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posted September 5, 2013

Wallace Ting, Deputy Director of Academics

Dear Interamericano Parents,

Escuela para Padres kicks off the 2013-14 school year with a special conference on bullying from an expert from Mexico, Maria Teresa Mendoza Estrada. This conference will be held on September 10, 2013 from 6 PM – 8 PM in the school cafeteria.

Many parents, teachers, directors, and other staff members will be attending, so purchase your ticket while you still can!

Entrance tickets cost Q 150 each or Q 250 for a couple. Tickets are available in the school “caja” and will also be available at the door during the day of the event.

We hope to see you all there!

posted August 30, 2013

Wallace Ting, Deputy Director of Academics

• Middle and High School Open House Photos
• PK – Grade 1 Open House Photos
• Grade 2 – 5 Open House Photos

Colegio Interamericano opened recently opened its doors to the parent community as we hosted several Open House events. The Open House events were a great opportunity to learn more about our academic programs, see the progress of our construction projects, and get to know the directors, teachers, and other staff members.

Middle and High School Open House took place on August 22, PK – Grade 1 Open House took place on August 27, and Grade 2-5 Open House took place on August 29.

We had a significant turnout at all three Open House events and would like to thank all of the parents and students that were able to attend.

posted August 19, 2013

Greg Bellemare, Pre-Primary and Primary Director

Our assemblies on August 19th went very well. It was the first time we split the students into two separate assemblies and the success was noteworthy.  We had our Kinder, Grade 1 and Grade 2 assembly first followed by another, exclusively for Grades 3 through 5.  This division gives each group a little more attention and time, which in turns allows for better student comprehension and a more personalized approach to that week’s message.  Kindergarteners, for example, need a slower more playful approach to the bimonthly values than say, fifth graders.

During these assemblies we recognized students for last year’s academic efforts and excelling on certain facets of the MAP tests. Acknowledgment was also given to last spring’s 4^th quarter Honor Roll and Principal Honor Roll students.

One of the school’s main objectives is to accentuate our excelling students in a variety of ways and to this end we have gone to great efforts to see them get the due credit they deserve.  To this end, pictures of outstanding students will be posted on the elementary office TV and hung on the hallway bulletin board.  Secondly, the students signed their names on colorful posters, which were put up on the Honor Roll Board, in one of the school’s main hallways. We hope you will take a minute to see these pictures and names when you are at the school.

 

Likewise, a special emphasis was made this month on the importance of a good handshake when receiving an award. Remember a good impression, manners and respect can be displayed by a simple handshake.

Starting September, assemblies will begin at 8:20 and will be held every two weeks.  The next Kinder, Grade 1 and Grade 2 assembly will be on September 9^th and on September 23 Grades 3 through 5 will have theirs. The website calendar will be updated accordingly, reflecting the different assemblies date.

This month’s “Grizzly Award” goes to Kari Ward’s 2^nd Grade class and Peter Holmes 3^rd Grade. For those of you know don’t know, this prestigious award is given to the class that enters and exits the assembly in the most orderly manner and behaves best behaved during our school ceremonies. This means students were attentive, participative and displayed a superb behavior.

 

MAP top Scores:

Valentina Paz Flores;  Mariano Cuellar Laparra; Mariana Galindo; Juan Fernando Aragón García; Mar Jaen Ruiz; Angel Alejandro Lopez Kelly; Ma. José González Salazar; Ana Camila Morán Alvarez; DoYun Lim; Daniel Maul Cupersmith; Bruce Adrián Amado; Javier Urbano Aragón García; Pedro Albin Lazcano, and, Juan Pablo Arévalo Orellana.

Honor Roll:

First Grade 4TH Quarter:

Min Kyun Hwang, Daniela Lazos Espíndola, Jose Rodrigo Lemus Gándara, Sebastián Rojas Serrano, Juan Miguel Muñoz Serra, Verónica Pagua Martin, Katya Oliveros, Sofía Tascón Porras. Hyun Jeong Cho Hwang, Emily Chang Evans, Rocío Nicolle Chocano, Carlos Ladrón de Guevara, David Morales Araneda, Natalia Comte Suárez, Isabella Urrutia Orellana, Alexia Monteros Veillette, Henry Valdéz Chigua, Javier Gutierrez Arreaga, Ma. José Mancilla Garza, Annika Spross Romero, Juan Fernando Aragón García, Marizú Weller Ríos, Daniela Huschke Colmenares,Ma. Camila Mancur Bello.

 

Second Grade 4th Quarter:

Chia Ying Chen Aceituno, Martin Argueta Chacón, Mar Jaen Ruiz, Santiago  Morán Toledo Ma. Fernanda Noriega Mendoza, Young Joo Go Ki, Mikela Salguero Gonzalez-Campo, Valentina Cabrera Harari, Lucas Albin Lazcano.

 

Third Grade 4th Quarter:

Annika Garcia Salas Erales, Ana Camila Morán Alvarez, Alessandra Contreras Gonzalez,Eduardo Ceballos Colombi, Natalia Lucía  Montes Reyes, Paulina Torres Martínez, Do Yun Lim.

 

Fourth Grade 4th Quarter:

Javier Urbano Aragón García, Ana Isabel Herrera García, Cristina Makarian Ghawali, Juan Pablo Arévalo, Pedro Albin Lazcano, Su A Ahn, Isabel Chang Véliz.

The Flag Bearers:   

First Assembly:

The Guatemalan flag by   Daniel Ricardo Sanchez Pennington The United States flag by Marialexandra Bravo Mendoza The Colegio Interamericano flag by   Carlos Hugo Ladrón de Guevara Matheu Pledge of Allegiance by Emilie Melissa Chang Evans

 

Second Assembly:

The Guatemalan flag by   Javier Aragón The United States flag by  Sebastián Cáceres The Colegio Interamericano flag by  Isabel Chang The Pledge of Allegiance by So Young, Go Ki

 

 

posted August 19, 2013

Katrin Huenemoerder, ECA Coordinator

Exactly one hundred and seventeen clubs are available to our student population. The range of clubs includes athletic teams such as basketball, volleyball and soccer, as well as other sports such as badminton and table tennis, ultimate Frisbee and baseball. On August 13^th we held our annual Extracurricular Activities (ECA) Fair to allow students to get to know our wide array of recreational programs and the wonderful people behind them.

If you’re interested in learning another foreign language, you could sign up for German, Mandarin or French. Do you play an instrument? Violin, cello, piano, marimba, flute and guitar are included in our music program. If all that didn´t catch your attention, you could sign up for one of the many different arts and crafts clubs. New to the program is our media club in Elementary and Middle School, were students will be producing a school newspaper and learn how to research a topic, write about it, proofread it and design a layout for it.  Other innovative programs include various dance clubs where Middle School and High School students practice jazz and funk in our completely new and unique dance group.

For those who like to work their brains, we have several science clubs and a chess club to keep your mind at the top of its game.

For those parents who couldn’t come to the ECA Fair to meet ECA teachers and sign their kids up for a club, inscriptions are still  available online. Through Renweb, parents can request a space in a club online. Even though demand is quite high this year, there are several clubs that are more than ready to accommodate new members. If you still haven’t signed up for an ECA, the inscription period will end on Friday, August 23^rd, and confirmations will be sent out on August 25^th, so hurry up and not miss out on all the fun!

 

 

posted August 5, 2013

Today we had our first elementary assembly at Interamericano for the 2013-14 school year. It was my pleasure to meet all of the children. They were very well behaved. We started out with the Anthem and then introductions of new staff.

I spoke to the kids that their goal for the year was to learn as much as they could. My expectations of them were that every day they give their best effort and that they be respectful. I told them if they do those 2 things everyday they will be successful in school and in life.

I reviewed my expectations and talked about which group could do the best at the assemblies. The best class that enters the assembly orderly, listens and participates, the best, and leaves the assembly orderly will receive the “Grizzly Award”. This award will be given out after each assembly and will be held in the teacher’s classroom in honor until the next assembly. It will be a tradition that I hope will instill in them how to properly act in a public forum.

We finished with a competition between the 4^th and 5^th grades versus the 1^st through 3^rd grades singing the school song. It was very impressive for the first day back but the 1^st through 3^rd graders were outstanding.

It is going to be a great year at Interamericano!

Greg Bellemare

Pre-Primary and Primary Director