What's Coming Up
EY5 & G1 Family Math Morning, Monday, September 24
G5 Classroom Without Walls, Tuesday September 25
G2 Family Math Morning, Tuesday, September 25
MS Parent Coffee, Tuesday, September 25, 8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
G3 Family Math Morning, Wednesday, September 26
G4 Family Math Morning, Thursday, September 27
No ASA for MS, Thursday, September 27
MS Conferences, Thursday, September 27, 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
MS Conferences, Friday, September 28
Ms Celebration of Learning, Friday, September 28
Save the Date!
Diwali Mela will be on Saturday, October 27, 2018
from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
This year's event will include guest performers, community performers, a traditional Indian meal, and activities for all. We will also have a vendor court, where various items can be purchased. Come join us for an exciting night! Tickets will go on sale on Monday, October 15. The cost will be 800 rupees in advance and 1000 rupees at the door. Children 4 and under are free. Guests are welcome! (Performers will receive a complimentary ticket.)
Diwali Mela Performance Callout
If you are interested in performing at this year's Diwali Mela on Saturday, October 27, now is the time to register. We are asking that the performances be 3-5 minutes in length and have an Indian theme. Performances are open to parents and guests, students, faculty, and staff. If you are interested,
please sign up here by October 15.
As an expat, one of the greatest gifts we have is to explore local places, engage in local cultural traditions, and sample local food and even local clothing. What started out as a routine trip to Parry’s Corner turned into a full-on India immersion for the 26 members of the AISC community who set out on a shopping trip this week.
Parry’s Corner, the largest wholesale district in Chennai, is popular among locals and tourists alike. The narrow alleys are stuffed with shops and stalls of all kinds selling everything from paper goods and copperware to wedding cards and sarees. Our visit took us down Mint Street, which houses two Jain temples, as well as dozens of jewelry and saree shops. After a drop off in the flower district, we walked down the narrow lanes to the first Jain temple. Many Jains were engaged in prayer at the time, so we observed from the outside. We next made our way down the street to a small shopping center crammed with all sorts of fabrics and festive ware. We climbed up two flights of stairs and entered into a saree wholesale shop. Stacked from floor to ceiling with every kind of saree imaginable, we all settled down on the floor as the sales people brought dozens of exquisite sarees for us to view. Just about everyone came away with some special to wear for the upcoming festive season.
As we were settling our bills, a loud ruckus came from downstairs, followed by lots of drums and cheering. The upstairs balcony gave us a birdseye view of a very large parade of Ganeshes, getting ready for their march to the sea. Mint Street overflowed with more than two dozen Ganesh floats and close to 10,000 revelers dancing in the streets. After paying, we all made our way downstairs to join in the fun. This forced a change in our itinerary, but everyone had so much fun dancing and cheering, that no one really minded that we did not have much time to visit the jewelry shops down the lane.
To get away from the crowds, we finished off our deep dive into Indian culture with a trip to Sangeetha for dosas and thalis. We could not have asked for a better or more exciting adventure than what we experienced on our visit to Parry’s Corner.
Please note: If you purchased a saree and need the blouse tailored and the saree finished, please sign up for a timeslot with the seamstress and tailor this Tuesday. The seamstress will take measurements for the blouses and a tailor will be present to take orders for custom petticoats. They will return to school in October for a final fitting.
The AISC
PCA, Danish Parents and Athletics & Activities Department
are
pleased to invite you to the
7-a-side
Football Tournament Championship
On September 23 from 9 a.m. onwards.
If interested, you can download the registration form here.
OWC Happenings 22nd - 28th September
Saturday 22nd September - Fun Night Out Vasco’s at Hilton Chennai
Anna Bagdasarian & Sharon Sivalenka
Ficus-carica@yandex.ru
Sharon.Sivalenka@gmail.com
Wednesday 26th September - Coffee Morning – ITC Grand Chola
Contact: Anita Mistry
anita.mistry@yahoo.co.uk
Thursday 27th of September- Mums and Babies, 10am -12pm
Contact: Emma Hovingh
hovinkie@gmail.com
Friday 28th September – Book Group - Immortalists
Contact: Erin Weller
peweller@gmail.com
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 Sunitha Kumaran ksunithapca@aischennai.org
Secretary Mahima Poddar pmahimapca@aischennai.org
Treasurer Vellachi Annamalai avellachipca@aischennai.org
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