Congratulations, Zara!

Congratulations to Zara, winner of the KG contest for our musical poster!

Student-Led Conferences

Student-led conferences are fast approaching (next Thursday, April 17). If you have not already done so, please take a moment to log into Pick-A-Time and schedule a time to come in with your child. Directions were sent home early this week in the red take-home folders.

Please note that Mr. Tunheim (Art) and Ms. Helal (Host Culture Studies) will be available all day for conferences. Ms. Chang (Performing Arts) and Mr. Rank (P.E.) have limited availabilities:

• Performing Arts: 8:30 - 11:00 am
• P.E.:  8:00 - 11:45 am

 Also, Ms. Clark in the library would love for you to take a moment and stop by the library with your child sometime throughout the day.

Student-led conferences are such a wonderful way for your child to share their learning with you. They are so proud to display their work and show how they have grown. I only wish I could be here to watch them proudly show you around the room; their faces are priceless!

Fun & Games Day Photos

Dear Parents,

Emyr, Hanna's father, will be deleting the Fun & Games Day photos from his Dropbox account on Tuesday to make room for other photos. Please take the time to view the folder before Tuesday and download any you would like to keep. Thanks!

Unit of Inquiry and Language

Hanna's Special Holiday

Hanna taught us about a special holiday in Wales - St. David's Day - and now she wants to share it with you! The sharing and acceptance of different cultures is what makes AISD so special. See Hanna explain more below:

Hanna from AIS Dhaka on Vimeo.

Update on the KG Musical

Dear Parents,

The Kindergarten class met today from 8 - 9 am to rehearse the musical.  They did a great job of focusing, following directions and telling the story to their musical!  This class incredibly good at singing in tune and making the song come to life.  We had help from Ms. Ani, our High School Drama teacher, with a few multimedia clips that should help our story be even more interesting.  Ms. Helal from Host Culture Studies has worked with us to learn a Bangla song that has made this musical specific to us in Bangladesh.  Mr. Tunheim is teaching us how to paint the back drop for our show!  Mr. Rob, our Middle School Drama teacher, has helped behind the scenes to make the Community Hall more 'theater-like'.  We have been so fortunate to have so many people take an interest in our show and help make it fun and exciting!  While the script called for adults to narrate, each student has been pre-recorded so that they have a part in telling this story.  

If your child wants to practice, the following lines will be spoken by everyone during the performance: 

1. Oh, no!  Our train is broken.  What shall we do?  We need another engine to push us over the mountain.
2. Clickety clack! Clickety clack!
3. All the while, the children in the Chittagong Village Station were waiting and waiting for Happy Train.
4. The train, the train, is very, very late! It’s bringing food and toys. It’s hard for us to wait
5. We don't think you can pull us over the mountain, but you can try. 
6. HOORAY, HOORAY FOR THE BRAVE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD SING US OVER THE MOUNTAIN!

One of the comments from today's rehearsal that may make our show better is for our students to dress in their classroom t-shirts for uniformity on 14 March.  

We are so excited to share with you our hard work on Monday, 14 March!