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Immaculate Heart of Mary School 650 Flora Avenue Winnipeg Manitoba R2W 2S5 Phone: 204-582-5698 or 204-589-2709 Email: [email protected] [email protected] www.ihms.mb.ca November 2018 Newsle0er TERM ONE PROGRESS REPORTS Report Cards are being sent home Friday, November 23. The Progress Reports provide informa@on regarding a student’s academic achievement, aCendance and social development. The Progress Report is for parents to keep. It is not necessary to sign them and return them to school (as in the past). The Progress Report can be brought to the Parent/Teacher Conference as a reference during discussion. PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES The Parent/Teacher Conference is an opportunity for teachers and parents to engage in conversa@on 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 26 - November 30. Appointments can be made with teachers before, or aNer classes, up to 5:00 P.M.. On Thursday November 29 appointments can be made into the evening un@l 8:00 P.M.. During the parent/teacher conference, parents will meet individually with their child’s teacher(s) to: 1) review achievement rela@ve to grade level standards, 2) set goals for the next term, 3) iden@fy ways to support the student at home and at school. Parent Teacher Conference informa0on will be sent home electronically on Monday, November 19. Parents can go online and book a @me to meet their child’s teacher(s). The due date to book a conference @me is 5:00PM, Saturday, November 24. If more @me is required with the teacher at the end of the conference, parents should request to schedule an addi@onal appointment. To respect everyone’s @me, it’s important to honour the schedule. Please take advantage of this opportunity to get to know your child’s teacher(s) and to strengthen the home / school partnership. GRADE 1 PROGRAM INFORMATION SESSION On Monday, November 12th at 5:00PM, all parents of Grade 1 students are invited to aCend a home reading informa@on 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. Informa@on will also be presented on helpful @ps for reading at home with your child. All Grade 1 students and their parents are encouraged to aCend. The informa@on session will take place in the Grade 1 Classroom. REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONY On Friday, November 9 at 9:00AM the students of IHMS will gather together in the gym to remember the men and women who gave their lives for our freedom. Every student in the school will receive a poppy. A $2 contribu@on is encouraged to the poppy box. The due date for making the poppy contribu@on is Thursday, November 8. Parents and family are invited to a0end! IHMS MOVIE NIGHT Mark your calendars …. back by popular demand the IHMS Parents’ Guild will be hos@ng another Movie Night! The event will take place on Friday, November 9th at 7:00PM. The Movie Night is open to all IHMS students and their families. Look for an email invite, and fill out the RSVP to have a chance to win a door prize! Come to the school to watch a great movie and enjoy some delicious popcorn. See you all on November 9!

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Immaculate Heart of Mary School650 Flora Avenue Winnipeg Manitoba R2W 2S5 Phone: 204-582-5698 or 204-589-2709 Email: [email protected]

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November2018Newsle0er

TERMONEPROGRESSREPORTSReportCardsarebeingsenthomeFriday,November23.TheProgressReportsprovideinforma@onregardingastudent’sacademicachievement,aCendanceandsocialdevelopment.TheProgressReportisforparentstokeep.Itisnotnecessarytosignthemandreturnthemtoschool(asinthepast).TheProgressReportcanbebroughttotheParent/TeacherConferenceasareferenceduringdiscussion.

PARENT/TEACHERCONFERENCESTheParent/TeacherConferenceisanopportunityforteachersandparentstoengageinconversa@onaboutthestudent’sprogress.Teachers,parentsandstudentswillsharewaystheycanworktogethertosupporttheachievementoftheagreedupongoalsforimprovement.Parent/teacherconferencesarescheduledfortheweekofNovember26-November30.Appointmentscanbemadewithteachersbefore,oraNerclasses,upto5:00P.M..OnThursdayNovember29appointmentscanbemadeintotheeveningun@l8:00P.M..Duringtheparent/teacherconference,parentswillmeetindividuallywiththeirchild’steacher(s)to:

1)reviewachievementrela@vetogradelevelstandards,2)setgoalsforthenextterm,3)iden@fywaystosupportthestudentathomeandatschool.

ParentTeacherConferenceinforma0onwillbesenthomeelectronicallyonMonday,November19.Parentscangoonlineandbooka@metomeettheirchild’steacher(s).Theduedatetobookaconference@meis5:00PM,Saturday,November24.Ifmore@meisrequiredwiththeteacherattheendoftheconference,parentsshouldrequesttoscheduleanaddi@onalappointment.Torespecteveryone’s@me,it’simportanttohonourtheschedule.Pleasetakeadvantageofthisopportunitytogettoknowyourchild’steacher(s)andtostrengthenthehome/schoolpartnership.

GRADE1PROGRAMINFORMATIONSESSIONOnMonday,November12that5:00PM,allparentsofGrade1studentsareinvitedtoaCendahomereadinginforma@onsession.ThesessionwillbeorganizedbyMrs.Zulyniak(Grade1Teacher).Thesessionwilllastapproximately45minutes.ItisintendedtoinformparentsonhowtheGrade1HomeReadingProgramworks.Informa@onwillalsobepresentedonhelpful@psforreadingathomewithyourchild.AllGrade1studentsandtheirparentsareencouragedtoaCend.Theinforma@onsessionwilltakeplaceintheGrade1Classroom.

REMEMBRANCEDAYCEREMONYOnFriday,November9at9:00AMthestudentsofIHMSwillgathertogetherinthegymtorememberthemenandwomenwhogavetheirlivesforourfreedom.Everystudentintheschoolwillreceiveapoppy.A$2contribu@onisencouragedtothepoppybox.Theduedateformakingthepoppycontribu@onisThursday,November8.Parentsandfamilyareinvitedtoa0end!

IHMSMOVIENIGHTMarkyourcalendars….backbypopulardemandtheIHMSParents’Guildwillbehos@nganotherMovieNight!TheeventwilltakeplaceonFriday,November9that7:00PM.TheMovieNightisopentoallIHMSstudentsandtheirfamilies.Lookforanemailinvite,andfillouttheRSVPtohaveachancetowinadoorprize!Cometotheschooltowatchagreatmovieandenjoysomedeliciouspopcorn.SeeyouallonNovember9!

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HOLODOMORPRAYERSERVICE“Holodomor”isthenamegiventothegenocidebyfaminethatoccurredinUkrainefrom1932to1933.Asmanyas10millionUkrainiansperishedasvic@msofaman-madefamineunderJosephStalin’sregime,with25,000dyingeachdayatthepeakofthefamine.ThenameHolodomoristheUkrainianwordfor"plagueofhunger”,or“deathinflictedbystarva@on”derivedfromtwowords,“holod”–starva@on/famineand“moryty”–toinflictdeath.

Na@onalHolodomorAwarnessWeektakesplaceattheendofNovember.ImmaculateHeartofMarySchoolwillbepayingrespecttothevic@msofHolodomoronFriday,November23rdat9:00AMbygatheringinthegymnasiumforaprayerservice.Parents,siblings,grandparents,familyandfriendsarewelcometojointhestudentsandstafffortheHolodomorprayerservice.

LIFETOUCHPHOTORETAKESForthosestudentsreques@ngaretake,thephotographerswillbebackattheschoolonNovember1.AreminderthatFULLUNIFORMisexpectedforstudentstakingphotos.

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WINTERSTORMDAYOnrareoccasionstheschoolmaybeclosedduetoseveresnowstormcondi@ons,pleasetuneintotheradiosta@onsCJOB-680andCBC-990ontheAMdial…orchecktheschoolwebsite.IfWinnipegSchoolDivisionschoolsareclosedbecauseofasnowstorm,thenIHMSwillalsobeclosed.TheremayberareoccasionswhenIHMSisclosedforagivendayduetootherreasons...poweroutage,watermainbreak...notaffec@ngWinnipegDivisionSchools.Thiswouldbeannouncedontheaboveradiosta@onsandpostedontheschoolwebsite.

GOSPIRITGOTakenoteonthemonthlycalendarofthedatesourvolleyballteamswillbeplayinghomegamesintheIHMSgymnasium.Thereisfantas@cpar@cipa@onwithfourteamstakingtothecourtthisseason!!Comeonoutandaddtothe“Spirit”andseesomeexci@ngvolleyballac@on.

IHMSPARENTS’GUILDMEETINGAllparents/guardianswhohavechildrenaCendingImmaculateHeartaremembersoftheIHMSParents’Guildandyouareinvitedtothemonthlymee@ngs.TheGuildhasavitalroleinourschoolcommunityandweneedyoutobecomeapartofthisprocess.Informa@onregardingschooleventsandac@vi@esisshared,aswellas,[email protected]’GuildwillbeonMonday,November5at7:00PM.Achildcareserviceisprovidedfreeofchargeforparentsthatwillbebringingtheirchildren.

PARENTINGPRESENTATIONSTheIHMSParents’Guildmeetseverymonth.Justpriortothemonthly

mee@ngapresenta@onisfacilitatedtoassistparentsandguardianswithdifferentaspectsofraisingchildren.Followingthepresenta@on

theParents’Guildhastheirregularbusinessmee@ng,whichallparentsareinvitedtoaCend.

UPCOMINGPARENTINGPRESENTATIONS7:00PM,Mon.,Nov.5,2018-‘Selec@ngaHighSchool’

7:00PM,Thurs.,Jan.10,2019-‘TalkingtoYourChildAboutCannabis’7:00PM,Thurs.,Feb.7,2019-‘TheEffectsofScreenTimeonChildren’

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IHMSBABYSITTERSCOURSEThankyoutoallthestudentsthatregisteredfortheIHMSBabySiCersCourseandpar@cipatedonFriday,October19.Allpar@cipantspassedwithflyingcolours!ThankyoutoMrs.GinaAlibin(parentvolunteer)forinstruc@ngthecourse.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTTO……allthosefamiliespar@cipa@nginourplas@cbagandbaCeryrecyclingprogram,aswellas,totheGrade5RecyclingTeamandMr.Trokhanovskyyforallhishardworksor@ngthroughthebaCeries.

…theStudentCouncilfororganizingafantas@cSockHop,andHalloweenac@vi@esforeachoftheclasses!…AnnaMarieBogdan(parentandalumna)forleadingtheParentsinPrayergroup.…GinaAlibin(ParentVolunteer)forinstruc@ngtheIHMSBabySiCersCourse....SandraCoppandCorrineMcGinnforcoordina@ngtheParents’GuildHotLunchprogram.…theOctoberHotLunchvolunteersAllanPritchard,LesiaKulbaba,KailieMcGinnandZaneLomatski.…thetopsellersfortheShow&SaveFundraiser.Eachofthesestudentsandtheirfamiliessold5ormorebooksandwillbereceivingaWinnipegJetsyearbook!AbigthankyoutoBaileyDomanski,Charles&MollyCoppfamily,JulianBrennan,KennedyShymko,Josie&Julie&JaxonKutcher,Jayden&JennaDelaCruz,Jus@nFawceC,RorySitar,Miliya&KeoniPanganiban,LeynaCaparas,Riley&LouellaCabeliza,MaxymIvaniv,PaigeRoss,Arianna&LucjanBogdan,RoninAda@n,MaChewSzun,IvannaCruz,LogandeleonBishop.…Sr.RuthAney,SSMIforleadingtheChildrenofMary.…IrenaWaplak&Mrs.TycholisforhelpingwiththeImmuniza@onClinic.

IHMSUNIFORMSHOPNEWS- TheUniformShopacceptscreditcard

paymentsforthepurchaseofschooluniforms.TheUniformShopwillalsoacceptcashandcheque.

- Whenexchangingorreturningauniformapparelitem,customersrequireacopyoftheirinvoice.Thishelpsverifytheamountofthereturn/exchange.

- Reminder…IHMSstudentsmustweartheofficialIHMSuniformavre…navycardigan,cleanwhitegolfshirt,navyshort,pantsorshortandnavy/blacksocksandblackshoes.

NEXTSHOPOPEN:Wednesday,Nov.14that3:00-5:00PM

N.U.TDAYS…NOUNIFORMSTODAY!**StudentsarewelcometodressupforN.U.T.Day…‘NoUniformsToday’onWednesday,November21.It’sDenimDay!Wearyourfavouritepairofjeansandajeanshirt.**TherewillbeaMindfulMondayonNovember12.Bring$2andyoucanwearyourfavouriteouyit.

PYLYPIVKA-ST.PHILIP’SFASTUkrainianCatholicsrefertothepre-ChristmasfastperiodasPylypivkaorSt.Philip'sFast,asitalwaysbeginsonthefeastofSt.PhiliptheApostle,November15.Pylypivkaisa@[email protected]@metoremindusofthegreatcelebra@onofGod’slovethatwewillsoonbeobservingasweagainfocusonHisbirthamongus.Parents,familyandfriendsareinvitedtojoinusaswebringfocustothisspecial@meofyearwithaPrayerServiceonTuesday,November27at9:00AMintheschoolgymnasium.Moreinforma@ononthethemethatisbeingdevelopedforPylypivkawillbesenthomeinmid-November.

MICROWAVEUSEFORGRADES7&8Grades7and8studentshavetheprivilegeofusingamicrowavetore-heattheirlunch.Therulesformicrowaveuseareasfollows:- Grade8onSchoolDays:2,4,6Grade7onSchoolDays:1,3,5- Themicrowaveisintendedtore-heatfood,nottocookfood(suchasfrozenfood).- Therewillbeamaximum@melimitof1minuteperstudenttoensureeveryonehasenough@meduringthelunchperiodtoheattheirfoodandeatit.

- Only‘microwavesafe’containersarepermiCedtobeusedinthemicrowave.- Foodmustbecoveredwhilebeingheated.- StudentCouncilisresponsibleforthemaintenanceofthemicrowave(keepingitclean).

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IHMSPARENTSINPRAYERTheIHMSParentsinPrayerarededicatedtomakingourschoolcommunityevenstrongerthroughthepowerofprayer.Weareinvi@ngallparents,grandparents,friendsandalumnitojointogetherinprayingtherosaryforstudents,staff,andfamiliesofourschool.APrayerBoxislocatedinthefrontfoyeroftheschoolforthosethatwouldliketohaveaspecialprayerinten@onprayedfor.Byjoininginprayer,parentsareabletosupportandencourageeachother.Weallknowthesaying,"Thefamilythatprayerstogether,staystogether",andthatgoeshandinhandwithourschoolfamilyaswell.Letusentrustourchildren'slivestoMaryourMother,askingforherguidanceandprotec@on.TheIHMSParentsinPrayerwillmeetattheCathedral,justpriortoeachmonthlyDivineLiturgy.ThenextprayersessionwillbeonThursday,November29from8:30-8:55AMatSts.VladimirandOlgaCathedral.

WelcometotheNovemberediWonoftheCounsellor’sCorner!Aswequicklyendthefirstnineweeksoftheacademicyear,itisimportanttomen@onthatthismonthbringswithitextremebusyness.Studentsandstaffwillsoonbepreparingtobringtheirworkofthefirsttermtoaclose.Thoseprepara@onsareextremelyimportantasthestudentscon@nuetodevelopthenecessaryskillsinbecominglifelonglearners.OurdesireatI.H.M.S.isthatwecon@nuetoprepareourstudentstobeac@veinalltheirlearningopportuni@es.Thestudentsherearenotonlybeingchallengedacademically,butalsophysically,[email protected],andweareexcitedtocon@nuethepartnershipwithyouanddowhatisbestforyourchild(ren),everysingleday.Withthatinmind,Iencourageyoutocon@nuetheopendialoguewithallofus,thestaff,atI.H.M.S..Maythefosteringofthisrela@[email protected],wecanallsupportthestudentsintheirsocial,emo@onal,academic,andgraderelatedgoals.Yourchild'sschoolcareerisajourneyofcuriositythatisbeinginspiredeveryday.Letusworkatittogether!

Educa0onisasharedcommitmentbetweendedicatedteachers,mo0vatedstudents,andenthusias0cparentswithhighexpecta0ons. -BobBeauprez

ThenextCounsellorsCornerwillappearintheJanuaryNewsleCer.Staywellwithmy3C’s,(Counselling,Consul@ngandCoordina@ng)

Mrs.J.Tycholis

MARKYOURCALENDAR…November11-RemembranceDay Thisyear,RemembranceDayisobservedonSunday,November11torecalltheofficialendof WorldWarI,onthatdate,in1918.Themajorhos@li@esofWorldWarIwereformallyended"atthe 11thhour,ofthe11thday,ofthe11thmonth”.ThereisschoolonMonday,November12.

November16-AssessmentDay…NOCLASSES Teacherswillbecolla@ngassessmentdataandpreparingfirsttermProgressReportsforeachofthestudents.November30-Parent/TeacherConferences…NOCLASSES Teacherssetthefulldayasidetomeetwithparentsregardingtheirchild’sprogress.December6,21,22-ChristmasPrograms PleasejoinusforaSt.NicholasProgram,performedinUkrainian,onThursday,December6. PleasejoinusfortheK-3ChristmasConcertonDecember19,andtheGrades4-8ChristmasConcertonDecember20.Both

performancestellbeau@[email protected]…NOCLASSES LastdayofclassesforGradesK-8isFriday,December21.ClassesresumeonMonday,January7,2019.

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FUNDRAISINGNEWS…

FUNDRAISINGDRAW/FUNDRAISINGDINNERThe2018FundRaisingRafflewillbeheldonWednesday,November28intheIHMSGymnasium.Eachvolunteerfamilyisallocated2RaffleTicketstosell,valuedat$50.00each.TicketsweredistributedtoIHMSfamiliesonOctober4th.The@cketstubsandmoneyareduebackintheschoolofficeonTuesday,November13.FundRaisingDinnerwillbeSaturday,March9thatHolyEucharistParishCentre.Savethedate!VolunteerfamilieswillberequiredtoworkashiNinprepara@on.Lookoutformoreinforma@ontocome.

HOTLUNCHDAYSLookforthehotlunchdaysonthemonthlycalendar.- PizzaDaysareorganizedbytheGrade8classwithproceedsgoingtowardstheirgradua@on.Studentshavetheop@onof

orderingcheeseorpepperoni.- HotDog&PerogyDaysareorganizedbytheParents’Guildwithrevenuesearmarkedforbusingtransporta@ononfieldtrips.Lookforthe‘OrderDay’(precedingtheactualhotlunchday)onthemonthlycalendar.Onthe‘orderday’moneycanbesenttoschoolwithyourchildtogivetotheirhomeroomteacher.Sorry....lateorderscannotbeaccepted.Ifbychanceyoumissahotlunch‘OrderDay’,justwaitforthenextone...therearemanyofthemthroughouttheyear.IfastudentisabsentonaPizzaDaytheirpizzaorderwillbeheldforthemwhentheyreturnthenextday.

SHOW&SAVEThankyoutoallthefamilieswhohelpedmaketheShowandSaveFundraisersuchasuccess.Therewere205bookssold,raising$2,152.50fortheGrade8Gradua@[email protected]@tudeisextendedtoMrs.NaurockifororganizingtheShow&SaveFundraiser,andaswell,toMrs.Dudychforprocessingalltheordersintheoffice.

KOUBASSA&CHEESETheIHMSParents’GuildwillbesellingringsofkoubassaandNewBothwellCheeseduringthemonthofNovember.OrderformswillbesenthomeonTuesday,November6.OrderswillbedueonTuesday,November27.ThefreshkoubassaandcheeseorderswillbedistributedinmidDecember…justin@mefortheChristmasseason!Don’tforgettotakeanorderformtoworkandsellthesedeliciousfooditemstoyourcolleagues!

BlessedJosaphataDay-November20JointheSistersServantsofMaryImmaculateinprayerandpeacetohonourBlessedJosaphata(foundressoftheSSMI).11:00AMDivineLiturgy1:30PMMolteben5:00PMDivineLiturgy7:00PMComple@vePrayerAlltakingplaceatSSMIBethanyHome,131AberdeenAvenue.

LubovSadochokvisitsIHMS!ImmaculateHeartofMaryLubovNurserySchoolwillbevisi@ngIHMSonThursday,November15.Thechildreninthe4yearoldprogramwillbespendingtheaNernoonatIHMSto‘livethelife’ofanImmaculateHeartstudent.Theywillvisitthegym,library,KindergartenRoom,enjoyamusicclass,andplayonthenewoutdoorplaystructure.WelcomeIHMSLubovSadochok!!

SSMILubovFoundaWonvisitsIHMS!TheBoardofDirectorsfortheSistersServantsofMaryImmaculateLubovFounda@onwillbevisi@ngIHMSthemorningofNovember23.TheDirectorswillbepartoftheHolodomorPrayerServiceinthemorning,followedbyatouroftheschool.TheSSMILubovFounda@onsupportstheworksoftheSistersServantsofMaryImmaculateinwaysthatwillenhancetheirministries.IHMSisoneoftheSisters’ministries.MaytheLord’sblessingsbewiththeDirectorsoftheFounda@onastheycon@nuetodotheirgoodwork.

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SEEWHATOURSTUDENTSAREUPTO…

ARTISTSINTHESCHOOLSThestudentsatIHMSwillexperienceAfricanRhythmsandMovement!EvansCoffie(Coffieman)isanentertainingAfricanar@stthatwillbeatIHMSthefirstweekofNovembertoteachthestudentsintriguingAfricanartforms.

Onthefirstdayoflessons,theen@reschoolisintroducedtotheartformsthroughaperformancebytheCoffieman.Onsubsequentdays,thestudentswilllearnvariousaspectsoftheAfricanculturethroughrhythmsandmovements.Duetolimitedspaceattheschool,thesessionswilltakeplaceatthePlastBuilding,locatedacrossthestreetfromIHMSat623FloraAvenue.TeacherswillescortthechildrentoandfromthePlastbuildingfortheirsessions.Theage-appropriatesessionsdrawonelementsofphysicaleduca@on,music,theatre,anddance,allwithinaAfricanculturalsevng.Thestudentswillperformfortheen@reschoolattheendoftheprogram.Theperformancewilltakeplace2:00-3:00PM,Friday,November9intheschoolgymnasium.Parents,familyandfriendsareencouragedtocomeandseetheshow!

IHMSDebateTeamTheIHMSDebateClubhasbeenprac@cingthroughoutthemonthsofOctoberandNovember.TheTeamisbeingcoachedbyMrs.Walton(Grade8Teacher).Thefocusforthisyearisonlearningandprac@cingtherulesofdebateanddevelopingskillsinpublicspeaking,debateprepara@onandresearch. -TheGrades6-8DebateTeamprac@ceseveryThursdayfrom3:30-4:30PM; -Grades7&8DebateTeamprac@ceseveryDay3atlunch; [email protected]@cipateinanumberoftournamentsandcompe@@onswithotherschools.ThefirstcoupletournamentswereheldinOctober.ThankyoutotheUkrainianCatholic,CanonLuhovy4thDegree,KnightsofColumbusforsponsoringtheIHMSDebateTeam!

WEDAYStudentsMakingAChange(otherwiseknownasS.M.A.C.)isanIHMSstudentclubdedicatedtopromo@ngsocialjus@ceandhelpingtheworldbecomeabeCerplace.UndertheguidanceofMrs.Walkow,S.M.A.C.willberunningmul@plesocialjus@ceawarenesscampaignsandfundraisingeventstohelplocalandglobalsocialcauses.

IHMSstudentsinS.M.A.C.hadtheawesomeopportunitytoaCendWeDayonOctober30!WeDayisacelebra@[email protected],speakersandcelebri@esgracethestageatBellMTSPlaceandpromotedifferentsocialjus@cecampaigns,aswellas,reinforcethefactthatyoungpeoplecanmaketheworldabeCerplace.TheIHMSstudents,alongwith15,000otherluckypatronswhoaCendedWeDay,areleNwithmanyideasandincredibleconfidence.Theyknowthattheycanchangetheworld!

IHMSMADSCIENCECLUBOurprogramiswellunderway!StudentsinGrades3-6explorenewandexci@ng,hands-on,sciencetopics.TheprogramrunseveryThursday@llDecember13thfrom3:15-4:30PMwiththeonlyexcep@onsbeingEarlyDismissaldays,programwillbefrom2:00-3:15PM.

‘EMBROIDEREDTREASURERS’-Grades3&4OnFriday,November23,theGrades3and4classeswillvisitwithar@stLarisaSembaliukCheladynatOseredokUkrainianCulturalCentretolearnmoreabouttheartofUkrainianembroidery.TheExhibi@onwillfeatureover750embroideredpillowscreatedby150UkrainianCanadianar@sansthatcarryonthisincrediblecraN.

WILLYWONKA–ST.MARY’SACADEMYDRAMATICARTSPRODUCTION-Grades7&8OnWednesday,November28,theGrades7and8classeswillaCendtheSt.Mary’sAcademymusicalproduc@onofWillyWonka.

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2017-2018FUNDRAISING ThankyoutoallIHMSfamiliesforyourcon@nued supportwithraisingfundsforIHMS.Thereareafewmajorfundraisersthe schoolorganizeswheretherevenueisearmarkedtowardsopera@ngtheschool….andmore specificallytowardsprogramsforthechildren. Theresultsoflastyear’sfundraisingevents:

• InNovember,2017wehadourAnnualFundRaisingRafflewhichraised$14,471.

• InFebruary,2018wehadourAnnualSchoolTeawhichraised$16,939.• theMainRafflegenerated$10,250.• theDoorDona@ons,BasketRaffle&BakeRoomgenerated$6,689.

• InMarch,2018wehadourAnnualFundRaisingDinnerwhichraised$14,656.• Wearepartofanassocia@onofindependentschoolsthatreceiverevenuefromBingoatthecasinos.Lastyearweraised$5,184fromthisfundraiser.

“Enchanted Forest – Let Your Imagination Grow” IHMSAnnualScholasWcBookFair

November26-29,2018

It’sNovemberandThatMeanstheAnnualScholasWcBookFairisComingtoIHMS!!Thisyear’sScholas@cBookFair,en@tled,“EnchantedForest–LetYourImaginaWonGrow”isanopportunityforyoutosupport

ourschoolinobtainingnewresourcesfortheschoolandclassroomlibraries.Allyouneedtodoispurchasesomebirthdayand/orChristmasgiNsandindoingsoyouhavedoneyourpart!

AnotetoparentsandascholasWcbookfairbrochure(providingmoredetails)willbedistributedtoallstudentspriortotheBookFair.Itisimportanttonotethatthe

brochurewillcontainanofficialcontestballot,whichcanbeusedtoenteradrawforawesomeprizes!(Sodon’trecyclethebrochurebeforeclippingtheballotout!)

TheBookFairwilltakeplacefromMonday,November26-Thursday,November29.

VolunteersattheBookFairWerequestvolunteerassistancewiththeBookFair.HelpinghandsarerequiredtoprocesssalesduringBookFairhours.Ifyou’reabletospareacouplehoursandcanbea‘helpinghand’pleasecalltheschooloffice(582-5698)andleaveyournameandphonenumber.BookFairVolunteershiNs:Mon.Nov.26,1:00-3:00/3:00-4:30Tues.Nov.27,1:00-3:00/3:00-4:30Wed.Nov.28,1:00-3:00/3:00-4:30Thurs.Nov.29,1:00-3:00/3:00-4:30/4:30-7:30

Pleasecontacttheschoolifyouareinterestedin

volunteeringattheBookFair.

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Grades3-8StudentPlannersEachstudentinGrades3-8willreceiveaStudentPlanner(AgendaBook).Mrs.Tycholis(GuidanceCounsellor),alongwithyourchild’shomeroomteacher,willbeteachingthestudentshowtoeffec@velyusethisimportanttooltohelpkeepthemselvesorganizedfortheschoolyear….agreat‘lifeskill’!!Belowarefamily@psforusingtheStudentPlanner(AgendaBook).