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IMS PTSA Newsletter
Bi-Monthly Updates for IMS PTSA Families
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June 14: IMS Spring Concert & Awards 6:30-9:30pm
June 20: 8th Grade Promotion Celebration
June 21: 8th Grade Party (offsite)
June 22: IMS Carnival 10:30AM
June 23: Last Day of School (early dismissal 10:20AM)
August 8: IMS office opens
August 25: New Family Welcome Event, Mercer Island Beach Club, 4:00-7:00pm
August 22: Back to School Information - Students (last name A-L) 10:00am-Noon; Students (last name M-Z) 1:00-3:00PM
August 31: First Day of School
September 1: PTSA Welcome Coffee at 9:30-10:30AM
September 7: 6th grade Pizza Welcome Party at 5:00-6:30PM
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Attention 8th Grade Families:
Payment and Signed Permission Slips Needed
8th Grade Promotion Ceremony
Monday, June 20, 2016 - 6:30pm
MIHS
(Graduates arrive at 6:00pm) 8th Grade Celebration
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
The Garage in Seattle
10:45 -2:00pm
* All students must have a signed permission slip and payment. Payment assistance is available. Please click here for permission slip and contact information.
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Welcome Back to Island Hoop Camp!
Summer 2016
Welcome back to Island Hoop Camp! 
The MI Boys Basketball Booster Club is thrilled to have Coach Cree and his staff back for six amazing summer camps for players entering grades 1-8 in Fall 2016.
To get all the details, click here.
Questions?
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IMS All-School Carnival
Wednesday, June 22nd
The all school IMS end of school Carnival takes place on Wednesday, June 22nd. At the carnival, students have a variety of activities to take part in including inflatable slides, obstacle courses, rock wall or a movie.
Students should come to school with money for concessions and lunch:
- Concessions are provided by IMS ASB and include cotton candy, snow cones, popcorn and soda from the PTA. Each of these items sell for about $1.
- Lunch will be available from food trucks including Los Chilangos;Buns on Wheels, Street Treats, Condon Dogs MI and a Donut truck. Prices for these food items are about $10
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Congratulations!
Our IMS Golden Acorn Honorees
The IMS PTSA would like to congratulate our two 2015-16 Islander Middle School Golden Acorn honorees; Carolyn Pirak and Cristi Duea!
Carolyn Pirak has been an innovative and collaborative volunteer at IMS for several years and is the driving force behind continually improving and successfully organizing Back2School events for our new and returning students each Fall.
Cristi Duea's positive energy and enthusiasm for fundraising has benefitted IMS greatly this year. Her creativity and fundraising experience has effectively brought balance to our budget for this school year and laid a solid foundation for 2016-17.
Thank you Carolyn and Cristi for your outstanding service!
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Boy Scout Eagle Project
Toy Drive for Seattle Children's Hospital
Tegan Yuasa, a Life Scout and 7th Grader at IMS, is conducting a Toy Drive for his Boy Scout Eagle Project in memory of a friend who battled cancer and was well taken care of at Seattle Children's Hospital. The hospital is looking for new toys; books; games; $5-$10 gift cards; mini-size Crayola crayons; bibles; Rosaries; travel-sized toiletries (adult toothbrushes, toothpaste, shaving cream and deodorant); electronics; LED candles or tea lights; prayer rugs; and other gifts that will go a long way in helping entertain and comfort children and families.
Drop-off bin will be located at IMS Main Office on June 20-22 or email below for pick-up date.
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Mercer Island Girls LaCrosse
Developmental & Elite Summer Camps
Registration is open! Players from all skill levels welcome! Our camps provide the perfect mix of skills and drills, strategy, scrimmaging and good ol' fashioned fun-in-the-sun.
DEVELOPMENTAL CAMP 9am - 2pm: For girls entering 1st through 8th grade in fall 2017. Players from all skill levels, schools and clubs welcome; campers grouped by age and ability. Reversible camp jersey included.
ELITE CAMP 11am - 2pm: For girls entering 7th through 12th grade in fall 2017. The camp is designed for intermediate to advanced players from Mercer Island only. Reversible camp jersey included.
Cost: Week of June 27 - June 30
Developmental Camp: $200, Elite Camp: $150
Week of July 11 - July 15 Developmental Camp: $250
Week of July 25 - July 29th Developmental Camp: $250
Coaching: Camps are run by Liz Shields, MIHS Varsity Girls Coach. Involved in the Mercer Island's program since 2009, and the MIHS Varsity Coach since 2011, Liz has played, coached and umpired for more than 25 years, both in her native Australia and in the U.S. She represented Western Australia in the national championships as a player, and umpired the 2007 U19 World Championships in Canada and the 2009 Women's World Cup in Prague.
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Northwood Elementary Dedication & Open House
Saturday, June 18th 9:00-11:30
The community is invited to the dedication and open house for the new Northwood Elementary from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, June 18 at the school, 4030 86th Ave. S.E.
"We are looking forward to showing our community this spectacular new building and how it will benefit our students," said Superintendent Dr. Gary Plano. "We are grateful for the support our community gave to this project with their passage of the 2014 bond proposition."
To continue reading, click here.
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IMS Reflections Winners
IMS Main Hallway Across from Teachers' Lounge
Please check out all the IMS winning artwork in the display case in the main hallway across from the teachers lounge. Read Sydney Chou's essay that placed second in literature at Nationals and Andrew Yeh's sheet music that was awarded second at State's for musical composition. Also on display are the Mercer Island winning artwork in middle school photography, film production and visual arts.
The 2016-2017 theme is: What's Your Story sometime in July their website will have all the category specific rules.
The submissions will be due in the fall, but you can get creative and start this summer.
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Superintentent's Message
June 2016
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Dear families and friends of Mercer Island Schools,
As we near the last days of the school year, I'd like to thank you for your unwavering support of our students and staff this year. On Thursday, June 16 we will bid farewell to 345 MIHS seniors at commencement at Key Arena in Seattle. Those 13 years have gone by so quickly. I arrived as superintendent when our seniors were in 3rd grade! We are already looking forward to welcoming our new kindergarteners - the class of 2029!
Click here to continue reading the Superintendent's Message.
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Back to School Information
Save Monday, August 22nd!
Save Monday, August 22nd for IMS Back to School!
We have a new system this year that will allow families with students in all grades to attend the Back to School event together.
ˇ 10:00am-12:00pm - All students with last names starting with A-L are invited to attend.
ˇ 1:00-3:00pm - All students with last names starting with M-Z are invited to attend.
During the Back to School event, students will receive their schedules, receive an ASB card, turn in medications to the nurse, pay required district fees, have school photos taken, join the PTA, buy IMS logo wear, pick up pre-ordered school supplies from HelpEduc8 and much more! Please note: 7th and 8thgraders will check out I-Pads at Back to School day. The school website will be updated on August 8th with updates on important dates, fee amounts, opportunities to complete paperwork online and what to do if you cannot attend. If you have questions about the event or would like to volunteer, please contact Carolyn Pirak, cpirak@yahoo.com.
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New Families Welcome
Save Thursday, August 25th
Save Thursday, August 25th to Welcome New Families!
Do you know a student new to the Mercer Island School District that will be attending Islander Middle School this fall? Invite them to meet IMS families and make new friends at the New Family Welcome Event held at the Mercer Island Beach Club on Thursday, August 25th from 4:00-7:00pm. Questions about this event? Contact Monica, monicaschneider@yahoo.com or Anett, mrsm2401@yahoo.com
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Purchase School Supplies
HelpEduc8
HelpEduc8 is a nonprofit organization that sells school supplies to IMS that contain all of the required school supplies for IMS students (see our website for the 2016-2017 Islander Middle School Supply List and exact package contents). Our school supply prices are lower than those charged in most stores. In addition, all of our profits are donated to Save the Children, an organization that provides educational opportunities to children in third world countries.
Happy Summer!
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Mercer Island Community Events!
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Call for Artists!!
Open to ALL - K - 12th Grades
Mercer Island Visual Arts League (MIVAL), together with Wells Fargo Bank, issponsoring the 42nd annual Junior Art Show during the Mercer Island Summer Celebration event July 9th and 10th.
Awards and cash prizes will be presented to young artists winning Two-dimensional wall art: Painting; Drawing; Photography; Digital art; Collage and Three-dimensional art: Crafts; Jewelry; Sculpture.
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Middle and High School Students
Engage in Community Service this Summer!
The VOICE/SVP program partners with over SIXTY King County nonprofits, and provides group volunteer opportunities for Mercer Island youth. Transportation off-Island and supervision included! Registration has been extended to May 18th - check us out at www.mercergov.org/voice.
Partnering agencies include: Cascade Bicycle Club, Full Life Care, Northwest Harvest, Hopelink, Outdoors for All, Atlantic Street Center, Recovery Café, Operation Sack Lunch, King County Parks, Washington Trails Association, Westside Baby...and many, many more!
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All Roads Lead to Summer Camp!
Stroum Jewish Community Center
It's never too early to start thinking about Summer Camp. The Stroum Jewish Community Center offers an assortment of various camps for your child. Pick one week and three week camps. Click here to learn more about their 2016 Summer Camp program.
Follow SJCC Summer Camp on Facebook  or twitter 
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Seattle JazzED Vocal Jazz Summer Intensive
Join Martine DaSilva and Kate Davis of "The Ladybugs"
Join jazz singing sensations Martina DaSilva and Kate Davis, of NYC 'hot jazz' band The Ladybugs, for a fun and inspiring week devoted to vocal jazz. Martina and Kate will lead you on an odyssey into the great American song book, help you determine your singing goals and aspirations, and share their years of experience navigating busy performing careers in New York City. This workshop will focus on singing freely, improvising, and learning songs to be shared in a performance at the end of the week.
Praise for The Ladybugs: "In all of contemporary music, the Ladybugs are easily one of my favorite things. The emerging genre generally known as the new hot jazz, has no shortage of artists who are talented, imaginative, attractive, and ridiculously young. But even by that standard, the Ladybugs stand out as a vocal duo that is both charming and musically substantial in equal portions."
- The Wall Street Journal
Program Details
August 15-19, 10am-3pm each day
MLK FAME Community Center, 3201 E Republican St, Seattle WA 98112
$450, payment plans and scholarships easily available
Open to male and female vocalists in grades 7-12
Final performance at The Royal Room
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Summer Camp @ Youth Theatre Northwest YTN
Complete Summer Brochure with Class Descriptions, Prices, Schedules
It's hard to believe but Summer vacation is right around the corner. As the days get warmer, parents across the region are scrambling to arrange summer childcare by searching for meaningful activities to fill the many hours of free time. At Youth Theatre, we are happy to assist these families with our fantastic, fun and educational Summer Camp program.
Each Summer, nearly 400 kids (ages 3-18) take part in our week long camps. With over 40 camps to choose from, YTN aims to inspire creative growth while appealing to each child's unique interests and passions. Our fun themes, creative culture and excellent instructors will make this a fun summer to remember. Plus, children will have the opportunity to develop important life skills and from valuable new friendships.
Extra Special: At YTN, new students always receive a 25% discount on tuition!
Our complete Summer Brochure (with class descriptions, prices, schedules, etc.) is attached. Please share with your community and post in your calendars, newsletters, listings, blogs and other media outlets. Parents may register any time on our website at YouthTheatre.org or by calling our Registrar Stephanie for personalized placement. She may be reached at 206-232-4145, ext. 100.
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The Next Taylor Swift? Love to Compose? or Just Rock Out?
Summer Camps at Music Works Northwest
Students from ages 4 to 16 are invited to join us this summer at Music Works Northwest to learn, collaborate, make music, and have fun! We have camps for all ages and abilities, weekly from June 27th through August 19. Younger students will love our I Love Music camps, where they'll explore music from around the country through singing, instrument playing, games, and songwriting, as well as the Gotta Sing! Voice Camp, where young singers are introduced to vocal technique and work on their performance skills. Teens and pre-teens can live out their dreams of being the next Taylor Swift in our Pop Voice Camp, learn how to compose their own music in Computer Composition Camp, or get a chance to work with other young musicians in the Orchestra Jam Camp, Jazz Camp, Piano Ensemble Camp, or Rock Shop! We also offer music therapy camps for special needs students. Extended care is available for most sessions, as is financial aid.
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Seattle Girls' Choir
For Kids Who Love to Sing and Want to Explore Music!
Seattle Girls' Choir is offering two Summer Music Day Camps in July:
Full Day Camp for girls 2nd - 5th grade, 10am - 3pm, July 18-22 or July 25-29
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Musical Mornings for girls and boys 4-6 year old, 9:30-Noon , July 18-22 or July 25-29
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Music Works Northwest - June 27th to August 15th
Summer Camps, Private Lessons and More!
What does Summer mean at Music Works Northwest? Click here for more information, dates, their Bellevue location!
Music Works Northwest is a non-profit community music school, and all programs and activities provide music education that supplements public school music instruction. Financial Aid is available. If you have any questions, you can contact Sophia Anderson or Karen Nestvold ( knestvold@musicworksnw.org) or call us at (425) 644-0988. Thank you!
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Thinking About Summer Camp?
Mercer Island Parks & Recreation Camp Brochure Now On-Line!
Parks & Recreation registration for pre-school through youth age Spring Classes and all Summer Camps has begun!
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Annual Sports Film at the J
The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg
Sunday, June 19, 10:30 a.m. $10 | $5 SJCC members, seniors, students, youth
Join us for Father's Day at the J - our annual sports film for dads, granddads, kids, sports fans and the families who love them, featuring "The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg." This feature length documentary film by director Aviva Kempner, Emmy Award nominee and Seattle Jewish Film Festival 2015 Reel Difference Award recipient, tells the extraordinary story of a Jewish baseball player who transcended ethnic and religious prejudice to become a hero for all Americans. Ticket price includes coffee, bagels, and shmear breakfast.
For more information, click here.
To watch the trailer and purchase tickets, click here
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Calling All Eighth Graders!
Camp BioMed - Presented by Northwest Association for Biomedical Research
Are you entering 9th grade in September? Ever wonder what it would be like to solve a murder mystery like CSI? Work in a cancer lab to find a cure? Our goal is to inspire students entering 9-12 grades to consider a career in biomedicine, biotechnology or bioengineering through immersion in the biomedical research community.
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Youth Football Registration is OPEN
For Current 6th-7th Graders
Register online at mi.positiveplace.org or call 206.436.1939
- Practice starts August 8th
- Registration includes FREE Summer Speed and Conditioning Camp (July 11 - August 1
- Football Camp : Football Camp: 6-9pm MIHS Stadium July 25th - 28th
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Digivations Camp Demigod Institute
New Faculty, Scholarships and More!
The World's First & Only Overnight Innovation & Literary Camp Demigod featuring Camp Half-Blood (Percy Jackson) and Camp Fandom (Harry Potter, Dr. Who) brings literary themes and characters to life in Lemerit
The World's First Overnight Camp Demigod in Leavenworth, WA, for ages 9-17 calls together gifted Demigods located throughout the globe to join expert faculty, unique like minded thinkers, role players, creatives, and literary enthusiasts to bring the world of STEM innovation together with the arts and movement. Together, campers, staff and faculty innovate, make art, sword fight, play capture the flag, Quidditch, write plays, make games and movies at this NASA award winning overnight camp! Demigod Lodge is a year-round hand-made lodge featuring 2 kitchens, 7 bedroom retreat center, vacation rental and home of Camp Demigod in the summer.
To Apply, contact: Drs. Steven and Anne Deane Berman
Phone: (360) 543-5641
Cell: (360) 820-4310 and (360) 820-4266
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May the Forest Be with You!
A Not to be Missed Day Camp Experience
Learn, sing, cook outdoors, get crafty, and have a blast at this teen-led summer camp.
What: South Bellevue Mercer Island Day Camp
Dates: July 18-22, 9:30-3:30 Monday - Thursday, 9:30-2:00 Friday
Where: Newport Heights Elementary School, Bellevue
Cost: Only $90 for the entire week! Additional $15 if camper is not a registered Girl Scout.
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WISE Summer Camps
Chemistry and Math Courses for Entering 3rd-9th Graders
WISE camps offer exciting chemistry and math courses in the morning & afternoon in August for students entering grades 3-9 at Newport High School in Bellevue. The science camps are designed to give students hands-on experience with lab equipment and learn basic chemistry (students will learn the chemistry behind fire, tie-dye, color-changing reactions and so much more!!!). The math camps are designed to excite students about advanced topics with tons of hands-on activities! Cost of the camp includes a t-shirt for tie-dying and lunch on campus for those who choose to do full day.
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Kids are Already Naturally Gifted Creators
Engineering With Lego Summer Camps @ MICEC
Then they get added inspiration from our specially trained instructors. They dive into our massive collections of Legos. And while they build elaborate objects, structures and vehicles, they explore fundamental principals of engineering and physics. They also learn to collaborate and create without fear of mistakes. The experience is joyful, the impact long lasting.
For more information, read the flyer!
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Auditions for Girls Prep and VocalPoint! Seattle
Contact Us to Make Your Audition Appointment for September Enrollment
VocalPoint! Seattle is pleased to announce auditions for its training program for female vocalists entering seventh and eighth grades in the Fall. Girls Prep auditions are for girls currently for sixth and seventh grade. Click here for audition information guidelines, complete description of Girls Prep, complete description of VocalPoint! Seattle, location, and more!
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The Northwest BoyChoir is Serious Fun!
Contact Us to Make Your Audition Appointment for September Enrollment
Boys entering First-Fourth Grades in the Fall are invited to audition on June 11, or at a time that is convenient for you. We are celebrating more than 40 years of helping young people discover the joy of singing!
Interested? Click here for more details!
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Summer Theatre Camp
Newport High School - June 21 and 22
Newport High School drama and tech students recently wrapped up its record breaking attended musical Les Miserables! It was amazing! Now these students are planning a fun and educational summer drama camp for all incoming 6 - 9th grade students.
For more information visit:
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