Friday, April 30, 2021

Dear Community,

We hope you will enjoy the long weekend ahead, stay safe!

PCA 2021-2022 Executive Committee Elections, May 4-6, 2021

Electronic ballots will be emailed to community members by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 4th, and on Thursday, May 6th at 8:00 a.m., an AISC tech team representative will close the voting. The results will be announced in the weekly newsletter on Friday, May 7th.

PCA Executive Committee Candidates 

Running for President: Francesca Hammond 

Francesca joined the AISC community over a year ago and has served as the UK Country Coordinator for this past school year. She looks forward to the opportunity to be more involved, and has many years of relevant parent volunteer experience at her children's former school, as well as work experience in a school setting before moving to India.

NESA Parents as Partners webinar series has ended - watch the recordings

Recordings from spring 2021 webinars:
Promoting a Summer Stride, Diminishing the Summer Slide, Presented by Erma Anderson
Behind the Screens: Digital Well-Being During Tough Times, Presented by Carey Goldstein
Managing Digital Media in the Home, Presented by Renee Hobbs
Parents as Learning Coaches, Presented by Steve Barkley
Bringing Out the Best in Your Children and Yourself, Presented by Joy Marchese
Parents Supporting Learners to be Mastery Oriented, Presented by Steve Barkley
The Human Side of Changing Education, Presented by Julie Wilson
Parenting in a Pandemic, Part II, Presented by Michael Thompson

You can watch the recordings of the webinars from the fall 2020 series here.

Bare Necessities - discount

As part of our Earth Week events, HS Science in Action, KGAG, and MS advisory met with an organization called Bare Necessities. They specialize in ethically sourced, zero waste products and provide sustainability-themed educational programming. As part of their visit, they are offering the AISC community a 10% discount on both their products and online courses. 

Use code BAREXAISC on barenecessities.in to access the offer (valid until July 31st). 

Saturday, May 1 through Monday, May 3
May Long Weekend

Tuesday, May 4 through Wednesday, May 6
PCA Elections

Tuesday, May 4 through Friday, May 14
ES MAP Testing

Tuesday, May 4
HS Art Exhibition Commences
MS to HS Parent Coffee 8:45-9:45

Wednesday, May 5
MS Portfolio Conferences

Saturday, May 8
HS SAT

Link to PCA Giving Tree’s Amazon wish lists

Please feel free to contact us at pca@aischennai.org

President	Karine Delalande	dkarinepca@aischennai.org
Vice President	Anitta Abildgaard Clausen	canittapca@aischennai.org
Secretary	Hanne Noergaard	nhannepca@aischennai.org
Treasurer	Sachiko Clark	csachikopca@aischennai.org

Friday, April 23, 2021

Dear Community,

PCA 2021-2022 Executive Committee Elections, May 4-6, 2021

Electronic ballots will be emailed to community members by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 4th, and on Thursday, May 6th at 8:00 a.m., an AISC tech team representative will close the voting. The results will be announced in the weekly newsletter on Friday, May 7th.

PCA Executive Committee Candidates 

Running for President: Francesca Hammond 

Francesca joined the AISC community over a year ago and has served as the UK Country Coordinator for this past school year. She looks forward to the opportunity to be more involved, and has many years of relevant parent volunteer experience at her children's former school, as well as work experience in a school setting before moving to India.

MS + HS SPRING CONCERT - SAVE THE DATE! 

On behalf of the Music Department, you are cordially invited to our Spring Virtual Concert. Students in both Middle and High School have collaborated to perform the song "See You Again," which has been arranged for both choir and bands by our very own Mr. Krebs! We will also have individual guitar and choir performances, plus a few special interviews from students. We welcome our school community to join our concert on Thursday, April 29th, 4:30–5:00 p.m. IST.

When: Thursday, April 29th, 4:30–5:00 p.m. IST

Where: Zoom (Meeting ID: 938 211 5079; Passcode: AISCMUSIC)  

Bare Necessities - discount

As part of our Earth Week events, HS Science in Action, KGAG, and MS advisory met with an organization called Bare Necessities. They specialize in ethically sourced, zero waste products and provide sustainability-themed educational programming. As part of their visit, they are offering the AISC community a 10% discount on both their products and online courses.

Use code BAREXAISC on barenecessities.in to access the offer (valid until July 31st). 

NESA Parents as Partners webinar series

AISC parents are welcome and encouraged to participate. 

The last webinar in this series will take place Tuesday, April 27, 6:30-7:30 pm IST

    Promoting a Summer Stride, Diminishing the Summer Slide
    Presented by Erma Anderson

If you have already registered you will receive a reminder with the link, a few days before.
If you want to sign up for the webinar series, you can do it here.

Recordings from previous webinars:

Behind the Screens: Digital Well-Being During Tough Times, Presented by Carey Goldstein
Managing Digital Media in the Home, Presented by Renee Hobbs
Parents as Learning Coaches, Presented by Steve Barkley
Bringing Out the Best in Your Children and Yourself, Presented by Joy Marchese
Parents Supporting Learners to be Mastery Oriented, Presented by Steve Barkley
The Human Side of Changing Education, Presented by Julie Wilson
Parenting in a Pandemic, Part II, Presented by Michael Thompson

You can watch the recordings of the webinars from the fall series here.

Saturday, April 24 to Sunday, April 25
MS MUN (Mumbai)

Week of April 26
Author Visit/Lit Week
Spring Book Fair

Tuesday, April 27
HS Parent Coffee 8:45 am
Parents as Partners 2.0 Webinar #8 6:30-7:30 pm - see above

Wednesday, April 28
MS MAP
HS MAP (Grade 10)

Thursday, April 29
EAL Program Director Coffee 8:45 am
ES Parent Coffee Grade 2-5 3:00-4:00 pm - see Elementary Principal’s Notes
MS/HS Music Virtual Concert 4:30-5:00 pm - link above

Friday, April 30
ES Parent Coffee Grade 2-5 9:30-10:45 am - see Elementary Principal’s Notes
MS Vision for Learner Day

Saturday, May 1 through Monday, May 3
May Long Weekend

Link to PCA Giving Tree’s Amazon wish lists

Please feel free to contact us at pca@aischennai.org

President	Karine Delalande	dkarinepca@aischennai.org
Vice President	Anitta Abildgaard Clausen	canittapca@aischennai.org
Secretary	Hanne Noergaard	nhannepca@aischennai.org
Treasurer	Sachiko Clark	csachikopca@aischennai.org

Friday, April 16, 2021

Dear Community,

Thinking about Joining the PCA Executive Committee for the 2020-2021 School Year?

Interested candidates for the PCA Executive Committee should email Sujata Nair at nsujata@aischennai.org to receive the Self-nomination Form. Forms should be returned to Sujata by noon on Monday, April 19, 2021. 

Positions open: President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer.

For more information you can revisit the presentation from the April PCA meeting

For further clarification you can send us an email at pca@aischennai.org
You are also welcome to contact us personally if you wish, emails are listed below.

PCA Monthly Meeting, Monday, April 12th

Thank you all for joining us this Monday for the PCA Monthly Meeting!

We all had the pleasure of learning about the story of Korean Gimbap beautifully presented by Myoungsoon Kim and Sooyeun Chae who also shared some of their recipes with us. 

You can see the full presentation including videos here.

We also had a fantastic presentation of Japanese Origami by Yuriko Ibohashi and Fumiko Ashihara including a live demonstration on how to fold a T-shirt and a penguin.

This presentation includes instructions for both figures.

Storytrails, Tuesday, April 20th, 3:45-4:45 pm

Please join the PCA for our third tour with Storytrails! This time the topic will be the Mughals of India.

Tragic tales of the Mughals

It’s not always fun, being a great king. And some of the most striking examples, of powerful kings who lost it all, are to be found in the Mughal Dynasty. Come and listen to stories of popular princes who never became kings, of emperors imprisoned by their own sons, and of bloody, no-holds-barred battles fought for the throne. These are the tragic tales of the Mughals.

 
PCA Story Trails - Tragic Tales of the Mughals (zoom link)

Meeting ID: 875 1429 5585
No password required

AISConnect magazine

The AISConnect magazine is the annual AISC end-of-school-year publication to celebrate our community and offers a reflection of the year that has passed. The PCA in collaboration with The Advancement Office already initiated collection of contributions for this year’s edition.

Is there anyone you want to appreciate? 

Through this form you can send an appreciative note to whomever you want, and it will be included in this year’s magazine.

You can send as many notes as you like!

NESA Parents as Partners webinar series

AISC parents are welcome and encouraged to participate. 

The last webinar in this series will take place Tuesday, April 27, 6:30-7:30 pm IST

    Promoting a Summer Stride, Diminishing the Summer Slide
    Presented by Erma Anderson

If you have already registered you will receive a reminder with the link, a few days before.
If you want to sign up for the webinar series, you can do it here.

Recordings from previous webinars:
Behind the Screens: Digital Well-Being During Tough Times, Presented by Carey Goldstein
Managing Digital Media in the Home, Presented by Renee Hobbs
Parents as Learning Coaches, Presented by Steve Barkley
Bringing Out the Best in Your Children and Yourself, Presented by Joy Marchese
Parents Supporting Learners to be Mastery Oriented, Presented by Steve Barkley
The Human Side of Changing Education, Presented by Julie Wilson
Parenting in a Pandemic, Part II, Presented by Michael Thompson

You can watch the recordings of the webinars from the fall series here.

Wednesday, April 21
MS MAP
HS Celebration of Learning

Thursday, April 22
Earth Day
Director of Teaching and Learning Coffee 8:45-9:45 am

Friday, April 23
HS Progress Update
Last Day for IB DP Y2
ES Maker Carnival

Saturday, April 24 to Sunday, April 25
MS MUN (Mumbai)

Community News

Football Weekend Practice

Link to PCA Giving Tree’s Amazon wish lists

Please feel free to contact us at pca@aischennai.org

President	Karine Delalande	dkarinepca@aischennai.org
Vice President	Anitta Abildgaard Clausen	canittapca@aischennai.org
Secretary	Hanne Noergaard	nhannepca@aischennai.org
Treasurer	Sachiko Clark	csachikopca@aischennai.org

Friday, April 9, 2021

Dear Community,

An email with ”AISC - Election of Board Members and Charter and By-Laws Changes - 2021” was sent to you Wednesday. Please participate by casting your vote. It’s an electronic ballot and takes less than a minute. You can use your mobile devices to vote. 

Thank you - AISC Board Elections Committee

Thinking about Joining the PCA Executive Committee for the 2021-2022 School Year?

Interested candidates for the PCA Executive Committee should email Sujata Nair at nsujata@aischennai.org to receive the Self-nomination Form. Forms will be available starting today Friday April 9, and should be returned to Sujata by noon on Monday, April 19, 2021. 
Positions open: President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer.

For more information, please join our PCA Monthly Meeting on Monday.

PCA Monthly Meeting, Monday, April 12th, 2:00-3:00 pm

Join us for the next PCA Monthly meeting and explore

• how to make Korean Kimbap
• how to do Japanese origami

We will also be discussing the upcoming election for the PCA Executive Committee.

 PCA Monthly Meeting (zoom link)

Meeting ID: 864 1370 7273
Passcode: 178298

Storytrails, Tuesday, April 20th, 3:45-4:45 pm

Please join the PCA for our third tour with Storytrails! This time the topic will be the Mughals of India.

Tragic tales of the Mughals

It’s not always fun, being a great king. And some of the most striking examples, of powerful kings who lost it all, are to be found in the Mughal Dynasty. Come and listen to stories of popular princes who never became kings, of emperors imprisoned by their own sons, and of bloody, no-holds-barred battles fought for the throne. These are the tragic tales of the Mughals.

PCA Story Trails - Tragic Tales of the Mughals (zoom link)

Meeting ID: 875 1429 5585
No password required

AISConnect magazine

The AISConnect magazine is the annual AISC end-of-school-year publication to celebrate our community and offers a reflection of the year that has passed. The PCA in collaboration with The Advancement Office already initiated collection of contributions for this year’s edition.

Is there anyone you want to appreciate? 

Through this form you can send an appreciative note to whomever you want, and it will be included in this year’s magazine.

You can send as many notes as you like!

NESA Parents as Partners webinar series

AISC parents are welcome and encouraged to participate!

The next webinar will take place Tuesday, April 13, 6:30-7:30 pm IST

    Webinar 7: Behind the Screens: Digital Well-Being During Tough Times
    Presented by Carey Goldstein

If you have already registered you will receive a reminder with the link, a few days before.
If you want to sign up for the webinar series, you can do it here.

Recordings from previous webinars:
Managing Digital Media in the Home, Presented by Renee Hobbs
Parents as Learning Coaches, Presented by Steve Barkley
Bringing Out the Best in Your Children and Yourself, Presented by Joy Marchese
Parents Supporting Learners to be Mastery Oriented, Presented by Steve Barkley
The Human Side of Changing Education, Presented by Julie Wilson
Parenting in a Pandemic, Part II, Presented by Michael Thompson

You can watch the recordings of the webinars from the fall series here.

Saturday, April 10 trough Tuesday, April 13 
RCIMUN (Istanbul)

All week of Monday, April 12
Well Week

Monday, April 12
PCA Monthly Meeting 2:00-3:00 pm - link above

Tuesday, April 12
MS Parent Coffee 12:30-1:30 pm - see Middleschool Principal's Notes
Parents as Partners 2.0 Webinar #7 6:30-7:30 pm - see above

Wednesday, April 14
Tamil New Year - No School

Thursday, April 15
Voting for Board of Director's closes - see email sent to you directly
Biannual General Meeting of the Association 8:45 am

Community News

Link to PCA Giving Tree’s Amazon wish lists

Please feel free to contact us at pca@aischennai.org

President	Karine Delalande	dkarinepca@aischennai.org
Vice President	Anitta Abildgaard Clausen	canittapca@aischennai.org
Secretary	Hanne Noergaard	nhannepca@aischennai.org
Treasurer	Sachiko Clark	csachikopca@aischennai.org

Thursday, April 1, 2021

Dear Community,

AISConnect magazine

The AISConnect magazine is the annual AISC end-of-school-year publication to celebrate our community and offers a reflection of the year that has passed. The PCA in collaboration with The Advancement Office already initiated collection of contributions for this year’s edition.

Is there anyone you want to appreciate? 

Through this form you can send an appreciative note to whomever you want, and it will be included in this year’s magazine.

You can send as many notes as you like!

PCA Monthly Meeting, Monday, April 12th, 2:00-3:00 pm

Join us for the next PCA Monthly meeting and explore how to make Korean Kimbap and Japanese origami.

We will also talk about the upcoming election for the PCA Executive Committee.

 

PCA Monthly Meeting (zoom link)

Meeting ID: 864 1370 7273
Passcode: 178298

Storytrails, Tuesday, April 20th, 3:45-4:45 pm

Please join the PCA for our third tour with Storytrails! This time the topic will be the Mughals of India. 

Tragic tales of the Mughals

It’s not always fun, being a great king. And some of the most striking examples, of powerful kings who lost it all, are to be found in the Mughal Dynasty. Come and listen to stories of popular princes who never became kings, of emperors imprisoned by their own sons, and of bloody, no-holds-barred battles fought for the throne. These are the tragic tales of the Mughals.

PCA Story Trails - Tragic Tales of the Mughals (zoom link)

Meeting ID: 875 1429 5585
No password required

NESA Parents as Partners webinar series

AISC parents are welcome and encouraged to participate. 

Please note that timings are changed due to Daylight Savings Time in Europe!

The next webinar will take place Tuesday, April 13, 6:30-7:30 pm IST

    Webinar 7: Behind the Screens: Digital Well-Being During Tough Times
    Presented by Carey Goldstein

If you have already registered you will receive a reminder with the link, a few days before.
If you want to sign up for the webinar series, you can do it here.

Recordings from previous webinars:
Managing Digital Media in the Home, Presented by Renee Hobbs
Parents as Learning Coaches, Presented by Steve Barkley
Bringing Out the Best in Your Children and Yourself, Presented by Joy Marchese
Parents Supporting Learners to be Mastery Oriented, Presented by Steve Barkley
The Human Side of Changing Education, Presented by Julie Wilson
Parenting in a Pandemic, Part II, Presented by Michael Thompson

You can watch the recordings of the webinars from the fall series here.

Friday, April 2
Good Friday - No school

Monday, April 5
IB Art Exhibition Commences
HS Conferences
ES WIDA testing begins

Tuesday, April 6
Polling Day - No school

Wednesday, April 7
Career Conversation

Thursday, April 8
Inspiration Conversation
Director of Technologies & Innovation Coffee 8:45-9:45 am
HS Spring Play Premiere

Friday, April 9
NHS Induction 4:00 pm
Family Information Update

Saturday, April 10 trough Tuesday, April 13 
RCIMUN (Istanbul) 

Community News

Link to PCA Giving Tree’s Amazon wish lists

Please feel free to contact us at pca@aischennai.org

President	Karine Delalande	dkarinepca@aischennai.org
Vice President	Anitta Abildgaard Clausen	canittapca@aischennai.org
Secretary	Hanne Noergaard	nhannepca@aischennai.org
Treasurer	Sachiko Clark	csachikopca@aischennai.org