ICS Newsletter: Thursday June 18, 2015

Upcoming Events

June
June 25 - Home and School Planning Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Media Center
Summer Office Hours, see below

July
Summer Office Hours, see below

August
August 17 - 1st Day of School

September
September 7 - No School, Labor Day
September 30 - 1/2 Day of School

October
October 14 - No School
October 15 - No School
October 29 - 1/2 Day of School (Conferences)
October 30 - 1/2 Day of School

November
November 23 - 27 - No School, Thanksgiving Break

December
December 18 - 1/2 Day of School
December 21 - January 4 - No School, Christmas Break

January
January 18 - No School, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

February
February 11 - 1/2 Day of School (Conferences)
February 12 - 1/2 Day of School
February 15 - No School, Presidents' Day
February 26 - No School

March
March 24 - 1/2 Day of School
March 25 - April 1 - No School, Easter Break

April
April 15 - 1/2 Day of School
April 18 - No School

May
May 6 - 1/2 Day of School
May 30 - No School, Memorial Day

June
June 3 - 1/2 Day of School, Last Day

Please note that the above dates are subject to change. A more detailed school calendar will be sent over the summer. Stay tuned!

Prayers

We pray for all ICS students and families that they have a safe, relaxing and rejuvenating summer!

We pray in thanksgiving for the gift of our ICS teachers and staff! We are so blessed to have them ministering in Christ's name at ICS!

We pray for the father of Mrs. Cimorelli (Ben and Olivia, Gr. 6 and 5) who has fallen ill. We pray for his recovery and that Jesus give strength to the entire family.

Have a prayer request? Send it to icsmzele@icstampa.org. 





Hope Will Rise

Re-registration

If you have questions about registering, please contact the Front Office: 813.884.4502.

ICS Home and School Association
Anyone interested in helping to advance our ICS HSA is invited to our next meeting on Thursday June 25 at 7:00 p.m. in the Media Center. All are welcome.

Thank you in advance for your consideration and help. Even if you cannot attend but would like to offer insight as to innovative models of leadership, please contact Mr. Zelenka: icsmzele@icstampa.org. Many thanks to the families who attended our initial meeting this past Monday. 

We must push past settling for a conventional approach to our Home and School Association. We must strive for innovation and creativity in designing a model that sustains a committee-driven approach where the work is shared by many instead of given, by default, to a few. We need to be open to the Holy Spirit who will lead us and guide us into making our HSA into something even more incredible than that we can currently imagine. 

Pray for His direction. Pray for His patience. Pray for His wisdom. Trust that He will make the work we are currently undertaking into something special...because He will.

Concretely, our meeting next Thursday will be to discuss new models of leadership, Auction 2015 and organizing a "Back to School" event to kick-off the new school year.



Early Childhood at ICS

Please note our ICS Early Learning Program Vision:

ICS ELP is a place that

*delights in being with children and sharing in their joys;

*nurtures a child's ability to wonder, explore and create;

*believes children learn through hands-on play and through meaningful social interactions with both adults and peers;

*provides a student-centered environment that promotes social, emotional, spiritual and moral growth  and development;

*supports parents in their role as primary educators of their child(ren);

*partners with Incarnation Catholic School to foster a sense of community and family among students and faculty.

If you or someone you know may be interested in our ICS 3 or 4 year old programs, please contact Miss Noto, our ICS Early Learning Program Director: notor@icstampa.org. Please pray for the success of this new addition to our school!



Summer Work

Please be sure to adhere to our Summer Work program. Students who do not engage in academic activities over the summer lose at least 1/2 of a year of progress. Details about accessing Khan Academy and myON Reader can be found here: ICS Summer Work 2015

Please don't wait until it's too late to prevent the summer slide - sign up and start working today!

If you have any questions about summer work, please contact either Mrs. Gonzalez or Mr. Woodward.

Summer Schedule

The ICS Office will be open over the summer should you have any questions, concerns or needs. Please adhere to the following schedule: 

June 15 - 19: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

June 22 - 26: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

June 29 - July 2: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

July 3 - 10: Office Closed

July 13 - 17: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

July 20 - 24: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

July 27 - 31: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

August 3 - 7: 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

August 10 - 14: 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

August 17: First day of school!

Should you need to conduct business outside of these times, please feel free to contact the Office and we will be happy to coordinate our schedule to coincide with yours! In this way, if you need the Office before 9:00 a.m. or after 1:00 p.m. please just let us know!

ICS Athletics

Please check the ICS Athletic Wiki for updates about sporting opportunities over the course of the summer. 

Have an AMAZING summer! God bless and GO IRISH!

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.