May PTSA Newsletter - Monthly Update

Your help is needed to prepare for the highly-anticipated, year-end Carnival at IMS. We have notes from previous years and all the vendors are already lined up! We greatly need a couple of chairs to help organize the details. The kids really look forward to this fun celebration of the end of the school year. Please email president@imsptsa.org if you are interested in helping out. This year's Carnival will be held on Wednesday June 17th.

Girl Scout In-School Drive
New Beginnings

7th grade Girl Scout troop 43611 is running an in-school drive for: non-perishable food, Keurig K Cups, diapers and pull-ups. This drive is for New Beginnings a domestic violence refuge. Drop-off boxes will be located in the IMS offices through May.

For more information on New Beginnings, please go to www.newbegin.org.

IMS Island Books Event
Save the Date - Friday, May 15th

The IMS Island Books' event is coming up, Friday, May 15. Shop anytime throughout the day, and when you identify yourself with IMS, we receive 20% of the sales! The proceeds will benefit IMS PTSA programs and services that help enrich our students' middle school experience.

Meet friends for a glass of wine and hors d'oeuvres from 6pm-8pm. Catch up with friends, share book recommendations and leisurely browse the shelves.

Start making your list now! Pick up books for the family's summer reading, or get great gifts for Graduations, Father's Day, Favorite Teachers and Birthdays! At the same time, you will be helping the students at Islander Middle School. We hope to see you there on May 15!

Mercer Island Community Events!

Come Jump in the Pool this Summer!

At the Mary Wayte Pool

Safety, Fitness and Family Fun - The Mary Wayte Pool has it all! From Family Swim and Lap Swim 7 days a week to their OCA learn-to-swim program to birthday parties, there isn't anything you can't do in the pool that's fun, safe or healthy.

For more information about spending your summer at the Mary Wayte Pool, click here.

Island Hoop Camps 2015
Welcome Back to Island Hoop Camp

We are thrilled to have Coach Gavin Cree and his staff for six amazing camps for players entering grades 1-8 in Fall 2015. This year we are excited to offer an all-day camp!

To read more about the Island Hoop Basketball Program and how to enroll your basketball player, click here.

For more information about Mercer Island Boys Basketball, visit www.mibasketball.org.

Mercer Island Parks and Recreation
Counselor In Training Program (CIT)

Learn to be a camp counselor! Gain leadership, communication skills, planning, safety and FUN! Learn from experienced Day Camp Directors and guest speakers. Each "CIT" will become first aid and CPR certified. After the formal training is complete get hands on experience by shadowing a camp counselor during a week of summer camp (one week required).

Course #: 15471

Age: 13 - 16

Day/Date: Wed., May 6 - Jun 10

Time: 6pm - 7:15pm

Fee: R$134; NR$160

Location: Mercer Island Community & Event Center

TechSmart Kids
Summer Camps

This summer TechSmartKids is offering the following half-day and full day technology camps for middle school students in Mercer Island and Bellevue for student's ages 7-16 years:.

Mobile Game Development Camp - Students learn to design and code mobile game Apps using Unity, a professional game development engine and the C# programming language

Making Camp - Students learn to build circuits and work with computer hardware, write code, CAD design and print with 3D printer.

Learn more about TechSmartKids Summer Camps go to http://www.techsmartkids.com/summercamps or call (425) 786-7824.

Architecture 101 for Kids and Teens
Summer Camps for Grades 3-8th

Dora Taylor is an architect and parent and have provided enrichment classes at

various schools throughout the Seattle school district and in her studio for

many years. You can learn more about her at

https://archforkids.wordpress.com/about/.

To read more about her summer camps, click here.

If you have any questions, please call Dora Taylor at 206-290-3400 or

send an email to dora.taylor@icloud.com.

Mercer Island's Girls Lacrosse line
Development & Elite Summer Camps

Add girls lacrosse to your summer bucket list! Camps are run by MIHS Girls Varsity Coach, Liz Shields, and provide a mix of skills, drills, strategy, scrimmaging and fun! Developmental Camps (Grades 2-8) are June 22-26 and July 13 - 17, from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Elite Camp (Grades 7-12) is June 22-26, 9 - 11 a.m. All camps are held at MIHS JV Field. Players from all skill levels, schools and clubs are welcome.

Register today at migirlslacrosse.com! Contact Liz Shields at shieldslax_9@hotmail.com or migirlslaxms@gmail.com with questions.

New STEM CLASS with DIGIVATIONS
Innovation and World Building Workshops - May 20

Experience a Taste of Camp Demigod! Imagine yourself as one of your favorite non-fictional or fictional characters while learning about archeology, ancient and futuristic civilizations, commercial space, and design thinking. Learn how artists, writers, scientists, engineers and humanists influence each other to solve 21st Century challenges. Create worlds through role playing, storyboarding, and producing new works using the medium of your choice: art, theatrical improvisation, and video/games (on student device).

About the Instructors: Together, Dr. Steven Lee Berman and Anne Deane Berman, PhD combine over 50 years of engineering, science, technology, artistic, teaching and research experience in supporting the DIGIVATIONS CAMP DEMIGOD INSTITUTE 501(c)(3) non-profit. They strive to create experiential and interactive learning environments that blend STEM+ARTS+MOVEMENT.

ISLANDER MIDDLE SCHOOL
Library
April 29 1:30-4:30pm
May 20 1:30-4:30pm
Fees: $30 per workshop
Register at http://www.digivations.com/workshops.html
For more information, click on their flyer.

For additional questions or information, please call (360) 543-5641
Students will have to find their own transportation home.