Western CT Academy for International Studies

Elementary Magnet School

201 University Boulevard Danbury, CT 06811

PHONE: 203-778-7462 ATTENDANCE: 203-778-7466

Mr. Christopher Roche, Principal

Remind Info

AIS General Information

Class Code - aismagnet

AIS Bus Information

Class Code - aisbusinfo

AIS Remind Information Letter


Playground slides 7.10.18

Please help support Pembroke School with renovating their playground so that all students can enjoy it. Click here to learn more and donate online.

Click on presentation to view information from our Departmentalization Meeting.

PTO Presentation SBRC, SBAC, Departmentalization .pdf

Click below to see the second edition of the AIS Times

AIS Times edition #2.pdf

IMPORTANT DATES

Attention 5th Grade Parents -

Spring Concert Dates

March 12 - 1st Gr

April 30 - 3rd Gr

May 21 - 2nd Gr

June 11 - 5th Gr

All Concerts will be starting at 6:30pm


  • Friday February 15th - Spelling Bee 6:30 pm to 7:30pm
    • Theater Magnets 3:45pm - 5pm
      • Scene 2 and Crew members to stay for rehearsal.
  • Monday February 18th - NO School for President's Day
  • Wednesday February 20th - COLT Practice 3:45pm to 4:45pm and Bridges of Peace and Hope Club 3:45pm to 5pm
  • Thursday February 21st - Girl Scouts 3:30pm to 5pm
  • Friday February 22nd - Student Leadership 3:45pm to 5:30pm and Theater Magnets 3:45pm to 5pm
    • Scene 3 and Crew members to stay for rehearsal.
  • Monday February 25th- Theater Magnets 3:45 to 5pm
    • Scene 4 and Crew members to stay for rehearsal.
  • Tuesday February 26th - 2:30pm Dismissal
  • Thursday February 28th - Math Olympiads 3:45pm to 4:30pm and Spelling Club 4pm to 5pm
  • Friday March 1st - Theater Magnets 3:45 to 5:30pm
    • Scene 5 and Crew members to stay for rehearsal.
  • Monday March 4th - Theater Magnets 3:45 to 5:30pm
    • Scene 1 and Crew members to stay for rehearsal.
  • Wednesday March 6th - COLT Practice 3:45pm to 4:45pm and Bridges of Peace and Hope Club 3:45pm to 5pm
  • Thursday March 7th - Math Olympiads 3:45pm to 4:30pm
  • Friday March 8th - Student Leadership 3:45pm to 5:30pm and Theater Magnets 3:45pm to 5:30pm
    • Scene 2 and Crew members to stay for rehearsal.
  • Monday March 11th - Theater Magnets 3:45 to 5:30pm
    • Scene 3 and Crew members to stay for rehearsal.
  • Tuesday March 12th- 2:30 pm Early Dismissal
  • Wednesday March 13th - COLT Competition 3:40 to 5pm

Please see the order form below. Earth Day T-Shirt Orders are due by February 19th.

Earth Day Order Form 2019.pdf
AIS

Click below to view our latest newsletter:

2018-2019 Beginning of School Newsletter

board meeting video.mp4

AIS Spotlight at the School Board

October 24th, 2018 - Western Connecticut Academy for International Studies presented to the Danbury Board Of Education during their Spotlight Your School portion of the board meeting.

AIS in the News!

May 17, 2018 - Western Connecticut Academy for International Studies has been named a 2018 Green Ribbon School for its environmentally sustainable practices by the U.S. Department of Education.

Photo: Carol Kaliff / Hearst Connecticut Media

AIS in the News!

Rick Asselta speaks to students at the AIS Magnet School Wednesday, May 9, 2018, about his project to raise money for honeybee kits for Puerto Rico. Asselta has lived in Puerto Rico for several years with his wife, who is from the island.

Read article here

PHONE: 203-778-7462

ATTENDANCE: 203-778-7466

SCHOOL HOURS

Regular Hours: 8:55 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

1 Hour Early Release Day: 8:55 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Scheduled Early Dismissal: 8:55 a.m. - 1:25 p.m.

2 Hour Delay: 10:55 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Weather/Emergency Dismissal: 8:55 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.

CHANGES IN YOUR CHILD'S DISMISSAL PROCEDURE

For changes in dismissal, you must call the school at 203-778-7462 before noon and speak to the school secretary. Please do not email your child's teacher with dismissal changes (teachers are busy teaching or may have a substitute) and please do not leave a voice message which may not be heard in time.

Unless otherwise notified by parent/guardian, the Danbury Board of Education will allow students to have photographs taken and used in the newspaper, videotapes, electronically including our website, and other publications. A form for such objection is below. Such written objection shall be valid for only one school year.

Directory Information Consent Form (for the 2018-2019 school year, please submit by 9/30/18)

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updated June 29, 2018