God of wisdom,
You continue to speak to us. Teach us to listen to your voice.
Free us from the many distractions that make it hard for us to hear you.
Help us to recognize the sound of your voice.
Amen.
A Message from the Principal
ITBS testing and make-up testing continue this week. We anticipate receiving score reports in time for parent-teacher conferences next month.
With October now in swing, many of the students are excited about Halloween. With this excitement approaching it is sometimes difficult to stop and take time to think and pray for others in need. Recently, people of the Philippines, Indonesia, and Samoa were affected by natural disasters. Please take time to pray with your children for all those in need and give thanks for all that we are blessed with.
This month, we celebrate Our Lady of the Rosary. When we pick up a rosary, it is as if Mary holds us by the hand and takes us to the throne of her Son in heaven, where we can see, through her eyes, his amazing light. Consider taking some time to pray the rosary as a family!
May your week be blessed!
Ms. Olivia Carrillo
Important Dates.
• October 8 – Picture Day/Student Council Bake Sale
• October 9 – Progress Reports
• October 11 – 7th Grade School Sponsored Mass
• October 12 – No School/No ASP: Faculty In-Service
• October 13 – All School Mass
Preschool News
Our preschool now has a 2 and 3-day option (half day or full day) available. If you would like more information about the various options, please contact Mrs. Muscarella at 818-241-2264.
Thank You
We give special thanks to the third grade class, Mrs. Lomasto, and Fr. Paul for the leading the blessing of the animals last week.
A Note about Morning Drop-Off
The morning carpool gates open at 7:00 a.m. If your child is in morning care or early morning math between 7:00 and 7:30, please enter through the gate on Dryden. Students should not be dropped off in the church parking lot. The black side gate will not open until afternoon carpool has ended. Thank you for your cooperation.
Scrip Tip
Updated forms on in the home messenger today. On Hand form has added Pinkberry $10 (5%) and Cheesecake Factory $25 (5%). KFC profit has been reduced to 8%. On the Special Order form, Guitar Center $25 (4%) and Dell Computer $100 (4%) have been added. Spa Finder increased their profit to 12%. It's never to early to start thinking of all your holiday needs. We're here to help.
Girl Scout Troop Leaders Needed
We are looking for volunteers to form/lead troops for 2nd grade and 5th grade. If interested, please contact Erin Sanchez via email at erinrobert@roadrunner.com or by phone at 818-521-5697.
Coaches Needed!
The spring sports season is a few months away, but we are looking for volunteers to coach the 4th-6th boys’ and girls’ basketball teams and 7th-8th girls’ basketball team. Coaches need to be Virtus trained and fingerprinted, have a TB test on file in the office, and complete CYO training. Coaches will receive 40 participation hours! If you are available after school for games and practices and can give of your time and talent in this way, please contact Veronica Ferrer at veronicaminc@sbcglobal.net.
Upcoming VIRTUS Training Sessions
• Sunday, October 11 at 6:00 p.m. - St. Mel Church (Woodland Hills)
• Monday, October 12 at 6:30 p.m. - St. Mel Church (Woodland Hills)
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.
Library News from Mrs. Hihn
Thank you to everyone who supported the Scholastic Book Fair! Scholastic allows us to split our profit into books and cash. The library was able to buy 65 new books from the fair and we have $1,011.06 in cash to spend on library bound books from other vendors!
Our next book fair will be at Barnes and Noble at the Americana on Saturday, December 5, 2009. Our school earns 20% of all sales on that day with Incarnation vouchers, which we will provide. So, please keep this date in mind when you are shopping for Christmas gifts. We can also use our Barnes and Noble scrip for all purchases, so the school earns money on the scrip and store sales too.
Finally, the library welcomes donations of all gently used books for our book collection, so when you are cleaning out your bookshelves, please make a box for Incarnation and drop it off at the office.
Swim Team News
Incarnation Swim Team did very well on their second meet this past Sunday. Our swimmers are getting stronger, faster and are improving their times with every meet. We had two freestyle relay teams and three medley relay teams who did an awesome job. The team won twenty seven medals adding extra points to the team's total score. Congratulations to medal winners, Javier A, Ryan B, Madison C, Sydney C, Gabriela C, Maria C, Celine C, Emmelene G, Sebastian M, Valentin M, Matteo M, Mila M, Amanda P, Matthew R, Fiona R, Golddy S, Olivia S, Megan S and Amanda V. A BIG thank you to all the parents who volunteered with timing and setting up canopies.
