Upcoming Events
September
24 - Family Supper with ICS Households *see below for more details
25 - ½ Day of School
28 - ICS Chick-fil-A Spirit Night - 5:00 - 8:00 p.m., W. Waters Ave. location - tell your cashier you want to support ICS!
29 - Culver's Spirit form due to office (ICS - Culver's Spirit Lunch on 10/2)
30 - School Mass
October
21 - School Mass with Households
23 - End of Quarter 1; ICS Movie Night
28 - School Mass; ICS - Culver's Spirit Night
29 - 1/2 Day of School (Conferences)
30 - 1/2 Day of School; Halloween Storybook (PreK - Grade 5) and Crazy Hair (Grades 6 - 8) Day
November
7 - ICS Auction**** (see below for more details)
24 - Family Supper with ICS Households *see below for more details
25 - ½ Day of School
28 - ICS Chick-fil-A Spirit Night - 5:00 - 8:00 p.m., W. Waters Ave. location - tell your cashier you want to support ICS!
29 - Culver's Spirit form due to office (ICS - Culver's Spirit Lunch on 10/2)
30 - School Mass
October
1 – 19 - St. Francis Pet Food Drive
2 - First Friday Morning Assembly; Irish Incarnation Day (Any ICS shirt, Jeans or PE shorts, sneakers); Culver's Spirit Lunch *see below for more details; order forms for the 15 - 16 ICS Spirit Shirt are due
7 - School Mass; ICSSC Installations
8 - Picture Retake Day
9 - ICS Spirit Shirt Day - students purchasing a new spirit shirt may wear it on Friday 10/9!
14 - School Mass; Kindergarten – 8th Grade Angel Ceremony
15 - No School
16 - No School8 - Picture Retake Day
9 - ICS Spirit Shirt Day - students purchasing a new spirit shirt may wear it on Friday 10/9!
14 - School Mass; Kindergarten – 8th Grade Angel Ceremony
15 - No School
21 - School Mass with Households
23 - End of Quarter 1; ICS Movie Night
28 - School Mass; ICS - Culver's Spirit Night
29 - 1/2 Day of School (Conferences)
30 - 1/2 Day of School; Halloween Storybook (PreK - Grade 5) and Crazy Hair (Grades 6 - 8) Day
November
7 - ICS Auction**** (see below for more details)
For a comprehensive look at all of the many activities we have planned for this school year, please visit our ICS Calendar Page.
Prayers
Prayers
We pray for the Ramos family (Melissa and Sophie) as they mourn the loss of their uncle. May God's strength and love surround the family and help walk with them through this trial.
We continue to lift up the Elkins family (Emma and Allison) as they mourn the loss of Mrs. Elkins's grandmother. We pray that God provide peace and solace during this difficult time.
We pray for safety and shelter for all people and property throughout the remainder of the 2015 Hurricane Season.
ICS prays for Pope Francis I as he wraps up this trip to North America. May his visit inspire our country to reinvigorate its moral foundations and strengthen its families.
Have a prayer request? Send it to icsmzele@icstampa.org.
Hope Will Rise
Contextually, the quote can be found here:
Whether it be unfair treatment, fatigue or frustration at work, a lapse of health, tasks beyond talents, seasons of loneliness, bleakness in prayer, the aloofness of friends; or whether it be the sadness of our having inflicted any of this on others … there will be dying to do on our way to the Father...
We must be people with hope to bring. There is no failure the Lord’s love cannot reverse, no humiliation He cannot exchange for blessing, no anger He cannot dissolve, no routine He cannot transfigure. All is swallowed up in victory. He has nothing but gifts to offer. It remains only for us to find how even the cross can be borne as a gift.
May we be people with hope to bring and may Hope Rise at ICS this year and always!
ICS Irish Athletics
***ICS Irish Athletic Updates!
The ICS Varsity Volleyball team will play in the first round of the HCYSL (Hillsborough Catholic Youth Sports League) Tournament this Monday September 28 at 4:00 p.m. at ICS. Come out on Monday after school to support your Irish Volleyball team! Good luck and go Irish!
The Varsity Soccer team will have practice on Monday September 28. This is a change from the original schedule, so Varsity Soccer team members are asked to take note of this change and be ready for practice on Monday.
See below for our Irish Athletics calendar.
Both our Soccer and Volleyball teams have each earned victories thus far this season. Keep up the great work, Irish! Thanks to our coaches for their work in developing our student-athletes!
Irish Varsity Soccer:
*Thursday September 24 vs. Corpus Christi at ICS (H), 4:00 p.m.
*Tuesday September 29 vs. Villa Madonna at ICS (H), 4:00 p.m.
*Wednesday September 30 vs. Mother Teresa of Calcutta at ICS (H), 4:00 p.m.
*Week of October 5, League Tournament (games TBA)
Irish JV Soccer:
*Thursday September 24 vs. Academy at the Lakes at Academy at the Lakes (A), 4:00 p.m.
*Friday October 2 vs. Trinity at ICS (H), 4:00 p.m.
*Thursday October 8 vs. Trinity at ICS (H), 4:00 p.m. (subject to change due to Varsity playoffs)
Irish Varsity Volleyball (JV games are played immediately after the conclusion of the Varsity):
*Week of September 28 - League Tournament, games TBA
Golf
The ICS Athletics Department is sponsoring a student Golf event this Saturday 9/26/15 from 9:00-10:30 am at the Eagles Golf Club (address below). The cost is $15.00 per student and will be collected at the golf course. If the students do not have golf equipment, they will provide equipment for them. Students in grades 1 - 8 are eligible.
The Eagles Golf Club
16101 Nine Eagles Dr.
Odessa, 33556
For more information, please call the School Office: 813.884.4502.
Sports' General InformationFor away games, student-athletes for all sports will be picked up in the front of the school (Church parking lot) and will be dismissed from the gate closest to the flag pole. For safety reasons, parents will not be allowed into the facility; instead student-athletes will be released to parents through the gate by the flag pole.
Thank you for your support of Irish Athletics! Go Irish!
ICS Home and School Association
A list of potential volunteer opportunities is included in today's packet. Please contact the Front Office if you would like to get involved in any of these events. Be sure to plan out your 20 hours of commitment back to ICS so that you don't end up scrambling for hours at the end of the year. Please visit this link: http://incarnationcatholicschool.blogspot.com/p/ics-home-and-school-association.html for more details.
Please remember the following regarding Family Commitment to your Incarnation Catholic School:
Fundraising Requirements:
ICS Spaghetti Dinner
Many thanks to Mrs. Gonzalez, Ms. Whitaker, and Mrs. Fernandez for their leadership with our ICS Spaghetti Dinner. These three ICS culinary artists were the minds and hands behind the marvelous meatballs, scrumptious sauce and the execution of the event! Thank you!
Thanks as well to our many teacher servers and parent volunteers. Additionally, we thank the many families who attended! We hope you left feeling full from both food and spirit!
Finally, thanks to Vigo for its donation of pasta for the event and for Publix for making a donation to help offset the costs!
Please remember the following regarding Family Commitment to your Incarnation Catholic School:
Fundraising Requirements:
*Families must raise a total
of $150 between our two biggest school fundraisers – Auction and the Payday
Sweepstakes Drawing
*This
can be done in any combination –
-$75
to Auction, 8 tickets ($80) to the Drawing;
-$150
to the Auction;
-$150
to the Drawing
Volunteer Requirements:
*Families must complete at
least 20 hours of service throughout the course of the year.
*8
hours must be completed in conjunction with the Auction and/or Carnival, with
at least 4 of those hours being at the Carnival.
*Families will be billed at
$25.00 per hour for any hours not fulfilled.
Your commitment to
Incarnation Catholic School through your time and talent is essential in order
for our school to continue to grow and advance. Thank you for your prayerful
consideration of how you will commit to help ICS this year.
BJ's Fundraiser
The deadline to apply for a BJ's Membership and help support ICS (as ICS will get a portion of the proceeds) is next Thursday October 1. Thank you in advance for considering this opportunity! If you have any questions, please contact the Front Office. BJ's Fundraiser
ICS Spaghetti Dinner
Many thanks to Mrs. Gonzalez, Ms. Whitaker, and Mrs. Fernandez for their leadership with our ICS Spaghetti Dinner. These three ICS culinary artists were the minds and hands behind the marvelous meatballs, scrumptious sauce and the execution of the event! Thank you!
Thanks as well to our many teacher servers and parent volunteers. Additionally, we thank the many families who attended! We hope you left feeling full from both food and spirit!
Finally, thanks to Vigo for its donation of pasta for the event and for Publix for making a donation to help offset the costs!
ICS Fall Book Fair
We thank Mrs. Lorena Al-Ali for her hard work and dedication with the ICS Fall Book Fair. With the absence of a Media Specialist at this time, Mrs. Al-Ali worked closely with our very own Mrs. Gonzalez to coordinate the event! Thank you, Mrs. Al-Ali and your team of helpers! Reading is the gateway to knowledge. Thanks for giving our students access to books to help them grow academically!
ICS Auction
We thank Mrs. Lorena Al-Ali for her hard work and dedication with the ICS Fall Book Fair. With the absence of a Media Specialist at this time, Mrs. Al-Ali worked closely with our very own Mrs. Gonzalez to coordinate the event! Thank you, Mrs. Al-Ali and your team of helpers! Reading is the gateway to knowledge. Thanks for giving our students access to books to help them grow academically!
ICS Auction
The ICS Auction Committee is hard at work preparing for this year's annual event. We are excited to recognize the following sponsors who have already stepped forward to support the students, teachers and families of ICS:
Gold - Bast Floors (ICS Family)
Bronze - Attorney Jason Klein from The Law firm of Wood, Smith, Henning, and Berman, LLP (ICS Family)
Beverage Sponsor - Pepin
Food Sponsor - Carraba's
Friends of ICS - Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School; Vigo
Please see the flyer in today's Thursday envelope for details on how you and/or your company can become a sponsor / donor / advertiser for this event!
Please click here to visit our ICS Auction page for forms and more details Send an email to: auction@icstampa.org with questions or to see how you can help with planning this event!
ICS Newsletter in Spanish (ICS boletín en español)
Remember that the Spanish version of the ICS Newsletter can be accessed here: http://incarnationcatholicschool.blogspot.com/p/el-boletin-en-espanol.html
Just bookmark that link and check it every Friday for updates. A link to the Spanish version will also be sent in the Thursday email blast announcing the publication of the ICS Newsletter. So that we can properly translate this information, the Spanish version will be posted by Friday.
Thursday Envelopes
Thursday is a big day regarding communications between Incarnation Catholic School and its families. Not only is Thursday the day of the week that the ICS Newsletter is disseminated, it is also the day that the school sends hard copy flyers in its "Thursday Envelope". Please be sure to check with your youngest child (or only child if you only have 1!) on Thursday for these important forms and flyers!
Please be sure to send the envelope back so that we can continue to use them to communicate on Thursdays!
Pictures
If you placed an order, one of the many things you will find in today's Thursday Envelope is a packet with your child(ren)'s school pictures. Picture Retake Day is October 8. If you have any questions about school pictures, please contact the Front Office: 813.884.4502.
Sacred Steps Running Club
Students in Grades 2 - 8 are eligible to participate in our Sacred Steps Running Club. This group combines both physical and spiritual training. In addition to running, students review a piece of scripture and pray together. See the flyer in this week's Thursday Envelope for the form and more details. The SSRC will meet on Wednesday's this year, with our first workout beginning on Wednesday October 7. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Hall: hallk@icstampa.org.
Background Screening and Safe Environment Program Training
In order to access students during the school day and/or volunteer to work with them in other settings (sports, field trips, etc.) you must complete a Level II Background Screening through the Diocese of St. Petersburg.
For details about getting screened and/or to set up an appointment, please visit this link: http://dosp.org/safe-environment/fingerprint-based-background-screening/
In addition to having a Level II Background Screening through the Diocese, volunteers who wish to supervise children (chaperone, volunteer aide, coach, etc.) must also complete the Diocesan Safe Environment Program. This training must be done in person to begin with and then it can be renewed once online. The initial training is good for 5 years.
If you need to check the validity of your Safe Environment Program training, please contact the Front Office: 813.884.4502.
Safe Environment Program Information: http://dosp.org/safe-environment/training-programs/sep-program-for-access-to-children/
Sign-up for initial training: http://www.calendarwiz.com/calendars/calendar.php?crd=dosp&cid%5B%5D=84231&PHPSESSID=6b3e1bdc60d1bbbe187f083b43d7ea1f
Re-certify: http://www.shieldthevulnerable.org
Thank you for your efforts to keep our children safe and to maintain a secure campus!
ICS - Culver's Spirit Lunch
Remember that our first Spirit Lunch with our neighbor, Culver's, is on Friday October 2! The cost of the lunch is $6.00 and a portion of each lunch purchased comes back to ICS!
Order forms are due back to the school by September 29 - no exceptions - as we have to get Culver's our order by then. The ICS kitchen will be open with miscellaneous items that day, along with our typical snacks and drinks; but, the main meal on the 2nd of October will be Culver's!
Any student who will not be participating in the ICS - Culver's Spirit Lunch should plan to pack their lunch that day.
ICS Spirit Shirts - Hope Will Rise
Included in last week's packet was an order form for our 2015 - 16 ICS Spirit Shirts. This is the FIRST EVER shirt with our new school logo on it and it also has our 2015 - 16 theme: Hope Will Rise!
Cost is $10.00 per shirt. Claim a part of history and show off the new ICS logo with pride! If you've lost your form, just send in the right amount of money based on the number of shirts you want to order and let us know the sizes! Or contact the Office for another form.
Order forms are due next Friday October 2. An opportunity to wear the new ICS Spirit Shirt will be scheduled once we have received them (and is tentatively scheduled for Friday October 9).
ICS Social Media
Are you on Facebook or Twitter? If so, Like or Follow us accordingly. ICS uses Facebook and Twitter as ways to engage current families, alumni and the broader community about the life of ICS students, updates about our school, events and other information pertaining to the Catholic education at ICS.
Follow us on Twitter:
ICS Newsletter in Spanish (ICS boletín en español)
Remember that the Spanish version of the ICS Newsletter can be accessed here: http://incarnationcatholicschool.blogspot.com/p/el-boletin-en-espanol.html
Just bookmark that link and check it every Friday for updates. A link to the Spanish version will also be sent in the Thursday email blast announcing the publication of the ICS Newsletter. So that we can properly translate this information, the Spanish version will be posted by Friday.
Thursday Envelopes
Thursday is a big day regarding communications between Incarnation Catholic School and its families. Not only is Thursday the day of the week that the ICS Newsletter is disseminated, it is also the day that the school sends hard copy flyers in its "Thursday Envelope". Please be sure to check with your youngest child (or only child if you only have 1!) on Thursday for these important forms and flyers!
Please be sure to send the envelope back so that we can continue to use them to communicate on Thursdays!
Pictures
If you placed an order, one of the many things you will find in today's Thursday Envelope is a packet with your child(ren)'s school pictures. Picture Retake Day is October 8. If you have any questions about school pictures, please contact the Front Office: 813.884.4502.
Sacred Steps Running Club
Students in Grades 2 - 8 are eligible to participate in our Sacred Steps Running Club. This group combines both physical and spiritual training. In addition to running, students review a piece of scripture and pray together. See the flyer in this week's Thursday Envelope for the form and more details. The SSRC will meet on Wednesday's this year, with our first workout beginning on Wednesday October 7. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Hall: hallk@icstampa.org.
Background Screening and Safe Environment Program Training
In order to access students during the school day and/or volunteer to work with them in other settings (sports, field trips, etc.) you must complete a Level II Background Screening through the Diocese of St. Petersburg.
For details about getting screened and/or to set up an appointment, please visit this link: http://dosp.org/safe-environment/fingerprint-based-background-screening/
In addition to having a Level II Background Screening through the Diocese, volunteers who wish to supervise children (chaperone, volunteer aide, coach, etc.) must also complete the Diocesan Safe Environment Program. This training must be done in person to begin with and then it can be renewed once online. The initial training is good for 5 years.
If you need to check the validity of your Safe Environment Program training, please contact the Front Office: 813.884.4502.
Safe Environment Program Information: http://dosp.org/safe-environment/training-programs/sep-program-for-access-to-children/
Sign-up for initial training: http://www.calendarwiz.com/calendars/calendar.php?crd=dosp&cid%5B%5D=84231&PHPSESSID=6b3e1bdc60d1bbbe187f083b43d7ea1f
Re-certify: http://www.shieldthevulnerable.org
Thank you for your efforts to keep our children safe and to maintain a secure campus!
ICS - Culver's Spirit Lunch
Remember that our first Spirit Lunch with our neighbor, Culver's, is on Friday October 2! The cost of the lunch is $6.00 and a portion of each lunch purchased comes back to ICS!
Order forms are due back to the school by September 29 - no exceptions - as we have to get Culver's our order by then. The ICS kitchen will be open with miscellaneous items that day, along with our typical snacks and drinks; but, the main meal on the 2nd of October will be Culver's!
Any student who will not be participating in the ICS - Culver's Spirit Lunch should plan to pack their lunch that day.
ICS Spirit Shirts - Hope Will Rise
Included in last week's packet was an order form for our 2015 - 16 ICS Spirit Shirts. This is the FIRST EVER shirt with our new school logo on it and it also has our 2015 - 16 theme: Hope Will Rise!
Cost is $10.00 per shirt. Claim a part of history and show off the new ICS logo with pride! If you've lost your form, just send in the right amount of money based on the number of shirts you want to order and let us know the sizes! Or contact the Office for another form.
Order forms are due next Friday October 2. An opportunity to wear the new ICS Spirit Shirt will be scheduled once we have received them (and is tentatively scheduled for Friday October 9).
ICS Social Media
Are you on Facebook or Twitter? If so, Like or Follow us accordingly. ICS uses Facebook and Twitter as ways to engage current families, alumni and the broader community about the life of ICS students, updates about our school, events and other information pertaining to the Catholic education at ICS.
Follow us on Twitter:
Like us on Facebook:
Incarnation Catholic School, Tampa
IN KEEPING WITH OUR TRADITION, WE AT INCARNATION CATHOLIC SCHOOL:
Inspire disciples of Christ,
Challenge each individual to be a life-long learner, and
Strive to live our Catholic faith through service to each other and the community.
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