Updates from ASB

The Author's Society Bake Sale is on Tuesday, October 18th during the PTSA meeting. Please come and support the club!

Just a few days later, Friday, October 21st is a LEAP day so there is no school for students.

Next up, MUN is hosting their annual Game Night on Friday, October 28th from 6:00-9:00 pm at the school. Make sure to drop by for an evening of games, food, friends and more!

The week of October 31st through November 4th is ICS Spirit Week in which students and teachers can dress up based on different themes throughout the week. The first day is Costume Day! For more details and information, stay updated in the next couple of weeks on the ASB section of the PTSA Newsletter.

In addition, another great way to get the latest news is through Instagram and Facebook: @icsasb and the "LWSD ICS Kirkland" Facebook group for student and parents.

 

Download the ICS Student Directory

The 2016-17 ICS Student Directory is now available for download from the ICS PTSA website. To access the directory file, you must first log in to the site. Please register for an ICS PTSA site account if you do not have one.

After you've logged in, go to the Communication menu, and then choose the 2016-17 ICS Directory link. This will take you to a page where you can download the directory PDF file. After you download the file to your computer, you can open it with your preferred PDF viewer. If you have any technical difficulties, email the ICS PTSA webmasters .

On Tuesday, October 18th, the PTSA is organizing a special session and principal chat for 6th Grade Parents: 6 - 7 p.m., at ICS in the Lyceum (lunch room). A PTSA meeting will directly follow from 7 - 8:30 p.m.

Here are the links to the PTSA meeting:

• Agenda
• Draft Minutes September Parent Meeting
• Treasurer's Report
• List of 2016-17 Board and Parent Meetings

If you would like to learn more on how to keep in touch with all school communication, we will be onsite starting with 5:30 p.m. for parents who would like to learn how to log in LWSD.org, use Skyward or load lunch money, connect through Facebook, log into PTSA to record volunteer hours, etc. We will also be available after the Parent Meeting.

Looking forward to meeting you - the Community Building team.

Attention PTSA Committee Chairs  

If you are in charge of a PTSA committee this year and are expecting a list of potential volunteers but have not yet received it, please check your ICSPTSA email account. If you still haven't received anything, please contact Kathy Thompson, Volunteer Coordinator, to request another copy.

Reflections Program entries due Nov. 1

Reflections entries are due on Tuesday, November 1st. Please refer to this link for additional information.

The Reflections program, a national PTA and Washington State PTA Cultural Arts competition, provides students an opportunity to express their creativity in the following areas: Visual Arts Photography, Literature, Music Composition, Dance Choreography, and Film Production.

Google CS First Club at ICS

Attention 6th and 8th Grade ICS Students! We want to start a Google CS First Club in ICS. Please sign up to join the ever growing community of students participating in Google CS First Club around the nation.

Google CS First Club is fun. It has art, fashion and design, sports, animation and coding. It introduces students to the basics of 21st century skill of computer science, through activity-based coding projects while focusing on improving their understanding of and engagement with technology. The students will also develop courage, confidence, perseverance, impact and a sense of belonging, which are the underlying characteristics to thrive in the technology industry. Since January of 2016, there have been over 425,000 students who have joined! If you are interested, please sign up here.

LWSD Community Meetings: College and Career Readiness Task Force 
Community invited to comment on high school course schedules/credits that address proposals for 7 period days and school start times. 
The College and Career Readiness Task Force has been working since March 2015 to research and analyze these issues. The Task Force invites parents, students and community members to a series of meetings to gather feedback on potential high school schedule models.
These community meetings will take place at the following dates/times:

• October 19, Eastlake High School Library, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
• October 20, Brown bag, LWSD resource center, 12-1 pm 
• October 26, Lake Washington High School, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
• October 27, Juanita High School, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
• November 3, Redmond High School, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

More information about the task force and these meetings here.

Grad Night Volunteer needed for Security - Double volunteer hours
Do you have military, police or security background? If so, we need you! The Grad Night committee is looking for a parent volunteer to act as security during the Grad Night Party on Monday, June 19, 2017 from 10pm to 7am. This would count as double volunteer hours. If interested, please contact Mari Bercaw.

Class of 2017 Poinsettia Sale

Support the Senior class of 2017 by purchasing a Poinsettia by October Ordering is Easy! You may place an order with any senior class student or download the online order form here.

ICS Ski Club is going to Stevens Pass! 

ICS Ski Club is going to Stevens Pass! Please see link for details on this year's program. Sign up information is coming soon. Email Nicole Camp at [email protected] with any questions, or to get your child's name on the list of interested kids.