Check out all the great things happening in the Den!

There are some great family resources in our Community Resources and Events Section!

Check them out!

April 3rd

Racial Justice Showcase @ Learning Corridor @5-7PM

April 4th

Dragon Dad's Basketball Tournament @5-7PM (Sign-up required)

APRIL 10th

Drama Showcase @7pm

APRIL 14th-18th

Spring Break

APRIL 23rd

Coffee & Conversations @8AM ZOOM

APRIL 30th

Early Dismissal @10:50AM

MAY 3th

Legacy Dance (6th & 7th grade: 1Adult & 1Student $20)

MAY 7th

Mental Health Planters @6PM

MAY 13th

Spring Music Concert @6PM

MAY 16th

8th Grade Dance

MAY 26th

No School~ Memorial Day

MAY 28th

Early Dismissal @10:50AM

Class of 2025 Signing Day (details to come soon)

MAY 30th

Junior/Senior Prom ~ Tickets Only

JUNE 11th

Last Day of School - Early Dismissal @ 10:50AM

As we look ahead to the 2025-2026 school year, we are gathering information from our current families to know which of our scholars will be venturing off to another school. Please take a moment to fill out the form below.

As an authorized IB World School, AIS has developed five policies that are required by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO): an academic integrity policy, an admissions/access statement, an assessment policy, an inclusion policy, and a language policy.

These policies were developed by various subcommittees at AIS, and reflect both the basic tenets of the IBO and our school’s unique ecosystem. Policies are reviewed and revised annually. They are posted on our school’s website (under “About Our School”).

For your convenience, here are links to each policy:

• Academic Integrity Policy

• Admissions/Access Statement

• Assessment Policy

• Inclusion Policy

• Language Policy

Each month at International, we focus on one of the IB Learner Profile traits, and celebrate scholars and teachers who exemplify them. As partners in education, we love sharing ways that you can support the development of these traits at home.

Today. we celebrated our IB Learners from the months of December, January and February. Students are nominated by staff members when they exemplify the trait. In May, we will honor those for the months of March, April and May!

For March, the IB learner profile trait we are highlighting is Reflective.

As reflective learners, we “thoughtfully consider the world and our own ideas and experience. We work to understand our strengths and weaknesses in order to support our learning and personal development.”

When reviewing or talking about performance with your student (whether academic, athletic, artistic, or anything else), use the “Think-Reflect-Grow” model:

• Think What am I doing? What are others around me doing? Am I helping myself grow and learn?

• Reflect: What went well? What should I do in the same ways? What needs to change? What help do I need?

Grow: How can making those changes help me to become my best self? What’s my overall goal?

April's IB Learner Trait is Caring

REMINDER:

We ask that all parent pick ups be no later than 4:45PM at the student entrance as the main area of the school will be closed.

Clubs end on May 8th!

Do you have an idea for a club for next year?

See Ms. Mendez on how to get a club started!

Spring Sport have begun!

Click the picture to access Final Forms, Full Schedules and More.

If you have sport questions or concerns please email:

Mr. Chaylyn Martin or Mr. Ryan Aeschliman

Make sure to check CREC Athletics for updated schedules to include times and locations!

https://gofan.co/app/school/CT87733

Tickets are $5 per person

DROP OFF:

Families must ENTER FROM the BLUE HILLS AVE ENTRANCE. The Woodland Ave entrance is for buses only from 7:15-7:45 AM and 1:45-2:30 PM

PLEASE DO NOT PASS BUSES

EARLY PICK UP:

If you are picking up your scholar early, please be at the school no later than 1:30PM. Visitors will not be allowed in the building after 1:30PM to ensure the safety of our scholars.

• Doctor's appts during the day: If you are coming to pick up your scholar early, no need to call, please just come into the main office and sign your scholar out. We will call him/her from class upon your arrival!

PICKUP AFTER DISMISSAL:

As a reminder, we do not have after school care, and ALL scholars MUST be picked up no later than 3:00PM. And no later than 11AM on early release days. PLEASE CONTACT THE MAIN OFFICE IF YOU ANTICIPATE A LATE PICK-UP.

CHANGE IN TRANSPORTATION:

• Contact the Main office before 12:30PM, this will give amble time to our Office staff to get the message to your scholar.

The main office lobby will be closed from 1:30-2:15 PM, with exceptions ONLY for emergencies.

If your child is taking an alternative bus home, please contact MAIN OFFICE at 860-242-7834.

Please provide the following information by 11AM.

• Bus number
• Bus Route Stop and Town
• Parent name and phone number

Need to report an absence?

Email: AISATTENDANCE@CREC.ORG

• The school day is from 7:30-2:05.
• Scholars missing school for 3 cores or more will be considered absent for the day.
• Attendance matters for all classes so if a scholar can only attend 1 or 2 cores for an excused reason, we highly recommend they do.

Scholars absent more than 10% of the school year (18 days) are considered CHRONICALLY ABSENT by the State. The first 9 absences are excused with parent communication to the school. Ten and over will require specific documentation for reasons listed in the handbook (located on our website).

High School Scholars: Loss of credit for a class can occur after 12 absences (Half Year Courses) or 24 absences (Full Year Courses). Please contact your Counselor to discuss how credit can be recovered.

Please remind your child of the importance of waking up early and being in school daily. If you need support and resources please contact Ms. Gibson at sgibson@crec.org or their school counselor (listed below).

With the uncertainty of school closures, text messaging is the easiest and fastest way for the school to communicate with you. Receive text messages from the school for immediate access to what is going on!

• Important messages
• Upcoming Events
• Announcements
• School Cancellations and Delays

School Counselors:

Ms. Taylor Clarke- Grade 6 A-L and Grade 8

Ms. Tania Thibault- Grade 6 M-Z and Grade 7

Mr. Mark Field - A-L Grades 9-12

Ms. Monika Chudy - M-Z Grades 9-12

Administration

Mr. Ben Simon - Middle School Dean of Students

Mrs. Eleisha LeMay - Middle School Assistant Principal

Ms. Raynette Holmes - High School Dean of Students

Mr. Tom Craig - High School Assistant Principal

Mrs. Yesenia Hernandez - Principal