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*DATE CHANGED!*
ISPTSA GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
NOW JUNE 18, 7:00 PM
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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.
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FREE GRAB & GO MEALS FOR KIDS 18 & YOUNGER PROVIDED JUNE 29–AUGUST 13 FROM BSD NUTRITION SERVICES
- Meals will be available for pick up Monday–Thursday each week.
- Breakfast (for the next day) will be provided with each meal.
- Meals picked up on Thursday will include an extra lunch for Friday and breakfast for Monday!
- Children are not required to be present at the time of meal pick-up.
- A child does not have to be enrolled in Bellevue SD to participate.
- Adults may purchase a meal: $3.25 breakfast/$4.75 lunch.
Curbside Pick-Up Locations:
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Lake Hills Elementary
14310 SE 12th Street
11:30–12:30 PM
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Sammamish High School
100 140th Ave SE
12:00–1:00PM
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For more information contact BSD Nutrition Services at 425-456-4507.
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BELLEVUE SCHOOL DISTRICT UPDATES AND RESOURCES
Return-to-School Planning—Commitments, Goals & Assumptions
At the June 2 School Board meeting, Superintendent Duran and the district leadership finalized the commitments to our community for our return to school in the fall. In short, the Board and the Superintendent commit to the following: Protect Health, Educate Each & Every Student, Engage & Support Stakeholders, and Help Meet Essential Needs. See the full list of commitments at
https://bsd405.org/fall2020
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Summer Nutrition Program
BSD will continue to provide free meals to any child 18 and younger during the summer. Our nutrition program will be offered at Lake Hills and Sammamish High School, providing meals June 29 through August 13.
https://bsd405.org/FreeSummerMeals
(more info below)
Virginia Mason Virtual COVID-19 Sessions with Pediatricians
Virginia Mason is offering free virtual meetings and Q&A sessions with pediatricians
Dr. Derrick Soong
and
Dr. David Schneider
to discuss COVID-19 and what parents need to know. These are moderated ZOOM meetings and pre-registration is required (virtual seats are limited).
Celebrating the Graduating Class of 2020
The Bellevue School District wants to recognize and honor the graduating class of 2020 and will post recordings of high school graduation and recognition event recordings to the district website. If you would like to share photos of 2020 graduates and your own celebrations, please post them to Twitter using #BSD2020grads or email them to
communityrelations@bsd405.org
. (It is not guaranteed that all images will be used.)
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IT'S TIME TO BREAK OUT THE CUTE, PLEADING HAMSTER!
THE MONDAY MESSENGER NEEDS YOUR HELP NEXT YEAR!
This sweet little hamster is begging you to be the next Monday Messenger editor. He knows how much you want to:
- Help out the IS community in an easy but huge way!
- Be the first to know about what's going on at IS!
- Volunteer at home and on your schedule (even in your pajamas, if you feel like it)!
- Search for photos of cute hamsters!
If you are interested, please email the current editor,
Julie Molinari
. She will be happy to work with you into the new school year as you learn the ropes (it's really not hard—if she can do it, anyone can!).
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ISPTSA GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING—
DATE CHANGED!
NOW JUNE 18, 7:00 PM
Please join us for our Virtual General Membership meeting, now to be held on Thursday, June 18, at 7:00 PM.
(
The date change was required because the slate of next year's officers must be published at least fifteen days prior to the election
.)
Agenda as follows:
- Accept Minutes from February 6 Meeting (2/6 presentation PDF)
- Present ISPTSA Scholarship winners
- Present Golden Acorn Award
- Review Standing Rules Change
- Budget—Treasurers' Report on This Year’s Budget (2019–20)
- Preliminary Budget for Next Year (2020–21)
- Election of 2020–21 ISPTSA board
- Principal's Message
Details about the platform for the virtual meeting will be provided closer to the date. We will need a quorum of PTSA members to make sure the voting counts. Those who have been ISPTSA members for fifteen days prior to the election can self-declare candidacy to the president either by email or from the floor during our meeting. Please mark your calendars and contact
president@isptsa.org with questions.
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IT'S TIME TO THANK OUR CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS AND TAKE THE BATON FROM THEM!
Thank you to our ISPTSA 2019–21 Board Members for giving us their time and energy this year!
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
Advocacy Chair:
Krista Hammer
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NOMINATIONS FOR ISPTSA BOARD MEMBERS TO BE TAKEN AT GENERAL ELECTION MEETING, JUNE 18
Over the last month or so, we have been asking for nominations for next year's ISPTSA board members. We have had a few people step up, however a large majority of our positions are still open due to many of our members fulfilling their two-year commitment. With all that is going on in our world today, thinking of the ISPTSA may not be at the top of your thinking, but we plan to continue on next year.
We currently have three positions filled and six open. Normally, we don’t have many problems filling positions, as our PTSA does a lot for the school and its teachers, staff, and students, all of whom recognize our importance. In light of the circumstances, we will take nominations for open positions and co-positions from the floor at our General Election Meeting on Thursday, June 18. Those who have been ISPTSA members for fifteen days prior to the election can self-declare candidacy to the president either by email or from the floor during our meeting.
*President:
OPEN
President Elect:
OPEN
*Secretary:
OPEN
*Treasurer 1:
Tony Wang
Treasurer 2:
Zena Heywood
VP Communications:
OPEN
VP of Community:
OPEN
VP of Fundraising:
OPEN
VP of Outreach:
Bev Ni
* indicates required positions—
We
must
have a
president
and
secretary
in order to have a functioning PTSA next year!
Thank you,
ISPTSA 2020 Nomination Committee
Meribeth Nordloef-Pedersen, Yuting Zhu, Jill Follett
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PTSA REIMBURSEMENT REQUESTS
Please submit all requests for reimbursement from PTSA
immediately
.
Our treasurer
closes the books on June 30. Please email
our treasurer
now
if you plan to submit a request, so that he knows to expect it and also to make sure he has time to process your check well before his June 30 deadline.
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DÉJEUNER EN _______ 2020
One of the great traditions at International School is our annual
Déjeuner en Blanc
(Lunch in White) picnic and field day. The
Dîner en Blanc
concept began in Paris in 1988 when Frenchman François Pasquier invited a group of friends to an elegant outdoor dinner at the Bois de Boulogne, asking them to dress in white so they could find each other.
Dîner en Blanc
has grown to become a worldwide event spanning six continents and eighty-five countries in which people, dressed all in white, gather at an iconic urban location and enjoy a meal together. Diners provide their own food, tables, chairs and tablecloths.
At International School, we celebrate by ending classes two hours early so that students can set up and enjoy their picnic with friends and staff on our lower sports field. The upper field is used for games and activities, such as face painting, sidewalk chalk drawing, carnival games, and an impressive, ever-popular water balloon launcher! In the past, students were asked to plan their own picnics with friends and wear as much white clothing as possible.
Even though we won’t be able to gather in our usual way, on behalf of the French Department, we would like to invite the entire IS community—students, staff, and family members—to
join us for virtual picnics
, with a of couple changes.
This year, instead of
Déjeuner en Blanc
, we’ll be celebrating
Déjeuner en _______
(blank),
because students can choose their own themes, such as another color to wear or something entirely different. Have fun with it and remember to keep it appropriate for school. This is an optional event and no attendance will be taken, but we encourage as much of our community as possible to connect with one another and “join” us in celebrating this tradition at any time during the week.
*** To be abundantly clear, we would like out picnickers to meet their friends on Teams, meaning that
students will not be meeting each other in person
. ***
What:
You organize a virtual picnic or picnics & create your own theme.
When:
June 15 – 19. You can participate any day or days that you’d like.
Who:
You and your IS friends and/or family members.
Where:
On Teams and wherever it is that you’re eating.
Why:
It’s a fun & unifying tradition. And, why not? We miss each other.
What else:
Daily challenges!
What?!
Keep reading...
Picnickers are invited to participate in the daily challenges which can be found in the IS Padlet, where you will be able to post photos and videos.The winner of each daily challenge will be the one with the most likes. Staff will moderate the posts and take the final tally of votes for each day on Friday, June 19, at 2:00 PM. Winners of all five challenges will be posted in a sixth Padlet shelf.
Daily Challenges:
Monday, 6/15:
Find a picture of a celebration that brings people together.
Tuesday, 6/16:
Sing/lip-sync a French song (video no more than 20 seconds).
Wednesday, 6/17:
Share your favorite recipe.
Thursday, 6/18:
Take a picture of what you are eating for your picnic.
Friday, 6/19:
Take a picture of your picnic group.
If you have any questions, please contact your French teacher or Monsieur Kheriaty,
kheriatyj@bsd405.org.
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IS
Déjeuner en Blanc
2019
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THE 2020 HOPE CHALLENGE: MIDDLE SCHOOLERS TAKE ON COVID-19
Compete with students in grades 6–8 to develop and pitch a solution that seeks to solve an arising problem created by COVID-19. Registration is free!
Prizes:
1st Place—$200
2nd Place—$125
3rd Place—$75
- Competition opens Monday, June 8, and is free to enter.
- Open to middle school students (2019–20 school year).
- Submission deadline is July 15, 11:59 PM PST.
- Students can work in teams of 1–4 per submission.
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NEWPORT JUNIOR KNIGHTS 2020 FOOTBALL SEASON
We’ve missed our Newport Junior Knight Football & Cheer family. We want to share our plan for the 2020 football season and hope it finds you happy and healthy. Optimistically, we are opening registration in anticipation of the fall football season but will not be requiring the registration fee at this time. Just sign up and let us know you are interested so we can plan for teams and coaches. We know there are still a lot of questions about the current situation, so be on the lookout for more information on this year’s updates around safety for our players.
Register through the Boys and Girls Club
. We have confirmed with the registration site that there is no payment collected at this time. More information can be found on the
Newport Junior Knights facebook page
.
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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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