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.

Wednesday, June 24th 2015

At the End of Another School Year

Generous Father,

You have blessed us during this school year.

We thank you for the gift of the friends we have made.

We thank you for the gift of the lessons we have learned.

We thank you for the gift of our parents.

We thank you for the gift of our great educators and school support staff.

We thank you for the gift of your kingdom here on earth.

We thank you for the gift of summer. Be with us every day.

We ask this prayer through your Son, Jesus, our Lord. Amen.

Principal/Directrice: Christine Pfeffer Board Administration—-Administration du conseil Office Administrator/Administratice du bureau: Lynn Hahn Director of Education/Directrice 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

201 Conc 12 Box 73 Formosa, ON

2014-2015 Achievements.

22 Graduates leave ICS and move on to secondary school at SHHS

28JK students will join us in September

Fundraisings for Missions was ongoing and very impressive throughout the year.

Gr 2 Students received First Holy Communion and First Reconciliation

Gr 6 students received the sacrament of Confirmation

Students had many exciting events in Co-Curricular activities this year:

Spirit in Motion hosted many activities

Our School teams won many titles

Chess- Seniors, Intermediates and Juniors brought home Gold.

Cross Country teams were First overall and First in each division

Boys and Girls Futsal teams won gold

Girls Volleyball Second Place, Boys lost in the Semis

Girls Basketball won Gold and Boys Basketball won Silver.

Track & Field day many students broke records, Kali Fischer, Alexa Schlosser, Brady Rich,

Aiden Hinsperger and Matthew Donnelly. Well Done! Our track teams were on fire this year,

bringing home the Junior, Intermediate and Senior Trophies, finishing first over all. WOW!

Girls Soccer Team won Gold and Boys Soccer Teams placed second.

Successful Basketball Free Throw and Science Fair

ICS Family/Halloween Dance hosted by School Council

Celebration Christmas dinner in the ICS gymnasium, Student Council Spaghetti Dinner.

School Yearbook gathers many memories in one place and reflects the tremendous spirit and

faith shared by our community. Thank you Mrs. Meyer!

Healthy Snack and Breakfast program, Tuesday Lunches

Student Council met their goal and built a school in Haiti

Immaculate Conception Staff would like to thank Father

Stephen Lacroix for his guidance and help this past year. Our

students were blessed to receive the Sacraments of

Confirmation, Reconciliation and Eucharist. We are looking

forward to our continued partnership in the formation of our

students Faith journey. Merci Beaucoup!

“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.”

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Board Track and Field Results WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!!!

Congratulations to all Track and Field athletes representing ICS. Great sportsman-

ship and effort by each student. Our Junior, Intermediate and Senior teams won

first overall in each of their divisions, placing ICS First overall for total points.

We had students who also broke records and received medals for overall points.

We had 6 records broken at ICS this year. Kali Fischer broke the Junior girls 800

meter race with a time of 3:13:09 minutes. Brady Rich broke the junor boys 800

meter race with a time of 2:52:88 minutes. Matthew Donnelly broke the senior

boys 1500 meter race with a time of 4:47 minutes. Aiden Hinsperger broke 3

records. Intermediate boys 1500 meter race with a time of 5:41:28,

200m race with a time of 27:84 and 100m race with a time 13.32.

Alexa Schlosser broke the senior girls 100m race with a time of 13.19s.

WELL DONE ICS! Thank you M. Blair, Mr. Travale and Mlle Turcotte for your hard

work in preparing our students!

Overall medal winners in Kincardine were: Matthew Donnelly, third, Alexa Schlosser, first, Hannah McArthur, third, Aiden Hinsperger, first,

Landon Wideman, second and Kali Fischer, second.

ICS Track and Field Medal Winners, School Track Meet May 21st.

Junior Girls: Junior Boys: Gold Karlee Weiler Gold Brady Rich Silver Kali Fischer Silver Landon Wideman Bronze Triena Dietz Bronze Xavier Legace Intermediate Girls: Intermediate Boys: Gold Katelyn Schnurr Gold Aiden Hinsperger Gold Rachel Nichols Silver Layne Grubb Bronze Lauren Dillon Bronze Mitchell Dirven Senior Girls: Senior Boys: Gold Alexa Schlosser Gold Matthew Donnelly Silver Jose McGlynn Silver Dawson Fahrer Bronze Sarah Nichols Bronze Kody Schnurr and Coleson Fischer

Best Wishes for a

Successful

& Happy Future,

Grade 8 Graduates!

Congratulations to the following Gr. 8’s

who have been excellent Christian role

models for our school this year:

Meadow Bester Aryssa Fischer Janelle Gies Keagan Grubb Jose McGlynn Alexa Schlosser Jeremy Schmidt Kody Schnurr Mason Stroeder Jayce Busby Pilar Dietrich Mark Dirven Matthew Donnelly Dawson Fahrer Denise Fischer Edney Meredith Legace Hannah McArthur Sarah Nichols Sidney Reinhart Darren Rich Tanner Stuempfle

Keifer Teeple

An outstanding Graduation Ceremony

took place on June 23rd. On behalf of the

Grade 8 Graduates, they would like to say

Thank you to Mlle Turcotte, Mrs. Meyer

and Mrs. Pfeffer, the ICS staff and the

parents who planned, decorated, cleaned

up, presented awards, spoke, read and

supported. The evening was magical and

will be talked about and remembered for

all time. Merci Beaucoup!

SCHOOL’S OUT FOR SUMMER!

Last day of school for students and for

classes will be

Thursday June 25th.

Classes will resume

Tuesday, September 8th,

2015

The Staff of Immaculate

Conception School

wish everyone a

safe and happy Summer!

Please note that the office will re-open on

August 31st.

“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.”

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Guitar Lessons for the Fall

Cathy Kempert will be offering

guitar

lessons in the fall at the school.

Please

contact her directly to sign up at

519 506 0572

Student Council has achieved their goal and have built their

school in Haiti. Thank you for your generous support

throughout the year. Thank you to Mrs. McGregor and Mrs.

Lorentz for your guidance throughout the school year! Well

Done everyone! We did it!

Congratulations to the following students who were recognized for

their effort in demonstrating the following virtues during

June:

Honour Honesty

Karlee Weiler Ryan Culbert Ethan Smith Alexia Tuttle Justin Rogers Mark Dirven Ben Fleischauer Keifer Teeple Zachary Valad Tanner Stuempfle Ethan Fischer Marianna Labriola Cassidy Pfeffer Jillian Wedow Kaylee Rich Colin Myatt Annette Hinsperger Gabby Widmeyer Addison Huber Mylah Wideman Evalynn Seely Addison Hubbs Marc Theodule Charlie Schlosser Eden Beglaw Elliott Haan Liam Newton Brooklyn Patton

“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.”

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Goodbye Miss O’Hagan,

Mrs. Armstrong and Mrs.

Sande.

Heavenly Father, we thank you for the

gift of Miss O’Hagan, Mrs. Armstrong

and Mrs. Sande . Thank you for the

knowledge they have given us. Help

them know that wherever they are, a

part of us will be with them. May you

always keep them under your wing,

gently guiding and protecting them to

eternal life with you.

Amen

“Collecting” over the Summer!

At ICS we collect clean milk

bags, Campbell’s soup labels,

used stamps, grocery receipts

and Mme Barnard is going to

collect aluminum tags from pop

cans. Please help us to collect

over the summer. Merci!

SUGGESTED SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR NEXT YEAR

Kindergarten: indoor shoes with Velcro fasteners; backpack

(large enough for a letter sized folder, ziploc bag and lunch bag)

change of clothes; 3 boxes of Kleenex; large glue stick; lunch bag

with containers that can be easily opened.

Primary Grades (Gr. 1-3): HB pencils; safety scissors; several

erasers; pencil case; colored pencils; crayons; 3 boxes of Kleenex;

metric ruler; glue stick or white glue; small pencil sharpener (that

collects shavings in enclosed container);

Junior Grades (Gr. 4-6): HB pencils; 3 boxes of Kleenex; sev-

eral erasers; pencil crayons; calculator; 1 highlighter; scissors; 1

bottle of white glue; blue pens; large glue stick; pencil case/box;

geometry set; small pencil sharpener (that collects shavings in en-

closed container); ; metric ruler; NO white out; small English/

French dictionary (Collins, Robert or Larousse)

Intermediate Grades (Gr. 7-8): HB pencils; red and blue ball-

point pens; calculator; pencil crayons; geometry set; glue sticks;

3 holed lined paper; 1 1/2: ring-binder; 1 inch binder for math,

metric ruler, white erasers; pencil case; highlighters; school bag;

indoor and outdoor shoes; 3 boxes of Kleenex; small pencil sharp-

ener (that collects shavings in enclosed container); French-English

Dictionary (Collins Robert or Larousse)