School Contact Information: Principal: Michael Murphy Superintendent: Bruce MacPherson Secretary: Norma Jeanne King Trustee: William Goetz Our next newsletter will be sent home the week of September 18, 2006 School Council Co-Chairpersons: to be determined at our first meeting in Octo- ber. Immaculate Conception School FAMILY UPDATE Formosa, Ontario N0G 1W0 Phone: (519)367-2900 Fax / Voice Mail : (519)367-5283 Tuesday, September 5, 2006 Vol. MMVII, Issue 1 Immaculate Conception School FAMILY UPDATE Safe Arrival Voice Mail / Ligne d’assiduité: (519)367-5283 School Council—Conseil de l’école Co-Chairpersons/Co-Présidents: Nigel Hope and Carrie Anne Clancy-Quish Board Administration—Administration du conseil Director of Education/Directeur d’éducation: Bruce MacPherson Superintendent/Surintendante: Catherine Montreuil Trustee/Commissionaire: Bev Eckensweiler Principal/Directrice: Francine Pilon Head Teacher/Professeur en charge: Secretary/Sécrétaire: Lynn Hahn Our next newsletter will be sent home the first week of June. Notre prochain bulletin sera la premiere semaine de juin. Formosa, Ontario N0G 1W0 Phone/Téléphone:(519)367-2900 Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 mardi la premier mai, 2012 Bulletin de l’École Immaculate Conception School Newsletter ~ 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. 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.
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School Contact Information:
Principal: Michael Murphy Superintendent: Bruce MacPherson
Secretary: Norma Jeanne King Trustee: William Goetz
Our next newsletter will be sent home the week of September 18, 2006
School Council Co-Chairpersons: to be determined at our first meeting in Octo-ber.
Safe Arrival Voice Mail / Ligne d’assiduité: (519)367-5283
School Council—Conseil de l’école Co-Chairpersons/Co-Présidents:
Nigel Hope and Carrie Anne Clancy-Quish
Board Administration—Administration du conseil Director of Education/Directeur d’éducation: Bruce MacPherson Superintendent/Surintendante: Catherine Montreuil Trustee/Commissionaire: Bev Eckensweiler
Principal/Directrice: Francine Pilon Head Teacher/Professeur en charge:
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.
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.
ICS IDOL The grade 4/5/6’s challenged the staff and students to an
“ICS Idol” during the season of Lent. Students raised $299.78. The talent show was very entertaining. The money has been sent to the Canadian Foodgrains. Thank you for all your support.
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.
FRENCH IMMERSION OPEN HOUSE
Thursday, May 17th, 2012
8:45 AM—10:10AM
Visit the Gr. 1 F. I . Classroom. See how easily children learn
a second language!
Early Dismissal Day Wednesday, May, 9th 2012
Dismissal is at 1:20PM
Happy Birthday to the following
students who are celebrating their birthday in MAY:
Kathleen Myatt Abby Mitchell Delaney Mitchell Madisson Valad Austin Rich Darren Rich Denise Fischer-Edney Keegan Fischer Anika Weppler Matthew Bruder Katelyn Schnurr Dallas Fischer Emma Culbert Jayda Widmeyer Paige Haight Skylyn Cassidy Madison Field Baxter Legace Tanner Grubb Avery McGregor
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.
Immaculate Conception School— Formosa
“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.”
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 - 519-364-5820 X236
Immaculate Conception School— Formosa
SAFE ARRIVAL / DISMISSAL Voice Mail 367-5283 Call anytime, day or night, and leave your message.
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.”
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 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 stand-ing 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.
Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board “Proclaiming the Work of Your Love”
“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.”
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 num-bers and silver counts as
negative numbers. The pri-mary and junior’s were close the whole way, the interme-diate’s pulled ahead on the last day. However, a last
minute donation by the jun-ior’s clinched the win for
them. The total donation was $635.02. 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!
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.”
Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board “Proclaiming the Work of Your Love” -
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 Second Saskia Remers Brooklyn Weber won a scholarship monetary award Saskia Remers 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!
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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 14-12. 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.
Immaculate Conception School— Formosa
“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.”
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.
Junior Basketball Ten of our junior students travelled to Owen Sound on April 10th to participate in a day of basketball skill build-ing. 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.
Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board “Proclaiming the Work of Your Love”
“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.”
Sunday
First Communion Immaculate Conception
Church 11:00AM All are Welcome!
Monday “Learning”
-Applause Breakfast -Prayer Service
-students to make footprints to decorate the school
-have a new teacher for 1 period
Tuesday “Love”
-lunch time music”All Love” -students to participate in a Living
Rosary
Wednesday “Listening”
-community readers come to the school to read to the students.-spaghetti lunch
-Early Dismissal -Students dismissed at
1:20PM
Thursday “Living”
-Graduates from our school community to come in and share how they live their
faith and work in the Community
Friday “Leading”
-School Mass, May Crowning -Mission Bazaar in the afternoon
Catholic Education Week Activities at ICS “Walking in the Light of Christ”
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 519 367 3301 or Sharon Borho at 519 367 5872. Lots of variety, some-thing 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 Phar-macy and Early Bird Video Mart in Teeswater. Ribfest Cook-off Competition: To enter competition and for more info contact Carl Zettel at 519 367 5686 or [email protected]
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
MAY 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 Soup Day
2 Kdgn Trip
3 Kdgn Trip
4 Kdgn B
5
6 7 8 Gr 3/4 Trip Chicken Salad
9 Early Dis-missal
10 11 Kdgn A School Mass
12
13 14 15 Mac and Cheese Track and Field
16 Track and Field
17 18 Kdgn B
19
20 21 22 Wraps
23 24 25 Kdgn A
26
27 28 29 Sub Day
30 31
“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.”
