Bulletin de l’École

Immaculée Conception

School Newsletter

BRUCE GREY CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD – VISION STATEMENT

Committed to a vibrant Catholic education, we ensure quality learning experiences through community partner-

ships that nurture each student in mind, body and spirit and embrace the teachings of Christ, giving witness to

Gospel values.

Monday, March 2nd 2015 Lundi le 2 mars 2015

Lent is the one time of year we focus especially on expressing true sorrow to God for our sins.

It is one thing to say "I'm Sorry", "I Love You," but another to really mean it.

Lent gives us a chance to "Prove It," by actions of piety, prayer, penance,

fasting, acts of charity....

Principal/Diretrice: Christine Pfeffer Board Administration—-Administration du conseil

Office Administrator/Administratice du bureau: Lynn Hahn Director of Education/Directeur d’éducation:

Priest/Prêtre: Father Stephen Lacroix Catherine Montreuil

School Council———Conseil de l’école Superintendent/Surintendante: Francine Pilon

Co-Chairpersons/Co-Présidents: Trustee/Commissionaire: Bev Eckensweiler

Amber Metcalfe and Susan Dietz

Our next newsletter will be sent home the week of April 7th

Notre prochain bulletin sera la semaine du 7 avril 2015

201 Conc 12 Box 73 Formosa, ON

Let us remember in prayer

Mary Reid, Anaclet Joseph D’Entremont, Mac Voisin and June Powell

Great Grandma to Jasmine Voisin and Alexie Reid, Father to Mrs. Tomlinson, Great Grandpa to Alexie Reid and Jasmine Voisin and

Aunt to Mme Miller

“Gracious God, loving Creator, Welcome Mary, Anaclet, Mac and June 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.”

“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”

Thank you to the School

Council and the many

volunteers who provided

lunch to our whole

school on Tuesday,

February, 17th. The pancakes and

sausage were delicious. We fed close to

300 staff and students. WOW! Great job

Volunteers!

PLEASE NOTE: Looking back on Tues-

day, February, 24th, the day the buses

were cancelled, we would like to thank

our parents for your quick responses and

the coordinating that went on to help

look after each others’ children. You are

truly remarkable! Mrs. Pfeffer was able

to get a message across to 70 families

who have signed up for the REMIND text

messages to let them know that the bus-

es would not be running. Please consider

signing up.

To sign up: text @icsparen to 226 773

1034

You can opt out at any time.

Please check out the website

www.remind.com for more information

Wacky hair and PJ day, Spirit day on Fri. Feb.

27th

The coldest day of winter and it happened to

be beach day here at ICS on our spirit day

Fri. Feb. 20th.

“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”

Birthday Club

Happy Birthday to the

following students who

celebrate their birthday in

Matthew Donnelly Travis Rawn

Keegan Quish Makayla Walter

Jeremy Schmidt Taylor Wilkins

Emma Fortney Keith Robertson

Bella Cenitagoya Malcolm Weppler

Turner McKenzie Marc Theodule

Paige Saunders Daniel Honegger

Blake Wideman Tori Saunders

Hayden Oberle Emma Lorentz

Madison Bester Hayden Hope

Hope Elphick Hannah Maxwell

Nick Bohnert Izak Hergert

School Council Meeting

Our next meeting will be on

March 26th at 6:30PM at ICS

Mark Your

Calendars

Grades 8’s and SK Kindergarten

Grad photos will be taken on

Wednesday, April 1st .

First Reconciliation

for our Grade 2’s will take place on

Wednesday, March 11th at 6:30,

Immaculate Conception Church.

First Holy Communion

for our Grade 2’s will be at

Immaculate Conception Church on

Sunday, May 3rd

at 11:00 am Mass.

ICS would like to send out a thank you

to the Port Elgin and Kincardine Bulk

Barns’ in care of Trish Borho. Many

times throughout the school year, Mrs.

Borho donates items to the school for

the many activities we plan. For example, all the candy

for our spirit week candy gram activities has been do-

nated by the Bulk Barn. Most recently, chocolate hearts

were donated to the school for our Valentine candy

gram student council spirit week activity. Over the

years, popcorn, hot chocolate, pasta, decorations and

countless other things have come from Mrs. Borho.

Thank you to Trish Borho and the Bulk Barn for your

contributions to our school activities. Merci Beaucoup!

“Let the same

character be in you

that was in

Christ Jesus”

Dear God,

During this Lenten season,

I pray in a special way

For all people who need the healing and compassion of Your Son, Jesus.

Help me to be His hands, His eyes, His ears, and His heart to them.

Inspire me always to do for others what I would want them to do for me.

Guide me to learn about the needs of our world.

May Jesus’ Spirit shine through me in my service to the poor and needy.

Amen.

ICS Chess Teams

An amazing congratulations

goes out to the ICS chess teams!

They represented our school

with good manners and

great sportsmanship.

Our Junior, Intermediate and

Senior teams brought home the

trophies for top teams in their

division. Emma Lorentz won the

MVP player for Junior and Isaac

Montag won MVP for the

intermediates.

Well done ICS!

Team members included: Isaac

Montag, Zach Valad, Coleson

Fischer, Justin Rogers, Brooke

Lorentz, Emma Lorentz, Keagan

Quish, Kyle Zettler and

Darren Rich.

“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.”

Immaculate Conception School— Formosa

Congratulations to the following students who were recognized for their effort in

demonstrating the virtues of Empathy and Caring:

Dashiel Slosser-McLean

Emma Lorentz Matthew Donnelly

Tori Saunders Zach Valad

Marlee Strauss Peyton Wells

Ethan Mulkern Marlee Stroeder

Dominic Borho Jose McGlynn

Jayce Busby Miles Biesenthal

Tyler Rhodes Mya Doucet

Eran McNeal Gladys Dietrich

Nathan Diemert Luke Robertson

Josh Bezeau Brooke Lorentz

Zach Grubb Nicholas Holman

Bryson Mulkern Victoria Fahrer

Brooklyn Batte

Tyler McPhee

Chloe Kuntz

Layne Grubb

Tyson Dietz

Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board “Proclaiming the Work of Your Love”

Mrs. Fischer and Dashiel celebrated twin day on

our spirit day on Fri. Feb. 6th.

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 mu-sical theatre. Please contact Devan or Paige Ballagh

at danceworksstudio@hotmail.com or by phone at 519-392-6171 for more infor-mation. Classes will run every week for 9 weeks, and will conclude with a thea-tre performance.

Registration deadline: March 20th, 2015.

Plan to attend the 28th Formosa Toy Show and Sale, on

Sunday, March 22, 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, indus-

trial equipment, cars, trucks, vintage vehicles, banks and more. Admission -

$3.00, children under 8 free with adult. Food and refreshments available.

Profits to charitable and community projects. For information call John Benninger 519-392-6207

21 March 2015 marks the 10th anniversary of World Down Syndrome Day and each year

the voice of people with Down syndrome, and those who live and work with them,

grows louder.

2015 Chepstow Softball Registration Tuesday, March 24

th 5:30 – 8:30pm

Chepstow Community Hall If unable to attend, you may call Jane Mullin at 519-366-9939 to register.

A post-dated cheque dated for October 1st for $50 per uniform shirt is required at the time of registration. For more details on registration, go to www.chepstow.ca/minorsports.html

Mildmay Soccer Registration: Wed. March 4th 5-8PM, Sat. March 7th 9-12 at the Mildmay

Carrick Recreation Complex.

South Bruce Soccer Registration: Wed. March 11th from 6-7:30PM at the Agri Curl BLD in

Teeswater.

Walkerton Soccer Registration: Thurs. March 5th from 6-8:30PM and Sat. March 28th from

9-noon at the Walkerton Community Centre

Free Tree Planting Workshop: Sponsored by the Grey Bruce Forestry Service. 2 locations,

Sat. March 14th at the Grey Sauble Admin Centre in Owen Sound or at the Sulphur

Spring Conservation Area in Hanover. 10-12 noon. Pre-registration is required by calling

519 367 3040 ext 233

Old-Tyme Maple Syrup Festival, Saugeen Bluffs Conservation Area, March 28th and 29th 10

-4 PM. Adults $8, kids $3, preschool free.

Immaculate Conception School— Formosa

March 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 Mac and

Cheese

4 Science Fair

5 6 7

8 Compassion

9 Girls Basket-

ball SHHS

10 Spaghetti

Boys basketball SHHS

11 Reconciliation

6:30 Church

12

13 14

15 16 17

18 19 20 21

22 Understanding

23 24 Taco day

25 26 Virtue

Assembly Parent Council

6:30

27 28

29 30 31 Grilled Cheese

Compassion is following the example of Jesus the healer, who acted with deep care and concern for the people who were hurt or troubled. When we are compassionate we reach out in love to assist those who need our help.