Greetings,

It is nice to write you again from ISU. I have been out, attending job recruitment fairs, to hire teachers for next year. So far, I have hired nine of the eleven positions needed. We only had five people leave. The additional positions are for expansion of programs and to keep our class sizes small.

ISU takes its responsibility to the community seriously. Recently, due to the Zud, our students collected twenty-eight boxes of clothing and supplies to send. This whole school activity, led by the fourth grade classes, shows the giving nature of our students. The awareness of the world around us, provided by many opportunities of service, is a highlight of ISU, an IB World School.

Additional activities, this school year, involve:

--- Our fifth grade students raised money, to provide to Flourishing Futures, for a green house and helping families with felt and a door for their Ger.
--- We had two Angel Giving Trees prior to winter. These trees had names of those less fortunate that addressed gifts and clothing. These assisted the Fraternity of Notre Dame Children’s Home and the Rainbow Center for Disabled Children.
--- IWAM Toiletries products drive.
--- Raising money for a local university student who was chosen as a class project.
--- Items for “Toy’s for Tots” , sponsored by the US Marines, which will go to a local orphanage.

We appreciate your support of the activities at ISU. We are proud of our students and their willingness to see beyond their daily lives.

My best,
Greg Rayl, Director

Diary Dates:
3 March:
  G-10 Personal Project
5 March:
  Primary Movie Afternoon
18 March:
  Primary Production