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Upcoming Events and Deadlines
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7:30 PM |
IS School Graduation |
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6/20
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7:00 AM
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Laptop Collection (Grades 6-11)
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6/27
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Last Day of School
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| 6/27 |
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High School Retreat Fees Due |
| 8/16 |
8:00 AM -
3:30 PM |
Back to Business Day |
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IS PTSA New Logo Graphic Design Winner Announced!
Congratulations to Hannah Bi, who had the above winning design for the new IS PTSA logo. Good Work Hannah!
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ISPTSA Earns PTSA "Shout Out" Award
 The Bellevue PTSA Council awarded the ISPTSA their June "Shout out Award" for an innovative and successful program that included community and brought positive results to the school. Way to Go!
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Photo of New Principal - Tara Gray
Tara Gray was named new Principal of IS for the the 2017-2018 school year.
Be sure to say hello if you see her around school!
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PE Students Receive Accolades for Running 100 Miles
 The physical education department would like to congratulate the first students who ran 100 miles this year during their PE class. They were
Emma Fletcher,
Makenna Ginn,
Alexis Terterov and
Oliver Winter. Well done! We expect many more students to hit this milestone this week.
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Exciting French Opportunities
 Bonjour,
I am writing to quickly let you know of two opportunities you should consider taking advantage of this summer and next school year. Both of them would greatly increase your student's interest and aptitude in French studies.
1. French Summer Course
Grace Caudillo, my IS colleague and native French speaker, will be teaching a summer school course for students to gain confidence in speaking French and master the content they need to be successful in French 1B next year. The course is Aug 7-18.
I highly encourage all current French 1A students to enroll especially those who have struggled with either participation or concept mastery this year. It promises to be a fun course with lots of authentic learning opportunities.
I've attached the course ad for more information. Don't hesitate to contact me or Grace Caudillo with any questions you may have.
2. Host an intern second semester
We will be welcoming Ndeye Marème Touré from Senegal as our teaching assistant next year. She is 24 years old, interested in eventually pursuing a teaching degree in Senegal and excited to share her language and culture with our IS community next year.
We are still looking for a second semester or even a 3rd or 4th quarter host family for her next year. The requirements are that you have a private bedroom for her and are able to provide meals and a friendly family atmosphere. Past host families have truly enjoyed sharing cultures and welcoming a new member into their family.
If you are interested in this opportunity please contact me immediately. I can explain the program in more detail or put you in touch with former host families. This is one of the awesome programs that make IS exceptional partly because it demonstartets the warmth and generosity of our parent community.
I know this is a busy time of year so thank you for taking the time to read this email and discuss these opportunities with your family.
I look forward to hearing from you,
Traci Sullivan, your child's French 1A teacher
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Metro Offers Summer ORCAS Cards for Students
Metro is offering a special ORCA summer program for youths. Because BSD issued student ORCA cards are only active during the school year, the ORCA Summer Youth card is an opportunity to students to continue using METRO at discounted rate of 50 cents per ride from June 17 - Sept. 4.
To learn more about the Metro ORCA Summer Youth program visit the King County METRO website:
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Watering Volunteers Needed!
 Are you interested in keeping our campus beautiful during the summer months? The Campus Improvement Day crew improved our grounds with planting of flowers and shrubs. Unfortunately, they need water and our dry months are coming up.
Can you or your family sign-up for a week to come once or twice to water the plants in the parking entrance and the main entrance to the school? We have watering hoses that are in place. The person responsible would turn on the water and water the areas and then turn off the water.
If you are interested and can find the time, please sign-up below. We are looking to cover the following weeks; 6/26, 73, 7/10, 7/17, 7/24, 7/31, 8/7, 8/14, 8/21, 8/28, 9/4, 9/11, 9/18, 9/24. Times to come are what you can arrange yourself. Questions, please contact Meribeth,
[email protected]
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Volunteers Needed: Fri. 6/23 & Mon. 6/26
Volunteers are needed to help organize paperwork for laptop collection, collect computers, organize collected computers, etc.!
June 23rd
June 26th
- 8:15-9:15
- 9:15-10:15
- 10:15-11:15
- 11:15-12:15
- 1:15-2:15
- 2:15-3:15
Please signup HERE.
Email Benay Weinstein if you have any questions: [email protected]
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Thank You to PTSA
A message from Principal, Dr. Jen Rose:
I wanted to particularly thank all of the parent (and student!) volunteers, led by your fearless PTSA leaders, David Doud and Meribeth Nordloef Pederson, who transformed the front gardens and the courtyards in May. It was a wonderful and community building event and has made such a difference inside and outside of the school. Students are so enjoying being the much more beautiful spaces - thank you for making such a difference! Thanks also for the grants (which support such enriching experiences like plays, guest artists, fetal pig dissection and so much more). Your support makes a difference to all of our students, every single day.
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Terrific Titan Tickets
You might have a card show up in your mailbox at home, where a staff member recognized your student for excellence in one of our 6Cs (Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Creativity, Citizenship, Communication, Character). This is part of a new, whole school program that we have implemented in order to recognize and celebrate your student as they shine in our core competencies. They look really good on the refrigerator.
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Spots Available French Exchange Program
There are still spots available for boys on next year's French exchange. If
you have an 8th
, 9th
or 10th grade student student, consider enrolling them in next year's exchange. They'll get the amazing opportunity to travel to France for two weeks with their classmates, visit Nantes, Paris, and other destinations, and experience life with a French family.
Contact Tami Wietfeldt,
, for more information.
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Last Day Schedule: Tues. 6/27 
1 8:15 - 8:27a
2 8:32 - 8:44a
3 8:49 - 9:01a
4 9:06 - 9:17a
5 9:22 - 9:33a
6 9:38 - 9:49a
7 9:54 - 10:15a*
* includes time for super
vised locker clean-out
Parents, please have your students start now to clean out their lockers. Some students have amassed a great deal of stuff in their lockers and it is difficult to bring it home on the last day. If they started now that job would be less overwhelming. You may want to send them with a bag as we don't have bags available to pass out. Anything left in lockers after the last day will be donated or thrown out. Thank you for your help.
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Back to Business Day: Wed. 8/16
Families are expected to download all the forms and information from our website at www.bsd405.org/international. All documents will be on line by August 1st. There will not be copies of the forms available at school so please print them out in advance and bring the completed copies with you. Included will be a document for you to see what the fees are by grade so you will know what to expect. The lines can be very long but you can beat the lines by paying online at https://touchbase.bsd405.org/. However, if you don't mind the lines, you may pay in the main office or at the attendance window. We now take credit cards, checks and cash! We can only do one transaction per student so you will need at least one check per student to pay for class fees.
At Back to Business day your student will get their schedule, PE lock, be assigned a locker, receive an ORCA card to ride the Metro Bus (if eligible), have their photo taken, and pay fees. The school office will be open starting Monday, August 7 from 9-2. Have a wonderful summer!
Back to Business Day Schedule:
- 6th Grade: 8:00 am
- 7th Grade: 9:00 am
- 8th Grade: 10:00 am
- 9th Grade: 11:00 am
- 10th Grade: 12:30 pm
- 11th Grade: 1:30 pm
- 12th Grade: 2:30 pm
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HIGH SCHOOL RETREAT: Sept. 7-8, 2017
The International School offers an annual retreat for our high school students in order to build community and realize its mission of providing students with a globally focused education. The academic content of the retreat follows a four-year cycle of geographic and cultural regions including Africa, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East. The retreat's objectives are for students to explore a few forms of
African cultural expression; to understand some of the challenges facing different African societies and the power we and the world community have to address them; and to appreciate the value of the IS community and its contribution to our overall success for the coming school year.
High school students (grades 9-12) will come to school the morning of Thursday, September
7
th
and will be bussed to Camp
Warm Beach, near Stanwood. They will spend the night there and will return by bus the following day, Friday, September 8th by 2:30 pm.
The registration fee is $100
. The fee for the retreat has been added to your student's account online so you may pay online
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Scholarships available! Contact the office.
The flyer for the High School Retreat can be found by clicking here:
The permission slip packet can be found by clicking here:
The chaperone sign-up can be found by clicking here:
Retreat Chaperone Volunteers Needed! Join Us!
The trip is only possible with your support! Our greatest need is for cabin chaperones; we need 12 male and 12 female chaperones to stay in cabins with students. We
also need some of those chaperones to ride to camp and back on buses and to chaperone during the Thursday afternoon sessions, evening activities, Friday morning meetings, andmeals. We recognize that some parents can be available overnight but may need to drive separately after work or late in the afternoon.
If you are able to chaperone please let us know the following:
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If you can ride the bus and stay for the entire retreat or will need to drive separately
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If you are coming separately, what time will you plan to arrive and to leave Camp Schechter (approximately)
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Your cell phone
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Best email address to reach you
Please consider volunteering for this valuable student experience!
The chaperone sign-up can be found by clicking here:
Thank you!
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Laptop Collection Schedule: Thurs. 6/15 & Fri. 6/23
Seniors June 15th
6th-11th grade June 23rd
Replacing Missing Items
> Missing Power Adapter.......................................................$19.00
> Missing Stylus...................................................................$13.00
> Missing Laptop Bag.............................................................$30.00
Damage:
Someone from the district will be present during collection to assess damage on the computer. The parent/guardian will be charged $100 for negligent damage. Some examples of negligent damage are: missing multiple keys, cracked screens, water spills. Some examples of gross negligent damage are: graffiti that cannot be removed, throwing the laptop, leaving laptop unattended (including full view in a car). Damage fines will be assigned depending on cost of repair, the parent/guardian/student will need to pay the full cost for the repair or replacement. The cost for damage is in addition to any missing items.
Who do I contact if I have questions?
Please contact Jen Rose (
[email protected]
) or Benay Weinstein (
[email protected]
) via email or by calling International's main office. If you have any financial concerns, please contact us, as well.
Thank you all for your support, we are looking forward to another successful year in 2017-2018.
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Planning On Leaving Early for Summer? 
Must Do's:
At least 5 school days prior to absence: Submit completed
Prearranged Absence Form to Attendance Office (see IS Attendance Policy for Reference)
2 days prior to absence: Turn in all textbooks to teachers & return laptop to Benay Weinstein in room 213
Any books/technology items not turned in prior to the last day of school will be entered as fines that must be paid in August.
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Last Day of School Bus Schedule: Tues. 6/27
 The last day of school on
Tuesday, June 27th will run from
8:15-10:15. The BSD Yellow School Bus Routes used for International School and Big Picture School will operate as normal, except that they will be
departing International School at approximately 10:30 am and
Big Picture School at approximately 10:45 am.
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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.
We have hired a young Senegalese woman, Marème Touré, to be our French language intern next year. She is incredibly excited to meet our community and share her language and culture with us. If you are interested in hosting Marème for all or part of second semester next year, please contact Traci Sullivan.
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Student News & Opportunities
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Reclaim Your Lost Items at the IS Lost and Found
All items located in the office
Have you lost something? The IS office has an abundance of lost items that need to be claimed. Please see Liz Vandenberghe, IS Office Manager for details.
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Parkin
g Lot Safety - Help Needed
International is in desperate need of volunteers to help with Parking Lot safety before and after school.
Signup here. 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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King Country Sports Results
Check King County Sports results
here.
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IS Jubilee Reach Girl's Soccer Beats Tillicum
Congratulations to the IS Middle School girls' soccer team, who won against Tillicum after going into overtime and penalty kicks. Way to go girls!
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Bellevue High School Football Information
Bellevue High School Attendance Area Students Grade 9 - 12 
The Bellevue High School football program would like to officially welcome all incoming freshman players and parents to its Bellevue Football program! They will be offering an introduction to the football program with a Freshman Mini-Camp in July. This camp is open to any student interested in Bellevue Football and living in the BHS boundaries or planning to attend BHS.
If you have played LAX, soccer, rugby basketball, flag football or are just an athlete with an interest in football, this is the time to learn about the program. You'll have a chance to ask the coaches about the program and benefits of playing in one or more collegiate sports, see BHS prior to school starting, and of course football fundamentals will be taught.
Freshman Mini Camp will be 7/18-7/19 9AM to Noon at Bellevue High. There is no cost to attend camp, just make sure to:
* Have a Physical on file with BHS. See the following link for the form: http://www.bsd405.org/wp-content/pdf/health/sports-medical-history-physical-exam.pdf
* Complete Concussion/Impact testing. See the following link for times and locations https://www.familyid.com/organizations/bellevue-high-school
* Email me you're interested in attending camp so we can have an appropriate head count OR register for Fall Football with FamilyID at https://www.familyid.com/organizations/bellevue-high-school
If you have any questions with regard to Physicals or Impact testing feel free to email Tanja at [email protected]
Freshman Coordinator,
Kristina/Bird Nelson
[email protected]
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Summer Camps & Opportunities
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French 1A Summer Course: Mon. 8/7 - Fri. 8/18
Join us for a fun-filled two week intensive introduction to French!
Objective
For students to gain confidence in the French language and present the background knowledge they need to be successful entering French 1b
When entering International School at any grade higher than 6th, students are automatically placed in French 1b (with the 7th grade class) and must do remedial work during the school year to study 1a. This means they are sometimes pulled from classroom activities to fill in knowledge gaps
For who?
This course is for students 7th grade or higher, entering International School with no previous experience with French AND/OR for students of all ages needing a refresher in language basics.
When?
August 7-August 18
8:30 am - 12:30 pm
Note: Friday August 18th we will end at 2:00 because of our field trip to Lynn's Bistro in Kirkland!
Where?
International School
Cost: $225/student
Scholarships available
What will we be doing?
Games! Songs! Conversation partners! Eating pastries! Making crêpes! French sports! Field trip to a French restaurant in Kirkland!
Subjects covered:
Greetings and basics, family, friends, school, activities and likes/dislikes and appropriate grammar
Why should my student take this course?
* When starting the year at IS, it allows students to participate fully in classroom activities with their peers without the language or confidence gap
* It is a great introduction to French culture
* It is more affordable than a year of independent tutoring
Students must attend the whole two weeks to be able to enter at a 1b level
Note: this course can only be offered if we have an enrollment of 10 or more
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Ultimate Frisbee Summer Pickup Games
Sage Cook and Andrew Bailey are hosting Ultimate Frisbee pickup games in the park over the summer, but this will only happen if there are enough people willing to participate.
Currently there is no set time or location, but ideally it will run every Saturday, 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm, at Wilburton Hill Park.
All students are welcome to join, regardless of age or skill level.
This is also completely free and just for fun.
High school and middle school will most likely play seperately.
If your child is willing to participate in one or more of these afternoons, they can click
here
to sign up and receive future information!
Come help spread the wonderful community of this young and exciting sport!
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Advantage Basketball Camp
Advantage Basketball camps will be at Bellevue college this summer from July 17 - July 21, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM for their 17 annual basketball camp and will feature players from around the world ABC was selected by sports illustrated kids as the Top Basketball camp in the country. This year will feature former NBA Golden State Warriors Tre Nottingham for details visit website www.advantagebasketball.com email [email protected] call 425-670-8877
Ball Handling and Basketball Shooting Camp
Bellevue College
3000 Landerholm Circle SE, Bellevue, Washington 98007
July 17 - July 21, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
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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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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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