AIAN will be a widely respected school providing a model US based educational program with an internationally minded community. February 10 th , 2012 Dear Community, Week twenty of school concluded with the Parent Teacher Conferences (PTC'S) and the International School 's Assessment (ISA) testing successfully taking place. Thank you to the parents who were able to attend the PTC's. The students worked hard on the tests and we must now wait until April for the results. Other items for your attention are, Teachers for SY 201 2 -201 3 The school wishes to inform the community that the teacher recruiting season for AIAN has successfully concluded. Please find below the list of faculty members who will be teaching at AIAN in SY2012-13 and the areas they are responsible for. Please note , that the positions indicated maybe adjusted depending upon requirements.
INTERNATIONAL BULLETIN BOARD Our President of the School Council , Emily Ahmadi, is starting a new International Bulletin Board. Each nation in school will have a whole week to use the board to depict its own traditions and celebration of your culture. Emily will need support in gathering information and artifacts from each country to place on the board. The presentations will change every Monday. The board is in the cafeteria and contains a map of the world as a starting point. Please contact Emily if you wish to help her out with this and register your county for a time slot. So far Emily is proposing the following dates when each nationality has the opportunity to present to the community this significant information. Feb13th-Feb19th Philippines Norway Feb20th-Feb26th France Italy Feb27th-March3rd Sudan Singapore March4th-March10th Chile India March11th-March17th Korea Indonesia March18th-March25th Iran Spain March26th-March31st Japan Romania April1st-April7th US April8th-April14th Gambia April15th-April21st Russia April22nd-April28th Canada April29th-May5th China May6th-May12th Ecuador May13th-May19th Germany May20th-May26th Australia May27th-June2nd UK YEARBOOK PHOTOS Individual and class photos for the SY2011/12 year book will be taken on Tuesday of next week. Please remind your child/ren of this and have them come to school looking their best on the day. VALENTINES DAY We have decided to use this day as an educational experience as well as one of good cheer. The writing and 6+1 processes are being used to help the students create their own cards. The students have the opportunity to say something positive, appreciative or warm about peers and friends. Guidance will be given to keep the commentary polite and of course to avoid anything embarrassing or hurtful. This activity ties in with the core values of kindness and gratitude that are being considered this month. A post box has been placed in the Foyer area so students can post cards at any time. The Student Council will deliver the cards in the afternoon of February 14. We hope this is a positive way in which students can appreciate the sentiments of the day, whilst bringing good educational value to the classroom FROM THE PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA) The PTA would like to announce a BAKE SALE scheduled for Valentine's Day, February 14. Please send or bring items that you would like to share for this event on that day. Also, don't forget to send some money with your student so that they won't miss out on all of the wonderful goodies from our moms. We are trying to compile the recipes from the UN Day lunch for a cookbook, but have had very few contributions. If you have forgotten to send in the recipe from your fabulous, delicious dish, and would like it to be in a cookbook, please send that to: PTA@aian.org.cn We are planning a game night for the near future, so be looking for an announcement about that. Thanks! THE DIGITAL SPOT During Parent Teacher Conferences several parents asked me about educational websites related to typing. They wish to encourage their child(ren) to be proficient at typing. I have collated some websites that request registration and are free to use.
The Technology Term of the Week Typing - is the process of inputting text into a device, such as a typewriter, cell phone, computer, or a calculator, by pressing keys on a keyboard. It can be distinguished from other means of input, such as the use of pointing devices like the computer mouse, and text input via speech recognition. If you wish me to publish information related to a particular topic you want to learn about or use at home with your child(ren), please send an email with the specifics. Daniela Silva MCP, M.Ed. EARLY FINISH, SHORT SCHEDULE. Please be reminded that Wednesday, February 15 and February 29 are early finish days and expect your children home early. DATES IN FEBRUARY FOR YOUR DIARIES February 14 th Valentines' Day February 15 th Short Day, early finish at 2:30pm February 17 th No School Day, Teachers' PD February 24 th Progress Report Cards February 29 th Short Day, early finish at 2:30pm Thank you. Regards, Mark Bretherton , Head of School. |