PL News
- April 14, 2021
- March 31, 2021
- March 24, 2021
- March 17, 2021
- March 10, 2021
- March 3, 2021
- February 10, 2021
April 14, 2021
PL Team | plife@aas.ru
🗓 Upcoming Events for AAS Penguin teams
April 23 - 24
- April 23 - 24 | CEESA MS MUN conference
Hosted online by AAS Moscow
- April 23 - 24 | CEESA MS Knowledge Bowl tournament
Hosted online by IS Belgrade
- April 23 - 24 | CEESA HS Math tournament
Hosted online by AS Warsaw
🇺🇳 CEESA MS MUN conference
This year AAS are the hosts of the online CEESA MS MUN conference scheduled for April 23 - 24.
A group of 14 dedicated HS students has been working diligently since Spring 2020 planning and organizing for the event. We are very proud of their work and commitment!
Seven CEESA schools will be represented in this event with their MS delegations:
- AAS Moscow
- AAS Sofia
- AS Warsaw
- AIS Budapest
- IS Tashkent
- IS Belgrade
- IS Prague
We wish all MS delegates and HS officials a productive, engaging and inspiring Model UN conference 2021!
📷 CEESA MS Photo Contest
Last chance to submit photos April 15
The Pandemic Life - Through a Middle School Lens
🐧 Penguin Apparel Sale
April 12 - 23
Online Merchandise store is now open in the PL Registration system
Items are available depending on the Sport or Activity students have registered for.
AVAILABLE ITEMS for select teams:
- Penguin Practice t-shirt (white)
- Water Bottle
- Backpack (personalized)
- Duffle Bag (personalized)
- Ladies Penguin Leggings (2018) & NEW 2021
- Men’s/Women’s Track pants
- Wet-top pullover
- belts, softball caps, and of course, the famous AAS Penguin Hoodie (personalized)
Visit coach Max if you need to try on a sample
📸 Seniors’ Sport Team Pictures
Starting April 15
Athletics arranged a photo session for any senior that would like to have their individual picture in their preferred team sport uniform.
The individual pictures will be blended together for a senior collage picture. If you played on a team and would like a picture in your team uniform, kindly reserve your time on the google form provided.
Photo sessions will be in the Maly starting on April 15, 16, 19, 20…
March 31, 2021
PL Team | plife@aas.ru
🏆 Athletics Spring Season Sign Up Continues
April
We are excited to have our students back in school and to be able to provide a wide selection of sports.
All sports have participation limits and a waiting list, sign-up early.
- See Middle School Information
- Sport: Softball, Volleyball, Track & Field, Swimming
- Club: MS Concert Band
- Start Date: April 13
- Practice Time: 15:45 - 17:45 new for spring season
- Register Here
- See High School Information
- Sport: Softball, JV Girls Volleyball, Track & Field, Tennis, Swimming,
- Club Sport: COED Badminton, Creative Dance
- Start Date: April 12
- Practice Time: 15:45 - 17:45 new for spring season
- Register Here
NEW!
🎶 MS Concert Band
Practices will start after the Spring break.
Concert Band is for MS students who have been playing a brass, woodwind, or percussion instrument, and wish to further develop their skills outside of music class.
Practice days: Fridays, 15:45 - 17:15, room 2107
This activity will take place if there are enough students registered to participate.
UPDATE
🚌 TLS BUS Service
Students that are using TLS Bus service for their afterschool activities and sport, kindly make note of the upcoming TLS Bus Service schedule changes.
We ask students to keep their coaches informed of their departure needs.
- April 12-23 (two weeks) - TLS student bus departs at 5:30 pm
- Starting April 26 - TLS student bus will depart at 6:00 pm
📷 CEESA MS Photo Contest
Deadline to submit photos April 16
The Pandemic Life - Through a Middle School Lens
March 24, 2021
PL Team | plife@aas.ru
📃 Full On-Campus Schedule
March 29
On March 29th, Penguin Life moves to its regular after school schedule.
- MS Activities (MUN, Knowledge Bowl)
Mondays and Wednesdays, 15:45 - 17:15
- *MS Athletics (Basketball, Swimming)
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 15:45 - 17:10
- HS Activities (Math)
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 15:45 - 17:15
- *HS Athletics (Basketball, Swimming)
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 15:45 - 17:10
* For Spring season, the hours for Athletics practices will change to 15:45 – 17:45
🏆 Athletics Spring Season Sign Up
BEGINS TODAY!
We are excited to have our students back in school and to be able to provide a wide selection of sports.
All sports have participation limits and a waiting list, sign-up early.
- See Middle School Information
- Sport: Softball, Volleyball, Track & Field, Swimming
- Start Date: April 13
- Register Here
- See High School Information
- Sport: Softball, JV Girls Volleyball, Track & Field, Tennis, Swimming,
- Club Sport: COED Badminton, Creative Dance (see the news section below)
- Start Date: April 12
- Register Here
NEW!
🤩 Creative Dance
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 15:45 - 17:15
Participants of the Creative Dance club will learn contemporary choreography for a piece that will be performed or filmed at the end of the school year.
The piece will consist of students’ original work. Participants will work together in groups to choreograph small sections of a piece, and then teach the other half of the participants their creations so that at the end the pieces will come together into one original dance.
This club will run on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 15:45 - 17:15, in Dance Room 3069.
If you have any questions, please contact Blair Schooling or Ms Svoboda.
NEW!
📷 CEESA MS Photo Contest
The Pandemic Life - Through a Middle School Lens
🏀 HS 3X3 Penguin Basketball Winter Wrap Up
March 27
Get ready for our Penguin Basketball Skill Contest and 3v3 Basketball Challenge!
Students that have been participating in basketball this winter will have an opportunity to showcase their talents. Live feed will be available for parents to watch from home.
- High School, Saturday, March 27, 9:00 - 16:00
Access the Game Schedule, Live feed & Results
March 17, 2021
PL Team | plife@aas.ru
⚡️ CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to the HS Robotics team “Pingu” that participated in FTC Russia National qualifier last week!
We are very proud of the work that this team did despite all the challenges of the COVID year and how they represented AAS at the national competition level, being the only international team among 20 other teams from Russia and Romania. Below you can see the engineering portfolio with detailed description of students’ work.
HS Robotics team Engineering Portfolio 2021
🏀 3X3 Penguin Basketball Winter Wrap Up
March 20 & March 27
Get ready for our Penguin Basketball Skill Contest and 3v3 Basketball Challenge!
Students that have been participating in basketball this winter will have an opportunity to showcase their talents. Live feed will be available for parents to watch from home.
- Middle School, Saturday, March 20, 9:00 - 16:00
- High School, Saturday, March 27, 9:00 - 16:00
Access the Game Schedule, Live feed & Results
🏆 Spring Season Athletics Registration
March 24
Get ready for our Spring athletics season.
Penguin life will open registration on March 24. Links will be active in next week's newsletter and in the PL website page.
Check out the MS and HS athletics websites next week for available options.
March 10, 2021
PL Team | plife@aas.ru
⚡️ CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to the HS Robotics team “Pingu” that participated in FTC Russia National qualifier last week!
We are very proud of the work that this team did despite all the challenges of the COVID year and how they represented AAS at the national competition level, being the only international team among 20 other teams from Russia and Romania. Below you can see the engineering portfolio with detailed description of students’ work.
HS Robotics team Engineering Portfolio 2021
🏀 3X3 Penguin Basketball Winter Wrap Up
March 20 & March 27
Get ready for our Penguin Basketball Skill Contest and 3v3 Basketball Challenge!
Students that have been participating in basketball this winter will have an opportunity to showcase their talents. Live feed will be available for parents to watch from home.
- Middle School, Saturday, March 20, 9:00 - 16:00
- High School, Saturday, March 27, 9:00 - 16:00
Access the Game Schedule, Live feed & Results
🏆 Spring Season Athletics Registration
March 24
Get ready for our Spring athletics season.
Penguin life will open registration on March 24. Links will be active in next week's newsletter and in the PL website page.
Check out the MS and HS athletics websites next week for available options.
March 3, 2021
PL Team | plife@aas.ru
🪆 Restart of Russian Mother Language Program for ES/MS/HS
Pre-assessment required
· For ES students, classes will be offered online twice a week, 17:00 to 18:00.
· For MS and HS students, classes will be offered on campus, twice a week, 15:45 to 16:45.
REGISTER FOR PRE-ASSESSMENT LEARN MORE
🌿 Spring Season Activities update
HS Math, Huddle A - fully booked
HS Math, Huddle B - sign up continues
MS MUN, Huddle A - sign up continues
MS MUN, Huddle B - sign up continues
MS Knowledge Bowl, Huddle A - sign up continues
MS Knowledge Bowl, Huddle B - closed due to lack of interest
Register for Spring Season Activities
🎽 Fitness Centre Usage
G9-12 after school & G11-12 during Study Halls
The FC is NOW OPEN for G9-12 students for after school use. You can find the application form on the posters around the school or on the plasma TV’s, or click on the button below. Print the form and bring the signed waiver to Coach Max or Mr. Boychuk in the Athletics Office.
⚙️ HS Robotics
March 8 - March 15
AAS HS Robotics team received an invitation to participate in FTC Russia remote Qualifier on March 8-15!
We are very excited for our team “Pingu” to be part of the official FTC event together with 20 other Robotics teams from Russia and Romania.
GO Penguins!
🔢 MS Mathcounts season review
By coaches Mr Bullock and Ms Ridley
MathCounts had a very successful season 2020-21, even though most of it was conducted online.
The students’ showed their passion for Math by completing practice problems and tests after school on Webex. Coaches tried to make it more fun by incorporating fun online games and allowing the students to interact with each other as much as possible. The final two weeks students were back on campus. They finally were able to meet each other and participate in activities such as: circuits in the hallways, practice count-down rounds, and everyone’s favorite, snack time. On Saturday, February 6, all Mathletes were invited to come to campus and complete the online Mathcounts tests at the same time as other CEESA teams. We ended the season with a pizza party while watching Harry Potter. Once the results were calculated, two students were chosen to complete the Chapter Invitational, a very prestigious honor.
Overall, we had an amazing time, made new friends, and of course learned some new Math skills.
February 10, 2021
🌿 PL Spring Season Activities registration starts TODAY !
🇺🇳 THIMUN
🐧 Penguin Leadership Program 🐧
💪 Fitness Centre Supervisors
February 24 or February 25
AAS will be opening the Fitness Centre for G9-12 access from 3:45-5:10 pm starting after the February break.
Students must attend a training session on Monday, February 24, or Tuesday, February 25 in order to be eligible to supervise.
All students must have, or will be trained, in First Aid/CPR and must attend emergency scenario training sessions.
We are looking for students that are confident in their abilities to respond to emergency situations, communicate with students, staff & adults as well as collaborate with security, Athletic department staff. FC Supervisors should not shy away from labour as they are required to wash down machines and clean towels.
All COVID protocols are required to be followed at all times. Registration to this program does not guarantee enrollment in the program. Students are required to attend an interview and probation period.
🏊 Spring Lifeguard Course
February 22 & February 24 & February 28 & March 6
The purpose of the American Red Cross Lifeguarding course is to provide entry—level lifeguard participants with the knowledge and skills to prevent, recognize, and respond to aquatic emergencies. Lifeguards provide care for breathing and cardiac emergencies, injuries and sudden illnesses until EMS personnel take over.
Course Dates (must attend both days!):
- Sunday, February 28 @ 9:00 - 18:00
- Saturday, March 6 @ 9:00 - 18:00
Prerequisite Swim Test Date:
- Wednesday, February 24 @ 8:00 - 9:00
Registration Deadline:
- Monday, February 22