The Owl 5/23/23
No School this Friday or Monday!
Reminder: There is NO SCHOOL this Friday, May 26th or Monday, May 29th! This is due to a Grading Day and Memorial Day, respectively.
Please note that there will also be no school for students on Monday, June 5! This is due to our final Curriculum Alignment day of the year.
ISP Annual Field Day!
ISP Field Day 2023 is coming up soon! This fun, active event is a great way to close out the year together with friends. We will have relay races, water games, cooperative challenges, and other activities to have fun and celebrate our community.
PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! We are looking for volunteers to help facilitate the event with set up, running stations, keeping kids hydrated, and helping with clean up. Come out and enjoy the games! Check out the schedule below and sign up here. Can you do more than one shift? Why yes, yes you can! Please sign up by the end of day Tuesday, May 30th.
ISP Field Day 2023 will take place on Thursday, June 1 and Friday, June 2 on the Lower Playground. The schedule for each day is as follows:
THURSDAY, JUNE 1
8:20-10:20 – 3rd Grade
10:30-11:30 – 1st Grade
1:00-3:00 – 4th and 5th Grade
FRIDAY, JUNE 2
8:20-10:20 – 2nd Grade
12:00-1:00 – Kindergarten
1:05-1:50 – LK
2:00-2:45 – PK
Fruit juice popsicles and a fresh fruit option will be served at Field Day. Please reach out if you have any questions about what will be served and if we need to make any dietary accommodations.
Lastly, please feel free to stop by for Field Day even if you are not volunteering. It is a fun, social day and we would love to see all members of the ISP community there. Thank you!
– Coach Jan and Coach David
Last Day of School Schedule
The last day of the school year is Thursday, June 15th! We’ve got a day full of fun and celebration!
- Morning Drop Off: 7:30-8:00am
- 5th Grade Handshaking Ceremony – all classes: 8:30am. Our beloved end-of-year handshaking ceremony will happen on the last day of school. Fifth graders will line up on the lower playground while all other ISP students pass through and wish them well on their next adventure. 5th grade families are welcome to attend!
- Classroom Activities – check with your child’s teacher: 9:00-10:30am
- 5th Grade Graduation Speeches Ceremony – all classes; viewed via Zoom:10:30am. Our graduates and all other ISP students and staff will be able to participate in this celebratory assembly with their homeroom classes. The assembly should last approximately one hour and will include graduation speeches and the much loved “Through the Years” slideshow video. You can share the assembly Zoom link with family and friends around the globe who wish to tune in for this event. *Dismissal will NOT be permitted during the ceremony so as to avoid disruptions.*
- Regular Dismissal: 11:30-12:00pm – walkup and curbside
- Parent Network Party at Sellwood Park! (see below)
- 5th Grade Graduation Parade, Diploma Presentation, and Reception – 5th graders, their families, and staff: 2:30pm
- Global Kids will operate until 5:30pm
Last Day of School Party!
Come celebrate the end of the school year! The ISP Parent Network is hosting a party at Sellwood Park after dismissal on the last day of school!
ALL ISP families are invited to attend. Bring your own lunch!
ISP Parent Network Picnic
Thursday, June 15th
12:00pm – 2:30pm! (dismissal from ISP is from 11:30 – 12:00pm)
Sellwood Park, Location TBA
Green Corner
Here are some tips from our friends at the Eco-School Network on caring for our yards and outdoor greenery.
Homeowners apply more pesticides per acre of lawn than US farmers apply per acre of crops. Some of these are considered probable or possible carcinogens. Chemicals can affect children and pets and can migrate into waterways.
Simple, positive steps:
Lawns
- Mow often and leave the clippings on the grass to avoid losing nutrients.
- Mow to a height of at least two inches—tall enough to outcompete weeds.
- Dig weeds out when they are actively growing and the soil is moist. Remove flowers before they go to seed.
- If you water your lawn during the dry season, give it one inch a week; use tuna fish cans for measurement.
- If you need fertilizer, select an organic one that releases nutrients slowly. Avoid weed-and-fertilizers, which are harmful to humans and wildlife.
Shrub beds, flowers, and trees
- Heavy mulching around shrubs helps prevent weeds, keeps the soil from drying out, and makes it easy to pull weeds that do grow.
- Don’t overreact to pests. Contact a Master Gardener and ask about non-chemical controls.
- Plant flowers that attract beneficial insects and trees that attract birds. Click here.
- Keep it simple. Try washing insects off with jet streams of water, handpicking caterpillars, and trimming diseased branches.
- If pesticides are necessary, use the least harmful ones. See Metro’s Natural Gardening book.
- If nothing is working, consider choosing a different plant for the space.
Take Metro’s pesticide-free pledge and receive a free ladybug sign!
Volunteer of the Year Nominations Wanted! – LAST CALL!
Speaking of Volunteers….Every Year, ISP honors 1-2 parent or family member volunteers with its Volunteer of the Year award. It’s time to collect nominations!
Is there a parent or family member who always seems to be helping out at the library, in the classroom, or with other campus activities? Does their support and dedication to helping seem to go above and beyond?
If you have someone you’d like to nominate for 2023 Volunteer of the Year, please submit your name(s) now! It’s just one question, we promise! 🙂
NOMINATE A VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR!
Thank you for helping us to thank and recognize our volunteer heroes!
Walk & Roll Challenge Month!
It’s not too late to participate in May is Walk + Roll Challenge Month!
Download the scorecard and fill out the number of trips you make from May 1-31. If you also walk or bike home after school, please indicate that on your scorecard. You get double points for doing the round-trip.
At the end of the month, we’ll be handing out prizes! Everyone who participates gets swag, with a prize pack to the winner! The families of the 1st place winner and runner up will each get a bottle of wine.