so that uniforms and materials can be ordered over the summer. Come be a part of this organization that has been changing girls' lives for over 100 years.

Are you interested in being a country coordinator?

Would you like to help plan Diwali Mela?

Would you like to get involved in PCA but are just not sure in what area?

Now is the time to sign up as a country coordinator or as a member of a committee...If you want to be involved or are looking for more information, send us an email at pca@aischennai.org and we can help. 

Thank you to all the ladies who helped us sell tickets to the OWC Easter Egg Hunt at AISC and spread the word. In particular, we want to thank the ladies who sat out in the hot sun selling tickets or helping behind the scenes. These ladies are Sha Patel, Monika Lange, Allison Cozart, Jayshree Srinivasan, Sashi Harinath, Varna Ramaswamy, Suzanne Harrison, Kala Kumar, Amelie Guidici, Nina Conrad, and Denise Brendel. We are very appreciative as all the proceeds of this event will go in support of the charities we support. 

Thank you, OWC

All 2016 - 2017 Parent Volunteers & PCA Team

enjoyed the Thank You Brunch that AISC put together in 

Appreciation of all the successful efforts given by the 

Parent Community this school year!

Thank You!

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The Votes Are in and Counted!

Thank you to all that came and voted!

Welcome the 2017 - 2018 PCA Executive Team!

Sossity Smith - PCA President

Marcela Bustamante - PCA Vice President

Suzanne Harrison -  PCA Treasurer

Sarah Monk -  PCA Secretary

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All the Delicious Food at the Staff Appreciation 

was so well loved! 💙

If you would like to share with us the recipe of the wonderful

 food you made, please send your recipe to... 

pca@aischennai.org

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Friday, 5 May - H.S. Band & Choir Concert - 4:30pm

Tuesday, 9 May - Elementary School Parent Coffee - 8:45am - 9:45am

Thursday, 11 May - AISC Basketball Team & AISC Swim Team Travel to Mumbai

Friday, 12 May - M.S. End of Year Party