http://www.intlschool.org Mon, 12 May 2008 19:01:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en TRAFFIC AND PARKING Meeting for the first time on Wednesday, May 7, the Traffic and Parking Committee quickly came to the conclusion that everyone knows there are traffic and parking problems, but nobody knows a solution that fits the whole school. The committee is searching for a solution that will bring ... http://www.intlschool.org/2008/05/12/heads-corner-2/ Hello to all TIS families of First grade and above. I am very excited for our annual mile run event at the YMCA track. All 1st - 5th grade students will do a timed mile at the YMCA track to complete the President's Challenge. All of these students have already run ... http://www.intlschool.org/2008/05/12/time-again-for-the-mile-run-ymca-track/ This year's auction is over, but the fun continues! Believe it or not, there were some extra items that did not find their way to Montgomery Park in November, so we are having a Post-Auction Bazaar. Please mark your calendars for Thursday, May 29 from 2:30 to 4:00, when an ... http://www.intlschool.org/2008/05/12/auction-news/ If you will be available to help out this summer or specifically want to get next year's volunteer hours done over the summer, please let me know. We will notify all parents just once or twice about summer volunteer needs, but if you are interested, we'll make a special effort ... http://www.intlschool.org/2008/05/12/want-summer-volunteer-hours/ Get your books for summer! The Scholastic Book Fair has English & Spanish books for all ages. And TIS teachers will get to choose FREE books for their classrooms valued at 50% of our total book fair sales! The fair will be open: The week of May 12, every afternoon from 2:30 until ... http://www.intlschool.org/2008/05/12/scholastic-book-fairs-coming-volunteers-needed/ Everyone in the TIS community (parents, teachers and staff) is invited to participate in the end of the year international pot luck at our last PTO meeting on Wednesday, May 14th. Here are some questions that you might be having and need an answer to: Q1. Do I have to ... http://www.intlschool.org/2008/05/12/international-pot-luck-at-the-pto-meeting-wednesday-may-14th/ Please come join us for a weekly group bike ride to TIS.  We will meet every Friday until the end of the school year. Time: 7:50 AM Place: West side of the Hawthorne Bridge at the fountain For any questions contact Emily Platt at platte@ohsu.edu http://www.intlschool.org/2008/05/12/group-bike-ride-to-tis/ 6:30pm in the Stearns Hall Music Room Agenda: 6.30 – 6.50p.m. Meet Organic Fresh Fingers – Evann Remington (Organic fresh fingers Inc. is a local company that provides fresh organic lunches to schools. Evann will share information about her company and products with us. ) 6.50 – 7.10 p.m. English Dept Update – Lara F (The English ... http://www.intlschool.org/2008/05/12/pto-meeting-may-14/ After a highly successful first year, the library media center will close to library classes May 23 to allow the librarian time collect and inventory materials before the end of the school year. Please return all library materials no later than May 27. Materials not received by this date will ... http://www.intlschool.org/2008/05/12/all-library-materials-due-may-27/ TIS Summer Camp is a fun way for TIS children to keep up with their target language or to learn a new one! AND - they can bring their non-TIS friends because it's open to everyone! (no language experience required at any age). BUT - some sections have already filled up, so register soon! ... http://www.intlschool.org/2008/05/12/summer-camp-is-filling-up/