ICS Newsletter: Thursday April 16, 2015

Upcoming Events

4/16 - 4/19 - Spring Funfest (Incarnation Carnival)

4/16 - Thursday - full day of school  

4/17 - 1/2 day of school; Irish Incarnation Spirit Day (ICS shirts, PE shorts / uniform bottoms / jeans, sneakers)

4/20 - No School; Carnival Clean-up
4/21 - 8th Grade Cap and Gown Pictures

4/22 - Celebration of the Eucharist, 8:30 a.m., ICC

4/23 - Family Supper; Free Dress Day for those students in attendance on 4/17

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 - Celebration of the Eucharist, 8:30 a.m., ICC

5/8 - 1/2 day of school; Mid-point of Quarter 4

5/13 - Household Mass

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 in prayer Mia Wybel's (Grade 7) grandfather, Mr. John Tragon II, who is in the hospital. May God grant Mr. Tragon a speedy recovery and offer to Mia and her family peace and comfort during this difficult time.

We pray for the Balco family (Shawna and Nicole, Grades K and 3, and their grandmother Mrs. Balco, former ICS teacher) as they mourn the loss of Mrs. Balco's nephew. May God offer to the Balco family His strength and wisdom during this trying time.

We hold Evan Matthews (Kindergarten) and his family in prayer as they mourn the loss of Evan's maternal great-grandfather, Peter Molodecki, Sr. May God grant comfort and peace to the Matthews family.

We also pray for Reyvalen Lozada (Kindergarten) and his family, as they mourn the loss of Reyvalen's paternal grandfather, Valentin Lozada. We pray that God ushers His strength and healing to the family during this difficult time.

We continue to pray for the grandfather of Mrs. Sabella (Jaclyn and Anna, Grades K and 3), Mr. Charles Bell, Jr., who suffered a stroke at the beginning of Holy Week. We pray that our Lord bring healing, comfort and peace to Mr. Bell and his family.

We continue to pray for the great grandfather of Hailey Richard (Grade 1), Art Duarte, and her family as they mourn his passing into eternal life. May God offer to Hailey's family His everlasting and complete love, peace and comfort during this difficult time.

Have a prayer request? Send it to: icsmzele@icstampa.org. Prayers will run for two weeks unless otherwise specified.





Thank You

Thank you our Incarnation Catholic School Carnival Committee and all of the many volunteers who have helped to get us ready for Spring Funfest 2015!

Many thanks to Mr. Dave Arnold, Carnival Chairperson, and the entire Carnival Committee for all of their hard work:
-Mrs. Lisa Gonzalez, Mr. Peter Field, Mrs. Karina Rueda, Mrs. Tammie Straughn, Mrs. Carmen Cayon, Mr. Dan Perez, Mrs. Varao

This year's event looks to be one of the best ever! We look forward to seeing you there!

Quarter 3 Honor Roll
Congratulations to the following ICS students, achieving Honor Roll for the 3rd Quarter! Honor Roll Certificates will be awarded at our next First Friday Morning Assembly, Friday May 1, at 8:30 a.m. in St. Michael Hall.

ICS Athletics

Boys' Flag Football and Girls' Softball and Track and Field are in full swing - the final Irish athletic seasons of the school year.

Irish Flag Football:

-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.

The remaining Irish Softball schedule is as follows: 

-Practice: 4/22

-Games: 4/24

Irish Track and Field remaining schedule:
-Practice: 4/17
-High Jump and Running Meet: 4/18 at Tampa Catholic HS
-Long Jump and Throwing Meet: 4/16 at Christ the King
-Cross Country Practices: 4/20 and 4/21
-Cross County Meet: 4/22 at Mary Help of Christians


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

"Love is patent, love is kind.

It is not jealous, love is not pompous, it is not inflated, it is not rude, it does not seek its own interests, it is not quick-tempered, it does not brood over injury, it does not rejoice over wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth.

 It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Love never fails."

-1 Corinthians 13: 4 - 8

Today's ICS Family Challenge quote comes from St. Paul's letter to the Corinthians. May the peace and joy of the Resurrection bring you into deeper understanding of the immense, absolute and complete love Jesus Christ has for you and your family! May you come closer to mirroring that divine love for all members of your family each and every day!

Love always wins! ALWAYS! Alleluia!

Re-registration

Did you know that Incarnation Catholic School has an over 50 year history of tradition, academics, faith and service?

Did you know that three ICS 8th graders from the Class of 2015 qualified for the chance to apply for the Ignatian Scholarship to Jesuit High School based on receiving the top scores of all students who took the Jesuit entrance exam?

Did you know that three students from ICS over the course of the past 5 years received the top score on the Academy of the Holy Names and Bishop McLaughlin High School entrance exams and qualified for a scholarship?

Did you know that just under 50% of our faculty members at Incarnation Catholic School have advanced (Masters) degrees?

Did you know that all of our ICS faculty members were trained in CPR last year?

Did you know that ICS offers more interscholastic sports than any other Catholic grade school in the diocese? And did you know that we are the only school in our league that adopts an inclusive approach to fielding teams (no-cuts), where any willing student-athlete is afforded an opportunity to participate in sports?

Did you know that PBIS (Positive Behavioral Intervention Support), our school-wide system of student management, is formative as opposed to punitive in philosophy and that it maintains the dignity of the human person given to all of us by our Heavenly Creator?

Did you know that we want you to be a part of a our AMAZING ICS Family next year? We do and we hope that you will re-register today.

Incarnation Catholic School:

Strong hearts. Strong minds. Strong Catholics. Strong tradition.

ICS Carnival 2015: Spring Fun Fest

Please follow this link for important information regarding ICS Carnival 2015: Spring Fun Fest. You will find the most up to date schedule! 

You can also access updates and information about the ICS Spring Fun Fest Carnival through our ICS Facebook page. Updates are happening almost daily! 

Please note these important Spring Funfest announcements:

1. School schedule on 4/16, 4/17 and 4/20

Please note that we have a full day of school today, Thursday April 16 and that we have a half day of school tomorrow, Friday April 17. 

We do not have school on Monday April 20.

We desire your attendance at the Carnival and we hope that you enjoy all of the food, fellowship and fun that Carnival will offer. We expect, though, that ICS students will be in school on both Thursday and Friday. Friday is only a 1/2 day. Monday is completely off. 

Everything you do as parents sends a message to your children. Please help us to convey the message of the importance of school by bringing them on Friday. As an extra incentive, students in attendance on Friday will not only be allowed to dress in Irish Incarnation Spirit Day (ICS shirts, PE shorts / uniform bottoms / jeans, sneakers) attire, they will also receive a free dress day for Thursday April 23!

2. Aftercare

We will offer Aftercare on both Thursday and Friday until the regularly scheduled time (6:00 p.m.). If you should take advantage of this service, though, please note that students will stay with Aftercare until picked up. Students will not attend the Carnival (it doesn't start until 6:00 p.m.) nor will they be allowed to go back and forth from Aftercare to the Carnival if you are volunteering for set-up / cooking on either day. 

3. Safe Environment

Please remember that even though Incarnation Catholic School goes to great lengths to maintain the safety and security of students during the school day, the Carnival will not afford this same level of care and concern for our students. Due to the public nature of the event as well as the inability to screen all adults that will be in attendance (even those working), parents / families are responsible for supervising children at all times. Please keep our children safe and be vigilant in being with them!

4. Volunteers

If you are still interested in volunteering, contact the school office. We will definitely need help on Monday to clean-up! Thank you in advance for your help in making Spring Funfest 2015 a huge success!

5. Ride Tickets

Purchasing ride tickets at a discounted price will continue today from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. in the foyer of St. Michael Hall. After 1:00 p.m. you will only be able to buy tickets at the event and they will increase in price!

"Rainy Day" Pick-Up Through 4/21
Due to Carnival taking place in the Pavilion, we will continue with "Rainy Day" pick-up procedures until after Carnival (4/21/15). Depending on how much we are able to clean on Monday April 20, we may have to extend "Rainy Day" pick-up through the end of next week (4/24).

We thank you for your patience, cooperation and understanding and we apologize for this inconvenience.


Mrs. Brown
Mrs. Jean Brown, our ICS Media Specialist, will be taking a medical leave for what will most likely be the remainder of the school year. We ask for your prayers for her recovery and for her family during this difficult time.

As such, Mrs. Diane Doyle, a veteran ICS teacher who retired after last school year, will be acting as a long-term substitute for the remainder of the school year in Mrs. Brown's absence. We are thankful for Mrs. Doyle's support and willingness to help continue the good work happening in our ICS Media Center.

Thursday Envelope
Going home today are two important forms:

1. Family Supper form (for 4/23) - please return to school by 4/21 if planning to purchase lunch during the Family Supper

2. Family Commitment Hour forms - please take note of the amount of hours that have been logged thus far this school year

If you have any questions about either form, please contact the Main Office.


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 Carnival 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.

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. If you have any questions about this exciting phase of our ICS education, please contact Miss Noto: notor@icstampa.org. 

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.



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.