The Owl Weekly Parent Bulletin: 11/5/2018
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Chinese Host Students Arrive in January!
For the 5th consecutive year, ISP and the Chinese track 5th grade families will be hosting students from our Capstone partner school in Suzhou, China. 20 students and 2 teachers from the Suzhou Experimental Elementary School (SEES), will be visiting January 28-February 1, 2019. They arrive the evening of January 28 and depart the morning of February 1. Each ISP 5th grader in the Chinese track will be matched with a SEES student who will attend classes with them throughout their visit. The students will stay with Chinese track 5th grade families (hopefully all are able to host!). The visiting students will be the same students who will host our students in March during Capstone. This is a wonderful opportunity for the students to get to know their host buddy and to get a glimpse of what it may be like to stay with a host family and attend a host school during Capstone. To learn more about Capstone or the exchange program with SEES, please contact Meredith (meredithf@intlschool.org) Global Kids Showcase
You are invited to join us during the last week of Global Kids Fall Term programming (November 9th-15th) to check out all of the amazing activities your students have been up to! During the week of Friday, November 9th- Thursday, November 15th you are invited to visit each of your student’s final Global Kids class of the term to see a presentation by your students or exhibit of their work, depending on the class. We welcome you to visit your child’s class at the times listed below:
We hope you can make it! We will have the schedule with classroom locations available at the Global Kids Front Desk located at Stearns Hall if you have any questions that day about where your child’s class is located during Enrichment time. Friday classes please note – If your student participates in a Global Kids class on Fridays their showcase event will take place on November 9th. November 16th is a Global Kids Alternative Program day. Global Kids Enrollment
Enrollment Week for Winter Term Global Kids Program will be open on SchoolsBuddy from November 12- 16, 2018. Enrollment for Alternative Dates Global Kids: Enrollment for Alternative Day Programming for Global Kids Program is open online in SchoolsBuddy (https://intlschool.schoolsbuddy.net). If you are unable to enroll online, please email globalkids@intlschool.org Upcoming Alternative Program Days:
Please enroll online in SchoolsBuddy or email globalkids@intlschool.org if you need help enrolling or would like to be added to the waiting list if it is full. Beyond ISP Many families wonder about where ISP graduates continue their studies after 5th grade. Most alumni opt to continue their language studies by enrolling in a middle school that has immersion or advanced language options. Many decide to start a third! Below is a chart that shows the Middle School choices from our alumni from 2014-2018.
Our alumni continue on to colleges all over the world! Below are some examples:
Our alumni always tell us that their years at International School of Portland are formative ones – they are forever inspired and encouraged by the immersion in language and culture that prepares them for the road ahead. Global Citizens Annual Fund
Congratulations to the Bailey family on winning a campus parking space for the month of November! Stephen and Catherine Bailey were automatically entered into the parking space raffle when they donated to support the 2018-19 Global Citizens Annual Fund. We will draw a winner for December from all donations made November 1-30, so make your donation now at www.intlschool.org/donatenow for your chance to win AND to help us reach 100% family participation! Here’s a peek at the current participation rates of families by grade: PreK – 24% ———————————— Overall Participation: 26% Thank you so much to everyone who’s supported the annual fund. Donate now to help these numbers keep climbing! www.intlschool.org/donatenow School Year Calendar
ISP Family Bingo Night
The ISP Parent Network 2nd Annual Family Bingo Night is taking place this Friday! When: Friday, Nov 9th, 5 to 8 pm This event is open to all PreK to 5th grade students and parents. There will be multiple games of Bingo, prizes and delicious catered Mexican food. If you are planning to eat with us, we are asking for $5 per person, with a $20 max per family for the catered food. Please send payment via Venmo or paypal to akaboomer@gmail.com Thank you and we hope you can join us and help build a stronger, closer ISP community! We can’t wait to play Bingo with you! Please RSVP to parentnetwork@intlschool.org Upcoming Events
FRIDAY, NOV 9 Parent Network Bingo Night! This event is open to all PreK to 5th grade students and parents. There will be multiple games of Bingo, prizes and delicious catered food. 5 to 8pm, Learners Hall. ——————— FRIDAY, NOV 9 – THURSDAY, NOV 15 Global Kids Student Showcases. Please see above post for schedule. ——————— MONDAY, NOV 12 – FRIDAY, NOV 16 Global Kids Enrollment Week – Trimester 2. Enrollment Week for Winter Term Global Kids Program will be open on SchoolsBuddy from November 12- 16, 2018. Please enroll online in SchoolsBuddy or email globalkids@intlschool.org if you need help enrolling. ——————— TUESDAY, NOV 13 Keepin’ It Clean Walk – Second Grade. Join ISP parents as we walk the perimeter of the school picking up trash, removing graffiti, cutting back invasive plants. Trash bags, pickers, gloves, graffiti removal supplies provided. Adults only. 8:15 to 9:15am, Hilltop Gate. ——————— FRIDAY, NOV 16 Early Dismissal Day: Curbside and walk up pickup will be available. Dismissal begins at 12:15pm. **Global Kids Open from 12:15- 3:10pm only.** Please pick up your student by 12:45pm unless they have been registered in Global Kids. ——————— MONDAY, NOV 19 – FRIDAY, NOV 23 NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS. Thanksgiving Break Global Kids Open November 19- 21: Open 7:30am- 6:00pm 11/19 and 11/20. Open 7:30am- 3:10pm Wed. 11/21 only. Must enroll in all three days of program. JASO Women’s Leadership Council Event
Join the Japan-America Society of Oregon for their Woman’s Leadership Council Event “Pursuit of Passion : Being Successful by doing what you love”. Chiharu Olsson of the JASO will be joined by Stacey Givens, of The Side Yard Farm & Kitchen, and Naoko Tamura, of Shizuku Restaurant. JASO Member $35, Non Member $40. Appetizers and wines are included in the price, seats are limited! |
