WEEKLY NEWS BRIEF FOR
MONDAY, August 8, 2005

Welcome to ISM's weekly newsletter for the week August 8 - 12, 2005. Please note that the ISM news brief is now distributed to ISM families primarily via email, unless otherwise requested, thereby saving time and money. We appreciate your continued diligence in accessing the information contained in this document. To request hardcopy notification, please contact editor Lisa Griffin Burns at lburns@ismonterey.org or call at 583-2165.

1. Welcome and Welcome back Welcome to new ISM students and families. Welcome back to returning students and families.

This section is for news from the ISM Foundation.

1. SHOW YOUR SCHOOL SPIRIT! LET'S RAISE $30,000 FROM THE CHAPMAN FOUNDATION Would you like to see ISM receive $30,000 from the Chapman Foundation? YES! In order to do that, we need to raise $30,000 on our own, which Chapman will then match, dollar for dollar. Funders want to see participation from 100% of our families, so every little bit helps! Your gift at any level brings us closer to demonstrating to foundations that we have the support of each and every family at ISM. Help us answer the Chapman challenge with your tax-deductible gift today! Make your checks payable to the ISM Foundation and deposit them in the drop box in the front office this week.

This section is for non-ISM activities and events of interest to our school community. If you have an activity that you are supporting and wish to share with the ISM Community, please submit details on the news item to Erin by the Thursday prior to the week when you would like to see the item appear. You can bring your items into the office in hard copy, or you can email them to Erin at emorita@ismonterey.org.