ICS News 3/2/17

Upcoming Events


March

2 - 1/2 day of school; Family - Teacher Conferences, 1:00 - 4:30 and 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.; Softball Clinic, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., Grades 4 - 8 
3 - First Friday Morning Assembly, 8:30 a.m., St. Michael Hall; Adoration for Religion Classes; Irish Cup Activity in p.m.; Lenten Fish Fry, 4:30 - 7:00 p.m., St. Michael Hall; Baseball Fielding Clinic, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Grades 4 - 8 
6 - 10 - Iowa Assessment testing for grades 2 - 8
8 - School Mass, 8:30 a.m.
10 - Lenten Fish Fry, 4:30 - 7:00 p.m., St. Michael Hall
15 - School Mass, 8:30 a.m.; 5th Grade Retreat
16 - ICS Spelling Bee, 8:00 a.m.

16 - 19 - Incarnation Carnival Weekend

20 – No School, Carnival Clean-up Day
22 - School Mass, 8:30 a.m.
23 - Family Supper with Households
24 - End of Quarter 3; Lenten Fish Fry, 4:30 - 7:00 p.m., St. Michael Hall
29 - School Mass, 8:30 a.m. 
31 - Lenten Fish Fry, 4:30 - 7:00 p.m., St. Michael Hall

April

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

7 - First Friday Morning Assembly, 8:30 a.m.; Adoration for Religion Classes; 6th Grade Retreat

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

13 - 1/2 day of school, Holy Thursday; School Retreat and Irish Cup Activity; 8th Grade Cap and Gown Picture Day

14 - 21 - No School, Easter Break
25 - Kindergarten Easter Hat Parade

26 - School Mass, 8:30 a.m.; Confirmation, 7:00 p.m.

28 - Mid-point of 4th Quarter, grades updated and posted on Rediker

29 - ICS Family Fun Run, 8:00 a.m.; School Mass, 4:30 p.m.  

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:

-that the season of Lent can bring everyone closer to Jesus
-for our 2nd graders preparing for First Holy Communion and for our 8th graders preparing for Confirmation
-for a successful Incarnation Carnival - we pray for a safe event, great weather and lots of fun!
-for Mrs. Moody's first grandson, Thomas Charles Moody, who was born this past Monday!
-for Mrs. Torna and her husband as they continue to prepare for the birth of their first child later this year! 

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

       

The Power of Positivity

This past week, ICS enhanced its Positive Behavior Intervention Support system by changing to a Reward Menu instead of having weekly drawings. This will allow for greater student autonomy and ownership. In turn, this should increase motivation and improve student behaviors!

As students cash-in their tickets for rewards, we will post their accomplishments here:

-Joey Lozada (K) - Hat Day
-Valentina Parra Hincapie (K) - Hat Day
-Porter Lawrence (1) - Culver's Lunch

Great job, Irish! Keep up the outstanding work! 


Carnival Pick-Up 3/6 - 3/24

Starting this upcoming Monday March 6, the ICS Pavilion will not be open for our use during afternoon pick-up due to Carnival construction. As such and regardless of the weather, "Rainy Day" pick-up will be in effect from March 6 - 24. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and we thank you in advance for your support.


Family - Teacher Conferences

Family - Teacher Conferences are this afternoon and evening. We thank those of you who have asked for a conference and look forward to dialoguing with you to help support your child(ren). It is our honor to minister to you and your family. If you did not request a conference but would still like to do so, please contact your child(ren)'s teacher(s) via email to schedule a time to meet.

As a way to respect the time of our hard working teachers, drop-ins this afternoon and evening are not permitted. 

Carnival Sweepstakes Drawing

This year's Carnival Sweepstakes Drawing is off to a great start! Not only were 45 ICS families entered into the $250 bonus prize, but we had our first official winner yesterday - an ICS family! Please see below for our list of winners:

Bonus Prize: Dihn Family (Hannah, Gr. 7)
3/1: Falcone Family (Nadia, Gr. 7)
3/2: Amber Margarejo (Ariyah, Gr. 2)

3/3: Charito Alvarado (sold by Alex Gutierrez, Gr. 4)

Remember that your participation in this fundraiser is mandatory. We rely on the generous support of our ICS families through both the Auction and the Sweepstakes Drawing to continue to offer our dynamic ICS education. Each family is expected to raise at least $150 between both the Auction and the Drawing. If you have any questions, please contact the Front Office: (813) 884-4502. 

The schedule of winnings is below! Don't miss out on any more opportunities to win! Sell your tickets today!

REMINDER - Incarnation Carnival - Construction Set-up

The 53^rd Incarnation Carnival is March 16 – 19, 2017! Incarnation Catholic School is charged with executing this community building event. 

As per the ICS Student - Family Handbook, each ICS family is required to work at least 4 hours at the Carnival. This can include set-up which will begin on March 4 and 5! It can also take place during the event (*see below). Set-up on both the 4th and the 5th will begin at 9:00 a.m. 

Many hands make light work! We hope you will help us prepare for this 4-day celebration of Incarnation!

REMINDER - Incarnation Carnival - Advance Ticket Sales
You can purchase your tickets for this year's Carnival now! Check out our new pricing below - you won't want to miss out. Follow this link for more details and to make your purchase: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/53rd-annual-incarnation-church-school-carnival-tickets-31530482522 

Carnival Volunteer Sign-up
As per the ICS Student - Family Handbook, each ICS family is required to work at least 4 hours at the Carnival. Many families have already signed up for slots - thank you!

For those who have not yet done so, please be sure to visit this site in order to solidify your times: http://signup.com/go/BCp6JS. Sign-ups are on a first come, first served basis. Don't delay! 


Incarnation Carnival 2017

The 53rd Annual Incarnation Carnival is in two weeks! 

-Thursday March 16 - 6:00 - 10:00 p.m.

-Friday March 17 - 6:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.

-Saturday March 18 - 2:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.

-Sunday March 19 - 1:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Please remember that students should be supervised at all times throughout the event. Even though the fun takes place on the ICS campus, the Carnival is open to the public and therefore not up to the same levels of security that we enjoy during the course of the school day. Please be sure to keep our children safe! Thank you!

ICS Athletics

There are a number of club level sporting opportunities coming up in the next week: 

-3/2 - Softball Fielding Clinic, Grades 4 - 8, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
-3/3 - Baseball Fielding Clinic, Grades 4 - 8, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
-3/6 - Ultimate Frisbee, Grades 5 - 8, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Boys' Flag Football (Grades 5 - 8) began practice this week. Contact Mr. Paczynski with any questions: paczynskij@icstampa.org. 

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!

REMINDER - Iowa Assessment
Next week, from March 6 - 10, ICS students in grades 2 - 8 will participate in the Iowa Assessment. The Iowa Assessment is a nationwide standardized test aimed at providing feedback as to the overall growth of our students and our school. Scores are compared to the performance of all of the other students who take the same test at the same time. In this way, the test provides teachers, students and families information about the progress of a student. 

While there is no way to study for this type of test, students and families can prepare in the following ways:

1. Get a good night's sleep.
2. Eat a good breakfast.
3. Start reviewing grade level content taught thus far this school year. 
4. Encourage your son/daughter to do his/her best!

Information for students who qualify for accommodations during this week of testing have been sent to families. 

If you have any questions about Iowa Assessments, please contact either your child's Homeroom teacher or Mrs. Riek: rieka@icstampa.org or Mr. Zelenka: icsmzele@icstampa.org.  

Box Tops for Education

Thank you to all families who submitted Box Tops for Education. Thanks to your generosity, ICS will receive $411 for this round of submission! Thank you, Mrs. Waibel, our ICS Box Tops Coordinator, and thank you to everyone who turned in Box Tops!

REMINDER - Labels for Education
In addition to collecting Box Tops for Education, ICS is also collecting Labels for Education in an effort to raise funds for our school. For more details, please visit this site: http://www.labelsforeducation.com

Please note this program is ending at the end of the summer (August 1, 2017) so please help ICS to maximize its reward. Send in your Labels for Education to the Front Office. 


2016 - 17 ICS Yearbook

Be sure to capture the AMAZING memories of this school year by ordering your 2016 - 2017 ICS Yearbook today. The cost is $35; make checks payable to Incarnation Catholic School.  

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

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.