ICS PTSA NEWSLETTER

April 16, 2023

See the ICS Calendar for more upcoming event dates.

FROM THE PTSA

Parent Meeting: Wednesday, April 19, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

The meeting is online, this Teams Link will take you to the recurring meeting; it works for all meetings this school year. The 2023-2024 Board Nominees will be presented for vote at this meeting. Slate below.

VOLUNTEERING

MUN Game Night Parent Volunteers Needed

ICS Model United Nations is looking for volunteers to help with the MUN Game Night on April 28th from 2:30-5:30 PM. Parents will be supervising classrooms where board and video games will be played (volunteers will not be required to run the games, only to supervise the rooms) and to help watch the food table. If you are interested, please email icsmun@outlook.com.

FROM THE DEI COMMITTEE

For all foodies, this is a reminder to submit your dish to ICS International Food Night using the following form: https://forms.office.com/r/TeCgFFY9Ex 

Please contact Tarek Azoz at tazoz@icsptsa.org for any questions or comments. The event will start on May 9th, 2023 at 6:30 PM.

REPEATED ARTICLES

Traffic Update, Please Review

Important updates to the neighborhood streets around the ICS campus will be implemented by the City of Kirkland. The school will be implementing the items on campus beginning April 17 (the Monday after Spring Break). Please read the details in this new traffic map.

Adolescent Parenting Workshop

Parenting an adolescent or teen? Interested in finding connections, resources, and support?

PEPS (in collaboration with your PTSA) would like to offer a tailored 1-hour free workshop for the parents of ICS featuring any of the adolescent parenting topics that are most relevant to you in this time of vulnerability.

Please fill out a 2-question interest form to let us know what you would like to learn, the parenting concerns that are rising for you, and the questions about teen development that are bothering you.

Come and learn from subject matter experts and also participate in small group discussions PEPS style.

Quote from a PAT participant:

“…I found that learning alongside and making connections with other parents of teens is such a powerful way to increase my skills and confidence as a parent. Just knowing…that we all encounter challenges and can face them together…makes it easier to handle the challenges.”

Staff Appreciation Luncheon

The ICS Staff Appreciation Committee Needs your HELP! We are down to our last few activities to show our teachers how much we appreciate them! We need help donating luncheon items for the April 19^th luncheon!  Please sign up here for Spring is in the Air - April ICS Staff Appreciation Luncheon. Show our teachers how much we appreciate all they do!

Senior Trip Chaperones

The senior trip needs back-up chaperones for the May 30-June 2 trip. Please reach out to Nancy Sullivan NASULLIVAN@lwsd.org to volunteer today. Chaperones can be a parent, grandparent, uncle, alumni, or even community member so long as they are an approved Lake Washington School District Volunteer. Final selection up to ICS staff.

Scholarship Opportunity

The ICS PTSA is awarding 7 scholarships worth $1,500 each to graduating seniors who show exceptional dedication to community work, volunteer efforts, extracurricular activities, and determination for self-improvement.



The applicant must be a graduating ICS senior and plan on continuing their education at an institution of higher learning (4-year College or University, Community College, or Vocational Technical Institute) in fall 2023. To apply students will need to answer essay questions and provide a letter of recommendation. Scholarship applications will be accepted from March 13^th until April 24^th. See link for the form.