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UPCOMING DATES AND EVENTS
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THIS WEEK:
- Wednesday, 1/16, 9:40 AM • Martin Luther King, Jr. Assembly
- Wednesday, 1/16 • Staff Appreciation Lunch hosted by 6th Grade Families (info and sign-up below)
- Friday, 1/18 • Finals Week Begins
NEXT WEEK:
- Monday, 1/21 • No School—Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- Monday, 1/21 • Bellevue PTSA Council's Bellevue Goes to Olympia Day (more info below)
- Tuesday, 1/22 - Friday, 1/25 • Finals Week Continues
- Friday, 1/25 • End of Semester
LOOKING AHEAD:
- Monday, 1/28 • No School—Professional Development Day
- Tuesday, 1/29 • 7th Grade Vision Testing
- Friday, 2/1 • ISPTSA Grant Proposals Due (more info below)
- Tuesday, 2/5, 6:00 PM • 8th Grade Parent Night
- Wednesday, 2/6 • Staff Appreciation Lunch
- Wednesday, 2/6, 5:45 PM • College Conference
- Thursday, 2/7, 5:45 PM • College Conference
- Friday, 2/8, 5:00 PM • Bite of IS (more info below)
- Tuesday, 2/12 • PTSA General Meeting
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SQEEZE IN SOME VOLUNTEER TIME AT IS!
IS and the ISPTSA are currently seeking the following volunteers:
- Staff Luncheon 6th Grade Family Volunteers, Wed 1/16
- Bite of IS Volunteers, Friday 2/8
- On-call Volunteers
Click
here
to learn more and sign up.
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CALLING 6TH GRADE FAMILIES!
We are asking you to volunteer or donate for THIS WEEK'S staff luncheon on Wednesday, January, 16, hosted by 6th grade families.
The luncheon's theme is Chili Cookoff.
There are many items you can donate by
either
cooking or purchasing (any contribution is welcomed!). We are also looking for a few volunteers to help host the luncheon.
Please see the
signup
for details.
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BELLEVUE GOES TO OLYMPIA DAY
Bellevue PTSA Council invites all students, parents, staff, and community in BSD to join us for a day of advocacy in Olympia on January 21 for "Bellevue Goes for Olympia" day. This day will be an amazing opportunity to bring all of our voices together as one community to relay our priorities regarding education in Bellevue.
The Council is providing an information night to introduce the PTSA's top issues and the BSD's priorities for the next two years on Tuesday, January 15,
6:00-8:00 PM,
at Sammamish High School (Classroom TBD).
Bus transportation to Olympia is available for $10 per person. The bus will leave from SHS at 8:00 AM promptly and return at 3:00 PM. Student hours will be counted as volunteer hours. Please join us. Register through
this link
.
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ISPTSA GRANT PROPOSALS DUE BY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1
The International School PTSA invites grant proposal submissions for the second half of the academic year 2018-19. This is the second and final opportunity to apply for ISPTSA grants.
The ISPTSA grants are to support and supplement programs and activities that enhance and enrich student learning at the International School. International School Teachers, Staff, Students, and Parents are eligible to submit grant proposals. The funds for the grant are generously made available by the ISPTSA to encourage learning and engagement at our school.
The details on the grants process and the application forms can be found at the ISPTSA Website
here
.
Please note that the grant proposal submissions for the second half of the academic year are
due by February 1, 2019 at 3:30 PM
and must be
sent to
grants@isptsa.org
with the required signatures.
Once the grant proposals have been received, the ISPTSA Grants Committee will review and recommend proposals to the ISPTSA board for approval. The applicants will be notified once the ISPTSA Board makes their final decisions on the recommended proposals at their meeting in February, 2019.
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
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BITE OF IS 2019—FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 6-8 PM, IS GYM
International Foods Buffet
Tickets: $10 per person (suggested donation)
Tickets can be purchased in advance 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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Bite of IS Volunteers Needed!
This event can't happen without strong community support. We need volunteers to bring a food, craft, or entertainment reflecting a country, region, or heritage.
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.
Sign up by January 26 to receive an additional extra ticket!
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MESSAGE FROM THE MAIN OFFICE
The office hours for the main office have changed slightly.
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
The office will be open from 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
The cashier will be open from 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Wednesday
The office will be open from 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
The cashier will be open from 7:00 AM - 12:15 PM
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FOCUS WEEK CHOICES HAPPENING TUESDAY, JANUARY 15!
This Tuesday, students will be making four ranked choices for Focus Week (May 20-24, 2019).
If you have not yet looked at the brochure, it can be found
here
. (6th grade students only have one choice—6th Grade Camp.)
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AMC10/12 EXAMS COMING SOON
- Test A: Tuesday, February 7, during 5th period
- Test B: Wednesday, February 13, after school, starting at 2:00 PM
See the
flyer for more information.
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DONATIONS STILL NEEDED FOR INTERNATIONAL'S MAKERSPACE
Your help is needed to build International's Makerspace, an innovative STEM learning workshop. This project will help students build skills like design, creative thinking, and engineering that are important in the professional world. To be a part of this effort, please donate items listed
here
to the library starting January 9. Please ema
il
maxtonzhang@gmail.com
with questions.
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STUDENT NEWS & COMMUNITY EVENTS
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2019 EDUCATION CONNECTION SERIES
Creating Balance for your Child with Dr. Laura Kastner
Join author and clinical psychologist Laura Kastner on January 24, 2019 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM for a presentation that will benefit every parent—learning
how to combat the student stress epidemic
. With wisdom and humor, Dr. Kastner explores the paramount importance of social and emotional health on our children's lives and provides guidance on topics including:
- The effects of toxic stress on lifelong physical/mental health,
- Replacing unhealthy coping with positive, adaptive coping strategies,
- Keys to de-stressing: creating healthy balance and more,
- Developmental essentials for a successful launch to adulthood,
- Helping your child thrive, not just survive.
The event is FREE and open to the public. Seating is limited. Register today to reserve your seat. The presentation will be held at Newport High School Performing Arts Center.
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BSD HEALTH PREVIEW NIGHT
Family Life & Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS
Wednesday, January 23, 5:30-6:30 PM
BSD ESC, Room 200
12111 NE 1 st St., Bellevue WA 98005
Secondary Health teachers will be hosting a F.L.A.S.H. (Family Life and Sexual Health) and HIV/AIDS curriculum preview evening. This is an opportunity for Health students and/or parents/guardians to be introduced to/preview the curriculum and ask questions about the sexual health curriculum prior to
classroom instruction and receive modification/opt out options if necessary.
Please see
flyer for more information.
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STUDENT SPORTS & OPPORTUNITIES
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PACIFIC SCIENCE CENTER'S SCIENCE-EDUCATOR IN TRAINING PROGRAM
SET volunteers gain leadership experience, career exploration opportunities, service learning verification, and more. SET volunteers, in turn, provide valuable help to campers and camp educators throughout the summer. We are seeking volunteers for all locations around the Puget Sound region: Seattle, Bellevue, Medina, Bothell, and more.
Check out their
site for more info.
Applications are now available. Deadline to apply is February 1.
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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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