"THE OWL" Weekly Newsletter | Page 27 of 37 | International School of Portland

February 6, 2014

Note from Robert Woods – Feb 10, 2014

Dear Parents, When you’re driving near campus, please make sure to keep slow & vigilant around the Arthur Street campus. Our littlest students are around, car doors are open as parents put little ones into car seats – remember those times! Please help keep them all safe. I will resume my updates about our school… View Article

February 3, 2014

News from Robert – February 3, 2014

Dear Parents, As I previewed in last week’s ITK, today is the kick-off of our month-long campaign for Annual Giving & the All-Parent Survey. We have called this year’s campaign “ISP: Totally Loved!” because there is so much love within our community – for teachers, for fellow parents, for colleagues, and for the great experiences… View Article

January 29, 2014

How Japanese Corn Soup Transformed …

PSU Center for Japanese Studies presents former owner/CEO of New Season Foods, Mark Frandsen: “How Japanese Corn Soup Transformed an Oregon Food Processor”. February 13, 2014 6:00 pm, 238 Smith Memorial Student Union. FREE and open to the public. Fascinating story of intercultural business experience. Click here for more info.

January 20, 2014

News from Robert – Jan 21, 2014

Dear Parents, I hope you had a good long weekend and were able to enjoy the sun. School is busy as usual, and we are celebrating some new arrivals: the six SMART boards supported by the Auction Special Appeal have arrived and are in the process of being installed. The use of the SMART boards… View Article

January 13, 2014

News from Robert – Jan 13, 2014

Dear Parents, This week I would like to share some key information from our accreditation self-study Program section. In the self-study Program section, the NWAIS asks us to reflect on what constitutes excellence in teaching at ISP. Although we have long had a focus on professional development and high expectations for teaching, we are starting… View Article

January 13, 2014

News from Maria Abad – Jan 13, 2014

Dear Parents: Happy New Year to all of you and your families. It was amazing to see the excitement of the kids and parents coming back to school and getting back into normal routines. As we started this new year, I had an opportunity to visit some classes and start to get to know the… View Article

January 6, 2014

News from Robert – Jan 6, 2014

Dear Parents, Happy New Year and welcome back! This is one of my favorite times of the school year because teachers, staff and students are rested and re-energized. For the next several months we get to build on the foundations created throughout the fall. Our work includes building on two major initiatives – in addition… View Article

January 5, 2014

What does it mean to be a “principled” person?

We act with integrity and honesty, with a strong sense of fairness, justice and respect for the dignity and rights of people everywhere. We take responsibility for our actions and their consequences. (IBO 2013) At ISP we will explore this month’s learner profile through identifying and learning about principled leaders in history with a more… View Article

December 16, 2013

Update from Robert – Dec 16, 2013

Dear Parents, In some ways it’s hard to believe that we’re almost at winter break, and yet I know that many people are ready for a vacation from the usual routines. In the spirit of the holidays, I have two short videos to share with you. The first is our third graders talking about projects… View Article