Important Reminders to Calendar:
Friday, January 24: Winter Wonderland: 5:30pm to 9:00pm, AISK Campus
Activities Reminders
- SportsFeva 2014 Dates announced. (please see below)
- Next Week - Activities resume for all grades, week 6 of 10.
- Sailing starts - Tuesdays & Thursdays.
- Basketball (MS/HS) - New coach, training will be on Mondays & Tuesdays.
- Chess - Now Wednesdays & Fridays
Official Event Schedule 2014
Monday January 27, 2014: Press Launch, 7:50am-8:30 amAISK Campus
Sunday, February 9, 2014: ClayFeva, 8:00am-4:00 pm, Jamaica Skeet Club
Saturday, February 15, 2014: GolfFeva, 8:00am-2:00pm, Constant Spring Golf Club
Friday, February 21 2014
SoccerFeva, 8:00am-5:00pm, AISK Campus
TennisFeva, 8:00am-5:00pm, AISK Campus
DanceFeva, 8:00pm-2:00am AISK Campus
Saturday, February 22 2014
SoccerFeva, 8:00am-5:00pm, AISK Campus
TennisFeva, 8:00am-5:00pm, AISK Campus
TumbleFeva, 8:00am-5:00pm, AISK Campus
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Hello AISK Parents and Students,
An important letter will be coming on Monday with the calendar for 2014-2015. In addition, there will be an update on the next academic year. Please watch for these important announcements.
As the PTO mounts their efforts for Winter Wonderland, spread the word! Every single dollar goes towards the roof over the basketball court. In September, the team of parents took a vote and had their eyes set on this project.
Please buy those tickets! Whether you or a student is volunteering, first of all thank you, and secondly, realize this is a donation of your money and your time for a very good cause.
Tanya has tickets in the front office, and they are also on sale at Cannonball and Uncorked. Homeroom teachers and grade level teachers should have placed all the info in students' hands. Price is $JA2,000 only. More information is in farther down in this email.
The Winter Wonderland is a time to socialize in a community setting with parents, colleagues, teachers and students. See you there on January 24! Let's build that roof!
Sincerely,
Shirley Davis
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Dear AISK Families,
Semester Exams
This week, students in Grades 8-12 have been celebrating their learning through writing their Semester exams. Whilst these tasks are a significant portion of the students' semester grade, it is the work the students do throughout the Quarters that is of the most importance. For Grade 8 students, the semester exams contribute 10% of their semester grade and for Grades 9-12 the semester exams contribute 20% of their semester's grade. Students have taken these tasks seriously and the majority of students have arrived in a timely manner.
Semester Reports
The 1st semester ends on Friday, January 17. Teachers will then be assessing exams and writing reports with the view that parents will receive reports on Friday, January 31. Please be aware that in the weeks prior to reports going home, PowerSchool will be 'frozen' so teachers can construct reports.
Sincerely,
Susan Canobie
MS/HS Principal
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Dear Parents,
Sharing some updates on some of the many things happening in the elementary every week. Please also see some reminders herein.
K-Kids Fundraising
The K-kids will start collecting old newspapers for THE JAMAICA SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (JSPCA). JSPCA is a charity that works hard to protect animals from cruelty, neglect, injury and abandonment. They also defend and promote animal rights. As apart of caring for animals, JSPCA uses lots of newspaper in cages and in the clinic. The K-kids will collect newspaper for the reminder of the year. A large box will be labelled and placed downstairs in front of the K-kids bulletin board. Thanks in advance for your support and we look forward to your weekly donations.
This week, the K-kids offered henna tattoos for J$200-500 to raise money for the JSPCA. Our henna session was well supported and has started a new craze at AISK. Our henna expert, Appa, who is from Pakistan did one-of-a-kind designs. The K-kids worked hard to promote/market our event and are very committed to making a difference. Bravo K-kids, Appa and Mr. Tantary! A big thank you to all who support this event.
Snow Day in PreK
Last Friday, 10th January, PreK is learnt about Weather on the topic of Snow. This is a hard concept here in sunny Jamaica but we are doing our best. In addition to ice hockey and snowball fight, PreK built a snowman (ice man). They observed what happened to him throughout the day. If you couldn't guess...he melted and FAST.
Anna Thwaites-Wallace,
Elementary School Principal
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Dear Parents, Students & Staff,
Reminders
- SportsFeva - 2014 dates announced.
- Next Week - Activity are all on and it's week 6 of 10.
- Sailing Starts - Tuesdays & Thursdays.
- Basketball (MS/HS) - New coach, training Mondays & Tuesdays.
- Chess - Now Wednesdays & Fridays
Basketball
Exams are now complete and the MS/HS students are hopefully ready to let off some steam! We are very fortunate to have acquired the services of Coach Norman Niles who will be preparing our HS Basketball Team for our Annual International Basketball Tournament at Cayman International School in April. I am sure Coach Niles will have our team looking slick and ready to represent AISK in style. If there are any budding MS/HS students who have even a mild interest in Basketball, please come down and get involved.
Polo
Please Help! Our Polo Team needs one more player. We have a very successful Polo team that needs you! If you have any interest or experience with horses or you simply would love to give it a crack, contact Heidi Stollmeyer: hstollmeyer@yahoo.com
Sailing Sailing begins this week and details are available from the Sailing Coach,
Here are some important details:
- Transportation to and from the Royal Jamaica Yacht Club is not provided.
- The minimum age for participants is 8 (unless experienced)
To explain remaining information I have included a message from Sail Instructor, Scott Clarke.
Dear Sailors and Parents
We are happy to announce the revitalization of the Sail Jamaica sailing programme.
We are now offering 2 classes a week on Tuesdays for beginners and Thursdays for our more experienced sailors, from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm at the Royal Jamaica Yacht Club. The cost is $2200 per class or $2000 per class for those paying for six classes in advance.
We will provide lifejackets, students are asked to bring water shoes, towels and a change of clothes.
We will also be introducing a racing series one Saturday every month and opportunities for our sailors to get involved in the exciting J22 racing class.
To sign up please contact us via email or call using the number below. We will be booking on a first come first serve basis as limited space is available
Come join us on the water for a clean and healthy sport.
Upcoming
A few things in the pipeline include... Film Club, Fencing, Talent Club/Show & Elementary Dance! As always, please send me an email to register interest in any of these potential activities/events and I will add you to my list: bransom@aisk.com
SportsFeva
I am very pleased to announce all the dates of SportsFeva, I am sure they will be added to your calendars, so that you can come out and support our Hurricanes. If you have interest in
Official Event Schedule 2014
Monday January 27, 2014: Press Launch, 7:50am-8:30 amAISK Campus
Sunday, February 9, 2014: ClayFeva, 8:00am-4:00 pm, Jamaica Skeet Club
Saturday, February 15, 2014: GolfFeva, 8:00am-2:00pm, Constant Spring Golf Club
Friday, February 21 2014
SoccerFeva, 8:00am-5:00pm AISK Campus
TennisFeva, 8:00am-5:00pm AISK Campus
DanceFeva, 8:00pm-2:00am AISK Campus
Saturday, February 22 2014
SoccerFeva, 8:00am-5:00pm AISK Campus
TennisFeva, 8:00am-5:00pm AISK Campus
TumbleFeva, 8:00am-5:00pm AISK Campus
AISK All Stars Carnival, 6:00pm-10:00pm, AISK Campus
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CAFETERIA MENU OF THE WEEK
Will come later in the week.
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