Incarnation Catholic School (Tampa, FL)

Thursday, June 18, 2015

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.

Thursday, June 11, 2015

ICS Newsletter: Thursday June 11, 2015

Upcoming Events

June
June 15 - Home and School Planning Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Media Center
Summer Office Hours, see below

Prayers

We continue to pray for the ICS Class of 2015. We thank God for their successful completion of 8th grade and we pray for His continued protection and guidance as they move on to high school and beyond.

We once again pray in thanksgiving for the gift of our ICS teachers and staff members. May God bless them abundantly over the summer! Please grant them much deserved rest, relaxation and rejuvenation!

We pray for rising 8th grader (ICS Class of 2016) Matthew Covington who suffered multiple injuries from a biking accident. May God's healing hand lead Matthew back to health quickly!

We pray for Mrs. Roark, Ms. DeFilippis, Ms. Edbrooke and Mr. Skilton in their respective next steps. Please let them know the impact they had on ICS and that they will be missed!

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

Thank You
Our ICS teachers and staff members are AMAZING! We thank them for their hard work, dedication and love! Enjoy your summer!

2015 - 16 Theme
The ICS Class of 2016 designed the following theme for Incarnation Catholic School for the 2015 - 16 school year:

They selected the following scripture passage to further inspire and motivate our school community, Romans 12:12:

Finally, their concept design for next year's spirit shirt involves a navy blue tee with a wi-fi signal image and the words "HOPE WILL RISE" on the front and the scripture passage on the back!

Thank you, ICS Class of 2016! Hope will rise next year because of your leadership. GO IRISH!

End of the Year Awards
Congratulations to the following ICS students, recipients of special recognition at our end of the year celebration last week:

Spelling Bee Participants

a. 1^st – Jermey Marquinez, Jenna Krammer, Giovanna Morales, Ava Guerrero

b. 2A – Oliver Macaluso, Gianmarco Vera

c. 2B – Leo Milian, Valerie Sanchez

d. 3A – Kamila Muraharisetti, Ashton Tran

e. 3B – Anna Carnuccio, Paula Ruiz

f. 4^th – Vinnie Amato, Isabel Bequer, Jasmine Castano, Ty Martin-Ruiz

g. 5^th – Alexa Astete, Devon Ostrander, Matthew Tran, Sophia Torres

h. 6^th – Maddie Maroney, Lizzie Newcome, Andres Krubeck, Sebestian Sergeant

i. 7^th – Carlos Rueda, Nicholas Do, Isabella Edbrooke, Alina Grillo

National Geography Bee

a. Winner – Isabella Edbrooke

Excellence in Technology

a. Maddie Maroney, Elizabeth Newcom, Allison Kramer, Jennifer Pham, Carlos Rueda, Isabella Edbrooke

Coders Club

a. Benjamin Cimorelli, Alejandro Osorio, Blake Hemsley

Safety Patrol

a. Emilie Vendrone, Kara Artz, Nadia Falcone,Vanessa Piedra, Kayla Kramer, Valentina Leal, Maddie Maroney, Lizzie Newcome, Sam Persach, Sophie Ramos, Kaela Sanzhez, Ashlyn Straughn

Sacred Steps Running Club

a. Shane Oliva, Julia Artz, Jacob Rogers, Shannelle Mike, Devin Wirth, Alejandro Avila

Spanish Achievement Award

a. Jenna Krammer, Ashton Stavish, Kiara Counts, IanAlejandro Deliz-Mujica, Wyatt Lamb, Jaelynn Figueroa, McKinley Gorman, Jonathan Padilla, Dominick Maggio, Anthony Santos, Mia Cora Saavedra, Ximena Sanchez, Nadia Falcone, Sandro Lopez, Angelina Oliveri, Sophie Ramos-Huarag, Sebastian Sargeant, Kaela Sanchez, Allison Kramer, Carlos Rueda, Isabella Edbrooke, Maria Paula Owens

b. Kaela Sanchez – Hispanic Heritage Essay

Creative Writing Club

a. Maria Paula Owens, Veronica Alvarez, Malio Mayo, Nadia Falcone, Sophie Ramos-Huarag, Leonardo Castro, Alexa Astete, Lindsay Bates, Ximma Sanchez, Camila Castro, Emma Elkins, Lara O’leary, Isabel Bequer, Sophia Al-Ali, Marissa Mattingly, Keyuloni Henderson, Kimbery Huarag, Sofia Sargeant, Jasmine Castano, Natalia Delgado, Melissa Ramos-Huarag

Altar Servers

a. Sean Varao, Nadia Falcone, Robbie Hipkins, Aleza Astete, Sofia Sargeant, Makenzie Phillian, Matthew Tran, Mia Wybel, Erik Rosario, Jay Anastasia, Jackson Coulman, John Coulman, Maria Paula Owens, Brian Stevens, Sophie Ramos-Huarag, Kara Artz, Vanessa Piedra, Jennifer Pham, Isabella Edbrooke, Valentina Leal

Student Council Members

a. Ana Hernandez, Tristan Stavish, Daniela Alvarez, Julia Artz, Allyson Dela Cruz, Emma Elkins, Ximena Sanchez, Jay Anastasia, Devon Ostrander, Keyerra Henderson, Maddie Maroney, Jack Padron, Brain Stevens, Ethan Ostrander, Carlos Rueda, John Coulman, Maria Paula Owens

Student Council Officer

a. Kaela Sanchez – Trasurer

Incarnation Award

a. 1^st – Jenna Kramer, Hector Roche, Giovanna Morales, Jordan Rubio

b. 2^nd – Shannelle Mike, Joshua Borges, Jaelynn Figueroa, Alejandro Avila

c. 3^rd – Julia Artz, Leah Hernandez-Benitez, Santiago Ramirez, Tristan Stavish

d. 4^th – Isabel Bequer, Ximena Sanchez, Jose Hernandez-Benitez, Shane Oliva

e. 5^th – Leonardo Castro Galindo, Dylanie Charlery, Nadia Falcone, Sandro Lopez

f. 6^th – Maddie Maroney, Avery Altamirano, Kaela Sanchez, Max Al-Ali

g. 7^th – Jennifer Pham, Matthew Covington, Jenna Maroney, Natalie Robles

Congratulations, Irish!

ICS Athletics

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

ICS Family Challenge

Take advantage of the extra time this summer to focus on your family:

1. Eat together at least once per week

2. Pray together at least once per week (especially by continuing / starting Mass attendance)

3. Play together at least once per month

As an additional homework assignment:

4. Read together at least once per week, too!

Reading is the gateway to knowledge and your kids will benefit from this important modeling and time spent doing something so enriching.

May God bless you, your family and our ICS family this summer and always!

Re-registration

We hope you can feel, see, and that you and your children have experienced the new Spirit rising at ICS. We continue to build upon our 51 year tradition and we embrace 21st Century learning and teaching while remaining rooted in faith, discipline and the education of the whole person.

Re-register today.

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 a meeting on Monday June 15 at 7:00 p.m. in the Media Center. All are welcome.

Thank you in advance for your consideration and help.

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. Please pray for the success of this new addition to our school!

IOWA Assessment Scores

As you analyze your child's Iowa Assessment scores, please to keep in mind the following:

-National Percentile Ranking (NPR)

A National Percentile Ranking (NPR) is not the same thing as a letter grade or percentage score used in classroom settings. For example, a 65% on a science test administered by your child's classroom teacher is much different than scoring in the 65th National Percentile Ranking. Scoring a 65% on a classroom assignment means that your son/daughter only successfully got 65% of the items correct. A National Percentile Ranking of 65, though, means that your son/daughter scored better than 65% of the other students who took the same test at the same time. An average NPR score is around the 50th NPR. An NPR score of 50 would mean that your son/daughter is progressing at the typical pace of a student from that particular grade level.

-Grade Equivalent (GE)

One of the two supplemental forms that we included once again this year involves a longitudinal view of your child's progress over the past four years (2nd graders will not have longitudinal data as this is the first year they took the test; 3rd graders will only have two years of data; 4th graders will have three years of data; 5th and above will have four years of data). This form will include both the NPR scores and a Grade Equivalent (GE) mark. A Grade Equivalent is a measure of your child's abilities in terms of grade level and month of the school year. So, if a 5th grader receives a GE of 5.7 for a domain it means that he/she scored like a student in the seventh month of 5th grade. However, a 5th grader who receives a GE of 10.8 (the eighth month of sophomore year) should not be expected to jump from 5th to 10th grade. A GE score that is higher than the current grade level of your child (10.8 for a 5th grader) indicates that your son/daughter scored as well as a sophomore in the eighth month of school would have scored on the 5th grade exam. For this longitudinal form, look for an upward line (from left to right) and at least one GE growth for each point on the graph. A downward line may indicate the need for remediation.

-Percent Correct

The second of the two new forms shows the percent correct for each area on the test. This aligns with a traditional understanding of academic scores and is the closest to feedback received on classroom level assignments. Simply, this form will let you know the percentage of items your child answered correctly for each domain of the test.

If you have any questions about interpreting these results, please consider watching our Iowa Assessment Video Interpretation Series or by contacting the Main Office to schedule an appointment.

  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 were sent last week and involve accessing Khan Academy and myON Reader or accessed here: ICS Summer Work 2015

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.

Another change that will take place over the summer is a shift in our administrative software. Currently, we use Sycamore to handle our database of students, families, grades, attendance and other administrative pieces of information. As a way to streamline communications with the Diocese of St. Petersburg, most Catholic Schools have moved to using Rediker for their administrative software. Incarnation will be transitioning to Rediker for next school year.

This change will afford us the opportunity to more fully utilize this system to communicate internally and with families. Once again, there will be some residual changes that will result from this change - website addresses, login and password information, etc. Please trust, though, that ICS will walk you through every step of this transition and that it will be a huge benefit to our school community.

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.

Thursday, June 4, 2015

ICS Newsletter: Thursday June 4, 2015

Upcoming Events

6/4 - Honor Roll Breakfast (Grades 5 - 7); School Clean-up; Faculty Farewell, 7:00 p.m., St. Michael Hall

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; Used uniform sale, 7:00 - 10:00 a.m.
6/9 - Q4 / Final Grades posted on Sycamore
6/15 - Home and School Planning Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
8/17 - First day of school, 2015 - 16 school year

  

Dr. Randall Woodard from St. Leo University addressed attendees of our ICS Honor Roll Breakfast this morning.

Prayers

We pray for the ICS Class of 2015. We thank God for their successful completion of 8th grade and we pray for His continued protection and guidance as they move on to high school and beyond.

We pray in thanksgiving for the gift of our ICS teachers and staff members. May God bless them abundantly over the summer!

We pray for rising 8th grader (ICS Class of 2016) Matthew Covington who suffered multiple injuries from a biking accident last week. May God's healing hand lead Matthew back to health quickly!

We pray for Mrs. Roark as she begins a much deserved retirement. We thank Mrs. Roark for all of her hard work and dedication in starting our ICS 4 year old program!

We pray for Ms. DeFilippis, Ms. Edbrooke and Mr. Skilton as they begin new ministries in education next year.

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

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

Thank You
Thank you, ICS parents and families, for your commitment to our AMAZING school. Thank you for your patience, your support, your partnership, your insights, your trust and for your love. ICS is blessed to have such a strong family! Thank you!

2015 - 16 Theme
Please consider joining us for our final celebration of the Eucharist as a school tomorrow. Following mass we will participate in Adoration (as happens after the 8:30 a.m. Mass on the first Friday of every month). Following Adoration, we will disseminate end of the year awards. Then, before heading back to Homerooms for class level celebrations, the ICS Class of 2016 (current 7th graders / rising 8th graders) will present our 2015 - 16 ICS theme to the school community.

Members of the Class of 2016 have been meeting for the past few weeks to design a theme, select a corresponding scripture passage, and create both a t-shirt and end of the year presentation.

When it is revealed, I hope you will agree that this was a great opportunity for our new student leaders to rise up and take control of our school! Stay tuned and GO IRISH!

Past themes include:

2011 - 12 : Be Heroic
2012 - 13 : RUN
2013 - 14 : Home
2014 - 15: Go: Do what you believe and believe in what you do.

8th Grade Graduation Awards
Congratulations to the following 8th graders, recipients of special recognition at our two graduation ceremonies last week:

Ideal Incarnation Student Award: Maureen Tanner and Max Hernandez

America Legion Award: Alex Garcia and Amanda Lockhart

Pastor's Award: Zachary Cayon

Valedictorian: Max Hernandez

Salutatorian: Ian Stahley

Subject Awards:
    Science: Gentry Burks
    Algebra I: Sebastian Torres, Angela Martinez-Cabrera
    Religion: Savannah Nguyen
    Language Arts: Ian Stahley
    Literature: Joseph Cermak
    History: Adam Reciniello
    Art: Angela Martinez-Cabrera and Max Hernandez
    Music: Steven Sargeant and Savannah Nguyen
    Spanish: Max Hernandez and Angela-Martinez-Cabrera
    ICT: Lia Morrissey
Perfect Attendance: David Housand and Joseph Cermak
Guardian Angel Award: Marc Martin-Romero, Caitlin Peach, Sebastain Torres, and Alex Garcia
Academic Blue Honor Award: Rachel Allegra, Gentry Burks, Carter Campbell, Joseph Cermak, Bianca Falcone, Alex Garcia, Angela Martinez-Cabrera, Lia Morrissey, Ryan Stewart, Maureen Tanner, Sebastian Torres
Academic Gold Honor Award: Ian Stahley and Max Hernandez

Guffey Award for Literature: Lia Morrissey and Adam Reciniello

Most Improved Students: Vivi Nguyen and John Rogers

ICS Values and Virtues Award: Gentry Burks

Academic Trophies for 95% average or above: Max Hernandez, Ian Stahley, Carter Campbell, Angela Martinez-Cabrera, Sebastian Torres

Recognition for 9 Years at ICS: Jessica Anastasia, Gentry Burks, Carter Campbell, Bianca Falcone, Tyler Field, Alex Garcia, Alejandro Houellemont, David Housand, Jennifer A. Lopez, Chase Maciejewski, Lia Morrissey, Caitlin Peach, Carson Phillipp, Sophia Prima, Adam Reciniello, John Rogers, Ryan Stewart, Johnny Vazquez, Michael Ward

Congrats once again, ICS Class of 2015, you will be missed! Good luck and GO IRISH!

Honor Roll Breakfast
Congratulations to the following Grade 5 - 7 students who earned Honors all year long. We recognized this gritty achievement this morning with a breakfast! GO IRISH!

Maximilian Al-Ali
Avery Altamirano
Jay Anastasia

Kara Artz
Alexa Astete
Molly Caballero
Leonardo Castro-Galindo
Dylainie Charlery
Ben Cimorelli
Hannah Dinh
Isabella Edbrooke
Allison Elkins
Nadia Falcone
Blake Hemsley
Allison Kramer
Kayla Kramer
Jenna Maroney
Madeline Maroney
Julianna Marquinez
Elizabeth Newcom
Devon Ostrander
Jackson Padron
Maria Paula Owens
Jennifer Pham
Vanessa Piedra
Natalie Robles
Carlos Rueda
Kaela Sanchez
Sarah Torres
Sophia Torres
Paola Torres-Trivino
Matthew Tran
Giancarlo Velez
Emilie Vendrone
Mateo Vera

ICS Athletics

Please check the ICS Athletic Wiki for updates about sporting opportunities over the course of the summer. We thank Coach Garofolo and all of our volunteer coaches for an AMAZING athletic campaign throughout the 14 - 15 seasons. More important than wins or losses, the Irish Athletic Department represented ICS with integrity, sportsmanship and Christian ethics. Great job and GO IRISH!

ICS Family Challenge

You are encouraged to focus on the ICS Family Challenge over the course of the summer:

1. Eat together at least once per week

2. Pray together at least once per week

3. Play together at least once per month

As an additional homework assignment:

4. Read together at least once per week, too!

Reading is the gateway to knowledge and your kids will benefit from this important modeling and time spent doing something so enriching.

May God bless you, your family and our ICS family!

Re-registration

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

2015 - 2016 ICS Calendar
This is a preliminary schedule for next year:

August 17 - 1st Day of School
September 7 - No School, Labor Day

September 30 - 1/2 Day of School
October 14 - No School
October 15 - No School
October 29 - 1/2 Day of School (Conferences)
October 30 - 1/2 Day of School
November 23 - 27 - No School, Thanksgiving Break
December 18 - 1/2 Day of School
December 21 - January 4 - No School, Christmas Break
January 18 - No School, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
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 24 - 1/2 Day of School
March 25 - April 1 - No School, Easter Break
April 15 - 1/2 Day of School
April 18 - No School
May 6 - 1/2 Day of School
May 30 - No School, Memorial Day
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!

Faculty Farewell
Please consider joining us this evening at 7:00 p.m. in St. Michael Hall as we honor our faculty members who will be leaving ICS at the end of the school year:

-Mrs. Roark
-Ms. Edbrooke
-Ms. DeFilippis
-Mr. Skilton

We thank God for the efforts of this group of outstanding educators - we are so blessed to have had them at ICS!

ICS Home and School Association
Thanks to those parents and parishioners who gathered last night to start planning Carnival 2016. If you could not attend but would like to be a part of this planning team, please contact the Front Office: 813.884.4502.

Also, anyone interested in helping to advance our ICS HSA is invited to a meeting on Monday June 15 at 7:00 p.m. All are welcome.

Thank you in advance for your consideration and help.

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. Please pray for the success of this new addition to our school!

IOWA Assessment Scores
Longitudinal and percentage based reports that we gave out last year will be sent home today. Part of these documents allows you to see your child's progress as it relates to the Common Core State Standards.

Please utilize our Iowa Interpretation Video Series (http://incarnationcsca.blogspot.com/2014/06/standardized-testing-video-series.html) to help you interpret these reports.

Please take advantage of our video series and contact the Main Office if you have any questions or need any additional help interpreting your child's scores.

Miscellaneous
1. Please make sure that you have met all requirements and fulfilled all obligations by tomorrow - commitment hours, after care costs, tuition, lost books, library books, lunch balances, etc.

2. Make note of our used uniform sale tomorrow Friday June 5 from 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. in St. Michael Hall.

3. Yearbooks are still on sale! Cost is $35. Checks should be made payable to Incarnation Catholic School.
Don't miss out on this AMAZING piece of ICS history!

  Summer Work
Information about preventing the "summer slide" will be sent home today along with your child's (grades 2 - 7) Iowa scores. Please be sure to read the documents and help your son/daughter maintain and even improve upon their AMAZING progress this past year.

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

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.