Newsletter 12/11/2016

ICS PTSA NEWSLETTER

December 11th, 2016

Upcoming Important Dates

Date	Event/Activity	Time	Location
December 14th	ICS Fall Concert	7pm	ICS Lyceum
December 14th	Taste 2.0	5:30 - 6:30 PM	ICS Lyceum
December 19th-January 2nd	Winter Break	No school
January 3rd	First day back from Winter Break	Regular Schedule
January 10th	Principal Chat Parent Meeting	6 - 7 PM 7 - 8:30 PM	ICS Lyceum

FROM THE SCHOOL

Attention Seniors: Scholarship from WSPTA

To help alleviate the pains of paying for college, the Washington State PTA offers three $3,000 scholarships and one $1,000 to graduating seniors from Washington State high schools that will be starting college (either 2 year or 4 year) in Fall 2017. See additional information here and the application here. Our full name/number is International Community School PTSA 2.8.89.

ASB NEWS

Holiday Giving Tree and Toy Drive

ICS ASB is currently sponsoring a Giving Tree and a Toy Drive to benefit ELF and Treehouse for Kids. A tree with tags on it to take and return with a gift, as well as a box for new toy donations are located in the hallway between the science rooms. Please feel free to take a tag or donate a new toy.

Fundraising Activities

NAHS (National Art Honor Society) will be selling T-shirts during the week of December 12th-16th to support craft workshops for Community School, and for Children's Hospital, in addition to presenting the ICS Art Walk in March.

Technology Students Association will be holding a magazine sale January 9th through 13th.

Stay Updated

Follow and like ASB on Instagram and Facebook at @icsasb. Also, get your questions answered on the LWSD ICS Kirkland Facebook group for parents and students.

CELEBRATING ICS

ICS Students named to All-Northwest Honor Groups

Several ICS students auditioned and were selected for the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) All-State and Junior All-State Groups:

Ann Mulgrew, Bass Clarinet; All-State Concert Band
Irene Thomas, Alto 1; All-State Symphonic Choir
Benjamin Yu, Violin; Jr All-State Orchestra

VOLUNTEERING

Thank you ICS parent volunteers!

A big thank you to all volunteers who give their time and talent to make ICS an amazing community. While the family agreement includes a 30-hour minimum volunteer commitment, please consider giving additional time to continue supporting our students and community throughout the entire school year; this is especially important for the productivity and success of long-term committees.

We recognize that volunteers may need to discontinue their work on a committee during the year. When possible, please give the committee chairperson adequate lead time to find a replacement as our volunteer positions are integral to our community's success and often impact the students of ICS directly.

We know that many families put in hours well above the minimum and for that we are very grateful. Thank you so much for all that you do and have a happy and restful holiday season!

ICS Art Day 2017 needs you!

ICS Art Day will be on January 30th, 2017 this year. It is a day filled with fun activities for the kids and there are a number of ways you can participate and earn your hours. Please use this link to sign up.
During Art Day, PTSA provides lunch to Staff, volunteers and Instructors. We need your help to make this possible. Please sign up for Art Day Luncheon here.

ICS Office Volunteer Opportunity

The ICS office is looking for help on Monday mornings from 7:15 - 9:30 to answer phones and assist students and parents who come to the front desk. It would be best to have the same person volunteering each week. Good communication skills and attention to detail are necessary. They would like to have someone ready to start as soon as possible. If you are interested or want more information, please email our Volunteer Coordinators.

Lunch Time Game Keepers Needed

Have your students mentioned that we have a new ping pong table that is available during the lunch period? So far it's only available a few days a week, but if you can spare an hour or two a week, we could have it available every day! As a volunteer, you would be responsible for setting up/ taking down the ping pong tables and checking out the outdoor balls to students. We need at least one person per day during the lunch hour. Please email our Volunteer Coordinators, if you are interested.

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The Student Study Center is Open!

Need someone to practice Spanish with for an upcoming test or just need feedback or ideas on a paper you've been working on? Student tutors are ready to help with all subjects. This is a great opportunity to get insight from fellow students who have been through the academic material before, it's free and there are snacks to ensure that the brain is fed.

The Student Study Center is open every day during lunch in the Library and every day except Wednesday in Room 157 from 2:05 - 3:00 p.m. Walk-ins welcome or you can sign up here.

Sign Up for the ICS Running Club

If you want to stay healthy, active and have a little fun, the ICS Running Club is the perfect opportunity. We'll meet at least twice a week as a group to go jogging -

maybe more depending on the number of student signups and parent volunteers. All fitness levels are welcome. We will start slow and build up our endurance. The goal is to prepare for running a 5K race as a group in the spring. Running in a race is not a requirement for participation in the club. We are meeting Wednesdays from 12:15pm to 1:15pm and Fridays from 2:15pm to 3:25pm. To sign up, contact Adina Trufinescu.

Alumni Assembly

There will be an assembly for students on December 16th with ICS alumni, who are returning to talk about life after ICS. This kind of program has been well received during the evening when parents can attend, but this is the first time it will be during the day exclusively for students. Our plan is to alternate evening and daytime ICS Alumni programs every year. Ask your student about the assembly and feel free to give us some feedback.

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