The Charger Chronicles Immaculate Conception School Parent Newsletter Important Dates

The Charger Chronicles
Immaculate Conception School Parent Newsletter
November 1, 2014 • Volume 4 Issue 3
Important Dates
Dear ICS Families,
As we prepare ourselves to begin the month of
November, our school theme is “Thankfulness,”
and it goes so well with our upcoming feast of
Thanksgiving. For each of us, on our worst of
days, we still have SO MUCH and SO MANY to be
grateful to God for.
As a school community, first and foremost, we
thank God for your sharing your children’s lives
with us. It goes without saying: a school without
children is a closed school. That’s in the real and
practical sense, but – more so – we thank God for
your children because of the honor you give us in
helping you to form them into the honest citizens
and good Christians that they will become. This
IS an honor! This is a privilege for any educator,
and having your children attend Immaculate
Conception School means that the teachers here
are much more than “instructors” in any given
subject – we are collaborators with you, the
parents, in the formation of your children. Yes,
an honor and privilege which we are grateful to
God for!
Just the other day, I overheard one of our
teachers who will soon be going out on maternity
leave, speaking with another teacher. It was the
end of the school day (when all of us are tired)
and this teacher was saying: “I know I should be
thinking about the baby, but all I can think about
is how to help my “kids” (that is, her students)
transition to the maternity sub.” This says a lot
about the dedication and concerns of our
teachers, and while I thank God for your children,
as a school principal, I also thank God for the
committed and dedicated teaching staff that I
have the privilege of serving with here at ICS. I
hope, that you, too, will thank God for them, also.
Well, all this is from a “principal’s” perspective. I
hope and pray that you will take some time aside
from the turkey and fixins’ later this month to
make your own list of blessings that you are
grateful to God for as we celebrate Thanksgiving
2014, too.
Recently, on Facebook, I found a quote. I shared
it with the children one morning, and now I
would like to share it with you, as I close this
month’s Chronicle’s message:
I did not sleep well last night,
but I did wake up.
My muscles are sore,
but they work.
My wallet is not full,
but my belly is.
I may not have all I want,
but I have all I need.
My life is not perfect,
but my life is good.
THANK YOU, LORD,
for all the blessings you have shared with me in
my life
and in the lives of those I love!
God bless! And HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Sr. Lou Ann
Crescent City Fall Classic
ICS will be participating in the
Crescent City Fall Classic on
November 8th. This event is
aimed at exposing youth and
adults to the healthful aspects of
a regular exercise program, while encouraging
spirited interaction. A cash grant will also be
rewarded to the school with the largest number
of participants. Please help us win in 1st place! To
register online, go to the registration site:
ccfc5k.eventbrite.com and enter in the
promotional code "ICS" (above the register
button). Once you type in the code and hit apply,
a registration option will pop up called
"Immaculate Conception School Registration"
which will allow you to register for the $15 rate.
The deadline for online registration and for paper
registrations (attached) is Oct. 31st (at midnight).
Quiz Bowlers Play Propaganda
17 Charger quiz bowlers recently took part in the
New Orleans Academic Games contest called
Propaganda. Students are tasked with
recognizing various techniques of persuasion.
The ICS Navy Team consisting of Ellie Dalton,
Alexandra Evans, Macie Morrison and Louis
Weaver earned the best score of any elementary
Westbank school. With 37 teams participating,
the ICS White Team consisting of Amy Hoang,
Emily Mailhos, Marc Munoz, Lindsey Nguyen, and
Olivia Szewczyk finsihed 10th in the middle school
division and finished as the top school from the
Westbank. The ICS Gold Team of Aline Firmin,
Chloe Mahl, Jade Nguyen, Isabella Ockman, and
Kennedy Richardson finshed 11th overall and 2nd
place Westbank school. The ICS Columbia Team
consisted of Addison Cranmer, Talyna Dinh, and
Aidan Gauthe finished 12th overall and 3rd from the
Westbank. Geaux Chargers!
Kevin France
Memorial Swimming
Championships at the
UNO Aquatic Center.
In the 5th grade
freestyle competition,
Kadence Luu and
Olivia St. Germain
finished 1st and 2nd among all Westbank Catholic
Schools. Luu posted ICS’s fastest time of the
year. In the 7th grade freestyle race, Aline Firmin
finished 1st among all Westbank Catholic Schools.
In the 7th grade backstroke competition, Aline
Firmin and Jade Nguyen finished 1st and 2nd
among all Westbank Catholic Schools. Firmin
posted ICS’s fastest time of the year in the
backstroke. ICS was the best Westbank Catholic
School at the Metro League Championships.
Geaux Chargers!
IC Pops
6th Annual Beautification
Day
Saturday, November 1st
8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
The IC Pops and Builders
Club will sponsor our annual Immaculate
Conception School Beautification Day. For more
information or to volunteer please contact the
school office.
IC Pops Meeting
Thursday, November 20th
7:00pm in the Cafeteria
Academic Update
PTO
Immaculate Conception students
completed the first marking period
on October 10th. 200 students
finished the first nine weeks with
honors. Way to go, Chargers!
Dine out dates for the month of November:
Blue Wave Swim Team Makes a Splash
The Immaculate Conception Chargers Blue Wave
swim team participated in the Metro League
PTO Meeting
Thursday, November 13th
7:00pm in the Cafeteria
November 5th – TGIF
November 17th – Texas Roadhouse
November 20th – One Smart Cookie
Legacy Breakfast
As part of our 90th Anniversary Celebration, ICS
will host a Legacy Breakfast on Saturday,
November 15, 2014 at The Four Columns. This
event is in honor of families who have made an
ICS education part of their family tradition! Any
family of a current student who has had at least
one other family member (parent, grandparent,
aunt, uncle, cousin or sibling) attend or graduate
from ICS is a Legacy Family.
Save the Date
On Saturday, January 24th, ICS
will hold its’ annual golf
tournament, "On a Swing and
A Prayer," at Timberlane
Country Club.