Notes from the Principal
Thank you to all parents who were able to attend the General PTO Meeting last night. Over the next two weeks, you will have the opportunity to meet your child(ren)’s teachers at Back to School Night. This Thursday, September 17 is Back to School Night for parents of students in grades 6-8. You will follow a rotating schedule just as your children do. Meet in your child’s homeroom class beginning at 6:30 p.m. Back to School Night for parents of students in grades K-5 will be held next Thursday, September 24 at 6:30 p.m. and will be conducted in two 20-minute sessions (6:30 – 6:50 and 7:00 – 7:20). This is an opportunity to familiarize yourself with the classroom policies, procedures, and expectations. We look forward to beginning the home-school partnership with you, the primary educator.
I hope to you many of you this weekend at our annual Back to School Hop. Please join us for the opening of our Book Fair, delicious food (catered by Tommy’s Burgers), games, and fun! Special thanks to Mrs. Rosie Alonso and Mrs. Lisa Dumansky for planning this special community building event.
Last year, our school families participated in a wristband fundraiser for Jaylon Fong, a 3rd grade student at St. Stephen School who was diagnosed with Leukemia. Below you will find an update from Jay’s family.
May you have a blessed week!
Ms. Olivia Carrillo
Important Dates
• September 17 - Back to School Night 6:30 p.m.(Grades 6-8)
• September 19 – Back to School/Hop ~Book Fair 3:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.- Please join us!
• September 24 – Back to School Night 6:30 p.m. (Grades K-5)
Hello Week
The Student Council planned several activities for “Hello Week” last week. Students enjoyed the activities including a scavenger hunt and poster contest. Winners of the poster contest were 5th grade (2nd place) and 2nd grade (1st place). Student Council also led the All School Mass today. Thank you, Student Council, for a great start to the school year!
The Scholastic Book Fair is Coming! The book fair opens on Saturday, Sept. 19th at the Back to School Hop. It will also be open after Mass on Sunday Sept. 20th from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. and next week at recess, lunch and after school. Look for us in the auditorium!
Parent-Student Handbook and Emergency Cards
Please remember to turn in your Parent/Student Policies Agreement Form (p. 54 in Parent-Student Handbook) and two (2) emergency cards to the school office. We must have this information on file for all families.
SCRIP Tip
Your Scrip envelope should be with your home messenger today. If you don't receive it, please contact us ASAP incascrip@gmail.com. Remember you must sign up your Ralphs and Vons cards every year. As of Sept. 14th, we only had 10 families signed up. To renew with Ralphs, go to www.raphs.com and search community contribution. To renew with Vons, go to www.escrip.com. Questions? We're here to help with all of it. Stop by the Scrip table Mon-Fri 7:45-8:30am, email to incascrip@gmail.com, or call Jennifer Bunt 818-240-7155.
Catechetical Sunday
This Sunday, all catechists will be blessed and commissioned during the 9:00 a.m. Mass. Please join us as we encourage and support all our catechists as they begin their ministry with our children.
Swim Team News:
The INCA Swim team is off to a great start. On Sunday the team competed in the first meet of the season at St. Frances de Sales. The team took home twenty five medals! Congratulations to Madison Cahill, Sydney Cahill, Emmelene Guzon, Sophia Ferrer, Paloma Lugo, Sebastian Medina, Matteo Mendoza, Mila Mendoza, Amanda Perez, Matthew Reyes, Fiona Riley, Quinn Riley, Golddy Saldana, Javier Saldana, Olivia Shaw and Megan Spensiero for winning medals. The team also participated in six free style relays, adding 67 points to the team's overall score. Thank you to all swim parents and Coach Brandi who volunteered on such a hot day!
A Message from the Fong Family
Dear Incarnation Students, Teachers, Parents, and Family,
We are writing this letter to give you an update on Jaylon Fong. Overall Jaylon is doing well in his recovery. He is now in the maintenance phase of his chemotherapy. The summer was a very intense time for him as he endured the most difficult phases of his treatment. Although he lost his hair and was weakened during that time, he never lost his spirit. He will still have another 2 ½ years of treatment which would make him 11 years old when it is done. With Jaylon's Wristband Fundraiser, we were able to make contributions to the City of Hope, ThinkCure, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and CureSearch. Jaylon is back in school this fall at St. Stephen's and continues his monthly visits to the City of Hope. Please visit jaylonfong.blogspot.com for updates, pictures, and news about Jaylon. Thank you all again for the prayers, support, and donations.
Sincerely,
The Fong Family
September 6, 2009
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Family Home Messenger, September 1, 2009
Ever-living God,
Bless us with your tender mercy, allow your Dawn to break upon us,
give us your Light, and guide our feet in your way of peace, so that
all we do this year will be according to your holy will.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
September 1, 2009
A Message from the Principal
On behalf of the faculty and staff of Incarnation school, we welcome you to the 2009-2010 academic year!
As a new school year begins, out come the backpacks, the books, and new school supplies all ready for the learning that lies ahead. For our students, it’s a time of anticipation of the beginning of a new adventure. It is also a year of anticipation for the faculty and staff. After months of and hard work, we continue to prepare to for our WASC/WCEA accreditation visit in February 2010. We look forward to working with you and hope that our students and their parents share our enthusiasm as we begin and prepare for the exciting school year ahead.
Enclosed in this first Home Messenger is the revised Parent/Student Handbook. This handbook has been assembled to provide you with information to assist you in familiarizing yourself with Archdiocesan policies, our educational program, and the school’s daily operational procedures. All students and their parents should be familiar with the contents of the handbook. The end of the handbook has several forms for you to review and return to school. As part of your enrollment agreement, we require all families to sign and return the Policies Agreement Form no later than Friday, September 11.
Incarnation School and the Archdiocese of Los Angeles are committed to providing a safe environment for our children. With that in mind, we require all of our volunteers to receive VIRTUS training. All parish and school volunteers, teachers, clergy, religious, staff, and paid personnel who work in any capacity with or around children must participate in the VIRTUS program. To find a VIRTUS session in your area, visit www.virtus.org. In addition to attending a live VIRTUS session, all volunteers are required to sign the Guidelines for Interacting with Youth and Minors form located in the back of the Parent/Student Handbook. Additional copies can be obtained from the school office.
Parents working in any supervisory position (yard duty, field trip chaperones, drivers, etc.) must receive fingerprinting clearance prior to assuming this type of role. Please visit the school office for more information about LiveScan fingerprinting.
We thank you for your cooperation in helping us keep our students safe, and we look forward to your active participation in your child(ren)’s education!
Sincerely,
Ms. Olivia Carrillo
Principal
Welcome Back, Father Paul!
We are delighted to welcome Fr. Paul back full time! We would also like to thank Fr. Tom for his presence while Fr. Paul was away.
Important Dates
• September 2- 4 – Noon Dismissal (all grades)
• September 4 – Deadline to submit Emergency Cards; Please submit 2 cards
• September 7 – No School – Labor Day
• September 8 - First Day of School for Preschool and Kindergarten
• September 19 – Back to School Hop
09-10 Calendar Changes
In order to make up for the postponement of the opening of school, we have made some changes to the WASC In-Service dates in our 09-10 calendar. Rather than take 3 full days as originally planned, we are taking 2 full days and 2 half days. Our last day of school will still be June 11. Please note the following changes:
• Monday, September 28 – WASC In-Service Day: No School
• Monday, October 26 – WASC Day: Noon Dismissal
• Monday, November 2 – WASC In-Service Day: No School
• Monday, January 11 – WASC Day: Noon Dismissal
After School Program
ASP begins this week from noon to 6:00 p.m. Please note that all school rules and policies remain in effect for ASP. If your child will be in ASP, please make sure he/she brings lunch this week.
Hot Lunch Program
Order forms for hot lunch beginning on Tuesday, 9/8 through Friday, 9/11 are enclosed. Please turn in orders with payment no later than Friday, 9/4. Hot lunch must be ordered in advance.
Visitors to Campus
All visitors to campus, regardless of the nature or length of the visit, must check in at the front office to obtain a name tag/visitor’s badge which must be worn at all times while on campus. Thank you for your cooperation.
Swim Team News
The Swim Team is holding an organizational meeting on Thursday evening at 7 p.m. in the school auditorium. All participating and interested families need to attend. At this meeting we will be discussing the new pool for our meets and the meet dates and times as well as other important info. In addition, we will be collecting the $50 per child registration fee at this meeting which is used to pay for the pool rental and coach fees. We have been practicing during the month of August and everyone is really improving!!! We look forward to seeing you then!
--Laura Fabian Medina and Juliet Mazza Mendoza, Swim Team Co-chairs
2009-2010 Faculty/Staff
K: Mrs. Neumeier and Sr. Doris
Science: Mrs. Salazar
1st: Mrs. Girskis and Mrs. Rueff
Computer: Mrs. Theiring
2nd: Mr. Tiu and Ms. Berganza
Physical Ed.: Mr. Brienco
3rd: Mrs. Lomasto and Mrs. Suarez
Music: Mr. Yraola
4th: Ms. Rickert and Mr. Huizar
Art: Mrs. Cuevas
5th: Ms. Marriott and Ms. Castillo
Library: Mrs. Hihn
6th: Mrs. O’Sullivan
Secretary: Mrs. Rodela
7th: Mr. Sanchez
Bookkeeper: Mrs. Fenton
8th: Ms. Rodriguez
Health Room: Mrs. Reiner
Jr. High Math: Ms. Hong
ASP: Ms. Louiza, Ms. Sofiya, and Mr. Haik
Bless us with your tender mercy, allow your Dawn to break upon us,
give us your Light, and guide our feet in your way of peace, so that
all we do this year will be according to your holy will.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
September 1, 2009
A Message from the Principal
On behalf of the faculty and staff of Incarnation school, we welcome you to the 2009-2010 academic year!
As a new school year begins, out come the backpacks, the books, and new school supplies all ready for the learning that lies ahead. For our students, it’s a time of anticipation of the beginning of a new adventure. It is also a year of anticipation for the faculty and staff. After months of and hard work, we continue to prepare to for our WASC/WCEA accreditation visit in February 2010. We look forward to working with you and hope that our students and their parents share our enthusiasm as we begin and prepare for the exciting school year ahead.
Enclosed in this first Home Messenger is the revised Parent/Student Handbook. This handbook has been assembled to provide you with information to assist you in familiarizing yourself with Archdiocesan policies, our educational program, and the school’s daily operational procedures. All students and their parents should be familiar with the contents of the handbook. The end of the handbook has several forms for you to review and return to school. As part of your enrollment agreement, we require all families to sign and return the Policies Agreement Form no later than Friday, September 11.
Incarnation School and the Archdiocese of Los Angeles are committed to providing a safe environment for our children. With that in mind, we require all of our volunteers to receive VIRTUS training. All parish and school volunteers, teachers, clergy, religious, staff, and paid personnel who work in any capacity with or around children must participate in the VIRTUS program. To find a VIRTUS session in your area, visit www.virtus.org. In addition to attending a live VIRTUS session, all volunteers are required to sign the Guidelines for Interacting with Youth and Minors form located in the back of the Parent/Student Handbook. Additional copies can be obtained from the school office.
Parents working in any supervisory position (yard duty, field trip chaperones, drivers, etc.) must receive fingerprinting clearance prior to assuming this type of role. Please visit the school office for more information about LiveScan fingerprinting.
We thank you for your cooperation in helping us keep our students safe, and we look forward to your active participation in your child(ren)’s education!
Sincerely,
Ms. Olivia Carrillo
Principal
Welcome Back, Father Paul!
We are delighted to welcome Fr. Paul back full time! We would also like to thank Fr. Tom for his presence while Fr. Paul was away.
Important Dates
• September 2- 4 – Noon Dismissal (all grades)
• September 4 – Deadline to submit Emergency Cards; Please submit 2 cards
• September 7 – No School – Labor Day
• September 8 - First Day of School for Preschool and Kindergarten
• September 19 – Back to School Hop
09-10 Calendar Changes
In order to make up for the postponement of the opening of school, we have made some changes to the WASC In-Service dates in our 09-10 calendar. Rather than take 3 full days as originally planned, we are taking 2 full days and 2 half days. Our last day of school will still be June 11. Please note the following changes:
• Monday, September 28 – WASC In-Service Day: No School
• Monday, October 26 – WASC Day: Noon Dismissal
• Monday, November 2 – WASC In-Service Day: No School
• Monday, January 11 – WASC Day: Noon Dismissal
After School Program
ASP begins this week from noon to 6:00 p.m. Please note that all school rules and policies remain in effect for ASP. If your child will be in ASP, please make sure he/she brings lunch this week.
Hot Lunch Program
Order forms for hot lunch beginning on Tuesday, 9/8 through Friday, 9/11 are enclosed. Please turn in orders with payment no later than Friday, 9/4. Hot lunch must be ordered in advance.
Visitors to Campus
All visitors to campus, regardless of the nature or length of the visit, must check in at the front office to obtain a name tag/visitor’s badge which must be worn at all times while on campus. Thank you for your cooperation.
Swim Team News
The Swim Team is holding an organizational meeting on Thursday evening at 7 p.m. in the school auditorium. All participating and interested families need to attend. At this meeting we will be discussing the new pool for our meets and the meet dates and times as well as other important info. In addition, we will be collecting the $50 per child registration fee at this meeting which is used to pay for the pool rental and coach fees. We have been practicing during the month of August and everyone is really improving!!! We look forward to seeing you then!
--Laura Fabian Medina and Juliet Mazza Mendoza, Swim Team Co-chairs
2009-2010 Faculty/Staff
K: Mrs. Neumeier and Sr. Doris
Science: Mrs. Salazar
1st: Mrs. Girskis and Mrs. Rueff
Computer: Mrs. Theiring
2nd: Mr. Tiu and Ms. Berganza
Physical Ed.: Mr. Brienco
3rd: Mrs. Lomasto and Mrs. Suarez
Music: Mr. Yraola
4th: Ms. Rickert and Mr. Huizar
Art: Mrs. Cuevas
5th: Ms. Marriott and Ms. Castillo
Library: Mrs. Hihn
6th: Mrs. O’Sullivan
Secretary: Mrs. Rodela
7th: Mr. Sanchez
Bookkeeper: Mrs. Fenton
8th: Ms. Rodriguez
Health Room: Mrs. Reiner
Jr. High Math: Ms. Hong
ASP: Ms. Louiza, Ms. Sofiya, and Mr. Haik
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