How to Send Communications
Join the ICAG PTO Slack channel!
Message groups of people or individual people directly. Share files. Send birthday invites. Or join a committee. Slack is a messaging app used in many businesses and can be accessed on your mobile device or computer.
Weekly School Bulletin
School Bulletins are sent via email every Monday. The bulletin is a PDF within the email.
PTO Blog
In addition to newsletters, the PTO may choose to post a new blog post about upcoming events or important information.
PTO Monthly Newsletter
PTO Newsletters are sent via email, too. The PTO Newsletters will be shared as a new blog post.
Backpack Flyers
We try to keep these at a minimum, but it’s possible to send approved-flyers home in backpacks.
Weekly School Bulletin Communications
A link to the most recent PTO Newsletter Communication will be provided in the school bulletin email. If you’d like to include something directly in the School Bulletin PDF, please email a completed PNG to icag.pto@gmail.com by the deadline.
Submission Deadline: One weeks prior to the School Bulletin Release Date
Example: If you want a message to be included in the parent bulletin for February 5, 2024, email a completed PNG by January 29, 2024.
Monthly PTO Newsletter Communications
PTO Newsletters are sent via email on the Monday before each PTO Meeting. To allow enough time for secretaries to put together the newsletter, please email PTO Newsletter communications to icag.pto@gmail.com by the deadline below, including images and translated text into Japanese.
Submission Deadline
| 08/07/2023 |
| 09/11/2023 |
| 10/10/2023 |
| 11/06/2023 |
| 12/04/2023 |
| 01/08/2024 |
| 02/12/2024 |
| 03/11/2024 |
| 04/15/2024 |
| 05/06/2024 |
PTO Newsletter Release Date
| 08/14/2023 |
| 09/18/2023 |
| 10/16/2023 |
| 11/13/2023 |
| 12/04/2023 |
| 01/15/2024 |
| 02/13/2024 |
| 03/18/2024 |
| 04/15/2024 |
| 05/13/2024 |
**IMPORTANT REMINDER: All flyers, posters, and signs must be approved by the principal (via the PTO co-president) before printing or going home with students. Please coordinate approval of your materials through the co-presidents.**
Backpack Flyers
While we try to do as much as possible online, you may want to send out flyers 3-4 weeks prior to the event/registration date. Please try to keep these to a minimum and flyers require co-president approval. Also, consider only printing a half page flyer to cut the paper use in 1/2!
Please contact icag.pto@gmail.com regarding a flyer.
Posters and Banners
Once your poster is approved by the principal (via the PTO co-presidents), these may be placed around the school to advertise your event.
Poster info:** Please contact the Secretary and Class Representative to inquire about listing your event on the PTO’s website calendar. Good areas for posters/flyers are in the school lawn by the carpool lane, cafeteria windows, and playground fence.
Banners:** Banners could be hung outside the school pending approval.
Please contact icag.pto@gmail.com regarding a posters and banners.
ICAG PTO has an account with BannerNPrint. Please email icag.pto@gmail.com when you’re ready to order a banner.
Printing
Before printing anything please make sure to get approval for your flyers and signs from the PTO Presidents (icag.pto@gmail.com).
ICAG PTO does not currently have an agreement with any print center. Most flyers have been printed using volunteers’ home printers.
If anyone has access to printing capabilities that could help cut the cost of printing, please email icag.pto@gmail.com.
Please contact icag.pto@gmail.com regarding printing if you need additional assistance.