RAISE THE TORCH FOR THE PTSA GRANTS PROGRAM!

Did you know that the ISPTSA is now accepting proposals for grants from IS teachers, staff, students, and parents to fund programs, supplies, and activities which enhance and enrich student learning? Last year alone, the Grants Program funded $12,000 in proposals meeting this criteria. Each semester the ISPTSA makes this program available to support ideas not otherwise funded. With the grant proposal submission process currently underway for this semester, you can RAISE THE TORCH to encourage learning and engagement at IS with a donation to the Fall Fundraiser today.

The ISPTSA Grants program is another example of how your donation to the ISPTSA comes to life through meaningful student experiences at IS! All donations to the Fall Fundraiser you give today are tax-deductible and 100% goes back to the IS community. To see a more robust list of what your donation will support, please click here.

We invite all families to participate in this campaign, because your contribution—no matter the amount—makes a difference! We ALL benefit from the community, academic excellence, and reputation our students were fortunate to join. This is our chance to give back and benefit from that legacy.  

Choose a support level that works for you: Gold $500, Silver $250, Bronze $100, or define your own amount. For those families who can, we ask you to consider becoming a Titan Torch supporter with a donation of $1,000 or more. 

Please, DONATE ONLINE NOW!

Prefer to write a check? Fill out this donation form and mail it to the ISPTSA. 

Questions? Please contact vpfundraising@isptsa.org.  

Our Annual Membership listing showing our support for our ISPTSA community will be in the October 4 Monday Messenger. Join now to get your name on the list. 

FIND US ON FACEBOOK! Stay connected with the IS Community through one of the Facebook groups (links below)!

International School Bellevue—Class of 2027 For 6th-Grade Families! 

Titan Robotics Club traditionally participates in FIRST Robotics competitions, and you can find out more about FIRST at www.firstinspires.org. Titan Robotics works toward the same goals as FIRST, whose vision is to "To transform our culture by creating a world where science and technology are celebrated and where young people dream of becoming science and technology leaders". 

If you're interested please contact our lead mentor, Amy McIvor (amy@titanrobotics.net). Interested in more technical skills, including mechanical, programming, and data science? We always need more passionate mentors, just let us know that you're interested! 

A possible co-VP is available to work with you.

If you are ready to volunteer or just have questions, please contact VPOutreach@isptsa.org.

THIS Wednesday, September 30, 10:15–10:45 AM

Usually, 6th-graders get their class t-shirts during 6th-Grade Retreat, but since that wasn't possible this year, other plans had to be made. Thank you to ISPTSA and ASB for getting the Class of 2027 t-shirts out to students during last week's materials distribution days! Pictured in the t-shirts are Charlie Richardson and Morgan Castle.

THIS Wednesday, September 30, 6:00 PM (and after, see below)

This year’s Curriculum Night will be an online event in which staff will record videos providing brief glimpses into themselves and the class. We will also be inviting all of our staff—not just teachers—to introduce themselves.

While the event will be accessible starting at 6:00 PM on September 30, you may access the videos at any time and in any order which you prefer. With this new structure, you may access Curriculum Night when it is convenient for you, and there is no need to choose between multiple classes if a family has more than one student at the school.

Curriculum Night will be a web-based event and can be viewed using any device that can access the internet. A link to open up the event will be emailed to families and students shortly before it begins.

Here's a link to up-to-date information detailing how athletics and activities will be implemented during the 2020–2021 school year. This information will be updated as new guidance or other relevant information becomes available. Should you have questions, please as through Let’s Talk.

TITAN ROBOTICS CLUB FRC TEAM INTEREST MEETING—NEW DATE & TIME

CW Academy was founded during the COVID-19 pandemic as a platform where children in elementary/middle school can explore STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and miscellaneous topics through free online courses taught by High School Students. We wanted students to keep learning & find a passion in many popular subjects while they were stuck at home.

During the school year, we are going to keep providing free, fun online courses taught by High School students on the weekends. To inform parents about new course offerings and news about CW Academy, we have created a newsletter! When new courses are available, we will email you the newsletter! Click here to be added to our mailing list, or go to www.cwacademybellevue.com for more information! 

Follow our Instagram @cwacademyglobal for updates as well!

Contact us at cwacademybellevue@gmail.com

In this virtual 90 minute interactive seminar, Gina Biegel, LMFT, a psychotherapist, researcher, speaker, and author in the San Francisco Bay Area who specializes in mindfulness-based work with adolescents and is the founder of Stressed Teens, will guide us through some practical advice and practice to help us find grace and breathing room as we help our teens do the same.