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Upcoming Events and Deadlines
| 11/14/2017 |
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
PTSA Board Meeting - IS Library
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11/15/2017
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8:15 am - 1:40 pm
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Odd Wednesday
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11/15/2017
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6:00 pm
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Senior Project Proposal Night - Multiple Rooms and the Staff Lounge
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11/16/2017
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6:00 pm
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Oregon Focus Week Parent Meeting
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| 11/22/2017 |
8:15 am - 1:40 pm
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Even Wednesday |
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11/23/2017
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8:15 am - 3:15 pm |
No School - Thanksgiving |
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11/24/2017
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8:15 am - 3:15 pm
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No School - Thanksgiving
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11/27/2017
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3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Pick Up Poinsettias and Wreaths - IS Commons
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POSSIBILITIES COULD BE ENDLESS
Hello Everyone
 In the movie "The Matrix", Tank says to Neo, "I'm fairly excited to see what you're capable of..." This is a pivotal point in the movie when we too start to wonder what Neo is capable of.
This is not a digression here, I want you too to get excited about what our ISPTSA community is capable of. We have not gone here before with the membership, our push for community could bring changes and results that we did not think were possible. How as a community can we create an exemplary education for our students at IS. How can we support our teachers to provide this?
Like the tripod I talked about a couple of weeks ago, the three legs of membership, financial support and participation hold up our IS community. Participation is about thinking how we can support our students and this school. Participation is becoming part of the conversation.
Plan on attending our
Community Membership Meeting, Nov 28th and plan on attending the meet and Greet with Teachers beforehand. This also would be a great time to explore being on the ISPTSA board next year by talking with board members.
I am fairly excited about the possibilities of what our community can do. Community Creates Success at IS.
Best
Meribeth Nordloef-Pedersen
2017-2018 ISPTSA President
"Community Creates Success at IS"
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WE ARE PROUD TO BE PLATINUM
WA STATE PTA awarded the International School PTSA the highest membership award next to 100% membership; the platinum award for growing 20% over last years membership. We are the only high school in Bellevue to receive this award. What does this mean? It means we are creating a community that people want to belong to.
As a close-knit choice school, we need to walk the talk and be a community supporting each other and our students. Being a strong PTSA community models to our students what belonging to a school mean; We support each other, we support our students and we support our teachers and staff. For many of you that have decided to not join still. I challenge you to step outside your comfort zone and join our community and see what this brings you this year.
Over 495 PTSA parents, teachers and students have joined ISPTSA to date. We need just 80 more members to be at 100%. Check out our
membership roll
. If you see a friend listed, ask them why they joined?
Don't see your name? Please join here. Questions? Contact Joanie Chang, [email protected].
Community Creates Success at IS.
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NOVEMBER STAFF APPRECIATION LUNCH A SUCCESS!
Thank You to the 6
th
Grade parent volunteers for hosting the November Staff Appreciation Lunch! With your help, we were able to have a successful Staff Appreciation Lunch last Wednesday Nov. 8. The staff room was stocked with fresh flowers and yummy food, the staffs enjoyed your treat!
The next Staff Appreciation Lunch will be hosted by the 9th grade parents on Dec. 6. Please s
tay tuned for more details and call for volunteers soon.
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TIME TO PICK UP YOUR POINSETTIAS AND WREATHS
For those who purchased Poinsettia Plants and Wreaths, please pick up your plants in the commons on Monday, November 27, from 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm.
(No need to pick up teacher or staff gift flowers...we will deliver for you!)
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BSF ANNOUNCES ENRICHMENT & INNOVATION GRANTS
 Bellevue Schools Foundation is delighted to announce the 2017-18 Arts, Enrichment & Innovation grant(s) awarded. A listing of the grant awards can be found
here.
BSF received 133 grant applications with requests totaling more than $191,623. Eighty eight (88) awards were made totaling $75,000 -- $10,000 of this dedicated to music. BSF funding supports all of the Bellevue schools. Their All In for Kids fall fundraising event is still going on. Please consider a donation if you have not done so yet. If you see grants from other middle and high schools that you think IS should be trying for, please consider dropping a note to a teacher at IS to encourage them to apply next year for BSF grants OR apply for grants with ISPTSA. ISPTSA next grant cycle is in February.
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IS FALL FUNDRAISER COMING SOON!
Community Creates Success at IS coming to your mailboxes soon.
Help us raise $25,000.
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USE AMAZON SMILE TO SUPPORT ISPTSA
Do You Shop on Amazon.com?
 Support IS PTSA as you shop. The AmazonSmile will donate
0.5% of the purchase price from your eligible purchases.
Simply link your Amazon.com account, and our students benefit!
Go to smile.amazon.com, and choose Bellevue International School PTSA as the 'charitable organization' that you would like to link your account to, and Amazon will now give a percentage of all of your eligible purchases to IS PTSA.
If you have Amazon bookmarked in your browser, change your bookmark to Amazon Smile, which allows you to shop as you normally would, but links your purchases to IS PTSA. From now on, please always shop through smile.amazon.com rather than www.amazon.com, and ask your family, and friends to also.
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NEW ISPTSA TRAVEL TUMBLERS
 ISPTSA is selling these wonderful tumblers this year. These are dual wall insulated stainless steel tumblers with our new ISPTSA logo. They carry 14 ounces of liquid, cold or hot, with a swivel lid with drink thru opening with plastic ring seal to stave off spills. The cost is $17 for PTSA members and $20 for non-members. Cash check or charge( only in person).
You can buy one or more of these tumblers at our General meetings this year BUT we are working on having the tumbler available online. Stay tuned. If you would like to purchase a tumbler, send in a check to IS PTSA 445 128th Ave SE Bellevue WA 98005. We don't have the means to ship them now, but they can be picked up at the main office after purchase.
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YEARBOOK SENIOR GRAD AD DEADLINE - NOVEMBER 20
All Senior Families who have purchased a Grad Ad for the Yearbook, the deadline for submitting your Grad Ad is Monday, November 20
th
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If you do not upload your Grad Ad by the deadline, you are not guaranteed to have your Grad Ad in the yearbook.
As you are going through family photos, this is a great time to find photos for the Baccalaureate Slide Show.
Please send your 4-6 photos to
[email protected]
with the name of your student in the subject line.
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SEEKING CHAPERONES FOR SNOWFLAKE AND TOLO
ASB is looking for adult chaperones to help out with our annual winter social celebrations!
- If you enjoy early evening outings, then we'd love your help with the Middle School Snowflake Social (semi-formal) - Friday, 1 December from 7:00- 9:00 pm
- If you're more of a night owl, then you'd enjoy helping with TOLO (high school formal winter dance) - Saturday, 9 December 8:30 - 11 pm
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Student News & Opportunities
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KIDS CARE COAT DRIVE - PLEASE DONATE!
 Hi IS! Bellevue Youth Council (a student organization sponsored by Bellevue City Hall) is hosting their annual Kids Care Coat Drive from now until November 21st.
We are collecting new or gently used coats or other outerwear for families in Bellevue. There are boxes set up in the commons.
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Student Sports & Opportunities
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JUBILEE REACH SPONSORS FREE FLAG FOOTBALL AT IS
Hey parents! Is your kid interested in Flag Football? Jubilee is offering a free Flag Football league going from November 13th through January 26th.
Practice will be Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30pm to 4:15pm. Games will be on Wednesdays starting at about 2:45pm and go until 4:15pm. If you have any conflicts please let us know we would love to talk and work around these if possible. We want to develop a solid community here at International revolving around strong academics and team building. If you would like to sign up you can at
http://jubileereach.bonzidev.com/athletics. If you have any questions please email Brock at
[email protected] or Sterling at
[email protected].
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PANTHERS YOUTH RUGBY CLUB
 Register for Youth Rugby this Winter! Make Rugby the next great team sport of your academic year!
Join Panthers Youth Rugby Club, and practice in a co-ed Touch or Contact division 3 times a week until the end of the school year wearing the club branded practice and game jerseys. Free sessions to give rugby a try in November. Rugby is made very affordable by the Panthers Youth Rugby Club with a yearly membership fee of $170 for Touch 1st-4th graders, $200 for 5th-6th graders, and $280 for 7th-8th graders. Fees include a player kit with a practice jersey, a short, socks and a rugby ball.
Practices this Winter:
- Tue & Thu 5:30pm at Grass Lawn Park, Redmond WA
- Sat 11am at Highland Middle School, Bellevue WA
Rugby is an Olympic sport and America's fastest growing team sport. Enjoy:
- kicking like Soccer
- Running like Track
- Grappling like Wrestling
- Passing like Basketball
- Scoring like Football
Give Rugby a Try, You Just Might Like It! Onboarding new players - All skill levels welcome - November through January.
To contact us: [email protected]
To register: www.PanthersYouthRugby.com
To follow us: https://www.facebook.com/panthersyouthrugby
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KING COUNTY SPORTS RESULTS
Check King County Sports results
here.
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WHO PAYS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION IN BELLEVUE?
Taxes, Bonds & Levies, Bellevue Schools Foundation & Our PTSAs
Join the Bellevue PTSA Council for a special presentation and learn about the ins and outs of funding education in Bellevue from Melissa deVita, District Deputy Superintendent Financial Services & Operations.
Melissa will break down the roles played by the state and local taxes such as levies & bonds, as well as where support organizations such as Bellevue Schools Foundation and Bellevue's PTSAs fit into the funding puzzle and how this is changing in light of the recent legislative actions.
Join us for this event, co-hosted by Bellevue PTSA Council. Please register here. The event is free and open to the public, and there are four sessions to choose from:.
- Nov.13, Sammamish High School, 7 p.m.
- Nov. 14, WISC Rainier Room, 12-1 p.m., a light lunch provided by Newport Knives Culinary students
- Nov. 16, Bellevue High School, 6:30 p.m.
- Nov. 20, Newport High School, 7 p.m.
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BELLEVUE YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS ACADEMY
The Bellevue Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to bring the Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) to Bellevue. YEA! teaches students in grades 6-12 how to start and run their own REAL businesses. Through the year-long program students generate business ideas, conduct market research, write business plans, pitch to a panel of investors, and launch their very own companies. With exciting guest lecturers from local businesses to dynamic field trips to local companies, students learn how to develop and run an enterprise in a fun, projects-based approach.
Applications for enrollment for the 2017-2018 class can now be completed online. For more information contact Kim Fredericks at 425.213.1211.
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MONDAY MESSENGER SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
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- 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 list 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 - Community
Treasurer 1
Secretary
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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| Supporting PTSA Donate at any time. Write your check to the International School PTSA and send it ISPTSA at 445 128th Ave. SE, Bellevue, WA 98005
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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
Enter Amazon.com through this link and Amazon will donate 8% of every purchase you make to support Bellevue students, including those at IS! Share the link and spread the word to family and friends anywhere.
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