Eagle Express Newsletter

January 17, 2024

From the Office

Dear Parents,

"Catholic Schools: Faith. Excellence. Service.” is the theme of this year's Catholic School Week, starting on January 28th. A schedule of all the week's special activities is linked below – make sure to look at it carefully, there are special things happening every day. There will be a kick-off Mass at 10:30 on the 28th.  Please consider attending this mass and Open House to be a visible “Thank You” to the parish that supports our school, students can show their IHM Pride by wearing  their uniforms that day to church.

Oops! The link we shared to get your child's shoe size for the Bowling Field Trip during Catholic Schools Week wasn't working! It should work now - please fill it out before Thursday, January 25th: https://forms.gle/ZYE9x11jT6G1yRig9.

We are gearing up for our annual Benefit Dinner & Dance on Friday 1/26 and we need your help to make it a success! We are in need of about 75 high-quality bottles of wine and liquor for our Wine Pull Fundraiser that will take place at the Benefit. The auctions not only make the night fun, but drive in the most funds! To donate, bring them to the school office by Mon 1/22 or email [email protected] to arrange a drop off. And remember, the  silent auction is open for bidding and will remain open until 8pm on Fri 1/26! Even if you can't be with us in person, you will be able to fully participate in the silent auction from home here: https://e.givesmart.com/events/zpY/i/

Join us for Wednesday Night Faith Formation tonight,  Prayer/Adoration Night in IHM Marian Hall at 6pm.  One of our priests will share a bit about how they pray in their own personal prayer time and how we can try to have more fruitful prayer time with the Lord, both individually and with our families. Afterward, we will have some time to pray in Eucharistic Adoration accompanied by some prayerful music!

Catholic schools provide a firm foundation for your child's growth and development. Pray for a year filled with faith and learning. Let's be a community of service to each other and to our world. On behalf of Father Chad, Father Bill, Father Mark, and the teachers and staff of Immaculate Heart of Mary School, God bless you for choosing Immaculate Heart of Mary School!

Peace & Blessings,

Callie Meiller, Principal

Office Reminders

The IHM federal tax ID number is 39-0828125

The Talent Show is coming up on Thursday, February 1st! If your student would like to present an act in the Talent show, click here to let Mrs. Binzak know, and to learn more about the practice times and guidelines: https://forms.gle/75RiyiDvGsVZZzdM8.

Many thanks to the parents who have already filled out our Title One survey. If you have not done it yet, we need your help! Please fill it out by Friday, Jan. 19, 2024: https://forms.gle/3Afv8ebHt5K3PT4E7 (English)

https://forms.gle/bWXyVBQQF6VYHjeQA (Spanish)

Priority Application for the 24-25 School Year for current IHM families for siblings, and IHM parishioners goes through Feb. 7th. After Feb. 7th, enrollment will be on a first-come, first-served basis, so if you your student has a sibling that you want to come to IHM, please make sure to fill out an application for them by that date to ensure they will have a spot in the class!

Applications are needed ONLY FOR NEW STUDENTS, including SIBLINGS OF CURRENT STUDENTS. 

For current ECE and K-7 students, IHM School will assume that your child will be returning for the 24-25 school year, unless we hear differently from you (DO NOT fill out an application for current students!).  You will be assessed a non-refundable re-enrollment fee of $75 on the Feb. 25th tuition withdrawal unless we hear from you that your plans have changed for next year by Feb. 7th.  Enrollment packet forms, which you will need to fill out, are usually available in June.

We are looking for donations of small, new or gently used prizes (fidgets, fun school supplies, bottles of Gatorade are popular!) for our Catholic Schools Bingo game. Please send them by Friday, January 26th to the school office. Thank you!

IHM Illness Policy:

COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 Communicable Disease/Illness 

Check your student for symptoms daily before school:

• Fever (100° or higher), chills, or shaking chills
• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• New loss of taste or smell
• Muscle or body aches
• Cough (not due to other known cause, such as chronic cough)
• Sore throat, when in combination with other symptoms
• Nausea or vomiting, when in combination with other symptoms
• Headache, when in combination with other symptoms
• Fatigue, when in combination with other symptoms
• Nasal congestion or runny nose (not due to other known causes, such as allergies), when in combination with other symptom
  *Vomiting and fever may or may not be associated with COVID-19. If your student is experiencing only one of these symptoms, they may return to school once the symptom has resolved after 24 hours without the use of medications.

If one or more of these symptoms are present, please keep the student home. The CDC  recommends testing for COVID-19 with a PCR test or rapid antigen test (home test or administered at a pharmacy or clinic). Please contact the school to report illness and absence, and test results.

Please also keep students with these symptoms home:

• Fever or chills (without other symptoms):  Check temperature with a thermometer. If the temperature is 100 or higher, keep the student home until their temperature remains lower than 100 for at least 24 hours without giving fever-reducing medication such as Tylenol or Ibuprofen.
• Nausea/Vomiting/Diarrhea (without other symptoms) within the last 24 hours. Keep the student home until they tolerate their regular diet and there is no nausea/vomiting/diarrhea for at least 24 hours.
• A rash or communicable infection (such as pink eye, strep throat, mono etc.) Keep the student home from school and call your health care provider for further medical evaluation.

Students can return to school when their symptoms have cleared, according to the guidelines above.

Thank You

So many thanks to parents Christina Englehart and Talitha Cushman for running our Eagle's Nest used uniform store! We appreciate their time and talent!

EdCo (Educational Commission) News       [email protected]

The Fish Fry committee is reminding everyone to please sign up for your required FF volunteer shifts, if you haven’t already.  If you already have, please review the dates/times/shifts you signed up for here https://ihmfishfry.my.canva.site/.  If you have questions please email [email protected].

IHM Basketball

Friday, January 19

7:30      8th Grade Boys at Westside Christian

Saturday, January 20

10:00     6th Grade Girls at IHM

10:30     7th Grade Girls at Blessed Sacrament

11:15     6th Grade Boys at IHM

12:30      8th Grade Boys at IHM

1:45       6th Grade Boys at IHM

Go Eagles!

This week's links (at the bottom of the email)

Catholic Schools Week Schedule

This week's hard copies (in your child's backpack)

IHM Apparel, if ordered

Did You Know?

National Catholic Schools Week is the annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States. It starts the last Sunday in January and runs all week, which in 2024 is January 28 – February 3. It has been going since 1974!