MONDAY MESSENGER

February 24, 2020

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THIS WEEK:

NEXT WEEK:

LOOKING AHEAD:

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

LOOK AT ALL THESE FUN WAYS TO HELP OUT!

IS and the ISPTSA are currently seeking the following volunteers:

Click here to learn more and sign up.

PTSA NEWS

WHAT ARE YOU

WAITING FOR?

OUR DEADLINE IS THIS FRIDAY AND WE ONLY NEED 74 MORE MEMBERS!

We only need 74 more members by our Friday deadline to reach our 100% membership goal.

WHY?

 

Please   help us reach the goal of 586 members and create community by supporting each and every student at IS. You can do this by clicking online here .

AMPLIFY YOUR VOICE

Be a part of a powerful association that  advocate s on behalf of children and educators at the local, state, and national levels.

IT'S EASY TO MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE FOR OUR KIDS—AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE AN EXPERT!

Dear Parents, 

We are in a critical period to get legislation passed for our children.  The legislative session ends March 12!  Please take action by phone or email at least once during advocacy week!  If you have concerns about vaping, gun violence prevention, mental health, climate change, paraeducator training,  or any other topic relating to the health and well-being of youth , please be heard.  You don't have to know specific bill numbers. You don't have to be an expert. Legislators want to receive heartfelt input. 

Be polite,  personal , and brief. Put the topic in the subject line.  

Thank you! 

Krista Hammer 

[email protected]  

WILL YOU BE JOINING US?

The 2020 Spring Social Fundraiser

AROUND THE WORLD— Celebrating Our International CommUNITY

Travel Date (When): Saturday, March 28, 2020 at 6:00 PM

Destination (Where):  Hilton Bellevue

Travel Tips (The Details): $55/person inlcudes sparkling wine welcome, appetizers, dinner & parking.  RSVP Today!

To expedite your registration, look for a separate email from "ISPTSA Spring Social Committee" sent to your inbox on 2/12/20 (or check for it in your Spam folder). This email will contain "Your Personal Link" to RSVP for the event. If you opted to be included in the school directory, we already pre-loaded your data into our event tool. Using the link will expedite your registration. If you opted out, you will not receive a separate email and should register directly through our  Spring Social Website .

NEW THIS YEAR—table assignments for dinner. Seating requests are welcome and encouraged!  Organize a table with friends OR request to sit with parents from the same grade to make new ones. Simply make your request during the registration process.  

Register by our  Early Bird RSVP Deadline on Thursday, March 5 , to be automatically entered into a drawing to win a $50 Amazon Gift Card. 

AUCTION DONATIONS NEEDED

Donate or procure items by March 14.  Donate items directly, or procure items donated by others, including local businesses. It is all for a great cause—our students! You can now  fill out the donation form online . If you prefer a printed copy of the form, it is available to download  here . Check out this list of  GREAT IDEAS for donations!

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE

Please contact  [email protected] for sponsorship details.

Questions? Review our list of  frequently asked questions (FAQs) or email  [email protected] .

MY KID IS HUNGRY !

Hey parents, we have you covered if your student is hungry at school. We have two FRESH vending machines with items like Sargento Balanced Break packets of cheese, nuts, and fruit; Chobani yogurt; Pirate's Booty, baked chips, granola bars, Izze drinks, and much more. All vending machine items must be approved by the BSD as healthy and nutritious snacks. Vending machines take cash and credit/debit cards.

Help your student stay focused if they are hungry by giving them the choice to get a quick and healthy snack!

THIS YEAR'S BOOK FAIR MOST SUCCESSFUL YET!

Thank you to students, parents, and staff who helped make this the most successful Scholastic Book Fair yet! We had fifteen wonderful parent volunteers contribute to the fair's success by helping with cashiering and shopping assistance. The book fair brought in over $2,000, which allows our library to buy over $800 worth of Scholastic books. Four students received $25 gift certificates and twenty-five students received a free wall poster.

Mark your calendars for next our next book fair in February 2021!

URGENT: STILL NEED MORE BOOTH HOSTS TO MAKE THIS EVENT SUCCESSFUL!

Bite of International 2020 is THIS FRIDAY !

We are still seeking booth hosts. Thank you to the 35+ booth hosts already signed up!

Emails will be sent out to all booth hosts on Wednesday with details of the event so please look for it.

Are you ready to join in on the fun?

Sign up for a food/craft booth by filling out this form.

Sign up for a performance by filling out this form.

Each booth host will receive one ticket for the event. 

Join the International School community at our annual Bite of IS fundraiser THIS FRIDAY , February 28, from 6:00–8:00 PM in the IS Gym!

This year, all proceeds will benefit  Water First International , a non-profit organization helping people in poor countries implement water, sanitation, and hygiene-education projects.

Ticket: $10 per person (suggested donation)

Tickets can be purchased in advance at the front office or at the door on the day of the event.

THANK YOU!

Thank you to all the families who provided food for the BSD College Conference presenters ! A special thanks to 9th-grade parent Rachel An for coordinating the donations and being helpful from start to finish. International School families contributed a delicious, healthy selection! To learn more about the 2020 College Conference, click  here . Presentations will be loaded to the website soon.

IS PARENTS AND STUDENTS: SEND IN PICTURES FOR YEARBOOK!

 

Hello parents and students of IS! Yearbook is looking for pictures of IS students to showcase our student life in the 2020 yearbook! We need pictures in these categories:

 

 

Photos of only current IS students (and pets if applicable) are preferred.  Please submit any photos you have from July 2019 to now! Send pictures [email protected]   by March 11, 2020  and include names of all pictured (including pets) and grades of the students.

ATTENTION: CLASS OF 2021

   

7TH-GRADE PARENT NIGHT

7th-Grade  Parent Night : Thursday, February 27, 6:00–7:00 PM, IS Library.   Extracurriculars: Life Outside of School Hours. Learn about different types of extracurricular activities students can participate in. We will also cover important things to think about when doing outside-of-school activities and talk about how much is too much.

8TH-GRADE PARENT NIGHT

8th-Grade  Parent Night : Tuesday, March 31,  6:00–7:00 PM , IS Library.   Transition to High School: Learn about what to expect in high school, including high school graduation requirements, senior project, course workload, advanced placement classes, and more. This topic will be presented by Arty Christianto, middle school counselor at IS, with support from current 11 and 12 grade IS students. We will also have time for Q & A.

THE TITAN PLAYERS PRESENT:

MAMMA MIA!

Friday, March 6, 7:00 PM

Saturday, March 7, 2:00 & 7:00 PM

Friday, March 13, 7:00 PM

Saturday, March 14, 2:00 & 7:00 PM

Tickets are $10 for students and $12 for adults.

Click here for the advance ticket order form. Just fill it out and turn it into the school office with payment.

TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO MAKE FOCUS WEEK DONATIONS— DRIVE ENDS THIS FRIDAY!



*CLICK HERE TO DONATE*

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 until THIS FRIDAY, 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.

STUDENT NEWS & COMMUNITY EVENTS

CHEER ON TITAN ROBOTICS AS THEY COMPETE AT GLACIER PEAK DISTRICT

Titan Robotics Club's FIRST Robotics Club (FRC) will be competing February 29–March 1 at the Glacier Peak District hosted at Glacier Peak High School.

Students have had less than eight weeks to build a 120-pound robot. This year's robot is required to shoot balls into different targets, rotate a spinning wheel to a specific random color or a specific number of times, and climb a swinging bar to score points. Robots compete on randomly selected alliances of three teams.

Please join us at Glacier Peak High School ( 7401 144th PL SE Snohomish, WA) on Saturday, February 29, 11:00 AM–7:00 PM (lunch at 1pm) or Sunday, March 1, 9:00–11:30 AM—if we qualify for the finals, teams play from 1:00–4:00 PM. If you can't make it this weekend, please mark your calendar for March 28–29, when we compete at the Auburn District at Auburn High School.

We would love to have a cheering section—wear your Titan gear! If you can't attend, follow our Facebook page  to see live results. 

EAT A BURRITO (OR TACO, OR BOWL, OR...) AND SUPPORT TITAN ROBOTICS!

Our very own Titan Robotics Club is hosting a fundraiser at Chipotle! Stop by the Chipotle at  4000 Factoria Boulevard SE in Bellevue  on  Monday, March 9  from  4:00–8:00 PM . We're raising money to support Titan Robotics Club, so just download a flyer from the link below or mention the fundraiser at checkout, and they'll donate 33% of the proceeds to the cause! We would appreciate your support. Thank you! Click here for more info.

UPCOMING BSD BOARD COMMUNITY FORUM

Tuesday, March 3, 7:45–9:00 PM ( following the regular School Board meeting—seating begins promptly at 7:30 PM)

Wilburton Instructional Service Center, Rainier Room, 12241 Main Street

Please join the Bellevue School District Board for a community forum. The board of directors is inviting families and the community to come share issues of importance to families, students, and the Bellevue community and to discuss District priority areas and what they mean. Interpreters provided in Spanish and Mandarin Chinese. For additional interpretation services, send requests to  [email protected] . Light refreshments will be served.  

Click here for more info on the event.

EAT PIZZA, SUPPORT SAMMAMISH BOYS SOCCER!

Wednesday, March 11, 10:30 AM–10:00 PM

MOD Pizza

14309 NE 20th Street, Bellevue

Grab some pizza and present this flyer to cashier or mention Sammamish Boys Soccer, and MOD will donate 20% to the cause!

DONATE YOUR STUFF TO GOODWILL AND SUPPORT SAMMAMISH BOYS SOCCER!

Sunday, March 22, 2:00–5:00 PM

Sammamish High School 

100 140th Ave SE

Front parking lot on corner of Main Street and 140th Avenue SE

You can bring (al)most anything, provided it's no larger than an end table. Sorry, no mattresses, hazardous waste, or items in need of repair.  

Click here for flyer with more info.

ACT/SAT TEST PREP COURSE AT SAMMAMISH HIGH SCHOOL

Classes for this Spring will start the week of March 3, 2020.  

Cost:

$50 for one section, $90 for two sections, $120 for three sections, $30 with a counselor-approved scholarship (more info on website ).

Course Days & Times:

​Tuesdays, 6:30–8:00 PM: Math Skills, Instructor: Lorinda Flikkema

Thursdays, 6:30–7:30 PM: Verbal Skills, Instructor: Stephanie Ritchie

Thursdays, 7:45–9:00 PM: Science Skills, Instructor: C. Richard Nitzsche

For more info, to register, and to see FAQs, please click here .  

STUDENT SPORTS & OPPORTUNITIES

SPRING GIRLS ULTIMATE FRISBEE

Spring Girls Ultimate Frisbee!

We are excited to be starting the Girls Spring season soon! The season runs from March through May. 

Newcomers are welcome! We’ll teach you the skills to play. Ultimate is a unique and popular sport. Competition is important, but never over the spirit of fair play.  

You can contact us at  [email protected]  or click here  to join or learn more. We are going to have lots of fun this Spring and look forward to a great season!! 

BELLEVUE HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER

Upcoming BHS Boys Soccer preseason conditioning and open field training opportunities. All students welcome.

Monday, February 25 and Friday, February 28.

Tryouts for spring soccer are March 2 & 3. Please remember to have impact testing and PE forms current before tryouts, and sign up on Final Forms. Further information can be found on the BHS Athletics website.

All players please fill out the survey here . If you are interested in receiving further information about BHS Boys Soccer, please email  [email protected] .