ICS Newsletter 1.9.14

ICS Newsletter 1.9.14

UPCOMING EVENTS

1/10/14 - Geography Bee, a.m. activity schedule, 8:30 a.m., St. Michael Hall

1/11/14 - First Reconciliation, ICC

1/14/14 - Food and Fellowship at Tokyo Restaurant (Hillsborough Ave.)

1/15/14 - Family Meetings and School Mass, a.m. activity schedule (students will sit as Households at Mass); Food and Fellowship at Tokyo Restaurant (Hillsborough Ave.)

1/20/14 - No School, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

1/22/14 - School Mass, a.m. activity schedule

1/24/14 - End of Quarter 2 / Semester 1

1/26/14 - 2/1/14 - Catholic Schools Week 2014

1/28/14 - Spelling Bee, a.m. activity schedule

1/29/14 - School Mass, a.m. activity schedule

1/30/14 - Family Supper / Irish Cup Activity

1/31/14 - 1/2 Day of School; Grandparents Day; ICS Book Fair

2/1/14 - Virgen Altagracia Mass and Celebration, 7:00 p.m. (for details, contact the Parish Office, 813.885.7861)

2/3 - 2/7 - ICS Book Fair

2/5/14 - School Mass, a.m. activity schedule

2/6/14 - No School, Diocese of St. Petersburg In-Service for all teachers (*please note that this is a Thursday)

2/7/14 - First Friday Morning Assembly, a.m. activity schedule, 8:30 a.m., St. Michael Hall; Irish Incarnation Spirit Day

PRAYER INTENTIONS

Please pray for the mother of Jennifer Lopez (Grade 7), Mrs. Mireida Abad, as she has fought an illness over the past few weeks. May God grant her healing and strength. 

We continue to pray for Coach Garofolo and his family as they mourn the loss of his paternal grandmother. May God come and offer the Garofolo family comfort and peace during this difficult time.

We continue to pray for Miss Connie Sikkema from Messiah Migrant Ministries as she battles hydrocephalus and recovers from surgery on January 7. May God offer Miss Connie health, courage and peace to fight this serious condition.

Have a prayer intention? Send it to icsmzele@icstampa.org. Prayer requests will run for two weeks unless specified otherwise.

BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION

Many thanks to all who have helped to donate Box Tops for Education to ICS. This past submission netted $682.50 for the school! This money will go toward our early childhood playground which will be installed soon!

Please continue to send in your Box Tops to benefit our school!

CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES

Thank you to all who attended the December Chick-fil-A Spirit Night and Christmas Concert. Thank you to Mr. Leferink for his work with our Christmas Choir!

Thank you to all who helped with the Live Nativity at HorsePower for Kids, especially Mrs. Carrier and Mrs. Bujak for their efforts in coordinating these four performances.

We hope that all ICS families enjoyed a happy Christmas and that 2014 is filled with many blessings!

PERSONNEL CHANGE

We say goodbye to Mr. Cal Leferink, our ICS Music teacher. We thank Mr. Leferink for his good work with our ICS Music program, especially for his efforts with our recent Chick-fil-A Christmas Concert. We wish him many blessings in him future endeavors. A search is already underway for Mr. Leferink's replacement; we will notify families as soon as a new teacher is in place. Until then, Mrs. Bennington, ICS After Care Coordinator, will be serving as our substitute teacher in Music.

FAMILY SUPPER / IRISH CUP ACTIVITY

On Thursday, December 19, ICS Households gathered prior to Christmas. Please visit our Facebook page for all of the pictures documenting this wonderful community building and faith developing event: https://www.facebook.com/icstampa.org

During this time together as Households, students and teachers:

-Read a version of "Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry and watch a clip of "Christmas Eve on Sesame Street" that is associated with this story.

-Learned about the significance of the Jesse Tree and participated in building a school-wide version of this Advent tradition.

-Completed a Christmas ornament representing a student's Household and housemates that students took home with them.

HOUSEHOLDS, PRIORIES AND THE IRISH CUP

See below for the most up to date Priory rankings toward the first Irish Cup!

1st Place - E Priory, 165 points

2nd Place - H Priory, 156 points

3rd Place - O Priory, 154 points

4th Place - M Priory, 146 points

GO IRISH!

LEGO ROBOTICS

Any student interested in being a part of our Lego Robotics Club should get a form from the Main Office. The targeted grade levels are Grades 2 - 5.

FOOD AND FELLOWSHIP

Mark your calendars for our first Food and Fellowship events of 2014 - January 14 and 15 at Tokyo Restaurant (7911 W. Hillsborough Ave.).

HOME

-TobyMac

Have an AMAZING quote that pertains to this year's theme (home, family)? Send it to icsmzele@icstampa.org.

CELEBRATING SUCCESSES

Charlie Hyde graduated from Incarnation School in 1989.  He attended Jesuit High School in Tampa, and Fordham University in New York City.  He received law degrees from New York Law School and Boston University.  He is married and works as a lawyer in Boston.  Charlie first learned public speaking in sixth grade in the Optimist Oratorical Contest, hosted by Incarnation.  He learned how to research and write articles when Principal Sister Eugene Marie Schneider helped him and two classmates start a school newspaper.  As an altar boy at Incarnation, he learned the importance of service.

Congratulations, Charlie, on all of your accomplishments! ICS is proud to call you one of its own!

Do you know of a current ICS student or an ICS alumnus who has found success in the areas of academics, athletics, leadership, service or ministry that should be featured in our Newsletter? 

If so, please help us to recognize the sons and daughters of Incarnation Catholic School by sending notification to Mr. Zelenka: icsmzele@icstampa.org. GO IRISH!

INCARNATION PARISH HOME AND SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

Please visit SignUpGenius to sign up to volunteer for any of the many upcoming HSA events.

GEOGRAPHY BEE

These are the homeroom winners that will compete in the National Geographic Bee tomorrow Friday January 10, 2014 (8:30 a.m., St. Michael Hall):
4th- Nadia Falcone and Sophia Torres

5A- Logan Maher
5B- Malio Mayo
6A- Jorge Arroyo
6B- Maria Paula Owens
7A- Adam Reciniello
7B- Gustavo Chaviel
8A- George Morgan
8B- Jacob Croskey

Congratulations to these students! Good luck on the 10th!

ICS SCIENCE FAIR

Congratulations to the following students for their work in the ICS Science Fair last month:

8th Grade

1st Place - Preston Perez
2nd Place - Ricky Rojas
3rd Place - Lexi Velte
Honorable Mention - Emily Hull

7th Grade

1st Place - Ian Stahley
2nd Place - Alex Garcia
3rd Place - Carter Campbell
Honorable Mention - Bianca Falcone

6th Grade

1st Place - Jessica Velte
2nd Place - Carlos Rueda
3rd Place - Allison Elkins
Honorable Mention - Allison Kramer






COLD WEATHER UNIFORMS

As we have experienced a couple of the coldest days of the 2013 - 2014 school year, please let us pay close attention to proper ICS school uniform on these days. While understanding the extreme nature of the cold temperature, there are options at school to keep your child warm. Below is a list outlining the options that are allowed and not allowed at school. If there are any questions or concerns, please contact the school office or Miss Gess.  

ALLOWED

-ICS navy blue crewneck sweatshirt or fleece jacket; plain navy blue crew neck sweatshirt

-Khaki or navy blue trouser-like pants, depending on grade, on non-P.E. days

-Tan, black or black shoes with white markings that fasten with laces, Velcro, buckles, or are of a loafer style

-Girls may wear white or navy blue tights under jumpers, skirts or skirts

-A white crewneck undershirt with sleeves no longer than the uniform shirt

-Navy blue sweatpants for P.E. 

NOT ALLOWED

-Non-uniform jackets and sweatshirts (these are not allowed to be worn inside of classrooms - these can be worn to and from school and at recess)
-Jeans, sweatpants, skinny style pants
-Rain boots, boots, ballet slippers, non-black/tan shoes (ex:  red, blue, etc.)
-Leggings, leg warmers
-Long sleeve cotton crewneck or turtleneck tee; long sleeve crewneck or turtleneck Under Armour
-Track pants

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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