Upcoming Events
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
15 - No School, Diocese of St. Petersburg In-Service Day for Teachers
16 - No School21 - 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
4 - School Mass
5 - Family Supper with ICS Households
6 - First Friday Morning Assembly; Irish Incarnation Day (Any ICS shirt, Jeans or PE shorts, sneakers)
7 - ICS Auction
11 - School Mass with ICS Households
18 - School Mass
19 - Kindergarten – 8th Grade Thanksgiving Celebration; Classroom level Thanksgiving celebrations
during lunch / recess
20 - Irish Cup Activity, p.m. activity schedule
21 - ICS Family Fun Run
23 – 27 - NO SCHOOL – Thanksgiving Break
30 - ICS - Chick-fil-A Spirit Night and Christmas Concert (at Chick-fil-A)
30 - ICS - Chick-fil-A Spirit Night and Christmas Concert (at Chick-fil-A)
December
2 - School Mass with ICS Households
4 - First Friday Morning Assembly; Irish Incarnation Day (Any ICS shirt, Jeans or PE shorts, sneakers)
8 - School Mass, Immaculate Conception
10 - Family Supper with ICS Households
14 - ICS - Culver's Spirit Night
14 - ICS - Culver's Spirit Night
16 - School Mass
17 - Advent / Christmas Program
18 - ½ Day; ICS Winter Wonderland; NO AFTERCARE AVAILABLE
21 – 31 NO SCHOOL – Christmas Break
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 offer a prayer of thanksgiving and praise for the HOPE and gift of new life! Mrs. Gonzalez and her husband are pregnant with their first child! We pray for a healthy baby, mom (and dad)! Send Mrs. Gonzalez a note of congratulations here: gonzalezl@icstampa.org. May God continue to bless you, Mrs. and Mr. Gonzalez, and we can't wait to meet your new baby! Congratulations on this AMAZING news!
We continue to pray for Mr. Woodward, ICS School Counselor, and his family as they struggle with the loss of Mr. Woodward's maternal grandfather. We send Mr. Woodward and his family our love, thoughts and prayers.
We also continue to hold the Lockhart family (Amanda, ICS Class of 2015) in our hearts as they grieve the loss of Amanda's grandfather. May God provide the Lockhart family love and compassion during this time of sadness.
We maintain our prayers for the Stavish family (Tristan and Ashton, Grades 4 and 2) as they deal with the loss of their great aunt (Mrs. Stavish's aunt). We ask for the Lord to usher peace, healing and strength during this difficult time.
We hold fast in lifting the Delgado family up in prayer (Natalie, Grade 5) as they mourn the loss of Natalia's paternal grandfather. May God surround the Delgado family with love and strength.
We continue to pray for safety and shelter for all people and property throughout the remainder of the 2015 Hurricane Season.
Have a prayer request? Send it to icsmzele@icstampa.org.
Hope Will Rise
Today's Hope Will Rise quote is a tweet from the Contemporary Christian Music band, Rend Collective. Consider that the words, images and media content around us tells us stories - are they stories of HOPE and life or of darkness and sin? Dance in the darkness, sing in the shadows and find joy!
Be blessed. Be bold. Fight for joy...and believe that HOPE WILL RISE.
ICS Irish Athletics
ICS Girls' basketball will continue to practice next week on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. We wish our Lady Irish Varsity and Junior Varsity Basketball teams the best of luck in their upcoming basketball seasons. Go Irish!
ICS Boys' track will have a meeting and first practice on Wednesday October 21.
ICS Billiards Club for any 5th - 8th grade student is at Pinchasers on Tuesday October 20.
Be blessed. Be bold. Fight for joy...and believe that HOPE WILL RISE.
ICS Irish Athletics
ICS Girls' basketball will continue to practice next week on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. We wish our Lady Irish Varsity and Junior Varsity Basketball teams the best of luck in their upcoming basketball seasons. Go Irish!
ICS Boys' track will have a meeting and first practice on Wednesday October 21.
ICS Billiards Club for any 5th - 8th grade student is at Pinchasers on Tuesday October 20.
Please contact Coach Garofolo if you have any questions about anything related to ICS Irish Athletics: garofolov@icstampa.org.
Conferences
Family - Teacher Conferences is slated for Thursday October 29. There are two sessions: 1:00 - 4:30 and 5:30 - 7:00. Forms to request a meeting with a teacher were sent home this week. If you did not receive a form and would like to schedule a conference, please contact that teacher directly or call the Front Office: 813.884.4502.
Due to our new academic program in Grades 1 - 5, families of students in those grades may not be able to schedule a conference for Conference Day. Teachers will do all that they can to accommodate all families who desire a conference. Based on the fact that some of our teachers teach multiple grades and others have over 30 students in Religion, Science and Social Studies classes, a conference may need to be scheduled on a day other than October 29. Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding.
Thank you for your partnership in educating our children!
Students should adhere to the following guidelines for our Halloween Celebration on Friday October 30.
*Storybook Character Costumes:
-Pre - K to Grade 5
-Pre - K to Grade 5
-Any easily identifiable character from literature: Cinderella, Aladdin, Harry Potter, Fancy Nancy, Clifford, etc. No blood, weapons, etc. The purpose of our dress is to promote school spirit, promote a love of reading and have fun. It is not to scare or sicken. Thank you for maintaining this rationale for this celebration.
*Any student not participating in Storybook Character Costume Day should wear their regulation school uniform.
*Crazy Hair Day:
-Grades 6 - 8
-Horrible hair -- different size ponytails, braids, curls, spikes, messy, wigs, rubber bands, colors, etc. ALL HAIRDOS MUST BE DONE AT HOME.
-Students in grades 6 - 8 are permitted to wear Spirit Shirts, jeans and sneakers. School uniform is the alternative.
More details about the events of our Halloween Celebration on 10/30 will be coming soon. Please remember that it is a 1/2 day of school.
If you have any questions, please contact the Front Office: 813.884.4502.
ICS Home and School Trunk or Treat
As part of our Halloween Storybook Celebration on October 30, ICS will sponsor Trunk or Treat for our students. Please see below for more information. A hard copy of the form will be sent on Monday October 19.
Under the Stars Movie Night
Next Friday, October 23 is Under the Stars Movie Night. Cost is $10 per family and concessions will be sold. The ICS Pavilion will open at 6:30 with the movie, Monsters University, starting at 7:00 p.m. Please contact the school office if you have any questions or need more information. We hope to see you there!
ICS Auction
Invitations for ICS Auction 2015: "An Evening of Southern Elegance" were sent in the mail last week and should have been delivered by the United States Postal Service at some point earlier this week. Please be sure to RSVP early! We hope you will be able to attend this evening of fun, food, fellowship and fundraising!
Our ICS Auction Sponsorship list continues to grow! Thank you to our (long) list of sponsors!
Platinum: Oliva Tobacco Company
Gold: BAST Floors and Staircases
Silver: The Al-Ali Family
Silver: Moore Dental Care
Bronze: Law Office of Hernando Bernal, Jr., P.A.
Bronze: The Grandparents of Molly Caballero
Bronze: Whitco Insurance Agency
Bronze: Westchase Pizza & Pasta Company
Bronze: Hernandez Family
Bronze: Tampa Community Hospital
Bronze: Wood, Smith Henning & Berman, LLP
Bronze: Meadow Wood Property Company
Bronze: Future Home Realty - Karin Rueda
Bronze: The Wood Team
Friends of ICS: Vigo Importing Company
Friends of ICS: The Graves Family
Friends of ICS: Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School
Friends of ICS: The Morello Family
Supplies Sponsor: Pepin Distributing Company
Please click here to visit our ICS Auction page for forms and more details about becoming a sponsor / making a donation. Send an email to: auction@icstampa.org with questions or to see how you can help with planning this event!
Set-up: Remember that only ICS Auction Committee members will be a part of set-up on Saturday November 7 (the day of the event). Volunteer opportunities for Auction set-up for non-committee members are available on both Thursday and Friday, November 5 and 6.
Clean-up: Please consider signing up to help clean-up on Sunday November 8 from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Sign-up: Contact auction@icstampa.org if you would like to volunteer for clean-up (November 8) or set-up on November 5 or November 6.
Please pray for the success of this important ICS event! Thank you to the many volunteers who have already logged many hours preparing for an outstanding night!
Congratulations
At our most recent First Friday Morning Assembly on October 2, the following students were honored, awarded and recognized:
Red Ticket Winners:
8th Grader, Alex Belsha
4th Grader, Julia Artz
1st Grader, Jaclyn Sabella
Scholastic Book Winners:
Kindergartener, Khloe Vargas-Marin
1st Graders, Evan Matthews; Fernanda Borges-Hernandez; Ramil Muraharisetti
4th Graders, Analyssa Betts, Ana Hernandez, Christopher Newcom, Ashton Tran
6th Grader, Nadia Falcone
7th Grader, Lizzie Newcom
8th Grader, John Coulman
Congratulations! Go Irish!
10/22/15 Lunch Clarification
The October Lunch Menu inadvertently listed this upcoming Thursday October 22 as a Family Supper day. We do not have a Household Family Supper scheduled for this upcoming Thursday. The menu, though, will remain the same (Pizza, Hotdog, etc.). Our next Family Supper event is slated for Thursday November 5. Thank you for your patience.
Sacramental Prep Reminder
Families preparing for their son/daughter/children to receive the Sacraments of Reconciliation and First Holy Communion are reminded of the first Reconciliation Workshop this Saturday October 17 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in St. Michael Hall. If you have any questions, please contact Philomena Johnson in the Parish Office: 813.885.7861 or pjohnson@icctampa.org.
We pray for all students who will receive these Sacraments throughout the course of this year! We are so excited for these children to encounter Jesus in these ways! Congratulations, good luck and God bless you!
Set-up: Remember that only ICS Auction Committee members will be a part of set-up on Saturday November 7 (the day of the event). Volunteer opportunities for Auction set-up for non-committee members are available on both Thursday and Friday, November 5 and 6.
Clean-up: Please consider signing up to help clean-up on Sunday November 8 from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Sign-up: Contact auction@icstampa.org if you would like to volunteer for clean-up (November 8) or set-up on November 5 or November 6.
Please pray for the success of this important ICS event! Thank you to the many volunteers who have already logged many hours preparing for an outstanding night!
Congratulations
At our most recent First Friday Morning Assembly on October 2, the following students were honored, awarded and recognized:
Red Ticket Winners:
8th Grader, Alex Belsha
4th Grader, Julia Artz
1st Grader, Jaclyn Sabella
Scholastic Book Winners:
Kindergartener, Khloe Vargas-Marin
1st Graders, Evan Matthews; Fernanda Borges-Hernandez; Ramil Muraharisetti
4th Graders, Analyssa Betts, Ana Hernandez, Christopher Newcom, Ashton Tran
6th Grader, Nadia Falcone
7th Grader, Lizzie Newcom
8th Grader, John Coulman
Congratulations! Go Irish!
10/22/15 Lunch Clarification
The October Lunch Menu inadvertently listed this upcoming Thursday October 22 as a Family Supper day. We do not have a Household Family Supper scheduled for this upcoming Thursday. The menu, though, will remain the same (Pizza, Hotdog, etc.). Our next Family Supper event is slated for Thursday November 5. Thank you for your patience.
Sacramental Prep Reminder
Families preparing for their son/daughter/children to receive the Sacraments of Reconciliation and First Holy Communion are reminded of the first Reconciliation Workshop this Saturday October 17 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in St. Michael Hall. If you have any questions, please contact Philomena Johnson in the Parish Office: 813.885.7861 or pjohnson@icctampa.org.
We pray for all students who will receive these Sacraments throughout the course of this year! We are so excited for these children to encounter Jesus in these ways! Congratulations, good luck and God bless you!
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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