IS and the ISPTSA are currently seeking the following volunteers:

Please email board@isptsa.org to learn more and sign up. Thank you!

THIS WEDNESDAY,

Principal Russell White will join our General Assembly Meeting to share his thoughts on this school year, and we hope you'll join us as well. The Zoom meeting information is below.

RAISE THE TORCH TO REACH OUR GOAL BY SATURDAY!

Don’t be spooked! We are wrapping up our campaign for our Fall Fundraiser on Halloween! If you’ve been waiting to donate, now is the time! Join the over 60 families who have already contributed. Please make your donation by this Saturday, October 31, to help us reach our goal!  

Your contribution, no matter the amount, makes a difference!  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.

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.  

VIRTUAL SPIRIT WEEK IS THIS WEEK, OCTOBER 26–30!

Junior Class ASB Officers (Elle, Dylan, Rachel, Sudheesh) have planned a fun virtual Spirit Week for our community. Virtual Spirit Week Assembly will be this Wednesday, October 28 at 10:15 AM. We hope that you and your students participate!

Students may post their spirit week photos on their grade-level Teams or post on Instagram and tag @internationalasb and grade-level IG. Don’t forget to complete Quarantine BINGO as well!

Yearbook needs YOUR Spirit Week photos!

As you know, next Monday, October 26, marks the start of our Virtual Spirit Week. Help us showcase your school spirit by submitting photos of your Spirit Week Participation via our IS eShare link. The code is “gotitans”. Make sure you label your photos with your FULL name!

Please note that this photo submission is separate from your Instagram/Teams submission for ASB. If you want to be counted for points, be sure to either tag your grade’s ASB on Instagram or post in your class-wide Teams.

Please contact Alli Follett at s-folletta@bsd405.org with any questions. We can’t wait to see what you submit!

Watch here: https://vimeo.com/471205852

Password: unity

Sign up for AP exams in your AP classes. The deadline to indicate if you’re taking the test for your course is THIS FRIDAY, October 30. With no cancellation fee this year, there’s nothing to lose! Payment of $95 per test is due Monday, March, 1. Free if qualified for fee waiver. For complete details, click here.

If you would like us to reuse a picture and information from our Veterans Day Assembly last school year, please let Arty know. Veteran’s Day Photos are due by Friday November 6. Please submit them to christiantoa@bsd405.org.

Please call 425-456-6545 or email isattendance@bsd405.org

Technical Issues—If your student is not able to connect due to internet or hardware issues, please notify Attendance to be excused and be directed to technical support if necessary.

Illness—This includes full or partial day. Please include date and first and last name of student in notification.

Appointment—If your student will be arriving late, leaving early, or attending an appointment in the middle of the school day, please notify attendance. Please include date, student’s first and last name as well as duration of appointment in notification. Example: “Student Name” has a dentist appointment 9/30/20 and will be out from 8–9:30 AM.

Vacation or Other Non-school Activity—The District allows for up to five excused days per school year. Notify in writing by email only. Please include first and last name of student, the dates of the absence, and the reason for absence. It is your student’s responsibility to contact their teachers to find out what they’ll be missing and how to make up missed work and/or tests.

ATTENTION: ONLY 2 WEEKS LEFT TO ORDER!

It’s that time of year again! The leaves are falling, and the holidays are around the corner. It’s time for our ANNUAL SENIOR CLASS POINSETTIA & WREATH FUNDRAISER!

Poinsettias from Squak Mountain Nursery in Issaquah come in red, white or shades of pink for $15 each. Click here for poinsettia order form.

Wreaths, also from Squak Mountain, are 24 inches with ornamental pine cones and sell for $25 each. Click here for wreath order form.

You may also order a poinsettia for a teacher or staff member as a holiday gift! What better way to show your appreciation for all that they do for our IS students every school year? We’ll make sure that all the teachers receive their beautiful plants. If you would like to add a thank you note to your order, you can print this template and send it to us with your order form.

Deadline for orders: Thursday, November 5 (the sooner the better)

Pickup: Tuesday, November 24 (time to be announced), at IS (pickup will be organized as a drive-through with safety measures in place)

Please email Petra Sixl at Petra.Sixl@gmail.com with questions.

Bellevue High School PTSA sponsored a parent education lecture by Dr. Laura Kastner, Ph.D., titled “Pandemic Pressure: Parenting in Times of Crisis.” The live event was recorded and can be viewed here.

BELLEVUE SCHOOLS FOUNDATION ANNUAL CLICK-A-THON FUNDRAISER—TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY THIS WEEK!

The Bellevue Schools Foundation’s Annual Clickathon event will be held THIS WEEK, October 27 and 28. All donations over $100 made on these two days will be matched 1:1. Our goal is to raise $350,000 from parents like YOU. Public funding is not enough to fund the exceptional programming that makes Bellevue Schools the best in the Nation.

Donate here or at BellevueSchoolsFoundation.org to fund the following programs in our schools: