April 2018 Volume 4, Issue 8

Falcon Forum

Immaculate Conception School

North Little Rock, Arkansas

Spotlight Class Kindergarten

Kindergarten was the March spotlight class. They donated

hundreds of toiletry items for the families that have extend-

ed stays at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. They collected

toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant, soap, shampoo, combs,

lotions, body wash, razors, shaving cream...you name

it...they collected it! There was enough for a CARLOAD of

donated items. (More photos on the next page.)

Letter from your PTO Board

Spring is here, and so we head into our favorite time of year! As we begin to wind down the school year,

we send our focus to the last major PTO fundraiser of the year… Boosterthon! Festivities start April 30th

and end with the Fun Run on May 9th. This year’s theme is “Castle Quest,” and we are certain that the

kids are going to have a blast with this one!

The last General PTO meeting will be held April 25th this

year. Also, please plan ahead for our final Trivia Night of

the year on April 14th. The theme is ANYTHING GOES!

We look forward to seeing everyone for one final bash

with trivia, door prizes, and much more.

God bless you all, and as always, thanks for your support

of IC and your PTO. The success of IC School is depend-

ent on you!

— Shawn Stane

PTO President

DID YOU KNOW?

IC School is on Facebook

(www.facebook.com/icsnlr), Twitter

(@ICSNLR), AND Instagram

(icsnlr). Check us out!

A huge “THANK YOU!” to all the parents who have

donated to Sonfest. Make plans to attend April 28 to

bid on your student’s class artwork!

First grade is getting geared up to

take their first standardized test in

April. What’s the best way to pre-

pare? A good book, of course!

They’ve been working hard all year

and are keeping positive attitudes.

We know they are going to do great!

Our last book fair of the year is here! Yes, the Buy One

Get One Free book fair has arrived and will be during

school hours April 2nd through April 6th. Everyone

keep reading—the final AR Store will be here before you

know it! Thank you for your continued support in

helping the library.

—Mrs. Benites

Sixth grade had a fantastic March! In reading, both

classes finished the novel The Lion, the Witch, and the

Wardrobe, then watched the movie version while snacking

on Turkish Delight and English tea! In social studies, we

concluded our study of Ancient Egypt by designing and

building accurate models of Egyptian tombs, complete

with mummies, tomb treasures, and hieroglyphic messages.

The 6th grade science fair is coming to an end soon, too—

the research is done, and now the experiments begin. We

will be ready by May to display our hard work! In math,

we will be diving into integer operations, and in science,

it’s time for rocks. Be on the look out for our pet rocks in

the hallway later this month! Have a wonderful and blessed

Easter holiday!

(Kindergarten spotlight

class con’t)

Wow! Things are really cooking in technology classes. Kindergarten, first and second grades are all in their word processing

unit. Kindergarten is focused on keyboard awareness and some fun with WordArt and fonts. First grade is working on our

traditional “Bunny Stories” and second grade will create a “Spring Story” book. Third grade is working with presentation

software, and our fourth graders have been using the internet to research suspects to find the guilty party in our internet mys-

teries. Sixth grade just finished a spring picture using their graphics skills. This year, we are going a step further with our

spring pictures and donating them to Arkansas Children’s Hospital to brighten the day of their patients. Finally, do you know

what binary is? What about octale? hexidecimal? When we are done with our technology terms unit, our seventh graders will

be able to tell you all about them! —Mrs. Rader

The second graders have been learning about timelines

in social studies and everyone made a penny timeline.

They turned out great! We also went to see Junie B.

Jones Is Not a Crook at the Arts Center. This was a fun

field trip and featured a book we all love!

Junior High Math Mrs. Aldridge

50’s Day, a little “Go Noodle,” and even polynomials can

make 8th graders smile.

PK3 has learned all about Lent with special songs and

stories. We began in February by counting down the days

to Easter with our Lenten calendars. Mrs. Brook has been

ever so diligent in keeping the class on task, coloring in

each day throughout the Lenten season. They turned out

BEAUTIFULLY! While we eagerly await the arrival of

the Easter bunny with his basket of goodies, we are also

very much aware of the REAL reason that we celebrate

Easter, the resurrection of JESUS! HAPPY EASTER!!

Mrs. May’s PK4 class loved making the fence pretty with chalk!!

Hello from the art room! Students have been hard at work making really

great art! Sixth graders used model magic to create their own Egyptian

scarab beetles. Fifth graders learned about the life of Mexican artist Frida

Kahlo and then painted portraits of her. Kindergarteners used oil pastels

to draw and color awesome lions, while second graders were inspired by

the work of contemporary artist Laura Blythman. They designed their

own patterned paper and are making super cool abstract collages with it.

The seventh graders will soon begin practicing creating depth on a 2D

surface using one point perspective to draw a street scene. And just in

time for spring, first graders will be drawing what they see, not what they

know by looking at images of different types of flowers. Third graders

are hard at work on Henri Matisse-inspired fish bowl paintings on giant

paper. Fourth graders will also being using the giant paper to paint royal

portraits inspired by Expressionist painter Georges Rouault. As Edgar

Degas said, “Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.”

—Mrs. McClinton

Mark your calendars for this very special event on Friday, May 11th at 6:30pm in

Immaculate Conception Church for an hour of music, presentation,

and prayer for our school.

This is a parish wide concert event featuring the IC School children, the IC music

ministry featuring a live contemporary band, and special presentations.

Admission is one non-perishable food item and a suggested $10.00 donation to the

IC School endowment fund.

Everyone is welcome!! Don’t miss this opportunity to support the school

in a very special way……

Freddie Falcon Saves the Day!

Make plans now for your child to attend IC’s Summer

Program from June 5-11. To enroll or receive more

information, email icsummerprogram@icsnlr.org.

Attention Grandparents!

Join us for Grandparents Week, April 16th

-20th. Enjoy an opportunity to have lunch

with your IC student Monday, Wednesday

or Friday! Lunch is $5 per person and

choices are hot lunch or salad. Call the

school office at 835.0771 to make a reser-

vation. Space is limited!

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Easter Sunday

2

BOGO book fair

begins

3 4

CYM lunch

7th grade

5 6

Divine Mercy

Chaplet 9:15

Early Out 1:30

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8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Trivia Night

15 16 17 18

IC Spirit Night

American Pie 5-9

19

Spotlight Class

4th Grade

20

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22 23 24

25

PTO

General Meeting

6 pm

26

BOB School

Competition

1:30

27 28

Sonfest

5:30

29 30

Boosterthon

Kickoff

1 2 3

PreK 4 program

4 5

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

April

From Chef Laura’s Kitchen . . .

The weather is getting warmer, which makes April the perfect time to get out the grill and make some good old-

fashioned barbecue!

Easy Barbecue

Any gas or charcoal grill can be used like a smoker (just follow the instructions on the bag of wood chips). Differ-

ent wood chips will lend different smoke flavors to the meat, but hickory or apple are traditional choices. I like to

brine my meat whenever possible before grilling or smoking to keep it tender and juicy. Simply make a mixture of

equal parts sugar and salt and add to hot water. Stir until dissolved, pour over meats in a double ziploc baggie, and

let sit overnight before grilling. I season with salt and pepper to bring out the smoke flavor, but there are endless

spice mixtures you can use for a dry or wet rub available at any grocery store. Dry rubs will give you a nice crust

and wet rubs will go best with a meat that’s destined for BBQ sauce. For the best sear and most even cooking al-

ways grill with dry, room temperature meat.

The Golden Rule of Smoking Meats: “Low and Slow is the Way to Go”

Keep the smoker or grill at 225-250 degrees for beef and pork. Smoke for 20-30 minutes per pound to an internal

temp of at least 190 degrees. For poultry, keep the smoker or grill at 275-350 degrees. Smoke for 10-15 minutes

per pound to an internal temp of 170 degrees.

* Standardized Testing *