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UPCOMING DATES AND EVENTS
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THIS WEEK:
NEXT WEEK:
- Thursday, 3/7, 6:00 PM • 6th Grade Parent Night
- Friday, 3/8–Saturday 3/9 • Into the Woods Performances (more info below)
LOOKING AHEAD:
- 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, 3/15 • No School—Professional Development Day
- 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)
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WELCOME BACK—LINE UP A VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY!
IS and the ISPTSA are currently seeking the following volunteers:
- Spring Social Volunteers, ongoing until 3/23
- On-call Volunteers
Click
here
to learn more and sign up.
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THINK SPRING!
Register Today for
Spring into Action,
the PTSA Annual Spring Social and Fundraiser.
Join us on
Saturday, March 23, at 6:00 PM at Blakely Hall
in Issaquah for this wonderful community event.
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.
REGISTER TODAY!
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!
GET INVOLVED!
We need your help!
Donate, procure, or sponsor a teacher's ticket
here
.
The Spring Social Committee is still accepting auction item donations and event sponsorships, so
if you are able,
please consider supporting the PTSA in this way. 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, dinner parties, bottles of wine (value of at least $25 per bottle). Procurement forms are also available to download
here
.
We also accept cash donations or checks (payable to ISPTSA) to procure wine for our popular wine pull. Please drop off your envelope marked "wine pull" in our PTSA inbox (located in the school's main office).
QUESTIONS?
We hope to see you there!
The Spring Social Committee
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INTO THE WOODS
IS Spring Musical
Come support your Titan Players!
Friday, March 1, 7:00 PM
Saturday, March 2, 2:00 PM &
7:00 PM
Friday, March 8, 7:00 PM
Saturday, March 9, 2:00 PM & 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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DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE SCHOOL BOOK DRIVE FOR CHARITY THIS MONTH!
International School's Writing Club is doing a book drive in the month of February. All donations go to the
Treehouse
organization, which supports youth in foster care. For this drive, there will be two donation boxes located in the commons. One will be for notebooks and stationary, and the other for books. All different types of books are welcome! These may include children's stories, novels, SAT/ACT preparation guides, old textbooks, and more.
We appreciate all the help we can get and we thank you for your donations.
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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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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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BELMUN BELLEVUE-BASED MODEL UN CONFERENCE
BELMUN is a Bellevue-based Model UN conference that was founded by students from the greater Seattle area last year as a way for middle and high school students to practice their debate skills and engage in pertinent world issues. Students, acting delegates in diplomatic committees of the United Nations, and related bodies are assigned country positions which they research and represent in debate at the conference. Based on the debate, delegates form resolutions to solve the problem at hand. Example topics that are discussed include labor exploitation, the trafficking of falsified drugs, international trade tensions, and gender equality. Through participation, delegates not only become more globally aware, but also build lifelong career skills such as critical thinking, writing, argumentation, and diplomatic negotiation.
BELMUN 2019 will take place on March 23 at Chinook Middle School. Students can find more information about the conference and register at
www.bellevuemun.org
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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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