Hello ICS families,
It is getting colder! Make sure your children’s outerwear is clearly labeled with their first and last names. When items like coats and hats get lost they will often make their way back to you if it’s easy to find the owner’s name on it.
Upcoming Events:
Monday, November 11
School Closed – Veterans Day
Tuesday, November 12
Sibling, Retake and Makeup Picture Day
Wednesday, November 13
Board Meeting – 6pm
Thursday, November 14
2nd Grade Field Trip – U.S. Mint
Engineering Night for Girls, 3:45 – 6:45pm
Monday, November 18
8th Grade Field Trip – Shrek the Musical Performance
Tuesday, November 19
ICS Take Flight Chipotle Fundraiser 4:00 – 8:00pm
Chipotle Mexican Grill, 1512 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA
Click here for more information!
- If you’d like to volunteer that morning, please contact Tr. Susan at susanb@icscharter.com.
- We especially need “runners” to help pull students from classrooms who need pictures taken.
- If your child is getting a retake, please have them bring the original photo package back to school and give to photographer.
- Sibling packages cost the same as individual pictures. Additional forms are in the front office. You can also purchase packages via my Lifetouch.com
- Classroom composite pictures will be distributed in late December or early January.
Maestra Nancy and the 7th grade classes celebrated the end of Hispanic Heritage Month with a potluck and Day of the Dead projects! The celebration included delicious dishes from different parts of Latin America. During this month in Maestra Nancy’s class, they learned about 30 famous Hispanics that changed the world, geography of Latin America, completed persuasive essays about Christopher Columbus- Hero or Villain and went in depth about the Day of the Dead and the culture behind it. We are counting down until next year’s celebration!
On October 23, ICS celebrated Unity Day, an annual event that promotes National Bullying Prevention Month. It joins together to create healthier communities through kindness, acceptance, and inclusion. Each class did a wonderful job decorating their doors and hallways!
Support Take Flight and Win A Vacation!
This spring, 45 7th graders will travel to Colombia, Ecuador, or Guatemala for a week of service learning.
The Take Flight team is raffling off a week of vacation at a Camelback Mountain house from June 15-21.
Hard copies of raffle tickets will be sent home with your students next week.
Click here to print more raffle tickets!
Raffle drawing will be held on December 6.
Make a Dance-A-Thon Donation to this year’s ICS Musical!
Your donation helps to offset the cost of our theater rental, costumes, lighting, and sound. We are thrilled that we can have so many students participate in our shows each year, thanks largely to your generous support.
Community Resources:
The lottery application for new students for the 2020-2021 school year is available on our website through January 27, 2020, Apply Philly Charter. Please share the application widely to help get the word out about ICS! If you have a student who qualifies for sibling preference (siblings must share a legal parent/guardian and share a household, and one sibling must be attending ICS at time of lottery drawing), you must apply using the lottery application, and you must apply by the January 27 deadline.
Tenth Presbyterian Church– Affordable beginning/intermediate violin, viola and cello classes are being offered to all interested 7 to 17 year-old students.