October 2013
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** October 2013
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** Woodside International School Newsletter
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Admin
Progress Reports
Fall II Progress Reports will be sent home with your students tomorrow, October 16th. Please remember to ask your child for your copy. We are able to email Progress Reports directly to parents, but this must be requested via email.
Halloween Party!
The SAC students are organizing our annual school Halloween Party. Classes will be cancelled after 12:15, and students will participate in fun events like a costume contest and pumpkin carving. Students are encouraged to wear costumes to school. Please note that while we do not have an official dress code, students are expected to dress appropriately. Participation is mandatory and school will end at 2:30. School will close at 3:00.
Holiday Food Drive
WIS’s annual food drive begins on November 4th! We will have one month to collect as many donations as possible to help families in need for the holidays. Accepted donations should be non-perishable food items such as canned goods and grains. Money may also be donated in place of food. Thank you for your support!
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Upcoming Events
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Progress Reports Fall II
Wednesday, October 16
PSAT Testing
October 16, 9 – 10am
Halloween Party
Thursday, October 31
Holiday Food Drive begins
Monday, November 4
Veterans Day – No School
Monday, November 11
Thanksgiving Vacation – No School
November 27 – 29
Holiday Food Drive ends
Monday, December 9
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Inner Sunset Sundays
On Sunday, October 13th, Woodside participated in the Inner Sunset Sunday located at 9th and Irving from 10-3pm. The street was blocked off for vendors, food, and performances. Along with Ms. Crabtree, students Mary Claire, Lauren and Tin offered free face painting to children in our community, and made over $100 in tips, which went to the fundraising efforts of the senior class, who are raising money for their senior trip at the end of the year.
Pumpkin Patch
Golden Gate Bridge
Large Scale Painting
Large Scale Painting students have begun to paint the ocean-themed panels that will be beautifying our Rec room! There are four 4′ x 8′ panels that small groups are collaborating on. They include imagery of sea life including dolphins, turtles, whales, and coral. Stay tuned for updates!
New Murals
We are excited to present the first time-lapse video of our students working on a mural in the French room with our art teacher Ms. Crabtree! Students Lauren and Mary-Claire, who are taking an Independent Study Portfolio class at WIS, worked on this for 6 hours. Great work! Stay tuned for more to come!
Freshman and Sophomore Art
Lacy’s art classes have been drawing food illustrations for their favorite 5 course meals. The above drawing of chocolate coated strawberries was skillfully drawn by Tina. These pieces will soon be recreated in clay to be fired in the kiln.
Junior and Senior Art
Angie’s art classes have been studying anatomy drawings from both human and animal references. They have created some beautiful works full of intricate details and shading, including this muscle study of a chimpanze’s face by Mary Claire. They are now starting some x-ray drawings with white pastel on black paper, which will be posted in the next newsletter!
Fun in Chemistry
Last week, Tiffany’s Chemistry class conducted an experiment to study the difference between physical and chemical change. When you mix mentos mints with soda, the carbonation attaches to the grooves in the mentos, called nucleation sites, causing huge eruptions. Fun!
In the Lab
Community
Back to School Potluck
Thank you to everyone who attended our Back to School Potluck! It was a huge success, thanks to contributing parents and students. We are excited for the next Potluck on February 7th, which will be a Culture night full of tasty foods from around the world. Mark your calendars!
Thank you to everyone who attended our Back to School Potluck! It was a huge success, thanks to contributing parents and students. We are excited for the next Potluck on February 7th, which will be a Culture night full of tasty foods from around the world. Mark your calendars!
Field Trips
Pumpkin Patch
Golden Gate Bridge
Art Classes
Large Scale Painting
Large Scale Painting students have begun to paint the ocean-themed panels that will be beautifying our Rec room! There are four 4′ x 8′ panels that small groups are collaborating on. They include imagery of
sea life
including dolphins, turtles, whales, and coral. Stay tuned for updates!
New Murals
We are excited to present the first time-lapse video of our students working on a mural in the French room with our art teacher Ms. Crabtree! Students Lauren and Mary-Claire, who are taking an
Independent Study Portfolio
class at WIS, worked on this for 6 hours. Great work! Stay tuned for more to come!
Watch the Time-Lapse Below!
Freshman and Sophomore Art
Lacy’s art classes have been drawing
food illustrations
for their favorite 5 course meals. The above drawing of chocolate coated strawberries was skillfully drawn by Tina. These pieces will soon be recreated in clay to be fired in the kiln.
Junior and Senior Art
Angie’s art classes have been studying
anatomy drawings
from both human and animal references. They have created some beautiful works full of intricate details and shading, including this muscle study of a chimpanze’s face by Mary Claire. They are now starting some x-ray drawings with white pastel on black paper, which will be posted in the next newsletter!
Fun in Chemistry
Last week, Tiffany’s Chemistry class conducted an experiment to study the difference between
physical and chemical change
. When you mix mentos mints with soda, the carbonation attaches to the grooves in the mentos, called nucleation sites, causing huge eruptions. Fun!
In the Lab
In Microbiology, Laura and her students have put together some dishes to grow Saccharomyces. As seen above, she’s placed a time-lapse camera to record one photo every hour for the next week. Click below for a 15 second video of the growth in action!
In Microbiology, Laura and her students have put together some dishes to grow Saccharomyces. As seen above, she’s placed a time-lapse camera to record one photo every hour for the next week. Click below for a 15 second video of the growth in action!
Saccharomyces
Watch the Time-Lapse Below!
Supporting Non-kill Dog Shelters
One of our students, Nataly Sapozhnikov, volunteers at located in the Mission District of San Francisco, and plans to enter veterinary school upon graduation. She would like to help their rescue dogs find fostering and adoptive families. The current dog, Randy, is a 3 year old staffordshire terrier. A little bit about him: although he is “dog reactive,” he’s great on leash and sweet with kids. For more information, click . Please help spread the word so that Randy can find a loving family.
One of our students, Nataly Sapozhnikov, volunteers at located in the Mission District of San Francisco, and plans to enter veterinary school upon graduation. She would like to help their rescue dogs find fostering and adoptive families. The current dog, Randy, is a 3 year old staffordshire terrier. A little bit about him: although he is “dog reactive,” he’s great on leash and sweet with kids. For more information, click . Please help spread the word so that Randy can find a loving family.
One of our students, Nataly Sapozhnikov, volunteers at
located in the Mission District of San Francisco, and plans to enter veterinary school upon graduation. She would like to help their rescue dogs find fostering and adoptive families. The current dog, Randy, is a 3 year old staffordshire terrier. A little bit about him: although he is “dog reactive,” he’s great on leash and sweet with kids. For more information, click
. Please help spread the word so that Randy can find a loving family.
Emily Andrade’s Performance
On Thursday, October 10th, Emily Andrade was asked by Good Samaritan Preschool to sing at their fundraiser. She attended the school as a child, and was asked to represent the school based on her outstanding grades, scholarship status at WIS, and volunteer work with the children of the preschool. We are very proud that she had the honor of performing at such a wonderful event. As seen in the photo, teacher Laura Zamora had the opportunity to attend the event at the mansion in Sea Cliff. To watch Emily’s performance, click .
On Thursday, October 10th, Emily Andrade was asked by Good Samaritan Preschool to sing at their fundraiser. She attended the school as a child, and was asked to represent the school based on her outstanding grades, scholarship status at WIS, and volunteer work with the children of the preschool. We are very proud that she had the honor of performing at such a wonderful event. As seen in the photo, teacher Laura Zamora had the opportunity to attend the event at the mansion in Sea Cliff. To watch Emily’s performance, click .
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