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UPCOMING EVENTS AND DEADLINES
| 3/7/2018 |
8:15 am - 1:40 pm |
Odd Wednesday |
| 3/7/2018 |
7:00 pm |
PTSA Board Meeting |
| 3/8/2018 |
7:00 pm |
Beauty and the Beast Performance
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| 3/9/2018 |
2:00 pm & 7:00 pm |
Beauty and the Beast Performances |
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Hello Everyone,
It is with great sadness that we grieve the loss of two of our Bellevue students in a tragic accident at the end of February in an Avalanche at Alpental. Our community grieves for these two International School families and our thoughts and prayers are with them now. A loss such as this has a way of bringing the community together so students and parents can lean on each other. Staff mentioned to me how supportive the students were of each other during this grieving time. I know that our community replicates this feeling and more. As a small community, any loss is magnified and brings home how important family, friends and a supportive school culture is at this time. As we move forward in the coming weeks to support student led events, celebrate the 100% membership of the community, let us not forget that each and every one of us is important to our community and a loss is felt by all.
Best,
Meribeth Nordloef-Pedersen
ISPTSA President 2017-2018
"Community Creates Success at IS"
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What's important to you at IS?:
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RESULTS FROM PREVIOUS QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Here are the results of the vaping question:
This survey and the comments will be shared with IS administration and Counseling to help our IS community better understand vaping and how we can prevent this from become a bigger issue. Any questions of this survey, please contact
president@isptsa.org.
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 Thanks to everyone who bought books at our annual Scholastic Book Fair February 6-9
th
. We made over $1800 which provided financial support for the library to purchase current and much needed books for the library.
PTSA awarded 4 gift certificates by raffle to Kaylee Huang, Catalina Blanco, Laura Zhang and Sarah Lenderman. These were definitely readers!
Thanks also to our wonderful PTSA volunteers that stepped up to help make the fair a success; Elda Martiri-Mio, Surabhi Chauhan, Jyotsna Gundala, Sheila Ferry, Ruby Zhang, Lisa Harris, Stacy Lenderman, Julie, Molinari, Amy Frei, Li Lu, Brenda Bedrosian, Kris and Robert Lascerna, Li Wu, Michele Dang, Tara Jones and Meribeth Nordloef-Pedersen.
Our community creates success at IS.
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MEMBERSHIP:
565 MEMBERS STRONG EQUALS 100%
 A Big Thank you to each and every PTSA member of our IS Community. We reached the goal of 100% March 1st, 2018. What this goal means is that for 565 students, each and every student at IS is supported and cheered on for their success by a PTSA member. As a unique choice school in the Bellevue School District, we are showing the community that "Community Creates Success at IS". We reached 100% staff membership too. Please take a moment to see all of our supportive parents, guardians, teachers, staff and students that make up our 565 person membership. We want to celebrate this success with our school and students, stay tuned for details. Membership still matters, if you haven't joined yet, Please Join Us!. Or if you would prefer to send in a check, download and fill out the form and drop it off at the office.
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PHANTOM LAKE PTA SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE TO IS SENIORS
The Phantom Lake PTA is pleased to offer a scholarship opportunity to high school seniors in the Bellevue School District who attended Phantom Lake Elementary. To apply for the scholarship, students must complete the provided scholarship application form and submit additional information such as a personal statement, transcript, and letters of recommendation. The deadline for submitting an application is
Friday, May 4th, 2018.
You can find the scholarship application form on the Phantom Lake PTA website:
http://phantomlakepta.org/Doc/Community_news/ScholarshipApplication.pdf
Any questions, contact:
Jenny Miller
jnnymllr@yahoo.com
Phantom Lake PTA
Grants and Scholarship Chair
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WSPTA SCHOLARSHIP FOR GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AVAILABLE
It's that time of year for high school seniors: applying for college and learning how to pay for college. To help alleviate the pains of paying for college, the Washington State PTA offers three $3,000 scholarships and one $1,000 scholarship to graduating seniors from Washington state high schools, with active PTAs within them, who will be starting college (either 2-year or 4-year) in the fall of 2018. See the application form
here.
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HEALTHY MINDS, SUCCESSFUL LIVES: MENTAL HEALTH, ACADEMICS & STUDENTS
 Join Bellevue Schools Foundation, the nationally recognized JED Foundation, and Forefront in the Schools to learn how mental health impacts student success in high school and college.
Learn what the most recent national, state and district level data reveal about the disturbing rise of anxiety and depression in our students. Then discover how the Bellevue Schools Foundation and Bellevue School District are partnering to solve this public health crisis in our schools.
Attendees will enjoy brief presentations and ample discussion with JED Foundation CEO,
John MacPhee
, Bellevue School District Executive Director of Student Services, Judy Buckmaster, and representatives from
Forefront
-- the University of Washington based non-profit organization that empowers individuals and communities
to take sustainable action to prevent suicide, champion systemic change, and restore hope.
DATE AND TIME
Thu, March 8, 2018
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
LOCATION
Wilburton Instructional Service Center
12241 Main Street
Rainier Room
Bellevue, WA 98005
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DON'T MISS THE IS SCHOOL SPRING MUSICAL BEAUTY AND THE BEAST!
Come out and support your Titan Players.
Show times are
March 9th at 7:00 pm , Also March 10th
at
2:00 pm and 7:00
pm
. Mark your calendars!
$10 for students and
$12 for adults - Tickets will be available at the door and prior to the shows in the School Office.
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IS HOSTS 'ANGST': A FILM ABOUT ANXIETY ON MARCH 27, AT 7:00 PM, IN THE IPAC
 Please join us on T
uesday,
March 27th at
7:00 pm in the
IPAC for a showing of
Angst, a film that explores
anxiety, its causes, effects and what we can do about it. The filmmakers' goal is to have a global conversation and raise awareness around anxiety. Angst features candid interviews with kids and young adults who suffer, or have suffered, from anxiety and what they've learned about it.
The film includes discussions with mental health experts about the causes of anxiety and its sociological effects, as well as help, resources and tools. Following the showing, we'll have a
question and answer session about anxiety and teens with Dr. Laura Kastner, Ph.D., a clinical professor in the department of psychology and the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at U.W.
There is
no cost to attend this event thanks to funding from the
PTSA. For more information about the movie and Dr. Kastner, please click
here.
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A NOTE ON MORNING DROP-OFF AND PARKING
Thank you for ensuring the safety of all of our students and staff during our busy morning drop-off time. Please help us maintain a safe arrival period for all by helping us with the following:
- Ensure that we keep the Metro & Safe Lane clear from car traffic at all times so that we may continue to honor our agreement with Metro Transit which allows us to maintain service to IS.
- Due to such limited parking for staff and students, all students should be dropped-off from the Student Drop-Off & Pick-Up Only Lane. Please refrain from using parking spaces in the morning in the Staff or Student Permitted Areas. There are a limited number of visitor spots that are accessible from the Student Drop-Off and Pick-Up Only Lane.
Families have found that leaving just 10 minutes earlier can have a significant impact on how long they wait in line to drop-off. Students can also help with traffic flow by ensuring they have all of the items they are bringing to school ready to go upon approach to the drop-off zone. Thank you for your partnership!
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STUDENT NEWS & OPPORTUNITIES
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2018 BACCALAUREATE - SENIORS' FAMILIES - MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Senior families and students, please mark your calendars for the
2018 Baccalaureate Celebration.
The
Baccalaureate will be held
Saturday, June 16, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. This is a fun, non-religious event that showcases each individual student, his/her accomplishments, creativity and talents. There ill be laughs, maybe some joyful tears, a lot of pride, and the memories will last forever.
Also, please make sure that sure your senior students don't book other commitments for these days:
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Friday, June 15 Baccalaureate
rehearsal is in the afternoon - keep calendars open till 6:00 pm for the rehearsal (students only).
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Saturday, June 16 (2:00-4:00)- Baccalaureate
celebration (not a religious event) - plan to arrive by 1:30 pm ish.
More information will be provided soon!
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ASB is hosting a high school dance on
Saturday, 31 March from
8:00 pm - 10:30 pm. Chaperones are needed to help check-in students, sell tickets, serve snacks and general oversight.
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IS HOSTS FRENCH CONTEST: GRAND CONCOURS
We are hosting our annual French contest, the Grand Concours. Students have the opportunity to test their skills, get ranked nationally against peers in the Northwest, win prizes and overall build their confidence in their knowledge of the French language! Students pay $5 to Liz Vandenbergh
e by
February 8th
, the test will take place on
Wednesday
March 7th
at 1:30 pm.
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YEARBOOK PHOTOS NEEDED - CALL FOR CANDID PHOTOS OF STUDENTS
 Are your kids star soccer players? Do you have the best family photos? Did you have the best summer vacation?
Please send summer, sports or sibling photos to
internationalyearbook@gmail.com to get your kids featured in the yearbook! Please include the names and grades of your kids too!"
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TITAN TIMES STUDENT NEWS NOW AVAILABLE TO PARENTS
 Hello Parents! Did you know it's Badminton and Flag Football Season for Middle School Students? Did you know that the Green Team is helping to reduce trash? Here's another way to stay connected with what's happening in the school. The Titan Times contains school news and updates and broadcasts over the PA System every day at 8:15 am. The link is updated around 3:00 pm for the next day.
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STUDENT SPORTS & OPPORTUNITIES
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TRYOUTS FOR BELLEVUE CHEER ARE COMING UP!
Parent/Candidate meeting on Wednesday
March 7th at 7:00
pm in the Bellevue HS Library.
Tryout dates are
Monday 3/6 - 3/30.
For more information go to
Bellevuecheer.com or email
Bellevuecheer@gmail.com.
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BELLEVUE AND MORE (BAM) ULTIMATE FRISBEE GIRLS TEAM
Bellevue will have its first ever Girls Ultimate Team this spring. Any girls who attend Bellevue schools and might want to join this history-making team are welcome to join. The Girls team will compete as a JV team in a 5 on 5 league that runs from March 12 into May with weekday games to be scheduled. The cost is only $6 per player. Players will have the option but not obligation to play on the Mixed BAM team as well (those games are all on Saturdays during the same time frame). No experience necessary. 2 weekdays after school max commitment.
Contact
David Hasbrook with
any questions: 425-453-6191 land, 206-200-9082 mobile.
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JUBILEE REACH SPORTS AT IS!
 Greetings Middle School Parents!
IS SPRING CLUB SPORTS REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
International School offers wonderful after school club sports for middle schoolers through Jubilee Reach.
Boys & Girls Co-Ed Basketball, (April 16 - June 15)
Boys & Girls Co-Ed Soccer (April 16 - June 15)
Girls Golf (April 17 - mid June)
Jubilee Athletics & Activities is the cornerstone of Jubilee REACH service in schools. Coaches Sterling and Brock have extensive Intermural sports backgrounds and relish bringing students of all abilities together to build an inclusive community, providing support and strengthening relationships through healthy competition.
REGISTER at http://jubileereach.bonzidev.com/athletics.
A membership application only needs to be filled out once per year.
To add your student's name to rosters, email IS site coaches Sterling Brown and Brock Hay.
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KING COUNTY SPORTS RESULTS
Check King County Sports results
here.
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MONDAY MESSENGER SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
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Please submit your information by FRIDAY at 12:00 (noon)
to
news@isptsa.org.
- We encourage submissions that align with our mission. Click here for the PTSA mission statement.
- Submissions are subject to a review by the IS PTSA and may be accepted, rejected or edited.
- Please use a separate email for each article submitted.
- Subject line should include the Section Header where you want your information and the title: Here's a list of sections:
- PTSA News
- School News
- Student News & Opportunities
- Help Wanted
- Sports News & Opportunities
- Summer Camps & Opportunities
- Plain text is preferred, although you are welcome to send along an image or icon to include.
- Need to link to a registration form? Send us the link to include or a pdf copy.
- For the "Help Wanted" session, feel free to also contact the IS PTSA to ask for support.
- Note: you will receive an automatic confirmation response when submitting.
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Visit our website keep informed about what is going with ISPTSA including meetings, programs and community events and activities. We hope it will be your home for joining the ISPTSA, volunteering, signing up for the Messenger weekly newsletter and keeping current on what is happening at the school.
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Content titles are colored coded for easy navigation:
RED
: Changes to Content
BLACK: Repeat Content
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Contact Us:
President
Treasurer 1
Secretary
Membership
Advocacy
Monday Messenger
Website
IS Staff Liasons
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School Directory and Links
ATTENDANCE 425-456-6545
MAIN OFFICE 425-456-6500
COUNSELING 425-456-6542
REGISTRAR 425-456-6535
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| Supporting PTSA Donate at any time. Write your check to the International School PTSA and send it ISPTSA at 445 128th Ave. SE, Bellevue, WA 98005
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