ICS Newsletter 5.22.14
UPCOMING EVENTS
5/23 - 1/2 Day of School
5/26 - No School, Memorial Day
5/28 - Graduation Mass, 8:30 a.m.; 8th Grade Luncheon
5/31 - ICS Class of 2014 Graduation, 10:00 a.m., Incarnation Catholic Church
6/4 - Mrs. Doyle Retirement Party, 7:00 p.m., St. Michael Hall
6/5 - Honors Breakfast, 5th - 7th grade, 8:00 - 9:30 a.m. (*by invitation; Guest Speaker, Mr. Barry Neuburger, Principal of Jesuit High School)
6/6 - 1/2 day of school; School Mass, 8:30 a.m.; last day of school; NO AFTERCARE AVAILABLE
PRAYER INTENTIONS
We pray for greater respect of all human life from conception to its natural end.
Please pray for our ICS 8th Graders, the Class of 2014, on their trip to Washington, D.C. May God continue to be with them and continue to grant them traveling mercies back to ICS.
We pray in thanksgiving for the success of the Irish Cup Championship! Thank you for a beautiful day filled with fun, fellowship and faith!
Please pray for the health of the father of Girls Flag Football Coach, Kim Phipps. Coach Phipp's father (who is also the uncle of Mrs. Martin-Romero) has contracted leukemia. May God grant him health and strength.
We continue to pray for the following people:
-Sophia Castro
-Mario Mora
-Mireida Abad
-Mireida Abad
CELEBRATING SUCCESSES
Congratulations to all teachers and students for their efforts with Households / Priories this year. This initiative allowed our school to deepen our faith, enhance school spirit and promote academics. Using a formula for all families to be successful - eating, praying and playing together - our ICS Households afforded our school opportunities to grow closer together as a FAMILY!
GO IRISH!
IRISH CUP CHAMPIONSHIP
Please check these two videos recapping the action of the Inaugural Irish Cup Championship.
Academic Challenges:
http://animoto.com/play/6f09VhhtolvHkx9GXR4m2g?utm_source=icstampa.org&utm_medium=player&utm_campaign=player
Athletic Competitions:
http://vimeo.com/95903981
As part of the morning's academic challenges, Middle School students were charged with completing a computer program that showcased our HOME Chant. Follow this link to check out the Priories' respective work: http://scratch.mit.edu/studios/433448/
Congratulations to the M Priory for emerging victorious and capturing the Cup! Kudos, though, to all Priories, students and teachers for a day of teamwork, sportsmanship, Christian generosity and fun!
HOME
Today's quote comes to us from Pope Francis I. May we put our families first - eat together, pray together, and play together!
YEARBOOKS
2013 - 14 ICS Yearbooks can still be purchased from the School Office for $35.00. Checks should be made payable to Incarnation Catholic School.
Students will be permitted to have ICS Yearbooks signed during the final week of school (June 2 - 6). Contact the Main Office for details.
Our Used Uniform Sale will be held on 6/5 and 6/6 from 7:00 - 8:30 a.m. in St. Michael Hall. For details contact the Main Office.
STUDENT CENTERED
One of our faculty's twelve AMAZING Teaching Pillars states,
"Students are the center of the classroom - instruction must be varied and differentiated."
It is in this spirit that students were given problem-solving tasks during the Irish Cup Championship. These hands-on, group activities allowed for all students to be actively involved in the day's academic challenges. Additionally, students will be engaged in providing feedback about our Inaugural Irish Cup Championship. This feedback will allow us to tweak the Cup for next year and beyond.
Furthermore, it is in this spirit that a group of ICS 7th graders have assembled to create our ICS theme for the 2014 - 15 school year. Similar to the past three years and their respective themes (Be Heroic, RUN, and HOME), next year's theme is the product of a collaborative student effort. Rising 8th graders (current 7th graders) have been meeting for over a month to brainstorm next year's theme, select a scripture passage that aligns with it, identify a song(s) that fit with it, and design a t-shirt that will help to celebrate it.
Next year's theme will be revealed after Mass on Friday June 6, our last of school.
Prepare to be inspired - ICS students are AMAZING!
Please plan to join us Wednesday June 4 at 7:00 p.m. in St. Michael Hall to thank Mrs. Diane Doyle for all of her hard work and dedication to Incarnation Catholic School. Light refreshments will be provided. We hope to see you there!
EOY
As we near the end of the 2013 - 14 school year, please note the following end of the year items:
-Please make current all financial obligations to the school - tuition, aftercare, background screening, commitment hours, etc.
-Start to consider how to prevent the Summer Slide. Students who do not stay engaged academically over the summer lose at least six months worth of progress. This means that a student who finishes 4th grade at a beginning of 5th grade level, will regress to a mid 4th grade level if no academic tasks are completed over the summer. Consider using these free online tools: http://www.myon.com/ and https://www.khanacademy.org/ as ways to keep students engaged intellectually.
You should also consider educational apps for your mobile devices / tablets and giving students a minimum amount of minutes each day that they must spend utilizing these educational resources.
-It's never too late (or too soon) to begin new habits. Don't wait until next year to make a more consistent effort to arrive to school on time. Don't put off getting students some remediation until the summer begins. Don't delay your student is in the next grade to establish better study habits and routines. Make these changes now to maximize their effects!
DADS CLUB
Many thanks to our ICS Dads Club and the golfers who participated in last Saturday's Golf Event! The weather was gorgeous and it was a great event!
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS GOLF EVENT
The Incarnation Knights of Columbus are sponsoring a Golf Event on Saturday June 7 at Heritage Harbor Golf Club. Cost is $75.00 per player. For more details, contact the School Office.
HAPPY EASTER!
We are still in the glorious season of Easter! May you be filled with Jesus's everlasting joy! Christ is risen, alleluia!
In keeping with our tradition, we at Incarnation Catholic School:
Inspire life-long learning,
Challenge each individual to be a disciple of Christ, and
Strive to live our Catholic faith through service to each other and the community.
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