ICS News 9/22/16

At ICS, we are committed to leaving our "Footprint" on the world.
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path" (Psalm 119:105). 

Upcoming Events

September

22 - Family Supper (lunch) with Households

23 - 8th Grade Retreat

26 - Chick-fil-A Spirit Night, 3:00 - 8:00 p.m., W. Waters and Citrus Park Mall locations

28 - School Mass, 8:30 a.m.

29 - 1/2 Day of School; Family - Teacher Conferences, 1:00 - 7:00 p.m.

30 - Full day of school; Irish Cup Activity in p.m.

October

1 - Sabor Latino, St. Michael Hall

5 - School Mass, 8:30 a.m.; 8th Grade - Kindergarten Angel Ceremony

7 - First Friday Morning Assembly, 8:30 a.m., St. Michael Hall; Adoration for Religion Classes; 2nd and 3rd Grade Retreats

10 - No school, Diocese of St. Petersburg Professional Development for Teachers
11 - 5th Grade Retreat

12 - School Mass with Households, 8:30 a.m.
13 - Picture Re-take Day

14 - End of 1st Quarter

15 - School Mass, 4:30 p.m.; Cookout and "Under the Stars" Movie Night, 5:30 - 9:00 p.m. in Pavilion

17 - Beginning of Quarter 2

19 - School Mass, 8:30 a.m.

20 - Family Supper with Households
21 - 6th Grade Retreat

26 - School Mass, 8:30 a.m.
28 - 7th Grade Retreat

31 - Halloween Celebration

For a longer range of dates, please visit our year-long calendar: http://incarnationcatholicschool.blogspot.com/p/ics-2016-17-calendar.html

Hurricane Make-up Days

Don't forget: Our Hurricane make-up days are Tuesday May 30 and Wednesday May 31. Please be sure to mark your calendars!

SAVE THE DATE: November 5 - ICS Auction, Havana Nights

Prayers

Please join us in praying for the following:

*Ms. Sanchez's friend, Alexis, who was recently diagnosed with Lymphoma

*Richard Almanzar (Gr. 8) and his family as his grandmother, Maria Acosta, has entered a hospice facility

*Mrs. Finley's niece, Hannah Raimer, and grandniece, Rylin

*ICS 8th graders who will be participating in a day of retreat tomorrow

*Peace in our hearts, homes and world

*Protection of all life and property throughout hurricane season

Have a person or intention to add to our prayer list? Send it to icsmzele@icstampa.org    

The Power of Positivity

Congratulations to the following students who won prizes from Spirit FM's Summer Reading contest:

*Isabella Avila (Gr. 1) - Spirit FM Prize Pack

*Alejandro Avila (Gr. 4) - Spirit FM Prize Pack

*Devon Ostrander (Gr. 7) - Spirit FM Prize Pack

*Sloan Saavedra (Gr. 1) - Guest DJ on Kid's Kingdom programming (which airs on Saturday mornings)

Also, Incarnation Catholic School was awarded one of three 30 second radio promotions which will air on Spirit FM during Catholic Schools Week 2017! Great job, Irish! 

Reading is the gateway to knowledge! 

Congratulations as well to the following Red Ticket Winners from last Thursday (9/15):

Kindergarten: Leah Perez and Alexandra Pastor
First Grade: Alana Strahm and Gabriel Vega
Second Grade: Ariana Rivera and Lorena Nuamah
Third Grade: David Ramirez-Betancur and Aby Valles-Gourdet
Fourth Grade: Sarita Rich and Andrick Franco
Fifth Grade: Anna Carnuccio and Angelina Carmona
6A: Valentino Gomez and Katrina Otis
6B: Emma Elkins and Isaiah Torres
7A: Sofia Sargeant and Devon Ostrander
7B: Kara Artz and Jack Spinnato
8A: Melvin Carvalho and Daniel Cifuentes
8B: Max Al-Ali and Maddie Maroney

Spaghetti Dinner

Many thanks to our ICS faculty and staff and our parent volunteers who made last week's Spaghetti Dinner such a huge success! Just under 300 guests enjoyed pasta, pizza, salad, dessert and an amazing night of fun and fellowship! Thank you to our attendees, donors and volunteers for your support!

ICS Book Fair

Thank you to Ms. Stevenson, ICS Media Specialist, and Mrs. Lorena Al-Ali, Lead Book Fair Volunteer, and all of our volunteers who helped with our ICS Fall Book Fair. Reading is the gateway to knowledge and new books definitely help to stoke an interest in reading! 

If you missed the chance to purchase a book but would still like to, please visit our on-line sale (which runs through 9/30/16): http://onlinebookfairs.scholastic.com/default.aspx?f=3573597

Any book purchased on-line will be shipped to ICS for free! If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Stevenson: stevensons@icstampa.org. 

ICS Athletics

Congratulations to our Varsity Soccer team who is still undefeated after 5 games (4 - 0 - 1)! GO IRISH!

Our Varsity Volleyball team also notched two more victories this week! Great job, Irish! Keep it up!

For the complete schedules for Soccer and Volleyball, visit our ICS Sports Wiki: 

-Soccer: http://icsathletics.wikispaces.com/ICS+Athletics+Home

-Volleyball: http://icsathletics.wikispaces.com/ICS+Girls+Athletics 

In addition to these interscholastic sports of Volleyball (girls) and Soccer (boys and girls) in grades 4 - 8, ICS is proud to offer the following intramural and developmental athletic opportunities:

Friday September 30 - Bowling 

This event will be held at:

Pin Chasers

5555 W. Hillsborough Ave

Tampa, FL 33634

From: 3:30-4:30pm

Grades: PreK3-8th

Cost: $3 per child

Payments are not to be given to the school. Payments should be made at the event to Pin Chasers the day of the event.  Cash payment preferred.

Friday October 14 - Billiards 

This event will be held at:

Pin Chasers

5555 W. Hillsborough Ave

Tampa, FL 33634

From: 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Grades: 5th-8th

Cost: $3 per child

Payments are not to be given to the school. Payments should be made at the event to Pin Chasers the day of the event. Cash payment preferred.

More details about our ICS Athletic Department will can be found on our ICS Athletics Wiki: http://icsathletics.wikispaces.com/ICS+Athletics+Home or by contacting Coach Garofolo: garofolov@icstampa.org.

GO IRISH! 

Havana Nights

Check out these exciting updates regarding our school's largest fundraiser, the ICS Auction: Havana Nights!

Thank you to our 15 sponsors (if you or your company are interested in joining this list, contact us at: auction@icstampa.org):

Gold
-Mastro Subaru

Silver
-Bast Floors
-Florida Industrial Properties
-Muraharisetti Family
-Giallourakis Family
-Caballero Family
-Moore Dental

Bronze
-Dr. Christina Martin Orthodontics
-Palm Harbor Dermatology
-Wood, Smith, Henning, and Berman LLP
-Rehab Quest
-Magna Legal Services
-Jackson Family

Friends of Incarnation
-Coldwell Banker
-Diaz Family

Thank you!

We are also up to 93 donations of goods and services! Stay tuned for more details about our exciting Auction items this year. 

If you are interested in helping with this event, please contact our Auction Chairperson, Mrs. Blanca Melendez: auction@icstampa.org or (813) 203-6951.

Mark your calendars and save the date: Saturday November 5, 2016 - Havana Nights!

Want an electronic version of the Auction forms? Click here: http://incarnationcatholicschool.blogspot.com/p/auction-havana-nights.html 

Conferences

Next Thursday September 29, ICS teachers will host our first conference session of the school year. Please take advantage of this opportunity to dialogue with teachers about the progress of your child(ren). Fill out the conference form sent last week and send it back in to school and we will do all that we can to accommodate your request! If you've lost the form, just send an email to the teacher(s) with whom you'd like to meet. 

Thank you for partnering with us in the Catholic education of our ICS students!


ICS Cross-fit
25 ICS students ages PreK - Grade 8 participated in "Cross-fit" yesterday afternoon. Cross-fit is a spiritual and physical workout centered around the 14 Stations of the Cross! We are Servants of God. We are ICS! 

Under the Stars Movie Night

Saturday October 15 is our 4th annual "Under the Stars" Movie Night from 5:30 - 9:00 p.m. in the ICS Pavilion. Cost per family is $5 for admission. Food items, snacks and drinks will be available for purchase. Stay tuned for more details, but please mark your calendars for Saturday October 15!

Similar to last week's Spaghetti Dinner, Movie Night will follow the Celebration of the Eucharist at 4:30 p.m. in the Church! ICS students will once again serve as ministers during the Mass - choir, readers, gift bearers and servers! We hope to see you there for both Mass and the movie!

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.