B U S I N E S S N A M E ASHGABAT INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Berzengi, Ataturk St Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 993-12-489027 UPCOMING DATES:   M A Y 3 0 - J U N E 5 Friday, May 31st: Parent-Teacher conferences Letter from the Director Friday, May 31st: Last Hello AIS! day for clubs  June 8th: Graduation  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!! 2 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: debbie-downes@qsi.org. Thanks! Detail of the 6 year old class’ art projects. Well done, kids! PAGE 2 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