MONDAY MESSENGER

May 18, 2020

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DISTRICT NEWS

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.

 All updates from the Bellevue School District on COVID-19 can be found here: https://bsd405.org/corona-virus-covid-19/

PTSA NEWS

FINAL RECEIPTS FOR SPRING SOCIAL SENT VIA EMAIL

Double (or Triple) Your Donation With a Corporate Match!

Thank you to the many families who generously donated the value of their event tickets to the ISPTSA following the cancellation of our event.  Final receipts of your cash donation were emailed from ‘ISPTSA Spring Social Committee’ on Friday, 5/8. If you have not seen it, please check your spam folder.  

Please consider taking the extra step to request a Corporate Match through your employer. The International School PTSA is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Your cash donations to the ISPTSA are eligible. 

For more information, check out our website's  Corporate Matching page.

Thank you for taking the extra step for ISPTSA!

Questions? Please contact  [email protected] .

ISPTSA 2019-2020 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS FOR GRADUATING SENIORS OPEN NOW

The ISPTSA Scholarship is an inaugural scholarship offered to help celebrate and honor our graduating seniors. We thank all PTSA members who contributed to support this scholarship and our school. 

Eligibility: Each candidate must be currently enrolled in International School as a graduating Senior with an accumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher who plans to enroll in a college, university, or vocational school in fall 2020.    

Award Levels:  Four $500 scholarships will be awarded. Checks will be mailed directly to the recipients’ schools of enrollment in fall 2020.   

Application Due Date: June 1, 2020 by midnight. Only one application per person accepted. A scholarship application not received by the due date will be disqualified.

 

ISPTSA Scholarship Application Packet should include the following in PDF format:

To submit your application, please email complete packet to  [email protected] .

EssayQuestions (limit to two typed pages in total):

ISPTSA will base award decisions on the following criteria through written essay:

Please contact the ISPTSA scholarship committee at  [email protected] with any questions.

ISPTSA THANKS TEACHERS AND STAFF DURING APPRECIATION WEEK

Last week, each of the sixty-four members of the IS staff were shown appreciation by the ISPTSA with a $25 Amazon gift certificate! Thank you for all that you do for our students and community!

ARE YOU A MEMBER OF A CORPORATE BOARD?

Would you like to add participation on a corporate board to your resume or CV? The International School PTSA is a WA 501C3 corporation. We meet every month during the school year. It is our mission to create and foster opportunities that enrich and support International School students, staff, parents, and community. We have a fiduciary responsibility to oversee a budget over $100K. If you are interested in becoming an ISPTSA Board Member, please contact  [email protected] . 

GOLDEN ACORN NOMINATIONS

The Golden Acorn Award is a very prestigious Washington State PTA award that is given out by local PTAs & PTSAs for exemplary and outstanding volunteerism and service to PTA. Honorees who receive this award have volunteer experience at the local PTA level, in the community, and at the school and/or school-district level.  Click here for the nomination form. Please cut and paste the questions and your answers into an email, then send it to [email protected] .

SCHOOL NEWS

WE CAN'T CONTAIN OUR PRIDE IN THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL CLASS OF 2020!

Discover seniors in your neighborhood and let them know you care.

And check out this IS Senior Appreciation page on Instagram.

2019-20 YEARBOOKS ON SALE THROUGH THIS FRIDAY , MAY 22

While supplies last. Sales are first come, first served!

 

Directions to order: 

For more detailed ordering instructions, click here .

STUDENT NEWS

JULIO & PIA WOULD LIKE TO THANK THEIR IS SCHOOLMATES!

Julio and Pia Canimo collected donations of cash and letters of gratitude for the UW frontliners last month. They would like to thank their schoolmates who helped them raise $240 and gather almost one hundred letters! They brought pizzas, salads, desserts, drinks, and the thank you letters to the UW Medical Center-Montlake on Saturday, May 9 . The doctors, nurses, interns, and the rest of the staff thanks everyone for their thoughtfulness and support. The nurses would like to let them all know that it made Nurses Week special for them.

RESOURCES

INSLEE AND REYKDAL ANNOUNCE CAREERCONNECT@HOME

Last week, Gov. Jay Inslee and Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal kicked off Career Connected Learning Month in Washington, and as part of that effort, CareerConnect@Home will bring daily learning opportunities to students across the state. Now, every school day at 3:30 PM, students can hear from real people doing real jobs in Washington.

Through a secure link, students can log on to participate in conversations with real professionals about their jobs and the future of their industries. These programs will help students explore a range of education and career pathways.

For a schedule and more information about how to access CareerConnect@Home programs, visit www.careerconnectathome.org .