Interim Upper ES Principal | Eric.Burnett@aas.ru
🗓 Upcoming Events
As we head into the closing weeks of the school year, we’ll be having multiple events for families to connect with each other and celebrate the year.
Friday Family Movie Afternoons
May 27, 15:30 MSK
This week, we’ll be showing Home Alone.
Come join our families for an afternoon of laughter and connection. Complimentary popcorn and drinks will be served.
Families can sign up here.
Parents or guardians will need to supervise their children after 15:30 for this viewing.
AAS Summer Fair
June 4
Please save the date on your calendar for our June 4 AAS Summer Fair.
From 12:00 to 15:00, we’ll be hosting an on-campus celebration for all community members, involving food, festivities and fun. We look forward to seeing you there.
Penguin Day
June 10
On June 10th, during the school day, we’ll be expanding our spring field day to be a Penguin Day.
Students both online and on-campus will be rotating through a series of games and activities to celebrate the learning from the year while also utilizing all the spaces across the school, culminating in an ice cream social sponsored by the PTO.
Moving Up Ceremony and Closing Ceremonies
June 17
On June 17th, we’ll be hosting a Grade 5 Moving Up Ceremony and an AAS School Closing Ceremony.
In addition to families being able to access this event remotely, we’ll also be hosting an on-campus viewing opportunity for those in Moscow.
The Grade 5 viewing of the Moving Up Ceremony (South Cafeteria) is scheduled for 9:00 and the Closing Ceremony (Bolshoi Theater) is scheduled for 11:30 MSK.
For both of these events, parents are invited to attend and will have a designated seating area. Students will be sitting with their classes.
🧡 Closing Ceremony Video
Parents and Students Share Your Video Thoughts
For our Closing Ceremony on June 17th, we’ll be sharing a montage of video thoughts from across our community. Please take a few moments for yourself or with your child to record a short video that answers one (or more) of the below questions.
- What do you love most about AAS?
- What will you miss most about AAS? (if you are leaving this year)
- What is your wish for the AAS community?
Place your phone horizontally and stand 40cm away as you record. Please try to be clear and concise. Submit the recording to Penguin Life by attaching your video to the form below by next Wednesday, June 1
Submit your video Here
We will do our best to incorporate all of the submissions into the final video, however those with insufficient quality or those that arrive late may be omitted.
If you have any questions, please email plife@aas.ru
🐧 Grade 5-6 Transition - Parent Meeting
Wednesday, June 1, 10:30 MSK
Next week, the MS Leadership team will be meeting with Grade 5 students to talk about the transition to Middle School.
We will also be hosting a Grade 5-6 Transition meeting online for parents on Wednesday, June 1st at 10:30. More details, including a link to the meeting, will be sent directly to Grade 5 parents next Monday. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Cormier, MS Principal.
🏫 Managing Transitions Meeting
Thursday, May 26, 13:00 MSK
For those community members who will be transitioning to a new location, our ES Counselors would like to invite our community to our spring Transitions Meeting on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at 13:00.
At this meeting, our six AAS counselors will be hosting a helpful discussion to assist with the complex transition process. Our meeting will be hosted at the Google Meet.
Join Here
We will also record the presentation and make it available to all AAS families to watch at your convenience.