Lord God,
Help us to trust in the power of love to bring us close to you.
Help us to choose forgiveness over resentment and anger,
So that your peace, alive in our hearts, may draw others to you.
Amen.
A Message from the Principal
In the Roman Catholic tradition, October 4 is the feast of St. Francis of Assisi. Among many other things, St. Francis was known for his special connection to animals and is therefore the patron saint of animals and the environment. This year, Incarnation will be celebrating the Blessing of the Animals on Thursday, October 4 at 7:50 a.m. with a prayer service prepared by Mrs. Lomasto and the third grade class. Animals are welcome provided they are accompanied by an adult. Parents and pets may begin arriving at 7:40 a.m. (please, no earlier!) and are invited to assemble in the kindergarten yard. Please be sure animals are properly restrained and that you bring the necessary supplies to clean up after your pets! Animals, regardless of size or species, will not be allowed in the classrooms. If you are unable to bring your pet to school in the morning for the blessing, students may bring a photo of their pet(s).
After the blessing, parents with animals will then proceed to the carpool area. Please note that the school yard will be open for parking at 7:30 a.m. Your child should be dropped off first as usual. Then you may park and take care of your pet.
We look forward to seeing our animal companions next week!
Sincerely,
Diana Girskis
Principal
Important Dates
September 28 - Teacher in-service – NO SCHOOL
October 3 - International Walk to School Day
October 4 - Blessing of the Animals
October 12 - Progress Reports go home – NOON DISSMISSAL- ASP AVAILABLE
International Walk to School Day
Incarnation has registered for International Walk to School Day on Wednesday, October 3. Join us on our “walking school buses” departing from two locations that morning. Please see enclosed flyer for details. Thanks to Erik and Joanna Hovland for helping to coordinate this community activity!
Jog-a-thon
The Jog-a-thon is scheduled for Friday, November 16, 2012. More info to come...
Book Fair News
Thank you to everyone who supported the book fair and helped the library earn $2,743.26 to buy new books for the library and the classrooms!!! Thank you to all of the volunteers who helped at the fair. The students love when the book fair comes to school, and we could not have a book fair without our parent volunteers. SAVE THE DATE! Our Barnes and Noble book fair at the Americana will be on Saturday, December 8, 2012. More to come…
Music News
A huge THANK YOU to all who participated in the Jeans Day music fundraiser! We collected $298. Ms. Rickert will be utilizing these funds for the music curriculum and a class set of individual music staff (lined) whiteboards for the students to use during class.
SCRIP Tip
Please check out the Scrip flyer attached to today’s Home Messenger for profit bonuses! On-hand specials include: Chevron 1.5% to 3% until 9/28/12; Gap/Banana Rep/Old Navy 14% to 16% until October 19; iTunes 5% to 10% until 9/28/12; Smart & Final 3% to 5% until 9/28/12. Once the Chevron, iTunes and Smart & Final are gone this week the profits will return to their original %. Also check out the Scrip special order bonuses.
From the Business Office
The mandatory $250 SCRIP fundraising invoices will be e-mailed next week; payment is due by Monday, October 15. Please note: ALL families must submit payment even if you are purchasing SCRIP. The mandatory donation will be refunded to families who reach the $250 in profit by May 31, 2013. It’s easy to get there if you purchase every week and take advantage of special promotions.
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