Our Monday morning prayer service began with the blessing and lighting of the Advent wreath. Father Paul asked the students to share a few key words on what Advent means. Students responded with the words “preparation” and “hope.” Advent is a wonderful time for turning to God to give thanks for our blessings. It is a time to open ourselves to new growth in the areas where we may still be lacking. With this in mind, let us use this time to reflect on how we can best prepare. As I mentioned last week, how can you make this time of waiting special and meaningful with your family?
Have a blessed week!
Olivia Carrillo
Principal
Picture Make-Ups and 8th Grade ID Cards
On Thursday, 12/6 Bronson Photography will be returning to take make-up pictures only for students who were absent on picture day. The 8th graders will also be photographed for their school IDs (cap and gown pictures will be at a later date). Students should come dressed in Mass uniform.
NED Show Yo-Yo Sales
The school collected $1,600 from yo-yo sales. The money collected from the yo-yo sales helped bring this assembly to Inca free! 10% of the sales will be given back to the school in the form of a gift certificate for the purchase of other NED items.
Got Scrip?
Looking to avoid the crowd at the mall? Do you know someone who is very difficult to shop for? How about staff appreciation gifts in your workplace? Visit our website at www.incaglendale.org to view and print a copy of our “On Hand” and “Special Order” scrip order forms. What a great way to do some of your holiday shopping and help meet your scrip obligation—all while helping our school earn profits!
Jog-A-Thon
We are trying to get a final total for our Jog-A-Thon fundraiser. If you have not already paid for the Jog-A-Thon, please do so as soon as possible. Thank you!
Rainy Day Carpool
Thank you for your cooperation with the trial run of the rainy day carpool last Friday. We are now in the process of evaluating this change. In speaking with the teachers, it seemed to go rather smoothly. I have spoken with some of you individually to receive some of your input. I will bring this up at the PTO Board meeting tonight (meeting for board members only) and at Coffee with the Principal next week. From the weather reports, it looks like we might be expecting more rain towards the end of the week. We will leave the rainy day carpool as it was last week until further notice.
No ASP Friday, December 21
Students will be dismissed at noon on Friday, 12/21. We will not have ASP on that day. Please plan accordingly.
Santa Clarita Ballet Company’s “Nutcracker”
Caitlin C., Inca 8th grader, will be performing in the Santa Clarita Ballet Company's "Nutcracker" shows on December 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th. She is one of the Chinese dancers and dances in the Snow Corps and the Flower Corps in this year's show. This is her second year as a member of the Company which is a semi-professional organization that performs at the Santa Clarita Center for Performing Arts at College of the Canyons. Caitlin has been in dance of all types, but mostly ballet since she was 2, so it is a real achievement to be selected to be a part of this Company. If anyone would like tickets to see the show, please call the box office number at 661-251-6844 for ticket availability. As the saying goes..break a leg, Caitlin!
Looking Ahead
• Wednesday, 12/5 – Fall “A” and “B” Sports Banquet 6:30 p.m.
• Thursday, 12/6 – 3rd Grade Retreat
• Thursday, 12/6 – 8th grade pictures for IDs only (wear school uniform); make-up pictures
• Sunday, 12/9 – 2nd Grade School Sponsored Mass
• Wednesday, 12/12 – All School Mass
• Thursday, 12/13 – Coffee with the Principal
