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Greetings!
Welcome to the 2020-2021 School Year at Inglemoor High School. For all new students, families and guardians, this is a Bi-Weekly Newsletter that is a key way for us to share information. We will share important dates, resources, tips for navigating High School, parent education, IB updates, news on ASB clubs and all that our community has to celebrate. Families and guardians have shared that this E newsletter is a positive and powerful way to get information all in one place. We know that this is an extremely unique time and we want to reassure you that we are all in this together! Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or feedback. We look forward to the learning, adventures and partnership that lies ahead. GO VIKINGS!!
Events:
Open House! This is an asynchronous event, so you may access the Open House any time between now until the end of this month. Here is the link.
PSAT testing for the month of October is To Be Determined, as we are exploring options and will communicate once we know more.
Check Out GMI: Good Morning Inglemoor, these are the student announcements from our Video Production and Broadcast class!
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Parent Education Resources of the week - Topic: Attendance
We did it! We got off to a great start with remote learning, we met with LINK Crews online, we met new teachers online, we figured out how to log in to multiple new resources, and we even hosted online open house. While we are able to try new methods for learning, and connecting, there are still some important tasks that require the good old tried and true methods of physical tracking. One of these important tasks is attendance tracking.
Students are currently offered the opportunity to attend class via Zoom in real time, viewing instruction and collaborating with teachers and fellow students. Teachers also record these lessons for any student to be able to re-watch a recorded lesson at a later time, and be able to gain access to the information if they missed it during the live class time. If a student misses a scheduled class meeting, they have until the next session of that class to view the recorded version. It is important to note that parents still need to report missed classes to our attendance line. Our attendance secretary and office staff are monitoring attendance very closely and personally calling each student who misses class to ensure that students have every resource available to attend class.
If your student for any reason (illness, oversleeping, work schedule, family issue, technology failure) does not attend a scheduled class via zoom you must do the following.
Email IHSattendance@nsd.org and report student name, ID, Date, and periods missed. OR call 425-408-7210 and leave detailed name, ID, Date and periods missed as a voicemail.
Your student must communicate with their teacher via email, or check-in during office hours to make sure the teacher knows to make the attendance correction.
We are so proud of our students and their ability to navigate through these difficult times and we want you to support you and your students throughout the year. Please don't hesitate to reach out to any teacher, administrator, or our Attendance Secretary with any questions or concerns regarding your student's attendance at IHS.
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News From the School Nurse:
Although we are not currently attending classes on campus, nurses are preparing for the school year as usual, so that when we can physically return, we are able to do so as quickly as possible.
If your child has a life-threatening condition or health update that has not yet been completed, please contact the School Nurse to obtain paperwork for the 20-21 school year.
If your child has received updated vaccinations, please check MyIR.net to ensure the vaccine was recorded in the state database.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions at cward@nsd.org.
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News from the IB Coordinators:
Welcome back Viking families to an unprecedented school year. We suspect you have lots of questions about the May 2021 examination session and the truth is, we do too! But we also have good news regarding the May 2020 session.
We are a week away from posting informational recordings about IB exams.
Here’s what we can tell you about May 2021
Due to the loss of instructional time during this global crisis, the IBO has adjusted the examination requirements for May of 2021. For most every subject they have eliminated some content and reduced the number of questions that students will need to answer. This is welcome news, particularly for Northshore teachers who can now reduce content during Northshore Learns 3.0. The Coordinators will continue to monitor the 2021 examination situation and provide our administrative team with any updates or changes.
The 2020 Exams
In response to the pandemic, the IBO altered its May Examination session. IB exams consist of two parts, the “sit-down” examinations and the internal assessments which are administered by classroom teachers. Along with internal assessments, some IB subjects include portfolio items which are also collected by classroom teachers. Even though the “sit-down” examinations were cancelled, IB schools worked with the IBO to collect as many of these locally produced assessments and submit them to the IB for evaluation. These assessments, which typically make up at least 20% of the IB score, were used, along with teacher produced Predicted Grades, to award a final score. These scores are official and are being used just as any official IB score was used in the past - they count towards university admission, they are applied towards the awarding of credit and, for the class of 2021, can be reported on college applications.
The 2020 Exams at Inglemoor
Through unprecedented collaboration between students, teachers, parents, the IB Coordinators, the Inglemoor administrative team and the district administrative team, more than 95% of all IB students were able to complete and submit their assessments. Inglemoor teachers spent countless hours helping students complete and submit their assessments. The World Language teachers proved to be heroic, as they had to administer and assess oral examinations in a remote setting. In cases where a few students simply could not complete their assessments, the students, their families, the IB Coordinators and their administrators worked diligently to ensure that the students could fulfill graduation requirements and earn their High School Diploma. The results of the 2020 examinations were consistent with the results over our 21-year history of the program, that is to say they were excellent.
74 of 82 Diploma Candidates earned their IB Diplomas, a pass rate of 90.6%. More significantly, of the 78 students that were able to complete all of the DP requirements, 74 scored enough points to earn the Diploma, a pass rate of 94.9%. The average pass rate for the previous five years is 92.3%. The average Diploma score was 32 points. The average score for the previous five years is 31.4 percent.
A total of 231 students completed 835 examinations in 29 different subjects. The average exam score for 2020 was 5.05 (out of 7). The average score for the previous five years was 4.95. Of the 231 students, 224 achieved a score of 4 or more on at least one exam, which means that 97% of all students who took exams in 2020 passed at least one exam. This is important because legislation passed in Washington State in 2019 directed public state colleges to award credit for IB exams score of 4 and above.
We are eager to work and support your students this year and to help provide some sense of routine and normalcy in these sad and troubled times. Thank you in advance for your patience and support in what will most likely be another challenging school year.
With appreciation and gratitude to the Inglemoor community,
Chris McQueen, IB Diploma Coordinator
Amy Monaghan, IB Diploma Coordinator
Elizabeth Lund, CAS, EE Coordinator
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From the Counseling Team:
SUICIDE PREVENTION MONTH 2020
SAFETY STEPS TO KEEP YOUR FAMILY HEALTHY TODAY Click Here for Flyer
Counselor Contact Information:
Jennifer Orhuozee (Works with students with the last name starting with A-Ek): jorhuozee@nsd.org
Lettie Hobbins (Works with students with the last name starting with El-KL): lhobbins@nsd.org
Ruth Krochmalny (Works with students with the last name starting with Kn-O): rkrochmalny@hotmail.com
Loni Tighe (Works with students with the last name starting with P-Sa): ltighe@nsd.org
Jessica Parrott (Works with students with the last name starting with Sc-Z): jparrott@nsd.org
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Information from the Library!
Welcome to Fall 2020!! The Library is busy coming up with new ways to support families and students with the services and resources you've become accustomed to from us, moving much of our work to both live and asynchronously-accessible.
Beginning Wednesday, Sept. 30th Library materials will be available for curbside pick up/return each Wednesday from 11:00-2:00 outside the Little Theater. Curbside Book Request Here.
Book Drive:
The book drive is still going strong. We have delivered over 14,000 books since March and have many more. Request link for Book Drive.
READING: We are happy to announce that we will provide a weekly curbside library materials and textbook service on Wednesdays! The district is also working with all Northshore Libraries to provide delivery of these items using our school buses! See the recent King5 News story on this service. Go Reading!! Go Libraries!! Of course, students and staff always have access to our wide collection of digital resources, all linked from our library webpage. Of special interest is OverDrive allowing access to both Northshore’s and KCLS’s digital collection of eBooks and audiobooks. Here’s how!
Library Website @InglemoorLibrary
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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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From the ASB:
Masks and Spirit Gear Interested in ordering Viking Spirit Wear? Need a new Viking mask to show off your Viking pride in the community? Order from the Viking shop and a portion of the proceeds will go towards funding activities for this school year. The shop will be open through September 28th. Visit the BSN Team Store to order your gear today. See Flyer Here.
IHS Gear
Show your Viking spirit! If you are interested in Inglemoor gear, check out our Sideline Store! All the items are fully customizable with the logo of your choice and will be shipped directly to you. Visit the BSN Sideline Store HERE for the latest monthly promotional deal.
IHS Clubs:
Club Information Sessions:
This is the last week for Club Information Sessions. You can find the schedule, club descriptions, and zoom links here . Do not worry if you missed any previous club information sessions. You find recorded club information sessions here and are welcome to contact club advisors with any questions.
Common Interest Groups:
ASB is introducing Common Interest Groups to help build Viking community. As long as you have an advisor, you are welcome to host school-wide interest-based zoom meetings. This could be for anything from gaming to teatime. There is no application process or dues. Common interest Groups are really meant for socialization. Unlike clubs, groups cannot make purchases, fundraise, or participate in school sponsored extracurricular activities.
Questions on clubs? Please email Mrs. Kowalski (ekowalski@nsd.org)
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Thank you and Celebrations:
Students and Families: Thank you for all of your patience and flexibility as we have all navigated this unique time. You ALL are Rock Stars!
Teachers: The efforts that teachers are putting in to make sure all of their students are getting what they need and modeling grace and flexibility during each learning moment.
ASB: Huge shout outs to the ASB for their morning videos and creating an acceppting and inclusive environment while our student body is on line.
Julia Brousseau, Our school Technology Expert: Julia has been pulled in so many directions during our start of the year and handled it all beautifully. Her efforts are unbelievable and we are all so thankful for her work in putting our virtual Open House together. THANK YOU Julia!
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https://www.inglemoorptsa.org/e-news.php
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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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