Bulletin de l École Immaculate Conception School Newsletter

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1 Bulletin de l École Immaculate Conception School Newsletter Formosa, Ontario N0G 1W0 Phone/Téléphone:(519) Monday, March 3rd, 2014 lundi 3 Mars 2014 BRUCE GREY CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD VISION STATEMENT Committed to a vibrant Catholic education, we ensure quality learning experiences through community partnerships that nurture each student in mind, body and spirit and embrace the teachings of Christ, giving witness to Gospel values. Lenten Prayer We are a people called to rise from the ashes to new life, the life of God. Therefore, during this sacred season, let us wait and work and pray: Let us rise from the ashes of complaining to center our lives on gratitude. Let us rise from pessimism - to become a people of hope. May we leave harsh judgments in the ashes - And focus on kindly thoughts. May we relinquish worry to trust in God. We ask also to be taught how to give up discouragement to be full of hope. And how to give up bitterness by turning instead to forgiveness. May transformed hearts arise from the ashes, so that we may give up hatred to return good for evil. And surrender our negativity in order to become positive. Let us give up anger, and become more patient, and give up pettiness, and become more mature. During these forty days, let us leave in the ashes, gloom to enjoy the beauty that is all around us and may we reject jealousy, as we pray for trust. Let us leave gossiping in the ashes, as we strive to learn self-control. May we surrender our sin, to become converted to virtue. Most of all, during this Lenten season, We seek God s help to give up giving up, knowing that new life is always within our reach. Amen. Principal/Directrice: School Council Conseil de l école Co-Chairpersons/Co-Présidents: Amber Metcalfe and Susan Dietz Christine Pfeffer Office Administrator/Administratrice du bureau : Lynn Hahn Priest/Prêtre: Father Stephen Lacroix Board Administration Administration du conseil Director of Education/Directeur d éducation: Catherine Montreuil Superintendent/Surintendante: Francine Pilon Trustee/Commissionaire: Bev Eckensweiler Our next newsletter will be sent home the week of April 1 st Notre prochain bulletin sera la semaine du 1 avril 2014.

2 Immaculate Conception School Formosa Senior Girls Volleyball Team Thank you Mlle Turcotte for coaching our Senior Girls Volleyball team to a first place victory! The girls had a great day at the Board tournament. They demonstrated a positive attitude and good sportsmanship. They worked harder every game, which led them to victory. Well done ICS! Team members: Abby Hahn Katie Myatt Meredith Legace Maddy Valad Andrea Bell Bester Jose McGlynn Sophie Borho Taylor Bester Denise Fischer Edney Kassidy Fischer Billie Martin Sarah Nichols Senior Boys Volleyball Team Mlle Turcotte also accompanied our boys team to their tournament on behalf of Mr. Blair. The boys also worked hard all day but fell short in the finals against Mildmay. Thank you to Mlle Turcotte and Mr. Blair for your dedication to our students. Team members: Sam Young Dorian Charette Jacob Mattingly Brayden McKenzie Aidan Quish Zach Girdler Rhys Martin Brett Wagner Darren Rich Lachlan Alexander Josh Logan Jake Logan Dawson Fahrer Matthew Donnelly SAFE ARRIVAL / DISMISSAL Voice Mail Call anytime, day or night, and leave your message.

3 Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board Proclaiming the Work of Your Love Let us remember in prayer Martin McGlynn and Wally Wendt Uncle to Jose McGlynn and Great Grandfather to Keegan Fischer. Gracious God, loving Creator, welcome Martin and Wally into paradise. In your love, lead them into the unending joys of your presence where every tear will be wiped away, and there will be no more sorrow. Amen. School Council Meeting Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, April 8 th, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. Mark Your Calendars Grades 8 s and SK Kindergarten Grad photos will be taken on Thursday, April 3 rd for Gr. 8 s and B day SK students and Friday, April 4 th for A day SK students. Birthday Club Happy Birthday to the following students who celebrate their birthday in MARCH Matthew Donnelly Keegan Quish Jeremy Schmidt Emma Fortney Bella Cenitagoya Turner McKenzie Paige Saunders Blake Wideman Hayden Oberle Madison Bester Hope Elphick Nick Bohnert Travis Rawn Makayla Walter Nathan Stroeder Keith Robertson Malcolm Weppler Dorian Charette Daniel Honegger Tori Saunders Emma Lorentz Hayden Hope Hannah Maxwell First Holy Communion for our Grade 2 s will be at Immaculate Conception Church on Sunday, May 4 th at 11:00 am Mass. We are a Catholic Faith Community committed to developing and maintaining a love of life long learning, nurturing self-esteem and respect for all creation.

4 Immaculate Conception School Formosa Let the same character be in you that was in Christ Jesus Character Education is a way of life and being Philippians 2.5 March Virtue: Compassion Compassion is following the example of Jesus the healer, who acted with deep care and concern for people who were hurt and troubled. The heart is happiest when it beats for others You can reinforce the virtue of Compassion by using our Catholic Culture of Deep Caring Calendar ICS Chess Teams An amazing congratulations goes out to the ICS chess teams! They represented our school with good manners and great sportsmanship. Well done ICS! The Senior team brought home Silver Medals Aidan Quish, Jacob Mattingly and Darren Rich. Aidan received the MVP award for all seniors. The Intermediate team brought home Bronze medals. Keifer Teeple, Keegan Quish, and Coleson Fischer. Week One I pray for people who need the healing and compassion of Jesus. The Junior team brought home Bronze medals. Isaac Montag, Tyler Rhodes, and Zach Valad. Week Two In the spirit of Jesus, I help people in my family, school, and community who are in need. Week Three I do for others what I would want them to do for me. Week Four I serve the poor and needy through works of charity, and by being a voice for social justice. We are a Catholic Faith Community committed to developing and maintaining a love of life long learning, nurturing self-esteem and respect for all creation.

5 Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board Save-A-Tape Mrs. Sandra Fischer has been busy sorting and counting all the grocery tapes that have been sent to the school. We have received over $ from Grant s in Hanover, Kaufman s Valu-Mart in Walkerton, and Wright s Foodland in Walkerton, since the beginning of the school year. Please keep saving your tapes. Thank you Mrs. Fischer for your dedication to our school. Proclaiming the Work of Your Love Public Speaking Brooke Lorentz and Darren Rich have been successful with their public speaking skills. At the Legion Competition Brooke placed second and Darren placed third. Congratulations! Knights of Columbus Substance Abuse Poster Contest Students at ICS participated in a contest sponsored by the Knight of Columbus. Janelle Gies created an artistic poster on Alcohol Awareness. Her poster placed First. Congratulations Janelle! Basket Ball Free Throw Sponsored By the Knights of Columbus Our students have been busy travelling to various Free Throw competitions. Jose McGlynn has placed first in her age division. She will be travelling to the next round of competition. Catholic Education Week May 4 th -9 th, 2014 The school communities of: Sacred Heart, Mildmay. Sacred Heart, Teeswater & Immaculate Conception, Formosa would like to invite you to join us for our Catholic Education Week Mass Friday, May 9th 10:00 a.m. Immaculate Conception Church, Formosa Come Celebrate Our Faith and Our Catholic Schools With Us! SAFE ARRIVAL / DISMISSAL Voice Mail Call anytime, day or night, and leave your message.

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7 Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board Proclaiming the Work of Your Love Congratulations to the following students who were recognized for their effort in demonstrating the virtues of Patience/ Perseverence/Responsibility Talan Hope Ethan Rogers Tyler Rhodes Ben Fleischauer Bella Cenitagoya Keegan Fischer Delaney Mitchell Marlee Stroeder Nathan Diemert Mitchell Barry Jayda Widmeyer Makayla Messerschmidt Rhys Martin Jeremy Schmidt Hope Elphick Connor Lee Congratulations to the following students who were recognized for their effort in demonstrating the virtues of Empathy/Caring/ Hope/Trust Taya Haase Evelyn Seely Miles Biesenthal Elliot Haan Malcolm Weppler Brooke Lorentz Simon Field Travis Schmidt Denise Fischer Edney Matthew Donnelly Emma Fortney Dawson Urbanek Abby Folmer Ethan Smith Karina Hahn Rebecca Bailey Luke Robertson Josh Logan Meadow Bester Colby Folmer Emma Metcalfe

8 Immaculate Conception School Formosa COMMUNITY / PARISH NEWS Ash Wednesday Service will be on March 5th at 9:00 am at Immaculate Conception Church. All are welcome! DanceWorks presents an energetic, enthusiastic and interactive performance program that will provide girls and boys from the ages of 3 through 15 with the chance to experience dance and music in the style of musical theatre. NEW! Musical Theatre Show Choir is available to ages 9+. Please contact Devan or Paige Ballagh at danceworksstudio@hotmail.com or by phone at for more information. Classes will run every week for 9 weeks, and will conclude with a theatre performance. Registration deadline: March 14 th, Plan to attend the 27 th Formosa Toy Show and Sale, on Sunday, March 23, 2014, at the Knights of Columbus Hall, Fire #1658, Hwy 9 between Mildmay and Walkerton from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm. Displays of farm toys, industrial equipment, cars, trucks, vintage vehicles, banks and more. Admission - $2.00, children under 8 free with adult. Food and refreshments available at the Farmer s Wife s Kitchen. Profits to charitable and community projects. For information call John Benninger Final Soccer Registration Teeswater Thursday March 6 th from 6:00-7:30PM at the Agri-Curl Bldg Teeswater for all U6 players and up. New this year, jersey deposit cheque required so make sure you bring two cheques along. For more info contact Linda Ruetz at or Janine Jez at Come Try Ringette! Want to try out the fastest game on ice? Then come try Ringette at the P&H Centre on March 23 rd starting at 12:00 p.m. Come see what ringette is all about! Watch games, meet players and try it out for yourself. This is a FREE event for all ages and all skill levels. There will be on-ice sessions, exhibition games, pictures, snacks, off-ice activities and a question-and-answer period for parents. What do you need to bring? You need to bring your skates and helmet (required) and be ready to have fun and make friends! Sticks and on-ice instruction will be provided. Pre-registration is recommended at but not necessary. For more information, check out the Hanover Minor Ringette page on facebook, visit or contact Wanda McHarg at or tw.mcharg@gmail.com. Female Hockey Players Wanted Girls 3-on-3 March Break Madness HOCKEY TOURNAMENT We are looking to host a 3-on-3 hockey tournament for Pee Wee aged girls March 10 th, This is to be a fun tournament to promote girls hockey and encourage physical activity and fitness in general. When - The tournament is scheduled for March 10 th (hours of tournament to be determined depending upon the number of teams) Where - Desboro Community Centre 3 games guaranteed. We are hoping to register a minimum of 4 teams (maximum of 6). Each game is 20 minutes (two 10 minute halves), non-stop, it s a lot of skating!!! 7 skaters and 1 goalie per team. (Maximum of 3 AA players per team) $30 per player ($240 per team) 2 3 bench staff required per team Please provide Team Name, player names, level of play and contact information for the coach(es). Contact Paul Osadzuk, Vice-President Owen Sound Girls Hockey at paul@bayshorephysicaltherapy.ca or

9 Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board Proclaiming the Work of Your Love LOTS OF SOCKS We want to get people talking about WDSD on 21 March. We can do this if we all wear socks BUT NOT JUST ANY SOCKS wear our Official LOTS OF SOCKS logo socks,other brightly coloured socks, long socks, printed socks, 1 sock maybe even 3 socks for 3 chromosomes. Down Syndrome International invites everyone across the world to wear LOTS OF SOCKS on March 21 st to raise awareness on World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD). It is easy to do, so whether you are at home, nursery, school, university, work, play, travel, holiday or anywhere, join in! AND WHY STOP AT SOCKS? Wear clothing with the LOTS OF SOCKS logo, or other brightly coloured clothing if you like. The choice is yours, but we ask you to join us in wearing something which people will ask you about so that you can tell them all about WDSD. On March 21 st, 2014, wear LOTS OF SOCKS and invite all your friends, family and colleagues to do the same. You can also: 1. Order Official LOTS OF SOCKS logo socks from your national Down syndrome organization or from Down Syndrome International. Or you can order other LOTS OF SOCKS clothing and merchandise to use on the day. 2. Raise money to support people with Down syndrome by paying $1or a small amount. 3. Donate this money to your local, regional or national Down syndrome charity BUT consider donating at least 25% to Down Syndrome International to support Reach Out, our outreach training programmes in developing countries. For further information on our LOTS OF SOCKS campaign, WDSD, Down Syndrome International or Reach Out visit or

10 Immaculate Conception School Formosa In conjunction with other local parent council groups, ICS Parent Council Presents SOCIAL NETWORKING SAFETY FOR PARENTS Date: Monday March 17th, 2014 Location: Sacred Heart High School Time: 7:00pm / Duration: 90min Plus Q&A Guest Speaker: Paul Davis Topics: Facebook/Twitter/Instagram, CyberBullying, HandHeld Devices, Texting, Legal Matters, and a Common Sense Approach to dealing with the technology your children have! This presentation is targeted for adults (students in grade 4-8 will be at SHHS on Monday and Tuesday for their presentations)

11 MARCH 2014 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Compassion Boys Basketball Pancake Day Ash Wednesday Mass 9:15 PD Day March Break March Break March Break March Break March Break Spaghetti Kdgn A Understanding Taco Day Virtue Assembly Kdgn B COMPASSION is following the example of Jesus the healer, who acted with deep care and concern for people who were hurt and troubled.