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mmaculate Heart of Mary School650 Flora Avenue Winnipeg MB R2W 2S5P: 204.582.5698 F: 204.586-6698I
January, 2014 Newsle2er
Talented Performers!Congratula*ons to all the students on their excep*onal performance at this year’s St. Nicholas Program held on December 6. The students also did a phenomenal job at the two Christmas Concerts ... Grades K-‐3 “Super GiG From Heaven”, and the grades 4-‐8, “Christmas in the Country”. Compliments to the staff for doing such a great job in preparing the shows, and as well, to the parents who worked on costumes, props and gymnasium set-‐up. A big bouquet to Mrs. Stanowych for coordina*ng and direc*ng the St. Nicholas program and both Christmas Concerts. Check the school website for some colourful pictures.
Pylypivka 2013 -‐ ‘We Believe in the Na.vity’Thank you to all who par*cipated in our Pylypivka (Advent) ac*vi*es. There was a beau*ful prayer service organized by grades 1,2, 3 and 4 classes at the end of November. There was very enthusias*c Christmas performers sharing their musical talents in the front foyer. There were over 60 Mary’s Angels sold and over $300.00 raised for the Marion Hour Rosary Program. As a Chris*an Service project, there was over $575 raised to ‘fill a stable’ with animals for less fortunate families in a third world country.
Christmas Break The last day of classes prior to the Christmas Break is Friday, December 20. Dismissal will be at the regular *me. Classes resume on Monday, January 6, 2014. Sadochok (nursery) resumes classes on Tuesday, January 7, 2014.
Julian Calendar Christmas For families that celebrate the Julian Calendar Christmas on January 7 ... if your child will be absent from school on this day please write a note to the homeroom teacher indica*ng the reason for absence. The teachers keep these no*ces on file and the student will not lose their eligibility for perfect abendance recogni*on at the end of the school year.
IHMS CHRISTMAS CONCERT DVD ORDER FORM On December 18 and 19, 2013 Immaculate Heart of Mary School performed their Annual Christmas Concerts. This year’s Christmas Concerts were professionally filmed by Impact Studios. Impact Studios produces a professionally filmed / edited and packaged DVD to capture those special moments of a life*me. Great close ups, crisp wide angle shots, and clear audio all make for a precious keepsake for your family and children to have, and reminisce over, for years to come!!The DVD’s will be sold by Immaculate Heart of Mary School on a break even premise. Each DVD will be sold for $30.00 (tax included). A promo*onal highlite clip of the concert dvd’s will be on the school website in January.
Ordering the DVD(s): • Orders can be placed by comple*ng the below order form and returning it to the school office. • Orders will be taken up to January 22, 2014.
Dubbing (copying) of these DVD’s infringes on the Immaculate Heart of Mary School Incorporated copyrights and is illegal. -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐
IHMS CHRISTMAS CONCERT DVD ORDER FORM
Name: Phone #: Grade: x I.H.M. School, 2013 Kdg. -‐ Grade 3 Christmas Concert DVD @ $30.00 = “Super Gi* From Heaven”
x I.H.M. School, 2013 Grades 4-‐8 Christmas Concert DVD @ $30.00 = “Christmas in the Country” Total Enclosed =
Make cheques payable to: Immaculate Heart of Mary School. Thank you for your order.
}aslyvoho novoho roku! Veselyx Svqt!Merry Christmas!! Happy New Year!!
IHMS Carolers Spread Christmas Cheer!Christmas caroling is a treasured part of the Ukrainian culture. On January 16 a group of students will experience this beau*ful tradi*on by traveling to various homes in our community. The students will sing a few carols and recite a couple verses spreading Christmas cheer and wishing the home owners health and happiness in the New Year!
January, 2014 Immaculate Heart of Mary School
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Re-‐registraQon for the 2013 -‐ 2014 Re-‐registra*on forms for next school year will be sent home on Tuesday, January 14. The deadline for re-‐registra*on will be Wednesday, February 5, 2014. Families with a child registering for Kindergarten or Sadochok in the fall of 2014 should pick up a Registra*on Form from the office. Informa*on and forms for registering at IHMS can be found on the school website (www.ihms.mb.ca) under the ‘Admissions’ link. The registra*on / tui*on fee structure for the 2014 -‐ 2015 school year is: Registra*on Fee: $100.00 / child Tui*on Fee: Sadochok: $900.00 Kindergarten: $900.00 Grades 1-‐8: $1,800.00 for the first child $1,500.00 for the second child $1,300.00 for each addi*onal child
School Funding .... Did you know? The Government of Manitoba provides to public schools a grant for each child enrolled in a school. Catholic Schools receive approximately half of this amount. This grant money is intended for instruc*onal services and does not apply to capital costs such as building maintenance, renova*ons and supplies. IHMS provides the beau*ful facility, and the excellent programs it does, based on the following sources of revenue:
-‐ Government Grant-‐ Fund Raising and Dona*ons-‐ Registra*on Fees and Tui*on Fees
Cheers to Our Volunteers! ... Barbara Pawlyshyn for organizing our Koubassa and Cheese Fundraiser.... all the parents that assisted with Christmas Concert costume preparaFons... Mr. Ed Tycholis for clearing snow on the playground and around the school.... Kelly Dupak, Candace Skromeda, Sandra Copp and Wilson Caetano for assisFng with the St. Nicholas treat bag preparaFons.... Doug Fosty, Julian Fosty, Andrij Tkaczyk, Jason Brennan, Trevor Sturgess, Vyacheslav Volotovskyy and Ivan Fil for seQng up the bleachers for the Christmas Concerts... Doug Fosty, Julian Fosty, Andrij Tkaczyk, Jason Brennan, Julian Brennan, James Brennan, Vyacheslav Volotovskyy, Remi Zbaraswewski and Ivan Fil for taking down the bleachers aTer the Christmas Concerts
Grades 7 & 8 Winter Camp As part of their outdoor educa*on curriculum, the Grades 7 & 8 students will go winter camping to Camp Arnes. Winter ac*vi*es such as snow shoeing, cross country skiing, quinzee building and cooking bannock on an open fire are just some of the fun ac*vi*es the students will get to experience! The students will be depar*ng on Wednesday, January 15 and will be returning on Friday, January 17, 2014. The Camp fees of $190.00 are due on Wednesday, January 8, 2014.
N.U.T. Day .... No Uniforms Today!Friday, January 24 will be a N.U.T. Day! (No Uniforms Today) and the theme will be ‘a dash of clash day’!! Where your most mismatched outit. Let’s see those striped pants and polka dot shirts!!
IHMS Parents’ Guild MeeQngAll parents/guardians who have children aVending Immaculate Heart are members of the IHMS Parents’ Guild and you are invited to the monthly meeFngs. The Guild has a vital role in our school community and we need you to become a part of this process.InformaFon regarding school events and acFviFes is shared, as well as, updates on the school relocaFon project. The next meeFng of the Parents’ Guild will be on Monday, January 13 at 7:00 P.M.. A child care service is provided free of charge for parents that will be bringing their children.
Blessing Holy WaterOn January 6th (Gregorian Calendar) Ukrainian Catholics celebrate the bap*sm of our Lord. This celebra*on is also called the Fes*val of Epiphany. On Tuesday, January 14, beginning at 9:00 A.M. IHMS will have a prayer service in the school gymnasium to bless the Holy Water. Part of the prayer service will also take place outside, in front of an ice cross.All parents and families are encouraged to join us for the prayer service. Following the blessing of the water, Father Isidore, our School Chaplain, and a choir of students will bless each of the rooms in the school. Each class will welcome Father to their ‘home’ classroom by preparing a small table, covered by a white cloth with an icon and a candle. Students are welcome to take Holy Water home. They should bring a container with a *ght seal to bring the water home in.
Fr. Isidore blesses a classroom with Holy Water.
January, 2014 Immaculate Heart of Mary School
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ANNUAL SCHOOL TEA -‐ SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2014
The IHMS Annual Tea is one of the school’s largest community building and fund raising events. Its success is because of everyone’s personal commitment to the school. Successful because of the *me you put in as a volunteer. Successful because of
your generous dona*ons: food and baking for the Tea, selling raffle *ckets, contribu*ng dona*ons for the basket raffle. Successful because of the family and friends you invite. The IHMS Annual Tea is successful because of people like you that give so much of
yourselves towards such a worthy cause – our children’s future. Please remember Sunday, February 2, 2014. It’s fast approaching and a Tea Convenor will be calling and reques*ng your assistance.
Annual Tea – Main RaffleImmaculate Heart of Mary School Parents’ Guild Tea Raffle Booklets were sent home home on Monday, December 9. As indicated in the Fund Raising secFon of the Immaculate Heart of Mary School Handbook…one of the fund raising events is the Annual Tea, Main Raffle. Each Fcket is $1.00. There are 20 Fckets in each book. Each family is responsible for selling a minimum of 3 books of Fckets at a value of $60.00. (This obligaFon to sell Fckets does not include families that have paid the $350.00 non-‐volunteer fee.) Please keep the books of Fckets stapled (do not separate them). AddiFonal books of Fckets will be available through the school office.There will be some very enFcing prizes to be won in Sellers Draws!! For every book of Fckets sold, a family gets one Fcket in the Seller’s Draw. The more books you sell ... the more chances you have to win!! The deadline to get your family entered into the Early Bird Seller’s Draw is Wednesday, January 8. The Early Bird Seller’s Draw will be held on Friday, January 10, 2014. The Final Sellers Draw deadline is Wednesday January 15. The Final Seller’s Draw will be held on Friday, January 17, 2014. All Fcket stubs must be in by this date. Sellers names that are entered in the Early Bird Draw will be eligible for the Final Draw too. Therefore the more Fcket stubs you return by the deadlines, the greater your chances will be of winning a prize. Once again, the final deadline for returning all Fcket stubs and money is Friday, January 17, 2014. Cheques are to be made payable to I.H.M.S. Parents’ Guild. Thank you in advance for your support.
Jane McCarvill, Main Raffle Coordinator Penny Spewak, Main Raffle Coordinator
BASKET RAFFLESfor
ANNUAL TEA & FUNDRAISING DINNER
The Basket Raffle CommiVees are planning and gathering prizes for two of IHMS’s most successful fundraisers:
• the Annual School Tea on February 2, 2014 • the Fund Raising Dinner on March 8, 2014
It is because of your valued support each year that we are able to put together some very impressive baskets!!
OUR GOAL THIS YEAR IS TO RECEIVE A PRIZE ITEM FROM EACH AND EVERY FAMILY AT IHMS TO MAKE OUR BASKETS BETTER
THEN EVER!!!Remember….no item is too big or too small. We are looking for new items for men, women, children and teens. We also accept coupons, giT cerFficates, and cash. In addiFon to your donaFon
we will be happy to accept Canadian Tire money.You can make a personal family donaFon, or if you work for a
business that is able to donate,we can provide you with a leVer. These leVers are available in the school office.Please tag items with your family name and
clearly label them as BASKET RAFFLE. They can be leT at the school office anyFme now.
If you have any quesFons, please do not hesitate to contact one of the
raffle co-‐ordinators.We look forward to your parFcipaFon!!
Kathy Romaniuk 204-‐632-‐0618 – Tea RaffleSandra Copp 204-‐663-‐3636 – Tea Raffle
Iryna Deneka 204-‐338-‐4848 – Dinner Raffle
Win great Gi` Cards!!$50 for Boston Pizza!
$50 for iTunes!The more books of Tea Raffle Tickets your family
sells the more chances you have to win sellers prizes. The due date for geQng into the Early Bird Seller’s Draw is
Wednesday, January 8, 2014.
Here’s How an IHMS Family Can Help ...*** Food donaFons: If you have suggesFons about who we can approach, regarding food donaFons please contact Patricia at 204-‐930-‐7857 or [email protected]. Superstore Gi* Card donaFons are greatly appreciated. ***Volunteering: We need your helping hands. Volunteer informaFon was sent home in December. Volunteer shi*s will be confirmed in early January. ***AdverFsing: The posters adverFsing the Annual Tea will be available a*er Christmas from the school office. Please assist us by picking one up and posFng it in a prominent, high traffic area. ***Raffles: Don't forget to sell your Tea Raffle Tickets. The Tea Raffle Tickets were sent home in December and the Fcket stubs and money is due January 17 (at the latest).. Let's sell every Fcket! The prizes are very generous! Don't forget about donaFons for the Basket Raffle! We have a huge job in front of us and we can do it as long as we all work together. Most importantly, remind your friends and family to come and join us on our special day -‐ Sunday, February 2, 2014. Happy New Year! Donna Sikorsky & Patricia Maruschak -‐ Tea Co-‐Convenors
Volunteers Making a Difference!Thank you to following ladies who have stepped up into leadership roles to coordinate the 2014 Annual School Tea. Tea Co-‐Convenors: Donna Sikorsky & Patricia MaruschakMain Raffle Coordinators: Jane McCarvill & Penny SpewakBasket Raffle Coordinators: Sandra Copp & Kathy Romaniuk
Guidelines for Dressing WarmStudents are encouraged to dress warm for going outside during the recess breaks. Here are some basic guidelines for dressing warm in cold weather.-‐ Cover all parts of the body.-‐ Stay dry.-‐ Dress in layers.
-‐ Footwear: wet feet become cold quickly. Keep your feet dry by wearing appropriate winter boots.-‐ Accessories: Wear a hat at all *mes ... 70% of heat loss is through your head. Ear bands are not a subs*tutes for hats. Waterproof gloves or mibens lined with a synthe*c insula*on are effec*ve insulators. Scarves or neck tubes provide extra coverage for the cheeks and nose.Students are expected to go outside during the recess breaks and should be dressed appropriately for winter condi*ons. The lunch hour is the longest recess and the students will spend approximately 30 minutes outside.
Calendar Planning-‐There are no classes on Monday, January 20 for a school inservice.-‐The Annual School Tea is on Sunday, February 2, 2014.-‐There is a four day weekend on Friday, February 14 (Catholic Schools Day) -‐ Monday, February 17 (Louis Riel Day).-‐There are no classes on Friday, February 28 for a school inservice.-‐The Annual Fund Raising Dinner is on Saturday, March 8, 2014.-‐Ukrainian Week is March 24-‐28 ... the Ukrainian Concert is on March 27.-‐Spring break is March 31 -‐ April 4. Classes resume on April 7.
IHM School Annual Fund Raising Dinner!!Saturday, March 8, 2014
Every family in our school community is encouraged to mark this date on their calendar and support this important fund raising event for the school. This wonderful evening takes place at Holy Eucharist Parish Centre and will include a spectacular meal catered by Bergman's Restaurant, one of Winnipeg's finest restaurants. Wine, fabulous prizes, as well as, an aucFon room will also be featured. All proceeds from the Dinner will be directed towards the academic, spiritual and cultural programs at Immaculate Heart of Mary School. Tickets for the Fund Raising Dinner are available in the school office. Tickets are $110 each which includes at $40 charitable contribuFon receipt.
Calling all IHMS students!!! The Cat in the Hat has leG a message for the students at IHMS. This year, every month, there will be a different Dr. Seuss quote on the wall by the Resource Room on the main floor corridor. -‐ Sadochok to Grade 3 students find out which Dr Seuss book the quote is from. During their free *me, students read through Dr. Seuss books (mom and dad can help). When they find the quote, they fill out a ballot and enter the monthly draw. -‐ Grades 4-‐8 students find the book that has the monthly quote. They fill out a ballot and enter the monthly -‐ draw by wri*ng a few sentences about what they think that the quote means.-‐ At the end of every month a name will be drawn from each bucket (a Grades S-‐3 bucket and Grades 4-‐8 bucket). The student name that is drawn, that has found the correct book, will win a prize!!
*** Congratula*ons to the December winners ... Krys*n Skakun (Grade 1) and Thomas Steur (Grade 6)!!
Charitable Receipts for TuiQon Charitable receipts may be issued for a por*on of the Kindergarten to Grade 8 tui*on fees that are in excess of the pro-‐rated “cost per child” calcula*on. These receipts would be issued in February. Sadochok fees are considered childcare and are therefore not eligible for a charitable receipt. Before and AGer School Program Fees are also considered a child care expense and not eligible for a charitable receipt.
Catholic High Schools’Open House Schedule
St. Boniface Diocesan High School: 7:30 P.M., February, 12, 2014 www.sbdhs.netSt. Mary’s Academy: 7:00 P.M., January 28, 2014 www.stmarysacademy.mb.caSt. Maurice School: 7:00 P.M., February 13, 2014 www.stmaurice.mb.caSt. Paul’s High School: 7:00 P.M., January 14, 2014 www.stpauls.mb.ca
IHMS is now on Facebook and Twi2er. Visit the school website at
www.ihms.mb.ca and click on the Facebook and Twiber links. “Follow Us” right on the front page to get started. Stay up to date on important school
events and get daily updates on what is going on at IHMS.
January, 2014 Immaculate Heart of Mary School
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CongratulaQons to ...
... Kennedy Shymko (Gr. 2) and her 7-‐8 year old Novice Girls Hockey Team that won gold at the 2013 Christmas Challenge Hockey Tournament! ... Eryn Sitar (Gr. 5) and her Phoenix U11 Girls Soccer Team that won the Domino's Christmas Classic 2013 Soccer Tournament over the holidays!