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UPCOMING DATES AND EVENTS
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THIS WEEK:
NEXT WEEK:
LOOKING AHEAD:
- Monday, 2/18 - Friday, 2/22 • No School—Mid-Winter Break
- Tuesday, 2/26 • 7th Grade Parent Night: Vaping and Other Common Substance Abuse in Middle School (parents of all grades welcome)
- Friday, 3/1 • Into the Woods Performance
- Thursday, 3/7, 6:00 PM • 6th Grade Parent Night
- Friday, 3/8 • Into the Woods Performance
- Tuesday, 3/12, 7:00 PM • Middle School Band Concert
- Wednesday, 3/13, 11:45 AM • Staff Appreciation Lunch
- Wednesday, 3/13, 7:00 PM • Orchestra Concert
- Thursday, 3/14 • Eastshore Band Festival
- Thursday, 3/14, 7:00 PM • High School Band Concert
- Friday, 3/13 • No School—Professional Development Day
- Monday, 3/18 • No School—Professional Development Day
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VOLUNTEER! THESE EVENTS COULD REALLY USE A HAND
IS and the ISPTSA are currently seeking the following volunteers:
- Staff Luncheon Hosted by Chinese Families, Wed 2/6
- College Conference Food Coordinators, Thurs 2/7
- Bite of IS Volunteers, Fri 2/8
- Bellevue School Showcase Volunteers, Wed 2/13
- On-call Volunteers
Click
here
to learn more and sign up.
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SAVE THE DATE—SPRING SOCIAL
The PTSA will host the annual
Spring Social
“Spring into Action” to celebrate our students, our school, and our community at
Blakely Hall
in Issaquah on Saturday
March 23, 2019
at 6:00 PM.
Please mark your calendars now to ensure that you can join us for this fun event.
Stay tuned—registration will open soon!
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SEVEN VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED
FOR COLLEGE CONFERENCE—PLEASE SIGN UP TO HELP
Thursday, February 7, by 1:00 PM
The International School is hosting the College Conference with Bellevue High School and Interlake High School on Thursday, February 7. Volunteers are needed to deliver enough appetizers, salad, fruit, and dessert for forty people to the IS office by 1:00 PM. Please sign up to help
here
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EXCITING STUDENT FRENCH TRAVEL AND HOSTING OPPORTUNITY IN 2019-20
The IS French Department is excited about a new hosting and travel opportunity that will begin in the 2019-20 school year. We are joining the Passepartout program in which three students from Nantes, France will spend the first three months with a host family from our school. Second semester, three of our students from those same host families will spend the last three months of the academic year with their corresponding families in Nantes.
Given our students’ course load, this program is particularly well suited for sophomores. This immersion experience promises to be culturally and linguistically enriching (and really stands out on a college resume). We are having an informational meeting for parents on
Tuesday, February 12, 6:15-6:45 PM, in classroom 103,
where we will provide details and answer questions. Additional information can be found
here
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WINTER WEATHER IS BACK!
Are you prepared? Learn more about the district's emergency closure procedures
here
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BITE OF IS 2019
Urgent! We still need booth hosts!
Please consider hosting a booth.
This event depends on booth host sign-ups for success.
Sign up for a booth by filling out
this form
online, or printing it out and dropping it off in the front office.
Each booth host will receive one ticket for the event.
International Foods Buffet
Friday, February 8, 6:00-8:00 PM, IS Gym
Ticket: $10 per person
(suggested donation)
Tickets can be purchased in the front office or at the door on the day of the event.
Join the International School community for our annual fundraiser.
This year, all proceeds will benefit the
BRAC
organization, an international non-profit helping the nearly million Rohingya who fled Myanmar last year and are in refugee camps in Bangladesh.
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FURLOUGHED EMPLOYEE FAMILIES MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE
If someone in your family is a furloughed employee, you may be eligible to have some student fees paid for. Please contact Jill Follett,
follettj@bsd405.org,
in the main office if you have questions.
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IS NEEDS VOLUNTEERS FOR BELLEVUE SHOWCASE SCHOOL CONFERENCE
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
International School is requesting the following volunteers for the Bellevue Showcase School Conference that we are hosting:
- 1-2 volunteers in the morning at Wilburton Instructional Services Center at the Rainier Room from 8:00 AM-9:30 AM to help with greeting and signing in our conference participants.
- 1-2 volunteers who are willing to help at International with greeting and directing our guests to meet in the library from 9:30-10:00 AM as they move from Wilburton Instructional Services Center to International.
- 3-5 parents who would be willing to talk on a parent panel from 10:15-10:45 AM in the International Library about the following questions with a group of educators attending the conference. We would love to have both middle and high school parents involved!
- Why did your family choose International?
- In what ways does technology positively or negatively impact your students’ learning or educational experience?
- In what ways does the structure of the school or the way the teachers instruct positively or negatively impact your students' learning or educational experience?
- If you have an alumni, what has International done to prepare that student well for the future?
Please contact Krystal Stephens as soon as possible if you are available for one or more of these volunteer opportunities!
stephensk@bsd405.org
or 425-456-6537
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STUDENT NEWS & COMMUNITY EVENTS
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ACT/SAT TEST PREP COURSE
The ACT and SAT are standardized tests used by many colleges as part of their admissions determination. To help our high school students, the Sammamish High School PTSA is sponsoring an ACT/SAT Prep Course including sections in verbal, math, and science skills. Students may register for one, two, or all three sections that will meet once per week over 4 weeks. Classes include worksheets of sample questions, test-taking strategies, and practice exams.
Dates & Times:
Spring Course: March 5-8
Tuesdays, 6:30-8:00 PM: Math Skills, Instructor: Lorinda Flikkema
Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 PM: Verbal Skills, Instructor: Anne Fillmore
Thursdays, 7:45-8:45 PM: Science Skills, Instructor: Jessica Youmans
Cost
$50 for one section; $90 for any two sections; or $120 for all three sections.
The SHS PTSA is offering partial scholarships to students with financial need. The scholarship rate is a flat fee of $30, regardless of the number of sections selected. Your counselor’s signature on the paper registration form is necessary to qualify for the scholarship rate.
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SCIENCE AND MATH ARE FUN AT BUZZ BOWL!
Sunday, February 10, 2019, 8:30 AM–2:30 PM
Buzz Bowl
is a buzzer game of multiple-choice and short-answer questions. Teams challenge each other to buzz faster and answer the questions. Whether your kid is a beginner or a whiz, it offers a fun challenge to everyone! It’s a great way to learn science early. Kids just need to pick a subject, study the recommended material, have fun and possibly win awards!
You must register as teams of 3-4 students.
Click
here for the flyer.
Click
here to reserve seats as a team ($60).
Hurry, seats are limited.
Your participation will help Bellevue Schools Foundation fund more programs that matter to you!
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HIGH SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR BUZZ BOWL
Sunday, February 10,
7:45 AM–2:30 PM
High school volunteers are needed to administer the Buzz Bowl game to teams of 5th–8th graders. Responsibilities include reading questions to the teams, ensuring the students are following the rules, and keeping score. This is the perfect opportunity for someone who is organized and enjoys working with younger students. Community service hours and lunch will be offered.
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STUDENT SPORTS & OPPORTUNITIES
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BELLEVUE BOTANICAL GARDEN CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION SEEKS HIGH SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS
Saturday, February 9
Volunteer hours:
Set-up noon–2:00 PM
Exhibition Booth Help 2:00–4:00 PM
Clean-up 4:00–5:00 PM
Volunteers may sign up for one or more sessions.
Click
here for event info.
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MASTHEAD / DIRECTORY / LINKS
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President
Ching Guo
Secretary
Zena Heywood
Treasurer 1
Beverly Ni
Treasurer 2
Nancy Chung
VP of Communications
Li Wu
VPs of Community
Liying Tan & Qiong Chen
VP of Fundraising
Dori Kelleran
VP of Outreach
Meribeth Nordloef-Pedersen
Membership
Sharon Chen
Advocacy
OPEN
Monday Messenger
Julie Molinari
Website
Sylvia Abrahamsson
IS Staff Liaison
Taylor Tillotson
PTSA
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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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CONFUSED ABOUT SOMETHING?
The ISPTSA is always here to help answer your IS questions.
Email us
here
, and we'll help you find the answers you need.
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SCHOOL DIRECTORY & LINKS
Attendance 425-456-6545
Main Office 425-456-6500
MS Counseling 425-456-6546
HS Counseling 425-456-6542
Registrar 425-456-6535
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SUPPORT YOUR PTSA
Donate Anytime
Write your check to the International School PTSA and send it to:
ISPTSA
445 128th Ave. SE
Bellevue, WA 98005
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ISPTSA TUMBLER
Support your school community and the environment by buying an ISPTSA Tumbler
These great-looking 14-oz dual-wall insulated stainless-steel tumblers have a swivel lid with drink-thru opening and a plastic-ring seal to stave off spills. With the ISPTSA logo, it will keep your drink hot or cold while you look cool handling the morning commute or afternoon pickup, and your purchase will benefit the International School PTSA!
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MONDAY MESSENGER
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
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- Please submit articles by FRIDAY at 12:00 PM (noon) to news@isptsa.org.
- We encourage submissions that align with our mission.
- Submissions are subject to review by the ISPTSA and may be accepted, rejected, or edited.
- Please use a separate email for each article submitted.
- Documents in plain text are preferred, however, you are welcome to include an image or icon as a separate attachment—please do not include them in the body of your email or document.
- If you need to link to a registration form or document, send us either the address of the link or a pdf copy of the document.
- If you would like your article to repeat in successive Monday Messenger editions, please resubmit it for each edition in which you would like it to appear. If you do not resubmit it, it will not be republished.
- Note: you will receive an automatic confirmation email response once you submit material to the Monday Messenger.
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International School PTSA
445 128th Ave. SE
Bellevue, WA 98005
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