Friday, March 8, 2019

What's Coming Up 

MS Parent Coffee, Tuesday, March 12, 8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

Board of Directors' Meeting, Wednesday, March 13, 5:00 p.m.

Cabaret, Friday, March 15, 6:30 p.m.

Maker Saturday, Saturday, March 16

Blue and White Swim Meet, Saturday, March 16

Dakshina Chitra PCA Social Outing

Join us for a tour of Dakshina Chitra heritage museum on Wednesday, March 13. Storytrails will host us at Dakshina Chitra and walk us through the grand old homes from across South India. We will take a bit of time after the tour to shop at the handcraft bazaar located within the grounds.

We will board the bus and leave promptly at 9:00 for the museum. It will take approximately one hour to reach the museum. We will finish the tour and shopping around 12:30 and then head to Madras Square cafe for lunch. We will be back at school by about 3:00.

The weather is heating up and the sun is getting more intense, so a hat, sunscreen and water are a must. There is a lot of shade on the grounds, but we will be in and out of the sun.

The cost for this trip is 1200 rupees, which covers the museum entrance and the guided tour. If you are interested, please sign up here.

Please pay the 1200 rupee fee to the AISC Cashier by Monday, March 11.

Come one come all to AISC's Greatest Show on Friday, March 15th where you will see amazing performances by dancers, magicians, musicians and singers of all ages!  Come see Mr. Remy, Mr. K, and Mr. Izzy rock out as the "House Band" for this Friday night festival. Tickets (Rs. 200) go on sale Wednesday, March 6th in front of the BBT.  FAC Atrium doors open at 5:30 for light refreshments, magic acts, and live violin playing.  You do not want to miss it!  

Please join us on Monday, April 1st for the PCA Monthly Meeting at 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. in the BBT. We will be taking a vote on the following proposed changes to the PCA Bylaws that were shared at the March 4th PCA Meeting.

PCA Executive Committee Voting Change

Effective May 2019

Rationale

In order to increase parent participation in voting and include more parents who cannot attend due to work or other commitments, the recommended change to the PCA by-laws is that the elections are done via an online voting system. Currently, voting is done on paper at the May meeting. Online voting is, also, the environmentally responsible solution as there is less waste.

Timeline for 2019, if the online voting change is approved:

April 3        Interested candidates for the PCA Executive Committee can collect the

Self-nomination Form from Sherene in the Head of School office.

April 10    Optional information meeting for those interested in running for the PCA

Executive Committee. At this meeting the roles of each position will be reviewed, and the current Executive Committee will answer questions.

April 19    By noon, Self-nomination Forms are due to Sherene. Any forms received after

12:00 noon will not be accepted.

April 19    Candidates will be listed on the blog until the 10th of May.

May 8        By 5:00pm, the electronic ballots will be sent to all AISC parents via the School.

AISC Administration and PCA Executive Committee members not running will

oversee the ballot creation and distribution.

May 9        By 5:00pm, a reminder will go out to all of those who have not yet filled out the

ballot.

May 10     At 8:00am, an AISC tech team representative will close the voting. The AISC

Administration and all PCA Executive Committee members not running will see the ballot results. The results will be printed, signed by the witnesses, and announced at the PCA Meeting just prior to the PCA Volunteer Appreciation event.

We will also be voting to make a change to the wording of the bylaws to be consistent with the terminology we use presently. We will be changing representative to coordinator in each instance used in the bylaws. If you are interested in reading the PCA Bylaws, they can be located by clicking on the Parent Community Association Bylaws tab on this blog.

PCA Ball 2019: Viva Las Vegas!

This year's PCA Ball is on Saturday, April 6 at the ITC Grand Chola from the 7:00-12:00 midnight. The Ball Committee as been working hard to create an amazing experience. First, we are happy to announce that a live band, About Time, will be playing the event. This band has many of our faculty as musicians and vocalists. Second, there are great silent auction items up for bid. Finally, there will be great food and drink! Food is included in the ticket price, but drinks are not. 

Should you wish to book a room, please contact Mapin Philips at mapin.philips@itchotels.in. Tickets for the Ball go on sale on Monday, March 11 before and after school at the Elementary (even numbered tables) and Main Entrances (odd numbered tables). Please come by select your table and buy your tickets for 4000 rupees. You can even reserve an entire table! 

You have just less than a month to plan and find your outfit. You can channel some of Vegas's greats: Elvis Presley, Celine Dion, Liberace, Siegfried and Roy or the Rat Pack. There are many other Las Vegas Greats that you can dress like, or you can just come in the glitz and glam of Las Vegas!

Paint Me Happy Pottery Pieces Have Arrived for Pick Up

If you participated in the pottery program at the PCA Monthly Meeting on Monday, March 4th, your pottery is available for pick up in the PCA Room, MC-02. Please come and get your piece at your convenience.

*A NIGHT IN ITALY!*

Will you take part in the fun of this charitable event?

If you would like to buy tickets for the dinner cocktail, we will be at the school everyday gate 1 and/or 2. Or you can contact Anne-Clemence at aclepage@hotmail.com

Try your luck and buy raffle tickets! 

Prices to be won: 

A necklace from Fortune, 

A few Lavazza coffee machines, 

Horseriding lessons for kids, 

Tara books,

A weekend in Pondy, 

A night in Chettinad, 

A family photoshoot

and many more...!

See you all soon!

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.