I‐News Incarnation Catholic School Newsletter "A National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence" May 8, 2015 Volume 5, Number 35 Incarnation School Mission Statement "Incarnation Catholic School provides a spiritually and academically rich environment in which children, their families and the school staff are encouraged to grow in faith as they follow in the footsteps of Jesus" A Note from Dr. Reichel: Thank you, God! Incarnation Catholic School 2013 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Incarnation School Winner of The 2015 Innovations in Education Award Did you know that being in a "thankful" state is as good for you as a primary child's healthy snack? Researchers are finding that children who are grateful receive better grades, develop positive life goals, complain less about stomach and head aches, and they feel better about their friends. At this time of the year, I find so much with which to be grateful! I'm especially grateful for the beautiful excitement our children's sacramental preparation for First Communion and Confirmation. Last Friday, all of the children who received First Communion were able to come together as a class and be welcomed into our community of believers. This Sunday, the eighth grade will be recognized as full members of our Catholic Church with the sacrament of Confirmation. We are so grateful for their prayerful acceptance of these sacraments, and it reinforces my faith and the faith of their families and parish community! So, thank God for all you have and then: stop and smell the roses, have positive thoughts, write a couple of thank you cards, stick with grateful friends, and maybe keep a gratitude journal of at least three good things that happen to you each day. What a great life! Cheryl Reichel Click here MASS MATTERS The Good Shepherd : one flock - one shepherd Dayton Business Journal Awards Incarnation Catholic School 2015 Top Workplace Crusader Calendar May 8 All School Mass May 8 Mother's Day Tea Gr. 1 May 8 Chess Club May 9 Confirmation May12 E5's2 Fun Day May15 All School Mass May15 Kindergarten Buddy Bowling May 15 Volunteer Breakfast May 20 Band and Orchestra Concert May 20 Spirit Day May 21 Growing Celebration May 21 Author's Tea May 22 All School Mass Gr.5 May 22 8th Grade Parent & Student Lunch May 22 Father Daughter Dance May 25 NO SCHOOL May 26 8th Grade Awards Ceremony May 26 8th Grade Graduation May 28 Talent Show Gr.5 & 6 May 28 Pizza with the Principal May 29 LAST DAY OF SCHOOL 20152016 School Calendar May 10, 2015 The Sixth Sunday of Easter Gospel Reading: John 15:9-17 After last week's metaphoric gospel reading about the vines and the branches, today's passage continues the last discussion between Jesus and His disciples. The commandment is simple in its focus, although not always so easy for us to carry out. We are to love one another. Share the love you have for your faith and your children by attending Sunday Mass together as a family. An overview of this week's readings may be found at the following web site: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/051015.cfm. For our younger children, families may want to visit the Catholic Moms' website (see Sunday's Gospel) at: http://catholicmom.com. A Celebration of Life for Mrs. Debbie Hurley Please join the Incarnation Community in a Celebration of Life for Mrs. Debbie Hurley. The Celebration will be held on May 11, 2015 at 7pm at Incarnation Catholic Church. The faculty and staff of Incarnation School will guide us in this faith‐filled celebration and Fr. Brian will lead us in prayer. Mark Your Calendars! Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast May 15, 2015 The PTO will be hosting the annual Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast on May 15th after the All School Mass. This year we will honor our long time, very dedicated volunteer, Mrs. MaryBeth Horst. MaryBeth has been involved with the PTO and Incarnation School for over 20 years! She has served on many committees, led numerous homeroom driven events, organized yearly functions and supported the Incarnation community. The volunteer breakfast will be held in the faculty lounge in the school. Everyone who has volunteered during the school year is welcome to attend. Hope to see you there! SAVE THE DATES Sunday, September 27, 2015 Spaghetti Dinner Monday, September28, 2015 Grandparent Bingo Frog Dissection in 6th Grade Crusader Cafe' Lunch Menu Click here Principal's Reports to the Commissions Last week, our sixth grade crusaders developed their scientific knowledge in our frog dissection lab! To begin our unit, the students dissected a frog on the SmartBoard using one of Mrs. Kroger's favorite iPad applications. In this way, the students became motivated and prepared for the actual lab. Following the iPad simulation activity, the students explored the characteristics of different kinds of frogs to distinguish our species for dissection from the others. Throughout the lab, students are working with a partner to label the various organs and tissues of their frog. This is always one of the most exciting times of the year where students are able to apply their prior knowledge from the classroom 20142015 School Year to an active learning exploration. School Mass to be held on Friday, May 15th. Click here to update family information Emergency Notification System Click here The Incarnation Summer Issue Coming soon VIRTUS TRAINING INFORMATION All volunteers are required to be in compliance with the VIRTUS training program presented by the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. This applies to ALL volunteer positions. For questions, please contact Terri Conroy at 4331051 ex. 137 or click here to email. Mass for the Feast of the Ascension will be celebrated on Sunday, May 17th. Therefore the original date of Thursday, May 14th for an all‐school Mass has been CHANGED to FRIDAY, May 15th‐ our usual school Mass schedule. Incarnation Fun Day! Incarnation Fun Day! Tuesday, May 12th Grade 1 & AM E5 8:459:55 Grade 2 10:1011:20 PM E5 and Grunder/EllisJauch 12:351:35 St. Phillips/Cavanaugh 1:502:50 (Volunteers will need to arrive ½ hour before scheduled activities.) Questions? Please call Mrs. Ellen Miller at 4331051 Ext. 137. Congratulations to the Incarnation Second Graders on their First Holy Communion . Cafeteria and Playground Volunteer Information Volunteer Sub List Incarnation School Rewards Programs Kroger Reward Program Incarnation Identification # 80229 Congratulations 2nd Grade Students on your First Holy Communion! Gym Uniforms for the 2015‐2016 School Year! Click here to sign up for the All students in grades 6‐8th are required to wear a gym uniform. On Friday May 8th the spirit wear committee will be in the Science lab assisting students with trying on gym uniforms. All other students who need to reorder current gym uniforms are welcome to stop in and place an order as well. Parents are welcome to come during their child's scheduled time to help in selection of appropriate sizes. Please have the form dlm good neighbor incentives for our school. completed and a check made payable to Incarnation PTO. All orders are due Friday, May 22nd. All orders will be available for pick up in the child's classrooms during the Open House in August.If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Christina Stava, or Jen Pothast at [email protected]. Gym Uniform Order Form Attention: Kroger Plus Members ‐ Time to Re‐Enroll Sixth Graders Honor Their Mothers Please remember to go to the Kroger website to re‐ enroll in the Kroger Rewards Program. The PTO is again sponsoring a classroom contest. All students must turn in the attached form to their homeroom teacher to be counted as enrolling in the Kroger Rewards Program. Families with multiple children should turn a form in for each child. Forms are due to the homeroom teacher by May 15th. If the classroom receives 70% participation, a casual day will be awarded! Click below to download the form. On Tuesday sixth graders held a special Mass and reception to show their gratitude to their wonderful mothers. A major highlight of this event was the beautiful music provided by the cantors and bell choir under the excellent direction of Mrs. Sherri Masline. Students delighted their mothers with special essays telling why their mothers are the greatest, and everal students entertained the group at the reception with expressive recitations of poetry. Thank you, mothers! Acknowledgement of Top Writing Awards Enrolling in Kroger Last week we reported on sixteen Rewards Program Form Incarnation sixth graders who placed in the Catholic Schools Writing Contest for Fifth and Sixth Graders sponsored by Chaminade Julienne High School. Monday these honored writers attended an awards reception at Chaminade Julienne in which they discovered that several of our students received the top Click here for the latest awards. Our sixth graders won all the cash prizes in the contest's essay Boxtops Sheet category with first place winner Caroline Bishop, second place winner Simon Yacoub, and third place winner Emma Hitch. In addition, sixth grader Taylor Thornburg won second place in the short story category, and Kennedy Roshong won second place in the short, short story category. We are quite proud of our excellent writers! Click here for the latest Labels for Education Sheet Centerville Police Department Annouces CSI CAMP CYO Fall Sports Registration Now Available Registration for Incarnation CYO 2015 Fall Sports is now Centerville Police Department, 155 W. Spring Valley Road Attendees: Current 6th, 7th and 8th graders attending Centerville local schools Date: One‐day camp, please select one of the following dates: Friday, June 12, 2015............ 9 AM ‐ 3:30 PM open! Registrations for Soccer are due May 23rd. Registrations for Golf are due June 5th. Please visit www.incarnationcyo.org for additional information. Guardian Angel Families Needed The Welcome Committee is looking for Incarnation Guardian Angel Families to assist new families with the transition to our school. As a Guardian Angel Family, you would welcome the new family to our school and answer questions for them. This would require a small amount of your time but would be a big benefit to our new families. Thank you to the families who volunteered for this program last year and we would love to have your support again th is year. To volunteer or for questions, please email Carla Rush‐ [email protected]. Thank you! Attention 8th Grade Parents 8th Grade High School Records Transfer Information and Exit Survey Please click on the links below to have your students' records transferred to the appropriate high school. 8th grade student, records can only be transferred if the parent request is submitted. Please submit Friday, July 17, 2015............. 9 AM ‐ 3:30 PM Click here for more information 7th and 8th Grade CYO Cheerleading for the 2015‐2016 School Year CYO cheerleading is open to all 7th and 8th grade girls. The squads cheer for the 7th/8th grade CYO boys' basketball teams. Registration for cheer will take place in August. NO tryouts. The squads are coached by Alter High School cheerleaders. Practice is usually two times a week after school with flexibility for other sports/activities. We would like to see how many girls are interested in cheering for the 2015‐2016 year to determine fees and uniform needs. For those interested in 7th grade cheer, please email Tracey Nissen at [email protected]; 8th grade cheer email Anne Wassum at [email protected]. Watch the I‐News in August for registration information. For those interested in cheering football in the Fall, South Dayton Knights Football has started a cheer program for girls in the 2nd‐8th grade. Go to www.sdkfootball.com for more information and registration. Girls on the Run Fall Team 2015 Taking Registrations Girls on the Run is a structured 10‐week program that incorporates training for a 5K event as a means to teach essential life skills to 3rd‐5th grade girls. GOTR is designed to encourage independent thinking, problem solving and community building...as well as running! Girls on the Run will be held directly after school until 5:00 on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning in September. Cost is approximately $150.00. The 5K will be held in November at Welcome Stadium. SPACE IS LIMITED! We are going to try our best to accommodate as many runners as possible next year. Please fill out the form below if interested, and turn in to school office no later than Friday, May 22nd. Thank you! Click here for the Registration Form After Care Enrichment ( ACE) Incarnation School's After Care Program After Care Enrichment(ACE) registration paperwork for the 2015‐16 school year is now being accepted. The registration forms can be downloaded by clicking the link below. There is a $20 discount for all families that register for the ACE program prior to June 1, 2015. A new fee structure has been implemented. Please take a moment to read the new information. Registration paperwork can be turned into the school front office. the form. An exit survey is also included, your responses are welcomed. Completing the survey is greatly appreciated. 8th Grade Record Transfer Click here for the 2015‐16 ACE Registration Information Attention Current ACE Program participants: The last day for utilizing the After School Care Program will be May 28, 2015. There is no After School Care on the last day of school. 8th Grade Exit Survey Scrip News HOMETOWN NAZARETH VBS COMING TO INCARNATION‐ Where Jesus was a kid! Students entering Kindergarten through 6th grade,(next school year) Please complete the registration (1stcome st entrance) into our fun filled VBS for Summer 2015 at Incarnation Parish. Click here for Registration Information High School News Whole Foods will be opening in June. The PTO will have Whole Food gift cards for purchase. Please email Carrie @ [email protected] with your request. Before you shop, please utilize our SCRIP program which benefits our students! Gift Cards Make Great Presents Are you shopping for Graduations, Teacher's gifts or Father's Day? A gift card makes a wonderful present. The PTO has gift cards to many retailers and restaurants available in the school office during school hours. Our next order date will be May 13, 2015to be delivered the week of May 18th. Please either place your order on line or submit your order form to the school office by 3PM on Wednesday, May 13th. To place your order online go to www.shopwithscrip.com using enrollment code EA59L5863158. Do you need a gift card between our school orders? There are many gift cards available through the ScripNow! Program. Once you have an account at www.shopwithscrip.com you can order ScripNow!. ScripNow! lets you print your gift cards at your convenience. Once we receive your payment, the order will be released and you will receive an email notifying the cards are ready to be printed. If you have any questions, you may email [email protected]. Thank you for your support. Remember Mix‐Up Mondays! Wear your crazy or mixed socks these last Mondays! South Dayton Knights Football and Cheerleading The South Dayton Knights Football & Cheer program will conduct registration for its program May 1 ‐18 th. The football program will field teams 3 d ‐ 8 th grade and cheer will field 2 nd ‐8 th grade squads. The 2015 season promises to be exciting, with several changes, including: cheer leading squads for 2 nd ‐ 8 th grade, new player / cheer uniforms that can be kept at the end of the season, a large apparel e‐store, online registration/team websites, and USA Football Heads‐Up Certified Coaches. For detailed information regarding the 2015 season and to register, visit www.sdkfootball.com. You can also email David Homan at [email protected]. Become a part of the SDK Football Tradition! World Language Week‐ May 11th ‐15th. May 11‐15 is World Language Week at Incarnation! The world is a big place with alot of people from different cultures who speak different languages. Although English is a very important world language, it is valuable to know another language so we can share and communicate with other people in the world. Incarnation school offers three different language options for their students to learn...French, German, and Spanish. Our school is also made up of students from many different cultures, and some even speak a language other than English at home! This week, we will celebrate our diversity during World Language Week. Like different colors that come together to form a beautiful rainbow, we are people from different cultures and backgrounds who come together to form a wonderful community! Each day, students and teachers can wear a different color of the rainbow to show our "Unity through Diversity." Monday's color is red! Tuesday is orange. Wednesday is yellow. Thursday is green and Friday is blue. Enjoy World Language Week! Merci, Danke, Gracias! Click here for the schedule The Usborne Books & More Book Fair is coming to Incarnation School! Community Happenings/ Sports SAY Soccer Registration now being accepted. Click here for information. ‐ Visit us in the library ‐ Monday ‐ Friday May 11 ‐ May 15 8:00am ‐ 4:00pm ‐ Join us for Donuts and Books ‐ Wednesday, May 13 4:00pm ‐ 6:00pm All proceeds from this fair will go towards new books for our Incarnation Library & classrooms! Personal Orders may also be made on‐line at: https://b0727.myubam.com/94780 Cash, check, Visa, MC, & Discover accepted Please make checks payable to: Usborne Books Quick Links Edline Incarnation School Web Incarnation Parish Web FACTS Payment FACTS Enrollment Donation Information for the school beautification project 2015 Incarnation Father‐ Daughter Luau Dance Friday, May 22nd 7:30‐9:30 Parish Center Gym No need to dress in theme this year...just get ready to dance and have fun with your Dad at our Incarnation Luau! Tickets will go on sale the week of April 20th. $12 Advance Tickets and $14 at Door Ticket prices includes: Photo Booth Photos, DJ, Food, and Beverages. Part of the proceeds will benefit Girls on the Run of Dayton Please contact Liz Anderson [email protected] or Amy Eckenrode [email protected] with any questions. Centerville Transportation Click here for Ticket Purchases and Information 8th Grade Returns from Washington DC The 8th Grade class spent last week touring Washington, D.C. A special thank you to Mrs. Schindler, Mrs. Kroger, Mrs. Jecker, Ms. Komorowski, Mrs. Woeste, Ms. Yackovoni and the numerous parent chaperones that accompanied the 90 students from Incarnation as they toured the sites. The students and chaperones walked miles each day to make sure they saw as many amazing landmarks as possible. Their final event was the laying of a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. What a great experience! Thank You from Girl Scout Troop #31488 Girl Scout Troop #31488 just completed their Silver Award project. They would like to thank all of those in the community who generously donated supplies for their project, Little Dresses for Africa. The supplies donated were greatly appreciated and allowed the girls to sew 118 pillowcase dresses, completing their journey to earn their Silver Award. Thank you so much! Miles for Mark 5k benefitting the Mark Kreusch Memorial Fund presented by Archers Tavern. Please join us on May 30 at 9am for a 5k to honor Mark Kreusch. The run will start and finish at Activity Center Park, behind Incarnation School. This is the 3rd year for this event and Incarnation students, parents and faculty have always been very supportive. Thank you and we hope to see you again this year!! To register go to: www.AtomicRaceTiming.com or in person at Up and Running (near Dorothy Lane Market on Far Hills, Centerville) Registration is $20. 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