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ICS PTSA NEWSLETTER
October 30, 2022
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Parking and Drop off Reminders
Please remember to have your student ready to exit the car quickly - backpacks in hand, not in the trunk! Please review the traffic flow and drop off map. Thank you!
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ICS Interior Cleaning Party!
Let’s make ICS clean, shine and healthy! We will wipe the desks and chairs, vacuum and sweep class rooms and hallways, and wipe windows and doors. Earn you last volunteer hours this year along side your immediate family and kids! Please do not bring kids under Grade 6.
We will provide you with the necessary cleaning supplies. If you have a vacuum cleaner, please bring it with you.
Food and Drinks will be served to keep us going through the event.
Our site event will be on Thursday, November 17th from 5:30 PM - 8 PM. Sign up here.
If you have any questions, reach out to msuklan@icsptsa.org
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2023 Art Day - Ideas and Chair Persons Needed
It's time for 2023 Art Day. Art day committee needs your help for the open positions of Assembly Chair, Volunteer Chair, and Newsletter Chair.
Also this year, we are seeking ideas for the Art day through an online page. Please submit your ideas by visiting our mobile-friendly link.
If you have interest to be one of the chair roles, or have ideas for a class, please contact us at artday@ptsa.org.
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Welcome to the Diversity, Equity & Inclusive (DEI) part of the newsletter brought to you by the DEI Committee! Periodically, we’d like to highlight local DEI events as well as feature different cultural holidays and traditions celebrated around the world and in our very own ICS community.
This week we would like to share some information about Diwali.
Diwali, the festival of lights, is the one of the most awaited and celebrated festivals of India.
Diwali occurs annually in autumn (or spring, in the southern hemisphere), during the Hindu month of Kartik. (To put it in Western terms, Kartik begins around mid-October and ends in mid-November.) Specifically, Diwali occurs on the darkest day of the lunar month, which is the day of the new Moon.
People in every nook and cranny of the country welcome the festival with enthusiastic gestures. This year, Diwali was celebrated on October 24. This wonderful festival is a celebration of five days. On the third day of the celebratory occasion, the key rituals of the Diwali festival take place. Lighting Diyas and candles all around the house, worshipping the Laxmi Ganesha to summon health and wealth, and bursting crackers are the chief rituals of the festival.
In addition, the exchange of heartfelt gifts during Diwali these days has become a mandatory part of the celebration. Friends, families, and colleagues share with each other Diwali gifts as a gesture of love and affection. Also, the occasion features a grand feast with delicious food that mandatorily includes different varieties of sweets like Gulab Jamun. You can check out some Indian recipes in ICS DEI Cookbook which can be found here
Check out below the celebration that was hosted at the white house, the largest Diwali celebration ever held in the white house.
See inside the largest White House Diwali celebration ever (yahoo.com)
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Volunteers Needed for Curriculum support
We need volunteers for the following roles in Curriculum support.
Community Education - We need one more chair or committee member. You will organize two or three events for ICS families, including the popular College Counselor Roundtable.
Scholarships - We need an additional committee member to work with the Scholarship chair. The Scholarship committee member will manage the scholarship process, including updating and sending out application forms, recruiting external judges, scoring, and notifying applicants with the results.
Grants - We need one chair or committee member to cover the grant application review and approval.
If you are interested, please reach out to Lei Kou.
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UW Campus Tour for 9th-Grade Families
A group of 9th-grade students and their parents will tour the University of Washington, Seattle campus on Wednesday, November 2, at 2:15 PM. For more information and to sign up, go here. RSVP by October 28.
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SAT Prep Course for ICS Juniors
Is your student a Junior at ICS? Are you thinking about how to help your student prepare for the March 11th SAT? The good news is here! PrepNW will again offer SAT Prep course at ICS (in-person) this school year.
This Winter SAT class will meet in ICS Library on most Tuesdays 2:45 PM-4:15 PM from 1/3 through 3/7, and Remote Practice Tests will be on Saturdays 9:00 AM – 12:15 PM, 12/17, 1/28, 2/11, 2/25 (see flyer for more details). Register for the class by December 1st. The price for the course will be $499 per student.
Are you interested but looking for more info? Join our free Family SAT Info Session on Monday, November 14th at 6:30 PM using this Zoom Link: Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting
If you have any questions, please email Angela Michael.
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Key Club Food Drive
Key Club is hosting a food drive at ICS until November 22, 2022. All donations will go to Northwest Harvest. Be sure to stop by the front of the school to drop off donations to the box assigned to your grade. The grade with the most donations wins a prize at the end of the drive! The food needs to be non-perishable. For questions, contact Mr. Plank.
Best items to donate to the Key Club food drive:
- Canned and boxed meals (soup, chili, stew, macaroni, and cheese)
- Ready to eat products that do not require refrigeration (like nuts, jerky & other healthy snacks)
- Peanut butter and other nut butter
- Canned or dried beans and peas (black, pinto, lentils)
- Pasta, rice, cereal
- Canned and fresh fruits and vegetables
- 100% fruit or vegetable juice (canned, plastic, or boxed)
- Cooking oil
- Canned meat (chicken, beef, fish)
- Infant formula, baby food, and baby cereal
- Canned holiday food (cranberry sauce, stuffing, etc.)
- Applesauce
- Crackers
- Dried Herbs and Spices
- Fruit (Canned or Dried)
- Granola Bars
- Instant Mashed Potatoes
- Shelf-stable and Powdered Milk
- Soup, Stew, and Chili
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RECRUITMENT OF PARENTS FOR 6th GRADE ROBOTICS CLUB
We are looking for Parents to lead the 6th grade robotics club!
Are you interested in starting a robotics club for 6th graders but don't know where to begin? Good news! We currently have a 7th grade robotics club, which is at full capacity, that is happy to guide you on how to start the club for our 6th graders. We'll share our knowledge, lessons, and notes from last year. It will be a breeze for you to get our newly joined ICS students to get rolling with building, designing, and programming robots from scratch.
Requirements: Two to Three parents, at least one of the parents must have programming experience and interest in coaching students. Email to Huayun or Angela Michael for more information if you want to lead this club.
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Reflections Art Competition 2022-23 Submission Update
What is Reflections? Reflections is a National PTA arts recognition program that helps students explore their own thoughts, feelings and ideas, develop artistic literacy, increase confidence, and find a love for learning that will help them become more successful not only in school, but in life.
2022-23 Theme: “Show Your Voice”
Categories and Rules:
Note: Students will be taking photos or scanning their finished work and submitting it online. Should be the student's original work. We DO NOT accept 3D art.
Please refer to the Checklist for Success and Student Entry form.
Online Student Submission Link.
Due Date: Tuesday, Nov 1st 2022 by 10 PM
Additional Theme Search Contest: Complete the online form to enter the contest. by Nov 1st 2022.
The student who submits the winning entry will receive $100 and the theme will be presented at the annual National PTA Convention in June 2023. Repeat themes will not be considered. Click here for a list of past themes.
If you have questions, please reach out to reflections@icsptsa.org
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Orienteering
Do you love a good excuse to be outdoors in all weather? Are scavenger hunts your thing? Sign up to compete in the WIOL orienteering league – register for either the ICS team or FHMS if that is your home school. Early bird discount for signing up before October 16 at 7 pm. You have choices – full season (8 meets) or Meet to Meet – better for skiers and soccer players. Season runs from November 1 to end of February. League provided training is October 8 (Lynnwood) or October 23rd (Maple Valley Farmers Market). Sign up for training by mailing WIOLRegistrar@gmail.com with name, school, grade, date and session (9-12 or 12-3), and whether Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced.
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Parent Meetings
This link will take you to the recurring meeting on Teams; you can use it for all parent meetings this school year.
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