Family Messenger, May 19, 2009

Beloved Father,
Send us your Spirit to renew and
strengthen us so that we may never feel
alone and abandoned.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen.

A Message from the Principal
I would like to congratulate the Boys’ Varsity Volleyball team for a fabulous season! The team, under the guidance of coaches Sabrina Gauss and Robert Sanchez, made it to playoffs last Saturday. Though they did not win the match, they played well and we are proud of them! The team has been using the gym in the Central property for games and practices.

The Central property is not only being used for volleyball; the 8th grade graduation dinner dance will be held there the evening of June 6. We are excited to be able to use the property and are planning on using it for student retreats.

Rita Guild, parish coordinator, spoke at our PTO meeting last week about the Pentecost Novena which begins on May 22. In your envelope this week, you will find the Novena in honor of the Holy Spirit. As you pray this novena, please pray and reflect upon our parish and the new property. If you have any thoughts about possibilities for this property, we invite you to share them with us. You can leave your comments in the collection basket, the mailbox in the vestibule, or drop them off to the Parish Office. You can also send any comments through the home messenger and we would be happy to deliver them for you. Thank you for sharing!

I hope to see you all this Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m. for our Spring Show – “Showtunes and Musicals:
A Blast From the Past to the Current Smash!”



A blessed week to you!

Ms. Olivia Carrillo


Important Dates
• 5/17 – 5/21- Book Fair
• 5/20 – 2nd grade field trip
• 5/21 – Spring Show - 7:00 p.m.
• 5/25 – Memorial Day: No School


SLE Superstars of the Week
Congratulations to this week’s winners of the SLE Superstar drawing!
James T – kindergarten; Nicholas A – grade 4; Daniel B – grade 8

Scrip Tip
What do you think of $30,726.73? As of last week, that was what we earned from purchased Scrip and/or signing up your Ralphs/Vons cards and/or your credit cards on eScrip. All of this money is from the scrip merchants and not from your pockets. We are up 73% in sales from last year, and 85% in rebates from Ralphs/escrip. Way to go!!! Now that's what I call a stimulus package.

Good news, you can keep this up through the summer. Scrip sales will continue to happen from 8:30-11:45 a.m. on Sundays in front of church. If everyone does their part, we can easily double this number by this time next year.

New PTO Board Members Elected
Congratulations to the newly elected members of the 2009-2010 PTO Board:

Jim Cahill
Veronica Ferrer
Mark Richardson
William Terrazas
Felix Urena

We sincerely thank the outgoing members of the PTO for their hard work and dedication to Incarnation School:

Joe Chavez, President
Robert Mahan, Fundraising
Jimmy Mueckay, Athletic Director
Maribeth Spensiero, Hospitality
Jim Theiring, Treasurer/Finance

Marketing Survey
Enclosed in this week’s envelope is a brief marketing survey. Beginning in the fall, Incarnation School will have a Consultative School Board (CSB) in place. The CSB is an advisory board to the pastor and principal; the board will focus on long-term strategic planning, marketing and development, resource management, and policy planning. The marketing committee is under the CSB and has begun working on the marketing plan for the school. The purpose of this survey is to help the school’s marketing committee gather information about the school’s image. The survey data will also be used as a part of the WASC process.

We appreciate your input by Tuesday, May 26.

Family Messenger May 12, 2009

Heavenly Father,
You give us so many gifts!
May we be open to this gift of peace
That Christ offers to us.
May we let it grow in our hearts and share it with the world.
Grant this through the same Prince of Peace.
Amen.


A Message from the Principal
Keeping your children safe is our top priority, and we can only ensure their safety when there is appropriate supervision. For this reason, students may not be dropped off on campus before 7:00 a.m. Mr. Lopez, our custodian, is generally on campus before 7:00. However, he has other duties to attend to and cannot provide supervision for the students. Therefore, gates to the campus remain locked until Ms. Castillo arrives for morning care at 7:00 a.m. For your child’s safety, please do not drop off your children on school or church grounds before 7:00 a.m.

During school hours, the black gate facing the church parking lot remains closed and locked. All visitors to campus must check in at the school office, no matter how brief the visit. Please do not ask anyone doing yard supervision to unlock the gates for you as they are not permitted to do so. Thank you for helping us keep our campus safe.

A blessed week to you!

Ms. Olivia Carrillo


Important Dates
• 5/12 – General PTO Meeting 7:00 p.m.
• 5/13 –
o 2nd and 3rd grade field trip
o Sports/ACADECA banquet 6:30 p.m.
• 5/15 –
o 5th grade field trip
o WASC Day – Noon Dismissal; No lunch served; ASP available
• 5/17 – School Sponsored Mass and Book Fair

General PTO Meeting
Please plan on joining us at our last General PTO Meeting of the year tonight at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium.
PTO Board elections will take place at this meeting.
Childcare will be available!

Scrip Tip
Did you know that Graduations are already happening? Remember Scrip when you are purchasing those gifts and new outfits.
Only 13 more scrip purchasing days before we close out the books. 22 families have already been refunded their $200. Please remember to turn in your plastic scrip envelopes at the end of the year. We will recycle them.

Library News from Mrs. Hihn
Our spring book fair kicks off on Sunday, May 17th after the morning masses. Please stop by and help your child look for summer reading material. Your children will have the opportunity to visit the book fair Monday -Wednesday, May 18th-20th between 8:00-12:30 and after school between 2:30-3:30. On Thursday, May 21st we will be open from 8:00-12:00 and also in the evening, after the Spring Show. We will be packing up the fair after that. Any help will be appreciated.

Please note that the library will be closing for the year on May 29, 2009. All books need to be returned by that date. Also, May 29th will be the last day to take AR tests for the year.

SLE Superstars of the Week
Congratulations to this week’s winners of the SLE Superstar drawing!
Mia A – kindergarten; Katherine S – 3rd grade; James A – 6th grade

VIRTUS Training
There will be another Virtus training session at Incarnation on May 30 at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Please plan on attending if you have not been trained. Please remember that this is a requirement for all parents for 2009-2010!
****Attention 8th Grade Parents: Virtus certification is needed to volunteer for upcoming graduation activities involving the graduates!****

2009-2010 School Opening Date
The first day of school for the 09-10 school year will be Monday, August 31.

Family Messenger, May 5, 2009

Dear Lord,
Bless our teachers as they seek to teach, enrich, and guide your precious children.
We pray that you will watch over them always—these special people
who hold your children and our future in their hands.
Amen.

A Message from the Principal
This week, schools across the nation are celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week. When we express our gratitude for our teachers, we take the time to reflect on the positive ways they have impacted our students’ lives and our school community. I am sure we can all recall a special teacher that made a difference in our lives. We might not have even realized the influence they had until years later. For these teachers—the listeners, motivators, caregivers, and mentors—we are thankful! At Incarnation, we have a special week planned for our teachers and support staff to show them our gratitude for the work they do for our students and our school. We wish all of our staff a wonderful week!

Ms. Olivia Carrillo

Important Dates
• 5/4 - 5/8 – Teacher Appreciation Week
• 5/5 – Diego Rivera “Cinco de Mayo” Commemorative Reception
• 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. ~ Inca. Auditorium ~ Please join us!
• 5/6 – Noon Dismissal – WASC day; No lunch served; ASP open
• 5/7 – 4th Grade Field Trip
Spelling Bee (grades 5-8) – 10:45 a.m.
• 5/8 – Progress Reports go home
• 5/9 – First Communion
• 5/10 – Happy Mother’s Day!

Note from the Business Office
The FACTS Tuition Program Re-enrollment letters for the 2009-2010 school year were mailed out May 1, 2009. Please review the letter carefully as it includes your new monthly tuition payment, number of payments and date of first payment. If you would like to change the number of payments from 10 months (begins August 2009 and ends May 2010) to 11 months (begins July 2009 and ends May 2010) make your changes directly on the form. All forms must be signed, dated and returned by May 15. If you have any questions please call Mrs. Fenton.

Congratulations, Mr. Tiu!
On Wednesday, April 8 Mr. Jonathan Tiu and Mrs. Patricia Tiu welcomed their new baby boy, Luca Raphael Tiu. Congratulations, Mr. Tiu, Mrs. Tiu, and big sister Graciela!

First Communion
This weekend, our second graders and our Religious Education students will receive their First Communion. Please keep these children in our prayers as they prepare to receive this special sacrament.

BOX TOPS
Our school received a check for $200.70 from the Box Tops for Education program. Thank you to all of you for your support of the Box Tops program and to Ann Marie Smith for volunteering to organize this.

WASC Surveys
The faculty has been working diligently on the self-study required for our accreditation next year. We are enclosing another survey to be completed by May 12. It is not necessary to include your name, your child’s name, or grade level. The information gathered will be used in the section about the school/community profile as requested by the WASC draft review team. Thank you for your cooperation!

Scrip Tip
This week is staff/teacher appreciation week. Don’t forget to show them your love. I have plenty of options that would put a big smile on their face. Mother’s Day is upon us this weekend. Don’t forget we have lots of options to choose from. If you feel like you’re close to reaching the $200 in profits, make sure to stop by the scrip table so that I can tell you how close you are. We close out the books at the end of this month and we’d love to refund you.
Finally, in preparations for next year’s AMAZING scrip sales, I’d like to request you send back your plastic envelopes at the end of May so that we can reuse them for the 2009-2010 school year.

Library News from Mrs. Hihn
Our spring book fair kicks off on Sunday, May 17th after the morning masses. Please stop by and help your child look for summer reading material. Your children will have the opportunity to visit the book fair Monday -Wednesday, May 18th-20th between 8:00-12:30 and after school between 2:30-3:30. On Thursday, May 21st we will be open from 8:00-12:00 and also in the evening, after the Spring Show. We will be packing up the fair after that. Any help will be appreciated.

Please note that the library will be closing for the year on May 29, 2009. All books need to be returned by that date. Also, May 29th will be the last day to take AR tests for the year.

This year I am starting a new program called “Oh, the places you can go with a book.” As your child finishes a book this summer, have them write the title, author and why they liked the book on a postcard and send it to the school. Also, if your summer vacations take you out of the area, I would love a poster I can display in the library to inspire the imaginations of our wonderful children.

Finally, the library supplements our book budget with donations. Gently used books are gratefully accepted. Thank you to all who have volunteered to help in the library. You are making a difference.

SLE Superstars of the Week
Congratulations to this week’s winners of the SLE Superstar drawing!
Katie K – kindergarten; Tim T – 3rd grade; James A – 6th grade

General PTO Meeting
Please plan on joining us at our last General PTO Meeting of the year on Tuesday, May 12. PTO Board elections will take place at this meeting.

VIRTUS Training
There will be another Virtus training session at Incarnation on May 30 at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Please plan on attending if you have not been trained. Please remember that this is a requirement for all parents for 2009-2010!
****Attention 8th Grade Parents: Virtus certification is needed to volunteer for upcoming graduation activities involving the graduates!****

2009-2010 School Opening Date
The first day of school for the 09-10 school year will be Monday, August 31.