Dolphin Dispatch INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PANAMA
March 17, 2017
ISSUE 26
IN THIS ISSUE:
Visiting Author
Visual and Performing Arts
FAMILY FUN FAIR
Elementary News & Events
Athletics & After School
AASCA SWIM
Middle School News & Events
PTA Announcements
Destination Imagination 2017
High School News & Events
Cafeteria Menu, Nutrition tips and Calendar
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FAMILY FUN FAIR MAP
PTA FAMILY FUN FAIR VIDEO
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AASCA SWIM 2017
Day 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=P46X81_7g24
Day 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=wzrbSwmn-qc
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AASCA SWIM 2017
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS Destination Imagination 2017
Let's congratulate the Destination Imagination teams and their team managers for their outstanding display of teamwork, creativity, innovation and problem solving skills throughout the 2017 DI COLOMBIA's Celebration of Creativity Tournament in Cartagena, Colombia on March 10th -12th. Attending a tournament is a time in which teams are able to celebrate their DI journey. It's a time to connect, build community, participate in hands on STEM activities, solve Instant Challenges, PIN trade, create sculptures, and display sportsmanship.
This year, 30 teams from Panama, Ecuador, and Colombia traveled to showcase their teams skills at the regional tournament. Out of those thirty, 7 teams were from Panama, ISP and KSI (KnightsBridge International). Many DI teams began their journey during the first week of September. However, for the past 3-4 months they have dedicated time to developing a team solution to one open ended project, the Central Challenge. This year's CCs chosen by our teams were Scientific (Happy Chickens and #secretimagination), Technical (DInosaurs), Fine Arts (DIDols, DCI and DInnovators) and Service Learning (Project Outreach) taken on by the HS team(DIviners). Our elementary teams had an extremely amazing experience and performance. Team DIdols out of 5 teams placed 2nd in the Fine Arts Challenge Vanished and 1st place in the sculpture contest. Meanwhile, Team Happy chickens were granted a special award as they impressed the appraisers during their Instant Challenge. They received the Renaissance Award for outstanding design, engineering, execution and performance. As well they placed 2nd in the Scientific Challenge out of nine elementary teams. Both MS and HS teams brought home 1st and 2nd place awards. PIN TRADING is a highlight at any DI tournament and has become very popular. Each year, DI teams and affiliates develop a new pin design to represent a theme, region, challenge and/or team. This year's Panamanian pin sets were designed by the following DIers: Jake Mejia, Raquel Cardenas, Vinya Ivaturi, Naily Hackin and Laua Tello in collaboration with art teacher Mirtie Baugh. Everyone was excited about getting their hands on one of the DI Panama pins. Here is a video recap of the 3 day tournament. The Dolphin community will have a chance to see the teams perform soon at the next ISP Artsfest. In the meantime, we invite you follow the DI journey on Instagram @di_panama. You can also check out some more DI pictures on FLICKR : https://www.flickr.com/photos/internationalschoolofpanama/? ISP’s WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
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The International School of Panama cordially invites you to a Reading & Book Signing with New York Times Bestselling author and National Book Award-winner, Neal Shusterman! Please share this special literary event with other people who love books. The event will take place from 1pm to 3pm in the Performing Arts Center at ISP, on Wednesday, March 22. Please join our ISP community as we listen to Mr. Shusterman read choice excerpts from his latest New York Times bestselling novel, Scythe, and share his ideas about powerful writing for teens and young adults. We will have select copies of Mr. Shusterman's titles for sale at the event, and following the reading, Mr. Shusterman will be available to sign copies of his books FOR SALE: Challenger Deep (Softcover) - $10.00, Challenger Deep (Hardcover) - $18.00, Unwind (Softcover) - $12.00, Everlost (Softcover) - $12.00, Scythe (Hardcover) - $18.00 (Still waiting for this one to arrive in the mail)
There's also a limited number of boxed sets of his series available:: The Ultimate Unwind Collection (5 book boxed set) - $60.00 The Skinjacker Trilogy (3 Book boxed set) - $36.00
This is the second year in a row we have hosted an internationally acclaimed young adult genre author. Please help us create enthusiasm and buzz about this event! We welcome anyone in Panama City who might be interested in attending. Please read our Neal Shusterman visit press release to learn more. Please don't hesitate to let me know if you have any questions -- bshapiro@isp.edu.pa. Hope to see you all there!! If you want to find out more about the author and her books, click here: http://www.storyman.com/
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Elementary School Becky Jobes, PhD—Elementary Principal—bjobes@isp.edu.pa
LITERACY TO LIFE We would like to thank everyone who helped to make sure that our Literacy to Life Week went as smoothly as it did. Every single one of our students was able to meet our guest author, Kristy Dempsey, and also had the opportunity to listen to her speak about her journey to become the author that she is today. In addition to that, we were able to culminate the week with our annual Book Character Parade. We had all sorts of cute creatures walking about our halls last Friday! Lastly, we hosted our first annual Literacy Afternoon where parents were able to get a glimpse into what’s been happening in their child’s literacy classrooms. In most cases the parents were able to walk away with a strategy, game, or idea that they could do at home with their student(s) to reinforce the classroom learning. It was a SUPER busy week and we are more than grateful for all of the parent help and support that was shown from beginning to end – thank you!
WATCH THE READING VIDEO HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbg_KqO1Auc
CHECK OUT AND DOWNLOAD YOUR FAVORITE PICTURES: https://www.flickr.com/gp/ internationalschoolofpanama/2ffE9R
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Elementary School Becky Jobes, PhD—Elementary Principal—bjobes@isp.edu.pa
PARENT COFFEE BULLYING PREVENTION It is our pleasure to inform you that we will be hosting a Bullying Prevention Parent coffee on Wednesday, March 22 at 10:30 a.m. in the ES conference room. The topic of discussion will be focused on identifying the warning signs of bullying, how we can prevent it and identify it appropriately. Read more here.
Save the Date – ES MAP Testing MARCH 27 MAP testing at the Elementary School will take place this semester starting Monday, March 27th and going until Friday, April 7th. All Kindergarten,1st and 2nd grade students will take four 30 minute tests (Math 1, Math 2, Reading 1, Reading 2) and all 3rd through 5th grade students will take three, one hour tests (Reading, Math and Language Usage). Here are some tips to ensure your son/daughter does their best on exam days. Be sure:
your child eats a well-balanced breakfast on the days of the tests.
your child gets plenty of sleep the night before.
to encourage your child to do his/her best and to explain why the MAP is important (to determine what students have learned in school, to measure progress, and to help improve instruction).
to encourage your child to listen carefully to all test-taking directions given by the teacher and to ask questions about any directions that are unclear.
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Elementary School Becky Jobes, PhD—Elementary Principal—bjobes@isp.edu.pa
March 29 and 30
Our second round of parent teacher conferences will be on Wednesday and Thursday, March 29 and 30. There is no school for students on these days. However, the conferences will be studentled so we ask families to bring your child with you to the conferences. More information will go out when the date is closer.
Lost and Found is Overflowing! Please encourage your children to check our lost and found for any items they may have misplaced. We have many sweaters, water bottles, lunch boxes, and much more. Everything that has not been claimed will be donated to one of our sister schools on March 31.
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Middle School Vickie Swann Middle School Principal vswann@isp.edu.pa
SALSA Fun Lunch: A Fun Way to Reinforce Spanish This year, the MS Spanish teachers implemented an activity for our SAL students called SALSA Lunch to benefit the SAL students. SALSA stands for Spanish as an Additional Language Student Association. Its purpose is to integrate and give the students the opportunity to practice the language in a fun environment and allow them to enhance their ability in speaking.
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Middle School Vickie Swann Middle School Principal vswann@isp.edu.pa
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High School Eric Monson High School Principal emonson@isp.edu.pa
GIN CONFRENCE GIVES HOPE FOR THE FUTURE
Did you miss the Global Issues Network Conference last week? No worries check out the conference summary prepared by the student organizers.
https://storify.com/GINStory/panagin Take a look at the closing ceremony video prepared by Austin Lopez https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TUcU6HimxY
Reflections from school leaders: “I would like to congratulate each of you for your service. But I would also encourage each of you to extend your service into the realm of change. We at ISP hope you enjoyed these three days. Our hope for the future is that you move your projects forward into bold solutions that, as EmerGINg leaders, you will champion with courage, conviction and confidence.” - Rajiv Bhat School Director
“I have been to 25…30….50 …. who knows how many student conferences. I have organized at least 10 similar events. This was the BEST CONFERENCE I HAVE EVER WITNESSED. Every move (even those that occurred during crisis times) was thoughtful, in keeping with the mission, student centered, and effective. Every student who was a part of the team had ownership of the final product. Every presenter and keynoter that I witnessed was worthwhile and real. Every background & planning decision from reusable water bottles to the choice of student MCs was authentic and consistent. The Christmas lights for dinner were a nice touch as well. ;) In a word, this conference was: “ on fleek” -James Mattiace HS Assistant Principle
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Visual & Performing Arts Adam Herzig, Visual and Performing Arts Director—aherzig@isp.edu.pa
DO RE MI FA! SPECIAL GUEST FROM OPERA SINGER DIANA DURAN We were so excited to welcome Panama’s very own opera singer, Diana Duran, to ISP on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Ms. Duran gave workshops to the elementary students and taught master classes to our middle and high school singers. See more pictures from her visit on @isparts.
SNEAK PREVIEW : MADAGASCAR Madagascar had its first full, all-cast tech rehearsal on Wednesday, which included costume fittings, microphones, lighting. The production includes more than 80 people, including middle and high school students serving in leadership roles and 4th grade students running lights and sound. Catch a preview of Madagascar at 10:15am on the upper court stage during the Family Fun Fair! Tickets will also be for sale.
#comingsoon April 46: Madagascar, Jr.The elementary musical will delight audiences of all ages and include an Elementary Art presentation in the PAC Lobby. May 6: ArtsFestWith a “World” theme, ArtsFest will feature collaborative art, music, film, theater, and dance performances and workshops May 17-19: High School production June 9: Elementary Music Concerts, Music Around the World. All events take place in the P&G Performing Arts Center
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Athletics: #GOISPDOLPHINS! Peter Smyth, Athletic Director—psmyth@isp.edu.pa
VIP Visit to VOLLEYBALL PRACTICE Thanks to Coach Javier Gonzales we had a special visitor at #volleyball practice yesterday Eduardo Alberto Guerra Mendieta former setter of the Panamanian National Volleyball Team. Javier and Eduardo grew up and played together on the University of Panama volleyball team. Eduardo shared his expertise, advice and even joined in a friendly game with the #ispdolphins. GRACIAS Eduardo! #wearemany#weareone #wearedolph ins#thereisnoplacelikeisp
DOLPHIN CHEERLEADERS REPRESENT PANAMA AT DISNEY CHAMPIONSHIP Super proud of our 4 ISP dolphin cheerleaders who took part in the Panamanian Cheerleading team that attended the International All Star Cheerleading Championship in Disney! The girls were proud to represent their host country of Panama and received a commemorative trochee for their participation.
ISP DOLPHIN RUBGY SENIORS FRIENDLY VS LICEO FRANCES
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PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION ISP WELCOME TO PANAMA INTERCULTURAL PROGRAM
WHO WE ARE: We are a group of ISP parents who offer orientation and information to families regarding relocation, the local language, improve your Spanish, as well as understanding and navigating Panamanian Culture. WHEN DO WE MEET ? Every Thursdays 8am– 10am in Performing Arts Center Lobby. Join us for some fun, sharing with other as we experience life in Panama together. We are looking for Parent and Teacher volunteers for our program. If you are interested please contact. Graciela Bareiro +50762694472 nexosinitiative@gmail.com
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