Dear AISK Families,

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Teachers are in the process of writing 1st Quarter Reports which will be sent to parents on Friday, November 8th.   Parent-Teacher conferences are scheduled for November 15th.  Please review the Reports and determine which teachers you would like to meet. Instructions for making appointments will follow.  It is advised that parents and students attend the conference as this makes the feedback more beneficial.

Drug Awareness

On Thursday, October 31, our Grades 6-8 students had the opportunity to hear a presentation on Drug Awareness by representatives from the US Embassy.  This is an important part of the AISK holistic education program and the need to continually educate our students so that they can be the best they can be.  Please talk to them about the presentation, ask them questions that will give them the opportunity to reflect and think about their stance.  We want AISK students to continue to strive for excellence, act with integrity, respect their bodies and minds, and feel empowered by knowledge to make smart choices.  

Grade 9 Renaissance Fair

On Friday, November 8th, AISK's 9th Graders will be hosting a Renaissance Fair that will be open to the entire AISK community.

Step back in time and experience the wonders of the Renaissance Era. This magical experience will offer presentations by Knights, Painters, Blacksmiths and many other exciting occupations! Please join us from 7:50am-9:20am to pay homage to the hard work and determination that the students have put in to bringing the Renaissance to life.

Homework Club

To ensure a warm, engaging and monitored environment for our students to complete their assignments, we are now offering a  'Homework Club.' This will be held in room 4203 on Thursdays from 2:40-3:40pm.  Students can use this quiet atmosphere to do their assignments or simply sit and read.  

Club Leader: Mrs. Rachael Mair-Boxill

rmair-boxill@aisk.com 

Michael Holding

This week our students had the wonderful opportunity to meet a Jamaican Cricket legend, Michael Holding.  The students  prepared questions to ask, which Michael graciously answered, with stories from his glorious cricket days and the things he learned from his extensive experiences.  He instilled in them that excellence and reaching the top level of any sport is sometimes lonely and requires the necessary discipline to practice and work-out.  When asked, he mentioned that whilst everyone gets nervous and anxious when in the spotlight, successful athletes do not let this affect their performance. Students asked about disappointments and Michael's advice was to always look to the next event, the next opportunity to perform, and not dwell on the disappointment.  Good advice for many areas of life.  I just wish he didn't keep telling them how his most treasured moment was beating Australia.

College Fairs

Last week, we had our College Fair for Grades 9-12, where 32 Universities and Colleges came to AISK giving our students, and some parents, the opportunity to meet and talk with the Admissions Officers.  

This week our Grade 12 students had the opportunity to attend a Canadian University College Fair.  Academic life goes beyond graduation at AISK and it is important that we prepare our students for this and help them with this process. 

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