Thursday, June 2, 2016

ICS Newsletter: Thursday June 2, 2016


Upcoming Events
June
2 - Yearbook signing day; Honors Breakfast; Last day of school for Kindergarten
3 - Yearbook signing day; Last day of school; 1/2 day; Mass, 8:30 a.m.; End of the Year Awards in St. Michael Hall, 2016 - 17 theme unveiling, 9:30 a.m.; Classroom Celebrations, 10:30 a.m.; no aftercare available
7 - 4th Quarter Report Cards published on Rediker
21 - Carnival Planning Meeting, 6:30 p.m., St. Michael Hall

August
10 - First day of school for the 2016 - 17 school year

For more details on a draft of the 2016 - 17 school year, follow this link: http://incarnationcatholicschool.blogspot.com/p/ics-2016-17-calendar.html. Please note that the dates on this draft are subject to change. However, the overall format of the year should remain stable. Furthermore, we have not yet scheduled 1/2 days, Carnival and other school-wide activities that may affect the dates listed on the draft. A more detailed and finalized version will be published at some point over the summer. Thanks for your patience!


Prayers
We pray for our ICS Class of 2016! May God be with our ICS graduates as they move from ICS to high school!

We continue to pray for Coach Garofolo and his wife for continued good health in the pregnancy of their second child! 


We pray for the continued recovery of Flavio da Silva, Mickaella Marcal's (Gr. 2) father.

We pray for our ICS community. May the summer be filled with rest, relaxation, rejuvenation and fun! May it also be safe from harm and illness and may Mother Mary protect us from any hurricanes and/or tropical storms. 


Have a prayer request? Send it to icsmzele@icstampa.org


Hope Will Rise
Embrace your afflictions. Develop endurance. Galvanize your character. Become who you were created to be and HOPE WILL RISE.

For the full text, taken from the graduation address to the ICS Class of 2016, go here: http://icscatholicedu.blogspot.com/2016/05/hope-will-rise-and-hope-does-not.html 

Hope Will Rise!


ICS Academics
The "summer slide" is the loss in academic gains that occurs in students who do not participate in engaging activities over the summer (travel, summer camps / programs, reading, visiting museums, spending time with family, etc.). Please be sure to check with your student for a summer reading project that ICS will sponsor in conjunction with Spirit FM (90.5 on your radio dial). 

For more ideas on combatting the summer slide, click here: http://summerlearningdaymap.org/index.php


For more on what the summer slide is, click here or read below: http://education.jhu.edu/PD/newhorizons/Journals/spring2010/why-summer-learning/ 


·     100% of students experience summer learning loss if they don’t engage in educational activities over the summer.

·     25% of academic learning is lost by children during summer vacation – U.S. Dept. of Education.

·     4-6 weeks is the time it takes teachers to re-teach material that students have forgotten over the summer.

·     2.6 months is the average learning loss per student in math and 2 months is the average in spelling.

·     2/3 of the achievement gap between ninth graders can be explained by summer learning loss during elementary school years.


·     3 years out of the first 5 years of school is the cumulative impact of summer learning loss.


ICS Faith
The Eucharist can transform you! Behold the awesome power of Jesus Christ! Be sure to continue to attend Mass over the summer - don't let the "summer slide" affect your spiritual life or the spiritual health of your kids! You will be glad (and transformed) that you did!


ICS Digital Media
Allow your kid's tech usage over the summer to combat the "summer slide". Check out this site for a great compilation of educational apps: http://www.bestappsforkids.com/category/apps-for-education/


ICS Class of 2016
We once again congratulate the graduates of the Incarnation Catholic School Class of 2016. This past Saturday, the following students were recognized for their achievements:

Ideal Incarnation Award: Jennifer Pham and Carlos Rueda

Pastor's Award: John Coulman

American Legion: Molly Caballero and Day Hernandez

Most Improved Students: Molly Caballero and Matthew Covington

Academic Blue Awards
Alina Grillo
Maria Paula Owens-Jaramillo
Jennifer Pham
Sarah Torres

Academic Gold Awards
Carlos Rueda

Lester Guffy Excellence in Literature
Veronica Alvarez and Maria Paula Owens-Jaramillo

Values and Virtue Award
Jenna Maroney

Valedictorian
Carlos Rueda

Salutatorian
Maria Paul Owens-Jaramillo

Congratulations once again to all of our graduates! May God bless the ICS Class of 2016 next year and always! Go Irish!


ICS Students are AMAZING
Congratulations to ICS graduate from the Class of 2016, Sarah Torres, for earning 2nd place in the Tampa Bay Hispanic Heritage Essay Contest. Great job, Sarah! 



Honors Breakfast
Congratulations to the following students who were recognized this morning at our 5th - 7th grade Honors Breakfast:

-Maximilian Al-Ali

-Sophia Al-Ali
-Avery Altamirano
-Kara Artz
-Alexa Astete
-Adrian Cancio-Rodriguez
-Jasmine Castano
-Camila Castro-Galindo
-Leonardo Castro-Galindo
-Allyson Dela Cruz
-Natalia Delgado 
-Erick Diaz
-Emma Elkins
-Nadia Falcone
-William Hemsley
-Isabella Lopez
-Lilly Maher
-Madeline Maroney
-Julianna Marquinez
-Marissa Mattingly
-Elizabeth Newcom
-Shane Oliva
-Devon Ostrander
-Jackson Padron
-Luisana Pereira-Baez
-Sophie Ramos
-Mia Cora Saavedra
-Darnell Sadou
-Ximena Sanchez
-Jack Spinnato
-Sophia Torres
-Giancarlo Velez

Also, thank you to ICS Class of 2013 graduate, Dylan Field, who addressed our students and their parents!




Farewell
We once again wish the following ICS faculty members the best as they move on from ICS next year: Mrs. Gonzalez, Ms. Whitaker, Mrs. Hall, Ms. Eisenbacher and Ms. Roy. Good luck, God bless and GO IRISH!


2015 - 16 ICS Yearbook
Yearbooks are still available in the School Office. The cost is $35; make checks payable to Incarnation Catholic School. Tomorrow will be the last chance for students to sign each other's yearbook before leaving for the summer. 

Please contact the Front Office with any questions: (813) 884-4502.


Re-registration to ICS
We need your commitment to ICS so that we can adequately plan for next school year. Please re-register today.


2016 - 17 ICS Theme
ICS 7th graders have been hard at work developing our theme for next school year. They will make a lasting mark on our school and community and are using next year's theme to inspire great ideas and even greater deeds! The 2016 - 17 ICS theme will be unveiled tomorrow, Friday June 3 after Mass and awards.


One More Newsletter
Please stay tuned next Thursday for our final Newsletter of the 2015 - 16 school year: Thursday June 9, 2016!


One More Day
Please remember that tomorrow, Friday June 3, is our last day of the 2015-16 school year.

It is a 1/2 day of school.

Students should wear formal school uniform.

We will celebrate the Eucharist in the Church at 8:30. Prior to our celebration, we will have our "Ascension Ceremony" when students will "ascend" to the next grade level before starting Mass. Please consider joining us for Mass.

After Mass there is Benediction. The school will take part in this solemn ritual. Please consider joining us for Benediction.

After Benediction we will adjourn to St. Michael Hall for End of the Year Awards and the announcement of our 2016 - 17 theme (estimated start time = 9:30 a.m.). Please consider joining us for awards. 

After End of the Year Awards, students will adjourn to Homerooms for end of the year celebrations.

Dismissal is at 12:00 p.m. THERE IS NO AFTERCARE AVAILABLE tomorrow, Friday June 3.


Scrapbooking Day
Are you a scrapbooker? The Incarnation Council of Catholic Women is hosting a scrapbooking event in June. See below for details:



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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