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Upcoming Events and Deadlines
| 5/6 |
8:30 AM - Noon |
Senior Make up Day |
| 5/6 |
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM |
PTSA Campus Improvement Work Day
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| 5/9 |
7:00 PM |
PTSA Board Meeting |
| 5/17 |
1:30 PM |
5th Grade BBQ |
| 5/20 |
8:00 AM |
Detention |
| 5/20 |
8:00 PM |
Prom |
| 5/23 |
6:30 PM |
Middle School Parent Social |
| 5/23 |
7:00 PM |
PTSA General Membership Meeting |
| 5/25 |
7:00 PM |
High School Band Concert |
| 5/29 |
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No School - Memorial Day |
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Be a Part of Campus Improvement Day!
 The 1
st
Annual Campus Improvement Day is Saturday May 6
th
from 9 am-1 pm. Don't miss our biggest ISPTSA event of this school year. Campus Improvement Day is going to be full of hands on, community building fun! Because of the overwhelming responses to the Campus Improvement Survey, we have clear direction from you and Campus Improvement Day is step one in ISPTAs commitment to working together as a community for the enhancement of our school.
The district is supporting our event by allocating two maintenance supervisors who are prepping and planning for the day and who will be with us on May 6
th
to keep us on task. You spoke, the district heard, and now it is time to join friends for food, socializing, and rolling up our sleeves to improve our school.
On May 6th, we will kick off our annual tradition by improving the main entrance, sixth grade locker bay entrance, courtyards, and plantings. If you are not able to attend the event there are spots to sign up to bring, or drop off, tools (e.g. shovels, rakes, hoses, and wheel barrows) or you can donate to help fund supplies (look for information in next week's MM).
We'd love to see 100% participation!
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IS PTSA 2017 - 2018
The ISPTSA General Membership Election for the 2017-18 Executive Committee Officers was conducted at the general membership meeting on April 25th, 2017. Election Results as follows:
For Office of President: Meribeth Nordloef-Pedersen
For Office of President-Elect: Ching Guo
For Office of Treasurer One: Open at time of publication
For the Office of Treasurer Two: Michelle Lee
For the Office of Secretary: Amy Frei
For the Office of VP of Communications: Stephanie Winkler-Hadley
For the Office of VP of Outreach: Open at time of publication
For the Office of VP of Community: Li Wu
Positions still open:
Treasurer 1
VP of fundraising
VP of outreach
If you are interested in an open officer position please contact Meribeth Nordloef-Pedersen at pres-elect@
Thank you to the
Executive Nominating Committee: Meribeth Nordloef-Pedersen and
Ching Guo.
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Seeking Volunteers for 5th Grade BBQ! on 5/17
We Need Your Help on May 17th
10:00 am-1:00 pm! 
Each year the ISPTSA hosts a 5th Gr. Parent Welcome and Q&A while the incoming 5th Graders are at the 5th Grade BBQ . This is a great opportunity for incoming families to get a sense of the International School Community. Can't come for the whole time? That's okay come for set-up, greeting/mingling, Q&A or take down. There is something for everyone. Please sign up and join us as we welcome these new families!
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 Please Help Us Celebrate School Lunch Hero Day Fri. 5/5
School Nutrition Employee Week: May 1-5, 2017
School Lunch Hero Day is a national celebration in honor of the hard-working individuals who prepare meals for students each day. School nutrition employees must balance many roles and follow numerous federal, state and local regulations to ensure safe and healthy meals are available in schools.
What You Can Do
There are many ways to show appreciation for the cafeteria staff at your school. Anything from balloons and flowers to inviting staff to join in the morning announcements are great ways to remind them they're not forgotten. Below is a list of ideas schools and students can do to
celebrate School Lunch Hero Day:
- Make cards and/or paper flowers and have students give them out to the staff during lunch.
- Create thank-you banners and hang them up across the cafeteria in the morning.
- Encourage students to write messages of appreciation on the banners.
- Have students create images of the cafeteria staff as super heroes.
- On a banner, write a list of why your cafeteria staff are awesome or create a Hall of Fame for the staff with photos (for example: "Most likely to greet you with a smile" or "Best chef") and hang them up around the cafeteria.
- Give out custom trophies to the staff (for example: "Most likely to make you smile" or "Funniest Chef").
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Secure Shredding of Sensitive Documents - Sat. 5/13
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Coldwell Banker Bain office at 150 Bellevue Way SE in Bellevue
As a courtesy to International School students and families, my mom and I cordially invite you to bring any sensitive documents that you need to have securely shredded to an open-to-the-community event that my mom's office is sponsoring. In this age of almost constant fraud threat, it's best to destroy bills, bank statements, tax returns or anything with sensitive and personal information. It's easy, its fast and it's free of charge.
Just bring any documents you want shredded (It's okay to include staples and binder clips). I'll help you unload your paper and toss it in the shredder truck. You can watch as it's shredded to unrecognizable confetti. Then you just safely and securely drive away with your identity in tact.
- Jack Densmore, class of 2017
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Staff Appreciation Week: Mon. 5/1 - Fri. 5/5
Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week is May 1-5. To thank our wonderful Staff and Teachers, we are planning special treats for every day of the week.
Monday - Top Pot Donuts and Coffee
Tuesday - Panera bagels, juice and fruit
Wednesday - Sandwiches from Specialties Bakery
Thursday - Gourmet Espresso Cart
Friday - Grab and go snacks
Help show the staff how special they are by signing up to help
HERE!
Please let Mary Ellen Nickerson (
[email protected]) know if you have questions or would like to help in other ways. THANK YOU!
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Host Families Needed for IS Interns 2017-2018
Interested in hosting our wonderful French language intern next year? We are currently looking for 2nd semester or 3rd and 4th quarter host families. Please contact Traci Sullivan for more information: [email protected].
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Student News & Opportunities
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French Exchange Interest Meeting
Is your student interested in participating in next year's French exchange?
There will be an interest meeting for parents to learn more about the program on Wednesday, May 17 at 7pm in the library. Please contact Tami Wietfeldt for more information,
[email protected].
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Student Campus Improvement Help = Volunteer Hours
Be a Part of Campus Improvement Day Sat. 5/6. W
e will kick off our annual tradition by improving the main entrance, sixth grade locker bay entrance, courtyards, and plantings. High school students that participate will earn volunteer hours.
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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:
1.
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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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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Spring Student Volunteer Opportunity
Hey high schoolers do you need some volunteer hours and like working with young kids? The FISHPOND Preschool, at Newport Presbyterian Church, is hosting a Spring Carnival on
Saturday, May 6th from 10am - 1pm and we need energetic people to run our various carnival games and stations for lots of little kids. S
et-up begins at 10am with the carnival
open from 10:30-12:30 and clean-up until 1pm.
If you are interested please contact Keri Cable at (425) 736-4392.
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Susanna Skaran Senior Project
As part of my senior project, I am hosting a drive for The Ruby Room in downtown Bellevue. The Ruby Room is a nonprofit organization that provides free formal attire to teenagers in financial need all across the state of Washington. With prom coming up, it is important that they are well stocked so that everybody has the opportunity to feel amazing on their special night!
Please donate dresses (short or long), shoes, costume jewelry, and unused makeup. These items are being collected on a garment rack and in a large yellow tub in the front office. Your help is extremely appreciated, thank you so much!
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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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Summer Camps & Opportunities
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Parking Lot Safety - Help Needed
International is in desperate need of volunteers to help with Parking Lot safety before and after school.
The link to signup is http://signup.com/go/X3QzeG. You don't have to create an account to sign up, and an email reminder can be sent a couple days in advance.
In addition, we are working with the City of Bellevue to help with entrance/exit congestion; however, congestion in the parking lot itself can only be improved by drivers pulling even further forward than they think is necessary to allow more students to exit vehicles at a time.
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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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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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