KICK-OFF FAMILY DINNER & PTSA GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING IS 10/3, 6:00 pm - PLEASE RSVP!

Please register today for a family dinner at the first PTSA General Meeting of the year. Dinner is provided free of charge by the PTSA and will be held in the Commons. By registering we can make sure there is enough food for everyone. 

RSVP Here.

Our family dinner is a long standing International School tradition. Parents and students are welcome to attend. It's a great way for all families, especially new families, to meet people and learn more about IS. Register today and help spread the word. See you on October 3rd at 6:00 pm!

COMMUNITY CREATES SUCCESS AT IS

As ISPTSA kicks off our theme for this year, our success depends upon our community supporting the PTSA. From the time that you applied for IS, your student was selected to attend IS, and you accepted. That began your journey to becoming part of the IS community.  Taking off the hat from other schools and putting on International's hat is the next step toward becoming community here. We want to create an IS community that creates success at IS. Your PTSA is committed to helping IS become the school that our community wants and expects and is successful. We need your support by;

 

• Becoming a member of our PTSA. 100% goal of membership is a powerful message to the Bellevue community of how we are unique, and how supportive we are of this school.
• Download DirectorySpot, our online directory, and use it to talk with each other. 
• Donate to our fall fundraising campaign; 100% of your cash donation goes to support student academic programs at IS and teacher development. Our campaign starts October 3^rd.

Whether you are a new 6 ^th grade parent or starting the twilight years at IS for your 12 ^th grader, you are a part of the IS community and we need your support as a part of ISPTSA.

 

Help me create this success at IS for the students and the school by being a part of our ISPTSA community.

Meribeth Nordloef-Pedersen

ISPTSA President 2017-2018

HELP US CREATE COMMUNITY WITH PTSA MEMBERSHIP

Our goal this year is 100% Membership in PTSA of our IS community. That means we need 580 PTSA members. How does it work? Simple, we need one member for every student. 

 
Dual membership of $35 supports two students. Single membership of $20 supports one student. ISPTSA has kicked off our new year with almost 200 supportive parents and guardians becoming or renewing their membership with ISPTSA. THANK YOU!

Please remember to renew or become a new PTSA member for 2017-2018 year. You can become a member through this online link or stop by our membership table in the next 2 weeks. We are counting on you to meet our 100% GOAL. 

ISPTSA membership will be represented at the following events and dates. We can take cash, credit or check for you to renew or become a ISPTSA member:

September 19th 6:00 pm

September 21st 6:00 pm

Sept 28th 5:30 pm

October 3rd, 5:30 pm

October 5th 6:00 pm

Any questions, please contact Joanie Chang at membership@isptsa.org . 

COMMUNICATE WITH OUR COMMUNITY

The ISPTSA provides an online directory of all families at our school. This is provided through an app called DirectorySpot. This is our second year using this and we are very pleased with the continually updated information we can provide to our IS community.  This app is free of charge and is available to every family at IS whether you are a PTSA member or not. 

Please go to our website to get the instructions. For families that are continuing on at IS, all information has been updated. For new families, your updated information will be in DirectorySpot by our October 5th meeting or sooner. We get the information for DirectorySpot from BSD and with the new Synergy system, getting some updated information is taking a bit longer than planned.

Questions on DirectorySpot? Contact Stephanie Winkler-Hadley at vpcommunications@isptsa.org.

PTSA TAILGATES ARE BACK!  

Grade Level "Tailgate" Meet & Greets: Tues. 9/19 - Fri. 9/22

Join us between 8:15 AM and 9:30 AM for a meet & greet with other parents in your child/children's grade. We'll meet in the Kelsey Creek parking lot right after drop-off for a tailgate party with coffee and treats. Stop by to get to know the parents of children in your child's grade to build a strong community! Stay and chat or take a walk with new friends afterwards. Looking forward to seeing you there!

 

Tuesday, Sept 19th - 6th grade

Wednesday, Sept 20th - 7th grade

Thursday, Sept 21st - 8th grade

Friday, Sept 22nd - high school grades 9-12

FAMILY TECHNOLOGY TRAINING 9/21 IN IS LIBRARY

Bring your student and their laptop. If student can't come, bring their laptop and login information.

 

We will cover Downloading Microsoft Software onto home devices, OneDrive, OneNote, Outlook, Expectations, Printing, KCLS & Destiny, and Synergy (we will talk about Synergy at 6:00 pm for those families who only need to attend to learn this new piece of information). 

FRENCH EXCHANGE UPDATE 

There are still spots available for boys and girls on this year's French exchange.  If you have a high school student, consider enrolling them in the exchange.  They will get the amazing opportunity to travel with their classmates to France for two weeks, visit Nantes, Paris, and other destinations, and experience life with a French family.  Contact Tami Wietfeldt,  wietfelt@bsd405.org , for more information.  

PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR PE 

The PE department is in need of parent volunteers to   come in each period on Monday September 18^th ( periods 1, 3, 5, 7), and Tuesday September 19 ^th   ( periods 1, 2, 4, 6).  No running involved nor athletic prowess needed!  Skills with a pen or pencil useful. 

Please contact Marie Davidson, davidsonm@bsd405.org or 425-456-6545, if you might be able to help during any of those class periods.

DON'T BE A DISTRACTED DRIVER IN THE PARKING LOT

IS is committed to safety in its parking lot, and would like to bring your attention to the new driver distracted law. If people are driving in the parking lot and using the phone with their hands, the law applies. Here is the link from the WA state PTSA about this: 

https://www.wastatepta.org/new-distracted-driving-law-improve-school-zone-safety/

  

Our Titan Robotics Club's interest meeting for FLL is this Thursday night, September 21. Please join us from 5:30-7:30 pm in Lee Holt's room. Parents and students are both welcome.

FLL (First Lego League) is open to all middle schoolers and uses the program of LEGO© Mindstorms EV3 in order to complete various challenges on a game field and compete against teams all across Washington. These teams are mentored by experienced high school FRC and FTC members, along with adults. Prior experience is not needed. The timing and day of meetings are to be decided. A research project (this year's topic: water conservation and pollution) will be required from them as well.

Registration information will be available at the interest meeting. Please email execs@titanrobotics.net if you have any further questions.

We hope to see you at the interest meeting Thursday night!

We are proud to announce Jason Hainze (11th Grade) has been recognized by USA Water Polo as a 2016-2017 Outstanding Academic All-American Award recipient. This Award recognizes student athletes for their hard work and dedication in the pool and in the classroom receiving a 4.0 GPA while participating in National USA Water Polo events. Congratulations Jason!

College Admissions Representatives' visits begin this week! Colleges love IS students and new visits are being added daily. Juniors and Seniors may register up to two days in advance through Naviance:   https://www.naviance.com/  Because students miss class to attend, they are limited to 5 visits. Parents are encouraged to discuss visits with their students, but students must register themselves. 

 

Upcoming events:

PANTHERS YOUTH RUGBY CLUB 

The Panthers Youth Rugby Club, a non-profit organization that operates at Highland Middle School lower grass field, is offering free rugby sessions to elementary and middle school students in September after school.  Practices are at Highland Middle School and Grass Lawn Park after school on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturdays mornings.  Enrollment for new players is currently open.

If interested, please contact: 

Sophie Demandolx

Administrator

Panthers Youth Rugby Club - Non-profit Organization 501C3.

425 208 6060,   info@panthersyouthrugby.com, or

Register on their website: http://www.panthersyouthrugby.com  

BELLEVUE HIGH SCHOOL GIRL'S VOLLEYBALL CARPOOL 

For those of you attending volleyball  practice at BHS from 4:15 - 6:15 daily, a carpool is forming.

 

If interested, please contact Stephanie Hooper: stephhoo@gmail.com.

BELLEVUE HIGH SCHOOL GIRL'S SELECT BASKETBALL

Bellevue High School Attendance Area Students Grade 5 - 8

Calling all  5th- 8th grade Girls!

Do you love to play basketball? 

Tryouts for Bellevue Girls Select Basketball will be held on September 23rd.

 

Potential players need to live within the Bellevue High School boundary (but don't need to attend Bellevue public schools).

 

For tryout times and locations, and to register, visit the website-

www.bgsbc.org