PTSA e-news.  
June 24th, 2019
 
This is our last e-new of the year!
It has been an honor serving you as your Issaquah Middle School PTSA!
Have a great summer!
 We NEED YOU!  
Want to be more involved at IMS?  Know someone who would be great? We would love to talk with you!  Email us! 
Positions still needed:
  • Membership
  • Hospitality
  • Salmon Days parking co-chair
  • New Family Ambassador Co-chair
  • Directory Chair
  • ISF Liaison
  • 8th Grade Celebrations
If you are interested, please can you email Carla Geraci at president@issaquahmiddleptsa.org 
Become a New Family Ambassador for Next Year!
We’ve all been there – new, confused, and more than a little apprehensive.  Do you remember how much that helping hand or friendly face meant to you?  Now YOU can be that person for a new IMS family for the 2019-20 school year.
  • We match IMS families new to the Issaquah School District with established IMS families to help answer questions about school registration, classes, culture, and other things that come up as they start a new school.
  • New Family Ambassadors DO NOT need to have all the answers – none of us do!  You just need a desire to help and the ability to identify who might know the answer (the front office, the PTSA, etc.).
  • The time commitment is truly minimal but the positive difference you make is ENORMOUS.  Ambassadors and new families are invited to one social event at the beginning of the year, but it’s okay if you can’t make it.  Your most important role also the simplest -- reply to an e-mail or answer the phone call when your new family has a question.
Please send a message before the end of this school year to familyambassadors@issaquahmiddleptsa.org indicating that you’re interested in helping a new family this coming fall.  Thanks!
Salmon Days Parking Opportunity
We are looking for a couple of rising 6th or 7th grade parents to co-chair Salmon Days parking, the first weekend of October. This is a fun and easy event that is a successful fundraiser for the school and a partnership with the greater community. It's a great way for you to get involved and give back to the school without a huge time commitment. You will have lots of support from the PTSA Board so this is very doable for working parents. Contact president@issaquahmiddleptsa.org to volunteer! 
New from Issaquah Schools Foundation
YOU are the KEY to Student Success!
Thank you to everyone who supported Nourish Every Mind 2019!  Click HERE to see all of the fun event pictures, inspiring videos and a special Thank You to our Corporate Sponsors! 
Tools4School
Tools4School is a partnership between the Issaquah Schools Foundation and Issaquah Food & Clothing bank to provide new backpacks filled with school supplies for Issaquah School District K-12 students who need financial support.  You can help provide the backpacks and supplies by donating online here.  If you, or someone you know needs help with school supplies, participants can register here. 
Summer Volunteer Opportunities for Cultural Bridges
Do you like helping kids? Love books? Are you bilingual Spanish/English? (not necessary) Want to do something to help your community this summer? Then this Summer Bilingual Book Club volunteer opportunity is for you! Click HERE to sign up to volunteer.  This program is made possible thanks to the partnership of the Issaquah School District, the King County Library System and the Issaquah Schools Foundation!
 
SAVE THE DATE:
 

Last Day of school

June 27th

Carnival day. 8:15 to 10:15am

Online Verification Process

Aug 9th to 15th

Family Access

Ready for School Fair AM session

(online Verification help)

Aug 12th

9am–12pm @ Maywood Middle

3pm–8pm @ Clark Elementary

 

Tools4School

Aug 12th  3pm – 8pm

@Clark Elementary

Register here

 

Panthers Days

Aug 20th an 21st  9am – 2pm

@IMS Commons

 

8th graders: New-to-IHS Night!

Aug 27th

Doors open at 6:15 pm with school tours available in Chinese, Korean, and Spanish. 

 

Program for incoming 9th graders, parents, and those new to the district from 7-8 pm.

6th graders: WEB Orientation

Aug 30th

6th graders: 8:45 - 12:30pm

Incoming 7th and 8th graders: 1:30 - 3:00pm

 

Parent Session for 6th graders 8:45 to 9:45 at IMS Library

Parent Session for New 7th and 8th grades 1:30 to 2:30 at IMS Library

First Day of School

Sep 4th

2019-2020 School year calendar

IMS Curriculum Night

Sep 12th at 6:30pm

@IMS Commons

 

WalkAbout Training

Sep 19th from 6:30 - 8:00 pm

@IMS Library

Training is mandatory but it’s one and done for the duration of your student’s middle school years.
  
 
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