See you at Family Fun Day!

Dear SSIS Faculty,

We have an amazing group of dedicated parents which leads our PTA (Parent Teacher Association). This year we are very fortunate that three of these, Ms. Thuy Pham, Ms. Svetlanta Tsujimoto, and Ms. Nancy Black, have stepped forward to lead the group as the executive board.

Among the events planned for the year are two Family Fun Days. The first is this Saturday, 17 September 2016, from 9am to noon and the second comes in the Spring on Saturday, 11 March 2017.

We are asking that every member of the faculty put in an appearance this Saturday.

We know that you have busy schedules and that not all of you have children through which you can enjoy the events in vicarious ways. Schools, however, are built upon the relationships among students, parents and teachers. Our parents put a great deal of work into planning these events and the presence of faculty, so appreciated by your students, helps confirm for them that we are one community with a common mission.

It is that same desire for community that drives other events that we have all come to treasure such as Teacher Appreciation Day and the social events in the fall and spring.

So please make plans to attend. There is no need to stay for the entire period unless you want to sample every food station or are just dying for a pony ride or to have your nails painted.

Sincerely yours,

Mark Iver Sylte, Head of School