5^th Annual IVE Culture Night!

Friday, January 20^th from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Sharing our Family Treasures!

Dear IVE families,

It's time again to celebrate the diversity of our community – the 5^th annual Culture Night at IVE!

Your family stories are our school's greatest treasures! Everyone's story is a treasure. Encourage your children to go on a "treasure hunt" over the winter break. Children should look for "family treasures" while visiting with relatives by asking to hear family stories. Encourage your relatives to share stories from the past with your children and any photos that go along with them.

After winter break, children should bring their stories (and pictures) to their teacher along with the attached form. We encourage photocopies of pictures. All items should be labeled with your child's name and teacher.

In early January there will be several sessions after school during which children may be videotaped telling their stories. The stories will be shared at Culture Night.

You may also contribute to the event by:

Having a booth. Join with other families or just your own to share a culture. Cultures can be represented by posters, maps, traditional clothing (worn or displayed), household items, art, music, pictures, postcards, food etc. Our theme this year is "Family Treasures".

Performing. Can you do a traditional dance? Sing a song in another language? Your student (with or without the rest of the family) is invited to do a short (must be under two minutes) performance at Culture Night.

Watch this on IVE newscast to see how to send your treasure to a "treasure box" in the office!

Important Dates:

Committee Planing meeting: Wednesday Jan 4th 10am at Starbucks (by QFC parking lot) 

Work Party: Wednesday Jan 11th 7pm at IVE library

Performance Rehearsal: Wednesday Jan 11th 12:45pm in Multipurpose Room

Please contact Lucy Zou at 425-214-1575 or zoufamily@gmail.com or Jodi Novotny at 425-652-6818 or jodi.novotny@gmail.com if you have any questions.

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Family Information Sheet

(Please fill out this form by January 6^th) or click here to download

Parent Name/s:
Phone:
Email Address:
Child's Name:
Teacher's Name:
We would like to participate in the following way (check boxes as appropriate):
We would like to share a family story
Please enter your story below. Some ideas for the story are:
* A typical day in another country or time period
* A challenge someone has faced in their life
* A family tradition
* Other
We will have a cultural booth of
We will offer food sampling. Gloves, plates and forks will be provided. You can attend a food preparation training prior to the event or the guidelines can be sent to you.
We need other utensils to serve food.
We need access to an electric outlet.
We need a presentation board 32"x48" 3-fold cardboard (like the science fair boards).
We will perform: sing/dance/other (please describe)