The Owl Weekly Parent Bulletin 4/8/2019
You’re Invited: 5th Grade Exhibition & Capstone Info Session
All families are welcome to learn more about the The Capstone Study Abroad program. This serves as the ultimate capstone to a ISP education, enabling students to validate their language proficiency and cultural understanding through real world experience. Your child will embark on this at the end of their 5th grade year here at ISP. Following the Capstone info session, we will walk over to check out 5th Grade Exhibition! Exhibition is a special unit of the IB PYP, designed and executed by the students themselves! Exhibition is truly unique to ISP because we connect it to the 5th grade Capstone trips. Our students will present the findings of their research projects conducted this trimester and during their time on Capstone, and discuss their overall experience abroad. The daytime presentations will mostly be in the target language; feel free to ask questions in English! WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24TH:
THURSDAY, APRIL 25TH:
Author Alex Gino Visits ISP
Last Thursday, upper elementary students enjoyed a fantastic day of writing and sharing stories with Alex Gino, award-winning author of George and You Don’t Know Everything, Jilly P! This was the perfect kick-off to celebrating National School Library Month, with this year’s theme of “Everyone Belongs @ Your School Library.” Fourth and fifth grade students who read Georgeprior to spring break, either in English class or on their own, participated in a writing workshop with the Alex Gino, who led us through an exercise drafting a first-person narrative about a character who was “opposite” of us. Talk about building empathy! Then all 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders attended an assembly where Alex Gino discussed the power of stories to inspire compassion for ourselves and for others. Here are some resources for you to continue the conversation at home: Wondering where to find diverse books? We Need Diverse Books has created a resource list for finding books representing a myriad of cultures and experiences. Or come into the ISP Library. For books about transgender and gender fluid characters to read with your children, check out Lora’s review in Rethinking Schools or come by the library for additional #ownvoices titles that Mx. Gino recommended. If you’re looking for resources on how to discuss some of these topics with children, check out: genderspectrum.org and welcomingschools.org. No School this Friday! Community Service Day
There will be no class for students on Friday, April 12 due to a Faculty InService Day. Global Kids is OPEN. Our next Community Service Day is also this Friday at the Children’s Healing Art Project (CHAP). ISP Community Service Day at the Children’s Healing Art Project (CHAP) CHAP provides inclusive healing arts programs, free of charge, to children, teens and families affected by pediatric illness, disability or special need and provides Oregon’s only in-and-out of hospital interactive healing arts program. Please note that children must be chaperoned. This is not a drop off event. All ages welcome. Please sign up here to reserve your spot. Space is limited. We are looking forward to seeing you! Grandparent Tea & Art Show Tour!
Grandparents and special friends are invited to join International School of Portland on campus for a fun afternoon sipping tea and celebrating the arts at ISP. Guests will be treated to tea and treats with Head of School, Robert Woods, followed by a tour of our student art show. There will also be collaborative art activities. RSVPs are requested to ensure sufficient seating and, due to limited seating, this event is for grandparents, special friends and ISP students only. Guests can RSVP via this link or can contact Lauren Riegelnegg at 503-226-2496 ext 117 or at laurenr@intlschool.org. RSVPs must be received by May 15. We are seeking parent volunteers for this event. If you are able to join us to help with set up, clean up, tea serving or helping with tours, please indicate your availability on this form. Thank you! ‘A Glimpse Into Music’ Slideshow!Our LAMP (Library, Art, Music & P.E.) slideshow series continues with ‘A Glimpse into Music’! Check out what our resident musicians have been up to!
Moving for Music and Art Schedule!
Wednesday, April 17th 8:30am – 8:50am 1st Grade (Akiko, Sophia) 9:00 – 9:20am 1st Grade (Ivonne, Mariana) 9:30 – 9:50am All LowK (Lorena E., Maria, Junko) 10:00 – 10:20am All PreK (Candy, Cristina, Chisa) 10:30 – 10:50am Kinder (Lorena P., Janina) 11:00 – 11:20am Kinder (Hideko, Charlotte) + LowK (Ju-Ya)
Thursday, April 18th 8:30-8:50 2nd Grade ( Angela, Jennifer, Masami 2nd/3rd) 9:40-10:00 am 3rd Grade (Celina, Patty, Maggie) 10:30 – 10:50 am 4th (Paola, Jose, Tongfang, Taka 4th/5th ) 11:00 – 11:20 am 2nd Grade (Antonia, Vicky) 11:30 – 11:50 am 5th Grade (Yifeng, Christy, Libni, Constanza) Global Kids Update
Libraries = Strong Communities: Celebrate National Library Week
Did you know you can listen to stories and sing songs in Mandarin Chinese, celebrate reading in Spanish on Día de Los Libros, attend Japanese story times, and even practice your new literacy skills by reading to dogs? All of this and more is available at your local neighborhood library! Join your ISP library team in celebrating National Library Week (April 7-13) by connecting your family with the public library nearest to you. Click on any of these links to find locations, hours, on-line resources, and event! Multnomah County Library: https://multcolib.org/ Washington County Library: https://www.wccls.org/ Clackamas County: https://lincc.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/lincc And if you visit the public library during this celebratory week, then stop by Hilltop, Stearns, or Learner’s Hall, to add a sticker to our posters of star library users! Happy reading, listening, sharing, and learning! Upcoming Events
TUESDAY, APRIL 9 Keepin It Clean Walk – Grades 2 and 3. Meet near the recycling cans at Hilltop right after drop off, 8:15-9:15am ——————————- FRIDAY, APRIL 12 NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS. Faculty In-Service Day. Global Kids OPEN Community Service Day. Children’s Healing Art Project. Please sign up here to reserve your spot. Space is limited. We are looking forward to seeing you! 10am-12:30pm ——————————- WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17 Moving for Music and Art – PreK through 1st grade. Schedule is posted above and through this link. ——————————- THURSDAY, APRIL 18 Moving for Music and Art – 2nd through 5th grade. Schedule is posted above and through this link. —————————— SATURDAY, APRIL 20 ISP Earth Day Clean Up! In honor of Earth Day, please join us for a community clean up event! The event is open to ISP families, staff, and friends. Please click here to sign up and get additional information! Note: The sign up is through SOLVE, but this is a ISP community event. 10:30 – 1pm This is an all-ages event! Free VillaSport Passes for ISP Families and Staff
This week is “International School of Portland’s Week at VillaSport!” International School of Portland community has been offered a great opportunity from VillaSport Athletic Club and Spa. VillaSport is the premier athletic club in Beaverton featuring 5-star service in a resort-style setting for families and individuals to enjoy a more active, healthy, and happy lifestyle. During this 7-day period of Monday, April 8th to Monday, April 15th, everyone who participates will receive the following exclusive offer: · Complimentary 1-Day Pass* to the club. ($42 value. Admits up to a family of four for one visit) · Join VillaSport with $0 enrollment. ($300-600 value). RSVP for your complimentary 1-Day Pass https://www.villasport.com/beaverton/daypass Also, to join the club with $0 enrollment during our special week you can join using this link: https://villasport.com/beaverton/groupoffer Any questions? Please contact Hannah Petrillo at VillaSport by calling 971-317-2643 or emailing hannah_petrillo@villasport.com for more information. ISP and Reed College Host Program The Office of International Student Services at Reed College has teamed up with International School of Portland to seek interested families to participate in a Host Family Program for international students and language scholars. The Host Family Program is a non-residential friendship program. The goal is to introduce international students and scholars new to Reed to a local family who will befriend them, introduce them to the local community, support their student or scholar’s experience at Reed, and enjoy the opportunity for cultural exchange. While a non-residential hosting program, families seek to provide a “home away from home” for students whose families are often very far away and often play an important part in helping international students adjust to Reed and the U.S. The relationship begins when families and students and scholars communicate over the summer and coordinate welcoming their student or scholar to Portland by picking them up from the airport, bringing them to campus, and helping them settle into their residence halls. During the school year, host families and students/scholars establish and define a relationship that works for both sides. Most get together at least once per month, and the International Student Services office also organizes three structured on-campus events to bring international visitors and their host families together as a group. We will likely host an event or two at ISP as well, and enable the Reed students to visit our classes to share about their cultures. To learn more about the program and to apply, please visit here . For further questions, please contact Dana Lawson at International Student Services at iss@reed.edu. Please be sure to mention that you are a family with International School of Portland! |