Immaculate Conception. School Newsletter

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1 FAMILY School Newsletter UPDATE Formosa, Ontario N0G 1W0 Phone/Téléphone:(519) Immaculate Bulletin Conception de l École School Immaculate Conception Formosa, Safe Ontario Arrival N0G Voice 1W0 Mail / Ligne d assiduité: (519) Phone: (519) Fax / Voice Mail : (519) Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 mardi la premier mai, 2012 Tuesday, September 5, 2006 Vol. MMVII, Issue 1 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. ~ Prayers to Mary ~ Remember, O most loving Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, we turn to you, O Virgin of virgins, our Mother. To you we come, before you we stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, do not despise our petitions, but in your mercy hear us and answer us. Amen. School Council Conseil de l école Board Administration Administration du conseil Co-Chairpersons/Co-Présidents: Director of Education/Directeur d éducation: Nigel Hope and Carrie Anne Clancy-Quish Bruce MacPherson School Contact Information: Superintendent/Surintendante: Catherine Montreuil Trustee/Commissionaire: Bev Eckensweiler Principal: Michael Murphy School Council Co-Chairpersons: to be Superintendent: Bruce MacPherson Principal/Directrice: Francine determined Pilon at our first meeting in October. charge: the Trustee: first week William of June. Our next newsletter will be sent home Secretary: Norma Head Teacher/Professeur Jeanne King en Goetz Our next newsletter will be sent home the week of September Notre prochain Secretary/Sécrétaire: Lynn Hahn 18, 2006 bulletin sera la premiere semaine de juin.

2 Immaculate Conception School Formosa ICS IDOL The grade 4/5/6 s challenged the staff and students to an ICS Idol during the season of Lent. Students raised $ The talent show was very entertaining. The money has been sent to the Canadian Foodgrains. Thank you for all your support. FRENCH IMMERSION OPEN HOUSE Thursday, May 17th, :45 AM 10:10AM A special Thank you to Folmer s Landscaping on Hwy 9 for their generous donation of lilac trees. The students are planting trees and cleaning up the school yard for Earth week. Please check out Folmer s Landscaping for your Spring planting needs. Early Dismissal Day Wednesday, May, 9th 2012 Dismissal is at 1:20PM Visit the Gr. 1 F. I. Classroom. See how easily children learn a second language! Congratulations to Mark Dirvan and Abby Hahn who received an Altar Serving award from the Serran Club of Kitchener-Waterloo on April 24th at St. John s Parish in Arthur. Pictured with Mark and Abby is Bishop Matthew Ustrzycki. Kathleen Myatt Delaney Mitchell Austin Rich Denise Fischer-Edney Anika Weppler Katelyn Schnurr Emma Culbert Paige Haight Madison Field Tanner Grubb Happy Birthday to the following students who are celebrating their birthday in MAY: Abby Mitchell Madisson Valad Darren Rich Keegan Fischer Matthew Bruder Dallas Fischer Jayda Widmeyer Skylyn Cassidy Baxter Legace Avery McGregor 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.

3 Immaculate Conception School Formosa Catholic Education Week: Walking in the Light of Christ May 6 -May 11 I am the Light of the World, whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life. (John 8:12) Catholic Education Week 2012 will be celebrated from May 6 - May 11. We invite you to join the Bruce Grey Catholic District School Board for our 7th annual Catholic Education Week Dinner, as we celebrate Walking in the Light of Christ. We are very pleased to welcome Bishop Douglas Crosby as our guest speaker for the evening. When: Wednesday, May 9 Where: Walkerton Knights of Columbus Hall Hwy 9, between Walkerton and Mildmay Roast Turkey Buffet: 6:30 p.m. Keynote Address: 7:30-8:30 p.m. Tickets: $15.00 Tickets are available from the office of your local school, or from Sarah Borth at the Catholic Education Centre, Hanover X236 School Track and Field Meet Tuesday, May 15th and Wednesday May 16th. Ice Cream Sandwiches will be sold for $1.00. Proceeds to the Grade 7/8 Trip. Let us remember in our prayers Trish Hollands and Glen Lecky Teacher at St. Joseph s and Mary Immaculate School and Uncle to Mary Lou Batte Gracious God, loving Creator, welcome them 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. SAFE ARRIVAL / DISMISSAL Voice Mail Call anytime, day or night, and leave your message.

4 Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board Proclaiming the Work of Your Love Let the same character be in you that was in Christ Jesus Philippians 2.5 May Virtue Integrity Integrity is following the example of Jesus, by standing firm for what we believe, even when it is hard. A person of integrity follows his/her conscience, making choices which are loving and life giving. If you don t stand for something you ll fall for anything. You can reinforce the virtue of Integrity by using your Catholic Culture of Deep Caring calendar at home. Our Catholic Culture of Deep Caring Calendar Week One I follow the teachings of Jesus in my daily life. Week Two I stand up for what I believe and what my conscience tells me to do. Week Three I say what I mean and mean what I say. Week Four I work for justice in all circumstances. Congratulations to Alli Meyer who received the Sacrament of Confirmation with the students at Mother Teresa school on April 24th. God Bless you Alli! Lenten Penny Challenge The divisions had a close competition this year with their Lenten Penny Challenge. Pennies count as positive numbers and silver counts as negative numbers. The primary and junior s were close the whole way, the intermediate s pulled ahead on the last day. However, a last minute donation by the junior s clinched the win for them. The total donation was $ Thank you for your generous support. The money raised will be donated to a charity chosen by the student council. Thank you to our parent council for organizing the bullying presentation by Mike Neuts. Parent Council provided a delicious lunch for Mr. Neuts and a group of staff and students. In the evening, tasty homemade snacks were provided for the parents. Thank you to the parent council for a wonderful day! Support Staff We would like to thank Miss Culbert, Mrs. Hahn, Mrs. Schefter, Mrs. Fischer, Ms. Charette and Mrs. Batte for their endless support and dedication to our school. We are truly blessed to have them as part of our school community. THANK YOU - MERCI! 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 Proclaiming the Work of Your Love - Congratulations to the following students who were recognized for their effort in demonstrating the following virtues: FORGIVENESS Delaney Mitchell Chloe Kuntz Kyle Zettler Cameron Evans Hannah Plumstead Nick Bohnert Rhys Martin Ryan Fleischauer Michelle Bester Denise Fischer-Edney Colton Dietrich KINDNESS Colin Myatt Anna Lennox Brady Rich Zack Valad Madison Begon Zach Girdler Michael Keyzer Dylan Vinckx Mark Dirven CONGRATULATIONS! Michael Dirven and Veronica McGlynn The Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board honoured students at an Applause Breakfast in Chesley on May 7th. Two students from each school in our Board were selected. Michael and Veronica demonstrate the virtues of our Catholic Faith on a regular basis, and are a true blessing to our school community. They were chosen based on their ability to act as role models, their respect for our Faith, our school and our community and their many ongoing small acts of kindness. 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.

6 Immaculate Conception School Formosa MIDWESTERN ONTARIO ROTARY MUSIC FESTIVAL RESULTS CONGRATULATIONS PIANO SOLO First Second Third Esther Boersma Leandra Urbanek Patrick McArthur Anne Lennox Emma Fortney Sara Fortney Maria Charron Justin Donnelly Cara Zettler Alli Meyer Natalee Lennox Emma Fortney Ally Lang Brooklyn Schmidt Ally Lang Dorian Charette Brooklyn Weber Ronin Remers PIANO DUET First Second Third Madison Begon and Cara Zettler Emma and Sara Fortney Maria Charron and Sophia Charron Esther Boersma and friend Brooklyn and Danielle Weber Hannah McArthur and Meredith Legace Alli Meyer and Hannah Plumstead Brooklyn Schmidt and Brooklyn Weber Leandra Urbanek and Brooklyn Schmidt VIOLIN SOLO First Kaite Myatt VOCAL SOLO First Saskia Remers Saskia Remers Second Brooklyn Weber won a scholarship monetary award Brooklyn Weber TAP DANCING CONTEMPORARY DANCE First First Sophia Herchmer Konner Mattingly Brooklyn Schmidt Brooklyn Schmidt Saskia Remers Teo Remers Karina Hahn BALLET JAZZ First Second First Ronin Remers Saskia Remers Ronin Remers Brooklyn Schmidt HIP HOP First Second MUSICAL THEATRE DANCE MODERN DANCE Ronin Remers Teo Remers First First Konner Mattingly Sophia Herchmer Konner Mattingly Ronin Remers Teo Remers Ronin Remers Saskia Remers Congratulations to all the students who participated in the musical festival. We are proud of your many talents. Well Done! SAFE ARRIVAL / DISMISSAL Voice Mail Call anytime, day or night, and leave your message.

7 Immaculate Conception School Formosa Congratulations to our Senior Girls Basketball team for having an awesome tournament on April 24th. The girls finished the first round in first place but lost in the final game Everyone played great and showed good sportsmanship. Thank you to Mr. Blair for taking the time to teach the girls skills and for being a great coach! Team members included: Veronica McGlynn, Anna Lennox, Hannah Plumstead, Brooklyn Weber, Brooklyn Schmidt, Rachel Stroeder, Michelle Bester, Krista Konecny, Alli Meyer, Jerri McGlynn, Abby Hahn, Esther Boersma, Julia Bailey, Sophie Borho and Leandra Urbanek. Congratulations to our Senior Boys Basketball team on a well fought tournament at Sacred Heart High School on April 26th.They took second place to Notre Dame after beating them in the round robin. The boys played with excellent skill and sportsmanship. Thank you to Mr. Armstrong for taking the time to teach the boys skills and coach them. Team members: Lucas Slosser Mclean, Justin Donnelly, Ryan Bester, Collin Zettler, Patrick McArthur, Wes Diemert, Brennan Wagner, Sam Young, Aidan Quish, Brayden Mckenzie, Mason Stroeder, Keaton Rich, Zach Girdler and Dorian Charette. 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.

8 Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board Proclaiming the Work of Your Love Junior Basketball Ten of our junior students travelled to Owen Sound on April 10th to participate in a day of basketball skill building. Thank you to Mr. Blair for accompanying the students on the day and thank you to Mr. Travale for teaching them skills leading up to the day. Team members were: Logan Chamberlain, Keagan Grubb, Dom Borho, Josh Logan, Jake Logan, Aidan Monk, Kieffer Teeple, Bella Cenitagoya, Madison Begon and Shannon Wagner. Catholic Education Week Activities at ICS Walking in the Light of Christ Sunday First Communion Immaculate Conception Church 11:00AM All are Welcome! Wednesday Listening -community readers come to the school to read to the students.-spaghetti lunch -Early Dismissal -Students dismissed at 1:20PM Monday Learning -Applause Breakfast -Prayer Service -students to make footprints to decorate the school -have a new teacher for 1 period Thursday Living -Graduates from our school community to come in and share how they live their faith and work in the Community Tuesday Love -lunch time music All Love -students to participate in a Living Rosary Friday Leading -School Mass, May Crowning -Mission Bazaar in the afternoon 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.

9 COMMUNITY / PARISH NEWS COMMUNITY NEWS Walkerton Daycare is having an open house on Saturday, May 5th from 9:00AM Noon. Formosa s 4th Annual Village Wide Yard Sale: Saturday, May 12th from 8:00AM 3:00PM. For more information call Marlene Ditner at or Sharon Borho at Lots of variety, something for everyone. Catholic Education Week: Walking in the Light of Christ May 6-12, 2012 Our schools are walking places. The kids walk, the teachers walk, even the principals walk! Walking is such a normal human activity. We celebrate when a baby takes its first tentative but independent steps. In our Catholic schools there must be that deliberate intention that the light in which we walk is the Light of Christ. When you walk through our school, the feeling that you are walking in the Light of Christ is palpable. The interaction of student and teacher, the dialogue of principal and staff, the presence of parents in the school, the welcome extended to the visitor, are imbedded with the conviction that we believe that we are indeed walking in the Light of Christ. Being human, we may not always be conscious of that great reality and may sometimes act in a manner that may belie that conviction, but the light will always continue to shine. There are five sub-themes for each day of Catholic Education Week: Monday Listening in the Light of Christ Tuesday Learning in the Light of Christ Wednesday Living in the Light of Christ Thursday Loving in the Light of Christ Friday Leading in the Light of Christ To celebrate Catholic Education Week we have prepared a series of activities which will highlight how our school is Walking in the Light of Christ. We hope to see many of you during our school celebrations. Canadian Parents for French AGM and Final Meeting for this school Year! Please join us on Tuesday May 15, 2012 at 7:00pm in the Dawnview Library for our final meeting of this school year. This meeting will also be our AGM. Thank you to those of you who have helped plan and participated in any of our extracurricular events this year. Your hard work and dedication is much appreciated. I feel we had a successful year and look forward to the wrap-up picnic in June, which we will be finalizing all the details at this meeting. Hope to see you on the 15th! Formosa Lions Ribfest: Saturday, June 16th at the Formosa Lions Park. Cost is $18.00 for a full course meal, tea or coffee and dessert included. Entertainment and licensed bar. Tickets available at Formosa Post Office, Simply Delicious, Stewart s Pharmacy and Early Bird Video Mart in Teeswater. Ribfest Cook-off Competition: To enter competition and for more info contact Carl Zettel at or cwzettel@hotmail.com

10 MAY 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Soup Day 2 Kdgn Trip 3 Kdgn Trip 4 Kdgn B Gr 3/4 Trip Chicken Salad 9 Early Dismissal Kdgn A School Mass Mac and Cheese Track and Field Wraps 16 Track and Field Kdgn B Kdgn A Sub Day Integrity is following the example of Jesus, by standing firm for what we believe, even when it is hard. A person of integrity follows his/her conscience, making choices which are loving and life giving 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.