The Owl 1/2/2024
Parent Network Monthly Meeting this Friday
The ISP Parent Network’s mission is to strengthen, enhance and encourage the educational and community environment at the International School of Portland. It serves to identify and organize volunteer support at ISP. Just as importantly, it aims to strengthen relationships, communication, and collaboration between parents, faculty, and administrators.
Join us Friday morning to learn more about Parent Network happenings and how to get more involved now or in the future. If you are a current parent at the school, you are already a member of the Parent Network! 🙂
Parent Network Monthly Meeting
Friday, January 5th, 8:15am
ISP Arthur Administration Building
122 S Arthur Ave (just up the street from the main campus)
Can’t make it in person? Zoom in! https://zoom.us/my/ispparentnetwork
MEETING AGENDA: Jan 5, 2024
- Welcome, Introductions
- New Requests
- Debrief of Past Events
- Upcoming Events
- SOLVE Campus Clean Up-January 15th
- OBOB-January 24th
- Lunar New Year-February 15th
- Gala – January 27
- Family Bingo Night-February 2nd
- International Festival- February 9
- Earth Day-April 20th
- Walk & Roll to School Month-May
- Teacher Appreciation-May 6-10
- Kodomo No Hi-May 3
- Moving for Music and Art-May 29 & 30
- Last Day of School Social-June 13th
- Alumni Panel-Preferred Date Either Feb or April
- Updates from Sub-Committees and Liaisons
EDI Community Committee: Georgia K
Green Team-Reid T
New Parent/EC Liaison- Ed P
Room Parents-Kristen S
Community Events-Mike D and Dani T
Lost and Found-Melissa K
Open Discussion, Questions, New Items
MLK Day of Service: ISP / SOLVE Campus Cleanup
In observance of Martin Luther King, Jr Day, ISP will be CLOSED. MLK Day of Service is a national day of service to honor the legacy of Dr. King. We hope that you will participate in community service at ISP or around town instead.
As part of MLK Day of Service, the Green Team at International School of Portland will be hosting a parent and student lead campus clean up that is open to ISP families and community residents. This is an opportunity to beautify the campus and the surrounding community.
Gloves, Vests, pickers, trash buckets and trash bags will be provided!
ISP / SOLVE Campus Clean Up
Saturday, January 15th, 8-10am
Check in at ISP Lower Playground
Volunteers are encouraged to register for a SOLVE online Volunteer Account where they will be prompted to sign an online waiver for participation. Signing the waiver online saves time during check-in on the day of the event. If volunteers do not want to register for a SOLVE Volunteer Account, they must sign a paper waiver on the day of the event. Please sign up here ahead of time to guarantee your spot: https://www.solveoregon.org/opportunity/a0CVL000005F3B3
What to Bring: Please wear comfortable shoes and clothing appropriate for the weather. Coffee will be provided, however please try to bring your own reusable mug.
Youth Volunteers: Volunteers 17 and under must be accompanied by an authorized adult.
Wanted: Loose Parts for Play!
ISP believes that the best way for children to explore their world, understand their emotions, make sense of their ideas, and develop their problem-solving ability is by engaging in intrinsically motivated self-directed play. “Loose parts” are items that can be transported, manipulated, and transformed. These seemingly ordinary items are the perfect asset for children engaging in play. Loose parts are essential to our program to nurture children’s development and interests.
We are asking our families and community members to look through the list of loose parts and donate them to our Early Childhood program.
What is needed right now:
Screws (flat tip)
Bolts
Napkin rings
Wooden pegs
Wooden beads
Spools
Cardboard tubes
Buttons of all sizes and colors.
You can drop them off at the Stearns Hall building.
We appreciate your support in nurturing your child’s development through creativity and connection.
– Maria Abad, Head of Early Childhood