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Parents Staff Account Info Volunteer Standing Rules Mission Goals Board Members Forms and Documents Committees Budget Corporate Matching Legislative The Foundation Membership Volunteer Golden Acorn Awards Parent Wiser Reflections Community (PeachJar) WalkAbout Facebook Instagram BLMS Lunch menu School info School Website District Website The Foundation State PTA Bell times School Supply List Issaquah Volunteer App. Join! Admin Sign in Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday May 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 View in Outlook or Google Calendar See full calendar Join or Renew PTSA Membership for the 2023-2024 School Year! Your Beaver Lake PTSA membership provides support for our students, staff and teachers and creates a strong school community. Click on the link above to join or renew - only one membership needed per family. Thank you! PTSA Board Accepting Nominations! The BLMS PTSA Board has the following positions available for next year and is currently taking nominations: Vice President Membership Communications Volunteers If you are interested in becoming more involved with the PTSA, please complete this form and a member of the nominating committee will reach out to you: https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSdybZ5lIgy.../viewform... 2023-2024 PTSA Board President Meetu Sachdeva Secretary Liz Pitts Treasurer Birong Tao VP Volunteers Rachel Birchenall VP Membership Nicole Brenner VP Communications Jeanna Schmidt What’s The Difference Between PTSA, ASB, and ISF? The Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA), Associated Student Body (ASB), and Issaquah Schools Foundation (ISF) are three separate but complementary organizations which provide a variety of support to multiple programs at BLMS. While each school has its own PTSA and ASB, the ISF supports all schools district-wide. PTSA ASB ISF What is it? Parent Teacher Student Association - a national organization of parents, staff, and students who elect to join the PTSA. Provides enrichment, grants, volunteers, necessities, and support to education-focused BLMS programs; acts as liaison for parents with the School District and State PTSA. Associated Student Body - comprised of all BLMS students who purchase ID cards in the fall; students vote on peer representatives to govern and provide leadership through school events. 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides district-wide programs supporting opportunities for every student at every schoo l. What is their primary focus? Enrichment programs such as Reflections, volunteers, parent education, funding teacher grants, supporting school activities and community events through volunteers, and staff appreciation. Sports and after-school clubs, extra-curricular activities, field trips, spirit week, BLMS assemblies, food drives, school-wide fundraisers, and providing necessary equipment, supplies, tools and uniforms. Academic support, music programs, food support, student needs, fine arts fund, Cultural Bridges family guide, ParentWiser, robotics club, teacher grants. Fundraisers? The BLMS PTSA supports all programs and events through membership, direct donations from families and fundraising events. ASB requests donations directly from families. Giving Campaign (Fall), Nourish Every Mind (Spring). How can parents get involved? Join the PTSA and become an active volunteer! J oin the Board, chair a committee, or support our programs or events. Find out more about volunteer opportunities here . Learn about ASB and help your student know what programs are available. Donate to ASB, supporting clubs, sports activities, and socials. Volunteer to assist at ASB events. Find volunteer opportunities here . Volunteers Needed! Volunteering is an important way to support our kids and school! Help make this the best year yet by lending your time, energy and enthusiasm as you are able - we offer many opportunities to match your available time commitment, such as data entry from home, help during school lunches, coordination of family events and much more. To find out more and sign up, click here . Amazon Smile Amazon will donate a percentage of every eligible AmazonSmile purchase to the . Same products, same prices - it’s super easy and it doesn’t cost you a thing! Go to smile.amazon.com Select ” as your preferred organization. Each time you shop, just start at smile.amazon.com instead of amazon.com. You can even create a bookmark to make it easier! ParentWiser ParentWiser brings the latest research and educational information into the homes of our student families to support parents in raising thriving individuals - made possible through a partnership with the Issaquah School District PTSA and Issaquah Schools Foundation. Find more information and ParentWiser’s 2023-2024 Calendar of Events here . Cultural Bridges 2023-2024 Family Guide Now Available! The Issaquah Schools Foundation Cultural Bridges 2023-2024 Family Guide is now available! It’s offered in Arabic, Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese and contains useful school-related information from kindergarten to high school. Check out the guide as well as other Cultural Bridges publications here...