Beacon Hill International School

Welcome to Beacon Hill International School

Sunday, 16 November 2008 14:28 JZ

Beacon Hill International School

2025 14th Ave S

Seattle, WA 98144
Main Office: (206) 252-2700

Attendance: (206) 252-2704
Fax: (206) 252-2701

Welcome to Beacon Hill International School. BHIS offers full-day Kindergarten, team teaching in an Open Concept space, and English-as-a-Second language specialists as well as many other support services. The vision of the school is to provide a safe, nurturing environment in which all students will demonstrate academic success as self directed learners, responsible citizenship with global perspectives, an appreciation of the rich diversity of others, and positive growth towards emotional maturity, self confidence and inner strength.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 January 2012 17:23

Prospective Parent Information Sessions-School Tour

Wednesday, 01 February 2012 14:09 BT

Beacon Hill International School

Prospective Parent Information Sessions

Open House and School Visits

Winter, 2012

School Information Night

Thursday, February 16 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

School Information begins in Multipurpose Room A

Presentation of school programs, question & answer period.

Registration not required. No child care provided.

School Tour

Tuesday, February 28 9:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

School visit begins in Multipurpose Room A

Brief presentation of program highlights followed by tour of school.

Registration not required. No child care provided.

School Tour

Thursday, March 1 9:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

School visit begins in Multipurpose Room A

Brief presentation of program highlights followed by tour of school.

Registration not required. No child care provided.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 01 February 2012 14:22

From the Principal Feb 3, 2012

Friday, 03 February 2012 00:00 BT

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February 3, 2012

Dear Beacon Hill International School Families,

Mandarin Immersion PTA & Parent Meeting Next Week

On Wednesday, February 8th from 6:30 – 8:00 PM, the PTA and I are hosting a meeting for parents of students in the Mandarin Immersion program. (A meeting for the Spanish Immersion program is happening the following week.) The purpose of this meeting is three-fold: 1) to share information and updates about how our Mandarin Immersion program is going and other information about immersion education, 2) to share information with families about plans for expanding into 4th and 5th grade and on into Mercer Middle School, and 3) to give families an opportunity to share their experiences with each other and to and connect with other families in the immersion program. We will also be talking about exciting plans in the works for our 5th grade China trip (in two years) in partnership with Seattle Strong (Seattle strong is a partnership between One World Now! and President Obama’s 100,000 Strong Initiative).

Mandarin Immersion parents, I encourage you to join us for this evening. Childcare will be provided by CDSA staff. We will be meeting in the Multi-purpose Room (MPR).

Sincerely,

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Spanish Immersion Parent Meeting – The PTA and I are hosting a meeting for parents of students in the Spanish Immersion program on Wednesday, February 15th from 6:30 – 8:00 PM. Childcare will be provided.
New Mandarin Immersion IA at BHIS – Vivian Li, our K/1 Mandarin Immersion IA, has just started her student teaching in Wu Lao Shi’s class as she finishes her program to receive her teaching certificate. To replace her as the K/1 Mandarin Immersion IA, we have hired Feng Yan Tang who has been working with many of your students in CDSA for the past year. Please help me in welcoming Tang Lao Shi (Lao Shi = teacher) to BHIS!
4th and 5th Grade Mandarin & Spanish Immersion Teachers – We are hoping to be posting for next year’s immersion positions soon. The district is considering allowing us to post these positions early in order to compete with other immersion programs around the state and country. If you know of anyone who you think would make a great addition to our school, please encourage them to keep an eye on the job postings at www.seattleschools.org.
PTA Annual Fund – There’s still time to donate to the PTA annual fund! A donation of any amount will fill a much-needed support for the students at BHIS. Checks can be made out to BHIS PTA and can be dropped off in the main office or sent via your child to the classroom teachers.

February 8	6:30 – 8:00 Mandarin Immersion Parent Meeting
February 14	6:00 – 8:30 PTSA Board Meeting
February 15	6:30 – 8:00 Spanish Immersion Parent Meeting
February 16	1:00 – 2:00 Global Reading Challenge (Library) 6:30 – 8:00 Prospective Family Information Night (MPR)
February 17	Free Dress Day
February 20	NO SCHOOL – Presidents Day
February 21 – 24	NO SCHOOL – Mid-Winter Vacation
February 27 – March 6	Open Enrollment for elementary, middle and high school
February 28	9:15 – 10:45 School Tour for Prospective Parents
March 1	9:15 – 10:45 School Tour for Prospective Parents

Tagalog – Ms. B @ 252-2682	Español – Ms. Chilo @ 252-2681	Español – Ms. Taylor @ 252-2681
Somali –Mr. Abdi @ 252-2682	Việt –Ms. Le @ 252-2682	Español – Srta. Lorena @ 252-2681
廣東話/台山話/普通話– Ms. Wong @ 252-2670		普通話/粵語/台灣話– Ms. Lee @ 252-2670

Click here to download these letters in pdf

Last Updated on Friday, 03 February 2012 18:29

About BHIS - A World of Learners

Sunday, 16 November 2008 23:24 administrator

When you visit Beacon Hill Elementary School, the term "a world of learning" takes on new meaning. The richness and diversity of the surrounding community is reflected in the faces of the students who fill the classrooms. Over 86% of our students are students of color and over 32% speak English as their second language. More than two thirds of the students are eligible for free or reduced lunch programs. Many of our parents are new immigrants to the United States. They come from Vietnam, China, Laos, Mexico, Guatemala, Somalia and others and struggle to understand this new and complex culture.

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International Program at Beacon Hill - Fall 2008

Saturday, 31 May 2008 16:00 administrator

In the Fall of 2008, Beacon Hill Elementary incorporated a full international school program. Education with a global perspective will be infused throughout the K-5 curriculum. The language immersion program for Spanish, Mandarin and English started with Fall 2008 Kindergarten classes and in 2009, includes both Kindergarten and First grade. For more information, go to our International School page.

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 September 2009 01:12

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