ICS PTSA NEWSLETTER
June 18th, 2017
Upcoming Important Dates

Date
Event/Activity
Time
Location
June 19th
ICS Graduation
5 pm
Overlake Christian Church
June 19 th - 21st
Finals 7:30am - 12pm ICS
June 21st
Full day of school
7.30 am - 2pm
ICS
June 22nd
Laptop and textbook return, BBQ
7.30am - 2 pm
ICS
FROM THE SCHOOL
PLEASE NOTE: Full day of school on Wednesday, 6/21
June 21 is a full day and the last of the Snow Day recovery days. The farewell assembly will be on this day beginning at 1:20 in the Lyceum.
Attention Rising 7th graders: Spanish Summer Reading
To be better prepared for Spanish this fall, the PTSA recommends two great Spanish Skill Builder books. You can find them on Amazon for $4.99 each. To purchase click here for book I and here for book II. These study books are endorsed by the ICS Spanish Department.
Que tengas un buen verano!
Give us Your Feedback About ICS PTSA
Please take our short survey to give us your feedback on how we can make ICS PTSA better. This survey should take 3-5 minutes. Your answers will help us gauge what we can do better and understand the needs of our school community as we set future priorities.
ICS 2017-2018 Registration
Mark your calendars - ICS registration for the 2017-2018 school year is tentatively set for Wednesday, August 30th from 8:30am - 2pm. More details will be provided in future newsletter releasess.
Exchange Students
We will be hosting 5 Exchange students from Kobe, Japan again this year from
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 sightseeing, please contact Angelika Koch for more details.
VOLUNTEERING
Need Volunteer Hours This Year?  Great Opportunities Still Available!
  • Laptop and Textbook Return : Our ICS librarian, Ms. Simon, needs six volunteers on  Thursday, June 22nd , to help process laptop and textbook returns. Volunteers will need to be at school from  7:30am - 2pm  (or until returns are completed); no siblings please. There is some lifting involved as laptops are placed in bins and moved around. If interested, email Volunteer Committee .
  • Student Summit Planning:  Planning has begun for next year's Student Summit for grades 9 - 12 which is scheduled for September 6th-8th. The team needs 4-5 parents who can devote approximately 5 hrs/wk to the planning starting immediately. Volunteers are needed for the following positions:
  1. Co Leader to arrange Wednesday service activity & bus transportation
  2. Co-Leader to develop Thursday and Friday speakers/agenda
  3. Parent Leader and Co-Leader to handle logistics such as assigning classrooms, teacher assignments, organizing and cleaning up on event days, working w/ tech crew
  4. Co-Leader to promote and market events with signs/press releases
  5. Co-Leader to coordinate contracts/payments, forms, permission slips tracking, district compliance and organize the Summit table on registration day
If you are interested please email Angelika Koch ASAP.
Reporting volunteer hours - if you missed the deadline
If you missed the deadline for having your volunteer hours included in the last report, you should still enter them into the volunteer hour's database (instructions below). It is suggested to have your student bring a printout of these hours on the last day of school (
June 22) to help with the checkout process (instructions also below).

If you are going to volunteer at an event that occurs this week, please estimate your hours and submit them now.

In order to record your volunteer hours, first log into the  ICS PTSA website  using the log in form on the right side of the homepage, and then 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.
 
Note: If you haven't already created an account on the website, do that now! 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 ICS PTSA Webmasters for assistance.

If you find yourself coming up short a couple of hours and can't find a volunteer opportunity at this late date, you will be asked to pay the ICS PTSA $30 per hour for unfulfilled volunteer hours. Checks should be made payable to ICS PTSA and delivered to the office no later than Thursday, June 22nd. 
 
Checking and Printing Volunteer Hours 
Not sure you have met your volunteer  hours  commitment? Here's how to check:  
  • Log into the   ICS PTSA website . Enter your login credentials under  PTSA Member Login.  
  • Click on the  Volunteering  menu item under  Main Menu  on the left side.  
  • Click on the  View Submitted  Hours sub menu item under  Volunteering .  
  • All of your entered hours will be displayed.  
Please note : If two or more members of your family have separate accounts and each of you logs your hours separately, they will not all show up together when you log in. But they will be combined when reports are compiled. We compile reports based on your oldest child's (at ICS) first and last name. Please ensure that all account holders entering volunteer hours enter the first and last name of the oldest child consistently. This will ensure that all hours for the parents or guardian of that child will be combined for reporting purposes.  

How do I create a printout of my volunteer hours?  (Needed for year-end check out if you missed the deadline of May 30th)  
  1. Follow the instructions above to view the volunteer hours you've entered into the ICS PTSA website. 
  2. On the top right of the Volunteer Hours List page, you will see a small Excel icon. 
  3. Click on the Excel icon. Depending on your web browser settings, you will be able to either Open or Save your hours in Microsoft Excel format (*.xls) and then print from there. 

If you have any questions, please contact Julie Kotler or Kathy Thompson,Volunteer Coordinators. 

Volunteer Opportunities for the 2017-2018 School Year
  • ICS 2017-2018 Registration: We need parents to help us with registration. If you are available from approximately 8:30am - 2pm on Wednesday, August 30th, please email Volunteer Committee.
  • 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, contact Samantha Robertson.