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Upcoming Important Dates
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Date
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Event/Activity
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Time
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Location
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November 15th
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Special Needs Group Meeting
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6.30pm
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LWSD Resource
Center
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Thanksgiving Break
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NO SCHOOL |
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December 1st
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Scholarship Basket Auction / Reception
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10am - 11am
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LWSD Resource Center
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Thank you for the cleanup!
Big thanks to everyone who braved the rainstorm and came out to clean up our grounds at ICS last Saturday. We had a fantastic turnout, despite the weather. Our hardy crew focused their efforts on the west side of the school grounds and it looks considerably improved. Much appreciated!
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Mark your calendars for
December 1
st
!
In lieu of a December parent meeting we will have a Parent Social instead.
Post Doc Brewery, East side of Marymoor Park, Redmond
More about Post Doc Brewery here. We have reserved a large private room. No-host bar.
The brewery doesn't serve food, but there will be a food truck in the parking lot (cuisine
tbd
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ICS Field Trip - Government in
Action!
Mr. Over's 7th grade IS class recently visited the
Maleng
Regional Justice Center and the King County Election Facility to see government in action. The students got to see how scrupulously mail-in ballots are counted and how hard workers strive to determine "voter intent."
The field trip was funded by the PTSA.
The students made a strong impression - read below for some of the feedback:
- We enjoyed your students today. Everyone was impressed with how engaged they were and how many good questions they asked. It must be a lot of fun to teach such eager learners.
- We had some good diversity to show your students, in the various roles here at the courthouse...especially glad to have connected with the really bright, articulate young women in your class.
- We even got a call from our jail officer to say how great your kids were.
- We would be happy to host your students anytime - how wonderful to have young people so interested in learning.
Thank you to Mr. Over for furthering the students' appreciation of Washington state civics.
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Scholarship Basket Auction and Reception
Please join the LWPTSA Council Scholarship Basket Auction and Reception on
December 1st
,10:00-11:00 am (immediately following the council membership meeting). Check out the details of the new and improved event!
· Complimentary barista: espresso drinks, tea, or Italian soda
· Enjoy a selection of local treats and desserts
· Bid on silent auction baskets
· Participate in a raffle for the opportunity to win dozens of great prizes
· Purchase your favorite gift cards from the "gift card wall" (at face value!)
· Purchase a handmade ornament to benefit the scholarship fund
· Bring a buddy and be entered in a drawing for a special door prize!
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LWSD PTSA Special Needs Group Monthly Meeting
Come join us on
November 15th to hear Noah Seidel of Self Advocates in Leadership (SAIL) talk about his own education, self-determination, and self-advocacy.
Noah Seidel is the statewide Self Advocacy Coordinator for the Arc of Washington State. Through Self Advocates in Leadership (SAIL) and other ventures he supports individuals and groups in becoming leaders who create positive changes in our service systems and communities.
Join us at
6:30pm to meet with other parents of children with IEPs and 504s, with the presentation starting at 7pm, at the LWSD Resource Center. (16250 NE 74th St, Redmond) This is for all LWSD PTSA members, not just ICS.
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Earn Money for ICS PTSA while shopping at AmazonSmile
As the holidays come roaring toward us, don't forget that the ICS PTSA earns money on nearly every Amazon purchase you make when you shop at smile.amazon.com.
AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support ICS PTSA every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you'll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to ICS.
On your first visit to
AmazonSmile, you need to select a charitable organization to receive donations from eligible purchases before you begin shopping. The web site will remember your selection, and then every eligible purchase you make at smile.amazon.com will result in a donation.
Make sure to chose: "
International Community School PTSA 2 8 89 Kirkland WA" as your designated organization to support.
More about AmazonSmile
here.
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The Annual Fall Competition Phoenix Cup in soccer begins on Monday
November 14th. The event will run through November 22nd and will take place on the ICS Field during lunch. The winning team will get a pizza party so make sure to come
and support your favorite team! Sign up has occurred, but if your student did not get a chance to sign up watch for our next lunchtime competition in April!
Thanksgiving Break is November 24-25 with school ending at 10:30am on
Wednesday, Nov 23. Stay informed on Instagram and Facebook at "@icsasb". Also, join the Facebook group "LWSD ICS Kirkland" for parents and students for all your questions!
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ICS Library Advisory Group - Parents needed
The ICS library is looking for a
team of 3-5 middle school parents to facilitate the planning, development, and implementation of extended activities and programs offered through the ICS library. The activities will encourage student exploration and offer hands-on extensions of the curriculum. Examples include makerspace activities, lego walls, and 3D printing. Participation in the yearlong endeavor would count towards volunteer hours.
The team will meet to plan, develop, and implement the programs. The meetings will be scheduled during the school day and happen once every other week at first. We will also arrange visits to other schools or organizations who offer makerspace programs to generate ideas as well as other sources that discuss best practices. Each team member will take on tasks and /or development of specific programs as identified in our plan.
If you are interested in being a part of this group, please complete this
survey by
November 15th. If you have questions, contact
Cindy Simon.
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Sign up for ACT/SAT prep courses
PTSA and NW prep will provide ACT/SAT prep classes for sophomores and juniors. Class size is limited to 25 students. First come first serve.
Each course includes 4 prep test and 8 classes. Each course cost $395. Make check payable to ICS PTSA and bring the check to the first class/test.
To sign up, email to
Jian Liang with the following information: student's first and last name, grade, choice of course and a contact number.
- Deadline for signing up ACT prep is Nov 7th, 2016
- Deadline for signing up SAT prep is Feb 2nd, 2017
For more details please refer to this
link.
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LOGO Wear Pickup!
Logo wear orders can still be picked up from Sue Austin in the office. If you haven't received your order, please have your child stop by the office.
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Ski Bus Enrollment
Hey parents! Ski Bus enrollment forms are now available on the PTSA website. The forms are due to Stevens and me by November 30, 2016. If you have any questions please contact Nicole Camp.
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Grant Application Forms Due December 1st
Grant application forms are now available to download from the ICSPTSA website under Forms and Documents/Grant Application Form and also found
here.
Any group, club or department may apply. Please return completed forms to the grant box in the PTSA room or office. Paper copies are also available in the office.
Forms must be submitted by December 1st and results will be announced by January 6th.
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Passive Fundraising
There are different ways you can support your school and help to raise money for ICS. Please consider doing one or all of them to support ICS.
- Box Tops
- Bartells Escrip program
- Everything Party
- Red Robin
- AmazonSmile
For additional details please visit ICS PTSA site.
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Student Study Center Volunteers Needed
Volunteers needed on M, T, Th & F from 2:05 to 3:00 pm.
The student leaders manage the tutorial assignments, but parent volunteers are needed to monitor and supervise the area to ensure that learners and tutors can work together productively. We need o
ne parent per day.
It would be ideal
to have two parents signed up
so that parents could alternate weeks.
If your child stays for music this may be a great way to earn your volunteer hours.
We are ready to begin once we have all days covered by volunteers.
Please email our Volunteer Coordinators, Kathy Thompson and Julie Kotler if you would like to sign up and indicate which day(s) you are available.
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Lunch Time Game Keepers Needed
These volunteers work during the ICS lunch period and are responsible for setting up the ping pong tables and overseeing the 'rental' of the outdoor balls (soccer, basketball).
This is done by exchanging a student ID card for the item.
At the end of the lunch period, the volunteer takes down the ping pong tables and makes sure the balls are returned. We need o
ne person per day
(
M, T, Th
, F from 11:30-12:05, and W from 12:05-12:30, but arriving a little early to set up the tables).
We are ready to begin once volunteers are arranged to help out each day.
Please email our Volunteer Coordinators, Kathy Thompson and Julie Kotler if you would like to sign up and indicate which day(s) you are available.
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