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Diplomatic Club of Lusaka is an NGO active since 2015, members are diplomatic card holders. DC is organising social and cultural activities and charity events. This years DC World Family Fair will be on Sunday the 19th of May at the Italian School. There will be many activities for children who will have free entrance. Tickets for adults will be available at the entrance for 100 kwachas. International food and cultural items will be sold. Country stands from Türkiye, Italy, Japan, Cuba, Hungary, Nederlands, Mauritius, India, China, Saudi Arabia, Czechia, and more. Revenues will be dedicated towards building a library for the Cornerstone of Home.
Teacher Appreciation Oh my! The PTA has done an incredible job this week appreciating our teachers and staff. A huge thank you to the PTA Board and all of the parents who have contributed to this week, making it very special indeed. EGM Update
Here are the two nominees for the Board US Affiliate positions: David Burrows and Amanda Van Dool. A reminder the EGM will take place on Wednesday, 22 May at 18:00 in the Pavillion. Light refreshments will be served. Triathlon Returns to AISL Last Sunday morning, 30 brave athletes plunged into the primary pool at the start of our triathlon - 12 teams and 18 individuals took up the challenge, completing a 250m swim, 10km bike ride and 5km run to raise funds for the Zambian Orphans Aid (https://zoa.org.uk/). It was fantastic to see so many of our community out together enjoying a glorious Lusaka morning. Well done to everyone that completed the course, and a huge thanks to all those that gave their time to plan the event, and to the volunteers who gave up their Sunday morning sleep-ins to set up and marshall. The event raised 7200 kwacha for ZOA. This was a student-led event. We are keen to make it an annual event again so stay posted for details of next year's race! AISL Security Manager James Burnett, our Security Manager, is leaving AISL this week for personal reasons. He has been a part of our community for three years and we thank him and wish him well in his future endeavors. Extra Pre-Secure guards will cover the position until the end of the school year. We are now actively advertising for this niche position. If you know of anyone who may be suitable for this position, please reach out to our HR Manager, Ms Sonja Swart, at sswart@aislusaka.org for the position statement and application process. It is also being advertised on our webpage and on Addicts. Friday Market Here is the list of vendors for the market tomorrow. As ever, please remember to bring your own containers. Adam Banda - Wooden carvings Mrs Tarney - Fresh fruit juices Fizu -Henna and potato spirals Sarah - baked goods Krupa - baked goods Hilda - bagels Rin - Thai food Leos - Indian food Lin - Chinese food Elna - Boerewors rolls/uncooked option Apters - recycled paper goods The Nut Lady - dried fruit and nuts AISL Student council Burrito Ladies - tacos and burritos TG Ethiopian - Ethiopian food Mother’s Day this Sunday For those who celebrate, we wish you a very special day with your family. “A mother is your first friend, your best friend, your forever friend." Please pass by the school store if you would like to purchase an AISL track suit for your child, it comes in size 22 - 38 at a cost of K500.
Thank you to those who attended our Secondary Development Updates presentation in the PAC. Below is the presentation for those who could not attend the session. As we look to live our strategic mission to become a compassionate community of innovative and courageous learners preparing for challenges of the future we would like to update our parent community on our development. Thus Grade 5 & Secondary parents are warmly welcome to join our team as we look back on our Secondary journey over the past 2 years and look forward to upcoming initiatives. This week is Teacher & Staff Appreciation week, and we want to take a moment to celebrate our amazing educators and staff who inspire and shape our young leaders! Thank you for your dedication, creativity, and commitment to shaping young minds and inspiring curiosity and learning.
We are working hard on the final stages for our Grade 5 to 10 Experience Zambia expeditions. Students now know the experience on which they have been placed, have been given the permission/packing lists/agreements sheets and the majority of parents have completed THIS Medical & Emergency information form. Below are the final important dates and information as we lead up to these experiences.
Poet Laureate Sophie Cole got her second picture in our library's Hall of FameMr. Trevor Mrak has closed the short story and poetry entries for this year's competition and is busy anonymizing the works entered before a panel of teacher and PTA judges will select this year's winners. Thanks to all the students who submitted and thanks to Sophie Cole for being our grand winner and Poet Laureate for the last 2 years. Best of luck with your writing in university next year Sophie! Your poems and pictures will brighten our walls for the next 10 years. End of Year Library Dates to Remember27-31 May - No secondary students in the library and no library classes for primary school as Kim and Jill will be at EZ. The primary TA's will bring scheduled classes in to play with STEAM toys. MYP and DP students not gone on an EZ trip may come to the library to check out and return books but will not be permitted to stay in library. 31 May - All library books must be returned 3-5 June - Library is closed for inventory. 6 June - library re-opens for summer check out for those students and families returning in August Library HoursThe library is pleased to open its doors to students and parents from:
7:00 until 16:00 Monday through Thursday 7:00 until 14:00 on Friday We are also open the first and third Saturday of every month from 9:00 until 12:00 (unless that falls on a public holiday). Thus our next two open Saturdays are 18 May and 1 June Leopards Athletics & Activities and CCAs
The AISL Sports Awards evening the “Night of the Leopards”is set for Monday 20 May. Time 5:00 -7:00 p.m. (17:00-19:00). Dress: semi-formal. There will be snacks prior to the awards outside the PAC from 5:00. Student-athletes and parents are to be seated by 5:10 p.m. with the awards beginning at 5:15 p.m. sharp. It promises to be an entertaining evening where we celebrate all that we do sporting wise both on and off the arenas of play for our AISL Team Leopards. Please note that with ISAZ Hockey & Track & Field about to start their seasons these teams will be celebrated before the end of term, ISSEA Track and Field U19 teams will be celebrated at the Sports Awards. Leopards Athletics & Activities and CCAs Fri & Sat 9 & 10 May Friday 9 May U14 Girls Rugby @ AISL. Kick off: TBC U11 Boys Rugby @ AISL. Kick off: TBC Saturday 10 May U 11 & 13 Boys Hockey at Martin House, leaving school at 06:40 and returning at at 1600 approximately CCA Update: Please note the during the Experience Zambia week (May 27-31) there will be no Secondary School CCAs. See here the most up to date: AISL Sport Calendar May-June 2024 GoooooOOOO Leopards Thanks, AISL Athletics & Activities During the week of 13-17 May, our G3-G10 students will complete their Spring session of the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) Growth assessments. These assessments provide teachers with valuable data that they can use to differentiate instruction for your child and monitor their progress over the year. Each student will complete an assessment in language usage, math), and reading. The assessments are scheduled during class time and are proctored by teachers. Students who need extra time to complete their assessments will have a make-up session in which they can do so. We ask that students get a good night’s sleep, eat a healthy breakfast and snack, and arrive at school on time in order to set them up well for the assessments. Thank you for your support. In honor of Earth Day, the 'Wildlife Club Goes Green' students organized a Trashy Hat Fashion Show for Primary students and teachers. During PALS on Friday, 3 May, participants showed off their hats made from recycled materials. The winners were: 1st Place - Alida (4AVH), 2nd places - Bella (5AR) and Ms. Ari, 3rd Place - Bukata (2DH), and 4th Place - Sanaya (ELC-NC). Choosing the winners was a difficult decision for the Wildlife Club Goes Green students. We appreciate ALL the creative and fun hat entries and look forward to an even bigger Trashy Fashion Show for Earth Day 2025! This fundraising activity raised 1200 Kwacha. Thank you to Trees for Zambia, GRI, Quentin Allen, and Charles Barr with Little Ndaba for their generous prize donations. |
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