A Message from the Principal
Happy New Year! I hope all of you enjoyed the holidays in the company of family and friends. It is nice to be back and see the students and teachers back in action. Visits to the classroom showed that everyone was hard at work! Yesterday the student body had its first morning prayer service of 2010. It was also Father Paul’s birthday, and the students presented him with special notes. He has quite a bit of reading to do!
The next couple of months will be filled with excitement as we prepare for our accreditation visit. Our visiting committee will be here this Thursday to familiarize themselves with Incarnation and meet the teachers. They will each receive a copy of our completed self-study to prepare for the visit next month. On Monday, January 11, we will have our final WASC noon dismissal day. ASP we be available, but hot lunch will not be served.
We will also have our second General PTO meeting next Monday at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium. Please join us for information about the upcoming auction, the electrical project and the school’s marketing committee.
Wishing you all the best for a peaceful and blessed new year!
Ms. Olivia Carrillo
Important Dates
• 1/6 – All School Mass 8:30 a.m. – wear mass uniform
• 1/7 – WASC Team Pre-Visit
• 1/10 – 5th Grade School Sponsored Mass
• 1/11 – Noon Dismissal; General PTO Meeting 7:00 p.m.
• 1/18 – No School: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Epiphany Parties
Parties in celebration of the Epiphany will be held on Wednesday, January 6 at 2:15 p.m. Room parents are asked to keep class parties simple (1 drink and treat per child).
Writing to Read Meeting for Kindergarten Parents
There will be a Writing to Read (WTR) orientation meeting on Monday, January 11 at 6:00 p.m. in the computer lab. This meeting is for new kindergarten parents to learn about this computer-based reading and writing program. If you have already had a child go through the WTR program, you do not need to attend. The meeting will end in time for the General PTO meeting which begins at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium.
St. Columbkille Gift Collection
Thank you to all families who generously donated a gift for the students at St. Columbkille. We were able to collect enough gifts for all of the students! We also thank the parents who volunteered to take the gifts to the school.
Fundraising Updates
Americana Holiday School Program
We are happy to report that Incarnation will be receiving $3,133 from the Americana at Brand Holiday School Program! Thank you to all families and parishioners who supported this fundraiser by submitting receipts for the school. We will be donating a portion of this gift to the Incarnation Church Building Fund.
Barnes and Noble Book Fair
We earned a profit of $519.69 from the Barnes and Noble Book Fair held the first week of December. Thank you Mrs. Hihn and Mrs. Federis for your efforts! Proceeds will benefit the library.
See’s Candy Profit
Our total profit from the See’s Candy Fundraiser to benefit our P.E./Athletic Program was $1,410.42! Thank you to all who supported this fundraiser, and special thanks to Lisa Dumansky and Margie Cua-Leon for their help in organizing the sales and distributing the candy.
Box Tops for Education
We received a check in the amount of $124.60. Thank you to Mrs. Camacho for organizing the program and to all families who are submitting box tops. Keep bringing them in!
Business Office
December invoices as well as statements and late fees are included in today’s Home Messenger. Please take a moment to review your statement/invoice and direct any questions to Mrs. Fenton.
