RAISE THE TORCH for Annual IS Retreats with a Donation to the Fall Fundraiser! 

Memories, bonds, and friendships were created and strengthened at last week’s annual 6th Grade and High School Retreats! Did you know this year the ISPTSA has already granted nearly $10,000 to the school for those retreats?  

Each year, the ISPTSA grant subsidizes the expenses of this long-standing tradition at IS to minimize the cost for all families, pay for faculty to attend, and enrich the experience through customized activities throughout. 

 

The annual retreats are just one example of how your donation to the ISPTSA comes to life through meaningful student experiences at IS! All donations to the Fall Fundraiser you give today are tax-deductible and 100% goes back to the IS community. To see a more robust list, please check out  What Your Donation Supports .

We invite all families to participate in this campaign because your contribution, no matter the amount, makes a difference! We ALL benefit from the community, academic excellence, and reputation our students were fortunate to join. This is our chance to give back and build on that legacy. Choose a support level that works for you:  Gold $500,  Silver $250,  Bronze $100, or define your own amount. For those families who can, we ask you to consider becoming a  Titan Torch supporter with a donation of $1,000 or more.  

DONATE ONLINE NOW!

Prefer to write a check? Fill out and mail back this  donation form  to the ISPTSA.  

Questions?  Please contact  [email protected] .  

Thank you for your consideration!

Go Titans!

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LOOKING AHEAD:

USEFUL LINKS

BSD, PTSA Council & BSF Back-to-School Fair Information

Blank Daily IS Schedule

BSD Transit Information

BSD Lunch Menu (IS uses High School menu)

PayPAMS

Carpooling Info

Information regarding construction near IS:

City of Bellevue website page describing the project and the project flyer

IS Parking Lot Safety Information

Previous Editions of the Monday Messenger

Titan Times

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

PICTURE YOURSELF VOLUNTEERING!

IS and the ISPTSA are currently seeking the following volunteers:

Click here to learn more and sign up.

PTSA NEWS

COMPUTER CLUB PARENT ADVISOR NEEDED

Did you know that the ISPTSA runs a computer club for HS students? Do you have computer industry experience? Would you be willing to meet with student teams as they create their program? Students organize and run teams, so the position is truly advisory. We were fortunate to have Tao Wang as our previous parent advisor for this group; he is willing to share his experience and help a new advisor get started. Please step up if you can help keep this club going!

Contact Meribeth,  [email protected].

ISPTSA INVITES GRANT PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS

 

The International School PTSA invites grant proposal submissions for the first half of academic year 2018-19. There will be two opportunities to apply for ISPTSA grants, at the beginning of each semester.

 

ISPTSA grants support and supplement programs and activities that enhance and enrich student learning at International School. International School Teachers, Staff, Students, and Parents are eligible to submit grant proposals. The funds for grants are generously made available by the ISPTSA to encourage learning and engagement at our school.

 

For details on the grants process and the application forms, please click here .

 

Please note that grant proposal submissions for the first half the of academic year are  due by September 21, 2018 at 3:30 PM  and must be sent to  [email protected]   with the required signatures. Grant proposals for the second half of the academic year will be solicited in January, 2019.

 

Once the grant proposals have been received, the ISPTSA Grants Committee will review and recommend proposals to the ISPTSA board for final approval. Applicants will be notified once the ISPTSA Board makes final decisions at their meeting in October, 2018.

 

Your grant proposals are a fantastic way to help us highlight and prioritize how the ISPTSA allocated funds are spent. We look forward to your proposals.

 

Thank you,

ISPTSA Grants Committee

FINANCIAL REVIEW VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

The ISPTSA is in need of a 3-4 parents for 2-3 hours in September to help review PTSA financial records for 2017-2018 EOY. A financial review is necessary twice a year to maintain a PTA in good standing. A review also confirms to the board their fiduciary responsibility with ISPTSA funds. 

Qualifications: Ability to follow a checklist of requirements. No accounting or financial background needed.

Interested? Contact Bev Ni:  [email protected]. Please write " Financial Review" in the subject line.

OUR COMMUNITY CREATES SUCCESS AT IS

 

As ISPTSA kicks off for the year, our success depends upon our community supporting the PTSA. Your PTSA is committed to helping IS become the successful school that our community wants and expects. We need your support by:

 

 

Whether you are a new 6th-grade parent or starting the twilight years at IS for your 12th grader, you are a part of the IS community and we need your support as a part of ISPTSA. Any questions, please contact Sharon Chen:  [email protected] .

7TH GRADE HEARING SCREENING

Monday, September 17 from 8:00 AM until about 9:15 AM

 

Our new school nurse, Lori Wheatley, would like five parent volunteers to help with the 7th-grade hearing screening.

Hey, 7th-grade parents —this is a fun, easy, and quick way to get to know your child(ren)'s friends and match names with faces!

 

If you can help, please sign up here .

 

More information on the screening from BSD can be found  here .

INCREASED COST FOR LAPTOP ACCESSORY REPLACEMENT

The replacement costs for laptop accessories has changed this year. 

Please take note of the increases.

Lenovo Yoga (S1, 11, 12) Pen (oval top)— $13  

Lenovo Yoga 260/370 Pen (square top)— $27  

Lenovo ThinkPad 65W Power Adapter— $19  

Laptop Case— $25  

Dell Power Adapter 65 Watt— $34  

Dell Active Pen PN557W— $28 

Costs are set by BSD, more info on their website here (prices are indicated in "Student Laptop & Accessory Damage Guidelines" under "Resources" on the lefthand side of the page.)

STUDENT SPORTS & OPPORTUNITIES

JUBILEE REACH MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULE AVAILABLE

For more information about fall middle school sports at IS through Jubilee REACH, contact Brock Ha y: [email protected].

Check out their more detailed sports schedule here.

TITAN ROBOTICS CLUB REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Interested in gaining hands-on experience learning and applying STEM fields in real life? Titan Robotics Club has been promoting STEM education in today’s youth for over 17 years. Our three programs task students with addressing a challenge by applying the concepts they have learned in the classroom to creating a robot!

First Lego League [FLL] LINK TO REGISTRATION

Open to 4th-8th graders. Students work with trained high school and adult mentors to build and program lego robots, design a solution to a real world issue, and create presentations to address this issue.

Weekly meetings on Tuesdays 4:00-5:00pm and Fridays 4:00-6:00pm.

Registration Deadline: September 14

First Technical Challenge [FTC]

REGISTRATION FULL, please attend FRC interest meeting (below).

First Robotics Competition [FRC] LINK TO REGISTRATION

Student Interest Meeting • September 11, Lunch Meeting, Room 209

Student & Parent Interest Meeting • September 11, 6:30-7:30pm, Room 209

Open to all high schoolers. After training in the fall, students attend Kickoff in January where they will learn this year’s competition. After Kickoff, students work alongside mentors to design, fabricate, build, and program their robot in six weeks. In addition to gaining important practical skills such as programming and marketing, students are eligible for over $80 million in scholarship money.

All membership fees can be paid at the cashier during office hours.

STUDENT NEWS & COMMUNITY EVENTS

CHINOOK MIDDLE SCHOOL SEEKING CAMP COUNSELORS

Chinook Middle School in Bellevue is looking for high-school-aged camp counselors to lead their group of 6th graders to Orkila October 16-19. Applications are due September 14.

 

Please direct any questions to the Chinook Camp Counselor Coordinator, Julie Metz, at  [email protected] . Click here for more info.