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UPCOMING DATES AND EVENTS
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THIS WEEK:
- Thursday, 3/7, 6:00 PM • 6th Grade Parent Night
- Friday, 3/8–Saturday 3/9 • Into the Woods Performances (more info below)
NEXT WEEK:
- Tuesday, 3/12, 7:00 PM • Middle School Band Concert
- Wednesday, 3/13, 11:45 AM • Staff Appreciation Lunch Hosted by 9th Grade Families (more info below)
- 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, 3/15 • School in Session—Make Up Snow Day
LOOKING AHEAD:
- Monday, 3/18 • No School—Professional Development Day
- Tuesday, 3/19, 7:00 PM • Middle School Choir Concert
- Wednesday, 3/20, 7:00 PM • High School Choir Concert
- Saturday, 3/23, 7:00 PM • PTSA Spring Social (more info below)
- Friday, 3/29 • IS Talent Show
- Friday, 4/5 • End of Quarter
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LEAN IN AND SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER!
IS and the ISPTSA are currently seeking the following volunteers:
Click
here
to learn more and sign up.
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EARLY BIRD GETS A CHANCE TO WIN!
Register by this Friday, March 8, for a chance to win a
$100 gift card to El Gaucho
!
REGISTER EARLY
for the PTSA Annual Spring Social and Fundraiser “Spring into Action” on Saturday, March 23.
All tickets—including “Sponsor a Teacher” tickets—purchased for the event by the end of the day on Friday, March 8, will be eligible for a drawing to win a $100 gift card to El Gaucho!
Already bought your tickets? Those are included too, but you can Sponsor a Teacher or two for
more chances to win
! Drawing will take place during the event on March 23.
CLICK
HERE
TO REGISTER NOW!
Ticket prices are $55 per person and include a delicious buffet. Smart/casual attire is encouraged, but please know that
your presence is what matters most. Click
here
to register now!
ITEM OF THE WEEK:
Each week in the Monday Messenger, we’ll showcase an item from the Spring Social. You will need be there to bid on this week’s item . . .
Oregon Beach House
—Spend three nights at a wonderful ocean-front vacation home in Pacific City, Oregon. This new, modern house has four bedrooms and can sleep up to fourteen guests. Walk out the back door onto the sand. Within walking distance of coffee shops, Cape Kiwanda, surf shops, and more. It is set up for lots of family fun with a chef's kitchen, TV, Sonos sound system, pool table, ping pong table, and two Xboxes. Restrictions apply.
WHY ATTEND?
Proceeds from the event fund needs that are not covered by the school’s budget. For more information on what your donation supports please click
here
.
Also, the Spring Social is F-U-N!
We’ll have great food and drinks in a fun, casual environment. Tickets are limited, so don’t miss out on this opportunity to support our kids, celebrate our wonderful IS community, and join together in one common goal.
DONATE OR PROCURE AN AUCTION ITEM!
We need your help! The Spring Social Committee is still accepting auction item donations, so please consider supporting the PTSA in this way if you are able. Not sure what to give? Here are some ideas: restaurant gift cards, tickets to any professional sporting event or theater production, gift certificates to your favorite spa or exercise venue, vacation-home stays, or dinner parties. Submit your procured auction item
here
. Procurement forms are also available to download
here
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DONATE TO OUR WINE PULL!
Donate wine for our
popular wine pull
(value of at least $25 per bottle, please)! We also accept cash donations or checks (payable to ISPTSA) to procure wine for the wine pull. Please drop off your envelope marked "wine pull" in our PTSA inbox (located in the school's main office).
OWN A BUSINESS? BE AN EVENT SPONSOR!
The International School is home to over 430 families from all over Bellevue. Consider becoming a Sponsor of the Spring Social to reach these families at the event, on the
ISPTSA website
, and on the
Spring Social website
. Sponsorship levels available include:
- $100 Silver Level—Mentioned by name on back of bid sheets
- $250 Gold Level—Logo on back of bid sheets and on screen at auction
- $500 Platinum Level—Gold Level plus color logo on foam board display at auction check-in
QUESTIONS?
Check out the
list of FAQs
, or contact Sylvia Abrahamsson at
SpringSocial@isptsa.org
.
We hope to see you there!
The Spring Social Committee
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STAFF APPRECIATION LUNCH TO BE HOSTED BY 9TH GRADE FAMILIES ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13
Thank you to 9th grade families for their generous support of the upcoming staff appreciation lunch on March 13. Within two days of posting the sign-up, families filled most of the requests for a fabulous Italian lunch! We have such a wonderful staff who take such great care of our kids, and there are just a few spots remaining. If you have a student in 9th grade and haven't signed up yet, please click
here
to show the staff how much you appreciate them!
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IS ART TEACHER, ENID SMITH BECKER, SHOWING AT SEATTLE ART MUSEUM
Thursday, March 7, 6:00-7:30 PM
Visit the Seattle Art Museum this Thursday evening and see a show featuring the work of International's own Enid Smith Becker. Special bonus, that's also the first Thursday of the month, when
SAM offers half-price admission to the special exhibition and free admission to the SAM Collections and Installations. Check with the museum for more info.
Click
here
for more information on the show. To learn more about Enid Smith Becker's work, click
here
.
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TOUR GUIDES NEEDED FOR IS INFORMATION NIGHT
Tuesday, March 5, 7:00 to about 8:30 PM
The school is seeking
high school students to guide the new student families on Information Night. It is a great opportunity to welcome and support these new families and earn volunteer hours (3 hours in total including preparation and driving time).
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2019 COLLEGE CONFERENCE VIDEOS AVAILABLE
Videos of select 2019 College Conference sessions are now available to view
here
!
Scroll down to the session listings to view them.
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THREE MORE CHANCES TO SEE SPRING MUSICAL
INTO THE WOODS
Friday, March 8, 7:00 PM
Saturday, March 9, 2:00 & 7:00 PM
Click
here
to print a ticket preorder form, or pick one up in the IS office. $10 students, $12 adults
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STUDENT NEWS & COMMUNITY EVENTS
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UPCOMING SCREENING OF
ANGST: RAISING AWARENESS AROUND ANXIETY
Tuesday, March 5, 7:00–8:30 PM
Chinook Middle School Commons
2001 98th Ave. N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004
The Bellevue Schools Foundation, in partnership with Medina, Chinook and Odle I-Connect and Chinook Middle School, are hosting a screening of an important film,
Angst
, created to start community conversations about anxiety and provide tools, resources, and hope.
IndieFlix, a leading independent online streaming platform, is sparking a global conversation about anxiety through screenings of its timely documentary,
Angst: Raising Awareness Around Anxiety
. Chinook Middle School will host a special screening of the documentary to open up a dialogue between local families, community leaders, and experts. The event will feature a viewing of the 56-minute film, followed by an informative panel discussion. Panelists are Maria Barrios, parent from Medina Elementary School; Dr. Rindee Ashcraft, Polaris Family Behavioral Health; and a School Counselor (TBA). Children over the age of 10 are welcome to attend with an adult.
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STUDENT SPORTS & OPPORTUNITIES
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NICK OF TIME SCREENING AT SAMMAMISH HIGH SCHOOL
Wednesday, March 6
Sudden Cardiac Arrest is the leading cause of sudden death in “at-play” young people and is typically the result of an undiagnosed structural or electrical problem.
What is sudden cardiac death in young people? Sudden cardiac death is the result of an unexpected failure of proper heart function, usually during or immediately after exercise without trauma. Since the heart stops pumping adequately, the child quickly collapses, loses consciousness, and ultimately dies, unless normal heart rhythm is restored using an automated external defibrillator (AED). See this
SCA-Information-Flyer for more info.
Integrated screening programs utilizing ECG offer the only model proven to reliably identify children at risk for SCD, and the only model with evidence suggesting that early detection can reduce the rate of SCD in young people.
The goals of the
Nick of Time
screening program are to:
- Detect hidden heart conditions with the potential for sudden death in the young,
- Reduce SCD through early detection, appropriate medical interventions, and activity modification,
- Raise awareness and educate schools and communities about SCD, warning symptoms, and the value of heart screening.
Heart screenings are available by appointment only on a first-come-first-serve basis for any child—athlete or not—ages 14-24 years, regardless of where they are enrolled in school. For questions, or more information, contact Andi Tomlinson,
SHSNickofTime@bsd405.org.
The following survey must be completed before registering your student:
Heart Health Survey.
Click
here to watch a brief video about the screening program.
This youth heart screening event is being coordinated by Nick of Time Foundation, a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization, depending solely on local volunteer support. Partnering is a great opportunity for community groups to work together to ensure all youth are heart safe.
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YOUTH SPEECH AND LEADERSHIP CLUB
Thursdays (weather permitting) 7:00–8:30 PM
Newport High School Library, 4333 Factoria Blvd. SE, Bellevue
Rising Speakers Gavel Club is a youth Toastmasters speech and leadership club that offers students the opportunity to improve their speech writing, speech delivery, leadership capability, and confidence through the world-renowned Toastmasters method. We emphasize hands-on learning, as only through experiential learning, through successes and failures, can one master the art of speech and leadership. If you are interested in registering, please come to one of our meetings as a guest—free of charge—to see what it is all about.
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TWO WEEK IMMERSION IN SPAIN—SUMMER 2019
Join us for a two week trip with
Pursue Languages of Spain. Each US student is paired with a Spanish student from a private school in Madrid for a one-week home stay and participation in end-of-year school activities. A week of visits to Toledo, Madrid, and Segovia follows. Highly immersive and more economical than many comparable options. Trip starts when BSD summer break starts. Open to students 8th grade and above. Please contact BSD Spanish teachers Andrea del Moral and Yan Li at
bellevuepursuespain2019@gmail.com
for details.
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WISE CAMPS THIS SUMMER
Wise Camps is a non-profit summer camp that offers exciting science, math, art, finance, Model UN, SAT prep, and cooking camps
July 15-19 & July 22-26 at Newport High School
in Bellevue for students entering
grades 3-11
(morning sessions, afternoon sessions, or full day).The camps are designed to give students a unique, hands-on experience and excite them even more about these topics! Lunch on campus is provided for those who choose to do full day.
Click
here
for camp descriptions, prices, promotions, and registration.
Contact
wisecamps@gmail.com with questions
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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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