Letter from the Director

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ASHGABAT INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
Berzengi, Ataturk St
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
993-12-489027
UPCOMING
DATES:
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M A Y
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Friday, May 31st: Parent-Teacher conferences
Letter from the Director
Friday, May 31st: Last
Hello AIS!
day for clubs
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June 8th: Graduation
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June 12th: Last day of
school (half day)
This week I have a couple
of short reminders.
First, please join us for
Parent Teacher conferences tomorrow, May 31st
in the afternoon. Call Eldar
in the office for an appointment with your
child’s teacher or if you
would like to meet with
me or Debbie. Remember
to morrow is a half-day for
students; they will be dismissed at 12:06 (buses
will transport bus riders
home at that time).
Our graduation ceremonies will be held on our
field at 10:00 AM on Saturday June 8th. You are
all welcome to attend.
This is a special event to
commemorate the hard
work that the students
have put in to reach this
critical transition point as
well as recognize the support given to them by
their families and teachers
through the years. If you
do plan to attend, please
call the office and let Eldar
know—we want to make
sure everyone has a place
to sit!
Remember also that all
fees must be paid and all
library books returned by
the end of the year. Any
student who has fees or
books due will not receive
their end of the year
status report.
As always, I welcome your
feedback and input. Please
feel free to contact me via
email, or call the office to
set up an appointment for
us to meet in person.
Stay cool and well hydrated!
INSIDE
THIS ISSUE:
Letter from the
Director
1
School Improvement planning
1
LIBRARY ALERT
2
Graduation!!
2
Parent-Teacher
Conferences
2
Library Summer
Hours
2
A May Market
Thankyou!!
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School Improvement Planning
Our secondary students have
been busy completing graduation
plans which help to inform our
course schedule and offerings.
Due to student interest, we will
offer several new AP (Advanced
Placement) courses next year,
including American Literature,
Biology, and Psychology. In the
elementary, we will continue to
expand our after-school activity
program. If you want to be involved in the school improvement
process, please contact Debbie:
[email protected].
Thanks!
Detail of the 6 year old class’ art projects. Well
done, kids!
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Graduation
The 2013 AIS graduation ceremony will
take place on Saturday, June 8, at 10am on
the AIS field. Eight students will graduate,
including: Tazegul Taganova, Hye Jin Park,
Mirai Horiguchi, Malavika Jain, Tehreem
Tassaduq, Nurfhara Adila Nordin, Maria
Constanza Ovalle Donoso, and Nadia Towery. Everyone is welcome to attend the
graduation ceremony. U.S. Ambassador
Robert Patterson is the keynote speaker.
LIBRARY ALERT!!
All overdue library books are
DUE NOW!!
Heard in the
halls of AIS:
“We’ve almost
made it to
SUMMER!”
-Various
voices around
the school
If you do not return your books to
the library you will not be able to
get your status reports or school
records. Overdue book notices
will go out on Friday so search
your shelves and please, please
return our books as soon as possible. Thank you.
Parent Teacher Conferences
Our final Parent-Teacher conferences
will take place tomorrow, Friday, 31
May, beginning at 12:45pm. Therefore, tomorrow is a half-day for students; all students will be dismissed
at 12:00pm. Lunch will not be
served at school. If your child rides
home in a school van, the van will
leave school at 12:00pm to bring
your child home.
At the conference, teachers will share
students’ scores on the MAP
(Measures of Academic Progress)
test and teachers will discuss students’ progress throughout the school
year. Please call Eldar in the office
at 48-90-27 to set up a conference
time. We look forward to seeing you
tomorrow!
AIS Summer Library
Hours
If you are in Ashgabat this Summer, you will still be able to use the
school library. Our Summer hours
in July will be on Monday and
Thursday from 9a.m. until 3p.m.,
and in August the library will be
available from 9-3 on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays. Thank
you.
The 2013 graduating class of Ashgabat
International School! We all wish you
the best with your future endeavors.
I would like to thank everyone who participated, either as vendor or helper, in last
Sunday’s 2nd Annual May Market. Your enthusiasm was greatly appreciated!
Hopefully next year will be even better. –Debbie Garnier Cole
ASHGABAT
INTERNATION AL
SCHOOL