Eagle Express 2/12/2021

Posted by dianawinter
February 12, 2021

From the Office

Dear Parents,

We hope that all of the students had fun celebrating our amazing school during Catholic Schools Week last week! Thanks to all of the parents that chipped in with food, donations, bingo prizes, and watched the various videos! If you didn’t see it yet, here is the link to the Teachers Talent Show skit (the promise at the end was granted at the end of last week!): https://vimeo.com/508135238/834679056e .

We wanted to let parents know that they haven’t missed anything, re-enrollment forms are not yet available. It might be a month or two yet – sorry for the delay. Hang tight, keep reading your Eagle Express and we will provide the link when it is ready!

A menu change for next week Wednesday! The hot lunch on Wednesday the 17th will be Grilled Cheese Sandwiches and chips!

Tyrol Basin was able to reschedule our Middle School Field Trip for Friday, Feb. 19th! We do need new field trip forms, unfortunately, but only the IHM form. The Tyrol Online forms should still be good. Please sign them, send them back, and pray for good weather on the 19th.

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.

God Bless,
Callie Meiller, Principal

Office Reminders

The IHM federal tax ID number is 39-0828125
If you need to find out how much you paid in tuition or child care last year for tax purposes, please follow these steps:
-Log into your FACTs tuition account
-Click the “View Details” link just to the right of “Payment Plan & Billing”.
-Use the drop down menu to make sure the box below the words Transactions says “All”.
-Click the box “View Payment Summary”. The screen will give you a total of what you paid in each category.
-If you need more help, please email Bernie Heit at bheit@ihmparish.org
Current ECE and K-7 families will be charged a non-refundable re-enrollment fee of $75 per family on the February 25th FACTs account, unless we have heard from you that your plans have changed for next year.
February is Heart Heath awareness month and with that we are kicking off our 2nd Annual Kids Heart Challenge! If we have 50% of our families register online our school will earn $150! Go to : http://www2.heart.org/goto/IHOM
If you have any questions about the kids Heart Challenge contact Mrs. Snider at jsnider@ihm-school.org.
If a student has been exposed to a positive COVID case, IHM requires 10 days of quarantine from school or proof of a negative COVID test taken the 7th day after exposure, as long as the student is totally symptom-free. We will also support families who choose to keep their children home for the full 14 day quarantine, which the CDC recommends is still the safest course of action.
If your child is home because they are sick, we encourage them to rest and recover. Teachers ask that they not log into their classes if they do not have the materials. Thank you for keeping sick kids home to recover!
If your child will be home for more than a few days, you can request virtual learning materials. Teachers need at least 2 school days to prepare materials. Please contact the teacher directly if you need materials.
Use this site to order IHM Spirit Wear: https://ihm.socceretcdirect.com/index.php?route=common/home Click on “School Delivery” under Delivery Method, orders will be delivered to IHM, and we will send them home with your child as soon as we receive them! Quick Tip: If you add your name to the bottom of the order, where it says “Name if applicable,” it will add your child’s name to the piece of clothing.

Thank You!

Thanks to all who donated food to our very successful food drive for Second Harvest! The 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade all won pizza parties on this Friday, Feb. 12th for their classrooms for collecting so much food!

HSA News

The 2nd half of the HSA Fee for our K-8 families that is normally charged in February will be moved to March starting this year, in order to not be the same month as our Re-enrollment fee. Grades K-8 can expect a $60 fee in March.

It’s time for our annual IHM Fabulous Lenten Fish Fry’s! This year’s events will be Drive-Thru-style, and will be held on Friday, February 26th and Friday, March 19th. Although volunteer shift requirements have been waived for the 2020-21 school year, HSA is looking for families who would be interested in helping at these events. There are a number of indoor and outdoor, socially-distanced shifts at various start/end times. Please consider joining us in showing the local community and our students what IHM is all about! To sign-up for the event on Friday, February 26, please visit: Feb 26 Fish Fry Sign Up. Another way that you can support the events is by helping to spread the word to friends, family and co-workers, and by stopping by for a delicious meal!

For a list of bonus rebates, please visit: Scrip Bonus Rebates Now, through 2/26/21, you can earn up to 9% rebate on Kwik Trip card purchases.

Did You Know?

St. Valentine is the patron saint of beekeepers, epilepsy, the plague, fainting, and traveling, as well as engaged couples and happy marriages!

This week’s links

NEW DATE Skiing Field Trip Permission Slip – Grades 6-8 (also in hard copy)

In your child’s backpack

NEW DATE Skiing Field Trip Permission Slip – Grades 6-8 (also linked below) Will be sent as soon as Mrs. Winter is back in the office.