AIS Friday Flash
Friday, February 8, 2019
Faculty Professional Development
Fun in the Sun! Spring Break Camp
Open House Student Ambassadors
Open House Thank You
Thank you to our board, parents, students, and staff who attended our Open House last weekend. And we would like to extend a special thank you to our student ambassadors who helped welcome our guests, joined us on tours, and sleuthed in our scavenger hunt! Thanks to Quinn, Isabella, Yelena, Valeria, & Fiona for remarkably representing AIS.
Spring Break Camp-Fun in the Sun Registration Open
Registration for our upcoming Fun in the Sun Spring Break Camp is open! Camp will happen the week of 3/11-3/15 and will be a fun filled week. Campers will enjoy Nature Craft on Monday, Treasure Tuesday to search for treasures and titles at the library, Baking & Biking on Wednesday, for Adventure Thursday they will take a field trip to the Austin Nature & Science Center and have a blast on Friday Field Day! Camp is $310 for the week or $75/day. Camp hours are from 9am - 3 pm with complimentary drop-off beginning at 7:30 and optional after camp care for $80/week or $18/day. Each sibling will receive a discount of $25/per week.
Gala Raffle-Wine Experience Sign-up Party!
We are launching our Gala Raffle! Enter to win 4 tickets to a sign-up party at Total Wine in the Arboretum on Saturday, June 1st 5:00 - 7:00 pm. The Raffle winner will serve as host for a Wine Tasting experience and will choose one of the following themes: California Dreaming, An Inspiring Taste of Italy, or Viva la France. The remaining 16 sign-up slots will be auctioned off at the Gala. Even if you already bought your gala tickets- you may
Total Wine & More will host an event that is certain to impress you and your guests. Taste a variety of our premium, hand-selected wines and discover hidden treasures from the wine region of your choosing. You will enjoy a tour of the land and learn about the famed appellations and grape varietals that make each region so unforgettable. One of our wine experts will be on hand to present and discuss each delicious wine during your two hour tasting. Total Wine & More will provide all necessary stemware and educational handouts for tasting notes.
The raffle winner will be chosen at the Gala on 2/16/19 and does not need to attend or be present to win. Buy or add on your raffle tickets here or at the event!
Student Assembly- Core Value: Generosity
We awarded those students who exemplify the AIS core value of Generosity at this week's assembly. Congratulations and thank you for being so generous: PS-Emmet, Liam; MS-Alexis, Cecily, Alexandra M., Julian; GS-Adais, Jack, Melodi, Sam; CP-Oliver, Isanne, Omar; CE1-Mateo, Carina; CE2-Isabella, Samrawit; CM1-Amalia; CM2-Salome; Middle School-Alexandra H., & Alfred.
2018-2019 Family Satisfaction Survey
As part of our commitment to continuing growth and improvement, we conduct annual surveys of our community in order gain insight into our school and its programs. In line with this objective, we would like to invite you to complete our school's 2018-2019 Family Satisfaction Survey. All information collected through this survey is done so anonymously. Results will only be used in the aggregate to help plan for the continued healthy growth of our school. The survey will remain open until Monday, February 11th, 2019 at 6:00pm. We recognize that your time is valuable and because of this, we are offering all families who complete the survey a chance to enter a French/English/ Spanish book giveaway! In exchange for 15 minutes of your time, at the end of the survey, you will be given details to enter the book giveaway. Please remember to save these details. Because surveys are submitted anonymously, we will be unable to verify your submission in order to resend the giveaway details should you lose them. Of course, participation in this year's book giveaway is entirely optional.
MLF Training with Jérôme Train
This week, AIS welcomed Mr. Jérôme Train, Pedagogical Advisor from the Mission Laïque Française. Jérôme spent Wednesday and Thursday working with our elementary school French teachers on the development of their pedagogical skills. Through our relationship with the MFL, AIS is fortunate to be able to count of tailor-made workshops and professional development experiences for our staff members.
Basketball Game-Mon., 2/11 @ 4:30 pm
The boys basketball team will play against City School on Monday, 2/11 at the Austin Sports Center-South. We hope you can join us in cheering them on!
Soccer Game-Mon., 2/11 @ 4:30 pm
We are also looking forward to our upcoming Spring soccer make-up game on 2/11 at 4:30 pm at The International School of Texas. We hope you can join us in cheering them on!
MAP Family Workshops-2/12 thru 2/21, times vary
If you have not yet attended a MAP workshop, please plan on attending one of the following workshops with Jacques in order to receive MAP assessment results. The workshops are offered from 2/12 to 2/21 at various times for your convenience. (The same content is delivered at each. You do not need to attend more than one. If you have attended one previously this year or last year, you do not need to attend again.) Next week's workshops are as follows:
- Tue. 2/12 8:30- 9:30 am, or 2:30 - 3:30 pm, or 5:00 - 6:00 pm
- Wed. 2/13 8:30 - 9:30 am
- Fri. 2/15 8:30 - 9:30am, 2:30 - 3:30 pm
Valentine's Class Parties-Thur., 2/14 2:55 pm - 3:25 pm
We look forward to spreading the love with you at next week's class Valentine's parties. Refer to sign-ups and instructions from your class room parents. Here's more information below.
- Please send a Valentine for each student in your child's class
- The following classes will make a bag to carry the valentine's home during the class party: CP, CE1, CM1, & CM2. Other classes will make them in class prior to Valentine's day.
- Students may wear Valentine's Day colors (red, white, pink) clothing to school as part of the celebration.
Class Dismissal
- The school will have dismissal at 3:25 as usual, and there will be an announcement for clean-up and dismissal.
- If you would like to take your child from their classroom into a sibling's class, please sign out with the room parent so we know that your child is with you and has left the classroom.
- Please be mindful to leave the classrooms by 3:25 at the latest so that teachers can have their planning and meeting time as usual.
- The school will follow a regular dismissal schedule, i.e., kids in Maternelle will be sent to the playground at pick-up time and students in grades CP and up will go to the auditorium.
- If you plan to leave with your child(ren) after the party, please remember to check them out using your code as usual!
- After-school activities will proceed as normal and after-school care will still be from 3:25 pm-6:00 pm.
AIS 8th Annual Gala-Sat., 2/16 @ Austin Central Library VIP 6:00 pm, Gala 7:00 pm
We look forward to celebrating with our guests next weekend! The live auction artwork will be on display beginning Monday afternoon in reception. So start planning your bids for these amazing masterpieces. Please help us by reminding students to not touch the works and to stay behind the barricades when admiring the art. Plus, we will open some of our silent auction items up for early bidding next week before the event.
Be on the lookout for an email early next week with our system, Clickbid, registration instructions and other key event information. All guests should pre-register before the event with a cell phone number (to be used the night of the event) and credit card payment information which will be redacted and stored securely. You will receive these instructions in the email next week. Don't forget to add on raffle tickets as well for the Wine Experience Party at Total Wine & More on 6/1/19!
Talent Show-Thur., 3/7 - Fri., 3/8
The student council will be planning an upcoming Talent Show in March. Students in CP and up are eligible to participate. Be on the lookout for more information soon.
PTO Picnic-Fri., 3/8
Save the Date! The PTO will be hosting an upcoming AIS Community Picnic on Friday March 8th after school. We hope you can join us as we celebrate Spring!
A Look Ahead
Please save the date for these upcoming events. More details to come as the events get closer.
- 2/11 Boys Basketball @ ASC-South
- 2/11 Soccer game @ ISOT
- 2/12-2/21 MAP Parent Workshops
- 2/14 Class Valentine's parties
- 2/16 8th Annual Art Gala @ Austin Central Library
- 2/25 Progress Reports Disseminated
- 2/28 Parent Teacher Conferences-1/2 of School
- 3/1 Parent Teacher Conferences-No School
- 3/5 Coffee with the Head of School
- 3/7-3/8 School Talent Show
- 3/8 PTO Picnic
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