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TH IS WEEK:

LOOKING AHEAD:

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

STEP UP AND VOLUNTEER AT INTERNATIONAL!

IS and the ISPTSA are currently seeking the following volunteers:

Click here to learn more and sign up.

PTSA NEWS

ONLY ONE WEEK TO THE SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR !

DECEMBER 3-7

The Scholastic Book Fair—open before and after school and during lunches all week long December 3-7—will be stocked with books for Middle Schoolers and High Schoolers.

 ALL SALES BENEFIT THE IS LIBRARY!

Click here for more info about the book fair.

 

We are still looking for volunteers ; mostly to run registers, an easy and fun job. The machines are simple to use—we can get you up and running one in ten minutes—and a volunteer with register experience will always be there to help.  There is also a webinar tutorial for the Easy Scan register, which you can watch at your convenience!

Please click  here  to sign up for a one-hour shift: 7:30-8:30 AM, 12:45-1:45 PM, and/or 3:00-4:00 PM. 

 

Contact Meribeth,  [email protected], with questions.

THREE DAYS AND THREE WAYS TO GIVE!

Put exceptional education for every student on your holiday shopping list. You can support students while you stuff stockings—it's ridiculously easy! Just use our Amazon  link  and the Foundation will earn up to 8% of the price of everything you purchase—at no additional cost to you. Bookmark it to supercharge your powers of good on Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and all year long. 

 

Then, kick off the giving season with #GivingTuesday , a one-day global online giving event on November 27 . Generous donors will double your donation. Gifts of $100 or more will be matched—up to $5,000! Give  online, at   bsfdn.org,  or text "Kids" to 27722.

BELLEVUE PTSA COUNCIL: STUDENT SELF-ADVOCACY SEMINARS

The Bellevue PTSA Council invites middle and high school students to Student Self-Advocacy Seminars .

All sessions will be held at Sammamish High School, Room 216, 100 140 ^th  Avenue SE, Bellevue WA 98005, from 6:00-8:00pm. Seating is limited, so please register as soon as possible for each of the individual sessions. If registration is full, please check the website for the most up-to-date details of possible additional dates.

Register here. For more information, please email:  [email protected] .

IF YOU WAKE UP TO ROADS LIKE THIS, HOW DO YOU FIND OUT IF SCHOOL IS CLOSED OR ON LATE START?

 

As we head into the winter season, families are encouraged to become familiar with information about unexpected school delays or closures.

 

Families will be notified of changes to the school day via SchoolMessenger. Information can also be found on the  district website ,  Facebook ,  Twitter ,  FlashAlert , on the BSD Newsline by calling (425) 456-4111, and from local TV and radio stations.

The following is also available for review on the district website :

Download and print the Emergency Closure flyer:



For additional details please visit  www.bsd405.org/closure .​

 

If school is on late start, you can click here for the IS one-hour -late schedule, and click here for the IS two-hour -late schedule.

AU SECOURS!

THE FRENCHIES ARE COMING!

The French exchange students from Nantes arrive on December 6. They will spend Friday with our students in classes, but after that they will be exploring all the wonderful things this area has to offer. 

On  Friday, December 14 , they would like to visit the Everett Boeing plant, then do some shopping at the Tulalip Outlet Mall. For this,  we need parent drivers . 

Will you be free on  Friday, December 14,  during the school day?  If so, would you be able to transport French students on this excursion? To sign up, or for more information, please contact [email protected] . Please consider driving; this Exchange only works with the support of the whole community!

DROP OFF AND PICK-UP REMINDERS FROM SCHOOL

Parents, please remember that  when dropping off and picking up your students, you are not permitted to do so behind the school  . There are no crosswalks for students' safety. The road is narrow and you block staff and students who are permitted to park behind the school, which we limit. 

 

Also, please  do not drive through the parking lot to drop off your students . This clogs the parking lot for staff and students who are trying to get to their parking spots to get to work and class on time. Please continue around the circle and drop off your students at the crosswalk. 

Do not park in staff or student parking spots  in the morning to drop off your students or to come into the school. Please use only the visitors' spots on the outside of the circle or find a legal spot on the street.

For more drop off and pick-up info, click  here.

STUDENT NEWS & COMMUNITY EVENTS

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL FUN DRAISING OPPORTUNITY!

Bellevue Downtown Ice Rink at Bellevue Downtown Park

November 23-December 21, 2018 and January 1-13, 2019

When you skate at Bellevue Downtown Ice Rink and mention you are with International School at the admission counter, a $3 donation will be made to our PTSA for each paid rink admission during the dates listed above!

Visit bellevueicerink.com for skating hours, pricing, promotions, and special events.

TYEE HOLIDAY BAZAAR

Friday, November 30, 5:30-8:30 PM

Tyee Middle School

The Tyee Holiday Bazaar is an evening of shopping, music, games, food, and—new this year—a Gingerbread House Contest featuring entries by Tyee students and staff. V endor registration is open through November 26, or until full. This is a free community fundraising event that supports Tyee PTSA programs. 

Registration:  BSD Family form ,  Commercial Vendor form , or online at  tyeeptsa.org

STUDENT SPORTS & OPPORTUNITIES

BELLEVUE BOYS LACROSSE CLUB—REGISTRATION OPEN

Bellevue Boys Lacrosse Club serves boys in grades K-12 who reside and/or attend feeder schools within the Bellevue High School boundary area. The Bellevue Lacrosse program is dedicated to developing players at every age and any skill level. They are committed to providing first-class experiences to players and families in our community.

In the last nine years, the BHS Varsity team has played in the state championship eight times and won the state title seven times. Visit their alumni page  to see where their athletes are playing in college. For more information about their programs click here .

Visit their website at  bellevuelacrosse.com  to register for spring season now. Early bird discounts available through December 31, 2018. Registration closes January 15. If you're still thinking about it, c heck out their website for details about their free TRY LAX day on December 9.