Austin International School
March 26, 2014
 

This week we have two special items on the agenda, tomorrow's first-ever Family Science Night, and Friday's 4th Annual Grandparents' Day. We have close to 80 children signed up for science night and we know it's going to be a hit! We look forward to seeing our families here having fun and exploring science.

On Friday, we'll be welcoming grandparents into the classroom for a special learning journey together with students. Grandparents' Day is a special time for students to share their unique learning environment and strengthen inter-generational bonds. We look forward to welcoming everyone on Friday.

Have a wonderful week!
Dates to Know

Did you know our full school calendar is available online? 

 

March 27

9-9:30 a.m.

Wild Basin Winds Concert 

It's the last of our three-part concert series with the Wild Basin Winds woodwind quintet. Students will enjoy classical and popular songs in the multipurpose room; parents are welcome to listen too.

 

Family Science Night

3:45 to 5 p.m.

Video: Racing Shadows at Science Night

 

It's our first ever family science night in celebration of the fun and amazement of science. Come experience science with your child at intriguing and challenging science stations. Discover properties of light and shadow, air and pressure, electricity; learn about the Kindergarten chicken life cycle project, how an egg floats, weather patterns and much more. Adults will find themselves challenged too! 

 

Projects are geared toward K through 5th grades, although all AIS students are welcome. Please join your child and have fun with science! Students will need their parents present in order to participate in Family Science Night. Parents, please sign your child out at the reception prior to heading into science night; children not signed out in advance or who are left at school after 5 p.m. will be charged for after school care. 

 

There will be no after school activities this Thursday due to Family Science Night. Only Yearbook, Fiesta, Tiny Chefs, and Sportball are scheduled as usual; all other ones are being postponed. Stay abreast of extracurricular activity changes easily with our regularly updated calendar. 


March 28

Grandparents' Day | 10:20 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.

Grandparents will enjoy a coffee social with our school staff before heading on to enjoy a learning journey with their grandchild in the classroom. We'll follow with a tour of the construction developments and lunch in the foyer. We can't wait to see everyone THIS FRIDAY. Please contact Suzanne Krause with any event questions or to reply to the invitation.

 

April 10 | 9 a.m.

Next Information Session for Prospective Parents

We'll be hosting our next information session for prospective parents next month. This morning session during the school day is a great opportunity to meet with the admissions team, see the classrooms in action and ask, and have answered, all of your questions about how AIS expands minds and broadens perspectives. Please help spread the word to your friends and co-workers. Share our event easily on Facebook.

 

April 18

Field Day

We'll be hosting our first Field Day. We'll be having races, outdoor games, fun competitions and physical games while enjoying the fresh air and sunshine, on campus. More details coming as we get closer to the date. 

Announcements

Amplify Austin
Amplify Austin raised over $5.7M for nearly 500 non-profits in the city in just 24 hours! Thank you so much to everyone who participated by donating, sharing, liking, posting and tweeting about Austin International School! We raised $825 for our financial aid program and introduced many new people to our amazing school. Thank you again for your support! 

You can still check out our profile page and read more about Amplify Austin online. 

April 24 and 25

Childcare during (shortened) April Break
During the two days of April Break, we will be offering childcare for Thursday and Friday. Register with Laurence Raud by email and let her know that you would like to register your child and for how many days, and leave payment with the receptionist. The cost is $65 per day. Hours are 9:00 am to 3:15 pm. Early drop off begins at 7:30 a.m. and is available at no charge, and late pick-up until 6 p.m. is available for $13 per day. Payment is required at time of registration; we require 
a minimum of 12 children to hold child care.

 

Les Explorers Summer Camp 

Registration is open!
Time to think about Summer Camp! This summer AIS offers a variety of camps for children ages 7 to 12, and an awesome cultural experience with hands on activities for children ages 3 to 6! On the slate this summer is Mini Mashup, Global Kitchen, Creative Geniuses: Bilingual Arts and Science, and Languages of the Stage. We also have sibling discounts. Full details and registration forms available online! Contact Laurence Raud with inquiries. 
 

 

  

  
PTO News 
 
The AIS Facebook Group is the unofficial hub of PTO chatter, and it's bustling! Join up and get in on the conversation.
 
Bakery Sale on Friday
The PTO will be out again on Friday after school with our usually yummy selection of baguettes, pains au chocolat and croissants for $3.00 each.  
 
Park Cleanup with Keep Austin Beautiful 
On April 12, AIS-PTO will be participating in Keep Austin Beautiful's Clean Sweep again. Amelia Despre is organizing this event for us. We'll be picking up trash in Balcones District Park just down the road from the school at the intersection of Amherst and Duval. Clean up will take place from 9 to 11 am with the opportunity to attend the volunteer party hosted by KAB at Fiesta Gardens from11 to 1:30 that day.  We hope to see you there! 
 
PTO OFFICER ELECTIONS ON THE HORIZON!
We have only TWO more PTO meetings before the end of the year.  The next meeting is in two weeks on April 9.  If you are interested in having more of a say in PTO activities, considered volunteering as a member of the PTO Board.  Hanifa Smine will be taking over as President next year, but on May 14 elections will be held for Vice President (President Elect), Treasurer and Secretary.  If you haven't been to many (or any!) meetings this year but you think you may want to get more involved next year, come on April 9 and learn more about these important positions and come and vote for your PTO Officers on May 14.  
 
Box Tops
Please keep bringing your Box Tops to school early and often. Mark your collection sheet, envelope or baggie with your class name and leave them in the YELLOW Box Tops folder among the reception-area PTO mail folders. (And please watch out for those Expiration Dates - approximately 300 Box Tops and Bonus Box Tops certificates received this year were beyond their expiration dates and couldn't be counted.) With just about 6 weeks left to go in the class competition, we are well on the way toward this year's goal of 7,500 Box Tops!