The Owl 2/7/23
Better Together: The Global Gala is this Week!
We are looking forward to seeing our guests who are attending our Friday Preview Party and our Global Auction Gala! If you purchased tickets to either of these events, you should have received an email with event information on Monday. If you did not receive the email or have additional questions, please contact Rebecca.
Our silent auction catalog is available online HERE. Check out the amazing packages that include vacation stays, dinners, special ISP featured items, wine and more! Bidding will start on Thursday and will close on Monday, February 13 at noon. You don’t need to attend the gala events to bid. If you are interested in bidding on a live item and would like to do so by proxy, contact Rebecca.
Click here for more information about this year’s special appeal – Joyful and Playful Spaces at ISP.
Special Appeal: Enhance Joyful Learning and Play on Campus!
As an educational leader in the center of Oregon’s largest city for over 30 years, ISP has embraced our South Waterfront setting and sought educational opportunities for our students in our urban environment. ISP is a vibrant member of our downtown community and our campus master plan adds to our positive impact with attractive, sustainable, and playful uses of our urban space.
This year’s Special Appeal aims to create playful, beautiful, and joyful spaces in unused areas on campus. We want to enhance our students’ experience of learning play and joy in our outdoor urban setting by creating intentional spaces that combine beautiful and functional plantings, creative play structures, art-inspired structures and creative outdoor installations.
Beautifying, enriching, and enhancing green spaces on our campus improves the environment for school and for our South Waterfront community neighbors.
Want to learn more? Click here for more information, or feel fee to contact Beth Katona, Development Director.
Sign Up for Parent Teacher Conferences
Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on Feb 17th. As usual, we are having conferences BEFORE report cards are released.
These conferences are for Homeroom Teachers and Art, Music, & PE Specialists. **Spring conferences with English Specialists are initially by invitation-only.** The English Specialists will contact you directly if they would like to talk to you about your child’s progress. We will then open them up for general signups a week prior to the conference dates.
“Moving Up” Sessions for PreK, LowK, and K Families
Early Childhood families – Come hear about the year ahead! Please join us for these special “Moving Up” information sessions:
-Current Prek families to learn more about LowK: Tuesday, February 7th, 8:15-9:15am
-Current LowK families to learn more about Kindergarten: Wednesday, February 8th, 8:15 to 9:15am
-Current Kinder families to learn more about 1st Grade: Thursday, February 9th, 8:15 to 9:30am
All sessions will be in Learners’ Hall. No rsvp is necessary. We hope to see you there!
ELT Education Town Hall – NEW DATE!
We have a new date for the Education Town Hall! We apologize for the postponement last week.
Education Town Hall
Tuesday, March 7, 5:30 – 6:30pm
Learners’ Hall
Education Town Halls allow you to pose your questions or comments about any part of the academic program of the International School of Portland. The Town Hall will be held in-person, with an option to Zoom in.
The ISP ELT team consists of: Bodo Heiliger, Head of School; Maria Abad, Head of Early Childhood; Jason Johnston, Head of Elementary; Paula Cano, International Baccalaureate PYP Coordinator; and Erin Porter, Student Support Services Coordinator.
Record Volunteer Hours Here or at the Front Desks!
Hello, Volunteers! Did you know that you can record your hours at the school front desks? Ipads are available at Stearns Hall and Hilltop. When you sign out, please go ahead and record your volunteer hours right then and there! Easy peasy!
We have many parents attending meetings, chaperoning, and helping out in the library and classrooms. Please record your hours so that we can track them for grant applications – AND so that we know who to thank! ISP wouldn’t be the great school it is without our volunteers!
PS You can always record your volunteer hours here from wherever you are!