when we are with our families, or when we do our daily tasks,
help us to keep following your Son and sharing his Light.
We ask this through the same Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
A Message from the Principal
Our Back to School Hop event was a great success! We were blessed with wonderful weather, and it was great to see everyone together to kick off the beginning of the school year. Thank you to all who attended the hop and book fair. I would like to thank Mrs. Rosy Alonso and Mrs. Georgette Mueckay for helping organize the hop and Mrs. Ruby Marcos for coordinating the Book Fair.
Yesterday, students in grades 1-8 began taking the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS). Testing will continue all week. Please take extra precautions to ensure that your child is present for these tests. Score reports should be available at parent-teacher conferences in November.
This Friday is our annual Blessing of the Animals. The blessing will begin at 1:00 p.m. and will take place in the auditorium. Parents should bring animals directly to the auditorium just before the blessing. To minimize distractions during instruction, live animals (regardless of size) will not be allowed in the classrooms. Any student who brings an animal to class in the morning will be sent to the office to call their parents to come pick up the animal. After the blessing, students with animals are asked to exit through the hallway by the 1st and 2nd grade classrooms and leave the campus through the side gate (see diagram enclosed). All other students will exit through the kindergarten yard and will proceed to carpool. Please make sure that you bring plastic bags to clean up after your pets!
Have a great week!
Ms. Olivia Carrillo
Important Dates:
• September 29 – October 3 – ITBS Testing and Book Fair
• October 3 – Blessing of the Animals 1:00 p.m.
• October 13 – No School/No ASP: Faculty/Staff Retreat Day
• October 16 – Picture Day grades K-8
• October 17 – Progress Reports go home
Classroom News
With the presidential election approaching, Mrs. Rodriguez, our junior high social studies teacher, is getting all students in grades 6-8 involved! Junior high students will be required to watch the presidential/VP debates, will conduct research on how a U.S. president gets elected, and will report their findings. Students will be asked to compare the candidates in the following aspects: foreign policy, economy, environment, and education. The mock election will take place on October 17.
Scrip Tip from Jennifer Bunt
GREAT ECONOMIC NEWS!! (I bet you didn't think you'd hear that these days.) You'll receive your $200 reimbursement as soon as you hit $200 in profits. No waiting until May. Please remember that eScrip is 60 days behind in reporting and Ralphs is 90 days behind in reporting. Congratulations to the families that are really using the program. I'm estimating that some of you will reach this goal by the end of 2008. Those of you who haven't been buying scrip, this should be further incentive. I know we can all use the $200 in our pockets.
Upcoming VIRTUS Training Sessions
• Saturday, October 4 @ 9:00 a.m. – Holy Family (Glendale)
• Saturday, October 25 @ 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Incarnation
(Central Ave. property)
Visit www.virtus.org for other locations in the San Fernando, San Gabriel, San Pedro, and Our Lady of the Angels regions. Please be sure to turn in a copy of your Virtus certificate to the school office.
Box Tops for Education
Turn your everyday grocery purchases into cash for Incarnation School! You can clip 10¢ Box Tops coupons from hundreds of products such as Cheerios®, Betty Crocker®, Juicy Juice®, Ziploc®, Kleenex®, Hefty® and more! Start clipping now and send them in to the school office. Visit www.boxtops4education.com for more ways to earn. Thank you to all who have already submitted box tops. Our collection is growing every day!
Spring Concert DVDs
Inca’s 2008 Spring Concert DVDs are available for $20 in the school office. Please make checks payable to Incarnation School.
Inca Swim Team News – From Swim Team Reps Laura M and Juliet M
Congratulations to the Incarnation Swim Team! On Sunday, they competed in the St. John Eudes Annual Swim Meet. All of the swimmers improved their times and are looking faster and faster at every meet. Thank you to all the parents who timed and helped our team be successful. Pictures of the swimmers can be found on the Inca website. The following swimmers won medals at yesterday’s meet: Adrian A, Christopher B, Michael B, Gabriela C, Marc F, Emmelene G, Valentin M, Olivia S, Lauren S.
The team’s next meet is on October 14. Any students interested should pick up the swim form in the office ASAP. Entry deadline is Tuesday, September 30.
