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1/25/21
Events:
Jan 25th: No-School/Grading Day
4 Day School Week. Due to non-student day on Monday January 25th (teacher work day - end of Semester), we will have a 1-7 schedule on Tuesdays 1/26. Classes will be 30 minutes in length.
Feb 15th-19th: Mid Winter Break
Check Out GMI: these are the student announcements from our Video Production and Broadcast class!
Open House Link. Since many students have some new classes this semester, we have decided to re-open our Open House Page. This page consists of short videos from teachers about their courses. You just need to click this link to get to the page, scroll down until you see the teacher's last name, and click the link of the class your child is taking. This page can also be found by going to the IHS website under "Our School". The link to the page is located on the list of links at the left side of the page.
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February is Black History Month! In addition to raising awareness of the month, we want to share resources and encourage you to celebrate with students. The concept of Black History Month was created by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, a scholar, activist, author and historian. He has come to be known as the “Father of Black History” for his efforts to insert and elevate the experiences, histories and key contributions of Black peoples in American history. You can read Woodson’s full biography here.
During this month, the Northshore School District is acknowledging and participating in the national Black Lives Matter (BLM) at School Week of Action from Feb. 1 - 5, 2021. It is optional for staff and administrators to participate. After collaborating with students and staff from across all grade bands, the Racial and Educational Justice Department is leading this charge by:
Sharing the official resource guide and website links that are age-appropriate for Northshore students in grades P-12 (see below)
Hosting a week’s worth of Black Lives Matter at School virtual events (see below) National Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action Themes (Guiding Principles)
Monday: Restorative Justice, Empathy and Loving Engagement
Tuesday: Diversity and Globalism
Wednesday: Trans-Affirming, Queer-Affirming, and Collective Value
Thursday: Intergenerational, Black Families and Black Villages
Friday: Black Women and Unapologetically Black
Website Links and Resource Guide:
To learn more about the themes and purpose of Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action, you can go to this official site.
To view the official National BLM at School Resource Guide, click here.
To view and download free BLM at School resources, posters and lesson ideas, click here.
To view the resource guide that was created by the Racial and Educational Justice Department two years ago and since updated, you can visit this Google Doc.
Virtual Events Hosted by the Racial and Educational Justice Department
*All events will be recorded.
Wednesday, Feb. 3: Pre-recorded Secondary Student Panel with Northshore Students
Intended Audience:
For all of Northshore’s middle and high school students and staff
Info:
This pre-recorded student panel will be emailed to middle and high school students, as well as staff Wednesday afternoon.
About the Event:
Students at Northshore’s various middle schools and high schools will record themselves having a conversation about their experiences in school and their visions for continuing on the District’s path of racial and educational justice.
Thursday, Feb. 4: Black Students United Gathering with Michael Bennett
Intended Audience:
For all of Northshore’s high school students who identify as Black, Bi-racial, and/or Multi-Racial and their peer and staff allies
Time and Webinar Link: 11:00 - 11:50 a.m.
About the Event:
Michael Bennett, former defensive player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Seattle Seahawks, Super Bowl Champion, Pro Bowl Defensive MVP, activist, author, and founder of the Bennett Foundation, will speak to the intended audience about his journey and work, what it means to build community, intersectionality, and what it means for Black lives to matter at school.
Students can pre-submit questions for Michael Bennett here!
Friday, Feb. 5: Community Webinar
Intended Audience:
For all of Northshore’s students, families, community members, staff, and educators
Time and Webinar Link: 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
About the Event:
Various Northshore community members will assemble a panel to be in conversation about their experiences, what it means for Black lives to matter at school, and what it means to be unapologetic about speaking their truth.
The Racial and Educational Justice Department hopes that during February and beyond, students, families, and staff can learn new things and help us celebrate the lived experiences, cultures, histories, backgrounds, and identities of our Black students and staff in the Northshore School District. We are better together.
If you have any questions, please contact us.
Thank you,
The Racial and Educational Justice Department Northshore School District
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1/11/21
Annual Required Forms Available on ParentVUE
Annually the District provides parents/guardians with notification of forms that must be acknowledged, including:
State Attendance Letter
Rights and Responsibilities Handbook
Weapons Letter
Student Housing Questionnaire
Immunization Record Sharing Form
Typically, these forms are included in welcome back packets, but because of COVID-19 they have been moved online to ParentVUE. We ask that you login to ParentVUE to view these forms. If you’ve never logged into ParentVUE, you will find instructions on how to do so when you click the link above. Please know that when you next login to ParentVUE, you will be prompted to download, read, and take action for each of the forms listed above. Additionally, secondary students will be prompted to download, read, and acknowledge the Rights and Responsibilities Handbook when they login to StudentVUE. Please complete these forms ASAP. Learn more by visiting our District website.
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1/25/21
Parent Education Resources: Anchored Families
Program for Parents/Caregivers. Anchored Families is founded upon the principles of joy, connection and trauma informed practices. How we show up for ourselves and our kids impacts our ability to experience joy and true connection. Now, more than ever, is the time to deepen adult well-being and confidence by focusing on creating trauma-informed environments for families through a holistic approach that includes considerable and sustainable care for the adults. To support parents in doing just that, Cher Anderton, MSW, LSWAIC has created an innovative online course composed of five asynchronous modules accessible any time throughout the subscription year, a workbook and twice monthly live online coaching where parents can dive deeper into implementation and practice of the 5 Must Have Tools In Your Parenting Toolbox. By intentionally practicing these tools, we can learn to model the very skills we want our kids to emulate. The course was created using concepts from evidence-based practices such as Positive Discipline (a parenting approach that is culturally responsive and mutually respectful of kids and adults) and social and emotional learning competencies from The Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL). Please see this flyer for more detailed information. We are bringing this program to our parent/caregiver community because of expressed need for Parent Education during remote learning. This program was created because many of you expressed that you want to connect with other parents and they are open to trying new programs. We realize parents and caregivers are now taking on more roles in the household, and we want to help you develop some new ways to structure your home environment so that everyone in the household feels as fulfilled and successful as possible. This course will give everyone an opportunity to learn new tools that can be introduced into the home that create a better home and remote learning environment for your teen. Participation in this program is free of cost, and all parents/caregivers can join by clicking the link and coupon code on the flyer. You can complete the course at your own pace now through the end of the current school year. It is just for Inglemoor families. Thank you!
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1/11/21
Attendance Updates:
Because of the importance of student attendance, Inglemoor will now be notifying parents/guardians of daily absences using our Robo Call system. If your child is going to be absent, please email the attendance office prior to the absence or no later than 48 hours after the absence.
If your child engages asynchronously, the Robo Call will be a reminder that your student has work to complete and after completing the work, they should email the teacher confirming that the assignment was completed asynchronously.
Wednesdays are still school days. Even though there are no live sessions for students, they are expected to work asynchronously on homework or other assignments. Teachers still take attendance on Wednesdays, and the only way a student can be marked absent is if they miss their scheduled office hours meeting with a teacher. If you receive a robo call about your student on Wednesday evening, it is due to them missing this scheduled office hour meeting.
Just a friendly reminder that Parents/Guardians need to excuse their student's absences within 72 hours (this has just been changed from 48 hours) of the absence occurring. To excuse, please call 425-408-7210 or email ihsattendance@nsd.org or pkartchner@nsd.org with your students first and last name, ID # and what periods/days they will be missing so our attendance secretary can correctly code it. Thank you!
Also, Teachers can mark students absent if they are not participating and there is a blank screen. Please email if you have any questions regarding this process. Thank you for your continued support through these unprecedented times.
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1/25/21
Senior Section:
Parents of Seniors:
The High School and Beyond Plan (HSBP) graduation requirement was officially due on Jan. 24th. With all the difficulties that COVID has brought on there are still several students who have not completed this requirement. The senior "not on track for graduation" letters will be coming out soon and we don't want you to be surprised if you receive a letter for the HSBP. Here's what you need to know:
Don't panic! There is plenty of time to get this done and we have never had a senior not graduate due to not completing the HSBP.
One reason for this is that we can call them in to the College and Career Center and have them complete it when we are at school. Since we cannot count on that happening, we would love your support in assuring they get it completed ASAP so we can get it marked off on their transcript.
For most students, completing the HSBP should only take about 15-30 minutes. If a student hasn't completed any of the tasks it will take more time to complete.
I have sent an email to all seniors letting them know they can drop in on my Zoom room any Wednesday between 10-11:30 if they need support. And they can always reach out by email to set something up.
Thank you so much for you support!
Sincerely, Jim Allen
Cookie Raffle. PTSA is starting a monthly cookie raffle for Seniors. Please click this link to enter.
This is a reminder that we are asking for verification of your Senior's name for their High School Diploma. The senior can access the form needed via this link using their Inglemoor Google account.
Scholarship Foundation of Northshore scholarships close February 16th, 2021. Scholarships are for Northshore School District students only. Scholarships are based on a wide range of criteria, all seniors who are planning to go to any type of higher education next year should apply HERE.
College and Career Planning Resources: HERE
Virtual College Visits:
IHS students can sign up for Virtual College Visits in Naviance. This is a great opportunity to talk to college admission representatives!
If your student is thinking about going to college, talk to them about what schools they think may be a good fit for them. For a COMPLETE list of college visits, please go to Naviance.
When you click on the Naviance icon/button it will go directly into the student's Naviance account.
Once you are signed in to Naviance:
You will find a WHAT’S NEW section on the bottom right of the page.
Click on SHOW MORE for a complete list of college visits.
Click on MORE INFO & REGISTER in order to register for a college visit.
On the day of the visit, log-in to Naviance and the virtual link will be active at the scheduled time.
COLLEGE APPLICATION HELP drop-in sessions! Mr. Allen will be available every Wednesday from 10am-11:30am to help answer college application questions. Just go to Allen's Zoom Room and he’ll get to you as soon as he can!
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1/11/21
News From the School Nurse:
Changes in Immunization Requirements:
Starting August 1, 2020, all immunization records turned in to schools or childcare centers are required by state law to be medically verified. This means immunization records turned in to the school must be from a health care provider, or you must attach paperwork from a health care provider to your handwritten form that shows your child’s records are accurate. In addition, a complete immunization history is required prior to school attendance – there is no longer a 30-day grace period to submit missing vaccination dates.
Only health care provider verified vaccination records are accepted; we can no longer accept parent reported vaccination dates.
We can no longer grant a 30-day grace period to assemble missing records.
Parents and guardians of students whose records are out of compliance will be notified by the school nurse. Please follow up with your health care provider and submit updated records by email or fax (contact info below).
Please know that students will be unable to receive in-person instruction until their required immunizations are completed and appropriate documentation is submitted.
If your child already meets immunization requirements and has records on file with the school, you do not need to do anything. If you aren’t sure, compliance can be checked online or by checking with your health care provider.
If you have further questions or concerns, please contact the Inglemoor High School Nurses.
Carol Ward, RN and Masumi Rinaldi, RN
Fax: 425 408-7356
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1/25/21
News from the IB Coordinators:
For the Parents/Guardians of the Classes of 2021 & 2022
Congratulations families on the completion of First Semester! To say that this has been an interesting but challenging couple of months would be an understatement. We've sent a personalized IB exam schedule to each of your students which lists the exam names and dates. We're continuing to move forward with the understanding that the May examinations will take place and if we hear otherwise, we will let you know. The IBO has informed us that we can expect an update in February. We would appreciate your continued patience with this and would ask that you refrain from sending emails inquiring about the May 2021 examination session until we hear from the IBO.
For the Parents/Guardians of the Class of 2023
Are you the parent or guardian of a sophomore? Are you interested in learning more about the IB Diploma program or IB classes in general? We are only just beginning to plan for the 2021-2022 academic year and our goal is to post informational recordings for you and your student by the end of February. We also plan to make ourselves available for fielding parent and student questions. This information will eventually be posted to our website as well.
Kind regards, Chris McQueen and Amy Monaghan DP Coordinators
Elizabeth Lund Extended Essay and CAS Coordinator
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1/25/21
Counselor Contact Information:
Counselors are available to help and would love to hear from students and families.
Jennifer Orhuozee (Works with students with the last name starting with A-Ek)
Lettie Hobbins (Works with students with the last name starting with El-KL)
Ruth Krochmalny (Works with students with the last name starting with Kn-O)
Loni Tighe (Works with students with the last name starting with P-Sa)
Jessica Parrott (Works with students with the last name starting with Sc-Z)
From Our Mental Health Counselor Caleb Visser:
I am expecting January and February to be difficult months for students and for parents. One of my main concerns as a clinician who cares for teens is to open compassionate spaces. Internally in the form of more generous and caring self-talk, also externally, in relationships between friends and family members.
Nearly all of us are more agitated and anxious at baseline than we've been previously (I include myself here), and that can hurt our capacity for empathy and understanding. I made some videos over break, and my aim is to help teenagers and parents understand more about why this year is so hard on students. I use knowledge mostly compiled from Daniel Siegel's wonderful book "Brainstorm", which is helpful both for its scientific rigor and its accessibility.
Here's a link to the first of a series of four videos on the ESSENCE of adolescence, from this link, you should be able to find the other three I published at the beginning of January. I hope this helps a little, and I hope we all find extra compassion for our teenagers and ourselves. I care about you all! We'll make it through this together.
I've recently been reading Dr. Lisa Damour, a psychologist who has authored two brilliant books about the stressed facing teenage girls. Under Pressure and Untangled are both highly recommended and very affordable. I recently stumbled on her podcast for parents, and an extraordinarily helpful episode released last week, where she chats about navigating the challenges of online education with teenagers. If you've not heard of Damour, I think you will find her very practical and helpful. You can check out the episode here: and subscribe to her podcast "Ask Lisa: The Psychology and Parenting".
InvestEd Fund:
If you or anyone you know would like to consider donating to our InvestEd Fund, we can assure you that all money goes directly into the school's account, which is managed by the counseling department. InvestEd has very defined standards for how they allow us to use the money, but it always goes to individual students to support their basic needs or engagement with school. The best part about this fund is that it does not require any student to jump through hoops or fill out paperwork, it is simply a request that goes through the counseling department and we take care of it from there.
So far this year, we have used the money to support families with utility bills, warm winter clothing, groceries, and most recently, tutoring supports for our most at-risk students. If you would like to know more, you can read information about the program on their website. Families that are interested in having their money go to Inglemoor students directly can currently send a check to our bookkeeper, with a note that they would like the funds to be distributed in our InvestEd account. There are no fees associated with the account and our bookkeeper, Lesley Clawson is always sure to get the funding to us ASAP. Feel free to connect with her directly.
TOOLS FOR TEENS: See flyer below this section.
STRESS MANAGEMENT & EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE
About this Event
Based on evidenced-based curriculum, this 8-week experiential program for teens ages 14-18 provides practices and tools to manage stress, increase feelings of happiness and well-being, and promote emotional resilience. Sessions include discussion related to well-being, mindfulness and other practices, intentional movement, and creative projects.
Instructors: Kim Armstrong, Kara-Lee Ruotolo, Tai Velasquez
Cost: $245-355 (Scholarships available)
More info here.
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1/11/21
Library News
Is your student interested in reading and competing against other schools with a group of friends or other Vikings? The Northshore School District high school librarians would like to invite students to form a team to compete in this year's all-district Battle of the Books. They can gather together four friends who like to read and sign up to be a team or sign up as an individual to be placed on a team! The booklist is finalized so they can now begin to read! In the spring, all the district teams will compete to see which team knows the books best and is the district champion!
Sign up form for Curbside Materials Service and Deliveries!!
Every Wednesday from 11-2 we are in the back of the library/outside the Little Theater for curbside pickup of library and classroom supplies and a school bus is also providing a limited delivery of items to four stops within our service area.
Please go HERE for the Library and Classroom Supply information, request form, and bus route.
Book Drive info: The book drive is still happening! If you'd like a book (or to make a request) please click here.
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1/25/21
Yearbook News:
This is the final chance to buy a senior ad for your senior student.
We need all purchases made as well as photographs and messages submitted before January 31.
Visit our website for information or search for “Scandia yearbook” or contact Senior Ads Editors Tenny Larsen and Misato Okamoto or call adviser Zane Mills at 425 408 7251.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity!
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1/11/21
Student Financial Resources Available: If students are in need of financial assistance with any school costs (e.g., lunch, field trips, etc.) please have students reach out to their counselor or administrator.
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1/25/21
From the ASB:
Did your student have a class fee or an ASB club fee during first Semester? To see if your student has an outstanding fee, please take a moment to log into your family's TouchBase account. To access your account online, you need an official parent TouchBase login (this is different from ParentVue). Email Mrs. Clawson to obtain your family's username and password.
A fee that has not been paid or cleared does become a fine--there is no late fee added, but any fines that are still unpaid at the end of the school year will limit your student's ability to recieve a yearbook or transcript copies for colleges. Financial assistance is available. Please contact your guidance counselor if you need help covering the cost of your fees. If you have any questions about your account, please contact Mrs. Clawson or your counselor who are happy to help.
ASB Cards Many students and families have reached out to us about purchasing ASB cards. Currently, ASB cards can only be purchased for students who are involved in a club that is attending conferences or competing. ASB card fees will be assessed to individual student accounts as the club member names are provided to us from the advisors. This year, cards will be broken up into semester 1 and semester 2. Each semester will have a $30 ASB card. This means that if a club or activity only competes during one semester the student will only be charged $30 for the semester that their club or activity is competing in. This formula will also be applied to sports when they begin as well.
As we enter different stages in the Northshore Learning Model Status, ASB cards may be available for purchase by all students. We will continue to update you as we enter new stages.
Clubs and Common Interest Groups: Club & Common Interest Group meetings are starting! All Vikings are encouraged and welcome to join any of our 40+ student organizations. Here is the full list of IHS student organizations meeting times & days: 2020-2021 Club Info. Students, don't worry if you missed any information sessions, you can watch Club Information Session Recordings by signing in with your student email and contact advisors with questions.
You are also welcome to form your own club or Common Interest Group! Just follow the steps outlined on the ASB Website.
For any questions around ASB cards, activities or clubs please contact Elisabeth Kowalski.
ASB Playlist.
Hey Vikings! We have made a playlist to celebrate finishing this semester! Here are the links to the playlist on Spotify (we've also included Spotify codes for your reference): Study, Hype, Throwback.
Here are the links for Apple Music: Study, Hype, Throwback.
We hope you enjoy them and congrats on making it to the end of the semester!
- ASB
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1/25/21
Nordic News
Follow us on Instagram @ihsnordicnews! We thank you for your support!
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1/11/21
PTSA needs you! We welcome everyone to join the PTSA. School looks different this year, and the needs are different. PTSA is actively responding to the different needs, finding new ways to support students, their families, and teachers. We would love your help and input.
Join PTSA today, membership is $15 for an individual, or $28 for a family membership.
Cookie Raffle. PTSA is starting a monthly cookie raffle for Seniors. Please click to enter.
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Thank You and Celebrations:
A HUGE thank you and way to go to the ASB, student speakers and Erin Jones on a fabulous and thoughtful MLK assembly!
Stellar Math Teacher and longtime coach Frank Naish, announced his retirement at the semester, we all want to thank you, Frank, for an outstanding career and wish you a happy retirement. We will miss you!!
Congratulations to ALL for completing first Semester during this unprecedented time. Your resiliency shines through!!
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If you are an Inglemoor related group and want information to go out to the parent community, please email ehill@nsd.org.
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Nondiscrimination Statement:
https://www1.nsd.org/nondiscrimination
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