God, our loving Father,
Your churches are where we gather
to stand in your presence and serve you.
Make us always worthy for this holy and awesome task.
We ask this through your Son, Jesus Christ the Lord.
Amen.
A Message from the Principal
As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, we remember to give thanks for our abundant blessings. We also remember those in need and our call to help others. Our eighth graders will be sponsoring the annual collection of food for St. Columbkille parish. A flyer is enclosed in this week’s envelope outlining the items that each grade will collect. This is wonderful opportunity for our students to practice one of Incarnation’s schoolwide learning expectations: serving the community according to God’s call as evidenced by local and global outreach. It is important that our students, no matter what the age or grade level, take advantage of any chance to serve. Thank you for helping your child in this critical area of development.
As you know, all adults working in schools or parishes when minors are present are required to take a VIRTUS class. Incarnation is once again offering this training on Sunday, November 16 from 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. If you have not already attended a live training session, please plan on attending this Sunday. The class will be held in the Central Ave. property basement. Please call the school office at 818-241-2269 to register. Remember to submit a copy of your certificate to submit to the office as proof of attendance.
Have a wonderful week!
Ms. Olivia Carrillo
Important Dates
• 11/13 – Great Southern California Shakeout 10:00 a.m.
• 11/16 – Virtus training – Incarnation 12:00 p.m.
• 11/17 – First grade field trip
• 11/19 – Third grade field trip; See’s candy sale ends
• 11/21 – Jog-A-Thon (12:00 p.m.); Report cards go home
• 11/24 – 11/26 – Noon Dismissal; Parent-Teacher Conferences
• 11/27 – 11/28 – Thanksgiving Vacation
• 11/30 – First Sunday of Advent
Upcoming VIRTUS Training Sessions
Sunday, November 16 @ 12:00 p.m. – Incarnation
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.
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held from November 24-26. Please call the school office to sign up with your child’s homeroom teacher. If you need to meet with any other teacher, please contact them directly via email to arrange for an appointment. At conference time, you will receive your child’s ITBS score report and will be able to discuss the first trimester report card. Conferences are limited to 15 minutes to enable the teachers to meet with each child’s parent(s). If, after the conference, you find that you need more time to discuss your child’s progress, please schedule another appointment with that teacher. Please make every effort to arrive on time. Teachers’ schedules are quite full; therefore they may not be able to accommodate late-comers. For parents who work, please note that the Federal Law requires employers must give you time off from work to handle school-related matters.
Scrip Tip from Jennifer Bunt
Attention Gap and Bath and Body Works shoppers!!! From November 8 -December 5, Gap is increasing their contribution by 2%, bringing your profit earned total to 11%. Bath and Body Works is being even more generous and increasing their contribution by 5%, bringing your profit earned total to 18%. Run, don't walk, to take advantage of this limited time offer. Beginning November 15-December 12, Macys wants to get into the action and will increase their contribution by 2%, bringing your profits earned total to 12%. Not to be trumped, Sears (Special Order Scrip) wants to increase their contribution by 6% bringing your profits earned total to 10%. Sears Scrip also is accepted at OSH and The Great Indoors. For you internet shoppers, Zappos AND Overstock.com are now available for Special Order Scrip.
Both come in $25 increments with 8% profits.
Finally, there are only 10 more school days before Thanksgiving Break. Be sure to pick up Scrip for your Thanksgiving needs and Christmas Shopping over the Thanksgiving Break. Your wallet can't afford not to!
Thank You
Last week, the third grade class dressed up as saints and led the All School Mass in honor of All Saints Day. They looked fabulous and did a wonderful in job in presenting symbols related to their saints. Thank you, third graders! We also thank the sixth grade class for sponsoring last Sunday’s 9:00 Mass.
Visitor Sign-In
All school visitors must first stop in the school office. No matter how short the visit, everyone on school property must sign-in and indicate the location of the visit. It is important for us to know who is on school property at all times. This is for the safety of the children and for your safety in case of an emergency. All classroom visits must be confirmed with the teacher ahead of time. Thank you for your cooperation.
New Sound System
Incarnation School and Parish have installed a new sound system in the school’s auditorium. The sound can project clearly into the auditorium without feedback. It can also project into the kindergarten yard and the lunch area as needed.
Mrs. Regan-Smith Visits
Last week, Mrs. Regan-Smith, the former principal of Incarnation School came to visit. Mrs. Regan-Smith is now the principal at All Souls School in Alhambra. She brought along some of the All Souls staff to see how our library and Accelerated Reader program are run for implementation at their school.
Incarnation Varsity Football
The football team won both of their playoff games last weekend against Sacred Heart Los Angeles and against Beatitudes. The Eagles are now one of the top 16 teams in the CYO and will play again next Saturday. Congratulations and good luck!
