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Upcoming Events and Deadlines
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No School: Professional Development Day |
| 2/4 |
8:00 AM |
Detention |
| 2/6 |
7:00 - 8:30 PM |
Screenagers, IPAC |
| 2/10 |
6:00 - 8:00 PM |
Bite of IS, IS Gym |
| 2/20 - 2/24 |
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No School - Mid-Winter Break |
| 2/28 |
7:00 PM |
PTSA General Membership Meeting |
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Our Giving Campaign Continues Until January 31, 2017
We have only reached
74% of our goal
so we are extending giving time until the end of January! We're 100% dependent on your donations for making our curriculum and programs exceptional for our students.
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HANK YOU, the 122 families who have donated to our Annual Giving Campaign!!
For those families who have not yet donated, we'd love for you to join us and support our students and school.
Amount Raised: $25,921, Goal: $35,000, 74% Achieved
Help Us Get Closer To Our Goal: Need to Raise Remaining $9,079
Learn More about how your donation helps fund programs that enrich every student, every day. Donate $10, $100, $500 or more to help us reach our goal. 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
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Screenagers Is Coming At Last! - Feb 6th
 Are your students focused on their computer and phone screens or TV? Are you concerned? Join us for a parent viewing of
SCREENAGERS
February 6th, 7:00 to 8:30PM in the IPAC to discuss the implications and empower families.
SCREENAGERS, the Award winning documentary about screen time and teens is coming to IS. SCREENAGERS reveals how tech time impacts kids' development and offers solutions on how adults can empower kids to best navigate the digital world and find balance.
The PE department is excited to introduce this topic and will be showing this documentary on February 1st and the 8th in health classes.
Discussion and refreshments will follow the parent screening.
Students, Parents, Friends, community members are welcome. PTSA is working with ASB to have an event in the Commons area for students who dont want to see the movie with their parents.
This documentary is being sponsored free to students and parents by IS PTSA.
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Bite of IS will be held
Friday, February 10th 6-8PM
in the IS Gym
We are seeking Food, Crafts and Entertainment Volunteers!
This event can't happen without strong community support.
We need volunteers to bring a food, craft or entertainment idea reflecting a country, region, or heritage.
Sign up for a booth by filling out
this form and dropping it off at front office.
Each booth host will receive one ticket for the event.
Sign up by January 27th to receive an extra ticket!
Tickets: (Suggested donation) $10 per person and c
an be purchased at front office or at the door on the day of event.
All proceeds will benefit the International Rescue Committee (IRC).
The IRC responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives.
At work in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, the IRC leads the way "from harm to home."
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Breakfast Now Served! 
For $2.75, students can buy a choice of
"Grab & Go"
breakfast entrees: egg/meat cheese bagel breakfast sandwiches, muffins and yogurt parfaits, coffee cake or breakfast breads, canned or fresh fruit and choice of milk or juice. This is an a la carte program that is being piloted by the district. Your school lunch account is available to pay for this. For free and reduced plans, the cost is free. To see the breakfast menu, click here.
Free breakfast for first 50 students on Thursdays. Be one of the first 50 students and ISPTSA will buy your breakfast.
Parents: If you can help hand out tickets to the students, we would love it. Time commitment 7:30-8:10 AM.
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Paint Donation Needed - Naomi Cheuk Senior Project
My Senior Project involves teaching art projects to elementary schoolers at the Boys and Girls Club. Any new/used donations involving paint supplies would be greatly appreciated (watercolor, tempera, paintbrushes).
Please look for the labeled box will be located in the office. Donations would by the end of January would be ideal.
Thank you so much for contributing to my project!
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George Song - Senior Project
For my senior project, I will be starting a hip hop crew f
or the Bellevue School District Area. I am promoting my crew looking for kids to join!
No experience needed!
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Lunchroom Volunteers Needed!
We are in search of 2-4 parents daily to help provide supervision during Lunch. Presently only one staff member is on duty, and with kids eating in every corner of the school, we're seeking to augment staff supervision and care of campus/clean-up policy with Parent Volunteers.
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Sports News & Opportunities
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High School Spring Sports 
The first practice and try outs for spring sports typically occurs in February.
Find all registration information on the
District Athletic Page:
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King Country Sports Results
Check King County Sports results
here.
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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!
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 High School Boys Soccer
Tryouts are coming up February 27 - March 3. Mon/Tues 4-6 pm, Wed 2:15-4:15 pm at the Stadium. If you are planning to tryout this year, please complete the BHS 2017 Player Information Form HERE . Questions? email us at
[email protected]. In order to be eligible to tryout, all athletic forms must be turned in and fees paid to the BHS Activities Office. Spring Sports Registration is currently open, and sign ups are open for Impact testing on the BHS website
HERE. Do this before the offices close for mid-winter break! The first day of tryouts is the Monday following break.
A pre-tryout meeting with Coach Ron Feary will take place on Tuesday, February 14 at 3:45 pm in Room 1114. Players are encouraged to come meet Coach Ron and ask any questions they may have.
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Bellevue High School Boys Soccer Captain's Practices
There will be informal captain's practices pre season. Players interested in playing soccer this spring are encouraged to attend. These are voluntary & run by some of the upper classmen. Coaches are not present.
A Facebook group (2017 Bellevue Boys Soccer) is used to communicate these events with potential players. If you would like to be added to the group, please search the FB group and request to join, and one of the players will add you to the group.
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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.
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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Bellevue Wolverine Girls Lacrosse
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.
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Bellevue West Little League
Registration for Bellevue West Little League is open. Register through the Bellevue West website.
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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Panthers Youth Rugby Club Invite Middle Schoolers to "Try-Rugby" Through January
Join the Panthers Youth Rugby Club for up to two try-rugby sessions! 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.
Visit our website www.panthersyouthrugby.com. Email [email protected] for more info about our program.
When and Where You Can Expect to Practice:
- On Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:00pm to 8:30pm at Grass Lawn Park, Redmond - Softball field #1 - 7031 148 AVE NE, Redmond, WA 98052
- On Saturdays from 10am to 12pm at Highland Middle School -- Lower grass field - 15027 NE Belred Rd, Bellevue, WA 98007
Hope to see numerous BSD students on the pitch soon! For more info and questions, please contact Sophie Demandolx at (425)208-6060.
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Summer Camps & Opportunities
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 Summer Language Camp - OneWorld Now!
One World Now offers Language, Leadership and Study Abroad programs in the WA state area. This is a summer camp with great global language exposure programs such as
Modern Standard Arabic, Mandarin Chinese or Korean
which are all becoming increasingly more important to know given what is happening in the world.
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Newport HS Cross Country Summer Camp
Early Bird Registration
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
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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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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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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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Contact Us:
President
VP - Outreach
VP - Community
Treasurer
Membership
Advocacy
Monday Messenger
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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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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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