Matt and I have joined the class of 2012 – as class sponsors. We are joining our dear friends the Johnstones and the Gardners in this adventure, as well as the Wells who continue to be sponsors in spirit all the way from Ohio. On Tuesday night we had our first class party of the year. We all went to the Johnstone’s to Skype with the Wells and eat delicious food. You can read more about it here: Skype Date. Thankfully Michael took some pictures of the evening, which I totally stole. 🙂
So one of my classes was getting tired of the old Stroodle banner(above), and decided to come up with a new one in the 20 minutes they had at the end of class one day.
For those of you(probably all of you) who need definitions:
This past Saturday the ICSV track team woke up at the crack of dawn, traveled to school, and promptly fell back asleep as we drove 3 hours to Budapest for first and only track meet this season.
I couldn’t be any prouder of how this team competed on Saturday. Though we only took 10 athletes to the meet, we managed to pull out 3rd place (out of 5 teams). And we had a lot of fun doing it!
Here is our medal breakdown:
Gold: Boys Shot Put, Boys Discus, Boys 400M Hurdles
Silver: Girls 4X100
Bronze: Girls Long Jump
We also had several close 4th place finishes and plenty of personal bests. This team is such a pleasure to coach and a lot of fun to be around. I can’t wait til next year!
More pictures to come. Stay tuned!
On March 31, Matt and I were the victors in a nail-biting edition of the ICSV Newlywed Game. Well, maybe it wasn’t nail-biting, but it was really fun! This event was a fundraiser for the sophomore class. They had a yummy international dinner and the Stocketts, Rings, and Kleins provided the entertainment. Some of the questions we had to answer were:
Easy! He’d go to Citizen’s Bank Park to watch the Phillies win. 🙂
Not so easy. The thing he always makes doesn’t have a name, so it was a little tricky to answer.
Easy! Leaving his empty soda bottles on the table instead of recycling them. Grrr. Apparently, continuously nagging him about this paid off.
Easy! Paris!
Not so easy. Too many choices. 😉 He said Scrabble. I said Cribbage. Technically, we’re both right.
Not so easy. Huge kudos to Matt, though, because not only did he remember the price, but he remembered the dress AND why I bought it. Me, I couldn’t remember any of that.
We had a great time, and not just because we won. Great job sophomores!
On March 11, PTF had our second big event of the year – International Family Fun Night. This really is one of the most amazing events at our school. It’s an evening dedicated to celebrating all of the rich cultures that make up our community.
The first half of the night is spent “visiting” different countries. Families take over an elementary classroom and transform it into a showcase of their culture. This year six families volunteered to share about their home cultures. We learned about Great Britain, Ethiopia, India, Peru, South Korea, and the Philippines. So much rich culture, and so much amazing food!
The school is celebrating it’s 25 year anniversary this year, so Reesa and Nicki made a HUGE cake to help us celebrate. It took them eight days! It only took the rest of two hours to eat it. 🙂
The second half of the night is spent watching our amazing students, parents, and teachers share their multi-cultural talents. We got to watch some beautiful Indian dancing, an African skit, and American line dancing. We got to hear a Maori praise haka, an international friendship song, the New Zealand national anthem, a Korean zither and drum duet, a traditional Filipino song, and an American ode to Pringles. We are surrounded by some pretty amazing talent!
More photos here: IFFN
