|
Upcoming Important Dates
|
Date
|
Event/Activity
|
Time
|
Location
|
|
February
16th-20th
|
Mid-Winter Break |
No School
|
|
|
February 23rd
|
College Planning Discussion |
7 PM - 8:30 PM
|
LWSD Resource Center, Sammamish Rooms
|
|
|
ICS Focused College Planning Discussion
When: February 23, 2017, Thursday
Time: 7pm to 8:30pm
Where: Lake Washington Resource Center, Sammamish Rooms, Redmond Town Center
Why: Many ICS parents and students have questions, concerns and anxiety about the college planning and application process.
What: Three local college consultants will be making brief presentations followed by an open discussion on the college planning and application process with specific commentary for our ICS community.
Open to both ICS parents and students, please bring your questions and concerns to share. We look forward to seeing you in attendance for this engaging and informative discussion.
Further questions: Contact Glen Campbell, ICS parent since 2009.
Consultants include:
Also in attendance will be Kelsey Cummings, College and Career Counselor at ICS
Further Information at Higher Education Consultants Association.
|
Lake Washington Schools Foundation presents College Workshop
Helping Your Teen Navigate the College Process - The Lake Washington Schools Foundation, in conjunction with Mary Pat O'Neil of True Fit College Counseling, will present a workshop geared to helping parents understand the college process on February 28 at 7:00pm at the LWSD Resource Center. Please RSVP to
[email protected]
Kerry Suter, Lake Washington Schools Foundation: (425) 894-1339
|
ICS PTSA Nominating Committee Seeking Input
The ICS PTSA Nominating Committee is seeking board members for the 2017/18 school year. We are looking for energetic, committed and dynamic individuals who can provide strong support to the school's students, staff and community.
We are currently recruiting for the following board positions:
- Co-President
- Co-Treasurer
- Co-Secretary
- Vice President - Information Support
- Vice President - Activities Support
- Vice President - Curriculum Support
No previous experience is required and training is provided.
If you are interested in getting involved, or if you know someone who would like to be nominated or, please send us an email at
[email protected]
and let us know what position would be the best fit. All nominations and suggestions are confidential.
We appreciate your consideration and look forward to hearing from you!
|
Valentines Day Spirit Week is from February 13th through 15th! Dress up according to each day's theme:
- Monday is Pajama and Stuffed Animal Day
- Tuesday is Pink Out Day
- Wednesday is Mathletes vs. Athletes Day
- Tuesday is also Agape Hearts Day!
- Check the ASB Social Media pages for daily updates and information.
|
There are different ways you can support your school and help raise money for ICS. Please consider doing one or all of them to support our school.
- Box Tops
Parents and students can collect Box Tops for Education found on many packaged foods, like cereal boxes, or household items, like tissue boxes, etc. Bring the collected BoxTops to PTSA room, there is a designated collection box on the counter. Two or three times a year collected BoxTops are sent out for deposit to ICS account.
- Bartells Escrip program
With every purchase a parent makes at Bartells, ICS receives a percentage of their purchase. Register at the store. Just mention at register that you would like to sing up for escript program. Then use the member card any time when you shop at Bartell's.
- Everything Party
We also have a program with Everything Party, the party store in Redmond and Renton. At the check out let them know that you support ICS, the store will donate 10% of the purchase price to ICS. Please follow the link to find a store location.
- Red Robin
Red Robid will donate 1% of your check back to schools. All you need is a Red Robin loyalty card (you can join at the restaurant or on this link) and be sure to select International Community School as your school. Then, you just need to eat at Red Robin to donate.
- Amazon Smile
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 on this link.
|
Please remind your kids to check for lost coats/jackets in the Lost and Found bins and the PTSA room. The coat rack in the PTSA room is overflowing. Items that have not been claimed for several months are donated to charities.
|
|
Volunteering at ICS - Reminder
We are coming to the end of the first semester this year. Have you been volunteering and reporting your hours to the website? This is a great time to think about volunteering - the end of the year will be upon us in no time, and then it is very difficult to find opportunities to fill the 30 hour annual commitment.
A few reminders:
- Focus Week is May 22-26. Parent volunteers will be needed and requests for assistance will be posted in future newsletters.
- Volunteer hours cannot be gifted or transferred between families.
- Hours can be earned by adult family members or caregivers.
- Site Work Parties/Clean up hours count for ALL family members who attend - students, siblings, parents, etc.
If you need help finding opportunities, please read the weekly newsletter - this is where volunteer opportunities are advertised. You can also contact committee chairs directly if you'd like to work with a particular committee. Their contact information can be found in the school directory, or at this
link on the
PTSA website. If you still need help identifying opportunities or have questions, please contact
Kathy Thompson and
Julie Kotler. Thank you in advance for supporting our school, staff and students!
|
|
Reporting Volunteer Hours
Here is how to record your volunteer hours:
- Log into the PTSA website using the log in form on the right side of the homepage.
- Click on Input Volunteer Hours under the Volunteering menu item on the left side of the screen.
- Complete all of the required information and click on the 'Submit' button. If you've already entered volunteer hours in the past, your last entry will be pre-populated on the screen. Simply edit the 'Category', 'Hours', and 'Comments' (if necessary) and click on the 'Submit' button once. If you do not click on the 'Submit' button, your hours will not be recorded.
Please note: You must first create an account on the website in order to record your hours. Once you've registered and 'confirmed' your registration, please allow 24 hours for your account to be approved. You will need an active account to enable you to post your volunteer hours. If you have questions about reporting your hours on the website or have trouble with logging on, please contact the PTSA webmaster for assistance. |
Lake Washington PTSA Council Scholarships
Attention Seniors and Parents of Seniors! Fifteen $1,000 scholarships are available through the Lake Washington PTSA Council.
In addition to merit scholarships, they offer one 2-year or technical/vocational school or community college award, two education awards, a perseverance award and a turnaround award.
Students may apply for more than one scholarship. Click here to find out more and download the applications!
|
|
|
