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Please use this is a form to let us know who would be interested in participating in a fundraising triathlon on the 5th of May 2024 (Student initiated). The Triathlon will be a fundraiser for the Zambian Orphans Association (ZOA) and it will include Parents, Students and Teachers so please feel free to sign up and enjoy the day with the rest of the AISL community. A huge congratulations to all of our young actors this past weekend as they put on two stellar performances of Winnie the Pooh. Despite the challenges that the cholera closure presented, the students sought out alternative ways to keep practicing their lines, get fitted for costumes, and learn their stage cues despite a month less of stage time. It was so lovely to see the famous childhood stories come alive through their creative interpretation of the characters, the stage set that provoked imagination and the vintage costumes that reminded us of these stories written long ago. Thank you for Ms. Carolyn, Ms. Jill and Ms. Natalie for orchestrating the whole process. Below are a few highlights from the performance.
Our students in the Primary Play CCA are excited to announce that they will be performing Winnie The Pooh by Kathryn Schultz Miller. This play is an adaptation of A.A Milne's first book of Pooh stories. It will welcome you to Christopher Robin's 100 Acre Woods; home of Piglet, Rabbit, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo and of course the world's most loveable bear, Pooh. Our Grade 4 and 5 students have been working with Ms. Carolyn, Ms. Natalie, Ms. Jill, Mr. Zamba and Ms. Bullard over the last two quarters to help bring this well-loved story to the stage. You may have noticed the posters all over the school as well as students wearing T-shirts to help promote this Primary School production. The wonderful logo design was created by one of the Grade 4 actors in the play, Rex Williams. We know our younger audience members in particular will really love this play. We look forward to seeing you at either of the performances on Friday, 1 March (14:30) and/or Saturday, 2 March (14:30). There is no cost to attend. Please come and support us! Our students in the Primary Play CCA are excited to announce that they will be performing "Winnie The Pooh" by Kathryn Schultz Miller. This play is an adaptation of A.A Milne's first book of Pooh stories. It will welcome you to Christopher Robin's 100 Acre Woods; home of Piglet, Rabbit, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo and of course the world's most loveable bear, Pooh. Our Grade 4 and 5 students have been working with Ms. Carolyn, Ms. Natalie, Ms. Jill, Mr. Zamba and Ms. Bullard over the last two quarters to help bring this well-loved story to the stage. You will soon see posters all over the school as well as students wearing T-shirts to help promote this Primary School production. The wonderful logo design was created by one of the Grade 4 actors in the play, Rex Williams. We know our younger audience members in particular will really love this play. We look forward to seeing you at one or both of the performances on Friday, 1 March (14:30) and/or Saturday, 2 March (14:30). There is no cost to attend. Please come and support us! Just before our mid-term break, our community came together for our annual Celebrate Zambia day. Beginning with an opening parade, the day unfolded to include a wide range of cultural activities, facilitated by our faculty and staff, and finished off with a stunning performance by the Nomakanjani Arts group. Thank you to everyone who helped make the day memorable for our students and community. Below are a few highlights from the event.
What an incredible turnout from the AISL community today as we celebrated our annual WorldFest! The morning opened with our traditional Parade of Nations, representing close to 60 nationalities, with students, parents and grandparents taking part in the ceremony. Students engaged in a variety of cultural activities mid-morning, before moving to the Food Festival, which was an incredible offering of food from around the globe. From the planning committee, to the PTA, to Martina and her staff, this event was made possible due to a collective team effort. Thank you everyone for joining us today. We were so glad to have you here.
On Thursday, 27 April, AISL will be celebrating its annual WorldFest. We are looking forward to this special event. The schedule for the day will begin with a Parade of Nations and we welcome our families to take part in this. Please come dressed in national dress or national colors on this day. Our students will engage in a couple of cultural activities throughout the day before heading to the Food Festival mid-morning. The PTA Liaisons have been busy preparing for this. We ask that, if you drop off a dish for the event, to please make sure it is clearly marked with your name on the bottom of the dish so that it can be returned to you. Our WorldFest will conclude with an assembly outdoors near the PAC and we encourage families to join us. Please note that there will be a 12:30 dismissal on this day for KG-G12. ELC will dismiss at the usual time of 12:00 (for those in the regular program) and 12:30 (for those in the Extended Day program). Dismissal for Primary students will take place at the Covered Court so please collect your child there at that time, even if you are attending the assembly. This helps us make sure we have an adult handover for every child. Thank you. Dear Parent,
Ellen Mahoney CEO of Sea Change Mentoring is a wonderful consultant who we are very fortunate to have working with our AISL community this week. She has worked with many International Schools around the globe and has done significant work on helping schools further develop their programs to support students wellbeing and sense of belonging. We hope that you can join us in a session designed for our parent community. Please RSVP using the form here to let us know if you will be attending Ellen Mahoney's Parent session on Wednesday, 18th January, from 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm. It will focus on helping your student to thrive by examining Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Research, Parent Role with SEL Development and Parent - Child Relationships. The P.T.A. will be sponsoring a wine & cheese wrap up to the evening - we hope you can stay for a glass and a chat.edit. The PTA would like to introduce ‘The Giving Tree’ this year as our Christmas Charity. We will be supporting the Living Hope Today Foundation based in Lusaka, Zambia. The Living Hope Today Foundation was created to benefit people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS and the project that they are supporting this year is Chesed Academy. Chesed Academy is a Grade 1-12 school in the Kanyama/Makeni area of Lusaka. The school began eight years ago to educate displaced children in the Kanyama compound whose families had been impacted by HIV/AIDS. The school now has a permanent location and offers both primary and secondary education to children in the surrounding area. This year, we will set up two Christmas trees, one in the primary tuck shop area and the other one near the admin office at the Secondary entrance. Currently, they have no decorations, so we will be 'selling' Christmas baubles to the AISL community at a cost of 50 kwacha per bauble, which they will then put on the tree to decorate it. Alternatively, the children can bring in a bauble from home, along with a 50 kwacha donation. The more baubles, the brighter the tree, representing our support to the children of Chesed Academy. The funds will be used to provide a Christmas celebration from the children of AISL to the children of Chesed Academy who otherwise would have no Christmas. Please help us give these children a day to remember and encourage your children to come and put a bauble on The Giving Tree. We would greatly appreciate your help by sending in at least 50 kwacha with your children to decorate the tree. We will be selling the baubles at the primary tuck shop every day at school pick up and also by Shantall at the administration office. Many thanks, The PTA |
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