John Stanford International School
4057 5th AVE NE
Seattle, WA 98105
206-252-6080
Newsletter January 9, 2015
Volume 1, Issue 17
Ms. Dedy’s Message
Happy New Year, JSIS Families!
Contents
Ms. Dedy’s Message
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Important Dates
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Parent Education
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School Tours
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School Notes
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MLK Assembly
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I hope that you all had a wonderful and relaxing break! I
certainly had a great time hanging out with my family,
going to movies and couch surfing with my two dogs. After
such a fantastic break, it is great to see everyone back at
school again.
This year, instead of making a New Year’s resolution, my
family and I made an “Ingredients for Joy and Meaning
List”. (A suggestion I got from a book I am reading by Brené
Brown) On it we put the things that were essential to have
joy and meaning in our lives—things like time to play,
enough sleep, work that is fulfilling. It was a great family
exercise that helped us to refocus on what is really
important. I highly recommend it.
Sincerely,
Important Dates
 2-Hour Early Release – Wednesday, January 14th
Ms. Dedy
 MLK Assembly – Friday, January 16th - 2:45-3:20 – School Gym
 MLK Day – No School – Monday, January 19th
 PTSA General Meeting – Wednesday, January 28th – 7pm
 Day between Semesters – No School – Friday, January 30th
Volunteer Corner
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If you expressed an interest in volunteering by filling out a PTSA form or the BLT survey,
I may be calling you in the next few weeks to follow up with you. John Stanford has
amazing volunteers and your efforts make our school a better place every day. We have
opportunities both during and outside of school hours and can work with your schedule
to find an opportunity for you.
If you have any questions, please contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Alex Okubo
acokubo@seattleschools.org
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Parent Education – Wednesday, February 11th
Emergency Preparedness & Reunification
John Stanford International School will host a very important Parent Education
evening on February 11th from 7:00-8:00pm. The topic is Emergency Preparedness and
Reunification. We will briefly cover Earthquakes, and then discuss more in depth the
student/parent Reunification process that will be used in the event of a disaster or
any event in which school is released outside the normal process. The featured
speaker is JoAnn Jordan from the City of Seattle's Critical Incidents Management
team. JoAnn has been working with JSIS this year helping us with our emergency
preparedness plans and processes. She has also been training our staff. We hope
many of you will plan to attend.
The Reunification process is vastly different than
our normal routine and parents can help by
knowing ahead of time what to do and what to
expect.
JoAnn has many great ideas about emergency
planning in school and in your homes, and is a
wealth of information on how crises are
managed at the city and regional level. Please
mark your calendars and plan to join us the
evening of February 11th! It would be great to
have one family member from each family
attend this training.
Any questions, please email us at: johnstanford@seattleschools.org
Kindergarten Registration & Schools Tours
Open Enrollment is just around the corner! John Stanford International School is an Option
School. New families and incoming kindergarten students for the 2015-16 school year must
participate in Open Enrollment during February 23rd- March 6th if they would like to enroll in
JSIS.
We will also be hosting School Tours for families interested in our
program. Please let your friends and neighbors know about our
tour days and times.
School
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tours:
Wednesday, February 4th – 6:00-7:30pm
Friday, February 13th – 9:45am
Thursday, February 26th – 9:45am
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Student Verification Forms
It is that time of year again! Time to make sure all our student
information is up to date. Verification forms will be sent home next week
(January 12th-16th). Please check over both sides of the form, make any
corrections if needed, and return the forms to the school.
Thank you!
Martin Luther King Assembly
Friday, January 16th – 2:45pm
All families are invited to attend our annual Martin Luther King
Assembly on Friday, January 16th. The assembly will be in held in the
school gym from 2:45pm-3:20pm.
We would be delighted if you could come join us in celebrating the life
and accomplishments of Dr. Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights
Movement.
Join in the “I Love My Seattle Public School”
Facebook Campaign
This week the Communications Office launched a Facebook campaign, called “I Love My SPS”,
and invited people to tell us what they love about their schools. We already have dozens of
wonderful comments. We invite you to join in by adding your comments about your school.
www.bitly.com/ILoveMySPS
Traffic Plan Update
Did your student lose their violin?
We have a violin in the Main Office
that is very lonely. It has been
sitting here for the past few months,
waiting for it owner. It was found
on the sidewalk after school.
Thank you to all our families that are helping to
make our new traffic plan a success!
If you would like to volunteer to help, please
follow the link to the SignUp Genius:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040C4BA5A
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