General News 

This Week:
• Elementary French Day has been postponed to Tuesday 25 May.
• Parents needed for Parent/Student Tennis Doubles Tournament! Sign up now.
• Learn about the 1:1 Laptop program at ICS in this week’s Technology Corner.

Use of ICS Community Email Addresses
The ICS Administration would like to remind parents that the email addresses of parents and teachers that are provided in the ICS Directory are to be used only for personal communications and not for mass mailings, including sending advertisements or for sale notices. We respect the privacy of our parents and teachers and it is not appropriate for the ICS email lists to be used for purposes other than school or personal, direct communications. You are welcome to submit “For Sale” posters to the reception desk for posting on the school bulletin board. Thank you for your cooperation.

Scholarship Club Garage Sale
The garage sale will be on Sunday 16 May in the gym. The ICS Scholarship Club sponsors the garage sale and all table and entrances fees, as well as a percentage of the proceeds, go to the club. Tables are available for 150 birr and you can sign up for a table at the ICS reception desk. Entrance to the sale will be 10 birr and priority will be given to ICS community members from 10:30 AM to noon. Others may enter after 12 PM, until closing at 2:30 PM.

ICS Book Fair
If you have any books you no longer need, please bring them in to the library for the ICS Annual Library Book Fair. For each book you bring in, you will receive a "Book Buck". Book Bucks can be exchanged for other donated books on the day of the fair. Any books left over will be donated to worthy local recipients. The fair will take place on Thursday 20 May and Friday 21 May from 3:30-5:00 in the cafeteria. Used, but lovingly cared for, books will be available for book bucks or a small fee (10-20 birr). This is a very popular event, so come early and often to see all the books on offer.

The Grade 9's Are Collecting Plastic Water Bottles
The grade 9 class is asking for your help. They are collecting clean, plastic, water bottles with lids. These bottles are then donated to a group in town who wash and refill the bottles with fresh water. These filled bottles are then donated to street people. It's a great cause and a great way to recycle your plastic, water bottles. Look for the yellow baskets in and around
the cafeteria for people to place their bottles. Please feel free to bring your bottles from home. The more bottles, the better. The grade 9 class thanks everyone in advance for their help with this service project. We will stop the bottle  collection the week before the end of school and will start again the 2nd week after school starts.

Linen For Women
We will be collecting Linen For Women again this year at the ICS Garage Sale, on 16 May in the ICS Gym. Please think of us as you are cleaning out your closets or getting ready to pack-out. We will have boxes for collection at the ICS Garage Sale. We would love take your blankets, sheets, and towels off your hands so we can donate them to women's shelters in and around Addis. Look for us standing outside the gym doors on 16 May.