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UPCOMING DATES AND EVENTS
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NOTE ON OUR CALENDAR: Please see the following message from BSD (3/5/20). To the best of our ability, we will try to stay on top of things in our Monday Messenger calendar, but please double-check with school staff/PTSA for clarification regarding certain events. And check the district's
Coronavirus (COVID-19) information page for the latest updates.
Community building use will be suspended beginning on March 7 until further notice.
This includes all events led by community partners and all after-school activities led by outside vendors, with the exception of childcare and related services provided by Bellevue School District, Bellevue Boys and Girls Club, and Jubilee Reach. We are thankful for the dedication of our custodians and want to give them extra time to complete the additional cleaning currently needed in our buildings.
Sporting competitions, concerts, dances, plays, and information nights are cancelled or postponed beginning on March 9 until further notice.
We know how hard our students work and how much our community loves to enjoy their talents. However, we feel this precaution is necessary to reduce possible exposure to our school communities. Bellevue School District sports practices, rehearsals, and school club meetings will continue to be held, as we view those as extensions of the school day.
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THIS WEEK:
- Monday, 3/9, 8:30 AM • 7th-Grade Parent Social/Coffee After Drop-Off
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Friday, 3/13 & Saturday 3/14 • Spring Musical
NEXT WEEK:
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Tuesday, 3/17, 7:00 PM • Middle School Band Concert
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Thursday, 3/19, 7:00 PM • High School Band Concert
- Friday, 3/20 • School in Session—Snow Make-up Day (Previously a Non-School Day)
LOOKING AHEAD
(PENDING POSSIBLE FURTHER CANCELATIONS)
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Monday, 3/23, 7:00 PM • High School Choir Concert
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Tuesday, 3/24, 7:00 PM • Middle School Choir Concert
- Wednesday, 3/25 • World Language Competency Make-up Testing
- Wednesday, 3/25, 11:40 AM • Staff Appreciation Luncheon hosted by 9th-Grade Families
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Wednesday, 3/25, 7:00 PM • Middle & High School Orchestra Concert
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Friday, 3/27, 7:00 PM • Talent Show
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Saturday, 3/28, 6:00 PM • ISPTSA Spring Social/Auction (more info below)
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YOUR HELP IS ALWAYS APPRECIATED!
IS and the ISPTSA are currently seeking the following volunteers:
- On-call Volunteers, current school year
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STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES
Congratulations to the winner of a $50 Amazon gift card!
The 2020 Spring Social Fundraiser
AROUND THE WORLD—
Celebrating Our International CommUNITY
New details to come…
As communicated in the all-school email sent out last Friday, March 6,
this event will no longer take place on Saturday, March 28, as originally scheduled.
We are exploring the possibility to
postpone this event to a new date in May
of this year. Please stay tuned for updates. Thank you for your patience!
While the event is on hold, as promised, each person who registered by our Early Bird RSVP deadline of March 5th was entered in a drawing to win a $50 Amazon gift card.
Congratulations to the winner of our drawing, Betty Wong!
Thank you again to the entire IS community for your support!
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WOW! WHAT A SUPER RESPONSE!
Congratulations and thank you
to our parents, guardians, teachers, staff, and students who stepped up and became ISPTSA members. We are now 100% supportive of our students at IS. 100% membership means we have
583 ISPTSA members
, to support the
583 students
at IS. With such a supportive community, we know this school will remain at the number one high school in the state!
Here's the new membership percentage breakdown by grade level:
- Grade 6:
73% ➡︎ 78%
- Grade 7:
60% ➡︎ 68%
- Grade 8:
48% ➡︎ 52%
- Grade 9:
60% ➡︎ 66%
- Grade 10:
46% ➡︎ 49%
- Grade 11:
65% ➡︎ 66%
- Grade 12: 58% ➡︎ same
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JOIN THE ISPTSA BOARD FOR 2020–21!
Did you serve on the PTSA in your student's elementary school? Did you never serve on the PTSA? Well, either way, you are a perfect candidate for our PTSA board!
Our board is focused on the school and what it takes to give it 21st-century learning. Our board takes fiduciary responsibility for our budget which is made up of our members' donations. Our board is meaningful its members' time and limits meetings to once a month for one hour. If this kind of board makes you smile and say "Sign-me up!" we need you to think about being on our board.
For a no-obligation information response about the positions, please contact
nominations@isptsa.org.
Our nomination committee consist of Jill Follett, Yuting Zhu, and Meribeth Nordloef-Pedersen.
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LIBRARY NEWS
A new collection of multicultural and diverse books has been added to our library. This collection is a great resource for all our students and is funded by a grant from Bellevue Schools Foundation.
Thank you Bellevue Schools Foundation for your generosity!
Michele Dang
Library Specialist
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STUDENTS! PLEASE CROSS SAFELY!
The school would like to remind students to
stop and look before crossing Southeast 7th Place. There has already been a pedestrian accident there involving a student this school year. Please, cross safely!
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PASSEPARTOUT
Passepartout is an international partnership between schools in Nantes, France, and the greater Seattle area. It’s a cultural and educational program based on the principle of reciprocity: IS students spend 2–3 months hosting a French student (August–November) and are then welcomed for a 2–3 month stay (March/April–June) in the school, Lycée Jean Perrin, and home of the student they have just hosted. We are excited to announce five students coming to IS from Nantes in the fall of 2020.
We are seeking five IS students to host them and to spend their spring quarter at their school in Nantes. Please consult the FAQ and attend the
information night on Wednesday, March 4, 6–7pm in the library
. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Joe Kheriaty
kheriatyj@bsd405.org
.
If you are interested in applying, please fill out the following form online by Monday, March 9, at 3:15 PM.
Passepartout is open to all high school students, but is most recommended for sophomores who will be enrolled in French 3 or 4 during the year of the exchange.
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MAKE YOUR VOICES HEARD—SHARE YOUR FEEDBACK
The Bellevue School District is conducting a survey on family engagement in order to strengthen relationships between schools and families. Creating meaningful partnerships with parents helps students succeed both academically and socially.
The survey was emailed on February 25. The last day to complete the survey is March 24, 2020.
The survey is only five questions
and is available in multiple languages including English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Russian, Korean, and simplified Chinese. You can visit your school’s front office for more information.
Survey results will be shared with all families in a
State of BSD Family Engagement Report
before the end of the school year. School administrators will receive results for their individual schools and, as a next step, will work alongside parents to create family engagement practices for school improvement plans for the 2020-2021 academic year.
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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:
- Summer photos (such as summer vacations, trips)
- Sports/athletics
- IS Siblings
- Weather (such as students playing in the snow)
- Pets
Photos of only current IS students (and pets if applicable) are preferred. Please submit any photos you have from July 2019 to now! Please send pictures to
s-huangfe@bsd405.org
by March 11, 2020
and include names of all pictured (including pets) and grades of the students.
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STUDENT NEWS & COMMUNITY EVENTS
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BSD MESSAGE TO FAMILIES: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)
The Bellevue School District is committed to keeping our learning community informed. The health and well-being of our students, staff, and community are a top concern.
Click here
for answers to some questions you may have, as well as some guidance for you to consider.
This guidance is likely to change as this situation evolves, so please know we are committed to providing you with timely updates and guidance aligned with the best recommendations and guidance from our public health authorities.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO IS ALL-STATE MUSIC STUDENTS
Eight IS music students were selected through blind auditions which took place in the fall to participate in the 2020 WMEA High School All-State Honor Groups held in Yakima, WA, at the beginning of midwinter break (2/14–2/16). The students joined over 1,000 music students from all over Washington State in rehearsals and activities which culminated in beautiful performances at the end of the weekend.
Congratulations to:
Band students
Bill Zhang
(10
th
),
Jacob Kelleran
(11
th
), and
Grace Baumgartner
(11
th
) (pictured from left to right).
Orchestra student
Eric Chang
(11
th
), and Choir students
Rachel He
(9
th
),
Kyler Li
(9
th
),
Alex Soong
(11
th
), and
Carla Yoo
(10
th
).
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EAT A BURRITO (OR TACO, OR BOWL, OR...)
TODAY
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
TODAY,
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.
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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!
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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.
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STUDENT SPORTS & OPPORTUNITIES
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PRE-COLLEGIAL SUMMER PROGRAMS AT SEATTLE UNIVERSITY
Looking for something for your high school students to do this summer that is engaging and intellectually stimulating? Would your student like a chance to preview college life living in residence halls and participating in fun co-curricular activities? Seattle University is hosting two overnight programs for rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors in July. Seattle Business Institute (SBI) is focused on social entrepreneurship and innovation. Seattle University AI4ALL is focused on artificial intelligence and criminal justice. Both programs earn students college credits! Both are experiential and include visits to area companies and organizations in the field of study. And both include college readiness exercises and leadership skills development to help prepare your student for his, her, or their eventual transition to college life. Applications are open. Priority deadline is March 30. Scholarships are available!
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CREATIVE WRITING AND DRAWING CLASSES
Seattle Advocates for Education, a youth-led nonprofit, is providing CREATIVE WRITING AND DRAWING (CHARCOAL) classesfor middle school students at a small fee. We have qualified high-school instructors with years of experience who are excited to work with students! Sign up soon before the class is full!
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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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