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Dear ICS Families:

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome Mr. Michael Amadei, Principal of Iroquois Community School beginning 2008 - 2009. Mike is a great fit for ICS. He is an administrative veteran who has previously served as principal in a year-round school. As a member of the District 62 Curriculum team, he has already established many positive relation ships with ICS faculty, staff, students and parents. On a personal note, I have gotten to know Mike during this school year and find him to be extremely collaborative, easy to work with, high character and most of all child-centered in decision making. I am excited to have Mike as a leader.

A big thank you to all of the students and teachers that participated in the ICS Academic Celebration/Math and Science Night held Tuesday night April 22nd. The program was well attended and appreciated.

The PTC Talent Show will be held on Friday, May 2nd. There will be a 1:30 p.m. matinee and a 6:00 p.m. evening show. Many people have contributed to this production. Iwould, though, like to recognize PTC board member Laura Mendoza and ICS Band Director, Mike Malek for donating so much of their time and energy to this event! We all look forward to watching our students perform.

Please email icsptc@gmail.com if you would like to join the Parent Teacher Council mass email list.

If you would like to contact me, please feel free to email me or call 847-824-1340.

Daniel Johnson, Principal ICS

We Need You

The ICS Parent Teacher Council will be sponsoring a team for the Des Plaines Relay for Life Walk. We are looking for parents, students and teachers that would like to join our team.

The event will be held on May 16/17 at Maine West High School. There is no age requirement so we encourage children to join the team, parents will have to be present. Please contact the Parent Teacher Council or leave a message in the ICS/PTC mailbox in the front office, attention Tina Garrett. We will have a team meeting at the beginning of April.

For more information visit the official Relay for Life website.

Talent Show

The talent show will be a day and evening of star studded performances, all grades are being represented on stage and behind the scenes. There are so many students, faculty and parents to thank. It is wonderful to see ICS show it's talent and support.

On Friday, May 2nd, there will be 2 shows, an assembly at 1:30 p.m. for the student body and parents are welcome, plus an evening show at 6:00 p.m., followed by a dessert social, we are asking parents to donate baked goods.

We will need parents to assist at both shows with costumes, hair, make-up, props and crowd control, to help flow well and help the students to get on stage when it is their act. Debbie Lang will be contacting the list of parents this week to see who is still available and can help.

Schoolkidz School Supplies

Order forms for Schoolkidz will be going home in the next week to order classroom supplies for next year. Prices will be included on the order forms.

ICS Name Tag Reminder

In our school community, every student and staff member will wear a nametag identifying themselves as a member of the ICS community. In addition, visitors will also be required to wear a nametag. The purpose of our nametag is to ensure safety and a sense of community among us, as we greet each other by name.

Nametags should remain in the school building at all times, and should be worn the entire school day, except for gym and recess.

All students will be issued a nametag and lanyard free of charge at the beginning of each school year. Replacement nametags can be purchased in the office for a fee of $3.00. No temporary IDs will be issued.

Middle school students in need of community ID's can purchase an extra ID in the office for the same fee.

Traffic Safety Reminder

Traffic concerns around ICS, especially on Birch (east of the school, next to Evans), are arising again this year. Student safety is the main priority for all of us in the ICS community.

Please DO NOT:

• Double Park
• Park in the drop off zone
• Pass buses in the school drive

Home construction on Birch is limiting parking on this street. Please use the parking lot north of the building for drop off. Requests are being sent to the Des Plaines Police Department to monitor the situation and issue tickets as necessary.

ICS Parent/Teacher Council Explores Recycling Program

The ICS PTC is reviewing the “Paper Retriever” recycling program. The program would provide a drop box on school property that could be used for all paper products—newspapers, magazines, office papers, school papers, catalogs, mail, etc. Items would be picked up and a small fee would be earned by the ICS PTC to help with annual fund raising efforts. Watch for more news on this project in future newsletters.

Go to Paperretriever.com to learn more.

New Contact Info for ICSC

The ICS Student Council has created another way for the ICS community to communicate and share thoughts, concerns, ideas and questions.

In addition to contacting the officers directly through their personal contact information you may now use a new email address. The new address is: icscouncil@gmail.com.

Market Day News

Market Day orders can be placed online anytime.

We'd like to thank everyone who supported our April Market Day sale and hope you enjoyed your Market Day gourmet items! Stock up on Market Day favorites and grilling items and you can earn a free beach bag with any purchase of $75.00 or more! Your order is important to us so please look for your May order sheet to come home soon to see the great selection of Market Day foods.

Our next sale is Tuesday May 13th. Orders are due Friday, May 9th by noon. All profits are used to help fund school activities.

Earlier in the year at a PTC meeting, some parents had voiced their desire to order Market Day. But due to the pickup time they were unable to utilize the program. Thanks to Laura's extra efforts we will be accommodating parents needs. There will be a special pickup hour by request between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., orders must be pre-paid. Laura is very eager to help parents with scheduling dilemma's. Please call her with any questions or to make arrangements for future Market Day. Laura Mendoza can be reached via email or 847-376-8207.