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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

SQEEZE IN SOME VOLUNTEER TIME AT IS!

IS and the ISPTSA are currently seeking the following volunteers:

Click here to learn more and sign up.

PTSA NEWS

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.

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 . 

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  [email protected] 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

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.

For more informations, contact the Bite of IS Committee,  [email protected]  or  [email protected] , or parent coordinator Josephine Anderson at  [email protected] .

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!

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

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.)

AMC10/12 EXAMS COMING SOON

See the flyer for more information.

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  [email protected]  with questions.

STUDENT NEWS & COMMUNITY EVENTS

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 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.

Register  here . 

View Dr. Kastner's A-Z Toolbox for Successful Parenting

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.

STUDENT SPORTS & OPPORTUNITIES

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. 

Questions? Email [email protected] or call (206) 443-3628.

 

Check out their site for more info.

 

Applications are now available. Deadline to apply is February 1.