The WINDOW
Issue 11
Connect with Christ
November 5, 2009
Immaculate Conception Catholic School is a community of people working together to foster the full development of young people in a Christian environment.
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ICD’s November bible verse:
Give thanks to the Lord for He is good.
(Psalm 136:1a)
Dear Parents,
Welcome back from Fall Break! Thank you for your commitment to attend the Parent Teacher Conferences and special congratulations to our 7th and 8th graders who led their own conferences!
Next week’s newsletter will include information about our ITBS scores. We did very well – thanks to the efforts of all of the students.
With November upon us, our attention moves to studying the heroes of our faith: the Saints and those on their way to sainthood! As you know, each classroom has an assigned saint. The students will be studying this saint throughout the month. These individuals give all of us hope! For example, Blessed Pier Giorgio, is the patron saint for 7B. He died at the age of 24. He was athletic and an outdoorsman. His generosity to others in need was amazing. As the month goes on, ask your children about the adopted saint of their classroom. By the end of the month, they should be able to share a lot with you.
On the original school calendar, it is listed that we will have a science fair during Catholic Schools Week. We have had a committee working on this since September. Soon information will be coming home to inform families of entry standards. This will not be a requirement, but a wonderful opportunity for the students who wish to enter.
Finally, we are very sorry for the traffic congestion caused on Monday and Tuesday. We are having some issues with our master clock system. Thank you for your patience!
God bless,
Janet Eaton
Pennies for Jesus – November 6th
Pajama day (Pennies for Jesus) is tomorrow! Grab your Pennies and come to school comfortable! Your pajamas must have sleeves, tops and bottoms (no shorts). Fuzzy socks or funny socks may be worn. Sweatpants or PJ pants would be great. Robes may be worn on top of your pajamas. School shoes must be worn with pajamas (NO SLIPPERS). K-8 may bring a small stuffed animal to school on this special day. All of our Pennies will go towards our support for Whole Kids Outreach. This Pennies for Jesus Day is sponsored by our terrific Student Council!
Bring your PENNIES tomorrow!
Kick Off for Share a Toy
What would it be like to have no funds to purchase a gift for your child or for your family at Christmas time? That is what it is like for our Whole Kids Outreach families. They are counting on us to help them. Please be generous with your contribution. This project is taking the place of the traditional Mountains of Love. More information can be found in the attached flyer to today’s Window.
Worry FreeWednesday Raffle 2 We are pleased to announce that there will be an additional cash drawing for the current raffle this month. One lucky person who bought a ticket for the original 2009 Worry Free Wednesday raffle will win $100! This is a great chance to get a headstart on Christmas shopping. This drawing will take place on November 25th.
Thank you to all who have already sold their raffle tickets for 2010!! This year, we would like to keep you updated weekly on the top seller, and currently we have one family that has sold 15 tickets!! These tickets can be great stocking stuffers for any member of the family - especially those "hard to buy for" aunts, uncles and grandparents!
Please continue to turn them in as you sell them. Just put the stubs and money in an envelope marked “Worry Free Wednesday Raffle 2” and send them in to school in your child’s folder.
Keep plugging along…remember, the family with the most sales will win $150 in the Scrip of their choice. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS PRIZE, ALL TICKET SALES MUST BE TURNED IN BY FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4th.
Just a reminder, tickets costs only $10 and will provide you with 52 chances to win. There will be a $50 drawing every Wednesday during 2010. Happy Selling and Good Luck!
INCOMING KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS
An Intention Form must be on record for incoming Kindergarteners or your child will not be eligible for our 2010-2011 kindergarten class. We are beginning to work on this and it is CRITICAL that we have no surprises!
Electronic receivers, there are ZERO Flyers included in the family envelopes today.
Reminder: H1N1 Important Info
The H1N1 vaccines have been ordered and should be arriving within a week to two weeks. Further information will be sent home as soon as we are informed of when our shipment will arrive.
Congratulations to the Worry Free Wednesday winners for 2008/2009!
Don Strauss is 10/28’s $50 raffle winner. Melissa Hann sold this ticket and is entered in the drawing at the end of the month for $25.00 for selling this ticket. And the winner for selling the ticket for October is: Melissa Hann!
Darrell Naeger is this week's $50 raffle winner. Maggie Naeger sold this ticket and is entered in the drawing at the end of the month for $25.00 for selling this ticket.
THE MARKET DAY MINUTE
Market Day pick up is this Saturday, Nov. 7th, in the cafeteria from 10-11 a.m. Our drive-up service will be available. Thanks to all who supported this month's sale. Want to learn more about how Market Day can help you reach your HSO obligation? Need more information? Call Michelle Kenny at 332-2685 or Vicki Juniewicz at 978-7255
HELP WANTED - Market Day is in need of two 8th graders to help with this Saturday's Market Day Sale from 10-11 a.m. Duties include: greeting the customer, locating and loading their order, accepting payment, and service with a smile. If you can help, please send a note to the office with your name, phone number, or email.
Trash bag sale
The sixth grade has some extra white kitchen bags and yellow extra large trash bags for sale. A roll of bags is $11.00. We also have lots of lawn and leaf paper bags for sale. They are $3.50 for 5 paper bags. Please send in a note or email Mrs. Knopke bobbie.knopke@icdschool.org and she will get them ready for you.
Attention Read, Right & Run- Please remember to register online as soon as possible. Everyone should complete the process by November 20th so we can get our journals. If you have any questions or problems, please contact Karen Litschgi (636)926-9916. Thanks!
Calendar Review- November
6 PJ Day – Pennies for Jesus Charity Project
7 Market Day Pick Up
7 Speech Meet
7 Parish Bonfire
8 Fall Festival
9 Share a Toy Begins
9 911 Presentation for 2nd grade
9 Catholic Math League test for Math Team
10 911 Presentation for Kindergarten
11 Band Students 6th-8th rehearsal 3:15-4:15 café
11 1st Reconciliation Parent Mtg 7:00 p.m. #1
12 8th Grade Field Trip
MASS SCHEDULE FOR WEEK OF 11/9
A WEEK - Chapel: Mon-5th, Tues -7th, Wed.-6th, Fri – 8th; Church: Thurs. K-4th
Can IT Assignments
November 19th & 20th – James & Theresa Monroe, Tim & Diane Begley
Paper Recycling Assignments
Friday – November 6: Kevin Knobbe
Friday – November 13: Joanne Linderman
Prayer Corner…We pray:
For special intentions: Pat Hellweg, Mother of Mary Pat and grandmother of Mitchell and Matthew Dade.
For those who have died:
Scrip Volunteer Schedule
Pick up Volunteers:
Fri 11-6am T. Buysee
Tues. 11-10pm K. Klein
Wed. 11-11am J. Smith
Wed. 11-11pm Tina Nelson
Thurs. 11-12am L. Creek
Thurs. 11-12pm J. Benne
Fri. 11-13am P. Follmer
Weekend Mass Volunteers:
Team 1: Brauner, Bermudez, Kuhn and McNamara THANK YOU!!
TONIGHT: Parent Network of Catholic High Schools’ Speaker Series Presents: Dr. Meg Meeker - “Teaching Your Teen to be Strong in a Tough Culture”
Thursday, November 5, 2009, 7:00 p.m.
St. Joseph’s Academy Theater
2307 S. Lindbergh Blvd Dr. Meeker is a pediatrician, author and speaker and will convey detailed ideas about what parents can do to really connect with their kids so they can better provide the guidance necessary to meet their children’s changing needs, and the importance of faith in parenting.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR CONTINUED CARE Parents: Please remember to call CONTINUED CARE - @ 636-795-8453 on days your child WILL NOT attend. Also call if you will arrive late. The is VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT WE NEED TO BE MADE AWARE OF. ALSO: If you plan on having someone that is not on your registration form pick-up your child/ren, you must call and give verbal permission. Consider updating your list to avoid this problem.
Buzz Book: As we did last year, our annual buzz book is accessible via Edline, right hand column. You can view and/or print at your convenience.
Alice in Wonderland 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, November 6-8 and 13-15 O’Fallon Municipal Centre (City Hall), 100 North Main Street 63366. Two ICD students are in the play; Abbey Feldt and Hailey Forck. General admission (ages 18-64), $10 in advance, or $12 at the box office, which opens one hour before the show Students (ages 6-17) and seniors (age 65 and up), $8 in advance, or $10 at the box office Ages 5 and under, free Groups of 20 or more, $8 per person in advance.
Tickets can be purchased at the box office one hour before the show, or in advance for discounts. Call (636) 379-5606 or (636) 474-2REC.
ICD FALL FESTIVAL REMINDER
RAFFLE UPDATE - There are currently 5 entries in the $1,000 Seller’s Raffle (yes that is correct - entrants currently have a 20% chance of winning $1,000!). Sell 20 tickets at work or around the neighborhood and give yourself a great chance to win $1,000. Call Amy Kortkamp at the POC if you have questions or need additional tickets.
PARISH BONFIRE SATURDAY, November 7, 6:00-10:00 p.m. - Join us for the first annual Parish Bonfire from 6-10 p.m. at the soccer field parking lot. Food and Beverages will be sold. A DJ will play music and watch the Blues game on the big screen! Bring a chair, but leave your coolers at home please. Great weather is predicted so bring your family and join us for this fun event.
FALL FESTIVAL SUNDAY November 8, 11:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Entertainment will consist of Kid’s Games, Bounce Houses, Turkey Shoot, Mini-Train Exhibit, Arts and Craft Sale and a DJ playing music. Fried Chicken and Baked Ham Dinners will be served in the dining room and hot dogs, hamburgers and refreshments will be served outside. Activities begin at 11:30 a.m. and end at 6:00 pm.
TUTORING AFTER SCHOOL: My name is Jill Meyer. I teach first grade here at ICD. I am now offering after school tutoring in my classroom. I have tutored in the past for many years and have found that working one on one with children absolutely makes a difference. If you are interested, please contact me at jill.meyer@icdschool.org Thank you!
DONATIONS OF CLEAN PAPER (used on one side is fine) for office use is very much needed at this time. Thank you for any amount you can donate!!!
CONGRATULATIONS HONOR ROLL STUDENTS
We are so proud of all of the students … all 772 of them! As our enrollment expands and in understanding that our 5-8 graders have similar standards for academic and discipline(signature cards) performance, we will not be including the 4th graders this year in the newsletter listing of honor roll. Instead each 4th grader who achieves the standards of our honor roll will be recognized with an individual certificate each quarter.
WITHOUT GOD OUR WEEK WOULD BE:
Sinday,
Mournday,
Tearsday,
Wasteday,
Thirstday,
Fightday,
and Shatterday.
Seven days without God makes one weak!