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Postcards with Teacher Assignments

The postcards with teacher assignments went out in today's mail. Your child can look forward to receiving them over the weekend. Teacher assignment phone calls will not be taken until next week.

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ISLA Board Meeting Cancelled

The August 20th ISLA board of directors meeting has been cancelled. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 17th at 6:30 pm.

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THREE WEEKS TO GO!

The excitement of the start of a new school year has arrived… Anxiously awaiting that beloved postcard to tell the kids which class they will be in!! Then the polls that follow on our ISLA Facebook groups/grade level groups for other parents to chime in & share who sent their postcard!!

Not in the grade level groups? Just search “ISLA Class of 20XX” on Facebook using their high school graduation year. For example, the incoming kinder group this Fall will be ISLA Class of 2037!

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Welcome Language Ambassadors!!

If that’s not exciting enough, we have had our first couple of LA's arrive in Minnesota this past week… With FIVE more arriving today (Thursday 8/15)!! Huge shoutout to all of our absolutely wonderful Host & Tio Families, the LA Team + everyone behind the scenes at ISLA that have stepped up to make this such a great start to the year for our LAs… And thus, for our kids!!!! That includes our stellar PTO Treasurer, Michael Schulte & Derek Carwood who are hosting Cris (from Colombia) this Fall!! We are SO excited to show our Language Ambassadors some Minnesota Nice, love, kindness & support as they navigate this transition into a new country, a new school & meeting new families.

If you see the LAs around, PLEASE don’t be afraid to go up & say hello– They are here to share language, culture, knowledge, friendship, support… FUN– We are a Tio Family this year & are headed to the airport this afternoon to greet more LAs arriving from Chile! The kids insisted on making fun signs and were SO anxious to go to sleep last night so we could “get to the airport faster tomorrow.” Haha! We have only had a small peek into the world of hosting an LA, but if you’re looking for some info, this quick infographic helps show how the LA Team will work with you IF you decide you’d like to participate in hosting, Tio’ing or maybe providing support with rides or something different? Check out the infographic above and feel free to email any questions to islaLAprogram@gmail.com  As of now, we have a full list of Host & Tio Families for the ‘24/’25 school year, but please fill out the form & we will contact you to see how you may be able to participate this year if that’s what you’re looking for, or we can get you on the waitlist for hosting next year!

Here’s to ‘24-’25, ISLA!!

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Back to School Clean Up Day!

Join our Back-to-School Clean-up Day on August 17 from 10:00am - 1:00pm

We would love your help! Please consider signing up: https://tinyurl.com/yvv2dram

Thank you!!

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Sponsor A Flag at ISLA

You can sponsor a flag at ISLA! Help us create the inclusive community we want for all of our families and students! Please feel free to share a 3x5 flag that represents your heritage. We would love to expand our collection.

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/6M69H0Y9WY76... for inspiration and our current wish list...

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ISLA Marketing Committee

Search EngineOptimization (SEO) Internship

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Do you have a great ISLA story to share with future families?

If so, the ISLA Marketing Committee would love to have you help out at two upcoming community events, where the goal is to spread the word about the fantastic ISLA community and encourage new families to join the fold.

No previous experience necessary, just a willingness to help ensure ISLA continues to offer a robust program with a school full of eager children.

Volunteers are needed to work an hour or a couple of hours at our booths at

• Penn Fest in Richfield, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15
• Linden Hills Festival, 12-5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21
  

Contact Tad Johnson at tadjohnson7@gmail.com for more information.

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