May 30, 2014
Dear School Families,
Thank you for your support and choosing ICOLPH School for your child's academic and faith journey!
Your referrals and word of mouth for recruitment of new families are as effective as any marketing and promotional
material the school can produce. I would like to invite you to help in the growth of our school community.
All you have to do is spread the good news of our wonderful school and get your friends and/or family members to
enroll their children into our parish school!
For every student that your family recruits and registers, your family will receive a $250.00 tuition credit per
student enrolled.
This promotion's goal is to enhance the importance of adding good families to our school, grow our community and
acknowledge the efforts of those who make it a reality.
Let's Get Started:
STEP 1: Make sure the interested family mentions your family's name when scheduling a tour and registering.
STEP 2: SPREAD THE GOOD NEWS: Invite them to our June 9th Preschool and Kindergarten Open House OR
schedule a private tour with the Principal.
STEP 3: Family registers, our community is bigger and stronger, and you receive a tuition credit per student that is
registered!
2014 5th Annual Walk-A-Thon:
We are excited to announce that our 5th Annual ICOLPH School Walk-A-Thon will be held on Friday, September
12, 2014 at our ICOLPH School Campus **RAIN OR SHINE**. Please carefully read through the neon green
packets that were sent home with your child on Thursday!
Our fundraising goal is $20,000! This is to help off-set the cost of our new K-6 Math Curriculum, 1st grade Language
Arts curriculum, and JH Social Studies books that are being purchased for next school year!
The Walk-A-Thon is one of our most important fundraisers for our school and families since 100% of the profit
collected stays at our school, and 100% of the amount collected by each family counts towards your $700.00
fundraising requirement OR $250 for preschool families.
So you are probably wondering…
How do I help my child get people to donate or sponsor the Walk-A-Thon?
HELPFUL HINTS: To help your child get donations or sponsors quickly, here are some ideas of who to ask: friends,
relatives, co-workers, local businesses, neighbors, coaches, teachers, doctors, church members, babysitters, etc.
NOTE: Please do not allow your student to go alone door-to-door to ask for sponsors; always have an adult
accompany them.
REMEMBER: Every donation or sponsorship collected on your family’s behalf goes directly to your fundraising
requirement for the year!
A huge thank you to our committee chair, Pam Patron, for all of her leadership behind our first fundraiser of our
2014-2015 school year!
GO EAGLES!
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Kimberlie Kilroy, Principal
Upcoming dates:
Saturday, May 31
Mock Trial at Denney Juvenile Justice Center, 8 am – 3 pm
Monday, June 2
Birch Bay Altar Servers Field Trip
Eighth grade free dress
Wednesday, June 4
Baccalaureate Mass (all school), 9 am, IC Church
Graduation Breakfast following mass, Mattie Hall
Graduation Ceremony, 6:30, IC Church followed by reception in Mattie Hall
NO Pizza Wednesday
NO Contract Classes
1:30 early dismissal
Thursday, June 5
No school mass
Kindergarten Celebration, 6 pm, Hensen Hall
Preschool 3’s and PK-AM last day
Friday, June 6
Thursday, June 12
PK-PM last day
Noon dismissal
Friday, June 13
All School Mass/Seventh Grade Stepping Up Ceremony, 8:30 am, IC Church
Last day of school, dismissal following mass and report card distribution
Scrip Sales this Summer
With advance notice, Shellie French can fill your summer SCRIP orders at the Parish Offices. Please call (425-3503134) or email (french@ic-olph.org) her before coming to purchase scrip. Thank you. Please note: Parish Office
summer hours are 9 am - 3 pm.
School Office Hours
The school office will be open limited hours through the month of June; before closing for July. Please call before
stopping by. It will re-open Monday, August 5.
Used Uniforms
Any gently used uniforms can be dropped by the school office through June 30, or brought to the summer sale on
August 1. Please contact Becky Seckinger beckymc11@yahoo.com with any used uniform questions .
Summer Uniform Sale
Dennis Uniform will be at Mattie Hall (school gym) on Friday, August 1 from 3-6 pm. If you are not able to make
the sale, Dennis Uniform can be reached at dennisuniform.com. Our school code is: XSI185. In addition, gently
used uniforms will be sold in the Annex (upstairs) during the same hours.
School Supply Lists
Will be sent home in the final family envelope on June 12; thereafter they will be on the school website throughout
the summer.
P.E. Uniform Policy
Please make sure your child has the proper P.E. uniform for next year. Grades K-3 need to wear athletic shoes* and
the girls should wear shorts under their jumpers. Grades 4-8 need to wear a plain, red athletic T-shirt or sweatshirt,
navy blue shorts (6”inseam or greater) or sweatpants (not the regular school uniform shorts) and athletic shoes. No
writing is allowed on the gym uniform except for the school logo or CYO logos. For safety reasons, a child will not
be allowed to participate in P.E. unless they have the appropriate athletic shoes.
*Athletic Shoes: When purchasing athletic shoes for P.E. class please follow the guidelines below for the safety and
comfort of your child.
 Shoes must have laces that tie securely and tighten snuggly all the way up the shoe and or Velcro straps.
Please no slip-ons or thick tongued shoes (Sketchers).
 “Athletic “ type shoes are preferred because they offer more support and comfort than low support shoes like
“Keds.”
 Foot must be entirely enclosed
 Avoid platform sole / raised heel
Neighborhood Art Camp
Hello parents! Mark your calendars for the Neighborhood Art Camp offered in the ICOLPH art room this
summer July 21-24. This is the 5th year that Maggie Doud and I have offered this 4 day-art packed camp. We have
so much fun and love creating art with your kids! Kids ages 6-9 come in the morning session, 9-12:30 and bigger
kids, 9-12 come in the afternoon, 1:30-5. We tackle a huge variety of projects and materials: sculpture, acrylic
painting, watercolors, drawing, printmaking and, although our projects aren't yet finalized, most years we create art
in paper mache, t-shirt design and altered books. Cost is $120 with no additional costs for supplies.
Space is limited so please let me know if you'd like me to email a registration form and/or hold you a spot.
Tina Bertoldi, tbertoldi@ic-olph.org
CYO NEWS
Please look through your closets for any CYO uniforms. It's time for spring cleaning! A final inventory is being
done to close out the year. Turn any uniforms into the office CYO mailbox.
Please consider being the new athletic director and/or assistant. No one has volunteered for these positions yet.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask, Alex Barashkoff at olivepop@aol.com. It's a rewarding job that two
people could even share! Please consider as we need these positions filled.
O’Dea High School Jazz Camp
This June, O’Dea High School will be hosting its first annual jazz band camp! Eligible students are in next year’s
7th, 8th, and 9th grades. The camp is open to boys and girls, and the 9th grade students do not need to be attending
O’Dea in the fall.
The purpose of this jazz camp is to provide access to jazz music, bridge the gap between middle and high school
music programs, and to inspire students to create excellence in their lives. I believe that jazz music helps students
find creative approaches to problem-solving and decision-making. Jazz music also helps students build confidence
as they learn about improvisation and performance concepts. The jazz band camp will provide access to jazz music
for many students who do not currently have this opportunity.
The camp features some standard jazz repertoire, a final performance at the Frye Art Museum, and a great team of
instructors who work as professional musicians and teaching artists in the Seattle area. The instructors are: Eric
Likkel: a local saxophonist and clarinetist, Aaron Walker-Loud of Seattle JazzEd, Tim Carey of Cornish College of
the Arts and Holy Names Academy, and myself, Dan Ruiter, Music Director at O’Dea High School.
Here are the details of the camp:
Dates: June 17-20.
Time: 4:00 – 6:00 pm.
Location: O’Dea High School.
Final Show: 5:00 pm at the Frye Art Museum.
Cost: $200 per student.
Registration: To register fill out the Google Form found at:
http://www.odea.org/events/index.php?m=06&y=2014&d=19&eid=2949
Information: email druiter@odea.org.
More CYO News!
St. Mary Magdalen is inviting any K-8 boy or girl to participate in their CYO Cross Country program.
Practices are once a week on Wednesdays at 2:00. Meets are in Seattle at lower Woodland Park. There are about 3
meets and the season is September and October. The cost is $25.
If you'd like your child to participate, please fill out the attached form completely and mail to St. Mary Magdalen at
the address shown. Please do not send any forms into ICOLPH. Checks should be made out to St. Mary Magdalen
Parish CYO.
Although this is a fall sport, registrations are open now. If you have any questions, please contact their athletic
director whose name and address is found on the bottom of the form. Please use this link:
http://www.stmarym.org/programs.cfm?subpage=1132232
At the bottom of the page it says "Cross Country Order Form" which is their CYO registration.
Thanks! Alex and Lynn Barashkoff
ICOLPH School Prayer Line
Send prayer requests to school in your school envelope, have your child drop it off at the office, or email Elisa
Whitehouse. We would love to include who each prayer is from, but prayer requests can also be confidential.
For those who have died, especially Ciana Brodland’s grandma, Ida Kennedy. Thank you for the gift of their life
and for the wonderful memories. Please help those who are hurting and help them to know they are still together
thru Christ.
In thanksgiving for our Altar Servers. We thank you Lord for the gift of these children and for the service they give
to our parish community. Please watch over us as we travel to Birch Bay this Monday, may we be safe on our drive
and enjoy this time you have given us together.
Iseminger Girls: Please surround our cousin with a sense of calmness and peace as she struggles with the failing
health of her dad.
We are thankful for a school year with loving teachers, new friends, and lasting memories. May you all remain
healthy, energetic, and inspirational as we finish out our school year.
Kirsten Iseminger: Thank you for the gift of friendship. I treasure the new relationships made this year and hold
dear the ones seven-years and counting. I will miss our Friday coffees, the opportunity to lend a helping hand, and
the celebration of life as we part ways this summer. It is gifts like these that remind me You are always with us.
Please watch over us as we begin summer vacation and keep us healthy and safe so that we can reunite in
September.
Jennifer Monteleone - for my dear friend and GU classmate Kari R., who has dedicated her life to serving the most
vulnerable and is now in the hospital with multiple life threatening infections, may she be graced with the healing
presence of God.
Schireman: For all graduates...Thank you for every person who helped them to get where they are today and for
those who are going to be a part of their future growth. We pray that you will place good friends and positive
educators along their paths, that they will stay healthy and strong in their faith, and be appreciative for the
opportunities they are given.
Meagan Farrell: For our neighbor Dean who is hospitalized with multiple health threats right now.
For the young girls who were kidnapped in Nigeria and for their families who must be so distraught.
Mrs. Whitehouse: For my friend, Emily and her family who are taking in a 6 year old nephew who has lived in less
than ideal situations all his life. Give them guidance, encouragement and the strength to nurture his needs.
For the unborn Gutierrez baby; that he/she may continue to grow in health and be strong when ready to enter this
world.
Thank you for the progress that Deacon Dennis’ brother is having. Please continue to help him stay positive and
continue to work hard every day with his exercises and strength training.
For a young woman who has been diagnosed with breast cancer, and has recently broken her collarbone. Please
bring her healing, peace and comfort.
We thank you for our continued health of mind and body and pray for all those who are in need of healing: Sophia
Keator, Leighton Sanders, Deacon Dennis’ brother, Charlie H., Antonio, Dave Duffy, Thane Brandt, Leslie Reed’s
niece. Chris McCullough, Jamison and Jayda’s baby sister, a good friend, Heather Gandrud, Laura Valencia’s mom,
John Sullivan, Judy Romaneschi, Shereen Doughty, John Reed, Molly Smith, Tom McNamara, Marguerite’s Dad,
Mary Petersen and Shelley O’Brien.
Extended Care needs…
We have excellent science experiments, art and cooking projects planned for the kids in Summer Extended Care! If
you have any of the following items to donate, please label them for “Summer Extended Care” and have your student
turn them in to the office, thank you!
Toilet paper
Old greeting cards and gift bags
Wrapping paper
Scrapbooking paper
Dry beans (various colors)
Empty and clean glass jars (baby food, jelly/jams, salsa, pasta sauce, etc…)
Straws (bendy)
Old, white or light colored sheets and pillow cases
Toilet paper and paper towel tubes
Empty Pringles cans
Unused CDs/DVDs
Corks
Styrofoam board
Glitter
Ribbon
Pie tins
Ping pong balls
2 liter bottles of diet cola (generic is fine)
Empty 1 liter bottles with caps
Tin foil
Looking for fun activities for the summer? Contact Mrs. Gadek about joining us at:
Pump-it-Up! Lynnwood on June 20th from 10:45 – 11:45 AM, students are welcome to jump at the discounted
rate of $5. Private party for ICOLPH School students only!
Jetty Island on August 14th from 10:30 AM – 1:15 PM for a suggested donation to Everett Parks and Recreation of
$2.
If you are still deciding on your childcare options for the summer we only have a few openings on select days, please
contact Mrs. Gadek for more details: dgadek@ic-olph.org