The Owl
A weekly parent newsletter
News from Robert – Sept 3
Dear Parents, This week we will be greeting one another in the hallway or on the corner as we start the 2013-14 school year. The staff has been working diligently for the last weeks preparing their classrooms and has already engaged in their first sessions of the 6+1 Trait Writing program that we are introducing… View Article
News from Robert Woods – 8/26
Dear Friends, Last week was another very productive week, hiring our last three new staff members and completing two rigorous days of new teacher orientation. Please welcome: Ron Young, K-5th grade Principal (pictured). In his role overseeing our K-5th grade program, Ron will be working with teachers, students and parents on teaching, curriculum, and child… View Article
News from Robert – 8/19/13 (school hours & festivals)
Dear Friends, Thank you to all the families who joined us for our summer events this year! This past Saturday we had about 50 new and returning prek, lowk and kindergarten families at the Oregon Zoo, filling the zoo with our blue ISP t-shirts. As we continue preparations for the new school year, we have… View Article
News from Robert – 8/19/13 (school hours & festivals)
Dear Friends, Thank you to all the families who joined us for our summer events this year! This past Saturday we had about 50 new and returning prek, lowk and kindergarten families at the Oregon Zoo, filling the zoo with our blue ISP t-shirts. As we continue preparations for the new school year, we have… View Article
Update from Robert – 8/12
Hello everyone, We have continued to make progress on getting ready for the school year and I am happy to announce that we have filled the last two open teacher positions. Ángela Durán is a native of Colombia and will join the PreK collaborative team. Angela and returning teacher Vicky LaMear will each teach one section… View Article
Update from Maria Abad – 8/12
Dear Families, It seems like it was just few days ago when we said goodbye for the summer, when indeed we are approaching the other end of the summer and the days start to get busier as we prepare to welcome the new school year. As always the excitement comes from many different angles. From… View Article
Update from Head of School Robert Woods – 8/5
Dear Parents, It has been an extremely busy summer break here at International School of Portland, but I still managed to squeak a week to visit with family in Los Angeles. It was nice to get a change of scenery and go to the beach while seeing our children. But all good things must come to… View Article
Board of Trustees update – 7/29
Happy summer to everyone from the ISP Board of Trustees. We, too, have been enjoying the summer break with our families. But we have also continued the work of the Board, so I’m writing this mid-summer article to update you on the Board’s work. The Board of Trustees ended the school year with its day-long… View Article
Update from Head of School Robert Woods – 7/22
Dear Parents, This past spring I announced that we would be implementing the program “6+1 Trait Writing” to standardize writing instruction across ISP grades and tracks. Having one writing program for our school means that students will be working toward one set of standards and expectations in all grades and whether they are writing in… View Article
3rd-5th graders have fun while helping kids in West Africa
The ISP 3rd-5th grade classes have been working with African Sports Outreach (ASO) to send soccer uniforms, footwear and equipment to at-risk youth and orphans in West Africa through the ASO Passback Program. On Friday, June 7, the students hosted an after school ice cream social fundraiser to benefit ASO. ASO Founder Paul Goodrich and three… View Article