ICS PTSA NEWSLETTER

October 14, 2025

See the ICS Calendar for more upcoming event dates.

MOD PIZZA FUNDRAISER

Treat your family to MOD Pizza on Halloween and 25% of the bill will go to support our PTSA!


Date: Friday, October 31

Location: 12530 Totem Lake Blvd NE #124, Kirkland, WA 98033

Ways to participate:

1. Place your order in the store and mention ICS PTSA.

2. Order online, using the fundraiser code MODGIVES25.

Thank you for supporting our school!

NEW PTSA CLUB - FINANCE CLUB

The PTSA has another new club to offer students in grades 6-12!

Finance Club

Date: Wednesdays, starting October 15

Time: 12:50 PM -1:30 PM

Location: ICS Room #156

Minimum: 10 members

Maximum: 30 members

Registration Link

What we'll do in the club:

•Run workshops on financial literacy.

•Compete in stock market simulations.

•Hear from guest speakers in business and finance.

•Built teamwork, leadership, & presentation skills.

Join the WhatsApp group for the latest Finance Club updates.

ICS COUNSELING TEAM NEEDS FAMILY PERSPECTIVE

We hope that everyone’s fall is going well! The counseling team has put together a brief survey to get your perspective on what types of support your students may need, and the types of support we offer families. We would greatly appreciate it if you could take a few minutes to fill this out for us. Your perspective is important to us, and it helps us better serve your students and you. Please click on the appropriate survey for your family below.

High School Survey

Middle School Survey

Thank you for taking the time to fill this out!  Your ICS Counseling Team - Ms. Zavala and Ms. Nguyen.

SUPPORT ICS FAMILIES BY CONTRIBUTING TO INVEST ED!

We appreciate the support that the ICS PTSA community provides to our ICS families. One area where we are currently seeing the biggest need is Invest Ed. Invest Ed allows us to buy needed supplies, clothing, & other resources for individual students, such as coats, glasses, inhalers, shoes, ASB cards, folders, notebooks, water bottles, hygiene kits, athletic programs, school events, school fees, etc.

If this is an area you are interested in helping support for ICS, please click InvestED - International Community School to donate. Please make sure you select International Community School so the donation is able to directly help our community. Feel free to also share this link with any community members; it does not have to be only ICS families. Thank you for your generosity!

SKI BUS IS BACK! 

Ski Bus rolls out on Wednesdays after school starting January 7. Click here to sign up now!

We have TWO buses this year, but one is already filled. Grab your spot on the second bus and hit the slopes with your friends! Spots are limited, so don’t wait and — once the second bus is full, that’s it!

Have questions? Join the Ski Bus WhatsApp group or email skibus@icsptsa.org for all the details. Let’s make this winter awesome!

REFLECTIONS 2025-26: CALLING FOR ENTRIES

THEME: "I Belong"

DUE DATE: Nov 6, 2025 11:59pm 

SUBMISSION PROCESS: Will be announced in the future weeks, along with a pre-populated Student Entry form.

A student may submit an entry in any of six categories:

• Literature: Works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, prose, drama, short stories and lyrics.
• Music Composition: Original musical composition, with or without words.
• Photography: Color or black and white, included techniques: photogram, negative sandwich, and multiple exposure.
• Visual Arts: Drawing, painting in tempera, oil, acrylic, watercolor & computer generated art, two-dimensional collage & mixed media, printmaking. LWPTSA council is not accepting 3D art. *Please no stretched canvas more that ¾ in. and please no framed art.*
• Film/Video: Original works, with or without sound, of animation, narrative, documentary, experimental or music video/film.
• Choreography/Dance: Originally choreographed dance composition.

Questions: reflections@icsptsa.org

FREE COLLEGE ESSAY WORKSHOPS

The College Essay Workshop pairs students with trained coaches for one-on-one essay and personal statement support. This is a free program thanks to the LWPTSA and LWSF.

There are different ways to get support:

Virtual: Check availability and schedule a Zoom session via SignUp Genius.

Coaching Support Via Email: Email your essays to cewoffline@lwptsa.net and receive a 48-hour turnaround - give it a try! Please include the prompt you're writing for, target word count, the high school you attend, and any other pertinent info.

Questions? Email college.essay@LWPTSA.net.

OUTDOOR COMMUNITY FALL GARDENING EVENT

Our first gardening event ("Weed & Mulch") for the 2025/2026 school year will be held on Saturday, October 25th from 9 - 11 AM. 

Parents and ICS students are welcome. This is a great way to earn 2 volunteer hours and make an immediate positive impact on campus! Sign up here. For questions, email jhuybregts@icsptsa.org.

PLAN AHEAD FOR FOCUS WEEK


SAVE THE DATE! Focus Week is May 18 – 21. Tracks will need male and female day and overnight chaperones. If you plan to volunteer, please block your calendar NOW and submit your leave request for May 16-23. Preparing now is not a guarantee of selection*, but is a necessary condition to being eligible if you need to get time off well in advance.

This is also a good time to update your volunteer application if it might expire before May. See the District Volunteer Application.

*Please note: The school selects volunteers for Focus Week. The PTSA assists the school with volunteer recruitment.

LUNCH ROOM VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

We need volunteers to support the lunch room every day. This is a great way to help at school and earn volunteer hours!

Sign up here for as many spots as you would like. All volunteers must be LWSD-approved. Thank you!