MESSENGERSpring/Summer 2014

Missoula International School

In this issue:“Earth Day” Action at MISDigging Deeper in Tetons & MexicoReflections from the Class of 2014Students Present Sustainable Design

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It is hard to believe that we have reached the end of another school year! It is always with a mixture of happiness and sadness that we say goodbye to the MIS community of students, parents, and teachers each June. Happiness as we celebrate all of the successes the school year has brought; and sadness as we witness the passing of time and the inevitable goodbyes. This year we say goodbye to the largest 8th grade class MIS has ever graduated!! Many of their families have been a core part of the pioneering phase of MIS. They have seen the school grow from the funky fairgrounds building, where MIS’s preschool used to inhabit during the school year and completely vacate each June, to the building on South Avenue, where we felt we had tons of room to grow, only to discover we had far outgrown it within two years. They stayed with us as we moved on to our current building at the base of Mt. Jumbo in Prescott School, where we have settled into a vibrant school with almost 200 preschool to 8th graders. It is with much gratitude that we bid farewell to these 8th graders and their families. I hope it is just the beginning of many new adventures. MIS students are demonstrating success in many areas this year as they take action to pursue their own dreams. For instance, two of our 8th grade graduates will begin a new and adventurous chapter this summer. Otis Peterson is heading off to Interlochen Center for the Arts in Northwest Michigan. Interlochen is a highly competitive fine arts boarding high school offering artistic training and college-preparatory academics. Otis is sure to thrive in this environment. MIS student Kevin Johnston received a scholarship to participate in the 2014 Confucius Institute of UM Summer Camp to China. Kevin will explore Chinese language and culture through traditional classes and visits to local sites. As witnessed at the End of the Year program on June 6th, this is an amazingly talented and confident group of students who are well prepared for their next adventure in high school. I hope you enjoy gaining insight into their personalities when you read the thoughtful reflections and poetry included in this issue.

Celebrating ActionEnd of Year Reflections from Head of School, Julie Lennox

hThe “Earth Day” bulletin board at MIS gave everyone who came in to the building an opportunity to share the individual actions we can take to help our environment. Recycled paper served as “leaves” of the tree.

Missoula International SchoolMESSENGER• Spring/Summer 2014

Julie Lennox, Head of SchoolJeff Kessler, Assistant Head of School

Joann Magee, Office ManagerGary Cram, Director of Finance

Bethany O’Connell, Director of DevelopmentSabine Sriraman, Administrative Assistant

Layout and design by Bethany O’Connell

Rob Fleming President

Doug WebberPast President

Norm WilliamsonVice President/Treasurer

Emily RichardsonSecretary

Kristen Von Doersten PA Council Representative

Board of Trustees 2013/2014

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Missoula International School inspires principled global citizens and lifelong learners

through a challenging bilingual education from preschool to eighth grade.

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Front cover (Left to right):1) 8th Graders experience swimming with sea lions while at Isla Espiritu Santo in La Paz, Mexico. 2) 5th graders delve into issues of pollution during 5th Grade PYP Exhibtion. 3) Students plant native trees on the preschool berm as part of Earth Day activities. 4)Sixth graders test data and plant trees at the Lolo Complex Fire site.

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Ray Aten

Susan Beck

Torin Etter

Betsy Maier

Jennifer Marrow

Shane Reely

Amber Sherrill

Sandra Simmons

Mike Vetter

Celebrating ActionEnd of Year Reflections from Head of School, Julie Lennox

Middle School in the FieldDigging Deeper in the Tetons and Mexico

Elements of ChangeStudents Take Action Beyond “Earth Day” at MIS

Reflections from Future Leaders & InnovatorsThe 8th Grade Class of 2014

Sustainable DesignStudents Present Plans for Going Green

12Internationally Educated, Locally MindedSharing the Benefits of the IB With Community

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Elements of Change:Students Take Action Beyond Earth Day at MIS

MIS students, teachers, and parents tend to the native plant landscaping on the playground after a long winter.

MIS students are changing the world every day. Students at MIS are encouraged to take action that positively impacts the world around them. They

begin the process of inquiry about the natural world starting in preschool, through the IB Primary Years Program’s Program of Inquiry. Through the lens of how humans affect our water, earth, and air, whether at age four or fourteen, MIS students prove that when it comes to environmental stewardship, they are elements of change. This year in celebration of Earth Day, teachers and students developed action plans through their units of inquiry to make our world a better place. The emphasis for all action was on small, significant actions we can take as individuals to make a difference. What evolved from the students was astounding: letters to the President and local politicians, radio interviews on the local children’s radio program, original skits and books presented to younger students, a flyer campaign, t-shirt designs, videos produced for Youtube, and much more. For anyone familiar with the history of MIS, it comes as no surprise that MIS students engaged with environmental activities beyond Earth Day, all year long, taking action in the community as both researchers and advocates. Students at every grade level participated in group and individual actions for the environment, recording their actions on the “leaves” of the MIS “Earth Day” tree that was hanging up all spring. The plan produced powerful results, helping to spread awareness about local and global environmental issues facing our earth, water and air.

K/1 multiage students explored water and the effects of pollution on water supply.

“Tierra mi Cuerpo, Agua mi Sangre, Aire mi Aliento, Fuego mi Espíritu”

(Left) MIS 2/3 Multiage students visit the local landfill, inquiring about the effects of pollution on the environment., particularly plastic waste. They created a series of videos about different types of pollution. Not only do the videos educate about the problem, but the students suggest solutions.

CLICK HERE to watch MIS student videos (in Spanish and English) about the negative effects of pollution.

MIS 5th Grade Students created a “Sharing the Planet” t-shirt design in honor of their environmental research in preparation for the PYP Exhibition.

CLICK HERE to read the Missoulian Opinion Editorial about pollution, submitted by MIS student, Eden Maxwell.

MIS students learned about fire ecology this spring- the fire triangle of fuel heat and oxygen – through song and dance during a special performance of, “Fire Speaks the Land,” from the CoMotion Dance Project.

SERVICE LEARNING WITH MONTANA CONSERVATION CORPS Middle School students went on a service learning field trip to Fort Fizzle in May, where they spent the day planting trees and conducting fire ecology research very similar to what the students did while at the Teton Science School in April. With this collection of year one data, they will be able to compare their data collected at the Teton Science School and have a baseline with which to start data collection in regards to the Lolo complex fire.

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Middle School in the Field: Digging Deeper in the Tetons and Mexico

FoxBy Ellie Jenni, 6th Grade

Her fur was as camouflaged as a flounder on the sea floorHer eyes as grey as the storm clouds at duskHer eyes were as skinny and straight as baby lodge pole pinesHer tail as bushy as a frolicking squirrel’sShe took a tentative step forwardI knew she was waiting for somethingA scrap of food to leap from our hands to her mouthAnother tentative step forwardAnotherAnotherHer tiny paws did not make a single mark on the dusty groundThen she bounded and slunk through the sagebrushAway from us, to a new sourceThen the foxShe disappearedAnd so did that rare moment.

Wyoming WindsBy McKenna Quirk, 6th Grade

Day Two, Teton Science School, Planting WillowsThe stream was shrinking in places where the willows were not, and the mud was flowing thick without the willow roots to stem their journey downstream. Solitary branches were speared into the ground along the banks. Daring soldiers who dare defy the odds, who sprout into well-seasoned captains. Their brothers and sisters stand beside them, the whispering willows run-down with fatigue. They bless them for their assistance. The stream burbles in agreement with the willows and the digging begins.

Each spring, MIS 6th & 7th grade students attend the Teton Science School in Jackson, WY while the 8th graders experience their capstone trip to Mexico, working with Ecology Project International. Students are engaged in outdoor environmental stewardship and science education programs that tie into the MIS curriculum.

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“Tierra mi Cuerpo, Agua mi Sangre, Aire mi Aliento, Fuego mi Espíritu”

Mexico, Last Day on the IslandBy Sophia Leonard

The wind blows the hair out of my face as the boat races to the island. This small rock is about a quarter mile from our much bigger island. It takes barely a minute for our ponga to get to this scrap of land. Eagerly everyone puts on wetsuits, fins, and snorkels, happy to be in the water of South Baja, California. It’s our last day in this paradise. No one wants to leave. It seems like every day is a perfect day filled with fun and adventures. I slip into the water and wait for everyone else to come in. I can barely see the sea floor in this part and will have to swim closer. As we near the island the rocks come up to meet the water and suddenly we can see vibrant fish, scraps of coral and other pictures of life. Every once in a while someone surfaces to shout something. A pufferfish with its wide eyes and dangerous spikes swims close to the sand. I see some tube fish colored in light green and slightly see-through. We even see a sea slug, and many starfish and other fish, of course. But most interesting, was all of the tiny and harmless jellyfish, barely bigger than the end of my thumb, yet they are everywhere. They come in and out of focus. Some very far away and some so close that they are blurs. It’s almost like they exist on another plane and easily can be lost from our vision. All too soon, we are called back to the boat to return to our island for lunch and then we must leave.

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Reflections from our Future Leaders & InnovatorsThe 8th Grade Class of 2014

The MIS Lifeby Owen McCubbin

This place is full of thought,full of love,full of hope.And I have been a part of this place,For four years.Teachers here have been kind,Thoughtful,And respectful.I have learned so much,And improved,Further than I ever thought was possible.This place has been amazing.

And soon it will be no more.I will be gone from this school,And off to a new school.One that is large and unfamiliar.I will miss MIS.

Reflections on MISby Mabel Gardner

MIS has been my school for 12 years and has become more than just a school for me. It’s hard to imagine that my experience here all started when I was just a little girl with big eyes and curly blond hair. It was then that I met my closest friends, it was then that I changed from speaking English to being fluent in Spanish. This place gave me the confidence to be myself and the power to express my thoughts. As I prepare myself for goodbye, I remember all the amazing memories from MIS. I can see myself running around outside in the green grass as a four year old full of energy, and laying down in the same green grass as a fourteen

year old attempting to keep my eyes open. I can see a rope with fourteen little preschoolers anxiously waiting to arrive at Greenough Park, and a huge plane with fourteen 8th graders waiting excitedly to land in La Paz, Mexico. These are things I will hold onto forever as I get older and move on further through my life. MIS has taught me more than any elementary/middle school ever could. The opportunities I have had here and experienced are truly incredible. I have been running a race for twelve years and I am almost to the finish line. Only now I realize that I want to finish the last bit slowly and take it all in. I really will miss this place and can’t express how thankful I am for being able to come here.

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Memories By Kevin Johnston

The first morning in the Tetons, a light frost on the ground while

flakes of snow blanket the dry earth. The crystal clear view of enormous,

White-tipped mountains. Floating down the Alberton Gorge,the excitement each year of meeting my new classmates.

Painting whale bones in the blazing sun, the sounds ofa foreign country alive around me.

Jumping into the freezing ocean and swimming with baby sea lions, their odd sounds and sweet faces.

Watching the sun set and the stars come out,my toes being tickled by the tide.

Learning about far-away places and the people who live there.

Drinking in their culture and language. Laughing with my friends, only thinking day to day.

Now it dawns on me that these days will soon be distant memories. I’m treasuring these moments now, so I can think upon them and smile.

LittleBy Gabriella Stokstad

I remember,Sitting in the group on the floor,the calendar covering the pinkish red and peach wallsRandom projects hung everywhere,Elmers glue and tiny scissors scattered over the tables.We would sit in front of the white and yellowcalendar,reciting the days of the week and weather in Spanishon the orange carpet.We would sing the alphabet, following the little animals on the wall.At stations, our little minds would soak up new information like sponges.We would read our little paper Spanish stories at the half moon table to Rocio,our little lisps, child grammar, and endless questionsfilling the whole room.I remember the cubbies in the back,and the yellow, green, and red behavior cards.Right now, I am ready to leave MIS,but I know that in the futureI will appreciate and miss my little corner of safety.MIS.

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Reflections, Continued...Class of 2014

Reflection Poem By Mari Rizzuto

The little girl with the bleach blonde hairpushes open the big wooden gate. Her blue eyes dart aroundbefore she shrinks back to her mom.As they walk into the small white building the little girl's fears take a back seatas she sees all the toys.Late that day, when all the parents have left,the little girl spots a brown eyed friend under the painting station.The little girl approaches and soonthe friends are joined bysets of blue and green and hazel eyes.And they lay there under the paints until snack time.Now they are older. They can’t fit under the easel.Our backpacks laden with books.Sometimes the not-so-little girls get flashbacks ofcounting straws and singing los pollitos but most of the time the not-so-little girls’ minds are occupiedby looming hallways instead of colorful flags and of the life we will leavebehind.

On LimitationsBy Toren Garnaas

The only limitations one has are the ones they place on themselves. – Muhammad Ali

MIS, my school for the past eleven years, has given me the necessary

tools to succeed in a diverse world. It started in preschool learning Spanish. Every single day from nine to three, all I heard was this new sound of a foreign language. I started with the bare essentials like “hola” or “¿qué tal?,” I improved every day. By the time the third grade came around, I was catching on to the Spanish language. I could say stuff like “Déme de leche de chocolate mamá, por favor” (Can you please get me some chocolate milk, mom?) The only limitations one has are the ones they place on themselves. I like this quote because it directly correlates with some of my decisions. For example, I chose to study abroad in Pamplona, Spain for the first semester of my 7th grade year. This was a huge leap for me. At first it seemed crazy. There was no way that I could go to Spain alone. But then something inside of me, told me that I could do it. I would not put this limitation on myself. Because I took this risk, I had the opportunity to do something totally life altering. I met new friends and learned about the Spanish culture. Now instead of Spanish just being a part of my academic life, Spanish was essential to my social life. I was able to hang out on the weekends and play soccer with all of my new friends. My Spanish skills were vital to me being able to participate in this new environment. I even dreamed in Spanish once! The immersion and language instruction I had received at MIS paved the way for me to have that incredible experience. As I look into the future, many things are uncertain. But one thing remains sure in my mind. I will always use the communication skills I learned at MIS to connect with the rest of the world as I did in Spain. I look forward to being able to study abroad in the years to come, meet new friends or reunite with old ones. I would like to thank my teachers for putting up with me for the eleven years I have been here. I would like to thank my friends for keeping a smile on my face. I would like to thank MIS for not limiting me to one experience my whole life.

MIS Reflectionsby Lorraine Gardner

Eleven years ago today, I was a little girl who turned around the corners of life without worrying what would be around them. As the years went on, there were some corners that scared me. But I learned that sometimes we must take risks in life because there is no use in waiting for the things we are headed to. Yes, its good to take a break and enjoy the moment that you’re in right now. But eventually those moments will leave you and that’s okay, you just have to go find a new one. Today I turn a new corner, but this one is in a different direction then the rest of then them. The experiences I’ve had in life have prepared me for the new direction I am soon to go in. I can’t keep going the same way or I might just end up wear I started. Without the amazing guidance I have had at this school I would not be able to turn these new corners and now I know I’m ready.

Graduation SpeechBy Jesse Howard

One day when I was sitting in an assembly I heard Julie’s amplified voice presenting a member of my “familia” an award. Seeing that little boy, frightened and afraid to move, I knew I had to help him out. At first, I just gave him a bit of positive encouragement, but he was still frozen, petrified. So, I got up and offered him my hand. Together, we walked towards Julie. As we walked across the cold linoleum floor, I heard lots of encouragement for him and then as the school broke out in applause, I saw a huge grin spread across this little boy’s face. That smile made my day. I think me being by his side gave him the courage to face the school and receive his award. Being the youngest of three brothers, I was never the one to “blaze new trails”. I was the last to start school, the last to do sports and the last to be Bar Mitzvahed. So, choosing to go to MIS gave me the opportunity to be my own person. It has also given me the opportunity to have a totally different school experience. For example, one day my class was going to read to the first graders. On this particular day, I was feeling a bit down, my hood pulled tightly over my head. I really did not want to read! But then I overheard two kids asking Laura if they could have me read to them, “We want Jesse! We want Jesse!” I felt my mood lift and I smiled as I pulled my hood down. They loved my rendition of “Clifford, El Perro Grande,” and in that moment I realized that MIS is a place where everyone belongs; you can be a role model and even a leader.

Being one of the older students at MIS feels like a responsibility, but it is also what is unique about MIS, having the chance to positively impact someone's life means a lot. Sometimes it is the small gestures and other times it is the big ones, but they all matter. Because MIS allows all its students to be involved with each other, the youngest preschoolers and the kindergarteners look up to kids who will play with them, and I always came to school ready to give high fives in the hallways or pushes on the swings. It’s incredible how much kids change in 4 years, from sitting in circle in preschool singing, “Abrazame,” to standing on the big MCT stage. I know I made the right choice coming to MIS, it has let me watch growth happen and let me experience my confidence grow. MIS has shaped me and has made me stronger.

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“I built a laboratory and it is sustainable because it has solar panels, gardens, gray water systems, and a revolving door that produces electricity. We used cob to build our laboratory and bamboo for the revolving door. For the desk, we are using compressed sunflower seeds that make a nice wood material. The wood that we use in other places are from trees that grow very fast. In our laboratory we make medicine for our community and we teach people about how to use better plants for medicines. We can teach people how to make fertilizers that are not polluting the environment and that don’t kill helpful bugs.”

“I built a school that had 12 solar panels, a green garden, a rain barrel, and a bunch of big windows. This school is green because gardens give us food and give us fresh air. The rain barrel is good for collecting the rain water and to use to water the garden. Big windows provide the building with sunlight and not as many lights need to be used. We used reused materials like glass to build our windows and bamboo to make the building green.”

MIS 2/3 multiage students presented their designs for sustainable buildings in May. Innovative ideas abounded, with everything from an eco-swimming pool made of recycled plastic, to stationary bikes on a playground that produce electricy, to a high rise, luxury eco-hotel, equipped with organic cotton sheets. MIS kids are building plans to advance the world from good to GREAT!

Sustainable DesignStudents Present Their Own Plans for Going Green

(Left) Missoula International School was evacuated for several days at the end of February this year, when record snowfall created the perfect conditions for an avalanche on Mt. Jumbo, just a couple of blocks away from MIS. The avalanche took out houses, claimed the life of one woman, and buried her husband and an eight year old boy for several hours. MIS students responded to the tragedy with an outpouring of cards and letters to the families affected by the avalanche. The Missoula community came together in May to honor the avalanche volunteers and victims, presenting them with hundreds of colorful prayer flags. CLICK HERE

to read MIS student responses to the avalanche that were published in the Missoulian in March.

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When Disaster StrikesMIS Students Share Support with Neighbors Affected by Avalanche

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Perhaps you’ve heard the quote by Margaret Mead, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s

the only thing that ever has.” I’ve developed a slight variation on this quote that I believe sums up MIS, “Never doubt that a group of thoughtful, committed physically SMALL citizens can change the world.” Well, I believe MIS’s “small” citizens, starting at age 3, are on their own path to changing the world for the better. MIS hosted a luncheon in the Missoula community at the end of May to demonstrate the benefits of an IB Education in Missoula. In addition to my presentation about MIS’s Spanish immersion and PYP, or Primary Years Program, we were joined by three other speakers: Kevin Ritchlin, MCPS’s IB Coordinator; Stella Gardner, an MIS alumna and a current student in the full IB Diploma Program at Hellgate High School; and Paulo Zagalo-Melo, the Director of International Programs at the University of Montana. Each speaker highlighted the many values of both early language learning opportunities as well as the benefits of the IB’s educational framework. Kevin Ritchlin, a history teacher at Big Sky High School, spoke about how the lack of student engagement has vexed high schools across generations. He believes IB programs present a solution to this problem, with its emphasis on critical thinking and student reflection about why we know what we know. Paulo Zagalo-Melo cited research that demonstrates higher IQ and cognitive abilities in bilingual people. He showed data to support the need for the U.S. to educate its

students in languages and international cultures if students expect to compete at the global level. Paulo also pointed out that MIS’s program is unique and innovative, as it provides an IB education within a language immersion program. Stella, once a “small” citizen when she came to MIS in kindergarten and now a senior in high school, delivered a poignant reminiscence of how her MIS education prepared her for the rigor of the IB Diploma Program classes. She said that MIS prepared her in ways that set her apart from her peers, by teaching her the process of inquiry, or how to ask informative and interesting questions. She is grateful for the Spanish language skills she acquired at MIS that are giving her the opportunity to work in Spain this summer. Her language ability made it possible for Stella to achieve college level credits with the successful completion of the AP Spanish exam in the 8th grade while at MIS. “Middle school at MIS was more challenging than my freshman year at Hellgate High School,” said Stella, “And now in my Junior year, my most interesting classes are my IB classes.” Everyone who attended the presentation left with a better understanding of how students learn at MIS, how the International Baccalaureate Program impacts our schools and economy, and how MIS is on the right track in preparing students for changing the world right outside their own doorsteps.

Internationally Educated, Locally MindedMIS Luncheon Event Shares Benefits of IB EducationWith Greater Communityby Julie Lennox, Head of School

“Middle school at MIS was more challenging than my freshman year at Hellgate High School,” said Stella, “And now in my Junior year, my most interesting classes are my IB classes.”

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A direct gift to MIS is tax-deductible! CLICK HERE TO DONATE!Visit: www.mismt.org/support

Contact Bethany O’Connell, Director of Development, for information about giving gifts of stock or other charitable giving. Your financial advisor can provide more information about how you may benefit from the tax advantages of giving to MIS. MIS is a 501c3 nonprofit organization with the tax EIN #81-0501614. THANK YOU!

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Advance MIS from Good to Greatwith your gift to the

MISsion Forward Fund.

Thank you for making MIS Great! Your annual gift to MIS is put straight to work each year for better classroom technology, new resources, and the best opportunities for our students and teachers. Here are just a few examlpes of how gifts to the MISsion Forward Fund made a direct and positive impact on MIS this year:

• MIS was able to introduce LEGO Robotics to our K/1 students and began taking steps to expand the program throughout the grade levels.

• MIS was able to provide an interactive SMART board surface to the K/1 classroom with an Ebeam projector and began to develop student-centered Ebeam activities in Math, English, Spanish, and more for all students.

• MIS supported a teacher to participate in an online course on climate change through Seminars on Science, a program from the American Museum of Natural History in New York, NY.

• MIS introduced 2nd-8th grade students to 3D printing technology using the design thinking process.

• Two teachers were able to attend a National Coalition Building Institute workshop where they were immersed in exploring different tools to build inclusive communities, reduce inter-group conflict, and understand diversity.

• Thanks to your gifts, MIS is able to expand our student laptop lab and add more electronic reading materials to the library this year.

Amity Intern Offers Gratitude for ExchangeIt has been such a great experience being at Missoula International School as an Amity Intern. Thank you, MIS, for giving me the opportunity to be part of the MIS community. I am really grateful to Amity Institute, MIS, and my dear host families who opened the doors of their homes and let me be part of their families. Because of them I learned a great deal about American culture and I improved my English language skills.

I had fun spending time with everyone and it was a pleasure helping out in the classrooms. I thank all the children at MIS for all the laughs and good memories that I will take with me. I also thank all the parents who made me feel very welcome. I appreciated that a lot.

Best wishes for everybody, Fabián Soto

The Caldwell and the Southhall families shared the role of host family for the Amity Insititute’s year-long teaching exchange. Fabián is working towards a teaching degree in Colombia. He helped teach Spanish and afterschool guitar lessons while at MIS.

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“We came to MIS for the Spanish. We stayed for the IB.”

“I see my son on a trajectory. When I spent some time with the middle school students, I really saw the end product at MIS. I want my son to grow up to be like them.”

“There’s no doubt in my mind that these kids are going to change the world. That is our investment.”

“MIS has changed education in Missoula.”

Mark Your Calendars: Fall 2014/2015 Events

Thursday, August 28th 4:00 P.M.- 5:30 P.M.

Curriculum Meeting and Social for Preschool and K/1 Multiage Families

Grade Level Curriculum Meetings & Social 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

Middle School: Thursday, September 42/3 Multiage: Tuesday, September 164/5 Multiage: Wednesday, September 17

Wednesday, October 1stImportant MIS evening parent meeting

SAVE THE DATE: 10/24/14Friday, October 24thGDay and Fall Family Fiesta!MIS is planning a full day of family fun and a celebration of lifelong learning!

MORNING: Grandparents & Grandfriends are invited to enjoy a special performance and spend time with students in the classroom.

AFTERNOON: All are welcome to enjoy afternoon workshops exploring the cultural traditions of Day of the Dead.

EVENING: Fall Family Fiesta & All School Fundraiser, featuring the Whizpops!

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406.542.9924www.mismt.org

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All families and friends are invited to the MIS Fall Family Fiesta & Fundraiser on Friday, Ocotber 24th! Enjoy an evening of delicious food and fun for any age, featuring the music of the Whizpops. Watch your inbox for more details!