Important Reminders To Put In Your Calendar:
Important Activities Dates
Friday, November 22nd - Block B Activities sign up link goes live;
Saturday, November 23rd - Elementary Girls Futsal (soccer) Tournament @ AISK - 09:30am (please see below)
Saturday, November 23rd - MS/HS girls soccer team fun day @ Belvedere House: 12:00pm -3:30pm
Monday, November 25th - Grades 9, 10 & 11, inter-homeroom soccer - 2:50pm - 4:00pm
Monday, December 2nd - Block B Activities open, Please note, Taekwondo starts Dec., 5th
The JISA Inaugural Inter-Prep School Girls Futsal Competition 2013 will take place this Saturday, November 23 at AISK school grounds.
Please see the schedule below:
Series 1
Hillel vs AISK @ 10:15 am
OLA. vs Belair@ 10:50 am
Hillel vs Belair @ 11:45am
AISK. vs OLA. @ 12:20pm
OLA. vs. Hillel @ 1:05 pm
Belair vs AISK @ 1:40pm
OLA. vs Hillel. @ 2:05pm
Teams will gather at the venue by 9:30 a.m. for a 10 a.m. start. Please come out and support our teams if you can.
Other Important Dates
November 27 - Grades 6 & 7 Parent Coffee with HoS at 7:50am
November 27 - Thanksgiving Luncheon, School will dismiss at 12:20pm
December 12 - Winter Concert , start time 5:30pm December 19 - 11:30am Dismissal (only snacks will be served) December 20 - January 5 - Holiday Break January 6 - Back to School
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Dear AISK Parents and Students,
Dennis Jones, AISK parent, receives a special thank you for taking on the Elementary Girls' Football. The girls will be in action on Saturday here at AISK. Mr. Jones stepped up to volunteer his time and coaching skills. Due to his spirit, the girls now have a full team and coach. Bravo! Parent involvment is significantly important to school success.
November 27 - Grades 6 & 7 Parent Coffee with HoS @7:50AM
On this same day is the PTO Thanksgiving Luncheon. Please purchase your ticket by Monday, November 25, as this is the last day. Wednesday, school will dismiss at 12:20pm.
It has been an action packed week at AISK! Read on.
Sincerely,
Shirley Davis
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Dear AISK Families,
La comida de Espaņa y el mundo hispana
The students in Ms. Omawale's 7th grade classroom made some traditional Spanish and Latin American dishes and shared with their classmates. Among the dishes were paella, patatas bravas, tejas de almendra y fajitas. The students had a lot of fun and built some cultural connections with their language learning.
Friday lunch concert
Friday during lunch, we had an entertaining concert with our Grade 12 student band as they played a fantastic jamming session.
Environmental Club camping photos
Below are some brilliant photos from the camping trip to Hollywell.
Thanksgiving
Wednesday classes are regular schedule until 12:20pm, whereby students will be released for lunch, to attend the special PTO Thanksgiving luncheon. Students will need to order this lunch in advance as they will not be able to order on the day. The PTO representatives will be selling orders for the lunches each morning before school in front of the Admin Office.
There is a 'regular' lunch for $1000 or a 'large' for $1200. Students will not have class after lunch.
Sincerely,
Susan Canobie
MS/HS Principal
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Dear Parents,
Student-led conferences had almost 100% attendance in the Elementary! Thank you parents for coming out to support your children as they showcased their learning.
Elementary School Assembly
On Monday, November 25, 2013, 7:45am - 8:10am, we will have an Elementary School Quarter 1 assembly. This will be an opportunity to celebrate achievements and events of our teams, primarily our sportsmen and women, teams and clubs etc. thus far. Please join us if you are able.
House Soccer Competition
The elementary house soccer competition was a thrilling experience. We look forward to future house competitions.
Elementary Girls Futsal Tournament by the Jamaica Independent Schools Association (JISA)
This is a variant of football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. The first JISA Girls Futsal Competition is confirmed for Saturday November 23, 2013 on the AISK basketball court. Please come out to support the team.
Thanksgiving and Elementary Student Government Cake Raffle and Cake Walk
This event will coincide with the Thanksgiving Feast on Wednesday November 27, 2013 (Further details in PTO message). AISK community members will be able to win delicious cakes and desserts for just a few hundred dollars! Cake Raffle tickets will be sold on the day of the event and sign-up for the 6 rounds of the Cake Walk (something like a game of chance and musical chairs to win) will be done on the day of the event as well.
Parents, please remember School will dismiss at 12:20pm.
Note on Homework
Homework at AISK is intended to reinforce instruction and provide additional practice to meet class and individual needs (AISK Student-Parent Handbook). Elementary teachers are on-board with ensuring that AISK students will only have reading and on-going projects as weekend homework assignments. Here's to the weekend!
Vegetable and Butterfly Gardens Seedlings and seeds have been planted. Multiple elementary classes are taking part in creating and watching these gardens come together. Early Childhood Literacy Morning This will be on Friday, December 6, in the morning. Parents will be given a window into the world of Literacy Activities at AISK. Anna Thwaites-Wallace, Elementary School Principal
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Thanksgiving Lunch
Our very popular annual Thanksgiving Lunch will be held on Wednesday, November 27th. This year's event will be even more exciting than usual with some great entertainers coming to perform for us.
The lunch promises to be delicious. Our new caterer will be cooking up Roast Turkey with Herb Bread Stuffing, Cranberry Sauce, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Roasted Seasonal Vegetables, and Dessert. A vegetarian option will also be available. A bottled water or Capri Sun will also be included in the price.
Tickets for a regular meal are $1,000 and tickets for a large meal are $1,200. The PTO is selling tickets both before and after school, outside the front office.
Come and join your child for a traditional Thanksgiving meal. It is a wonderful way to start the long holiday weekend. School will be released for lunch at 12:20pm.
The last day to buy your ticket(s) will be Monday November 25th.
Looking forward to seeing you and your entire family there.
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Dear Parents, Students & Staff,
Important Dates
- Friday November 22nd - Block B Activities sign up link goes live
- Saturday November 23rd - Elementary girls Futsal (soccer) Tournament @ AISK - 09:30
- Saturday November 23rd - MS/HS girls soccer team fun day @ Belvedere House - 12:00-15:30
- Monday November 25th - Grades 9, 10 & 11, inter-homeroom soccer - 14:50-16:00
- Monday December 2nd - Block B Activities open - Please note, Taekwondo starts December 5th
Sporting Success
MS/HS Girls Soccer Team beat Hillel 5-0 on Tuesday in the girls second away fixture of the season. It was a fantastic atmosphere which was buoyed by the amazing support from AISK parents and students, who traveled on the PEP bus provided.
Frazer McConnell won 4 races in the final day of the Karting season to be crowned Senior Class Champion 2013. William Myers also battled hard in tough races to secure 2nd place in the Junior Class Championship 2013. Keep up the good work in 2014!
Christopher Harper won sailing races in the J22 class and all comers race at the annual Latvian regatta @ The Royal Jamaica Yacht club. It was quite a haul for a weekend of competitive sailing.
Last week, we had three teams though to the National Tennis Championships. It was a difficult competition but all our athletes fought hard and never gave up. We did not make the finals but all teams know they have to continue to play as much tennis as possible in order to compete for the national title. Congratulations for your hard work and good luck for 2014.
House
The day was a great success enjoyed by all. The elementary tournament was electric with excitement from students, teachers and parents alike. We had joint winners for points resulting in a tie between Red & Blue House.
Middle and High School teams played in difficult conditions and the rain did not dampen the atmosphere, it was buzzing. Blue came out on top for points here which sealed their place at the top of house standings:
BLUE - 170 Points
RED & YELLOW - 120 Points
GREEN - 80
Don't panic Green House, we have the dodgeball tournament on January 30th!
Inter-Homeroom
House was fantastic on Thursday but we also enjoyed more soccer after school.
Grades 8 and 9 came out and continued the battle between the Gs and the Bs. In Grade 8, the Gs came back from being 2-0 down to eventually win 4-2 in an exciting match that was fiercely contested.
In Grade 9, the Bs took their chances to win 3-0 but it was a great game containing a display of outstanding saves by the 9B goal keeper, Ryan Wilkinson. This chalked up the first win for the Bs in the soccer series. Both matches were well supported by students, teachers and parents. The fun continued after the competition with some friendly soccer between competitors and supporters. What a great day of sport!
In the inter-homeroom series so far, the score is 3-1 to the Gs.
Can the Grades 10s, 11s or 12s make a comeback for the Bs on Monday, after school between 2:50-4:00pm?
Brad Ransom
Athletic Director
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The American International School of Kingston hosted Fountas and Pinnell Reading Workshops on the AISK campus on November 18-22. AISK staff members that participated include:
- Laina Kurth
- Monique Anduze
- Gaynor Myers
- Martine Wright
- Angela Burnett
- Michelle Luck
- Rachel Silvera
- Donna Paxon
- Rachel Mair-Boxill
- Principal, Anna Wallace
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Facilitator of the workshops was Ms. Sharon Hull, a consultant for Heinemann, a publisher of professional resources and provider of educational services for teachers. 
Her primary responsibility is the professional development courses for the products of Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell, two of the most recognized literacy experts in the United States. Her previous thirty-one year career in education included twenty-one (21) years as a classroom teacher, six (6) years as a literacy coach, instructional dean, and Reading Recovery teacher, and four (4) years as the English Language Arts director for elementary grades Pre-K through fifth in a large school district in Dallas, Texas. Ms. Hull presented 3 workshop sessions: Benchmark Assessment Systems: - One-on-one, comprehensive assessment to determine independent and instructional reading levels and for placing students in small groups for guided reading instruction
- Includes components to determine accuracy, fluency and comprehension
- Genre based, using both fiction and nonfiction testing books
Reading Workshop: - Framework for teaching reading that supports authentic literacy practices for students through brief, explicit instruction by the teacher; response to reading through discussion and writing; and small group instruction that supports reading proficiency
Guided Reading: - Small group reading instruction for students who have similar reading processes
- Supported by leveled texts that match readers' needs
- Aimed at improving the reading process within the text, beyond the text, and about the text
This was a great, first time experience for AISK! It was a very enriching experience for teachers in the Elementary and Middle School departments.
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