Incarnation Catholic School Newsletter
October 2, 2014
10/2 - 10/15 - St. Francis of Assisi Pet Food Drive (contact Ms. Cummings for details: icsncumm@icstampa.org)
10/2 - Picture Re-take Day
10/3 - First Friday Morning Assembly, 8:30 a.m., St. Michael Hall; Irish Incarnation Spirit Day
10/7 - Yearbook meeting after school (8th graders only)
10/8 - Celebration of the Eucharist, 8:30 a.m., ICC, Households; Student Council Installations to follow; Student Council Meeting for all officers and reps after school (communication about this year's slate of officers and HR reps will be disseminated next week - stay tuned!)
10/16 - NO SCHOOL, Diocese of St. Petersburg In-Service for teachers
10/17 - NO SCHOOL
10/23 - Family Supper
10/24 - End of Quarter 1
10/31 - 1/2 day of School, Halloween Celebration
11/7 - 1/2 day of school
11/8 - ICS Auction
11/24 - 11/28 - Thanksgiving Break
12/6 - Santa's Breakfast
Prayers
Please join in praying for the following intentions:
-For all who are sick, especially for those suffering from any form of cancer.
-For peace in our world.
-For an end to all violence, abuse and oppression.
-For God to strengthen all families.
-For our many and abundant blessings, especially for the gift of faith.
-For our 8th Graders and Kindergarteners and their Angel - Buddy relationship.
Have a prayer request? Send it to: icsmzele@icstampa.org. Prayers will run for two weeks unless otherwise specified.
Thank You
Thank you to the many families who attended last Thursday's Conference Session. Thank you as well to the ICS faculty for their commitment, dedication and professionalism regarding our ICS students. We thank families for their partnership with ICS and we honor our ICS teachers for embracing all of our AMAZING students!
If for some reason you could not attend a conference last week but still desire a meeting with your child(ren)'s teacher(s), please do not hesitate to contact her/him/them directly.
Thank you as well to Mrs. Brown and all of the many parent volunteers who helped with last week's ICS Book Fair! Thank you to all families who visited and purchased books - thanks for instilling a love of reading in your child(ren)! Reading is the gateway to knowledge!
Irish in the News
Congratulations to ICS graduates Eleeza Santos (ICS Class of 2011) and Clarisse Ramos (ICS Class of 2012) who received the Ana Maria Baldor-Bunn Memorial Scholarship from the Academy of the Holy Names this school year! Congratulations, Eleeza and Clarice, Incarnation Catholic School is so proud of you!
Time On Task
Research supports a direct correlation between the amount of time a student spends "on-task" and his/her learning gains. In other words, the more time a student spends actively engaged in academic work, the more that student will learn.
Help ICS faculty ensure the instruction of all ICS students. Please to get your child(ren) to school on time. Please to keep them in school for the entire school day. Coming late and/or leaving early causes a loss in instructional time (and time on task and learning) for your child(ren) and all of the students in those disrupted classrooms.
Instructional time is sacred; help us maintain this atmosphere and ensure learning gains for all ICS students - including your own.
ICS Athletics
Congratulations to all of our ICS fall sports! The Varsity Soccer team remains "undefeated" with only a tie against St. Lawrence keeping the Irish from a perfect record. The JV Soccer and Volleyball teams have found similar successes, while the Varsity Volleyball team continues to give outstanding effort and make continuous improvement. GO Irish!
Varsity Soccer wraps up its regular season this afternoon against and at Mother Teresa of Calcutta at 4:00 p.m.
The JV Soccer team will wrap up its season on October 3 against and at Trinity at 4:30 p.m.
The Varsity and JV Volleyball teams end regular season play today, too: Varsity at 4:00 p.m., with the JV game to follow immediately after. Both games will take place at ICS. Come out to support our Lady Irish!
For details about our Volleyball and Soccer schedules, please visit Coach Garofolo's Coach's Corner website. The wiki will also provide information for all things related to our Irish Athletics program.
Varsity Soccer wraps up its regular season this afternoon against and at Mother Teresa of Calcutta at 4:00 p.m.
The JV Soccer team will wrap up its season on October 3 against and at Trinity at 4:30 p.m.
The Varsity and JV Volleyball teams end regular season play today, too: Varsity at 4:00 p.m., with the JV game to follow immediately after. Both games will take place at ICS. Come out to support our Lady Irish!
ICS Auction
Please mark your calendars and prepare for our school's largest fundraiser, the 2014 Auction. Flyers are in circulation, goods and services are being accumulated and plans are close to being finished for this AMAZING event. Remember that your attendance at the Auction helps to fulfill your Family Fundraising commitment of $150. This year the ICS Payday Sweepstakes Raffle, the other way to fulfill your fundraising obligation, will occur in the spring.
The 17th Annual Dinner, Dance and Auction is Saturday November 8 - Saturday Night Fever! Tickets will be available soon and are $75.00 each! We hope to see you there!
ICS Family Challenge
All ICS Families are encouraged to:
1. Pray together as a family at least once per week
2. Eat together as a family at least once per week
3. Play together as a family at least once per month
Share your experiences (stories, photos, ideas, etc.) as you put God first and in the center of your family: icsmzele@icstampa.org.
GO: Love.
Moms and Tots
Next Thursday (10/9) is our next Moms and Tots Group hosted by ICS. This event is open to moms and toddlers ages 2 - 3. The group begins at 9:00 a.m. There is no charge for this ministry! Contact Ms. Rachel Noto for more information or to sign-up: notor@icstampa.org and please help us spread the good news of this initiative.
FaithICS
Please visit this link for a weekday reading of the day's Gospel passage as well as a short reflection, offered by ICS Faculty, Staff and Students: FaithICS!
Yearbook Help
Please help our Yearbook Staff memorialize all of the many 2014 - 15 ICS events. If you've taken pictures and are willing to share your snapshots with the potential of them being included in the Yearbook, please either send your submissions to or contact Mrs. Carrier: carrierr@icstampa.org.
Please mark your calendars and prepare for our school's largest fundraiser, the 2014 Auction. Flyers are in circulation, goods and services are being accumulated and plans are close to being finished for this AMAZING event. Remember that your attendance at the Auction helps to fulfill your Family Fundraising commitment of $150. This year the ICS Payday Sweepstakes Raffle, the other way to fulfill your fundraising obligation, will occur in the spring.
The 17th Annual Dinner, Dance and Auction is Saturday November 8 - Saturday Night Fever! Tickets will be available soon and are $75.00 each! We hope to see you there!
ICS Family Challenge
All ICS Families are encouraged to:
1. Pray together as a family at least once per week
2. Eat together as a family at least once per week
3. Play together as a family at least once per month
Share your experiences (stories, photos, ideas, etc.) as you put God first and in the center of your family: icsmzele@icstampa.org.
GO: Love.
Moms and Tots
Next Thursday (10/9) is our next Moms and Tots Group hosted by ICS. This event is open to moms and toddlers ages 2 - 3. The group begins at 9:00 a.m. There is no charge for this ministry! Contact Ms. Rachel Noto for more information or to sign-up: notor@icstampa.org and please help us spread the good news of this initiative.
FaithICS
Please visit this link for a weekday reading of the day's Gospel passage as well as a short reflection, offered by ICS Faculty, Staff and Students: FaithICS!
Yearbook Help
Please help our Yearbook Staff memorialize all of the many 2014 - 15 ICS events. If you've taken pictures and are willing to share your snapshots with the potential of them being included in the Yearbook, please either send your submissions to or contact Mrs. Carrier: carrierr@icstampa.org.
IN KEEPING WITH OUR TRADITION, WE AT INCARNATION CATHOLIC SCHOOL:
Inspire life-long learners,
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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