Mid - November PTSA Newsletter

National PTA Reflections is America's oldest and largest arts education program of its kind. Designed to encourage creative expression, the program aims to inspire original artwork based on a specific theme. Read more..

Submit your entry form and artwork by Tuesday, December 1, 2015. For an entry form or for more information, click here.

Questions? Email Colleen Petersen

Kick Off the Holidays with Treats, Toasts & Toddies
IMS Island Books Night December 1st 6-8:30pm

Forget Black Friday! Keep it local and get a head start on your Holiday Shopping TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1 at our Island Books Night. If you can't make it between 6:3-8:30 you can shop for ANYTIME THAT DAYand IMS will get 20% of the proceeds. Don't know what to get? Get GIFT CERTIFICATES! For a small fee, we are also offering a GIFT WRAPPING service! And...everyone who walks in the door will be registered for a fantastic DOOR PRIZE! So bring a friend and come on by for Toasts, Treats, and Toddies. See you there!

Vendors, bites and more! Click here.

Get Your Little Dribblers Signed Up!

The Little Dribblers program run by the MI Boys Basketball Booster Club is the most successful and fun youth basketball program on Mercer Island, with a rich 40+ year history of creating passionate ballers. Get your boys on the court each Saturday learning from the Island's best coaches and players.

To read more about dates, fees and registration, click here.

If you have any questions, contact youthcoordinator@mibasketball.org.

THE YOUTH BASKETBALL TRADITION!

Mercer Island Girls Lacrosse Grades 1-8
Register Now for the 2015 Spring Season

Registration opens on 12/1 for the 2016 Spring Season at www.MIGirlsLacrosse.com. Register before January 15, 2016 to get a $25 discounted registration! We have to set teams and register with WA state girls lacrosse on the 1/15 and cannot add additional teams after this date. Registering on time helps us determine the optimal number of teams for playing time.

1st - 4th grades register for "Elementary Program"

5th (yes, 5th) - 8th grades register for the "Middle School Program"

Questions? Grades 5-8 contact middle school coordinators at migirlslaxms@gmail.com. Grades 1-4 contact elementary coordinators at migirlslaxes@gmail.com.

2016 Boys Spring Lacrosse Registration
NOW OPEN

3rd-8th Graders are required to have a US Lacrosse membership number, renew or join at www.uslacrosse.org before registering through the club.

To read an overview of the group, get more information or questions, click here.

Mercer Island Community Events!

Do You Know a Middle School or High School Student that Likes to Mountain Bike?

Do you know a middle school or high school student that likes to mountain bike? Check this out! Mercer Island Mountain Bike is co-ed, anyone can join, beginner to advanced riders and is open to both on and off island teens. Season runs January to May and includes two weekly practices and four optional races. Riders select one weekday practic either Wednesday at 3:00pm or Friday at 3:45pm and all team members attend the Sunday off island rides at 9:45am. Cost of registration is $195 plus a $100 supplemental team fee. Registration is open now at https://washingtonleague.com use code Sp2016yyk at registration prompt.

Questions? Please email mercerisland@washingtonleague.org.

Check us out Facebook page at Mercer Island Mountain Bike or by clicking on the FB logo above or check out the Washington Student League at http://washingtonleague.org/.

Attention Techies! New!
Digivations Programs - December 2015 @ MICEC

The Digivations NASA award winning program's focus consists of Minecraft, rocketry, robots, computer programs and more! Brought to you by Drs. Steven & Anne Deane Berman

www.digivations.com

Innovation & Theatre Academy: Ages 9-14, Sat. Dec. 12&19, 11:30am-2:30pm, #15927, $204

Robotics Theatre & Creative Programming: Ages 9-14, Sat. Dec. 12&19, 11:30am-3pm, #15928, $299.

Located at the MICEC.

TechSmart Kids
After School Coding Classes - Starting January 11, 2016

TechSmartKids, a leading provider of computer science education for K-12 is offering afterschool computer coding classes at Islander Middle School this winter. Classes begin Monday, January 11th and meet once a week for 1.5 hours.

Click here to see Winter schedule classes or call (425) 786-7824.

National League of Young Men (NLYM)
Mercer Island Chapter - Applications Due Mid-Feb

We are excited to continue to grow the Mercer Island Chapter of the National League of Young Men (NLYM). The NLYM is an organization for mothers and their sons (grades 9th - 12th) whose mission is to promote the development of young men into community leaders through leadership involvement; charitable and community service; cultural experiences and protocol education. Examples of upcoming community events include planting trees, food packing at Northwest Harvest, feeding the homeless at a local shelter and helping at the Seattle Humane Society. Interested 8th graders and their parents, click here for more for application information.

For more information about NLYM, click here. Interested families looking for an opportunity for their student to serve their community while gaining valuable leadership skills, along with protocol knowledge and cultural experiences, please email Donna Platou for NLYM membership information. Applications deadline is mid-February.

Questions? Please contact Kathy Gersch at 425-269-9089.