The Owl Weekly Parent Newsletter 12/30/19
Happy Holidays from International School of Portland!
ISP Spirit Week is Coming Soon!
In collaboration with the ISP Parent Network, we invite all community members to share in some fun and simple daily activities to show off our school spirit. Spirit Week will happen the first full week back, from January 13-16:
Refueled Kids January Lunch Menu
It’s not too late to order lunch delivery for January! Refueled Kids delivers to ISP on Thursdays and Fridays. Enroll anytime throughout the school year and order as many or as few lunches as they wish. Visit RefueledKids.boonli.com to set up an account and place an order. Use ISP password: ISP10 Forget a lunch? Limited same day ordering is available! Check out the January menu here! ISP at The Oregon Food Bank – Community Service Day
Join ISP friends for a day of community service at the Oregon Food Bank. We will be helping to repackage bulk food to be delivered to families in need in our community and access the state. Volunteers MUST RSVP as space in limited. Children must be at least 6 years of age to participate (sorry, no younger siblings) and must be accompanied by an adult chaperone/volunteer. Friday, January 17, 2020 Oregon Food Bank Volunteer Action Center Click here to RSVP and to find the required waiver for students. Please contact Rebecca Roberts, Event Coordinator at rebeccar@intlschool.org with any questions. Collaborative Elementary Meeting
Come chat with Head of Elementary Bodo Heiliger and our English Teachers! They will discuss pertinent issues, as well as answer questions. 1st-5th Collaborative Coffee Our focus for this meeting will be on Assessment. Assessment is the means by which schools and teachers measure student learning. It’s a big topic, so we will attempt to break it down into the following sections:
Upcoming Events
MONDAY, DEC 23 – FRIDAY, JANUARY 3 Winter Break! We hope that you have a wonderful holiday! ——— MONDAY, JANUARY 6 First Day of Classes, 2020. Welcome Back! ——— WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8 Elementary Collaborative Coffee, Grades 1-5 Come chat with Head of Elementary Bodo Heiliger and our English Teachers! They will discuss pertinent issues, as well as answer questions. 8:10-9:00am, Learners’ Hall. ——— THURSDAY, JANUARY 9 Parent Network Monthly Meeting. Join us for our monthly meeting, open to all current parents. 8:15-9:45am, Arthur Administration Building ——— MONDAY JAN 13 – THURSDAY JAN 16 ISP SPIRIT WEEK! We are excited to open up school with the second annual ISP Spirit Week! In collaboration with the ISP Parent Network, we invite all community members to share in some fun and simple daily activities to show off our school spirit. Please see post above for daily themes! ——— TUESDAY, JANUARY 14 Keepin’ It Clean Campus Walk – 2nd/3rd Grades. Join fellow 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 – 9:15am, Meet at Learners’ Hall front entrance ——— FRIDAY, JAN 17 NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS. Teacher InService Day. Global Kids Alternative Day Programming Open ISP Community Service Day. Join ISP friends for a day of community service at the Oregon Food Bank. We will be helping to repackage bulk food to be delivered to families in need in our community and access the state. Volunteers MUST RSVP as space in limited. 1-3:30PM. Please see above post for more info Weighing Options for Middle School?
Do you want your child to continue their IB and Mandarin/Spanish immersion education… and begin a third language? Join our friends at FAIS (Gilkey International Middle School) for their middle school open house –– Wednesday, January 8th at 6:30pm. Can’t make it to the open house? Connect with their admissions team to schedule a tour of their new middle school building! |
