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Upcoming Events and Deadlines
| 12/13 |
3:00 PM |
Little Mermaid Auditions |
| 12/13 |
7:00 PM |
PTSA Board Meeting |
| 12/16 |
3:00 PM |
Little Mermaid Callbacks |
| 12/19- 1/2/17 |
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No School - Winter Break |
| 1/10 |
7:00 PM |
PTSA Board Meeting |
| 1/12 |
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Jazz Festival |
| 1/16 |
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No School: Martin Luther King Jr Day |
| 1/24 |
7:00 PM |
PTSA General Membership Meeting |
| 1/30 |
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No School: Professional Development Day |
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ISPTSA Fall Fundraiser
Dear IS Families,
As we settle into another busy year, your International School Parent Teacher Student Association (ISPTSA) board is grateful for your participation and support. In lieu of an auction this year, we are raising $35,000 through direct giving, and a Spring campus renewal social. We encourage your family to give what you can, as we strive for 100% participation.
The money we raise is used to support a range of International programs, including teacher grants, graduation ceremonies, 6th grade BBQ, French language intern, advocacy for IS at the regional and state level, microwave ovens, YES counselors, and our new PTSA sponsored Computer Club. If every family gave $100 per student, we can reach our goal.
Since June, your ISPTA board has been meeting to achieve four major goals: Engaging Every Family, Improving Communications, Campus Appreciation, and Connecting to Tech. With your support, I'm glad to say we are making progress on all fronts.
Engaging Every Family and addressing critical issues important to the community is a top priority of the ISPTSA agenda. Principal Jen's address at the General Membership/Pasta Night was a big success, in which she outlined what makes IS great combined with her efforts to keep us on top. In case you missed it, here's a link to her presentation: What makes IS Great (
http://tinyurl.com/zxhhupg
). Last month, Principal Jen addressed the IS curriculum issues and our 'one' language curriculum. We hope to see you at our monthly meetings as we continue to build and strengthen community.
In addition to our outstanding website (
www.isptsa.org
) and Monday Messenger updates, this year our communication teamed launched a free online directory for all families through DirectorySpot. We hope you are benefiting from accessing IS contact information via Directory Spot on your phone or desktop. In case you missed your email invitation to access the directory, please contact our VP of Communications, Leonardo Barros Barreto for login access: [email protected].
The Campus Improvement Committee is developing a list of projects that we as families, parents, and students can undertake to improve campus life. Stay tuned for an announcement of our spring social for IS campus improvements. We look forward to welcoming everyone to participate in this fun, informal event.
Finally, our "Connect to Tech" series kicked-off with Digipen, the Coder School, and will continue to foster connections for IS faculty and families. We are also putting the finishing touches on our own PTA sponsored Computer Club, set to begin in January. Watch the Monday Messenger for details.
We hope you will choose to donate $10, $100, $500 or more to bolster our efforts to keep IS great this year and into the future. Payments can be made online through the "Donate" area at www.isptsa.org or sent to:
ISPTSA/International School
445 128th Ave SE
Bellevue, WA. 98005
Please contact me or President-Elect Meribeth Nordloef Pedersen if you have any questions. Thank you for giving generously to the International School PTSA. Happy Holidays.
Best./David Doud
ISPTSA President 2016/7
Cell 425 440 1244
[email protected]
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Volunteering fo ISPTSA Nominating Committee!
The Nominating Committee looks for dedicated volunteers who are willing to make a difference in the lives of our International School community and recommends those individuals for elected office positions for the 2017-2018 International School PTSA Board. We have tools to help you and Bellevue PTSA Council is offering a Nominating Committee training session in January for those interested in participating. Those volunteering
for Nominating Committee will be elected at the January 25
th
general membership meeting.
To be on the Nominating Committee you need to be a current PTSA member and have a willingness to make a difference in the lives of our students and community. Please consider volunteering to be on this year's Nominating Committee. To volunteer please contact David Doud at
[email protected]
or Amy Frei at
[email protected]
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The online directory for International School has been launched using the DirectorySpot app. You should have received your invitation email last week. If not, please look in your junk email for an email with @directoryspot.net email extension. We have had good feedback from this launch and we are very excited to offer such a convenient directory to our International parents. In the next couple of weeks, you may receive and email asking if you have logged on. We are committed to getting everyone connected. This directory is offered free to all parents and teachers and staff at International school by your IS PTSA. Please support your PTSA and become a member.
If you have trouble resetting your password or need an invite sent to you or would like to offer constructive feedback. Please email
Leonardo Barros Barreto.
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The ISPTSA will be showing the documentary Screenagers later this Fall for our parent community and during some classes to students. Stay tuned for more details.
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The ISPTSA Needs You!
Please consider volunteering for one of these crucial positions to help continue to make our PTSA a strong organization that works toward the goals of serving our International School students, staff and community:
VP Fundraising
Responsible for working with volunteers to organize and manage the Fall and Spring Fundraising campaigns to meet budget revenue goals.
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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.
Please take a moment to:
1) Create an ISPTSA account or update your current information. We will be using this for directory information. We will also have an online directory which will be available to ISPTSA members.
2) Join the ISPTSA, just click on the link that says Join.
3) Sign up for the Monday Messenger weekly e-newsletter, this is the best way to get the most current information on what is happening at school.
4) Volunteer - There are lots of ways to volunteer, both from home and at school. Parent involvement in creating and staffing programs such as Reflections, Staff Appreciation, Grade level representatives, awarding grants and editing the website is what makes IS unique.
5) Donate - Your donations to the PTSA allows us to invest, approximately $100,000 a year toward the school's mission of academic excellence through a broad spectrum of curriculum extension grants, programs, clubs, and community building.
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Little Mermaid Auditions: Tues. 12/13
The Titan Players' second show of the year, The Little Mermaid, is holding auditions on Tuesday, 13th December, with callbacks on Friday, 16th December.
The show dates are in March and rehearsals will begin right after Winter Break. All ages are welcome and everyone is guaranteed a role, from grade six through twelve. Auditions include a 1-minute monologue and also 16 bars of a song (around a minute).
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ISPTSA Sponsored Computer Club
The inaugural ISPTSA Computer Club started on December 7th, 2016, in the middle of the BSD Computer Education week. More than 20 students and parents showed up for the info session. It's amazing to see so many budding game designers, programmers, visual and audio artists. The students will work in groups and create several computer games to compete in a statewide competition.
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Extended Winter Break Absences
If you are planning a trip over winter break that includes school days, please refer to the attendance policy regarding prearranging absences. The completed paperwork for a prearranged absence needs to be in to the attendance office at least 5 school days prior to the absence. The attendance policy and prearranged absence form, can be found on the front page of the school website, 'Report an Absence'.
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Parent Drivers Needed for PE
Every year in January, PE offers a High School PE unit that gives students a chance to participate in a sport that is not available on campus, and requires transportation of students to the sports venue. In order for this opportunity to continue, the PE department needs many, many parent drivers who would be willing to drive students. You do not have to have a student in high school, or in a particular PE class to help out. This is something that will take the whole IS community to make happen this year, and in the future.
Please check out the signup on signup genius at the link below.
Thank you for your support of our whole program, not just your individual student's classes. It is much appreciated.
Best regards,
High School PE Teachers: Corynn Fiechtner, Nick Lombardo, Judy Temple
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 Fun Math and Science Game Event for Middle School Students
Buzz Bowl is an amazing buzzer game for math and science lovers. The friendly gaming format exposes all middle school kids to start learning advanced math and science early. All self-formed teams as well individuals looking for team are invited. It's a great means for the parents to test kids knowledge without exposing them to a competitive environment. To reserve your seat, click
here.
For more information click
here. Hurry! The seats are limited. The registration closes on 18th Dec and the game is scheduled for 8th January.
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| Sports News & Opportunities |
 Ski and Board Saturdays & Support Our PTSA
Join the Saturday Bellevue Ski School Program. Give your student a full day of skiing. All levels welcome - 2nd through 12th grade . Transportation provided by BSD and Coaches.
Discount pricing until Nov. 30th. 5% of every enrollment goes to the IS PTSA. What a great way to fund extra school activities. Bellevue Ski School has been p
artnering with Bellevue School District since 1958.
For information and to register,
Click Here. Registration officially closes Thurs. 12/15.
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Bellevue Boys Lacrosse Club
Registration Open!
Lacrosse is a fast-paced sport that has grown exponentially over the past decade.
Bellevue Boys Lacrosse Club serves boys in grades K-12 who reside within the Bellevue High School boundary area. The Bellevue Lacrosse program is dedicated to developing players at every age and preparing them for a successful high school experience -
for more information about our programs click here. Over the past 7 years the BHS Varsity team has played in the state championship 6 times and won the state title 5 times.
Visit our alumni page to see where our athletes are playing in college.
Visit our website at
www.bellevuelacrosse.com
to register for spring season now - just click on the orange REGISTER NOW button!
Early bird discounts available through Dec. 31, 2016. Youth practices start in February (March for K-2) and high school tryouts start February 27th. High school players must also complete the BHS Athletics Department sports packet and be cleared to participate.
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Bellevue West Little League
We are excited to announce registration for Bellevue West Little League ( baseball and softball ) 2017 began November 14, 2016 .
You can register through the Bellevue West website. Early registration runs through Jan 15th, 2017.
For questions, please email [email protected] or reach out directly to International School leads:
Fumi Atsumi - [email protected]
We look forward to having your child be part of Bellevue West in 2017!!
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REGISTER NOW FOR GIRLS LACROSSE
Newport Sammamish Interlake Girls Lacrosse is now open for
registrations for all of its teams. We have teams for grade school, middle school and high school girls.
Girl's Lacrosse is a fun, safe, and exciting spring sport - the fastest growing sport in Washington State. For newcomers, this is the perfect time to get involved - many of the girls joining have never played before.
An informational meeting will be held on December 12, 2016 at the Lake Hills Library at 6:45 p.m.. The meeting is designed to answer questions that new players may have about participating in the spring 2017 season.
Current players are encouraged to bring a friend who wants to learn more about this exciting sport. Please click
here for more information.
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Come join the excitement and play the fastest game on two feet. The Bellevue Wolverines Girls Lacrosse Club offers more than just opportunities to develop lacrosse skills and to compete in this fun sport, the fastest growing in the US; it also promotes teamwork, exercise and lasting friendships. Interested in becoming a well rounded athlete? Being a multi sport athlete allows you to learn how to compete from a variety of coaches, and learn different skill sets. If you have not registered yet, consider doing so soon. "Early Bird" pricing applies through the end of 2016.
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Newport HS Cross Country Summer Camp
Who: Camp is open to newcomers, returning team members and incoming freshman!
When: Monday July 24 - Friday July 28, 2017
Where: Fort Flagler State Park - Transportation is provided by charter bus
What: A team tradition and fun way for incoming and returning runners to meet other XC team members, get in shape for the season, and bond as a team.
Parent volunteers chaperone and cook - contack camp organizers if interested in helping. XC coaches attend and run the camp.
Register now for the super early bird price of $300 until
Friday December 16
.
The following are the instructions to navigate to the online registration page:
- Go to the Bellevue School District Online Payment Site
- Sign in with your User Name (student's ID number) and Password (student's last name with first letter capitalized)
- Click the Items At All Schools button under the Shop section
- Click the High School link in the School Type section
- Click the Newport High School link in the School section
- Click the TRIPS/CAMPS link in the Categories section. You'll find Cross Country Camp-Fort Flagler towards the bottom of the page.
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Panthers Youth Rugby Club Invite Middle Schoolers to "Try-Rugby" this December and January
Join the Panthers Youth Rugby Club at Grass Lawn Park in Redmond on Tues and Thu at 7pm, and at Highland Middle School in Bellevue on Sat at 10 am. Discover Rugby, meet our coaches - all certified level 200 with Rugby WA and USA -, and make friends for life. No rugby during Winter break.
Visit our website www.panthersyouthrugby.com. Email [email protected] for more info about our program.
The goal of the club is to promote youth development through the game of rugby, develop appreciation for team work, discipline, and mental health, as well as individual excellence. Become Rugby ready with us during this Winter and enjoy playing and competing when the game season starts in Spring.
Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/panthersyouthrugby
Hope to see numerous BSD students on the pitch soon! For more info and questions, please contact me at 425 208 6060. Thanks and Best Regards, Sophie Demandolx
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High School Athletic Opportunities
Does your child want to get involved in High School Athletics?
Of course they do!
Find all registration information on the District Athletic Page:
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Messenger Submissions
Want to submit information to publish in the Messenger? Please submit your information by
FRIDAY.
(Submissions are subject to PTA approval).
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.
Note: you will no longer receive an automatic confirmation response when submitting.
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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
You can donate at any time by simply writing your check to the International School PTSA and sending it to school: 445 128th Ave. SE, Bellevue, WA 98005 Or even easier - just donate via PayPal!
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International School Store
Show your school spirit! Shop for sweatshirts, t-shirts, duffel bags and more! Visit the International School Fieldhouse store. Proceeds benefit the International School ASB.
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Contact Us:
President: David Doud
E-Mail: [email protected]
President-Elect: Meribeth Nordloef-Pedersen
E-Mail: [email protected]
VP - Outreach: Carolyn Watson and Allison Stirret
VP - Communications: Leo de Barros Barreto
Membership: Sylvia Abrahamsson
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