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INCARNATION CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Newsletter February 10-17
UPCOMING EVENTS
FRIDAY FOLDERS
Feb. 10 - 9:00a Ash Wednesday Mass
(Church)
Feb. 12 - Chick-Fil-A Orders due; Red,
White or Pink Valentine Spirit Day
Dress; 12:00p Dismissal; 1:00p Faculty
Mtng
Feb. 13 - 10:00a KofC District Free
Throw Contest at Epiphany School,
Venice; 11:00a Incarnation Women’s
Club Spring Luncheon & Fashion Show
@ Michael’s on East
Feb. 15 - NO SCHOOL - PRESIDENTS’
DAY
Feb. 16 - 8:00a Penance for Grs. 6-8;
9:15a Grs. 2-3 Field Trip - Selby Botanical Garden; 4:30p Soccer Game
@Community Christian (Port Charlotte)
Feb. 17 - Chick-Fil-A Lunch
Feb. 18 - 4:00p Soccer Game @ Venice
Christian
Feb. 19 - Regular Tag Day $1.00;
WTGYWB DAY (Feb Birthdays)
Please check your Friday folders this week. You
will find these important items:
Volunteer information for Friday Fish Fry
Tag Day Flyer
DUE DATES:
Feb. 12 - Chick-Fil-A Orders due
Feb. 17 - Jump Rope for Hearts form
Feb. 19 - $1.00 for Tag Day
Incarnation Catholic School
FRIDAY LENTEN
FISH FRY
DINNER
Presented by
Walt’s Fish Market
Friday, February 19 thru Friday, March 18
5:00-8:00 p.m.
Incarnation Church Parish Center
Each adult meal includes: Fried Fish, Fried Shrimp, Hush Puppies, French
Fries and Cole Slaw. Beverages and Desserts not included.
DINE-IN OR CARRY-OUT
COST: $11.00 per adult meal
$1.00 Beverages (Tea, coffee, soda, lemonade)
$1.00 Variety of desserts
Volunteers needed to help set-up, clear tables and clean-up at the end.
This is a great way for our school families to give time to help our school.
All proceeds from the Fish Fry will support our Security Upgrades.
A Visit to Wisconsin without Leaving Florida
THE RESULTS ARE IN
During Catholic Schools Week
our 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders
had an awesome opportunity.
They hung out with a Catholic
school in Wisconsin. The students prepared questions to ask
each other about their location.
The questions were to give clues to guess where each
school was located.
Selected students in Grs. 5-8 qualified to
have their Science Fair Projects entered at
the Sarasota County Science Fair in late
January. Our students did a wonderful job
of presenting their information to the judges. One
student from our 5th grade
placed 2nd in the category of
physical science. CongratuHow did they do this? Well, they used Google lations to Garrett T. for his
Hangout. This is like Skype, but much easier for the project titled “It Is Electrifystudents to use. After they found out their location, ing!”
they began comparing the schools. Our students were
able to see snow!
For more about this wonderful way to explore without
leaving the classroom, go to:
https://www.incarnationschool.edu/news/googlemystery-hangout/
2016-2017 SCHOOL REGISTRATION
Beginning February 19th, we will hold our registration
for the next school year. Registration forms will be
sent home in the Friday Folder. Please return the
completed forms ASAP.
For families requesting Financial Assistance, please
complete the FACTS Grant & Aid Application found at:
SAVE THE DATES
ICS has some wonderful and fun-filled events
coming up. Please mark your calendars:
March 17 - McCurdy’s ICS Fundraiser
Night (See flyer on page 5)
March 19 - Carrabba’s ICS Fundraiser
(more details to come)
April 8 - Family Movie Night @ ICS Parish
Center
These are great ways to support the school
and socialize with members of our parish/
school community.
https://online.factsmgt.com/signin/3C9SB
If you already have an account, use your current signin information. For those new to the process, please
create an account.
At this time, we do not have any updated information
for the Step-Up for Students Scholarship. Those who
have Step-Up can renew their application at this time.
It is very important that you renew so you do not lose
your funding.
Application for new applicants should be sometime in
mid-March. To be put on the Step-Up for Students email list, please go to this website:
https://www.stepupforstudents.org/for-parents/
income-based/interest-list-2016-17/
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK 2016
What a week it was at ICS! Monday started CSW with our students showing their school spirit with their ICS Spirit wear. The day ended with classroom winners in Grades 4-8 participating in the school Geography Bee. All the
student did a great job. There was a long competition to determine the 2nd and 3rd place winners. Patrick H. in
6th Grade took 1st Place, Mickey T. , Grade 8 placed 2nd and Stephanie D., Grade 5 came in 3rd Place.
Tuesday was our Angels, Benefactors and Volunteers Mass. After the Mass, there was light breakfast for our
guests. The students performed by reading CSW Essays, singing and giving special “Thank You’s.” Our students
were happy on Wednesday for they had some special visitors at school. Grandparents and Special Friends of our
students had the opportunity to visit the classrooms and have lunch with them. This was one of the students
best events of the week. After the grandparents left, the students had an hour recess. They returned to the
classrooms for a short break before the next activity. The day ended with students in Grs. PK-4 attending a marionette presentation of “Beauty and the Beast”. The older students gathered in the Church Hall to play “Minute
to Win It.”
Thursday was a day to honor our military by wearing red, white and blue. We had a prayer service in church to
remember men and women in the armed services. The students had collected items for the Military Ministry of
the Incarnation Parish. There was a presentation of these items to Mrs. Longo. The service ended by recognizing members of the parish who have relatives in active duty. These families were presented with the “Service
Flag” or the “Blue Star Flag”. Mrs. Longo was very grateful to ICS students for their generosity. The day ended
with the students having a special snow cone treat. The best part was they could put their own syrup on the
cone. Mixing flavors was the best!
Friday began early for the teachers. They prepared a light breakfast for the parents and students. It was great to
have so many attend. Everyone enjoyed the opportunity to have a cup of coffee, a few breakfast goodies and
time to visit with families and teachers. Parents then headed to the classrooms to receive a card and a little
“sweet” kiss from their child. Shortly after the parents left, the students and teachers boarded the buses for
Epiphany Cathedral. At the Cathedral, Bishop Dewane greeted the students at the door and invited them into
the Cathedral to pass through the “Doors of Mercy”. Once in the Cathedral, Bishop Dewane spent time explaining the Year of Mercy. The other part of our time in Venice was to take a tour of the Cathedral, walk outside to
see the other buildings of the Diocese of Venice, i.e., Our Mother’s House, and to visit the chapel at the school to
say the rosary. After everyone completed the activities, we gathered in the Church Hall for a pizza lunch. Upon
our return to ICS, the 8th graders organized a Walk-A-Thon to raise money for St. Jude’s Hospital. All the students enjoyed walking with their friends, but most of all to raise money for a good cause!
This week was full of great activities. After speaking to the students, the number one event was the trip to the
Cathedral. Ask you child what they learned. We also invite you, as a family, to visit the Cathedral. The students
enjoyed the snow cones, extra recess and Grandparents Day. We are grateful to the Parent Association and the
parent volunteers for helping with Grandparents Day and the Angels Breakfast. We are especially thankful to
the parishioners of Incarnation who donated money to pay for the buses and the pizza lunch for our trip to the
Cathedral.
See the next page for some pictures of our fabulous week!
Military Prayer Service
“Beauty and the Beast”
by Stevens Puppets
Parent Appreciation Breakfast
Our Pilgrimage to Epiphany Cathedral
Walk-A-Thon to benefit St. Jude’s Hospital
in memory of Kaitlin Cardin
2nd Grade Visiting with a school in
Wisconsin via Google Hangout
Snow cones by Kona Ice
Use the link below for an easy way to access the direct link for the ICS Fundraiser Night:
http://www.mccurdyscomedy.com/shows/show.cfm?shoID=66