Literacy Fair
April 28, 2008
The English Literacy Fair is next week on Tuesday, May 6th. All 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders have prepared wonderful entries for the fair, showcasing their literary interests, creativity, written work, poetry, interpretations, and so much more. The Literacy Fair will be from 8:30 to 11:45am in the gymnasium. A detailed schedule of presentations is located in the English classrooms, In the Know, as well as copies that were sent home in your child’s blue English folder. Come celebrate with us on May 6th.
Field Trip to Sleeping Beauty
April 28, 2008
Next week the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders will be attending the play Sleeping Beauty at the Northwest Children’s Theater. The play is on Thursday, May 8th, and students will be leaving TIS at 10:45am and returning at approximately 1:45pm. Permission slips to attend the play were sent home today in every student’s blue English folder, and are due back to the English teachers by Friday, May 2nd. If you are interested in chaperoning this event please contact your child’s room parent. We look forward to this fun event.
1st-5th grade Literacy Fair: Tuesday, May 6th
April 28, 2008
Your children are hard at work preparing for our second annual English Literacy Fair. Each class will be showcasing some work from English class. Parents are welcome to attend student presentations:
8:30-9:00: 2nd grade (attended by 5th grade & kinders)
9:10-9:40: 1st grade (attended by 3rd grade & lowk)
9:50-10:20: 3rd grade (attended by 1st grade)
10:30-11:00: 4th grade (attended by 2nd grade)
11:10-11:40: 5th grade (attended by 4th grade)
In addition, all student work will be out for viewing from 8:30 to 11:40am.
Questions? Please contact your child’s English teacher.
TIS has a Great Turnout at Hollywood Bowl
April 28, 2008
We had a great time this year at Hollywood Bowl. In the four years I have put this event on it was easily the largest turnout ever. The bowling alley was very supportive and kept adding lanes in for us as we had over 80 participants.
I heard about the event from many of my students Monday with one saying that if he was very good, they were going back really soon!
I will look into adding dates to this event next year.
Coach Robert
rbrigliatis@yahoo.com
Join us at the TIS International Pot Luck
April 28, 2008
Final PTO Meeting of the Year, Wednesday May 14th
The first International Pot Luck is happening May 14th at our last PTO meeting of the year, and everyone is invited to bring a dish! The PTO has graciously agreed to share time in it’s agenda for us to eat and mingle. Don’t worry about dinner; come to the meeting!
TIS has such a wealth of culture between families and our teachers. What better to celebrate it than with food. So, draw upon your repertoire of recipes. Maybe you have a favorite family recipe, or something you have always wanted to try cooking. Maybe you are curious about the foods from any of the Latin countries, Japan, or China and want to try cooking an authentic dish. May 14th is the day! Share it with your TIS community at the PTO meeting. It can be anything from the simple to the sublime. All you have to do is make a dish that can serve 6 people and bring a serving spoon.
Look for further notice next week. If you have any questions feel free to contact Ellen Goldsmith at ellengoldsmith@mac.com
The International School State Testing Schedule
April 28, 2008
May 12 – May 20
Annual Giving Tallies - ice cream offer ends April 30!
April 28, 2008
All classes that have reached 100% participation by April 30 will get delicious organic ice cream sandwiches from Ruby Jewel on May 9 – check them out at www.rubyjewel.net!
Just bring your check or cash - even $10 will do the trick - to Shelley or the receptionist in the main building. Even if you don’t think your class will get to 100%, your gift will make a difference in the school’s overall participation rate – if you haven’t already donated, please send in your gift today. Get a pledge form or donate securely on-line at www.intlschool.org/annual_giving.asp.
As of April 28, class tallies are:
| Yafei | 100% |
| Constanza | 88% |
| Wenny | 79% |
| Sharon | 75% |
| Lucy | 73% |
| Hu Nan | 71% |
| Pilar | 67% |
| Maria | 67% |
| Yukako | 67% |
| Tina | 60% |
| YuYen | 59% |
| Hong | 57% |
| Qiong | 57% |
| Mary | 50% |
| Hideko | 50% |
| Yuko | 44% |
| Mieko | 43% |
| Adela | 43% |
| Cynthia | 42% |
| Ivonne | 41% |
| Masami | 40% |
| Aiyun | 40% |
| Ferran | 40% |
| Fernando | 40% |
| Jennifer | 38% |
| Akiko | 38% |
| Helen | 33% |
| Shirleen | 33% |
| Vicky | 22% |
| Jossie | 6% |
Thank you so much to all who have given!
Linda Bonder, Marketing Director
LBonder@intlschool.org, 503-226-2496 x104
Library Media Center Update
April 28, 2008
The Library Media Center is already bursting at the seams with over 3,500 items! There are even more books to catalog and process, but no space for bookcases to store them. The staff and students are looking forward to our larger space next year. In the meantime, here is a breakdown of the current materials:
Books 3,226
A/V Materials 78
Audiobooks 10
Other 39
Periodicals 100+
There are currently 404 items checked out. The students are doing a great job taking care of the books and returning them on time. However, a few of you may have lost or damaged a book. In such case, please contact the librarian so that your child may continue to check out books. Bills for lost or damaged materials will be sent out at the end of May.
Thank you to all who have donated books and other materials to the library in recent weeks. Thanks to your generosity the students are enjoying Chinese language Disney movies, English and Spanish Goosebumps books, getting to know Laura Ingalls Wilder and craving more graphic novels!
Tamara Beecroft-Fornell
Librarian
library@intlschool.org
Imagine TIS with School Lunches Available Every Day
April 28, 2008
Are you a fan of Pizza Monday? What about Chef Naoko’s lunches?
TIS is considering working with another vendor to bring lunches to TIS the other 3 days of the week. Organic Fresh Fingers www.organicfreshfingers.com is a Salem-based company that produces commercially available frozen foods and delivers fresh lunches to several area day-care centers and schools. To learn more about this company and what they can arrange for our school, plan to attend the next PTO meeting on Wednesday, May 14 at 6:30 PM for an Organic Fresh Fingers presentation.
Please take a look at the company website and let us know what you think about this idea.
You can post comments here! Or, you can contact Jessica Duke (jessica@urbatsch.com ), Health and Wellness Committee.
All questions will be sent to Organic Fresh Fingers.
The CEO of Organic Fresh Fingers says ~
Organic Fresh Fingers Lunches are:
- Certified Organic
- Local – we work very hard to ensure 90% of all our food ingredients travel no further than a days drive and back
- Nutritionally balanced, meeting USDA requirements for school lunches
- Low in sodium, low in fat, no added sugars
Organic Fresh Fingers:
- Is a local company committed to Social, Ethical and Environmental responsible practices
- Has the ability to react quickly to special occasions, is open to new recipes and would be a true school partner.
Scholastic Book Fair is coming – Volunteers Needed
April 28, 2008
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming the week of May 12, with English & Spanish books for all! The children get so excited about the books, so this is a really fun event.
Please volunteer – we need help:
Friday afternoon, May 9 for set-up (any time between 1 & 3).
The week of May 12, every afternoon from 2:15 until 4:05pm.
Wednesday, May 14 from 11:20 to 12:30pm (to open for 1/2 days families)
Contact Linda Bonder, Marketing Director
LBonder@intlschool.org, 503-226-2496 x104
