ICS PTSA

 Weekly Newsletter ICS PTSA
February 10, 2013
In This Issue ...
Principal Chat and Parent Meeting
2013-14 PTSA Board
Focus Week Chaperones Needed
NW Math Championship
ICS Intramural Soccer
Volunteer Hours
Be a Parking Lot Hero
Use Caution in ICS Parking Lot
Mandatory Meeting for Junior Parents
Upcoming Events
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Principal Chat and Parent Meeting on Feb. 12 at ICS

Please join us for the Principal Chat and Parent Meeting on Feb. 12 at ICS. The Principal Chat will begin at 6pm, followed by the Parent meeting at 7pm. The agenda is here and the meeting minutes are here. Student art work will be on display for your enjoyment.  

We look forward to seeing you there! Please address questions or comments to: Kathy Lepschat or Fran Margolis.

Please Consider a Position on the PTSA Board for 2013-14

The nominations committee is seeking candidates for officers for next year, including:  

*Co-President

*Co-Treasurer

*VP of Information Support

*VP of Community and Facilities Support

*Co-Secretary

 

These positions are elected for a 1 year term, however candidates may serve 2 consecutive years in a role. Please consider the role as a 2 year commitment which will provide greater continuity to the board. If you would like to nominate yourself or another person via email, please contact nominations@icsptsa.org.  

 

If you would like to submit a nomination on paper, please use this printable Nomination Form and follow the instructions on the form before submitting it to the office. Please submit your nominations by March 1, 2013. Thank you for considering a role, and for all you do for ICS.

Focus Week Chaperones Needed

We are in dire need of Focus Week chaperones for Fencing and for Day Hiking. Please contact Chris Lazoritz if you are able to help with chaperoning. 

Congratulations to Northwest Math Championship Winners

At the Northwest Math Championship held at Blaine High School on February 2nd, the ICS 11th/12th grade math team won the following awards:

 

Individual:

Ananth Gottumukkala - 8th place

Priya Ganesan - 6th place

Team:

Aditi Renganathan, Amanda Lin, Ananth Gottumukkala, Priya Ganesan - 7th place (out of 34 teams in the 11/12 grade level)


Congratulations to everyone!

ICS Intramural Soccer 2013

This year, ICS Intramural Soccer games will take place between March 17 and May 11, at Lake Washington High School and Juanita High School in Kirkland. Practices will be held at Terrace Park (.9 Mile from ICS) from 12:30pm to 2:00 pm on Wednesdays, and from 2:30pm to 4:00pm on Fridays. The first practice will be on Friday, March 15.

Sign-up forms will be available in the office starting next week. Sign-up will be open until Monday, March 4. If you have any questions, please contact ICS Intramural Soccer co-chairs Laurie Fulton and Lei Lu.

The tentative schedule for the games is as follows:

Sunday 3/17/13, 11:00-2:00 at Juanita High School

Saturday 3/23/13, 11:00-2:00 at Lake Washington High School

Saturday 3/30/13, 11:00-2:00 at LWHS

Spring Break 4/6 and 4/13 - no games

Saturday 4/20/13, 11:00-2:00 at LWHS

Sunday 4/28/13, 11:00-2:00 at JHS

Saturday 5/4/13, 11:00-2:00 at LWHS

Saturday 5/11/13 11:00-5:00 at LWHS

 

Volunteers Needed for ICS Intramural Soccer

We encourage parents to volunteer at the Intramural Soccer activities. If you still need volunteer hours, this would be a good opportunity to tally some hours. Please let Laurie or Lei  know, or indicate that in the sign-up forms. Thank you.

Volunteering Update 

Volunteering Alert

A recent check revealed that 192 Families have reported ZERO volunteer hours to the website!!! If you have been volunteering and have not had a chance to report your hours, please do so ASAP.

Thanks to the 35 Families who have met or exceeded their 30 hour commitment and reported their hours to the website.

 

The end of the year will be upon us in no time, and then it is very difficult to find opportunities to fill the 30 hour annual commitment. If you need help finding opportunities, please be sure to read the weekly newsletter - this is where the volunteer opportunities are advertised. You can also contact committee chairs directly if you would like to work with a particular committee. Their contact information can be found in the school directory, on pages 6-7 or at this link.

 

If you still need help identifying opportunities or have questions, please contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Anne James.  

 

Reporting Volunteer Hours

To report your volunteer hours, go to the ICS PTSA website and sign in at the upper right of home page to access the Volunteer Hours Form. After you have logged in, click on Volunteering on the lower left, then click on "Volunteer Hours Form", where you can report the hours worked and view hours previously reported.

 

You will need to create an account and log in before you can access the form. Once you create an account, it takes about a day for that account to be verified and access permitted. If you have questions about reporting your hours on the website or have trouble with logging on, please contact Shafik Keshani.

 

Thank you in advance for supporting our school, staff and students!

Anne James, Volunteer Coordinator
Repeat Articles

Parking Lot Heroes Wanted!

Need some volunteer hours? Volunteers for the parking lot are needed! Please consider helping with the parking lot before school or after school. Your benefits: Volunteer hours, satisfaction that you are doing a valuable service to our community by keeping our children safe and admiration from ICS Staff and Parent community! Please contact Chris Lazoritz to volunteer. 

To All Parents

Please exercise extreme caution in the ICS parking lot! Maintain a low speed and a vigilant eye for students and parent Parking Lot Volunteers. Their safety is in your hands. Thank you!

Attention Junior Parents  

Please mark your calendars for a MANDATORY MEETING at the LWSD Resource Center on March 7th, 2013 from 7-9pm.

 

A great tradition at ICS is that, each year, the parents of Junior students volunteer at the Senior graduation ceremony, as well as the Senior celebration party. Being involved this way gives parents a sense of what their own students will experience next year.

 

At the March 7 meeting we will discuss volunteer opportunities (every junior parent will be expected to sign up for at least one committee), financial costs and venue for Graduation 2014, etc.

 

In the next few weeks you will be seeing more information on this; for now we just want to be sure that you have marked your calendar for the meeting.

 

Contact your 2014 Graduation Co-Chairs if you have any questions: Diane Davis or Cheryl McNerney. 
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