May 2016 – Agenda Notes (PTD)

Donation Ask (Outreach):

2015-16 WSPTA Deadline Dates can be found HERE in one handy document!

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• Briarwood Elementary school visit 5/4/2016
  • Coordinator: Erin Thacker
  • Lots of Picasso and ceramics today
• Endeavor elementary 5/9/2016 visit
  • Coordinator: Kathy Mileski
  • Well attended art walk last week
  • Lots of great art on the walls
• Challenger, Cougar Ridge, Creekside & Discovery coming up
• Trainings Winter/Spring
  • Went really well this year. 
  • Ave. attendance 15 out of 20 spaces
  • Classes full (20/20) until after spring break
    • Perhaps load more classes in earlier in the year
    • No trainings after break?
• Coordinator tips:
  • Check the Facebook page for more photos and information  www.facebook.com/IssaquahPTSAArtDocents/
  • Now is the time to get your last orders in for the year.  Check your budgets, if you have left over order for next year now.  Your PTA treasurer will close the books at the end of the school year and you start fresh next year.  Budgets don’t roll over from year to year. 
  • Getting information about Green Schools compliance from district
  • New lessons from Newcastle added to One Drive  http://1drv.ms/1Cf5X0R

(See images of the artwork here.)

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How to enter your officers for next year: http://bit.ly/1rXGnuu

Current information: http://www.issaquahptsa.org/programs/outreach

Highlights:

1. Tools 4 School supplies drive is coming  May 15 to your school !

2. Stamp Out Hunger coming this Saturday, May 14 !  .

3. Pickering Garden – Volunteers take part in growing fresh produce for the Issaquah Food & Clothing Bank.

4. The Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank (IFCB) needs approximately 50 Gleaners

5. City of Issaquah will be hosting a viewing of the winning video for the “No Waste” contest, along with a presentation of The Clean Bin Project. Event will be held May 24

6. For Issaquah residents who are 55 and older – survey 

Current Programs

1. ENGLISH FOR WORK – AN ESL PROGRAM through Hopelink.

2. Registration for Tools 4 School is now open.

3. Issaquah Jobs Fair – for teenagers through adults. May 17, 2016

4. OSLC Safe Parking

5. Child Care resources

6. Homeless Youth Services: Friends of Youth

7. Study Zone at our libraries

8. Life After High School Programs offered through KCLS
9. Find out if you qualify for a computers and/or free internet access
10. Issaquah School District students with financial hardship may be eligible for a free computer.

1)    Positive Behavior and Social Emotional Support (PBSES) Information Night

Tues, May 3^rd 2016

6:30-8:00pm
at Issaquah Middle School
(for parents of Clark, Cougar Ridge, IVE and IMS)

Wed, May 4^th 2016

6:00-7:30pm
at Beaver Lake Middle School
(for parents of Endeavour, Cascade Ridge, Challenger and BLMS)

Student Support Coaches, staff in our Issaquah School District, are hosting parent information nights about what PBSES is and what your child’s school is doing to support the behavioral and social/emotional needs of students.  Student Support Coaches will also provide information on Growth vs Fixed Mindset and how what we say can empower our students to build resiliency.  Parents will also learn how to support their students at home with evidence-based strategies used at each school.  Q&A sessions will follow each presentation.

2)    Screenagers (film documentary), privately sponsored*

Was shown on Thursday, May 5^th 2016 in the Issaquah High School Theater
(for parents & teens)

In SCREENAGERS, as with her award-winning documentaries on mental health, filmmaker and physician Delaney Ruston takes a deeply personal approach as she probes into the vulnerable corners of family life, including her own, to explore struggles over social media, video games, academics and internet addiction. Through poignant, and unexpectedly funny stories, along with surprising insights from authors, psychologists, and brain scientists, SCREENAGERS reveals how tech time impacts kids’ development and offers solutions on how adults can empower kids to best navigate the digital world and find balance.  Watch the trailer at: http://www.screenagersmovie.com/ 

*This showing was privately sponsored by: Reisha Holton, One on One College Essays; Dr. Maria Elena Lara, Ph.D,Clinical Psychologist; Kara Neary, Educated Choices College and Career Counseling; Kirsten O’Malley, Pacific Learning Academy; Dr. Bizzy Riley, Naturopathic Physician.  In partnership with IHS PTSA

3)    Parenting with Love and Logic, speaker Tori Berntsen, hosted by Newcastle Elementary

Tues, May 10^th 2016
10:00AM-11:30AM  (Presentation starts at 10:30AM)
YMCA on Coal Creek Pkwy
(for parents of grades K-5)

Love and Logic is an approach to raising kids that provides loving support from parents while at the same time expecting kids to be respectful and responsible.  Build and refine the skills necessary to parent children of all ages.  These sessions will provide you the opportunity to learn with other parents and problem solve with a trained professional in a fun and welcoming environment.

4)    Skills for Emotional Competence, speaker Dr. Janice Driver, sponsored by Grand Ridge PTSA

Thurs, May 12^th 2016
7:00-8:30pm
Grand Ridge Elementary, Library
(for parents of grades K-5)

Emotional struggles children endure during elementary school can be confusing.  Every child is different.  With guidance and support from Dr. Janice Driver, you will learn simple emotional coaching skills to help your child gain emotional intelligence.

5)    Paper Tigers (film documentary & panel discussion), co-sponsored by Issaquah Schools Foundation & Issaquah PTSA Council

Mon, May 16^th 2016
6:30-9:00pm
Issaquah High School, Black Box Theater
(for parents of grades K-12)

“Exposure to chronic and adverse stress (and the altered brain function that results) leaves a child in a fruitless search for comfort and escape from a brain and body that is permanently stuck in flight or fight. That comfort comes in the form of drugs, cigarettes, alcohol, sex, food and more.”  This documentary takes a look at how Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) affect teenage behavior, and how parents, school staff and community members can use positive behavior and social emotional support (PBSES) to reinforce societal norms and expectations. Watch the trailer at:http://www.papertigersmovie.com/ .  Before and after the film, Issaquah School District personnel will discuss real statistics in Issaquah schools, how common experiences and even divorce of parents affect our kids behavior, and our own community efforts to positively influence classroom learning for all students.

6)    Guiding Your Teen on the Bumpy Road to Independence, speaker Kathy Slattengren, M.Ed., sponsored by Skyline HS PTSA

Tues, May 17th 2016
7:00-8:30pm
Skyline HS Library
(for parents of grades 6-12)

How do you balance trying to keep teens safe while also allowing them increasing freedom? How do you let your teens learn from their mistakes?  Please join us for an engaging discussion on helping your teens grow into adults who can thrive on their own.

7)    School Start and End Times – Information Nights, by Isssaquah School District Administration

Wed, May 18^th 6:30-8:30pm at Briarwood Elementary
Mon, May 23^rd 6:30-8:30pm at Beaver Lake Middle School
Wed, June 1^st 6:30-8:30pm at Issaquah High School
6:30-8:30pm for all dates/locations
(for ALL parents/community members across Issaquah School District

Following up on the feedback and input received from our parents, staff, students, and community, the Issaquah School District is continuing to consider new school start and end times for the 2017-2018 school year.  Superintendent Ron Thiele has committed to a decision on new start and end times by December of 2016.  To begin this next phase of the process, the community is invited to attend informational meetings to learn and dialogue with district staff about the issues around changing our start and end times, including sleep science studies, transportations, before/after school care, and potential effect on athletics and activities.

8)    Cybercrime:  Keeping Your Child Safe Online, speaker Officer Diego Zanella, sponsored by IMS PTSA

Mon, May 23^rd 2016
7:00-8:00pm
Issaquah Middle School, Commons
(for parents of grades 6-12)

Join us for a discussion with our school Resource Officer Diego Zanella in the Issaquah Middle School Commons on May 23rd at 7pm. We’ll discuss how to avoid potential dangers as our kids navigate social media and the online world.  Kids don’t mean to run into trouble online, but their developing brains are curious and want to explore.  A large portion of middle schoolers already have internet-enabled devices and potential dangers include cyberstalking, cyberbullying, sexting, access to pornography, harassment, and assaults.  Learn how to keep your child safe and your family’s information private.  This is an adults-only event. Childcare will be provided in the IMS library.

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