The Charger Chronicles

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1 The Charger Chronicles Immaculate Conception School Parent Newsletter September 1, 2018 Volume 9 Issue 1 From the Principal Dear Parents, The new year has gotten off to a great start. I hope you had a restful Labor Day Holiday, especially with the two added bonus days due to TS Gordon. Let s pray that our remaining hurricane season is uneventful. Thank you for attending our orientation evening last week. I hope you received information that will help you partner more closely with us for your child s academic success. Please don t hesitate to contact me, if I can ever be of service to you or your child. I can most easily be reached at k.dimarco@icschargers.org, or you may call me or the office to set up an appointment. The big focus this year is our AdvancED reaccreditation review visit on April 24th and 25th. Please keep us in your prayers as we work on our self study and improvement plan. You, as an ICS stakeholder are an integral part of this process, and your input is imperative to growth and improvement. We need your help in completing two short surveys by using these links: Parent Opinion Poll: ICS Climate and Culture: For those of you who stopped by the office during orientation, and completed the surveys, thank you so much! We are asking that all parents take these two short surveys no later than Friday, September 21st. Students and faculty will also be surveyed in order for us to get the most complete data. The input of all stakeholders is essential to developing a school self improvement plan and in making ICS the best it can be! Again this school year, I will attempt to continue Lunch with the Principal in order to know the students and their experiences better. Please refer to the monthly calendar as to each home room s Lunch with the Principal date. Speaking of the monthly calendar, we will it at the beginning of each month along with this, the Charger Chronicles, and the school menu. Although we do try our best to not make changes to the original calendar we sent in July, sometimes there are unforeseen circumstances that necessitate changes to the calendar, so please check the monthly calendar for changes, new events, and added information. We are excited to announce a new program here at ICS this year called Read a Tale, Wag a Tail in which ICS will be partnering with the Jefferson Parish SPCA. With parental permission, our 1st through 3rd graders will have the opportunity to read to shelter dogs. Research shows that this improves students oral reading fluency, strengthens reading comprehension skills, and boosts self-confidence. It also increases the dogs socialization skills, thus improving adoption chances. The Chargers are ready to paws for a cause! We hope you are too! Sincerely, Kim DiMarco

2 Important Dates 9/3: Labor Day No School Nursery closed 9/13: Chick-Fil-A Night (5:00pm 8:00pm) 9/14: PK-4 & Kinder Grandparents Day 9/18: Progress Reports posted 9/20: Parent/Teacher Conferences 3:30pm 5:30pm 9/26: School pictures (grades Nur 3 rd grade) Safe Environment Program Safe Environment Training for middle school will take place during the month of September, primary school in October and early childhood in November. Here is a brief description by grade level: PK3, PK4 - Safe and Unsafe Touches, and Words to Use to Keep Them Safe Kindergarten - Rules about the Body Grade 1 - Rules for Interacting with Others Grade 2 - Listening to Your Intuition Grade 3 - Secrets: Those You Keep and Those You Share Grade 4 - Healthy Friendships (includes information on peer to peer abuse) Grade 5 - Healthy Privacy and Internet Safety Grade 6 - Definition of Boundaries, Recognizing Abuse, and Internet Safety Grade 7 Review of Boundaries, How to Respond to Boundary Violations, and Who Could You Tell No Uniform/Free Dress Guidelines Acceptable Wear: jeans,t-shirts, blouses, skirts, leggings/skinny jeans may only be worn with a top or dress that falls below the buttocks, low heeled shoes. NOTE: Pre-K2 through Kind. must wear their school shoes or similar like shoes with velcro- no shoe strings. Unacceptable Wear: too tight or too short pants/skirts, no shorts (except for PE shorts) spaghetti straps, tank tops, bare shoulders, inappropriate writing or slogans on T-shirts, exposed stomach/mid-drift, high heels, leggings worn with a short top. Salesian T-shirt Orders Last call for Salesian shirt orders for the school year! As a school devoted to the Salesian charism, Immaculate Conception has chosen to mark the 24th day of each month (or a day near the 24th) as Salesian Shirt Day in honor of our devotion to Mary Help of Christians. Students may wear a Salesian shirt with school uniform bottoms or appropriate dress down attire. Please use the attached order form to place your order by September 14 th. Toddler sizes are available. Box Tops/Ink and Toner Cartridges Parents please clip those Box Tops and send them in to school! What an easy way to earn money for your child s school! Be sure to send them in an envelope or baggie with your child s name and homeroom. The class with the most Box Tops turned in each semester will win a classroom party! Earn more Box Tops points by using the Box Top Bonus app. ICS also collects proofs of purchase from Community products as well as participates in fundraising through the Shoparoo app. See the attached flyer to learn more about the Box Top Bonus and the Shoparoo apps. ICS Back to School Who Dat Raffle It is time for our ICS WHO DAT Back to School Raffle. Raffle tickets were distributed to oldest and only students last week either in homeroom or to the parents at orientation. We are requesting that each family sell one book/ 10 tickets for the 2018 raffle. Our goal is to sell 5,000 tickets for a profit of approximately $45,000 for our school. Receive a free t-shirt for selling 10 tickets and the chance to win Saints tickets for selling more books of tickets. If your family does not intend to participate in the Who Dat Raffle, please return your tickets to school tomorrow, Friday, September 7th. All ticket money and t-shirt orders are due Tuesday, September 18th. All questions concerning the raffle and requests for more tickets should be directed to Mrs. Silvana Collins by at s.collins@icschargers.org or by calling her at

3 school at ext. 21. See the attached flyers for more raffle details. Smoothie King Our next Smoothie King Day is Thursday, September 27 th. This month s flavor is Caribbean Way. The ingredients are banana, strawberry, papaya, water, and ice. $3.00 CASH money is due Tuesday, September 25 th. PTO Mother-Son Bowling Event Let s Bowl, Let s Bowl..Mark your calendar for Mother-Son Bowling on Sunday, October 14, 2018 following the October Family Mass. Tickets will be required in advanced and will be sold closer to the event. See the attached flyer for details. IC Pops IC Pops Meeting Thursday, September 20 th 7:00pm in the Cafeteria Family Mass Our next Family Mass is Sunday, September 23 rd at 11:00am. A parish picnic will follow Mass. Friday Night Sports Night The first Friday Night Sports Night for Middle School Students will be held on Friday, September 14 th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The students will play a Dodgeball Tournament. Crescent City Fall Classic Please help ICS win a cash grant of $3,000! We won the grant FOUR years in a row!! Let s make it five! The event will be held on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at 8:30am in New Orleans City Park. The cost is $20.00 per person and includes a t-shirt, food, drinks, and fun activities for the children. It is a fun family event! Register now online at Use the promo access code grantics to register under Immaculate Conception School.

4 September 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat FF = Flag Football VB = Volleyball CC = Cross Country Labor Day Nur-7th grade No School 4 5 K - 3rd Mass 8:30am City Park 7:00am Delgado 9:00am th - 7th Mass 8:30am 4A lunch with principal 13 Chick-fil-A Night 14 Progress Report grades due PK-4 & K Grandparents Day M.S. Sports Night 6:00pm - 8:00pm 15 Jefferson Playground 7:00am Shaw 9:00am Sr. only 16 Book Fair 17th - 21st Kick-off to Caring Week 23 Family Mass 11:00am Parish Picnic to follow 17 St. Cletus 3:45pm ICS 3:45pm 4B lunch with principal 24 Salesian t-shirt day 3:45pm 18 Progress Reports posted Who Dat Raffle money due 25 ICS 3:45pm (Sr. only) ICS 4:15pm Sr. only Smoothie King money due 19 K - 3rd Mass 8:30am ICS 4:00pm - Jr. Only Shaw 4:00pm Brother Martin 4:00pm 26 4th - 7th Mass 8:30am Nur - 3rd - Individual Pictures ICS 4:00pm Brother Martin 4:00pm 4C lunch with principal 20 Parent/Teacher Conferences 3:30pm - 5:00pm I.C.Pops Mtg. 7:00pm 21 AOL 3:45pm Sr. only Smoothie King Day ICS 3:45pm Sr. only 1st - 7th Writing Workshop ICS 3:45pm 22 Jefferson Playground 7:00am Math Brother Martin 9:00am 29 Jefferson Playground 7:00am 30

5 September 2018 Elementary Lunch Menu Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Salisbury Steak Crispy or Soft Beef Taco Meatsauce Red or White Beans Chicken and Sausage Gumbo Shredded Cheese Cup Spaghetti (Chicken Smackers for Pre-K only) Rice Shredded Lettuce & Chopped Tomato Cauliflower w/cheese Rice Potato Salad Golden Corn Assorted Fruit Chicken Smackers/Sausage Links Seasoned Green Peas Fresh Fruit Chilled Applesauce (Pre-K) Popeye Salad Assorted Fruit Southern Butter Roll Assorted Fruit Garlic Roll Fresh Fruit Chilled Pears (Pre-K) Chilled Mandarin Oranges (Pre-K) Assorted Fruit Southern Butter Roll Cinnamon Roll Chilled Strawberries (Pre-K) Cookie French Bread Pre-K 1& 2 Option Only Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Corn Chilled Mandarin Oranges, Cinnamon Roll, Chicken & Sausage Jambalaya Crispy or Soft Beef Taco Lasagna Red or White Beans Shepherds Pie Seasoned ot Italian Green Beans Shredded Cheese Cup Creamed Spinach (Chicken Smackers for Pre-K only) Italian Salad Glazed Carrots Shredded Lettuce & Chopped Tomato Assorted Fruit Rice Assorted Fruit Assorted Fruit Golden Corn Chilled Mandarin Oranges(Pre-K) Chicken Smackers/Sausage Links Chilled Tropical Fruit (Pre-K) Chilled Strawberries (Pre-K) Fresh Fruit Garlic Roll Cauliflower w/cheese Southern Butter Roll Southern Butter Roll Assorted Fruit Fresh Fruit Rice Krispie Chilled Peaches (Pre-K ) Assorted Fruit Cinnamon Roll Chilled Pears (Pre-K) Cornbread Beef Stew Crispy or Soft Beef Taco Meatsauce Red or White Beans Chicken and Sausage Gumbo Rice Shredded Cheese Cup Spaghetti (Chicken Smackers for Pre-K only) Rice Carrot Soufflé Shredded Lettuce & Chopped Tomato Broccoli w/cheese Rice Potato Salad Seasoned or Italian Green Beans Golden Corn Assorted Fruit Chicken Smackers/Sausage Links Seasoned Green Peas Assorted Fruit Fresh Fruit Chilled Pears (Pre-K) Caesar Salad Assorted Fruit Chilled Pineapple(Pre-K) Assorted Fruit Garlic Roll Fresh Fruit Chilled Peaches (Pre-K) Southern Butter Roll Chilled Mandarin Oranges (Pre-K) Assorted Fruit Southern Butter Roll Cinnamon Roll Chilled Applesauce (Pre-K) Brownie French Bread Pre-K 1& 2 Option Only Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Corn Chilled Mandarin Oranges, NUTRITION DAY -MELON Cinnamon Roll, Chicken Nuggets Crispy or Soft Beef Taco Meatballs and Red Gravy Red or White Beans Shrimp Archie Mac and Cheese Shredded Cheese Cup Spaghetti (Chicken Smackers for Pre-K only) Italian Salad Glazed Carrots Shredded Lettuce & Chopped Tomato Broccoli w/cheese Rice Seasoned or Italian Green beans Seasoned Green Peas Golden Corn Assorted Fruit Chicken Smackers/Sausage Links Assorted Fruit Assorted Fruit Fresh Fruit Chilled Peaches (Pre-K) Caesar Salad Chilled Strawberries(Pre-K) Chilled Applesauce (Pre-K) Assorted Fruit Garlic Roll Fresh Fruit Cake Southern Butter Roll Chilled Pears (Pre-K) Assorted Fruit Cinnamon Roll Mandarin Oranges(Pre-K) Cornbread

6 September 2018 Elementary Sandwich Menu Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Grilled Cheese Sandwich Hamburger on Bun w/wo Cheese Chicken Nuggets Cheese & Pepperoni Pizza (Hand Tossed) Corn Cauliflower & cheese Baked Beans Green Peas Seasoned Fries Lettuce/Tomato/Pickle Popeye Salad Smiles Fresh fruit Tots Crinkle Fries Assorted Fruit Assorted Fruit Assorted Fruit Fresh Fruit Chilled Pears(Pre-K) Chilled Mandarin Oranges(Pre-K) Chilled Applesauce(Pre-K) Assorted Fruit Cookie Cinnamon Roll Chilled Strawberries (Pre-K) French Bread Calzones(Cheese) Hamburger on Bun w/wo Cheese Cheese & Pepperoni Pizza (Hand Tossed) Breaded Chicken (Spicy) Patty on Bun Chicken Nuggets Glazed Carrots Lettuce/Tomato/Pickle Creamed Spinach Lettuce/Tomato /Pickle Italian Salad Tots Crinkle Fries Smiles Baked Beans Tots Assorted Fruit Fresh fruit Assorted Fruit Seasoned Fries Assorted Fruit Chilled Strawberries (Pre-K) Assorted Fruit Chilled Mandarin Oranges(Pre-K) Fresh fruit Chilled Tropical Fruit (Pre-K) Chilled Peaches(Pre-K) Assorted Fruit Southern Butter Roll Cinnamon Roll Chilled Pears(Pre-K) Rice Krispie Breaded Chicken (Spicy) Patty on Bun Grilled Cheese Sandwich Chicken Nuggets Hamburger on Bun w/wo Cheese Cheese & Pepperoni Pizza w/rolled Edge Carrot Souffle Crinkle Fries Broccoli w/cheese Lettuce/Tomato/Pickle Seasoned Peas Lettuce/Tomato/Pickle Corn Tots Baked Beans Tots Smiles Fresh Fruit Assorted Fruit Seasoned Fries Assorted Fruit Assorted Fruit Assorted Fruit Chilled Pears (Pre-K) Fresh Fruit Chilled Peaches (Pre-K) Chilled Pineapple(Pre-K) Chilled Mandarin Oranges (Pre-K) Garlic Roll Assorted Fruit Brownie Cinnamon Roll Chilled Applesauce (Pre-K) NUTRITION DAY - Melon Calzones(Pepperoni) Chicken Nuggets Breaded Chicken (Spicy) Patty on Bun Cheese & Pepperoni Pizza w/rolled Edge Hamburger on Bun w/wo Cheese Smiles Crinkle Fries Lettuce/Tomato/Pickle Baked Beans Lettuce/ Tomato/Pickle Glazed Carrots Corn Tots Seasoned Fries Crinkle Fries Assorted Fruit Fresh Fruit Broccoli w/cheese Fresh Fruit Assorted Fruit Chilled Applesauce (Pre-K) Assorted Fruit Assorted Fruit Assorted Fruit Chilled Strawberries (Pre-K) Chilled Pears (Pre-K ) Chilled Peaches (Pre-K) Mandarin Oranges (Pre-K) Cake Cinnamon Roll

7 August 31, 2018 Dear ICS Families, It is time for our ICS WHO DAT Back to School Raffle. Started in 2016, the ICS WHO DAT Back to School Raffle has generated over $56,000 for our school in the last two years. Once again our school has been generously gifted a set of tickets to attend a New Orleans Saints game in the luxury of a suite. The ICS WHO DAT Back to School Raffle is a calendar raffle with a prize for each day from October 1 through October 31. Cash prizes range from $25.00 to $ each day for a total of over $5,000 in cash giveaways. The grand prize is a game day package for the New Orleans Saints against the 2018 Super Bowl champs Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, November 18, The game day package includes four suite tickets, food and beverages, and a dome lot parking pass. We are requesting that each family sell one book/ 10 tickets for the 2018 raffle. The donation is $10.00 for each ticket ($100 for the entire book). Our goal is to sell 5,000 tickets for a profit of approximately $45,000 for our school. Together we can make this goal a reality. As a special thank you for selling raffle tickets, for each 10 tickets sold you will receive a special ICS/Saints t- shirt. Students may wear the t-shirt on designated days throughout the football season. In addition, the students who sold a winning raffle ticket will also receive a prize and there will be incentives for selling multiple books of tickets. See the accompanying flyer for prize incentives. Weekly drawings will be held every Monday morning during the month of October. Tickets pulled go back into the drawing after each day s prizes are drawn, so ticket holders have multiple chances to win! We value your participation in this raffle and look forward to cheering on the Black and Gold with you this football season. Blessings, Mrs. Kim DiMarco Principal Mrs. Silvana Collins Advancement Director P.S. If you do not intend to participate in the Who Dat Raffle, please return your tickets to school by Tuesday, September 4th. All ticket money and t-shirt orders are due Tuesday, September 18th. Please use the enclosed form when submitting money and orders. Thank you for your cooperation. All questions concerning the raffle and requests for more tickets should be directed to Mrs. Silvana Collins by at s.collins@icschargers.org or by calling her at school at ext. 21.

8 ICS Back to School WHO DAT Raffle PARTICIPATION INCENTIVES WEEKLY PRIZES FOR STUDENTS DURING MORNING ASSEMBLY RAFFLE DRAWINGS! If a ticket your family sold is drawn for one of the daily prizes, you will receive a special prize from Raising Cane s. Seller of the grand prize ticket will receive an extra special prize. Drawing will be held on Mondays in October during morning assembly. FREE T-Shirt for selling 10 tickets!! Families selling ONE (1) BOOK (10 tickets total) will get a special ICS/Saints T-shirt Additional shirts may be purchased once FREE shirt is earned. CHANCE TO WIN 2 SAINTS TICKETS for selling 20 tickets!! Families selling TWO (2) BOOKS (20 tickets total) will get the t-shirts as well as a chance to win 2 bunker seat tickets to a 2018 Saints Home Game. (specific game to be determined) CHANCE TO WIN 4 SAINTS TICKETS for selling 30 tickets!! Families selling THREE (30 tickets total) will get the t-shirts as well as a chance to win 4 bunker seat tickets to a 2018 Saints Home Game. (specific game to be determined) EXTRA TICKETS ARE LIMITED & will be distributed on a first come first serve basis 2018 ICS/Saints T-Shirt This year s special t-shirt is a black short-sleeved shirt with a two color white and gold state of Louisiana design on front ICS/Saints T-shirt Days Monday, October 8 Friday, October 19 Friday, October 26 Friday, November 2 Friday, November 9 Friday, November 16 Thursday, November 29 Friday, December 7 Monday, December 17 Students may wear the 2018 ICS/Saints T-shirt with jeans, PE uniform shorts or sweatpants, or uniform bottoms (pants, skirt or shorts). Students in Kinder through 7th grade may wear tennis shoes.

9 ICS Back to School WHO DAT Raffle Ticket Turn-In and T-Shirt Order Form ALL TICKET MONEY & T-SHIRT ORDERS DUE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 Please use the envelope your tickets were issued in and this form to turn in ticket money and place your order for the FREE t-shirt. Additional shirts may also be purchased for $15.00 with this order form ICS/Saints T-Shirt This year s special t-shirt is a black short-sleeved shirt with a two color white and gold state of Louisiana design on front. STUDENT S NAME: HOMEROOM: # of Tickets sold: (Raffle Ticket #s through ) Amount of money enclosed: $ (Make checks payable to ICS; Separate payments for tickets and t-shirts preferred) PLEASE SELECT YOUR FREE SHIRT: Toddler Shirt Sizes 2T 3T 4T Youth Shirt Sizes XS S M L Adult Shirt Sizes ORDER ADDITIONAL $15.00 each: Toddler Shirt Sizes 2T 3T 4T Youth Shirt Sizes XS S M L Adult Shirt Sizes S M L S M L XL 2XL 3XL ** Ladies V-Neck Shirt Sizes XL 2XL 3XL ** Ladies V-Neck Shirt Sizes S M L S M L XL 2XL 3XL XL 2XL 3XL # of additional shirts ordered: x $15.00 = $ Amount of t-shirt money enclosed (Make checks payable to ICS; Separate payments for tickets and t-shirts preferred)

10 Immaculate Conception School PTO Presents Mother-Son B O W L I N G Event Sunday, October 11:30 a.m. (following Family Mass) $40 per pair/ $15 each additional son Includes 2 games of bowling, shoe rental, pizza & soda Stay tuned for more information...

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