Eagle Express Newsletter

December 13, 2023

From the Office

Dear Parents,

Advent is here!  Pope Francis says "Advent increases our hope, a hope which does not disappoint. The Lord never lets us down." Let us keep hope in our hearts this Advent!

We have noticed an increase in students bringing coffee, juice, and soda into school in the morning or in their water bottles. I want to remind parents that the school policy is that water and milk are the only beverages allowed at school, and all other beverages will be thrown away. Thank you for your support of this policy! 

Join us for the Pastorate 26 Benefit Dinner on Friday, January 26th!

Buck & Honey's is catering! Please RSVP here https://e.givesmart.com/events/zpY/  by Dec 22 (RSVP early, space is limited). Silent auction donations are needed (event tickets, gift cards, etc.) Please email the parish office here if you have something to donate: [email protected].

Our long-awaited apparel store is here:  https://ihm-23.itemorder.com/
Please remember this is Spirit wear to be worn on ONLY on dress down days.  Hoodies CAN  be worn on uniform days over top of their white or green collared shirts, but should not to be worn to Holy Mass.  Orders are due by January 1, 2024! Orders will be delivered to IHM.

Current 6th-8th Graders, please save the date for Love Begins Here 2024! Middle School will be in Beloit June 17-June 20.

Faith Formation: Catechesis Night at Immaculate Heart of Mary - Marian Hall at 6pm.  The topic will be Baptism: Here's Your Second Chance! Come on out for a discussion with Marc Laudonio, our Director of Evangelization, as we reflect on the life-changing encounter with Jesus Christ that God invites us to experience in the sacrament of Baptism! 

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

All IHM library books are due to the IHM library before Christmas vacation.

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

Thank you to the Pastorate 26 Knights of Columbus and St. Anne's Society groups for all of their support of IHM School!

EdCo (Educational Commission) News       [email protected]

RaiseRight cards will be sold this Sunday after the IHM mass.  Fish Fry gift cards are also available!

IHM Basketball

Friday, December 15

6:15 7th Grade Girls at St. Maria Goretti

Saturday, December 16

9:15     8th Grade Boys at Westside Christian

11:30     6th Grade Girls at St. Maria Goretti

Go Eagles!

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

School ID Cards

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

Nothing this week

Did You Know?

 Thursday, December 21st will be a Pajama Day for the whole school AFTER Holy Mass. Students who wish to participate can bring PJ's to change into after Mass!