Families Supporting Families Virtually!

BY SHAMITHA SRIDHARAN Issaquah School District Parent and IMS Family and Community Engagement PTSA Coordinator

Did you know that parents and guardians are creating groups to keep in touch with each other? These groups are a great way for our communities to support each other during this pandemic and beyond.

Apollo: Facebook, WeChat and WhatsApp. How to join: lauraapollopta@gmail.com

Cascade Ridge: Cascade Ridge Coyote Den Facebook and Whatsapp. How to join: community@cascaderidgeptsa.org

Challenger: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ChallengerPTA2.6.6/

Grand Ridge: Facebook and WhatsApp. How to join: grptsadiversitydirector@gmail.com

Newcastle: Kinder Parents Facebook. How to join: newcastleptsa.outreach@gmail.com

Sunny Hills: Sunny Hills Elementary Families https://www.facebook.com/ Facebook groups/896745840459521

Sunset: Facebook groups for each grade. Search Facebook for "Sunset" and "grade". For example "Sunset 5th" or contact the PTSA.

Beaver Lake: Beaver Lake PTSA Facebook https://www.facebook.com/blmsptsa

Issaquah Middle: Issaquah Middle Parents Facebook, IMS Latinos WhatsApp, IMS 家长群 Kinder parents WeChat. How to join: face@issaquahmiddleptsa.org (email can be written in Spanish, Chinese, or English

PCMS: PCMS Families WhatsApp. How to join: atha.drake@gmail.com or jrtfigueiredo@yahoo.com

Issaquah High: IHS en Español WhatsApp, IHS in Chinese WeChat. How to join: IHPTSAFace@gmail.com (e-mail can be written in Spanish, Chinese or English).

If you don’t see your school listed, ask the PTA/PTSA of your school. Several district-wide Facebook groups are available as well. Please research these larger groups carefully to determine whether they are a good fit for your beliefs and values.

For other languages:

-Spanish group on WhatsApp. To join, send a message to: alispinner@yahoo.com

-Chinese group on WeChat. To join, send a message to: lynn_cdd

-Korean group on Kakao Talk - To join, send an email to: chanjooart@gmail.com

Please note that most of these groups are managed by parents and guardians and are not official Issaquah School District or PTSA groups. Please work with the group admins to make sure the groups are helpful and useful to your community.

You may find that joining a group for your school and reading your school, PTSA, and district eNews and following their social media channels will keep you informed.