ICS News 8/25/16

Upcoming Events

August

25 - Curriculum Night, PreK3 - Grade 5, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m., St. Michael Hall

26 - Household Ceremony (students find out which Household / Priory they are in), p.m. activity schedule in St. Michael Hall

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

September

1 - Curriculum Night, Grades 6 - 8, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m., St. Michael Hall

2 - First Friday Morning Assembly, 8:30 a.m., St. Michael Hall; Adoration for Religion Classes; Irish Incarnation Spirit Day (see the ICS Student-Family Handbook, pg. 65 for details: http://www.icstampa.org/uploads/6/2/0/9/62091753/ics_student-family_handbook_update_16-17.pdf)

5 - No school, Labor Day

6 - Picture Day (all students in formal school uniform, pg. 63 - 64: http://www.icstampa.org/uploads/6/2/0/9/62091753/ics_student-family_handbook_update_16-17.pdf) 

7 - School Mass with Households, 8:30 a.m.; Band Lessons begin

9 - Mid-point of 1st Quarter, grades updated and posted on Rediker

14 - School Mass, 8:30 a.m.
15 - 23 - Fall Book Fair

17 - School Mass, 4:30 p.m., Spaghetti Dinner in St. Michael Hall 5:30 - 8:00 p.m.

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

22 - Family Supper with Households

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

29 - 1/2 Day of School; Family - Teacher Conferences, 1:00 - 7:00 p.m.

30 - Irish Cup Activity in p.m.

October

1 - Sabor Latino, St. Michael Hall

5 - School Mass, 8:30 a.m.; 8th Grade - Kindergarten Angel Ceremony

7 - First Friday Morning Assembly, 8:30 a.m., St. Michael Hall; Adoration for Religion Classes

10 - No school, Diocese of St. Petersburg Professional Development for Teachers

12 - School Mass with Households, 8:30 a.m.
13 - Picture Re-take Day

14 - End of 1st Quarter

15 - School Mass, 4:30 p.m.; Cookout and Movie "Under the Stars", 5:30 - 9:00 p.m. in Pavilion

17 - Beginning of Quarter 2

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

20 - Family Supper with Households

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

31 - Halloween Celebration

*SAVE THE DATE: November 5 - ICS Auction, Havana Nights

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: 

*The people of Louisiana affected by the recent flooding

*The people of Italy affected by the recent earthquake

*The repose of the soul of Monsignor Laurence Higgins, long-time pastor of St. Lawrence in Tampa

*The repose of the soul of Debbie Ziegler, the great aunt of Brian Canasi (Gr. 6), who passed into eternal life last week and for Brian and his family 

*Protection of all life and property throughout hurricane season

*Greater respect for all life from conception to natural death

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

The Tradition Continues

ICS teachers and students should be congratulated for their hard work and dedication in getting this 2016-17 school year off to such a great success. Teachers continue to design dynamic instructional lessons and students have eagerly embraced the intellectual challenges being posed in classrooms. 

Our collective efforts at Mass have showcased spirited celebrations of the Eucharist coupled with a reverent atmosphere of respect and love for our Savior, Jesus Christ. 

Students have responded extremely well to school-wide expectations and policies. Common times and areas like lunch and recess have been marked by lively conversation and good, clean (behaviorally speaking) fun.  

As part of our Positive Behavior Intervention Support system, we continue to pull Red Ticket Winners on a weekly basis. Check back for today's winners! 

Curriculum Nights

ICS believes that parents and families play a vital role in the education of their children. As such, we take our partnership with students and families seriously and consider it a privilege to work with you to educate your sons and daughters both in and through the lens of the Catholic faith. One opportunity to build connections between our school and your home is during our upcoming Curriculum Nights:

*Thursday August 25 at 7:00 p.m. for PreK - Grade 5
-7:00 - 7:30 - General information in St. Michael Hall
-7:30 - 8:00 - Session 1 in classrooms with ICS teachers
-8:00 - 8:30 - Session 2 in classrooms with ICS teachers (for families with more than 1 student in grades PreK - Grade 5)

*Thursday September 1 at 7:00 p.m. for Grades 6 - 8
-7:00 - 7:30 - General information in St. Michael Hall
-7:30 - 8:30 - Middle School information in St. Michael Hall with ICS Middle School Team Teachers

Childcare for ICS students will be available on both nights. Just come to St. Michael Hall.

We hope to see you there!


Rediker

All families should have received login information for using Rediker for the 2016-17 school year earlier this month. If you did not receive this email with your login credentials or have had difficulties accessing the system, please contact Ms. Sanchez: sanchezj@icstampa.org. 

Rediker is our Student Management System. It allows you to access Homework, Grades, Attendance, Discipline for your child(ren). It also allows you to easily communicate with your child(ren)'s teacher(s). 

Please bookmark the following page so that you can easily access our ICS Rediker account: https://plusportals.com/IncarnationCatholic 

Additionally, you can access Rediker through their free app, Parent Plus. When you open the app you will be prompted to enter our school name which is “Incarnation Catholic": https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/parentplus/id648334615?mt=8


Personnel Updates

We are still in the final stages of hiring a 3rd / 4th grade LA / Math teacher. This final faculty position should be able to begin working with our 3rd and 4th graders next week. We will continue to keep you informed. Stay tuned!


ICS Athletics

Girls Volleyball and Co-ed Soccer seasons are underway! For the interscholastic schedule, visit our ICS Sports Wiki: 

-Soccer: http://icsathletics.wikispaces.com/ICS+Athletics+Home

-Volleyball: http://icsathletics.wikispaces.com/ICS+Girls+Athletics 

In addition to these interscholastic sports of Volleyball (girls) and Soccer (boys and girls) in grades 4 - 8, ICS is proud to offer the following intramural and developmental athletic opportunities:

Intramural Sports

Friday August 26th Tennis Clinic

This event will be held at:

ICS pavilion 

From: 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Grades: 5th - 8th

If you do not have a tennis racquet this is not a problem. We will have extra tennis racquets available for those that need one.

Student are required to wear their ICS PE uniform.

Saturday August 27th Boys Volleyball Clinic

This event will be held at:

ICS pavilion 

From: 7:00 - 8:00 a.m.

Grades: 5th - 8th

Student are required to wear their ICS PE uniform.

Friday September 16th Billiards 

This event will be held at:

Pin Chasers

5555 W. Hillsborough Ave

Tampa, FL 33634

From: 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Grades: 5th-8th

Cost: $3 per child

Payments are not to be given to the school. Payments should be made at the event to Pin Chasers the day of the event. Cash payment preferred.

Friday September 30th Bowling 

This event will be held at:

Pin Chasers

5555 W. Hillsborough Ave

Tampa, FL 33634

From: 3:30-4:30pm

Grades: PreK3-8th

Cost: $3 per child

Payments are not to be given to the school. Payments should be made at the event to Pin Chasers the day of the event.  Cash payment preferred.

David's Little Champions 
Friday September 2nd Basketball 

This event will be held at:

ICS pavilion

From: 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Grades: PreK3 - 3rd

Students are encouraged to bring a basketball.

Student pick up will take place at the flag pole in front of the school at 4:30 p.m.

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! 

Havana Nights
Havana Nights, our school's annual Auction Dinner-Dance, is ICS's largest fundraiser of the school year. In order for the event to be a success, all school families must support and/or attend this year's Auction. 

Forms to become sponsors and get involved in making this year's event a huge success were included in last week's Thursday packet. Opportunities to get involved abound. They include:

*Sponsorships

*Donations

*Volunteer help

*Attendance

If you are interested in helping with this event, please contact the School Office. 

Mark your calendars and save the date: Saturday November 5, 2016 - Havana Nights!

Want an electronic version of the forms? Click here: http://incarnationcatholicschool.blogspot.com/p/auction-havana-nights.html 


Faith Formation
If your child will be preparing to receive the sacrament of First Communion or Confirmation at Incarnation Parish this upcoming year you must first register your child for their sacrament in the Faith Formation Office.  Sacrament preparation is a parish-centered process and registration is NOT handled through Incarnation Catholic School, but through the Faith Formation Office.

This process entails a “true and deep commitment”, not only from the child but from the parents as well.  The preparation process must be a priority and should come before sports, scouts, etc.  Please consider this before registering.  

Registration for this year's Sacrament Preparation (First Communion and Confirmation) runs from now until September 23 from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. in the Faith Formation Office (located next door to the Parish Office).  You can also register on Sunday, August 28 in St. Michael Hall from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

A copy of your child’s Baptismal Certificate is required at time of registration. No registration form will be accepted without it.  

Deadline for registration is September 23.

Please feel free to call or email Philomena Johnson with any questions: (813) 884-3624, 

reled@icctampa.org.


ICS Household Initiative

New families may have noticed events such as: Household Ceremony, Mass with Households, Family Supper, and Irish Cup Activity on either the calendar listed above or in its longer form. 

Three years ago ICS began its Household Initiative. We took students from all grade levels and put them into "houses" headed up by one of our faculty / staff members. These "houses"  have students from all grade levels as a way for us to intentionally build community. We carve out time each month for this community to be fostered through three different activities:

-Household Masses (when students sit at Mass with their Households instead of grade levels)

-Family Suppers (when students eat together as a Household)

-Irish Cup Activities (when students play together as a Household and in friendly competition against other Households)

We base this philosophy off of how strong families are built: eating, playing and praying together. 

You can read more information about the ICS Household Initiative here: http://icscatholicedu.blogspot.com/2013/08/home.html 

New students will join existing Households this Friday at the Household Ceremony. Be sure to ask your child(ren) about their Household!

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.