ICS Newsletter 9.12.13

Newsletter, Thursday September 12, 2013

ICSSC candidates delivered their campaign speeches on 9/10/13.

UPCOMING EVENTS

9/12 - ICS Family Supper (*see details below)

9/13 - Band begins; ICS Student Council elections

9/17 – Food and Fellowship @ Westshore Pizza (11212 W. Hillsborough Ave., Tampa and 6602 Hanley Rd.) 

9/18 – Household Meetings (*see details below); School Mass, 8:30 a.m.; Mid-Quarter

9/19 - Sacred Steps Running Club begins, 3:15 - 4:15 p.m.

9/20 – IPHSA Spaghetti Dinner, St. Michael Hall

9/23 – 9/27 – ICS Book Fair

9/23 - Food and Fellowship Spirit Night @ Chick-fil-A (W. Waters Ave), 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. *PLEASE NOTE THIS CORRECTED DATE!

9/25 – School Mass, 8:30 a.m.

9/26 – ½ day of school; Family – Teacher Conferences, 1:00 – 4:30 and 5:30 – 7:30

9/27 – ½ day of school

10/10 – No School, Diocese of St. Petersburg in-service

10/25 – End of Quarter 1; ½ day of school

11/7 – ½ day of school; Family – Teacher Conferences, 1:00 – 4:30 and 5:30 – 7:30

11/8 – ½ day of school; NO AFTERCARE AVAILABLE

11/9 – IPHSA Auction

11/11 – No School, Veterans’ Day

PRAYER INTENTIONS

The Garcia family as they mourn the loss of Mr. Garcia's father and the grandfather of Alex (Grade 7) and Alaina (Grade 4).

The Ramos family as they mourn the loss of Rosemin Ramos. 

Colleen Aiello, cousin of Ms. Cummings, as she recovers from two major surgeries. May she receive God's strength as she continues her battle against cancer.

Have a prayer request? Send it to icsmzele@icstampa.org. Prayer intentions will run for 2 weeks unless otherwise specified.

ICS FAMILY SUPPERS / IRISH CUP / HOUSEHOLD MEETINGS

Please visit Mr. Zelenka's blog, Catholic Education, for more details about our upcoming ICS Family Suppers / Irish Cup Activities and Household Meetings. Students were placed into Households at First Friday Morning Assembly last Friday September 6. Our first Household activity is our Family Supper / Irish Cup Activity today! Please note that these activities, even though they use the terms "family" and "house" are just for students. 

Our first Household meeting is Wednesday September 18. Households will gather together for a meeting from 8:00 - 8:20 and then head to Mass for the Celebration of the Eucharist as a Household, a Priory (the four main groupings of Households) and one Family!

Please pray for the success of this new initiative! We have every confidence that it will be AMAZING!

FOOD AND FELLOWSHIP

Please consider joining us for our first Food and Fellowship events of the 2013 - 14 school year. Tuesday September 17 at Westshore Pizza and Monday September 23 at Chick-fil-A. Remember that ICS receives a portion of all proceeds from these events. Thank you in advance for your support. 

INCARNATION PARISH HOME AND SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

Please visit SignUpGenius to sign up to volunteer for any of the upcoming Home and School Association events. Remember that your involvement in our school family is essential for the success of our great school.                                                                   



REACH FOR THE STARS AUCTION

Our next Reach for the Stars Auction meeting is tomorrow, Friday September 7 at 1:30. If you are interested in helping but cannot attend, please contact Mr. Zelenka: icsmzele@icstampa.org. Our next planning meeting will be on Thursday September 19 at 7:00 p.m. in Miss Gess's Room (the classroom across from the Main Office). 

PLAYGROUND

Thank you to the Rodriguez (Noah, PreK) and Nelson (Arianna, K) for their generous donation toward our Playground fund. Donations can be submitted to the Main Office; make checks payable to Incarnation Catholic School. 

TARGET

Please continue to vote for ICS at GiveWith.Target.com. Currently, ICS only has 95 votes. This is such an easy way for ICS to earn funding. Vote today, especially if you haven't voted yet, and spread the word to any and all who may lend us a vote. GO IRISH!


HOME

"Charity begins at home, but should not end there."

-Thomas Fuller

Thanks to Mrs. Peach, parent of Caitlin in 7th grade, for this week's quote on our theme of "HOME". 

Have a great quote that pertains to this year's theme? Send it to icsmzele@icstampa.org.

IRISH ATHLETICS

Our Irish Athletic teams are in full swing for the fall season. Soccer and Volleyball on both the JV (Grades 5 and 6) and Varsity (Grades 7 and 8) levels are beginning games. Volleyball won their home opener yesterday against Most Holy Redeemer and Soccer has a game today (Thursday September 12). GO IRISH!


SACRED STEPS RUNNING CLUB

Students in Grades 2 - 8 who are interested in developing their bodies and their spirits in the Sacred Steps Running Club, should plan to attend our first "workout" of the school year on Thursday September 19. Workouts involve both scripture and steps - running steps - and take place after school from 3:15 to 4:15. A sign-up form was included in last week's packet. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Zelenka: icsmzele@icstampa.org. 

LEVEL II BACKGROUND SCREENINGS AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT TRAINING

Please consult last week's Newsletter for details about Level II Screening and Safe Environment Training. Level II background screening is required for adults to volunteer with our children. Safe Environment Training is needed in order to have supervisory duties with students. Questions? Contact the Main Office: 813.884.4502.

FIRST FRIDAY MORNING ASSEMBLY HONOREES

Congratulations to the following students who were recognized at last Friday's First Friday Morning Assembly. These students were honored with Incarnation Inspiration Awards for going above and beyond the basic expectations of an ICS and truly being AMAZING!

-Ian Gray, Grade 2

-Shane Oliva, Grade 3

-Brian Stevens, Grade 5

-David Housand, Grade 7

-Jarred Arnold, Grade 7

-Javier Varela, Grade 7

-Bianca Falcone, Grade 7

-Marissa Phillian, Grade 7

-Gentry Burks, Grade 7

-Joseph Cermak, Grade 7

-Valerie Lamarre, Grade 7

-Peter Tanner, Grade 8

Great job, Irish! Keep it up!

SPAGHETTI DINNER

Come out to St. Michael Hall next Friday, September 20, 2013 for ICS's Annual Spaghetti Dinner. This family friendly event is a great way to enjoy a home cooked meal with your ICS family! We look forward to seeing you there!

Anyone willing to make a dessert for the event should contact the Main Office. Four desserts merits one commitment hour. Thank you!


OFFICE SUPPLIES = COMMITMENT HOURS

The office is in need of color cardstock to make lunch cards. Parents can save the receipts and get commitment hours. Contact the School Office with questions: 813.884.4502.


PARKING LOT ETIQUETTE (PAVILION LOT)

Drivers for pick-up in the Pavilion lot are reminded to follow the appropriate loop (entering from Webb Road and then following the flow of traffic to the active loading zone) instead of parking and walking into the student lines to retrieve students. This practice is unsafe for many reasons, including crossing two lanes of traffic as a pedestrian and bringing children into this traffic pattern. It also disrupts the flow of traffic, causing a delay to drivers abiding by the appropriate loop.

Our children's safety is more important than anyone's time. 

Help us keep our students safe. Obey all traffic policies for Incarnation Catholic School: http://icstampa.org/files/Student-Family_Handbook_2013_-_14.pdf (pages 14 - 16).

Finally, please consider the message sent to your child(ren) by not complying with school policies. Kids are highly astute - they pick up on so much more than we think they do. Your words, your actions, and everything you do sends a message to our children.

Make it the one you intend.

Thank you for your cooperation and support. 

In keeping with our tradition, we at Incarnation Catholic School:

Inspire life-long learning,

Challenge each individual to be a disciple of Christ, and

Strive to live our Catholic faith through service to each other and the community.

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