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February 2017

School of the Incarnation Mission Statement

The School of the Incarnation embraces an inter-parish community of children with differing gifts. Through collaboration amongst the faculty, parents and other professionals, the School seeks to challenge and support a diversity of learning styles and needs and to nurture a spiritual, intellectual, physical, social and emotional wholeness in its students. With a commitment to professional and catechist development for its faculty and staff, the School of the Incarnation will continue to be grounded in a spirit of openness, rooted in Gospel values and to be attuned to the evolving pedagogy of education. Through instruction, faith formation and Gospel proclamation, students will be called to a greater understanding of their inherent responsibility, as Children of God, to actively participate in a global and technologically advanced society as instruments of justice in the world.

A note from the Principal . . . Dear Parents and Guardians: Blessings to all as we celebrate Catholic Schools Week! We are grateful to the many, many staff member and volunteers who will help with the many events that will celebrate and showcase our wonderful community. Grades close for the 2nd Trimester on March 24th. Please be sure that students are working on long-term projects. These make the perfect activity for a snowy day! I remain ever grateful for your support and the opportunity to serve the families of School of the Incarnation! Many blessings,

• Mrs. Lisa Shipley, Principal

1 Parent Appreciation Day Concert Band 3:15-4:15pm Uniform Exchange 6pm Parent Reception 6pm HSA Parent Night 7pm 2 SCRIP Sales Teacher Appreciation Day & Luncheon Symphonic Band 3:15-4:15pm 3 12:15 Dismissal Student Appreciation Day Family Bingo 6-8pm 6 SCRIP Sales Student Council Mtg. 3-4pm Concert Choir 3-4:15pm Science Explorers-Session #3- 3-4pm 8 Gr. 5 ACRE Testing Rainbows 3-4pm 9 SCRIP Sales Symphonic Band 3:15-4:15pm 10 Adoration 8:30am-4pm Chess Club 3-4pm Musical Theater Club 3-4:15pm 11Chess Tournament 10am-6pm 13 SCRIP Sales NJHS Mtg. 3-4pm Concert Choir 3-4:15pm Science Explorers-Session #3- 3-4pm HSA Exec Board 7-8pm 14 Valentine Parties Gr PK-5 1:30-2:30pm Pink & Red Accessory Day Rainbows 3-4pm 15 School Liturgy 1:30pm Concert Band 3:15-4:15pm 16 SCRIP Sales Symphonic Band 3:15-4:15pm 17 8th Gr-High School Decision Letters Mailed Chess Club 3-4pm Musical Theater Club 3-4:15pm 20 School Closed Presidents’ Day Holiday

21 Rainbows 3-4pm 5th Grade Red, White & Blue Accessory Day

22 Concert Band 3:15-4:15pm 23 SCRIP Sales Symphonic Band 3:15-4:15pm 24 Chess Club 3-4pm Musical Theater Club 3-4:15pm

February Dates to Remember February Dates to Remember

24 Father-Daughter Dance 7-9pm 27 SCRIP Sales JA in a Day

• St. Jude’s Math-A-Thon Kick Off @ Morning Prayer

Concert Choir 3-4:15pm Science Explorers-Session #3- 3-4pm Ledo’s Pizza Night

Catholic Schools Week Celebration Continues

We continue with our celebration of Catholic Schools Week We hope that you will join us as we celebrate this week with special activities: Wednesday, February 1st Parent Appreciation Day We celebrate our parents for their commitment to Catholic education! HSA Parent Appreciation Night 7pm Wine and Hors d'oeuvre & Taco Bar Reception Thursday, February 2nd Teacher Appreciation Day We celebrate our teachers who lovingly dedicate their time and talent to teaching our children! The HSA will be hosting a special lunch for all of our teachers to attend. The HSA is asking for your assistance by donating a dish to share or volunteering your time. Please use this link: Teacher Appreciation Luncheon Sign-Up to sign up. If you have questions, please contact Liz Montante emtante@gmail.com . Our flower grams were a huge success, but we are unable to accept any additional orders. Friday, February 3rd Student Appreciation Day We celebrate our students on this day! They are the heart of all we do! 12:15pm Dismissal and Free Out of Uniform Day No Homework Night Family Bingo – Grades Preschool-5 from 6-8pm.

Core Values

This month we will focus on the values of initiative and

• integrity. What perfect timing as we celebrate Black History

Month and President’s Day! Teachers will be incorporating activities into their lessons that focus on these important values.

2017-2018 School Year Important Dates

The 2017-2018 School year will be here before we know it. While the full calendar is not yet approved, we can provide the dates below for planning purposes. The Department of Catholic Schools will decide the calendar start date annually. While our schools are starting after Labor Day this year, this is not a precedent.  Week of August 28th- Middle School Sports Try-outs & Back to School Nights for all grade levels  September 5th – First day of school for all students  December 21st - Last day of school before Christmas break  March 30th – April 8th - Easter break  June 13th- Last day of school for students

Parent Appreciation Night Guest Speaker Dr. Crutchfield: Preventing, Recognizing & Treating Concussions in Children

Please join us for Parent Appreciation Night!

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD, 2016

Taco Bar, Wine & Dessert Reception at 6pm– Provided by the School Faculty & Staff

Missing eyeglasses/sunglasses??

There are six pairs of eyeglasses/sunglasses in the school

• ffice. Please stop in to take a look if you are missing yours.

Scholarship Opportunities

Polish Heritage Scholarship The Polish Heritage Association of Maryland offers a scholarship to high school & college students of Polish decent. Please use the link below to receive additional information. Polish Heritage Scholarship Link Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship The 2016 application for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Young Scholars Program is now open. Seventh-grade students with outstanding academic records and significant financial need are encouraged to apply here: Apply Jack Kent Cooke Details about this scholarship are available on the website.

School of the Incarnation Chess Club

Chess club will be taught by experienced Silver Knights Chess coaches and educators using a curriculum developed by National Masters. Each weekly session is a mix of leaning and play time. Chess club is open to students in grade kindergarten through 8. The club is now accepting registration for upcoming sessions. Please see the attached registration form for more details. Registrations are completed online at: Register for Chess Club

Girls on the Run

Girls on the Run inspires girls in grades three through five to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running. Registration

February Dates to Remember Faith Focus

Important News

is open now through February 3rd for the spring session. To register or for more information go to: www.gotrchesapeake.org or info@gotrchesapeake.org Season information:  Practice 2x per week for 10 weeks;  Ending with a GOTR 5k including all teams in our region.  Meeting dates and times are as follows: Tuesdays and Fridays from 3:00p.m.-4:15p.m.  Season ending celebration 5k is Sat. April 22nd in Baltimore. Please See the attachment or contact: Karen Farr at karen.farr77@gmail.com or Brigid McCauley at mccauley22@verizon.net if you have any questions.

School of the Incarnation 2017 Intramural Basketball Program

Eligibility: Open to boys and girls in grades 2-5 Start Date: Monday, February 27th Duration: Five Weeks Days: Group 1 (Boys 4-5) Mondays Group 2 (Girls 4-5) Tuesdays Group 3 (Boys 2-3) Wednesdays Group 4 (Girls 2-3) Thursdays Times: 3:15-4:30PM Where: Marian Hall Cost: $25.00 (charged to family’s FACTS account) *Please register only if your child is available on the scheduled day for his/her group. Space is limited. Registrations will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. To register, please use the following link: Intramural Basketball

Middle School Lacrosse

Tryouts will be held on the following dates:  Boys Tryouts: Wednesday, March 8th and Thursday, March 9th (3:00-5:00pm)  Girls Tryouts: Monday, March 13th and Tuesday, March 14th (3:00-5:00pm)  All candidates must provide their own equipment (sticks and safety equipment)  All candidates must have a valid participation and physical form on file with the school in order to try

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 All candidates must be in good academic and disciplinary standing in order to try out. Please visit the following link to register for tryouts (required for all candidates): Lacrosse Tryout Registration

Join the March!

On Sunday, March 12th, the Archdiocese of Baltimore will sponsor a Catholic schools float in the Baltimore Saint Patrick’s Day Parade. Schools will be invited to stroll down Charles Street for this fun event. Please consider joining the fun by marching to represent School of the Incarnation and Catholic schools. More details will be forthcoming in the weeks ahead. After sharing some information about the primary wing last month, let’s take a look at a few initiatives in the intermediate wing this month! If you took a walk through some of the intermediate language arts classrooms, you would see some familiar reminders of the CAFE and D5strategies that were mentioned as being implemented in the primary wing. What a great thing for our students - continuity can only serve to benefit them in their learning! Many of the students are able to make choices in their book selections for “Read to Self” along with continued choices in writing and word work. Besides the benefit of students making choices, Mrs. Dinsmore and Mrs. Shallow commented that they are much more able to support and enhance individual or small groups of student needs as

• ther students work independently.

Third grade science sure is exciting, says Miss Westcott’s students! Who wouldn’t want to design marble roller coasters

• r invent ways to make a Hot Wheels car move without

touching it?? The best part is watching the teams discuss and refine techniques in order to see how different forces can make different outcomes happen! As fourth graders worked at stations involving different types of waves (think sound and light), they were preparing for a 3D technology project that is collaboratively being developed by Mrs. McGuire and Mrs.

• Santini. The end product should be their own Morse Code

Tool. Third Grade musicians are hard at work, too, applying music reading strategies as they learn to play the recorder. Students work in teams as they engage with games to build fluency identifying note names, performing rhythms and recalling correct finger position.

• Mrs. Cheryl Shoots

Small Group Facilitator-Teacher Mentor

Student Congratulations

Last month we had our students participated in two major contests, our school Spelling Bee and the Zaner-Bloser Handwriting Contest. Congratulations to our first and second place winners in our school bee, Julianna Bibbo and Antonio Luna! Julianna will go on to compete in this year’s Anne Arundel County Spelling Bee in February. In the Zaner- Bloser Handwriting Contest we were allowed to select 1 winner from each grade level to compete. Here are those winners, listed by name and grade level: Shilo Norsworthy (1st grade), Addison Reilly (2nd grade), Ysabella Grace Franco (3rd grade), Lily Farr (4th grade), Kate Metheny (5th grade), Joseph Gabriel Robuck (6th grade), Mikaela Newman (7th grade), and Julianna Bibbo (8th grade). Thanks to everyone that helped make these contests possible

Small Group Shout Outs Curriculum Corner

National Junior Honor Society

Our next NJHS meeting will be on Monday, February 13 at 3:00 in the Library. Please remember that 8th grade NJHS members need to complete 25 service hours and 7th grade NJHS members need to complete 40 service hours by the end

• f the year. Service hour forms can be picked up and dropped
• ff outside of Ms. Owens’s office.

Career Day

Do you have an interesting job you’d like to share with the students at the School of the Incarnation? Well if so, this year’s Career Day will be held on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Please email Ms. Owens at tanisha.owens@schooloftheincarnation.org if you are interested in participating. Thank you!

• Ms. Owens

Curriculum Coordinator

How to Celebrate Valentine’s Day and Show Inclusion

February, along with its cold weather, brings the mixed feelings of Valentine’s day. Younger children are excited to share Valentine’s with all of their classmates and eat

• chocolate. For older children, though, Valentine’s day can be
• stressful. In middle school, and sometimes even intermediate

grades, the talk of who likes who predominates the weeks leading up to February 14. Questions of “getting something” for or from a “crush” are frequently discussed. Even among friends, children can end up being excluded accidentally with friends buying something for people that they consider friends but forgetting some. As a school, we make an effort to keep this stress at a minimum by discouraging any gifts, even gifts for platonic friends, to be given at school. In classrooms that have Valentine’s Day parties (preK through 5), children are expected to give all classmates a Valentine’s card or treat. We talk quite a bit with the children about the day focusing on showing love for others by being kind. Here are some things you can do at home that will help with this message:  Discourage giving of gifts  Instead of giving friends and/or “significant others” gifts, encourage your child to say or do something kind for their friends on or around that day.  The kind deeds could be simple – such as helping carry books, holding the door, or paying a compliment.  Encourage your child to stretch themselves the week

• f Valentine’s day to reach out with kindness to

classmates that are not in their usual circle of friends.  Consider doing some family service in the month of February to celebrate.

• Mrs. Spaulding

School Counselor There is no doubt about it… A healthy breakfast is a must for children in order to perform well in school. Roberta Anding, a registered dietitian at the Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, says, “Actively growing children need food at regular intervals to fuel their bodies and brains. Skipping breakfast gives as much as a 10 to 12 hour time frame with no food, and the potential for compromised school performance and irritability.” Please set your child up for a stellar day by fueling their engine before, or on the way to, school. Your child’s teacher can do so much more with a well-nourished child. Vision and hearing make-up day is now Monday, February 13th (This is a change from the original make-up date of 1/31/17). Please have your child bring his/her glasses or contact lenses if they will need to be screened on this day. Please update your child’s Emergency Contact information and if their heath changes, please let me know so I can make a note of it. Although you are only required to give us documentation of a physical on a couple occasions for school, please feel welcome to submit one every year if you care to but especially if they have medical changes. Thank you, Sue Toth, RN School Nurse

Father-Daughter Dance

The HSA will host the 2nd Annual Father Daughter Dance Friday, February 24, 2017, 6:30 pm till 8:30 pm. The dance will be held in Marian Hall at School of the Incarnation. Daddies, bring your daughter(s) to the 2nd Annual Father- Daughter Dance for a night of magical memories. Enjoy music and dancing, dessert, crafts and photo booth. Tickets are $10 per family. You may purchase tickets online or send a check into the office. Please see attached flyer or the following link: Father Daughter Dance for more details.

Annual Gala- Save the Date!

The annual School of the Incarnation Spring Gala will be held

• n Friday, April 28th at Holy Family Church in
• Davidsonville. This year’s event, “Meet Me In Paris”,

promises to be a night of fine food, dancing, and friendship as we celebrate our school and provide for our most precious assets - our teachers, faculty, and children. Please plan to join us for our largest fundraising event of the year! The Gala committee is already hard at work gathering donations for our exciting Live and Silent Auctions. If you have a donation or a business you would like us to contact, please see the attached donation form or contact the Gala chairs, Jennifer Taylor, Lori Gazelle, & Meghan Brown, at sotigala@gmail.com. Please see the attachments for more details.

Nurse’s Notes Guidance Corner

2017 HSA ELECTION

NOMINATIONS NEEDED! Deadline Approaching: February 20, 2017 Don’t miss this important opportunity to impact our community’s leadership! The School of the Incarnation Home and School Association (HSA) is seeking nominations for the following positions on the 2017- 2019 Executive Board: Vice-President Treasurer, and Fundraising & Special Projects Coordinator Each position is a two-year term beginning July 1, 2017 until June 30, 2019. A description of each position is available on the HSA

• website. All parents of current School of the Incarnation students, with the exception of faculty/staff and their spouses as well as

members of the Elections Committee, are eligible for election. Nominating someone is easy! Simply call or send an email with your nomination and position to a member of the elections committee (contact information below) by Monday – February 20, 2017. HSA Elections Committee: Mary Durig; madurig@comcast.net or #410.923.0585 Mary Sowers; marysowers@comcast.net or #443-740-0785 All nominations for the positions will be accepted, including self-nominations. If there are more than three nominees for any one position, a primary election will be held. The final ballot will be limited to three candidates for each position. The Elections Committee will oversee the nomination and election process. If you have questions regarding the election, please contact a member of the committee, or a current HSA Board member. A list of the current HSA Board can be found on the school website: http://www.schooloftheincarnation.org/resources/home-school-association. HSA Vice-President Responsibilities include:  Acts in the absence of the President and performs other duties as assigned  (i.e. HSA Liaison to HSA Room Parent Coordinator; Oversees HSA fundraising/ non-fundraising events and works with event chair(s), etc.)  Assists the President as needed  Attends HSA Executive Committee monthly meetings and events  Voting member of the HSA Executive Committee HSA Fundraising/Special Events Coordinator Responsibilities include:  Oversees all HSA fundraising events and activities  Identifies prospective committee chair(s) for each HSA fundraising event  Works with fundraising event committee chair(s) to develop budget plan and event  Attends event committee meetings (pre and post-event)  Updates general HSA membership of fundraising events during quarterly HSA Parent Meetings  Attends Executive Committee monthly meetings and fundraising events  Voting member of the HSA Executive Committee HSA Treasurer Responsibilities include:  Accountable for handling all HSA money (and records) including facilitating the necessary processes for collecting, recording, reporting and disbursing of HSA monies  Submits monthly financial reports to Executive Committee and quarterly reports for general HSA membership at designated meetings;  Establishes a HSA fundraising goal for school year  Attends Executive Committee monthly meetings and fundraising events  Voting member of the HSA Executive Committee

HSA Parent Night

Wednesday, February 1, 2017 Parent Meeting at 7:00 pm Parent Appreciation Reception at 6:00pm Uniform Exchange Opens at 6:00 pm 6:00pm Parent Appreciation Reception- Wine, Taco Bar and Dessert Reception Hosted by the School Staff 6:00pm Uniform Exchange Opens 7:00 pm Welcome Michelle Washburn, President Prayer

• Msgr. Jay O’Connor, Pastor- Our Lady of the Fields

Pledge of Allegiance Lisa Shipley, Principal Praying Together as a Family

• Msgr. Jay O’Connor, Pastor- Our Lady of the Fields

HSA Business: Community Fundraising Events Meghan Brown, Fundraising Chair  Christmas Bazaar Recap  Irish Fest – Saturday, March 11  Spring Gala – Friday, April 28 Community Events Liz Montante, Vice-President  Teacher Appreciation Luncheon  Father-Daughter Dance – Friday, February 17 Other Fundraising Opportunities  Shop & Save Programs Laura Gardner, Coordinator  Scrip Jami Young Treasurer’s Report Tracey Powell, Treasurer  Financial Statement and Target Goal Update HSA Election Announcement Mary Durig & Mary Sowers Principal’s Report Lisa Shipley, Principal Introduction of Keynote Speaker Lisa Shipley, Principal Keynote Presentation- Preventing, Recognizing and Treating Concussions in Children Kevin Crutchfield, MD Director of the Sports Neurology Center & Comprehensive Concussion Program at LifeBridge Health Sign-in / Free Uniform Passes Michelle Washburn, President Next Meeting Information Michelle Washburn, President

School of the Incarnation February Box Top Contest & News

Box Tops & Labels Contest

The final numbers are in = 9,198 Box Tops & Labels were collected in the December contest! Congratulations to the following Winning Homerooms who celebrated with delicious donuts on Wednesday, January 11th.

• Mrs. Mann, 5th grade = 946
• Mr. Sloyer , middle school = 431
• Mrs. Kenny, 2nd grade = 669

Parents, keep on clipping! You can find Box Tops on many of your holiday cooking and baking products (Super Bowl, Valentine’s Day, etc.). Our current contest ended on Friday, January 27th but there is still plenty of time to submit for our final contest in March. Stay tuned for important deadlines! Amazon Smile Choose School of the Incarnation to earn $ back for our school when shopping! Just click the link below to sign-up. Make sure to start your shopping every time at smile.amazon.com

https://smile.amazon.com/ch/52-2324195

Giant A+: register your Giant Bonus Card with School of the Incarnation’s number: 03865 Food Lion: Food Lion MVP Card works the same as the Giant program. Email your first and last name and bonus card number to grocerycards@hotmail.com Target REDcard : Designate School of the Incarnation on your Target REDcard and Target will make a donation to the school with every eligible purchase (and you earn a 5% discount on Target store prices). To designate School of the Incarnation on your REDcard, click here.

NEW! Harris Teeter: We are now part of the “Together in Education Program”! SOTI’s account number is:

• 4153. Simply tell the cashier (during check-out) that you want SOTI's account number linked to your Harris

Teeter VIC card. Then, every time you shop, 5% of your Harris Teeter brand purchases will be contributed by Harris Teeter to the organization's account. It's that easy! Questions? Contact Laura lgardner04@verizon.net or Paula pwichmann@comcast.net ** Thank you for your participation and support ! **

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Daddies, bring your daughter(s) to the 2nd Annual Father- Daughter Dance for a night of magical memories. Enjoy music and dancing, dessert, crafts and photo booth. Tickets on Sale Now…

Order online

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Tickets are $10 per family. Tickets include dad and all daughters

Family Name____________________________________ Homeroom________________________________________ Number of Tickets____________ Total amount included $______________

Please make checks payable to School of the Incarnation Tickets will be sent home in your daughters’ folder School of the Incarnations embraces all types of “dads” All are welcome to join us for this special event.

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