Upcoming Events
3/27 - End of the 3rd Quarter; Spring Picture money or pictures due back to the office
4/1 - Household Mass, 8:30 a.m., ICC
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| ICS 8th Graders prepare for a trip to Finance Park. |
4/3 - 4/10 - Easter Break, NO SCHOOL
4/14 - Kindergarten Easter Hat Parade; Free Dress day for any family who sells one Payday Sweepstakes ticket next week!
4/15 - Celebration of the Eucharist, 8:30 a.m., ICC
4/16 - 4/19 - Spring Funfest (Incarnation Carnival)
4/16 - Thursday Full Day Schedule
4/17 - 1/2 day of school
4/20 - No School; Carnival Clean-up
4/21 - 8th Grade Cap and Gown Pictures
4/21 - 8th Grade Cap and Gown Pictures
4/22 - Celebration of the Eucharist, 8:30 a.m., ICC
4/23 - Family Supper
4/29 - Celebration of the Eucharist, 8:30 a.m., ICC
4/30 - Irish Cup Activity
5/1 - First Friday Morning Assembly, 8:30 a.m., St. Michael Hall; Irish Incarnation Spirit Day (any ICS spirit shirt, jeans / PE shorts / uniform bottoms, sneakers); 8th Grade and Kindergarten lunch
5/6 - Household Mass
5/8 - 1/2 day of school; Mid-point of Quarter 4
5/13 - Celebration of the Eucharist, 8:30 a.m., ICC
5/14 - ICS Easter Concert, 7:00 p.m., St. Michael Hall
5/15 - 2nd Annual Irish Cup Championship
5/18 - 5/23 - 8th Grade trip to Washington DC
5/20 - Celebration of the Eucharist, 8:30 a.m., ICC
5/25 - No School, Memorial Day
5/26 - 8th Grade graduation practice and retreat
5/27 - School Mass, Class of 2015 Awards; 8th Grade luncheon with Fr. Michael Suszynski
5/28 - Family Supper
5/30 - Class of 2015 Graduation, 10:00 a.m., ICC
6/4 - Honor Roll Breakfast (Grades 5 - 7); School Clean-up
6/5 - 1/2 day of school, last day of school; Celebration of the Eucharist, 8:30 a.m., ICC; Awards; Class Parties; NO AFTERCARE AVAILABLE
Prayers
We lift up the Ostrander family (Ethan and Devon, Grades 7 and 5) as they mourn the passing of Mr. Ostrander's father, Tom Ostrander, last week. We pray for the Ostranders that God would come and fill their hearts with His hope and peace.
We pray for the Charlery family (Dylainie and Jaylin, Grades 5 and 1) as they grieve the loss of Mr. Charlery's mother, Helena Willie. May God wrap His loving arms around the Charlery family during this difficult time.
We continue to pray for Mrs. Maria Casanas and her husband as they mourn the loss of Mrs. Casanas's mother-in-law. May God continue to surround the Casanas family with His loving arms and grant them love, peace and comfort.
We also continue to pray for the family of Sophia Castro. May God offer Sophia's family strength and guidance as they mourn her passing into eternal life.
Have a prayer request? Send it to: icsmzele@icstampa.org. Prayers will run for two weeks unless otherwise specified.
Thank You
We thank the families and students who attended last weekend’s 3rd Annual Family Fun Run. Thank you to Mrs. Stavish for her assistance with race bags and to Mr. Woodward and Mrs. Sheldon for their help with course construction and race registration, respectively.
Thanks to the race sponsors: Tran Construction, Fantasy Academy, and the Tanner and Muraharisetti families!
Congratulations to Jacob Rogers, 3rd Grade, for taking 1st Place in the 1 Mile race. Maureen Tanner, Grade 8, took 2nd and Kindergartener Ramil Muraharisetti took 3rd! Tristan Stavish, also in 3rd Grade, was the first student to cross the finish line in the 5K!
Congratulations!
ICS Athletics
Flag football, baseball and softball are underway! Contact Coach Garofolo for details about these Irish sports!
The Irish Baseball team will play its final game in its three game season this afternoon: 3/26/15. Go Irish!
The Irish Softball schedule is as follows:
-Practice: 4/13 and 4/22
-Games: 4/14 and 4/24
Volleyball workouts are on Wednesday's after school. For more information, contact Coach Garofolo.
The Irish Flag Football team has been hard at work over the past few weeks in preseason practices. We look forward to the start of their season next week. The bulk of their games will be played upon returning from Easter break:
-3/30 @ ICS vs. Mother Theresa of Calcutta, 4:00 p.m.
-4/1 @ ICS vs. Villa Madonna, 4:00 p.m.
-4/14 vs. Christ the King (A), 3:30 p.m.
-4/21 vs. Nativity (A), 4:30 p.m.
-4/23 vs. St. Lawrence (A), 4:00 p.m.
-4/29 @ ICS vs. St. Stephen, 4:00 p.m.
-4/30 @ ICS vs. St. Peter Claver, 4:00 p.m.
-5/4 @ ICS vs. Corpus Christi, 4:00 p.m.
Please come out to support our teams!
For more information about the Irish Athletics Program, especially for a list of the upcoming schedule, please visit Coach Garofolo's Coach's Corner website. Go IRISH!
ICS Family Challenge
Today's ICS Family Challenge quote comes from the Catechism of the Catholic Church (#2223). Thank you, ICS parents, for creating homes where tenderness, forgiveness, respect, fidelity, and disinterested service (performed out of love, not because of some return!) rule! Your children are always watching and becoming you!
If we love, it is because we were first loved. If we are tender, it is because we were showed tenderness. If we forgive, it is because we were first forgiven. We respect when we are respected. Our sense of commitment and dedication to service is taught to us by our families.
Keep doing the best you can to model these important virtues for our students. Please know of our continued prayers and support for you and your families! Being a parent is the most important work in the world - thank you for doing it!
If we love, it is because we were first loved. If we are tender, it is because we were showed tenderness. If we forgive, it is because we were first forgiven. We respect when we are respected. Our sense of commitment and dedication to service is taught to us by our families.
Keep doing the best you can to model these important virtues for our students. Please know of our continued prayers and support for you and your families! Being a parent is the most important work in the world - thank you for doing it!
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| ICS Student Council raised money for new recess equipment! |
Please to be reminded of the following message about Morning Drop-off procedures that was posted in last week’s Newsletter. Please help to keep your child(ren) and all ICS students safe!
To ensure a consistent and effective traffic flow in morning carline, parents should remain in carline rather than parking to walk students across traffic. If you need to visit the office, please park and cross at the crosswalk near the flagpole. Crossing in front of St. Michael Hall causes delays for families within carline and creates an unsafe environment for our school community. School personnel will be available to help coordinate safe crossing. Thank you in advance for your attention to this.
Box Tops for Education
The final collection of the school year ends on May 27. Many common items have Box Tops. Please submit to the Main Office.
Payday Sweepstakes
The Payday Sweepstakes drawing is in its final week!
As a way to inspire a final push, any family selling at least one (1) ticket during the week of 3/30 – 4/1 will receive a Free Dress Day on Tuesday April 14. In addition, students from families who sell at least one ticket during the final week will receive an ice cream treat during lunch the week we return from Easter. Even if you have sold your allotment of tickets (and we thank you for that!) in order for your child(ren) to qualify, your family needs to sell just one more ticket!
Thank you to all families who have participated in this fundraiser and to Mrs. Julie Padron for chairing it. The final pull, worth $1,000, is next Wednesday April 1!
Congrats to our winners!
Bonus drawing - Stevens Family (Gr. 6)
3/2 - Donna Quiones (PreK)
3/3 - Daryl Kramer (Gr. 1, 5, and 7)
3/4 - Nicole Mitchell (K)
3/5 - Vivian Gendes, sold by the Robinson / Rivera family
3/6 - R. Caldevilla, sold by the KA Rivera family (*FRIDAY WINNER!)
3/9 - Melinda Bickel, sold by the Maher Family
3/10 - Candance Amato (Grade 4)
3/11 - Janice Capuano (Grade 7)
3/12 - Claudete Marcal (Grade 1)
3/13 - Denise Beall - sold by Roland Clemente Briceno (Grade 1) (*FRIDAY WINNER!)
3/16 - Spinnato Family (Grades 5 and 7)
3/17 - Tran Family (Grade 5)
3/18 - Candance Amato (Grade 4), *first repeat winner!
3/19 – Mrs. Hall (2nd Grade teacher)
3/20 – Mrs. Toro, Isabella Farfan (KB) family (*FRIDAY WINNER!)
3/23 – Leo Castro (Grades 4 and 5)
3/24 – Christina Falcone (Grades 8 and 5)
3/25 – Jose Alvarez (Grade 7)
Mondays - Thursdays = $100 prize
Fridays = $250
Grand prize (April 1) = $1000
If you have questions, please contact the school office. Thanks for your support, ICS!
Matching Gift
Donations continue to trickle in for our iPad cart matching gift but we are still below the $5,000 ceiling. Please consider helping us maximize the matching gift of $5,000 for our class set of iPads and a mobile cart to house them.
Please contact Mr. Zelenka (icsmzele@icstampa.org) or send a check, payable to ICS, to the office (memo: tablet cart), if you are able to make a donation.
Parents, you may consider following up with the grandparents of our ICS students to help with this cause.
In advance, we thank you for your consideration and generosity!
Re-registration
You should have received your 2015 – 16 re-registration packet this past week. We prayerfully hope that you will return this registration as soon as possible not only to secure your spot at ICS next year, but also to afford ICS administration ample planning time to continue to enhance and develop our AMAZING school! If you have any questions about re-registration or have any hesitations, please contact Mr. Zelenka: icsmzele@icstampa.org.
ICS Carnival 2015: Spring Fun Fest
Please follow this link for important information regarding ICS Carnival 2015: Spring Fun Fest. Check back for updates.
You can also access updates and information about the ICS Spring Fun Fest Carnival through our ICS Facebook page. Updates are happening almost daily!
Construction for the Fun Fest begins this Saturday. Any family in need of commitment hours and/or anyone interested in helping is welcome to attend! Thank you for your assistance in preparing for this community event!
Home and School Association
Any family / parent who is interested in helping ICS to reorganize Home and School should contact Mr. Zelenka: icsmzele@icstampa.org. We will schedule a meeting for some time after Easter break to help design our new ICS HSA as well as plan for next year’s list of events! Please prayerfully consider volunteering to offer your ideas and insights. At this point, that is all that is expected – no long term commitments (yet!).
Spring Pictures
Tomorrow, Friday March 27 is the due date for the payment of this school year's Spring Pictures. Please note that if you do not want to purchase them, please just return the actual pictures to the Main Office. So, either money or pictures are due tomorrow Friday March 27.
Early Childhood at ICS
Incarnation Catholic School is currently working toward the establishment of a three-year-old program to continue to enhance our school community. Miss Rachel Noto, our ICS Early Childhood Director, has been hard at work this year not only securing VPK for our school (which happened to benefit our current PreK families) but also applying for licensure for both a three-year-old class as well as Early Childhood Accreditation. If you have any questions about this exciting phase of our ICS education, please contact Miss Noto: notor@icstampa.org.
Be blessed. Be bold. Fight for JOY!
IN KEEPING WITH OUR TRADITION, WE AT INCARNATION CATHOLIC SCHOOL:
Inspire life-long learners,
Challenge each individual to be a disciple of Christ, and
Strive to live our Catholic faith through service to each other and the community.
