Immaculate Heart of Mary School [email protected]www.ihms.mb.ca November, 2014 Newsle1er Immaculate Heart of Mary School 650 Flora Avenue Winnipeg Manitoba R2W 2S5 Grade 1 Home Reading Program Informa=on Evening ... On Thursday, November 6, beginning at 5:15 P.M., all parents of Grade 1 students are invited to aDend a home reading informaEon session. The session will be organized by Mrs. Zulyniak (Grade 1 Teacher). The session will last approximately 45 minutes. It is intended to inform parents on how the Grade 1 Home Reading Program works. InformaEon will also be presented on helpful Eps for reading at home with your child. All Grade 1 students and their parents are encouraged to aDend. The informaEon session will take place in the IHMS Gymnasium. Term 1, Progress Reports Report Cards are being sent home Friday, November 21. The Progress Reports provide informaEon regarding a student’s academic achievement, aDendance and social development. The Progress Report should be signed in the appropriate place and returned (in the envelope provided) at the Eme of the Parent / Teacher Conference. Parent / Teacher Conferences The Parent/Teacher Conference is an opportunity for teachers and parents to engage in conversaEon about the student’s progress. Teachers, parents and students will share ways they can work together to support the achievement of the agreed upon goals for improvement. Parent / teacher conferences are scheduled for the week of November 2427. Appointments can be made with teachers before, or aYer classes, up to 5:00 P.M.. On Thursday, November 27 appointments can be during the day (there are no classes) and into the evening unEl 8:00 P.M.. During the conference parents will meet individually with their child’s teacher(s) to: 1) review achievement relaEve to grade level standards, 2) set goals for the next term, 3) idenEfy ways to support the student at home and at school. Parent Teacher Conference Forms will be sent home on November 14 for parents to request a conference Eme. If more Eme is required with the teacher at the end of the conference, parents should request the teacher to schedule an addiEonal appointment. To respect everyone’s Eme, it’s important to honour the schedule. Please take advantage of this opportunity to get to know your child’s teacher and to strengthen the home / school partnership. On November 10 th , the students of IHMS will gather together to remember the men and women who gave their lives for our freedom. At 10:00 A.M., there will be a Remembrance Day ceremony in the gym. Parents are invited to a1end. Poppies will be available for the students at the school. A $2 contribuEon is encouraged to the poppy box before November 10. This year IHMS will have a guest speaker from the Royal Canadian Airforce. Lt. Colonel Aaron SpoD is a disEnguished officer who works with an engineering unit at 17 Wing Airbase in Winnipeg. Lt. Colonel SpoD has served overseas in many tours of duty and will be talking with the students about why Remembrance Day is important, and what it means to him. He currently volunteers with The Memory Project and visits schools across Manitoba talking about Remembrance Day, as well as, the Canadian Armed Forces. IHMS Baby Si1ers Course Thank you to all the students that registered for the IHMS Baby SiDers Course. The Baby SiDers Course was on Friday, October 24. All 20 parEcipants passed with flying colours!! Thank you to Mrs. Cathy Jacobson (parent volunteer) for instrucEng the course. Pylypivka or St. Philip's Fast Ukrainian Catholics refer to the preChristmas fast period as Pylypivka or St. Philip's Fast, as it always begins on the feast of St. Philip the Apostle, November 15. Pylypivka is a Eme of preparaEon before Christmas. The Church offers this Eme to remind us of the great celebraEon of God’s love that we will soon be observing as we again focus on His birth among us. Parents, family and friends are invited to join us as we bring focus to this special Eme of year with a Prayer Services on Friday, November 21 at 9:00 A.M. in the school gymnasium. More informaEon on the theme that is being developed for Pylypivka will be sent home in midNovember. For more informaEon on St. Philip’s Fast go to: www.archeparchy.ca/liturgy/philip_fast.htm Winter Storm Day On rare occasions the school may be closed due to severe snowstorm condiEons. If there is a snowstorm blowing please tune into the radio staEons CJOB680 and CBC990 on the AM dial … or check the school website. If Winnipeg School Division is closed because of a snowstorm, then IHMS will also be closed. There may be rare occasions when IHMS is closed for a given day due to other reasons ... power outage, water main break ... not affecEng Winnipeg Division Schools. This would be announced on the above radio staEons and posted on the school website.
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Grade 1 Home Reading Program Informa=on Evening ... On Thursday, November 6, beginning at 5:15 P.M., all parents of Grade 1 students are invited to aDend a home reading informaEon session. The session will be organized by Mrs. Zulyniak (Grade 1 Teacher). The session will last approximately 45 minutes. It is intended to inform parents on how the Grade 1 Home Reading Program works. InformaEon will also be presented on helpful Eps for reading at home with your child. All Grade 1 students and their parents are encouraged to aDend. The informaEon session will take place in the IHMS Gymnasium.
Term 1, Progress Reports Report Cards are being sent home Friday, November 21. The Progress Reports provide informaEon regarding a student’s academic achievement, aDendance and social development. The Progress Report should be signed in the appropriate place and returned (in the envelope provided) at the Eme of the Parent / Teacher Conference.
Parent / Teacher Conferences The Parent/Teacher Conference is an opportunity for teachers and parents to engage in conversaEon about the student’s progress. Teachers, parents and students will share ways they can work together to support the achievement of the agreed upon goals for improvement. Parent / teacher conferences are scheduled for the week of November 24-‐27. Appointments can be made with teachers before, or aYer classes, up to 5:00 P.M.. On Thursday, November 27 appointments can be during the day (there are no classes) and into the evening unEl 8:00 P.M.. During the conference parents will meet individually with their child’s teacher(s) to:
1) review achievement relaEve to grade level standards, 2) set goals for the next term, 3) idenEfy ways to support the student at home and at school.
Parent Teacher Conference Forms will be sent home on November 14 for parents to request a conference Eme. If more Eme is required with the teacher at the end of the conference, parents should request the teacher to schedule an addiEonal appointment. To respect everyone’s Eme, it’s important to honour the schedule. Please take advantage of this opportunity to get to know your child’s teacher and to strengthen the home / school partnership.
On November 10th, the students of IHMS will gather together to remember the men and women who gave their lives for our freedom.
At 10:00 A.M., there will be a Remembrance Day ceremony in the gym. Parents are invited to a1end. Poppies will be available for the students at the school. A $2 contribuEon is encouraged to the poppy box before November 10. This year IHMS will have a guest speaker from the Royal Canadian Airforce. Lt. Colonel Aaron SpoD is a disEnguished officer who works with an engineering unit at 17 Wing Airbase in Winnipeg. Lt. Colonel SpoD has served overseas in many tours of duty and will be talking with the students about why Remembrance Day is important, and what it means to him. He currently volunteers with The Memory Project and visits schools across Manitoba talking about Remembrance Day, as well as, the Canadian Armed Forces.
IHMS Baby Si1ers Course Thank you to all the students that registered for the IHMS Baby SiDers Course. The Baby SiDers Course was on Friday, October 24. All 20 parEcipants passed with flying colours!! Thank you to Mrs. Cathy Jacobson (parent volunteer) for instrucEng the course.
Pylypivka or St. Philip's Fast Ukrainian Catholics refer to the pre-‐Christmas fast period as Pylypivka or St. Philip's Fast, as it always
begins on the feast of St. Philip the Apostle, November 15. Pylypivka is a Eme of preparaEon before Christmas. The Church offers this Eme to remind us of the great celebraEon of God’s love that we will soon be observing as we again focus on His birth among us.
Parents, family and friends are invited to join us as we bring focus to this special Eme of year with a Prayer Services on Friday, November 21 at 9:00 A.M. in the school gymnasium. More informaEon on the theme that is being developed for Pylypivka will be sent home in mid-‐November. For more informaEon on St. Philip’s Fast go to: www.archeparchy.ca/liturgy/philip_fast.htm
Winter Storm Day On rare occasions the school may be closed due to severe snowstorm condiEons. If there is a snowstorm blowing please tune into the radio staEons CJOB-‐680 and CBC-‐990 on the AM dial … or check the school website. If Winnipeg School Division is closed because of a snowstorm, then IHMS will also be closed. There may be rare occasions when IHMS is closed for a given day due to other reasons ... power outage, water main break ... not affecEng Winnipeg Division Schools. This would be announced on the above radio staEons and posted on the school website.
Fund-raising info: Fund Raising Raffle -‐ Wednesday, November 26 As indicated in the Fund Raising secEon of the Immaculate Heart of Mary School Handbook ... one of the fund raising events for this school year is the 2014 Fund Raising Raffle. The Fund Raising Dinner and Fund Raising Raffle are two separate events. The Raffle will be held on Wednesday, November 26 in the IHMS Gymnasium, and the Dinner on Saturday, March 14 at Holy Eucharist Parish Centre. Each volunteer family is allocated 2 Raffle Tickets to sell, valued at $50.00 each. Tickets were distributed to IHMS families on October 8. The =cket stubs and money are due back in the school office on Wednesday, November 12.
Annual School Tea -‐ Sunday, February 2 It’s never too early to start preparing for the Annual School Tea. It will be held on Sunday, February 1, 2015. Anyone that would like to make a contribuEon to the main or side raffles are encouraged to do so. Your donaEon can be leY at the school office.
Hot Lunch Days Look for the hot lunch days on the monthly calendar. “Pizza Days” are organized by the Grade 8 class with proceeds going towards their graduaEon. Hot Dog / SubWay / Perogy Days are organized by the Parents’ Guild with revenues earmarked for busing transportaEon on field trips. Look for the ‘Order Day’ (preceding the actual hot lunch day) on the monthly calendar. On the ‘order day’ money can be sent to school with your child to give to their homeroom teacher. For pizza days students have the opEon of ordering cheese or pepperoni pizza. Orders are accepted up un=l 12:00 noon on the Order Day. Sorry .... late orders cannot be accepted. If by chance you miss a hot lunch ‘Order Day’, just wait for the next one ... there are many of them throughout the year. If a student is absent on a Pizza Day their pizza order will be held for them when they return the next day.
Show & Save Thank you to all the families who helped make the Show and Save Fundraiser such an overwhelming success. There 400 books sold, raising $4,000.00 for the Grade 8 GraduaEon! The Graduates of 2015 are very grateful. GraEtude is extended to Mrs. Naurocki for organizing the Show & Save Fund raiser, and as well to Mrs. Dudych for processing all the orders in the office.
Koubassa & Cheese for Sale The IHMS Parents’ Guild will be selling rings of koubassa and New Bothwell Cheese during the month of November. Order forms will be sent home near the beginning of November. Orders will be due near the end of November (dates to be confirmed). The fresh koubassa and cheese orders will be distributed in mid December … just in Eme for the Christmas season! Don’t forget to take an order form to work and sell these delicious food items to your colleagues!
BASKET RAFFLES for ANNUAL TEA & FUNDRAISING DINNER
The Basket Raffle Committees are planning and gathering prizes for two of IHMS’s most successful fundraisers:
• the School Tea on February, 1, 2015 • the Fundraising Dinner on March 14, 2015
It is because of your valued support each year that we are able to put together some very impressive baskets!
OUR GOAL THIS YEAR IS TO RECEIVE A PRIZE ITEM FROM EACH AND EVERY FAMILY AT IHMS TO MAKE OUR BASKETS BETTER THEN EVER!!!
Remember….no item is too big or too small. We are looking for new items for men, women, children and teens. We also accept coupons, gift certificates, and cash.
You can make a personal family donation, or if you work for a business that is able to donate, we can provide you with a letter. These letters will be available in the school office later this month.
Please tag items with your family name and clearly label them as BASKET RAFFLE. They can be left at the school office anytime now.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact one of the raffle co-ordinators. We look forward to your participation!!
Acknowledgement to ... ... the Student Council for organizing a fantasEc Halloween Extravaganza and Halloween Sock Hop! ... Natalka Hutsulak (Volunteer Coordinator) for lining up parent volunteers at the school. ... Cathy Jacobson (Parent Volunteer) for instrucEng the IHMS Baby SiDers Course. ... Jane McCarvill and Penny Spewak for coordinaEng the Main Raffle for the Annual School Tea.
... Candace Skromeda, Maryna Mikawoz, Zane Lomatski and Hannah Picklyk for assisEng with the Vision Screening Program at the beginning of October. ... Maryna Mikawoz and Julie Argo for coordinaEng the Parents’ Guild hot lunch days. ... Sandra Copp, Coririne McGinn and Penny Spewak for volunteering at the October hot dog lunch. … Nina Hutsulak (Grade 7), Mylana Shpurko (Grade 8), Collin Argo (Grade 8) and Mrs. Stanowych (Ukrainian & Music Teacher) for sharing their talents as part of the Perogy Supper Miracle producEon on November 2. … the top sellers for the Show & Save Fundraiser. Each of the students and their familiars sold over 10 books! Paige Ross (Sadochok), Evin Clark (Kindergarten), Lukyan Bik (Grade 1), Ihor & Serhiy Swinton (Grades 5 & 6), Gabriel Kokan (Grade 8), Collin & Ashlyn Argo (Grades 6 & 8), Raphael & Riley Cabeliza (Grades 8 & Sadochok), Gillian Malchuk (Grade 8). … the Fund Raising Raffle CommiDee -‐ Ivan Banias, JusEn Copp, Deacon Victor Humniski, Tim McGinn, David Skromeda, Randy Skromeda, Glenn Solar, Mr. Banias, Sr. Anne Pidsklany, Mr. Picklyk, and as well, Mrs. Dudych for collaEng the Ecket sales.
N.U.T. Day ! ... Colour Day!! -‐ November 19 Wednesday, November 19 will be a N.U.T.Day ... No Uniforms Today! The dress up theme the Student Council has decided on is ‘colour day’!! Each class will dress from head to toe in the class color listed below!! The school will look like a rainbow!!
NO CLASSES ... in November November 11 -‐ Remembrance Day Remembrance Day is observed on 11 November to recall the official end of World War I on that date in 1918, as the major hosEliEes of World War I were formally ended "at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month".
November 17-‐ Assessment Day Teachers will be collaEng assessment data and preparing first term Progress Reports for each of the students.
November 27 -‐ Parent / Teacher Conferences Teachers set the full day aside to meet with parents regarding their child’s progress.
November 28 -‐ Professional Development Day Teachers from private schools across Manitoba will be aDending workshops.
Christmas Break The last day of classes for Sadochok prior to the Christmas Break is Thursday, December 11. Last day of classes for Grades K-‐8 is Friday, December 19. Classes resume on Monday, January 5, 2015.
IHMS Parents’ Guild Mee=ng All parents/guardians who have children aDending Immaculate Heart are members of the IHMS Parents’ Guild and you are invited to the monthly meeEngs. The Guild has a vital role in our school community and we need you to become a part of this process. InformaEon regarding school events and acEviEes is shared, as well as, updates on the school relocaEon project. The next mee=ng of the Parents’ Guild will be on Monday, November 3 at 7:00 P.M.. A child care service is provided free of charge for parents that will be bringing their children.
Selec=ng a High School for Your Child?? The IHMS Parents’ Guild will be meeEng in January is on Thursday, January 8, 2015. At the beginning of the meeEng Mr. Picklyk will make a presentaEon on the
process of selecEng a high school. This informaEon will be of high relevance, especially for families with
children in grades 7 & 8. What are the opEons for selecEng a high school? What is involved with filling out an
applicaEon? What are the admission requirements? What are the tuiEon fees? All of these quesEons will be
answered during the presentaEon. A child care service is provided for those families that wish to aDend the meeEng
and are bringing their children.
Catholic High School Selection
Students Making A Change … S.M.A.C!! Immaculate Heart of Mary School has a
new club dedicated to promoEng social jusEce and helping the world become a beDer place. Under the guidance of Mrs. Kathy Walkow and Mr. Michael Banias, Students Making A Change, or “S.M.A.C.”, will be running mulEple social jusEce awareness campaigns and fundraising events to help local and global social causes.
The S.M.A.C. team is different than other school clubs. The students themselves are in charge. Allowing the students to be in control gives them the opportunity to learn about responsibility in a very hands-‐on way as well as be leaders in the school community.
While the club was and is open to anyone in grade 7 and 8, a strong and commiDed group of 22 students joined in late September. S.M.A.C. has already done some research into potenEal ideas for its first mission which will occur during the season of Pylipivka (Advent) so please stay tuned over the coming weeks!
IniEally, the students who joined S.M.A.C. had no idea about the big surprise that came in late October. They were given the opportunity to aDend We Day on October 29th. We Day is a celebraEon of posiEve change. Musicians, speakers and celebriEes graced the stage at the MTS Centre and promoted different social jusEce campaigns as well as reinforced the fact that young people can make the world a beDer place. As one of the speakers said, “it just takes one liDle light to break the darkness”. The IHMS students who aDended leY We Day with many ideas and incredible confidence. They know that they can change the world and they definitely cannot wait to get started!
IHMS Mad Science Club The IHMS Mad Science program, for students in grades 3-‐6, is now underway. Each week the children are exploring new and exciEng, hands-‐on, science topics. The program runs every Thursday from 3:15 to 4:30, except for the early dismissals when the program will run from 2:15 to 3:15. The last day of the program is December 11.
• The Uniform Shop will be having an inventory blowout sale on golf shirts for only $12 / shirts!! These are final sale and available on a first come first served basis.
• The Uniform Shop is open on Wednesday, November 12, from 3:00 -‐ 5:00PM., and then again on Wednesday, January 14 and February 11 from 3:00 -‐ 5:00PM.
IHMS Volleyball Ac=on -‐ Go Spirit Go!! CongratulaEons to all three of the school’s volleyball teams on the great seasons they are having. They are developing their volleyball skills on the court, and as well, represenEng themselves and the school in a very posiEve light with their display of superb sportsmanship. Thank you to the parent chaperones that drive the students to all the tournaments, games and pracEces. Take note on the monthly calendar of the dates our volleyball teams will be playing home games in the IHMS gymnasium. Games begin at 4:00 P.M. and finish at 5:00 P.M.. Come on out and cheer on the Spirit!!
ENTER THE KINGDOM OF BOOKS! IHMS Annual Scholas=c Book Fair 2014!!
November 24-‐27, 2014
The ScholasEc Book Fair is coming to IHMS!! The Book Fair will be open to buy books on the following dates: Monday, November 24 3:00pm -‐ 5:00pm open to the public Tuesday, November 25: 9:00am -‐ 3:00pm open for classroom visits (closed for lunch 12-‐1:00pm) 3:00pm -‐ 5:00pm open to the public Wednesday, Nov. 26: 9:00am -‐ 3:00pm open for classroom visits (closed for lunch 12-‐1:00pm) 3:00pm -‐ 5:00pm open to the public Thursday, November 27: Parent / Teacher Conference Day 9:00am -‐ 6:00pm -‐ open to students and parents
During the ‘open to the public’ Emes, the Sadochok -‐ Grade 6 students must have an adult with them to purchase books, OR students may purchase books with their teacher during their ‘classroom designated’ purchase Eme.
The students will have an opportunity to parEcipate in a contest to have a chance at winning coupons to use at the Book Fair. Families may enter the Family Event Draw for $25 worth of free books for their personal library and $25 worth of free books for their classroom library. ONLY OFFICIAL BALLOTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. The official ballot will be in the ScholasEc Book Fair promoEonal brochure (distributed to students in mid-‐November) along with a note with more informaEon about the Book Fair.
By purchasing books and supporEng the IHMS Book Fair, you enable our school to obtain new resources for the school and classroom libraries AND get your Christmas/ Birthday giY shopping done at the same Eme! The Book Fair will accept cheques (made payable to IHMS), VISA, Mastercard and American Express. See you at the Book Fair!
Girls Developmental Team
Coach: Mr. Dedio Nicole Misiak, Jenna Tokariwski, Arianna
Barczak, Janelle Kubara, Anna Volotovska, Nina Hutsulak, Rachel Sturgess, Rachel Ann Pera, Jennifer Karabin, AntoneDe Cruz, Gillian
Malchuk, Yelena Romaniuk, Therese Azcueta
Boys Developmental Team
Coach: Mr. Banias Armann Dhaliwal, Mark Dudych, Sahil Khurana,
Yaroslav Paches, MaDhew Pimentel, Thomas Steur, Kelby Arndt, Eknoor Brar, Rajdeep Dhillon, Dominic Jacobson, Jordan Sicat, Danylo Solar, Serhiy Swinton,
Zorian Tkaczyk, Anton Verma, Arsen Yamborko, Nicholas Zbaraszewski
Johal, James Lee, Eric Loewen, Michael Mikawoz, Gabriel Miniano,
Joshua Terin, Ethan Waplak
Volunteers at the Book Fair We request volunteer assistance with the
Book Fair. Helping hands are required to
process sales during Book Fair hours. If
you’re able to spare a couple hours and
can be a ‘helping hand’ please call the
school office (582-‐5698) and leave your name and phone number.
Grade 8 Class Retreat On October 23, the grade 8 class had the opportunity to ‘get away’ for a day … to build a stronger sense of community. They engaged in conversaEon and acEviEes to help them focus and develop their relaEonship with Jesus Christ …. and each other. The day was facilitated by Ms. DePiero, Miss Rowe, Mrs. Tycholis and Mr. Picklyk. The students and staff spent the day at Camp Manitou parEcipaEng in retreat sessions, reflecEng on their own life and relaEonships, parEcipaEng in outdoor acEviEes, and even preparing their own lunch and snacks. Our future grads will now take what they received and implement it into their daily (someEmes hecEc) lives. May the Holy Spirit conEnue to move them!