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UPCOMING DATES AND EVENTS
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LOOKING AHEAD:
- Monday, 12/23–Friday, 1/3 • Winter Break
- Wednesday, 1/8, 2:00 PM • Auditions for Spring Musical
- Friday, 1/10, 4:00 PM • Call-backs for Spring Musical
- Thursday, 1/16, 8:00 AM • BSD Middle School Jazz Festival
- Monday, 1/20 • NO SCHOOL—Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Tuesday, 1/21–Friday, 1/24 • Finals Week
- Wednesday, 1/22 • World Competency Language Testing
- Friday, 1/24 • End of 1st Semester
- Monday, 1/27 • NO SCHOOL—BSD Professional Day
- Wednesday, 1/29, 11:40 AM • Staff Appreciation Chinese New Year Luncheon
- Friday 1/31, 6:00 PM • Bite of IS
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SEE HOW YOU CAN HELP OUT
IS and the ISPTSA are currently seeking the following volunteers:
- Two 7th-Grade Parent Representatives, current school year
- On-call Volunteers, current school year
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TAX PLANNING?
Make Your Donation to ISPTSA Today!
December is here and it’s the perfect time to make a donation to ISPTSA! Your generous tax deductible gift to the PTSA goes back to enrich the learning environment at IS, strengthen the community, and advance our school’s legacy of academic excellence. Every student at IS benefits, including yours. As you wrap up the calendar year, please consider a donation to your ISPTSA.
Click
here
to donate now!
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WRAP UP YOUR DONATION WITH THE GIFT OF CORPORATE MATCHING!
Please remember to complete your donation by requesting a Corporate Match through your employer. The International School PTSA is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. We accept donations from individuals and corporations, and these donations are tax deductible. Local companies such as Microsoft, Boeing, Google, T-Mobile & Expedia will “match” the charitable contributions made by their employees by doubling or even tripling your donation. Eligible matching items include:
- Fall Fundraiser Donations
- Membership Dues
- Volunteer Hours
Wrap up your generous donation through a Matching Gift today! Thank you for taking the extra step for IS!
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HOLIDAY STAFF LUNCHEON A LAST-MINUTE SUCCESS!
On December 11, 10th-grade families hosted a Holiday Luncheon for our International teachers and staff. Thank you to all the 10th-grade families who contributed and helped make the event a success!
An EXTRA BIG thank you goes to our new 10th-Grade parent liasons,
Azure Zhang & Melissa Richardson,
for taking up this task and put everything together within a very short time frame! Thank you Azure & Melissa!
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FOCUS WEEK SIGN UP!
Please discuss options with your student(s) and have them
select four activities
, ranked first choice through fourth choice.
Focus Week is
mandatory
for all students.
Sign-ups for students' ranked four choices will occur online during Community on Wednesday, January 8, 2020.
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New
this year: Fee-Free Focus Weeks!
Students are not
required
to pay to attend Focus Week, but we depend on parent support for the success of our activity offerings! We are working hard to reduce the cost of Focus Week by using parent drivers, public transportation, and reduced food expenditures. Focus Week expenses will be an estimated $200 per participant. Please consider donating to cover the cost of providing these enrichment opportunities. Any and all amounts are appreciated in order to make focus week successful!
Our donation drive for Focus week will run from December 16–February 28, and families can donate at
TouchBase Lite
or in person in the main office.
The exception to Fee-Free Focus Weeks is for overnight trips. Students selecting to take part in Focus Week activities that have overnight excursions will be charged for these activities. This year, overnight trips include Sixth Grade Camp (and its 11th and 12th grade counselors), the French Exchange, the Taiwan Trip, and the Mount Rainier Trip. If students take overnight trips, they will be charged a fee for the week. Scholarships are available.
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MAMMA MIA! SPRING MUSICAL AUDITIONS
International School Spring Musical Auditions are right around the corner. Come to the
Auditions on Wednesday, January 8, from 2:00–5:00 PM in the IPAC
. Bring a Monologue that’s under one minute and sing sixteen bars from a song of your choice. Grades 6-12 are welcome to audition!
Call backs will be on Friday, January 10
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FOCUS WEEK 2020!
Mount Rainier is calling…
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Curious about the environment?
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Sign-up for this Focus Week starts now!
Open to 7th & 8th Grade. May 18–22.
Price: $370 (Deposit = $70)
The Mount Rainier Institute Program
is four days and three nights at the University of Washington’s Pack Forest (cabins) and Mount Rainier National Park. Contact Tamara Truax
truaxt@bsd405.org
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AMC 10/12 PART A
Why: To fulfill the Mu Alpha Theta requirements or outscore Timmy
When: January 30 during 5th period (students will be excused from 5th period classes)
Cost: $10 paid to office before 3:30 PM on December 12
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MAKERSPACE DONATIONS
—STILL NEEDED
The library’s makerspace is requesting donations of supplies to support projects. Donations can be placed in the large yellow box marked “Makerspace Donations” by the top of the gym stairs in the Commons. Thank you in advance for donations!
- Safety equipment (aprons, protective eye glasses, gloves, etc.)
- Craft supplies (glue, paper, tape, sewing materials, beads, fuse beads supplies, etc.)
- Storage Containers (2- or 3-drawer storage bin organizers, paint trays, etc.)
- Tools
- Electronics (batteries, unwanted but working electronics, LEDs, etc.)
- Small toaster oven
Thank you for everyone who has donated so far! Please contact
Tara Jones
with questions.
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HELLO SENIOR FAMILIES!
The IS Class of 2020 Graduation Committee is hard at work making arrangements and securing venues for our Seniors’ graduation festivities in the Spring.
If you have not done so already, please send in your Fall Commitment of $150 as soon as possible.
The Graduation Committee is counting on 100% participation from our Senior families! There is a
Class of 2020
box in the IS Office for your checks. Thank you and Happy Holidays!!!
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STUDENT NEWS & COMMUNITY EVENTS
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WE NEED YOUR CLEATS!
Soccer is beloved by people around the world. Unfortunately, many kids around the world cannot afford soccer gear such as cleats. You can help! When you donate your used cleats to
Kleats for Kids
, you are giving the gift of soccer to kids who love the sport but cannot afford to buy cleats.
Kleats for Kids
is a club at Bellevue High School that collects used cleats and donates them to children in Peru. This year, we are expanding our reach to all other high schools in the district, including International School.
We will have a box near the Front Office with a "Kleats 4 Kids" sign attached to it and will be collecting every two or three weeks.
We are working with the Peru consulate to help the kids in need. Last year, we collected about 100 cleats with your help! We will be delivering our first batch of cleats in February, and we hope that we can collect even more soccer gear this year.
Please put your used cleats and soccer gear to a good use. Rather than throwing it into a trash can, throw it into our bin! Thank you!
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INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
FUN
DRAISING OPPORTUNITY!
Bellevue Downtown Ice Rink at Bellevue Downtown Park
November 29, 2019–January 20, 2020
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!
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STUDENT SPORTS & OPPORTUNITIES
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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. We are committed to providing first-class experiences to players and families in our community.
Visit our website
more information about our programs and
to register for Spring Season—just click on the orange REGISTER NOW button!
Early bird discounts available through December 31, 2019. Registration closes January 20.
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MASTHEAD / DIRECTORY / LINKS
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President
Azfar Moazzam
Secretary
Zena Heywood
Treasurer 1
Tony Wang
Treasurer 2
Nancy Chung
VP of Communications
Li Wu
VPs of Community
Qiong Chen &
Rachel An
VP of Fundraising
Dori Kelleran
VPs of Outreach
Meribeth Nordloef-Pedersen
& Beverly Ni
Membership
OPEN
Advocacy
Krista Hammer
Monday Messenger
Julie Molinari
Website
Li Zhang
IS Staff Liaison
Marrene Franich & Wesley Hung
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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