Newsletter 08/27/2017

ICS PTSA NEWSLETTER

August 27th, 2017

UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES

Date	Event/Activity	Time	Location
August 30th	Registration	8:30am-2pm	ICS Lyceum
August 30th	Camp Info Night	6:00pm	ICS Lyceum
August 31st	6th grade picnic	5:00pm-7:00pm	Perrigo Park, Redmond
September 5th	First Day of School	7:30am-2:05pm	ICS
September 6th-8th	Student Summit (grades 9-12) No early release on Wednesday	7:30am-2:05pm	ICS
September 6th-8th	Camp Cispus (Grades 6-8)	Arrive to school at 6:45 AM	Camp Cispus
September 13th	Early Release Schedule begins	7:30am-12:05pm	ICS

FROM THE SCHOOL

Registration Day is August 30th - Be Sure to Get the Latest Forms

The district recently updated the laptop agreement to have a separate agreement for middle and high school students. The Fee schedule and the Logo Wear order form have also been recently updated and we've posted the forms for Camp Cispus and the Student Summit (including a new field trip form for the service project). Please download all forms from the Registration page, then bring the printed, filled in forms to Registration Day on Wednesday, August 30th.

Here are the time for each grade:

8:30 - 6th grade
9:30 - 7th grade
10:30 - 8th grade
11:30 - 9th grade
12:00 - 10th grade
12:30 - 11th grade
1:00 - 12th grade
1:30 - All grades

Get Your Logo Wear!

Submit Logo Wear orders on registration day! You can find the Logo Wear information here . Please fill out this Order form and bring it on registration day. Questions? Email us.

PTSA Budget - we would like to hear your voice!

We will be voting on our 2017-18 budget in the coming parent meeting, September 12th. ICS PTSA budget provides financial support for programs and activities that complement the curriculum and enhance the overall ICS experience for students, teachers, and parents. Our interim budget is posted here for your review.

This is your opportunity to make an impact on our investment for the coming year, please join us and vote.

VOLUNTEERING

Spanish-Speaking Volunteers Needed: ICS Spanish Club

Parent volunteers who are fluent in Spanish are needed to support our ICS Spanish Club. The club will meet once per month and provide participating ICS students with an opportunity to practice their Spanish skills in a fun and relaxed environment. A curriculum used in prior years will help support club activities. If interested, please contact Candice Boyd, our Spanish Club chairperson.

Volunteers needed: Co-chair and Treasurer for Graduation Committee

JUNIOR PARENTS! Do not miss these volunteer opportunities: Graduation committee co-chair and a treasurer. Both positions will fulfill required ICS volunteer hours for the next 2 years and required senior graduation ceremony participation. Please contact Lyudmila Moskalenko to sign up or with any questions.

Get in on the News - Join our Communications Team

The Communications team collects and edits stories for the newsletter. If you have great writing skills, want to know the latest info first, and love communications, we want to hear from you! This is an easy job that can be done remotely!

Send an email to Information Support if you're interested.

Legislative Liaison Needed

Are you interested in advocating for children in Washington State? Do you want to know how our PTSA community can affect local and state-wide legislation? We need a new Legislative Liaison for next year. The liaison attends district and community meetings and the yearly Legislative Assembly (October) and Focus Day (January) to keep our community involved with legislation that affects our students. If interested, email Information Support.

REPEATED ARTICLES

Student Summit for Grades 9-12

The Student Summit will take place September 6th-8th. Required forms will be posted online no later than 8/27. Please remember to bring them on registration day, August 30th. Feel free to contact Angelika Koch for any questions.

Exchange Students

We will be hosting five Exchange students from Kobe, Japan again this year October 7th-14th. Parents of students of any grade level can participate. If you want to host one of the students or just participate as a volunteer in some after school/weekend sightseeing, please contact International Partnerships for more details.

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