Friday, 30 August 2013

August 30th, 2013

A warm welcome to Yoojin Lee who joined AISC this week in 6th grade! We wish you a happy and successful year!

1st MS Advisory Assembly was held on Friday, August 30th! Congratulations to all the students who did a wonderful job at presenting their Advisory name in a creative and entertaining way! I will post some pictures of some of the presentations next week.

Up coming: 
  • Student Ambassador Retreat at Temple Bay: Friday, September 6th 8:00-3:30pm. We have a super group of 38 students in our Student Ambassador program this year! We are looking forward to a great year with organized instruction throughout the year. The first of these instructional and training workshops will be held this coming Friday. Students will be receiving instruction on communication skills, leadership, meeting new people and team building. All Student Ambassadors, whether old or new,  are required to attend. 
  • FCD " Freedom From Chemical Dependency" : September 9th-13th. We are fortunate to have two specialists from USA FCD will be on campus during the week of September 9th.  Each specialist will work with either MS or HS. Workshops will be given to 7th and 8th grade students in prevention and drug awareness. Full grade level assemblies will be given to 6th-8th grade levels.
  • MAP testing: September 11th-20th Make up days are on September 23rd and 24th.
    • Tests will be Reading, Language Usage, Math and Science.
    • There is no preparation to be done for MAP tests. However, please have a healthy breakfast and a good sleep before you come to school on MAP testing days.
    •  The results of MAP will be used by teachers to better individualize instruction in these 4 content areas and to see the student's progress over time.


Wednesday, 21 August 2013

August 23rd, 2013

Welcome  to all our

                                   new student to a wonder new year 2013-14!





We have 21 new students starting in Middle School this year! Our total middle school population  is 204 students 6th-8th grade. Our Student Ambassadors have been busy orienting and helping our new students adjust to their new surroundings. Congratulations to all the Student Ambassadors that have helped out with the New Student Orientation August 5th!

Coming up:
1. Student Ambassador Retreat, September 6th. Detail to come soon.
2. Advisory Theme: "Identity"starting September and continuing until December. Student will be examining the questions such as  " Who am I?", " How do I fit in?", "How do I fit in to the community, the world?"