FROM STAFF

SCHOLASTIC ART AND WRITING AWARDS

Please encourage your ICS writer or artist (ages 13 and up) to submit their work to the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards this week by the deadline of December 8,2023.

You can find more information about the various award categories and how to enter at this site: https://www.artandwriting.org/

Please Email Ms. Jackon[lajackson@lwsd.org] for questions and also she will be available in Room 156 .

FROM CLUBS

MATH COMPETITIONS

MATHCOUNTS

ICS Math Club will host MATHCOUNTS school level competition at 1:30 PM, December 13, 2023. The competition is open to ICS middle school students who have already registered with Math Club for MATHCOUNTS competition.The top 12 students from the school level competition will represent ICS to participate in Chapter level competition in Febuary 2024.The school level competition will have two rounds, with the format similar to MATHCOUNTS competition Sprint Round (without calculator) and Target Round (with calculator) format. The estimated time is about one and half hours.

MATH Kangaroo

The deadline for Math Kangaroo regular registration is December 15,2023. The registration fee is $21 until December 15. Between December 16 and December 31, the late registration will be still accepted with registration fee $35.Math Kangaroo competition will be held in-person at ICS on Thursday, March 21, 2024. Detailed instruction for registration can be found here .

For more information on the incoming competitions, please visit Math Club.

FROM ART DAY COMMITTEE

Art Day is on January 29,2024! Keep an eye out for volunteer survey link that will be sent shortly, to help parents sign up to help with different classes on Art Day.

Please email artday@icsptsa.org or Albert Li for questions

VOLUNTEERING

ICS DRAMA CLUB NEEDS PARENT ASSISTANCE

Drama is looking for parental assistance for the winter show! There are voluntary (but necessary!) jobs that need to be filled so that the show nights can run smoothly. These hours can contribute to your volunteer hours, plus it's a fun way of hanging out with your kids😉 and getting to know other parents as well.

These are the type of jobs we're looking for people to fill:

- Managing concessions (2-3 per night of show)

- Snack/treat contributions for concessions (can vary)

- Managing selling tickets (1 per night of show)

- Rehearsal supervision (November 29, 1:20-2:30 PM (one shift); December 6, (first shift) 2:50-4:10 PM (first shift), 4:10 PM -5:30 PM (second shift)

- Snack donations for rehearsals (can vary-- dates Dec. 4-8)

- Stargram booth (2 max per night of show)

If you can help, contact cbrandy@lwsd.org.

FROM THE DEI COMMITTEE

The holiday season is upon us and so much is going on around Seattle! Whether you Celebrate Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa or just looking for something different to do, be sure to check out some of these options around Seattle!

REPEATED ARTICLES

SAT PREP COURSE FOR ICS JUNIORS

Want to help your ICS Junior ace the SAT on March 9th? Don’t miss this opportunity! PrepNW is once again planning to offer an in-person SAT Prep course at ICS, depending on the demand from ICS families.

The Winter SAT course will run for 1.5 hours per week at the school, from January to March 2024 (exact dates TBD). Students will also have access to 4 Remote Practice Tests on Saturdays.

To learn more, please join our free Family SAT Info Session on Monday, December 4th at 7 PM via this Zoom Link.

You can register for the course from December 4th to 9th. The cost is $499 per student. Sophomores are welcome to join, but Juniors will have priority.

If you have any questions, please email Raksha Pant.

For more of Everything ICS, click here to visit the PTSA website