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Upcoming Events and Deadlines
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Spring Break - No School |
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4/18
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7:00 PM
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PTSA Board Meeting |
| 4/22 |
8:00 AM |
Detention |
| 4/25 |
6:30 PM |
Parent Social |
| 4/25 |
7:00 PM |
PTSA General Membership Meeting |
| 4/26 |
7:00 PM |
Jazz Dessert Night |
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4/28
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7:00 PM
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Middle School Social - New Date!
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4/29
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8:00 PM
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Spring Fling Dance |
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ISPTSA General Membership Meeting Tues. 4/25
Join the ISPTSA the evening of April 25th
in the IS Library.
Parent Social begins at 6:30 pm
General Membership Meeting at 7 pm
We will be electing Executive Committee Officers for the 2017-2018 school year and hearing about so much more. Don't miss out!
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PTSA Reflections 'Best in Show' Card Sets
The Bellevue PTSA Council is pleased to present once again their Best in Show Card sets for 2017.
Each year, these sets showcase visual art from BSD students in elementary thru high school who submitted for the National PTA Reflections Art Competition.
The art was chosen by Popular vote. This year, we have International student; Felicity Huang as one of the artists. These blank cards are a selection of art from the theme "What is Your Story" Card sets are 10 cards for $10. All proceeds benefit the Reflections program by offering free of charge classes in photography and Film Production at various schools this Fall.
We also support every child having access to this arts program each year.
Order Deadline is April 20th. Please send in order form and check to International School. Checks made out to Bellevue PTSA Council.
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Titan Players Give Big Thanks to PTSA
Thank you to the PTSA for the generous support of the Titan Players' spring production of The Little Mermaid!
Without the support of the PTSA's grant, this amazing production would not have been possible to the phenomenal level that was presented. This was truly a monumental production. The cast and tech crew, totaling over 60 students, representing every grade from the 6th graders in their first production through our seniors who have been on the stage for years, memorized countless lines,  painted yards of coral, surf and seaweed, sang and danced for hours, all to be able to give a mermaid her lost voice.
The students worked incredibly hard and the show was amazing. The PTSA grant was used to create the staging and scenery, as well as the purchasing and creation of over 100 truly lovely costumes.
On behalf of the entire Drama Department, THANK YOU!
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IS PTSA Campus Improvement Work Day
We Need Your Opinion - Campus Improvements
Please take a moment to fill out a quick survey on Campus Improvements. Click Here for the survey. Campus Improvements is one of the four strategic priorities of the 2016/7 PTSA board. Working in collaboration with Principal Jen Rose, we are inviting all community members (parents, students, staff) to share their feedback via a survey about the physical campus. It will only take a moment and your input and participation is critical. The more voices we hear from, the better we can coordinate our priorities for our May 6th social/work party and our advocacy with the district to improve our campus.
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Save the Date: Sat. 5/6
IS PTSA Campus Improvement Work Day
Fund a Need: Maker Space- Evening Social Event
Details to come, but mark your calendars now. Two important events for international School.
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IS PTSA 2017 - 2018
Do you want to make a difference in your child's school? If so, please consider becoming involved as a PTSA officer for the upcoming school year (2017-2018). You can even partner up with a friend. This is a great way to meet new people at International and show your support at the same time. Our school needs your gifts and talents in this area. Do not consider this lightly. This can be your year to make a difference.
Here are the important Executive Positions needed (again, we strongly suggest two people in each position to facilitate ease in job coordination and communication ):
*President Elect
*Vice President Community
*Vice President Ways and Means
* Vice President Outreach
* Secretary
*Vice President of Communications
*Treasurers
*Advocacy Director
Thank you for your considering. Also, if you want to help in other areas not listed above, please feel free to contact one of the committee members and we will provide you with the complete list of opportunities. Deadline for all nominations is April 25th.
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Where Do Your Donations Go?
Donations made to the IS PTSA fund our students' curriculum and programs.
- Curriculum Enrichment: Music Competitions Trips, Art/Music Supplies, Library Books, Science Experiments, PE/Health, Textbooks, French Intern, Int'l Studies, SAT Prep, YES Counselor, Extended Hour Student Support, Scholarships, etc.
- Student Activities Support: Computer Club, Drama, HS Shakespeare Play, Graduation Class, Reflections, 6th Grade & HS Retreats, Geobee, Math Competitions, etc.
- Community Building & Facilities Support: PTSA Hospitality Events, 5 thGrade BBQ, & Senior Board Judges/Advisors Luncheon, Staff Appreciation, Speaker Series, Campus improvement, etc.
- Communication Building: Messenger, Directoryspot, Website, etc
- Leadership Training/ Advocacy: National/State PTA Council Fees,
Leadership Training/ Conventions, etc.
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Bellevue School District After School Laptop Monitoring 
Bellevue School District has worked with AssistX Education to make the mobile app, apParent Online, available to parents at no cost. The app allows parents to monitor and manage their child's district issued laptop outside of school hours. The mobile app, apParent Online, is supported on both iPhones and Android phones and enables parents to:
* View screen images of their child's device
* Lock their child's device with a custom message
* View 24 hours of their child's web browsing history
To view a 90 second video on how apParent Online works, please click the link below:
Parents do not need to install anything on their child's Bellevue School District-issued laptop to get started. Simply opt-in and the apParent Online account will be automatically activated. Parents interested in opting in for this service or learning more, please click on your custom link below:
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Focus Week - An Insider's Perspective on Why You Should Thank Your Teacher!
WOW!
Hundreds and hundreds of special meals to order (and eat
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23 outside experts to email, call, book, plan and schedule
Hundreds of coordinating emails, phone calls and texts
560 permission slips to sign & return
Dozens of specialized items to acquire
WHY?
Because we LOVE giving students this unique opportunity to learn, connect with their peers and travel outside the school building.
Because we BELIEVE in your students and treasure expanding their learning in unique ways - and we love spending this time with them too.
All that said, here's why you should thank a teacher (from an insider who is NOT a teacher.) Have you tried to get your own family scheduled, prepared and ready for an event? Have you researched opportunities that fit a strict budget? Have you tried to make sure every bit of a family outing meets everyone's expectations? Have you ever had to change plans on the fly because of a late bus or late arriving family members? Just think about doing that for 5 times as many people and for 23 of those groups!
Focus Week is more work than you can imagine - and more fun, with unique learning packed in. Some examples:
- 6th graders bonding, learning, enjoying nature - and learning magic tricks, improv and playing pétanque
- Ratatouille competition
- Sheep brain dissection
- Basket Weaving and zoology
- Watching Tom Douglas prepare a salmon while educating about salmon sustainability
- Changing oil in a car
- Glass Blowing
- Directing your own film
- Learning Photoshop AND seeing the UW cherry blossoms in bloom
- Climbing Mt Si
- Knife skills, chiffonading and soup making
- And that's just a sampling!
Consider a thank you email: Focus Week involves a huge array of moving parts (masterfully managed by Liz Vandenberghe and the IS office staff!) and while all teachers enjoy the week, a quick email of thanks from a parent or most especially a student, can make it all worthwhile.
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Volunteers Needed for Math Olympiad, April 29th
International School needs volunteers for the Math Olympiad on Saturday, April 29th from 8:00am - 3:00pm.
Jobs Needed:
- Proctors: administer and proctor the test in a room with 4 teams.
- Runners: Retrieve completed tests from testing rooms and run them to the scorers.
- Scorers: Scoring the tests.
- Data Entry: Taking the scores and entering the scores into an excel spreadsheet as they are completed.
- Certificates: working on inputting data and printing the certificates and filing them to be distributed to teams.
- Miscellaneous: registration check-in, T-Shirt sales, Snack distribution, corralling kids, giving directions, etc.
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T
he Gift of Failure: An Evening with Author Jessica
Lahey
Wednesday, April 26
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Interlake High School Performing Arts Center
What's the best way to motivate your student to own their education, learn deeply and durably, and develop resilience? Join us for this free Education Connections event with New York Times bestselling author Jessica Lahey, as she discusses intrinsic motivation, and how we, as parents and educators, can foster it in our children.
To read Jessica's book in advance of the event,
visit Amazon.com
. Copies also will be available for purchase at the event. Free tickets are available at
EventBrite
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Student News & Opportunities
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Summer Student Volunteer Opportunity
Looking for volunteer opportunities this summer? Do you like working with younger students? The Western Institute for Scholarly Education (WISE) is looking for teaching assistants entering grades 9-12 next year who would be available to help out at exciting science and math camps held at Newport HS the weeks of July 17-21 and/or July 24-28th! Volunteers will receive a camp t-shirt and a catered lunch each day.
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IS PTSA Needs Your Graphic Design Talent!!!
There's still time to submit your designs for the IS PTSA's new logo. All current students are invited to participate in the logo contest by the the new extended deadline.
Submission guidelines:
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Deadline is May 5th
2. Logo must be represent our
mission
3. Logo must be reproducible and scalable for large and small formatting for websites, email, social media and printed materials
4. Logo must look good in color (maximum 3) or black and white
5. Logo cannot contain copyrighted material. Logo must have been created and edited by the contestant(s). Logo may not include images or licensed images that have been previously published
6. Send your submission directly to
[email protected]
7. Submission must be as a high resolution .pdf with 300 dpi or higher (if you are chosen as a winner, you MUST be able to provide a high resolution vector file)
8. By submitting your entry you will accept that your design becomes a property of the ISPTSA and we reserve the right to make any changes we see fit
9. A committee will review the designs and choose the winner
The winner will be recognized in our
website and receive a $100 prize!
Good Luck!
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Jonathon Beck Senior Project
Help Jonathan get feedback on his changes to the International website! Take this quick survey
here about the changes to the International website.
If you enter your name at the end of the survey, see Jonathan Beck anytime over the week of April 3rd or April 17th to get a sweet treat!
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Naomi Cheuk Senior Project Closure
I've been teaching art lessons to kids at the Boys and Girls Club. In my lessons, I am weaving in information about the important social issue of homelessness. Together, we've made group art projects and will donate them to a local women and children's shelter. My closure is on April 19 from 3:30 - 4:30 at the Bellevue Library (Room 3). Come to see a small gallery of art projects we've created and to hear about my experience. Desserts are provided, hope to see you there!
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Elena Lecoq Senior Project
At any given moment, there about 10,000 foster youth in Washington.
Help Elena Lecoq make sure they don't go without the essentials to succeed in school and life. Elena is hosting a donation and needs your help! She is collecting clothes, books, toys, and school supplies in a barrel located in the Commons. All donations will be donated to the Treehouse Wearhouse which provides foster youth free access to clothing, school supplies, books, toys, and other essentials.
For information about donations, contact Elena Lecoq at
[email protected]
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Abigail Wilme Senior Project
Food and Supply Drive for Animal Shelter Happening Now!
Do you love animals? Do you have any of these common items in your house? Beginning March 13, bring any items you would like to donate to the Purrfect Pals shelter to I.S. and drop them off in the commons. Purrfect Pals is a non-profit cat shelter in Arlington that is mostly run through volunteer work and donations. Items that the shelter can always use include:
-Dry/wet cat food
-Cat litter
-Toilet paper
-Postage stamps
-Q-tips
-Bleach
-Unscented laundry soap
-Gift cards to: Costco, Amazon, Petsmart, Petco, Lowes, Home Depot, Staples, or Office Depot
-Plastic forks and spoons
-Gently used fleece blankets or comforters
For more information about donations, please contact Abigail Wilme at [email protected]
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Bennett Elementary PTSA Scholarship
One $1,000 scholarship is awarded each year to a former Bennett student who is currently a senior at one of the six Bellevue public high schools. The student who is most likely to receive this award will have the following attributes:
- Minimum of a 3.0 GPA
- Has taken challenging courses
- Shows involvement in a variety of school activities
Deadline: Applications are due on Friday, May 5, 2017.
Mailing address:
Bennett Elementary
attn: PTSA Scholarship Chair
301 151st Pl NE
Bellevue, WA 98007
2017 Application Form can be found here.
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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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Summer Camps & Opportunities
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Wise Camps 
WISE camps offer exciting science and math camps in the morning & afternoon in July at Newport High School in Bellevue for students entering grades 3-10.
The science camps are designed to give students hands-on experience with lab equipment and excite them even more about science. The math camps are designed to expose students to advanced topics in a fun way with tons of hands-on activities! Cost of the camp includes a t-shirt for tie-dying. Lunch on campus is provided for those who choose to do full day.
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Monday Messenger Submission Guidelines
- Please submit your information by FRIDAY at 12:00 (noon) to [email protected]
- 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 liist 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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Color Key
Content titles are colored coded for easy navigation:
RED
: Changes to Content
BLACK: Repeat Content
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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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Shop for the Bellevue Schools Foundation
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