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 SIGN UP HERE!!!. 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 Monday, March 20 through Monday April 3. We are also collecting new or gently used children and young adult books for Lunch for the Break.
Other ways you can help:
Plan to bring an item or two with you to the PTSA meeting on Wednesday, March 22!
Donate new or gently used children or young adult books!!
GET TO KNOW THE CHEMICALS IN YOUR HOME
What’s lurking behind your labels?! From plastic toys to body lotion, our kids interactions with potentially harmful chemicals are cause for concern. Join ParentMap for Kids, Chemicals and Creating a Safe Home with Dr. Sheela Sathyanarayana at Village Theatre in Issaquah on April 4. Walk away with practical tips to keep your home and family safer. Get tickets for only $10! Use this code: specialdeal and register here!
COME JOIN TEEN YOGA AT IMS!! Need some Yoga? Come join Teen Yoga at IMS. Students will learn yoga poses and breathing techniques that will help them with their balance, relaxation, strength, flexibility, concentration and confidence with, RYT-200 certified, instructors Heidi Dickinson and Angela Watson. Classes are every Friday, starting April 21st – June 9th from 2:15pm -3:15pm. Cost for this 8-week session is $80 ($10/class). Click here for more information. To secure a spot please email us here for a registration form.
TUESDAY & THURSDAYVOLUNTEERS NEEDED AT LUNCH
Support is needed for teachers who are trying to help students with missing assignments at lunch. Sign-up once or as many times as you like each week! It is super easy and the teachers REALLY APPRECIATE the help! Duties include:
Obtain list of students from office
Turn on 5-6 Surfaces for students to use
Going to lunchroom and asking for kids to be called over loudspeaker
Keeping track of who attended and whether work is completed
Save the Date for Nourish Every Mind You don't want to miss Nourish Every Mind 2017, celebrating the Foundation's 30th anniversary and featuring a new Luncheon venue. The Foundation’s signature event, Nourish Every Mind celebrates the Foundation’s impact and raises funds for ongoing support of our students.
Nourish Every Mind Luncheon May 11, 2017 Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue
Nourish Every Mind Breakfast May 17, 2017 Eastridge Church, Issaquah
Outstanding Educator Awards Due SOON!! PLEASE SUBMIT A NOMINATION
Outstanding Educator Award honors educators (teacher, assistant, custodian, bus driver, administrator, faculty member)who have gone above and beyond for your IMS student and has had a positive influence in his or her life. The Outstanding Educator Award is your chance to say thank you. It was created to recognize individuals who have provided outstanding educational opportunities for youth that are above and beyond the normal scope of their job. Please talk with your student about the Outstanding Educator Award and personally nominate or encourage them to nominate someone. The 2016 recipients: Tim Baynes, Barbara Galler, Lindsay Laing.
Nominations for Outstanding Educator Award will be accepted until April 3, 2017 and can be submitted through the Online form or through the Paper form
Nomination forms can also be found in the IMS office Email the form to Tara Moe or return to the IMS office and place in the Golden Acorn box.
April 25th The Gift of Failure: Fostering Intrinsic Motivation and Resilience in Kids by national keynote and author, Jessica Lahey, at 10am or 7pm! In today’s culture, do we coddle our kids enough? Too much? Jessica Lahey summarizes the current research on autonomy-supportive parenting and teaching, competence, rewards, praise, and failure, and gives us advice on how to allow students to succeed over the long term. Join our community book read of Gift of Failure to prepare for a cultural change! For parents of K-12.
New - WATCH ONLINE!Did you miss Amy Lang’s talk on Birds+Bees+Kids? That event, plus 28 additional high caliber online parent ed talks from NextGenEd, are now available onParentWiser.org! With a click, enjoy parent ed on a variety of current topics from the convenience of your home, anytime. Audio downloads are included to listen on-the-go. ParentWiser is thrilled to offer these FREE with your PTSA membership to any Issaquah district school. Enjoy!
ParentWiser events are FREE for Issaquah school district PTSA members, donations requested for non-members at registration or at the door; sponsored by Issaquah PTSA Council, Issaquah Schools Foundation and Swedish Medical of Issaquah.
