December 12th, 2016

Lunch for the Break- Help meet our goal and feed hungry kids during break!
The IM PTSA is collecting donations for the Lunch for the Break program run through the Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank.  If you would like to help, please check out the sign up genius.  Our goal is to fill 5 complete boxes.  However, we will collect more of the same items on the shopping list.  Donations can be dropped off in the school office the week of December 12.  We are also collecting new or gently used children and young adult books for Lunch for the Break.  Thank you!

GRANOLA BARS!! We need 20 boxes of granola bars to feed our hungry kids!
Please consider donating nut free granola bars to the office for kids who don't have breakfast in the morning or who are hungry and need a snack during the day so they can focus. It is as simple as grabbing a box the next time you are at Costco or the grocery store and sending them in with your kiddo.  Holiday Staff Breakfast
Please help us celebrate our wonderful IMS staff with a Holiday Breakfast! Sign up for items to bring for us to set up and serve for December 14.  Parent donations of breakfast dishes, snacks, supplies and coffee are provided in the morning for breakfast and available throughout the day for brunch.  We need your help to make this event successful for them.  
 
You can sign up here. You can also email Krista Prescott  or Kristi Smith at if you have any questions.ISD: PBSES Family Night
Positive Behavior and Social Emotional Support Family Nights
 
Families are invited to join the Issaquah School District for its second annual PBSES (Positive Behavior and Social Emotional Support) workshop this coming January 2017. Topics covered will include engagement vs. compliance, demonstrations of strategies that enhances engagement with your students, and how to use PBSES at home. The workshop will focus on motivation, organization, positive relationships, and social and emotional learning strategies. 
 
Parents have three opportunities to attend the workshop. Materials covered is the same at each session:
January 18, 2017 (Pine Lake Middle School) 
January 19, 2017 (Issaquah Middle School)
January 26, 2017 (Maywood Middle School) 
Student Support Coaches for elementary and middle schools will host the sessions. Each session begins at 6:30pm and will conclude at 8pm. Gibson Ek - Applications Accepted January 3rd-31st
Gibson Ek will be accepting incoming 9th grade students who live in the Issaquah School District for the 2017-2018 School Year.
 
Interested 8th grade students and their parents are invited to attend one of our information sessions to learn more about Gibson Ek and our innovative real world learning program:
 
December 14th: 6:00-7:30 in the Gibson Ek Commons
January 5th: 6:00-7:30 in the Gibson Ek Commons 
 
January 3rd-31st: Applications accepted through our online applicationIMS Annual Career Fair on Friday, February 3 
  Students will meet and hear from professionals of different careers, from fields of medicine to technical and digital. If you are a parent who would like to share about your career, please contact Linda Lung  for more information.