ICS PTSA NEWSLETTER

November 12, 2023

See the ICS Calendar for more upcoming event dates.

ANNOUNCING FOCUS WEEK: MAY 29-31, 2024

Focus Week is a great experience for students at ICS, offering an opportunity to explore curriculum outside of the classroom. At the PTSA meeting, Mr. Hendrickson outlined the parameters for this year. Tentative Focus Week Timeline is below.

December 4: Descriptions of Focus Week experiences emailed to parents and students.

December 14: The preferences form is due.

January 5: The school informs students and parents of final placements.​

May 29-31: Focus Week

THE ICS PTSA IS NOW ON INSTAGRAM!

We are excited to launch a new Instagram page! We are going to be posting about all the things happening in the PTSA! Please follow us at ics_ptsa.

ICS SPIRIT WEAR HAS ARRIVED!

If you chose Spirit Wear "delivery to school," your students can pick their orders up on Friday, November 17 during lunch. Thank you for your orders and supporting our school through Spirit Wear! For questions, contact president@icsptsa.org.

BOOKS REQUESTED FOR THE ICS LIBRARY

Did you know that our amazing ICS librarian Mrs. Peterson has a wish list? I wonder if any of her wishes are on your bookshelf collecting dust! Let's see if we can't shower her in books! You can also donate new books to the library by purchasing them on Amazon, you can access Mrs. Peterson's Amazon wish list here.

HELP NEEDED WITH THE LIBRARY'S 3D PRINTER

Ms. Peterson would like to have our 3D printer running again for students in our maker lab. However, the extruder is clogged. Is there a parent who has knowledge about 3D printers who would be willing to volunteer to help repair our printer? Contact president@icsptsa.org if you can help. Thank you!

CHAPERONES NEEDED FOR THE ICS HS SCHOOL DANCE

The ASB is seeking 3 chaperones for the High School Dance the evening of December 1 (exact time TBD). If you can help support this wonderful event, email president@icsptsa.org.

SKI BUS UPDATE

As the snow starts to fall on the slopes, there are only a few seats left on the Ski Bus going to Summit At Snoqualmie - Alpental on Wednesdays in January and February!

Remember, the signup is open to ICS Students, their siblings AND friends. You can sign up for a series of 6-week lessons (skiing or snowboarding) that are run for our school. Or come to "free ski" on all or some of the ski bus days. Space on the bus is first-come, first-served. Do not delay!

For more information, how to sign up, or ask questions - join the WhatsApp group. Email bbaryshnikov@icsptsa.org for more information.

ART DAY CLASS ANNOUNCEMENTS

Art Day is January 29.

Do you own a Pipa we can borrow for Art Day?

Can you help LEAD any of the following classes?

• Chamber Music, Sushi Candy, Dry Felting, Macrame / Hand Sewing, Hawaiian Flower Lei, Alebrije Art Class, Pasta-making

• Do you have another class idea to submit? 

For complete class descriptions, lending your Pipa, or submitting a class idea, visit the Art Day page.

KEY CLUB FOOD DRIVE

Key Club is hosting a food drive at ICS through November 21, 2023. All donations will go to Northwest Harvest. Collection boxes will be at the front of the school; use the collection box assigned to your grade. The grade with the most donations wins a prize at the end of the drive! For questions, contact pplank@lwsd.org.

All food donations must be non-perishable. The best items to donate are:

PE WAIVER HELP: TWO SESSIONS LEFT

Physical Education is a required high school credit in LWSD; ICS does not offer high school PE in any form. Therefore, all ICS students must complete paperwork to waive the PE requirement in order to graduate.

The PTSA has partnered with Ms. Zavala and Coach Vogt to assist students in navigating this process. We are offering study sessions for 10th, 11th, and 12th graders to drop in and receive help answering their questions. Remaining session dates are November 16 and 30 from 3:00 PM to 3:45 PM in the Lyceum.

Encourage your students to attend these sessions and complete their waivers! There are three opportunities per year to submit waiver applications and the next deadline is Dec 13. For questions, contact president@icsptsa.org.

NATIONAL AMERICAN INDIAN & ALASKA NATIVE HERITAGE MONTH

National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month is celebrated every November to recognize the diverse cultures and to educate the public about the heritage, history, art, and traditions of the American Indian and Alaska Native people.

With the following link, please enjoy the on-line exhibition, which brings together works by an intergenerational group of nearly 50 living Native artists practicing across the United States.

Here are some events around Seattle to check out!



https://everout.com/seattle/events/?category=holiday-native-american-heritage-month

https://www.seattlecu.com/blog/native-american-heritage-month-chief-seattle-club

https://visitseattle.org/things-to-do/arts-culture/cultural-heritage/native-american/