Eagle Express Newsletter November 9, 2022

From the Office Dear Parents, During this month of Thanksgiving, let’s remember to be grateful every day for the blessings that God has given to us. We here at IHM are grateful that you have chosen IHM to be your partners in educating your children and sharing our faith. We would like to invite all Veteran’s and Active Military associated with IHM School to the Holy Mass on this Friday, Nov. 11th. Because Mass is scheduled for that day, there will be no separate Prayer Service. We hope to see you there! IHM Students are welcome to wear Red, White, and/or Blue that day instead of their uniforms. If they are not wearing those colors, they should wear uniforms. Thanks to all who were involved in Prairie Fire Theater last week! It was a great show, and a wonderful experience for the students! See the HSA News section for info on how to order a recording of the perfomance! If you didn’t see it, there was a very nice article in the Catholic Herald this week about our own awesome Mrs. Binzak. Read it here: https://madisoncatholicherald.org/music-at-ihm/. Our Grandparents Day is coming up on Tuesday, November 22rd. Grandparents are invited to come with us to mass at 8:30 AM on that day – they should meet their students at Mass. They are invited to come back to school for a classrooms open house, a donut and coffee, and to shop the book fair if they are interested! It is a half-day of school for grade K-8, so the festivities and school will end at 11:00 AM. I have left in the sign up links for parent-teacher conferences for one more newsletter in case you still need them.  Each student should have ONE conference time for all parents. If that won’t work for your family, or you can’t make this day, please contact the teacher to arrange for a different time. Sign up for a conference time by Friday, November 11th. Families not signed up by that day will be assigned a time, which might not be convenient for your family. Mrs. Esser ECE 3K AND Monona Grove 4K Wraparound: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B4FA4A72CA31-ece3kmrs Mrs. Wellnitz ECE 4K: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B4FA4A72CA31-ece4kmrs Kindergarten: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B4FA4A72CA31-kindergarten  1st Grade: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B4FA4A72CA31-1stgrade 2nd Grade : https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B4FA4A72CA31-2ndgrade 3rd Grade : https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B4FA4A72CA31-3rdgrade   4th Grade: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B4FA4A72CA31-4thgrade 5th Grade: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B4FA4A72CA31-5thgrade Middle School: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B4FA4A72CA31-middle Catholic Schools provide a firm foundation for the growth and development of your child. Pray for a year filled with faith and learning. Let us be a community of service to one another and to our world. On behalf of Fr. Chad, 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 Our Grandparents Day is coming up on Tuesday, November 22rd. Grandparents are invited to come with us to mass at 8:30 AM on that day, and are invited to come back to school for a classrooms open house, a donut and coffee, and to shop the book fair if they are interested! It is a half-day of school for grade K-8, so the festivities and school will end at 11:00 AM. Long pants and tights/leggings under skirts are now required until April 1st. Bucky Books are now available for purchase to benefit the IHM Middle School Washinton DC trip! If interested, please email kim.genne@gmail.com. Thank you for your support! Please join us for our Wednesday Formation Night tonight! The focus will be on Catechesis for all parishioners and school families (children + adults) who desire to deepen their formation in the Catholic faith! We will then break out into age-appropriate groups. If you are able, please meet in Marian Hall this Wednesday 11/9! We will meet from 6-7:30pm. Free childcare is offered in the school /for ages 0-2. We hope you can make it!

Thank You Many thanks to our neighbors, the Sisters of Mary Morning Star, for leading our students in Adoration at their convent most Wednesday mornings through the school year (the K-5 attends on a rotating schedule.) We appreciate their time in leading the students in adoration prayer!

HSA News What a fantastic performance from our students in Jack & the Beanstalk!  It’s amazing what the Prairie Fire Childrens’ Theatre directors can accomplish with our kids in ONE WEEK.  We saw them working hard, having fun, and learning. Thanks to the large community of families who stepped up in some big ways to help things run this year! An extra big THANK YOU to Talitha Cushman for her coordination, and Dawn Ladik for her supervision and support during rehearsals. We are so grateful for their many talents!  If you want to purchase a video recording of the performance, please fill out form here: https://forms.gle/y4enEWz4Y8iQ8YgKA  by Nov. 29th.

IHM Sports   We will have 3 basketball teams this year: 5/6 Girls 5/6 Boys 7/8 Boys Watch this space for schedules! Please send cleaned volleyball uniforms into the school office ASAP. Thank you!

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Did You Know? Our annual Benefit Dinner & Dance will be held on Friday, January 13th, 2023 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Sun Prairie! The Benefit Dinner is our largest fundraiser benefiting our parish and school. Please mark your calendars, as it is a fun night and you won’t want to miss it!

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