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ICS PTSA NEWSLETTER
September 22, 2024
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| September 30 | Picture Retakes | ICS | | October 2 | Board Meeting | ICS, 8:00 AM | | October 2-4 | Camp Phoenix |
| | October 10 | Parent Meeting | ICS, 7:00 PM | | October 18 | No School - LEAP Day |
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THE ICS PTSA RELIES ON YOUR DONATIONS!
Please make your donation for 2024-25. The suggested donation amount is $225 per family per school year. The whole community is called to support this collective fundraising effort. Help us reach our goal. Make your donation today! DONATE HERE.
THANK YOU to all families who made a donation already.
Participation by grade:
6th, 54% of families
7th, 30% of families
8th, 36% of families
9th, 43% of families
10th, 36% of families
11th, 45% of families
12th, 33% of families
For questions, email treasurer@icsptsa.org.
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NEW ICS PTSA BOARD POSITIONS ARE OPEN
Three Board seats have opened as family circumstances changed during the summer. This creates an exciting opportunity for new volunteers to bring fresh perspectives and continue the great work of our PTSA. Please consider applying for the following roles:
Co-President
Co-Secretary
VP Community & Facilities
Please email president@icsptsa.org if you are interested!
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AN IMPORTANT REMINDER ABOUT VOLUNTEERING AT ICS
Our volunteers are what make ICS special - we need you! Please remember, all volunteers need to be approved by LWSD. For more information on this process, click here. For further questions, email volunteer@icsptsa.org. You can also join our WhatsApp chat.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR OCTOBER STAFF LUNCH
The ICS October staff lunch is scheduled for October 9. The theme is "Around the world". This event will not be possible without help from parent volunteers. Please take a look and see if you are able to sign up for any of the items.
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A FANTASTIC ART DAY STARTS NOW!
Parents, the Art Day Committee is gearing up for another fantastic Art Day event for ICS students. This is an annual event in which students have expressed much interest and excitement. The tentative date for Art Day is Jan 27, 2025. We would appreciate your help with a few items as the planning continues.
We will need the following volunteers:
- Art Day Committee Co-Chair
- Tech Team - Need 2 Volunteers with coding skills (Our app is GO / C++ but we welcome any language).
We need ideas for Art Day course options, i.e. Dance, Henna, Sculpting, Cooking, etc. The sky is the limit! Add more ideas by clicking this form.
Or email artday@icsptsa.org. Thank you! The Art Day Committee
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HELLO FROM THE ICS LIBRARY!
I want to say thank you AGAIN for the amazing, generous, stupendous grant to the ICS Library! We just unboxed our first order of PTSA grant books and students! Many of these books were requested by students during the first weeks of school. To be able to have these student choice books available right away shows students they have a voice in our selection process!
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Other Library News! Our first Battle of the Books information meeting is on Thursday, September 26 during Phoenix Time. Students need to sign up using a form in Teams, so please feel free to remind your interested Middle Schooler to fill out the form! To participate in Battle of the Books, students will need you to submit the parent permission form. This form is on our Battle of the Books webpage.
We will start our first book group for High School in October! Our HS book groups are low stress meetings where we talk about the book we chose, have some snacks, and make recommendations for future books. By student request we will have a mystery theme for our first group.
Thank you again for supporting our Library!
Amber Peterson ampeterson@lwsd.org
p.s. For book recommendations, check out my Instagram @ mrs.peterson_librarian or on X @MrsPetersonLib for over 8 years of book recommendations!
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MATH KANGAROO REG. OPEN & SEEKING MS CO-CHAIR!
Math Kangaroo registration is now open for all grades at ICS! The test will be hosted in-person in ICS on March 20 3:20 PM - 4:35 PM. You will need an invitation code for our ICS test center. We will post the detailed registration info to the WhatsApp group and to your email address when you register here.
Registration comes with many great benefits, free resources, rewards and volunteer opportunities. Please be sure to check it out!
We are urgently looking for a co-chair to help lead the middle school group. If you're interested in this important role, please reach out to us at mathclub68@icsptsa.org.
For more information about the club’s activities, visit our website.
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ICS CHESS CLUB
To all the Kings, Queens, Rooks and Pawns - we are very happy to announce the ICS Chess Club. This club is open to all ICS Students across all skill levels. In the Chess Club - you will play Chess with other ICS kids, practice your strategy and moves, and learn from each other.
If you are interested in joining the club, please indicate your interest by using this link before September 22 and join the WhatsApp group.
ORDER YOUR ICS SCHOOL GEAR TODAY!
We are excited to announce that the ICS Logowear Store is now open! Shirt, hoodies, lounge pants, and hats are available. Click here to order. Orders will be shipped to ICS for distribution. The Logowear Store closes Monday, September 30 at 11:59 PM. All sales are final. No returns or exchanges.
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WHEN IS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH IN 2024?
Hispanic Heritage Month is observed annually from September 15 to October 15. It is a time to appreciate and celebrate the colorful cultures, rich histories, and diversity of the American Latino community.
The observation of Hispanic Heritage Week started in 1968 under President Lyndon B. Johnson and was later extended to a 30-day celebration by President Ronald Reagan, starting on September 15 and ending on October 15. It was enacted into law via approval of Public Law 100-402 on August 17, 1988.
The month is celebrated in a plethora of ways. As several other celebratory holidays fall during this month — such as the independence days of several Latin American countries — concerts, parades, food fairs, and more are organized throughout. Educational events like art exhibitions take place as well, highlighting important Latino heroes in history.
Click here for a list of events around Seattle.
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