Dolphin Dispatch INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PANAMA
April 28, 2017
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Every day is Earth Day and every week should be Earth Week, This week at ISP we celebrated #earthweek2017 In the High School and Middle School we:
Monday 04/24 Tuesday 04/25
Save ISP's energy - no lights ON in classrooms all day ISP garbage free - no packaging, no Ziploc's, no wraps, bring your food all in tupperware.
Wednesday 04/26 ISP Green Day - wear green t-shirts, or Reduce-Reuse- Recycling message t-shirt. Thursday 04/27
ISP free of plastic bottles - no plastic bottles will be sold in the HS/MS cafeteria.
In Middle School, students participated in a March for Science. Check out the video on ISP’s Facebook and @isppanama
The HS Environmental Science classes will be spending the week working with the Middle School science classes on a variety of projects, some of which will have longer term impacts, and some of which are just awareness raising. Stay tuned for those as they happen. Students will be on campus this weekend getting a head start.
IF you follow are Instagram you’ve been noticing pictures of our Kindergarten students doing some planting. Be sure to check out our posts.
Today’s day of design each class is dedicating the day to design thinking. This year's challenge is a Rube Goldberg machine made from recycled & re-purposed materials. The machine's final operation must be: - Pick up litter - Turn off AC or lights - Recycle something - Create your own green task.
Check out EarthWeek2017 Pictures here WAY TO GO DOLPHINS! , ISP GREEN TEAM IN THIS ISSUE:
Pink Shirt Day 2017
High School News & Events
Preschool News & Events
PTA Announcements
Cafeteria Menu, Nutrition tips and Calendar
GREEN TEAM
Save the Date Meet ISP’s New Director
Elementary News & Events
Special Olympics Thank you
Middle School News & Events
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SAVE THE DATE MEET ISP’s NEW DIRECTOR
Meet ISP’s New Director Viki Stiebert
When?
Wednesday May 10th, ES Conference Room 10:30am– 12:00pm
Friday May 12th, Westin Hotel , Costa del Este, Salon Onyx. 7:30am– 9:00am
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SPECIAL OLYMPICS AT ISP THANK YOU ISP!
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO Volunteered and helped cheer on the amazing athletes.
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PINK SHIRT DAY: BE AN UPSTANDER By: Melanie Morales, David Batista and Alexandra Sherman
On Wednesday, May 3, the Middle School and High School are celebrating Pink Shirt Day from 7:30-12. For whomever isn’t aware, Pink Shirt Day is a day where people wear pink shirts to symbolize anti-bullying. The purpose of Pink Shirt Day is to raise awareness on bullying as well as giving advice on how to deal with it and become an upstander. This notion originated when a student called Jadrien Cota was bullied for wearing a pink shirt during the first day of school. David Shepherd and Travis Price of Berwick, Nova Scotia, bought and distributed 50 pink shirts after that occurred. That day, Middle School students will be enrolling in several bullying activities; these include acting and improv, reflections on videos, and team-working activities. Additionally, a group of psychologists that work in Fundacion Relaciones Sanas will be coming to the school and speaking to the students about bullying and the effects it has on others. This year’s theme is cyberbullying, because every day, more people are being bullied on social media or witnessing it. We hope that the students will attend that day and wear pink shirts to support being an upstander and go against bullying. On the other hand, the Pink Shirt Day HS team will be selling exclusive, custom ISP pink shirts from April 24 to May 4 in order to both promote Pink Shirt Day on May 4 and provide the Pink Shirt Day Panama NGO with all our profits. The HS team has organized a deal with Vice Principal Mr. Mattiace and Principal Mr. Monson that will allow the owners of these special shirts to wear their shirts, along with jeans or the school pants, every Friday that follows May 4 until the end of the school year. The HS team truly hopes that these shirts will remind students to make a positive impact on their community. Additionally, HS will be coordinating with the MS team to take a school wide picture on May 3 during the last fifteen minutes of school. Students, emblazoned in pink, will arrange themselves in the shape of a pink shirt and an overhead picture will be taken. This image will demonstrate the concept that when we put on our pink shirts, we metaphorically tell ourselves to stand together as a community against manipulation, teasing, and the mistreat of peers, but when we take this picture, we are literally standing together. If you are looking to obtain one of these shirts, please bring $10 and pay Kashma (she’s located in the Counselor’s Plaza). She’ll put your name on the list for pre-orders. We only have 100 shirts, so get your own shirt ASAP! The shirts will be distributed on May 3rd and continue to be sold on that day and May 4 for students who really want a shirt and simply forgot to pay. If you are a parent reading this, then please put that money in your children’s backpack’s now!
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Preschool Alida Garcia de Paredes, —Pre-K Principal—agdp@isp.edu.pa When: Friday May 5, 2017 Place: PK Area
Coming soon MAY 5th PK 3 and 4 Art Show! Why: Every year preschool does a community outreach project, the idea behind is to have children helping children. PK students have worked very hard to create wonderful masterpieces around the theme of the year, eco- friendly. They want to raise funds to grant a very special wish on behalf of the Make-A-Wish Foundation to Alexandra Concepción. Alexandra is a five years old girl who wishes to have a beautiful room where she can rest and get stronger to fight an acute lymphoblastic leukemia. PK 3.3 We’ve discovered many ways in which we can use recycled materials to make fun and beautiful masterpieces. Can you guess what we are making with recycled egg cartons?
PK4.3 As our Art Show event approaches, PK4 students are getting ready to make your jaws fall open with their amazing creations. Can you guess what are we making?
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Preschool Alida Garcia de Paredes, —Pre-K Principal—agdp@isp.edu.pa When: Friday May 5, 2017 Place: PK Area
Coming soon MAY 5th PK 3 and 4 Art Show! PK4.3 As our Art Show event approaches, PK4 students are getting ready to make your jaws fall open with their amazing creations. Can you guess what are we making?
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Elementary School Becky Jobes, PhD—Elementary Principal—bjobes@isp.edu.pa
Student Information In the next month our elementary team will work on student placements for classes for next year. While we do not accept parent requests for teachers, we always invite parents to share information about their children to help us with our placement process. This year we are doing this process electronically. If you want to share information with us, please complete this survey. Thank you for your time. https://ispanama-my.sharepoint.com/personal/ralvarado_isp_edu_pa/ _layouts/15/guestaccess.aspx? guestaccesstoken=afj5UH2d16euqBIlRwx5FyeVxNqez%2b1tobKu20pCA3Y% 3d&docid=1_1b6d0b4cc28094baca971c7b16ddf8a83&wdFormId=% 7BA39E45C3%2DD724%2D417D%2D9B0E%2DD1D7395B1296%7D
End of year transitions With the end of the year approaching we know we will be saying goodbye to a number of students. If you are a family who is moving away from ISP, we are here to support you and your children from your transition away. Our counseling team can meet with students to support them and provide guidance for parents as well. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any need.
Thank you for your support this week! Our Spanish book sale and 4th grade bake sale were very successful. Thank you for supporting our library and our 4th graders.
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Middle School Vickie Swann Middle School Principal vswann@isp.edu.pa
Transition to Middle School As part of our transition to Middle School, this week 5th grade students received their Canvas Accounts and ISP Outlook e-mail addresses. They also received a brief training on the different features of Canvas and Outlook, helping to ensure a smooth transition to these essential online platforms. Stay tuned for other transition activities such as: Middle School Open House for Students and Parents, Canvas trainings led by 8th grade students, and Tribe Activities for future 6th graders. We look forward to receiving this group of 5th graders in the Middle School!
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Middle School Vickie Swann Middle School Principal vswann@isp.edu.pa
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Visual & Performing Arts Adam Herzig, Visual and Performing Arts Director—aherzig@isp.edu.pa We are excited to share the full video of ISP’s production of Madagascar, Jr.. Please feel free to share this with family and friends but avoid sharing publicly, due to our licensing rights. Start making plans for ArtsFest on Saturday, May 6 from 10:00am-2:00pm in the PAC. For the first time ever, we are opening the event with an incredible, LOUD performance of Gloria Estefan’s LET’S GET LOUD, including students from Grades 3-5, Middle School & High School Band, and Middle & High School Choir. More than 250 musicians will perform in the opening performance and we hope to see you in the audience! Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @isparts and tag all of your ArtsFest pictures #ispartsfest
#comingsoon May 6: ArtsFest May 17-19: What the Play?High School/ Middle School Show May 31: Global TraditionsGrade 8 Showcase June 9: Music Around the WorldElementary Music Concerts All events take place in the P&G Performing Arts Center
Poster created by: Juan Mateos Grade 10 ISP’s WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
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ATHLETICS at ISP: #GOISPDOLPHINS! Peter Smyth, Athletic Director—psmyth@isp.edu.pa
UPCOMING GAMES: Don’t miss another game. Download the Go Dolphins App. AASCA VOLLEYBALL 2017: WATCH THE VIDEO HERE!
https://youtu.be/8vomReqmC-I MORE PICTURES HERE:
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AFTER SCHOOL at ISP: #GOISPDOLPHINS! Peter Smyth, Athletic Director—psmyth@isp.edu.pa
Experimenting with science learning about Density!
Creative painting— Adolfo Payes
Destination Imagination Rising Stars Insta Challenge
Clay coil building CHECK OUT MORE AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITES PICTURES ! STEM / Academics | SPORTS | VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS ISP’s WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
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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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