The Owl Weekly Parent Newsletter 2/24/20
Save the Date! ISP 30th Anniversary Party
Help celebrate 30 years of International School of Portland with an epic block party! Fun for all ages. Mark your calendars now! “Moving Up” Sessions for PreK, LowK, and K Families
Current Early Childhood families – Come hear about the year ahead! Please join us for these special “Moving Up” information sessions:
No rsvp is necessary. We hope to see you there! Reminder: Parent Network All-Parent Meeting & Chat with Alumni Night
THIS THURSDAY! The ISP Parent Network would like to invite parents to attend our 2020 Spring All-Parent Meeting to be held on Thursday, Feb 27 at Learners’ Hall, 6-8pm. Come socialize with fellow parents and meet members of the 2019-2020 Parent Network Steering Committee. Then join the Parent Network in welcoming a special ISP Alumni Panel! ISP alumni will join us to talk about the impact that a ISP education had on their lives. Attendees of prior meetings have commented about how inspiring this evening has been! Parent Network All-Parent Meeting / Chat with Alumni Night Please RSVP by sending a quick email to parentnetwork@intlschool.org with your name and and how many will be attending. The goal for this meeting is to be both informative and fun! Sibling Applications Due Next MONDAY!
If you have a child starting at ISP in the 2020-21 academic year, we do need you to please submit an application. Applications received by March 2 will have sibling priority for enrollment, even in classes with waitlists. Any application submitted after March 2 will join the waitlist for any classes that have them. You can find our application online by creating an account through our online admissions system. • The most direct way to fill it out is to start here: intlschool.org/inquiryform Paper applications are available as well. Please contact me if you have any questions. Jan Williams, Director of Admissions, jwilliams@intlschool.org, x 110 Hot Cocoa Social
Hey kids! We’re having hot chocolate! Bring your parents and stop by the lower playground on Tuesday, March 3rd at 3:10p for some tasty cocoa! Parents: We still need a few volunteers to help us with this annual event! (Deliver the hot chocolate and supplies and/or serve it up on the playground!) Please contact us at parentnetwork@intlschool.org ASAP if you can help out! IRCO Refugee Donations – Thank you!
A huge thank you from me and my 5th grade class who were overwhelmed and excited at what an impact their idea had. I brought 2 packed car loads of donations to IRCO! It was powerful to see my students take action locally with a global issue. I’m sure this will continue to inspire them in the future Bryna from IRCO wrote “Thank you so much again for all your efforts in the thoughtful in kind donations to IRCO. We really appreciate support from community-driven organization like ISP. These donations mean so much to our clients.” Thanks to all who donated! – Deanna Sundberg, English Specialist Announcing the 2020 Moving for Music and Art Logo Contest!
Our annual fun run is coming up this year on April 15th and 16th and we are asking our students to get their creative juices flowing and design the 2020 Moving for Music and Art logo that will be featured on posters and other event elements. This will be our second year of this exciting tradition! Logo contest requirements:
Submissions are due by Friday, March 6 and can be turned in by dropping them off at either the front desk at Hilltop or Stearns. The logo contest winner will be announced shortly after the deadline. Watch for more information coming soon via The Owl and email. Let’s get moving! Contact Events Coordinator Rebecca Roberts at rebeccar@intlschool.org for questions or more information on this event. School Calendar 2020-21
Below are the main dates for the 2020-21 school year. The whole calendar will be available in April:
Upcoming Events TUESDAY, FEB 25
Keepin’ It Clean Walk – KINDER AND 1ST GRADES. 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. 2:00 – 3:00pm, Learners’ Hall Front Entrance. —————————— THURSDAY, FEB 27 Parent Network Annual Meeting/Chat with Alumni Night. Come socialize with fellow parents and meet members of the 2019-2020 Parent Network Steering Committee. Then join the Parent Network in welcoming a special Alumni Panel! ISP alumni will join us to talk about the impact that a ISP education had on their lives. Refreshments will be provided. Interested in coming? The goal for this meeting is to be both informative and fun! Please RSVP by sending a quick email to parentnetwork@intlschool.org with your name and and how many will be attending. 6:00-8:00pm, Learners’ Hall. —————————— FRIDAY, FEB 28 Grading Day. NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS. Global Kids Alternative Day Open. —————- SATURDAY, FEB 29 OBOB Regional Tournament. ISP is hosting the Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB) regional tournament again this year! The winning team from the ISP tournament will compete against teams from 20 other schools in Learners’ Hall. 9am-3pm, Learners Hall MONDAY, MARCH 2 Sibling Apps DUE. If you have a child starting at ISP in the 2020-21 academic year, we please submit an application. Please see post above for instructions on how to apply. —————- TUESDAY, MARCH 3 Moving Up to LowK Session for current PreK families. Come hear about LowK! Head of Early Childhood Maria Abad and Homeroom teachers will provide information and answer questions about your child’s education next year. 8:15-9:15am, Stearns Hall. Hot Cocoa Social. Hey kids! We’re having hot chocolate! Bring your parents and stop by the main campus playground on after school for some tasty cocoa! Lower Playground, 3:10-4:00pm ——————————- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4 Moving Up to Kindergarten Session for current LowK families. Come hear about Kindergarten! Head of Early Childhood Maria Abad and Homeroom teachers will provide information and answer questions about your child’s education next year. 8:15-9:15am, Learners’ Hall ——————————- THURSDAY, MARCH 5 Moving Up to 1st Grade Session for current Kinder families. Come hear about 1st Grade! Bodo Heiliger, English, and Homeroom teachers will provide information and answer questions about your child’s education next year. 8:15-9:30am, Learners’ Hall The Parent Network Monthly Meeting. Please join us for the monthly meeting of the ISP Parent Network. All parents are invited to attend! 8:15-9:45am, Arthur Administration Building Spanish Track Capstone Study Abroad Trip Begins! Good luck and safe travels to our 5th Graders! We hope that you have a wonderful time!. Student Poetry Blog Jacob, one of our 5th Grade students, has been writing short stories and poetry about climate change and other subjects that he’s been learning about at ISP. He would like some more people to read his blog. If you could take a moment to read it, I think you would agree writing really encapsulates a lot of the global awareness and values that we try to model here at the school. https://oregonstories.wordpress.com/ So impressive, Jacob! Thank you for sharing! |
