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Upcoming Events and Deadlines
| 9/4/2017 |
8:15 am - 3:15 pm |
No School, Labor Day Holiday
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| 9/5/2017 |
6:30 pm |
Titan Robotics Club
FTC Interest Meeting
(Rm 209)
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| 9/6/2017 |
8:15 am - 1:40 pm |
Wednesday Half Day (Odd) |
| 9/6/2017 |
8:15 am - 1:40 pm |
6th Grade Retreat |
9/7/2017
-9/8/2017 |
All Day |
High School Retreat |
| 9/9/2017 |
10:00 am - 4:00 pm |
Bellevue PTSA Council Back to School Fair-Bellevue HS
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| 9/12/2017 |
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Auditions for Fall Play, "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe" (IPAC) |
| 9/13/2017 |
8:15 am - 1:40 pm
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Wednesday Half Day (Even)
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| 9/13/2017 |
TBD |
Welcome Back Assembly
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9/25/2017
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TBD
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Picture Retake Day
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| 9/28/2017 |
6:30 pm |
Curriculum Night
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10/3/2017
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6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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ISPTSA General Meeting |
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SCHOOL IS BACK IN SESSION!
At last school is back in session and I would like to take a moment
to reflect on the really great school our children are attending.
International School has consistently been in the top 100 high schools in various national magazine rankings and other highly regarded academic rankings.
We are promoting and integrating the 21
st
century skills into our classrooms for students to better navigate their post-secondary education and plans. Our laptop 1-1 is their primary learning tool and with OneNote, the information provided by teachers is accessible across the board to all students. Collaboration between students is encouraged and facilitated by International Schools use of technology and teaching.
I am proud my student is attending IS, are you? If you would like to learn more about our school and its community, come to our General Meeting October 3
Meribeth Nordloef-Pedersen
ISPTSA President 2017-2018
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PTSA MEMBERSHIP NEWS
Our goal this year is 100% Membership in PTSA. That means we need 580 PTSA members. How does it work? Simple, we need one member for every student.
Dual membership of $35 supports two students. Single membership supports one student. We usually have 350 members but that is in the past.
New year, new ideas, new goal.
ISPTSA has kicked off our new year with some really supportive parents and guardians becoming or renewing their membership with ISPTSA. THANK YOU!
Each week we will highlight our new members as we stretch to reach our goal.
Please remember to get your PTSA membership
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We are counting on you. Any questions, please contact Joanie at
[email protected].
THANK YOU, ISPTSA MEMBERS:
Sujatha Sagiraju & Aditya Dube
Jeff & Cathy Van Lith
Clara Ortiz
Vanessa & David Harder
Maricris & Robert Lasema
Shi Chen & Li Ma
Pam & Todd Behan
Courtney & Patrick Stanton
Loan (Lon) Bui & Fred Huang
FengLing Cheng & Wei Wang
Sanjeev Tandle & Vidya Shetty
Sang & Sun Han
Meribeth Nordloef-Pedersen & Matt Pedersen
Jessica Guo
Linda Teh & Neven Stojanovic
Man Wai Chiu & Chi Yeung Lee
Brenda & Chuck Bedrosian
Jenny Miller & Jim Khoo
Kyong Han
Rui Zhang & Tao Wang
Li Lu & Yi Li
Vakula & Pavan Mukhara
Sophia Cheng & Gregg Ulrich
Hank Wang & Shan Qi
John & Susan Ryder
Stephanie & Evan Sent
Hao Sun & Meng Yu
Sunny Koh
Jyotsna & Ravi Gundala
Haydeh Sharifi
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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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Student News & Opportunities
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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS PERFORM MUSIC CONCERT
On
September 16th the 5th annual
Music for Life Concert will take place
in support of Bloodworks Northwest.
Started 4 years ago by International's 2017 graduate Jesse Hainze and other seniors from Bellevue High and Interlake High, this year's fundraising concert is held by International Junior
Lily Bai, International Sophomore
Kevin Song, Newport Sophomore Justin Chen, and Interlake Junior Iris Deng.
Date and Time: 6:30-8:30 pm, Saturday, Sep 16th 2017
Address:
Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, 411 156th Ave NE, Bellevue 98007
Enjoy some awesome music by talented high school performers, check out the silent auction; featuring items from Trader Joe's, Starbucks and Fred Meyer's etc., and listen to a short segment from a Bloodworks guest speaker!
Tickets are $15 at the door
Hope to see you all there!
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TITAN ROBOTICS CLUB FTC INTEREST MEETING
(9/5; 6:30 pm; Rm 209 @IS)
 If you are in High School and are interested in joining Robotics this year, one of our High School Teams will be starting their season very soon!
Please come to Lee Holt's Room 209, from 6:30-8:00pm on Sept. 5th if you/your student is interested in joining the team.
We are excited to see you soon, and don't hesitate to contact
[email protected] if you have any further questions or concerns. See you soon!
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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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BELLEVUE HIGH SCHOOL GIRL'S VOLLEYBALL CARPOOL
For those of you attending volleyball
practice at BHS from 4:15 - 6:15 daily, a carpool is forming.
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BELLEVUE HIGH SCHOOL GIRL'S SELECT BASKETBALL
Bellevue High School Attendance Area Students Grade 5 - 8
Calling all
5th- 8th grade Girls!
Do you love to play basketball?
Tryouts for Bellevue Girls Select Basketball will be held on September 23rd.
Potential players need to live within the Bellevue High School boundary (but don't need to attend Bellevue public schools).
For tryout times and locations, and to register, visit the website-
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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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Contact Us:
President
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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