Upcoming Events
January
13 - End of 2nd Quarter / 1st Semester; ICS -
Culver's Spirit Lunch order form due (for lunch on 1/19/17); ICS Floor Hockey,
Grades 5 – 8, 3:30 – 4:30
16 - No school, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
17 - Begin 3rd Quarter; Q2 grades updated and
posted on Rediker
18 - School Mass, 8:30 a.m.; 3rd Grade
Retreat; Carnival Planning Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Media Center
19 - Geography Bee, 8:00 a.m., St. Michael Hall;
ICS - Culver's Spirit Lunch (order form due 1/13)
20 - Time-on-Task Free Dress Day (Grades 1 - 8,
based on tardies / early dismissals in Q2)
24 - Family Supper order form due (for Family
Supper on 1/26)
25 - School Mass, 8:30 a.m.
26 - Family Supper with Households (order form due
1/24)
28 - School Mass, 4:30 p.m.; Ice Cream Social in
St. Michael Hall
29 - 31 - Catholic Schools Week
February
1 - School Mass, 8:30 a.m.
2 - Class Picture Day, all students in formal
school uniform
3 - First Friday Morning Assembly, 8:30
a.m., St. Michael Hall; Band Performance during assembly; Irish
Incarnation Spirit Day; Adoration for Religion Classes; ICS Spring Book
Fair begins
3 - 10 - ICS Spring Book Fair
8 - NO SCHOOL, Diocese of St. Petersburg
in-service training for all teachers (*please note this is a Wednesday)
10 - Grandparents' Day; ICS Spring Book Fair ends
11 - Incarnation Catholic Church Valentine's
Gala
15 - School Mass with Households, 8:30 a.m.
16 - Focus 11 Vocations Retreat for Grade 6
17 - Mid-point of Q3, grades updated and posted on
Rediker
20 - NO SCHOOL, Presidents' Day
21 - Spring Individual Picture Day
22 - School Mass, 8:30 a.m.
23 - Family Supper with Households
25 - School Mass, 4:30 p.m.
27 - Chick-fil-A Spirit Night, 3:00 - 8:00
p.m., W. Waters Ave. and Citrus Park locations
March
6 - 10 - Iowa Assessment testing for grades 2 - 8
16 - 19 - Incarnation Carnival Weekend
20 – No School, Carnival Clean-up Day
For a longer range of dates, please visit our
year-long calendar: http://incarnationcatholicschool.blogspot.com/p/ics-2016-17-calendar.html
Prayers
Please join us in praying for the following:
-Mr. and Mrs. Lara (formerly Ms. Sanchez) for
their marriage last month - congratulations!
-Mrs. Laura Schillo and her family as they enjoy
her retirement and in thanksgiving for Mrs. Schillo's 16 years of faithful
service to ICS
-the ICS Class of 2017 as they enter their final
semester at ICS
-our new Bishop Gregory Parkes and our Bishop
Emeritus Robert Lynch as they enter new ministries, respectively
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 their classroom level Red Ticket
Drawing last Thursday 1/5/17:
Kindergarten: Carly
Howe and Julio Beltran
First Grade: Sophia
Diana and Gabriel Vega
Second Grade: Kevin
Hernandez and Ariyah Margarejo
Third Grade:
Alexander Landwehr and Kristina La Rosa-Galindo
Fourth Grade: Kyra
Lom and Peter Meng
Fifth Grade:
Christopher Newcom and Julia Artz
6A: Jeremy
Rosa and Adaia Ortiz
6B: Keanu
Lopez and Mia Cora Saavedra
7A: Nadia
Falcone and Adrian Cancio
7B: Kara
Artz and Jack Spinnato
8A: Sean
Varao and Hannahbella Blanc
8B: Erik
Rosario and Max Al-Ali
Also, congratulations to the
following students recognized at our First Friday Morning Assembly last
week:
Grade Level Red
Ticket Drawings:
-PreK - Leah Mateo Perez and Frankie Hill
-K - Grade 2 - Joey Lozada
-Grades 3 - 5 - Elias Matos
-Grades 6 - 8 - Kara Artz
St. Sebastian
Student-Athletes of the Month:
-Alana Strahm
-Aiden Hobbs
Cross-fit Leadership Award:
-Shawna Balco
Shamrock
Showdown Winner:
-3rd Grade
Great job, Irish! Keep up the outstanding work!
Last month, ICS Middle School students participated in a local STEM fair at ICS. Three grade level winners were chosen for each grade. Congratulations and good luck to the following ICS students who will participate in the Diocesan STEM Fair this weekend at Bishop McLaughlin Catholic School! GO IRISH!
6th Grade:
Ty Martin-Ruiz: Pump it Up. Materials Science
Shane Oliva: Think Before You Drink. Biomedical and Health Sciences
Keanu Lopez: Does Color Light Affect Plant Growth? Plant Sciences
7th Grade:
Nadia Falcone: Whats Your pHavorite Water? Plant Sciences
Adrian Cancio-Rodriguez: From Trash to Gas. Environmental Engineering
Jack Spinnato: Are Pricier Golf Balls Worth the Money? Materials Science
8th Grade:
Maddie Maroney: Does Fabric Softener Affect the Flammability of Fabric? Materials Science
Sean Varao: Does Fabric Softener Affect the Flammability of Fabric? Materials Science
Brian Stevens: Changing the Freezing Point. Materials Science
ICS Student Council Poinsettia Sale
Tomorrow afternoon, Friday January 13, the ICS Student Council will have poinsettias for sale during afternoon carline pickup. A donation of $5.00 per plant is requested and cash is preferred. Student Council members will have them for sale during pick-up in the afternoon carline. We hope you will support our students.
Did you know you could plant a poinsettia outside? Check out the video below or this link for more details: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/EP/EP34900.pdf
ICS Athletics
Boys'
Basketball (Varsity and JV) kicks off the 2017 Irish
Athletics campaign. See below for the respective schedules (please note that
this is the most up to date calendar of games!):
Varsity Games
Thursday 1/12 - ICS @ Christ the King, 4:00
p.m.
Wednesday 1/18 - ICS @ St. Lawrence, 4:00
p.m.
Thursday 1/19 - ICS @ St. Stephen, 4:00 p.m.
Saturday 1/21 - ICS vs. Mother Teresa of Calcutta,
11:20 a.m. @ Jesuit HS
Tuesday 1/24 - ICS @ Nativity, 4:00 p.m.
Thursday 1/26 - ICS vs. Corpus Christi, 4:00
p.m. (HOME)
Tuesday 1/31 - ICS @ Villa Madonna, 4:00 p.m.
Thursday 2/2 - ICS @ Mother Teresa of
Calcutta, 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday 2/7 - ICS vs. Christ the King, 4:00 p.m.
(HOME)
Thursday 2/9 – ICS @ St. Peter Claver, 4:00 p.m.
Saturday 2/11 - ICS vs. St. Joseph, 10:10 a.m.
@ Jesuit HS
Thursday 2/16 - ICS vs. St. Lawrence, 4:00 p.m.
(HOME)
Saturday 2/18 - ICS vs. St. Joseph, 9:00 a.m. @
Jesuit HS
JV Games
Thursday 1/12 - ICS @ Christ the King, 5:00
p.m.
Wednesday 1/18 - ICS @ St. Lawrence, 5:00
p.m.
Thursday 1/19 - ICS @ St. Stephen, 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday 1/24 - ICS @ Nativity, 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday 1/25 - ICS vs. Villa Madonna, 4:00
p.m. (HOME)
Thursday 2/2 - ICS @ Mother Teresa of
Calcutta, 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday 2/7 - ICS vs. MS, 5:00 p.m. (HOME)
Thursday 2/9 - ICS @ St. Peter Claver, 5:00
p.m.
Up next for the Lady Irish is Flag Football.
Please see their schedule of games below:
Tuesday 1/24 – ICS vs. Villa Madonna, 4:00 p.m. (HOME)
Thursday 1/26 – ICS @ Nativity, 4:00 p.m.
Thursday 2/2 – ICS @ Christ the King, 4:00 p.m.
Friday 2/3 – ICS vs. Mother Teresa of Calcutta,
4:00 p.m. (HOME)
Tuesday 2/7 – ICS vs. Corpus Christi, 4:00 p.m.
(HOME)
Thursday 2/9 – ICS @ St. Lawrence, 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday 2/14 – ICS vs. St. Stephen, 4:00 p.m.
(HOME)
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!
ICS - Culver's Spirit Lunch
We will sponsor our next ICS - Culver's
Spirit Lunch on Thursday January 19. Order forms were in last week’s
Thursday packet and are due back by tomorrow Friday January 13 - no exceptions!
This allows us enough time to process the payment to Culver's. Thank you!
Family
Supper
As part of its Household Initiative, ICS will
participate in Family Supper on Thursday January 26. Please see the lunch order
form in today’s Thursday packet. Forms are due back to the ICS Office by
Tuesday January 24. Thank you!
ICS
Spring Book Fair
The Spring Scholastic Book Fair
will take place at ICS from 2/3-2/10! We are in need of some amazing
parent volunteers to help the fair run smoothly. There are a variety of ways to
help before, during, and after school hours, including:
1.Setting up the
fair
2.Assisting
students with creating their Wish List during the Student Preview days
3.Running the cash
register
4.Breaking down the
fair
If you have completed your Level
II Background Screening and are interested in volunteering, please contact
Ms. Sarah Stevenson at stevensons@icstampa.org.
Please be on the lookout for more
information concerning the Book Fair as we get closer to the dates!
Reading is the gateway to
knowledge! Thanks for your help with this event to promote literacy!
ICS
Grandparents’ Day
On Friday February 10, ICS will host its annual
Grandparents’ Day. The preliminary agenda for the day is as follows:
8:00 – 9:30 a.m. – Breakfast and Book Fair
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. – Prayer Service and Student
Showcase
10:30 – 11:00 a.m. – Book Fair and Grandparent
Goodbyes
Sign-up forms will be sent soon. As one of the
biggest events of the year, seating occurs on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please RSVP early to ensure your parents can spend time with their
grandchildren! Cost will be $7 per person (including students) to cover the
cost of breakfast.
Please note that Friday February 10 is a full-day
of school. Grandparents will be dismissed between 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Students
will report back to HR at that time.
Students will have lunch, recess and then engage in
our 3rd Annual ICS DeMATHlon in the afternoon! Stay tuned for more
details.
Study Habits
Please visit this link
for ideas on how to help your students study:
Family Prayer
Please visit this link
for ideas on how to teach your children how to pray (especially if praying with
your children isn’t something that you already do):
Incarnation Church Valentine's Gala
Please consider attending our Church's largest
fundraiser, the ICC Valentine's Gala on Saturday February 11. More information
is found here: http://icctampa.org/?event=annual-valentines-gala&event_date=2017-02-11.
Our Parish generously supports the mission of
Catholic education at our school. Therefore, please support our Parish! We hope
to see you there!
REMINDER - Smart Watches and Other Devices
While ICS embraces a 21st Century Learning
approach to education, and therefore the responsible use of technology in the
educational process, students should use caution in brining smart watches,
tablets and other electronic devices onto campus.
Tablets (iPads, Kindles, etc.) and phones are
permissible on campus but must be kept in bags and powered off unless a teacher
gives explicit permission for a student to use one. In this way, students must
ask or be told specifically by a teacher to use a tablet or phone to
access the internet.
Since smart watches are intended to be worn as a
wristwatch, limiting their use to only permissible times is much more
difficult. Also, given their high expense and propensity to get damaged during
PE and/or recess, smart watches are not permitted for student use at ICS
at this time.
ICS is not responsible for these items getting
lost, stolen or damaged.
Please know that
ICS firmly believes in integrating technology into its education
of students. However, the safety and security of our students and
responsible use of technology is paramount. WE will continue to analyze
how to best incorporate these latest technological advances into the curriculum
and instruction at ICS. If you have any questions or concerns about this
or any ICS policy, please contact Mr. Zelenka: icsmzele@icstampa.org.
In advance, we appreciate your support!
Incarnation
Carnival
The 53rd Incarnation Carnival is March
16 – 19, 2017! Incarnation Catholic School is charged with executing this
community building event. We will host a planning meeting on Wednesday January 18
in the Media Center for anyone interesting in getting involved. The meeting
will begin at 7:00 p.m. All are welcome.
We will need all hands on deck for this celebration
of the Incarnation School and Church communities. Please consider taking a
leadership role in this event. Otherwise, mark your calendars for St. Patrick’s
Day weekend for the Incarnation Carnival!
Carnival
Sweepstakes Drawing
Incarnation Catholic School will once again host
its annual Carnival Sweepstakes Drawing to coincide with the excitement of the
53rd Incarnation Carnival. Remember that participation in the
Drawing is required for any family who did not purchase at least two tickets to
last November’s Auction. This is part of the $150 fundraising commitment we
expect and rely upon from each ICS family (ICS families must raise at least
$150 between the Auction and Drawing; any combination can be used but the total
must be $150).
Your participation in the Drawing can yield a great
return on your investment if you end up winning! Drawings will begin at some
point in late February / early March and will run through the last day of
Carnival, March 19. Any family that sells at least $150 before the Drawing
begins will be entered into a bonus drawing. Stay tuned for more 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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