Eagle Express Newsletter

January 31, 2024

From the Office

Dear Parents,

Thanks to all who attended our 12th Annual Benefit Dinner & Dance last Friday night! I hope you all had as much fun as I did, and maybe came away with something from the Auction. We will let you know how much the event raised for IHM School and Pastorate 26 as soon as the final numbers are in - it was very close to $100,000!

Thank you also to all who attended our Catholic Schools Week kick-off Mass and Open House this weekend. We had a great time, and really presented our awesome school to many new families. We hope you had fun! Catholic Schools Week continues through this week with Tourist Day on Thursday, and Dress-Up for Jesus Day on Friday!

Two things to do before next Wednesday, Feb. 7th:

1. If you do not plan on your students attending IHM in the Fall, let the office know by next Wednesday, Feb. 7th, to avoid being assessed the $75 non-refundable re-enrollment fee. Fill out the form here: https://forms.gle/VfZSkZ19EZ5Z3oiR8
2. For siblings that have not attended IHM, and other new students: Priority Application for current IHM families and IHM parishioners for the 24-25 school year ends Wednesday, Feb. 7th . After that, application is open to the public. Apply for the 24-25 school year by logging into your FACTs family portal (district code is IHM-WI) and clicking the Apply/Enroll link on the menu. Current students at any level do NOT NEED AN APPLICATION! Each application costs IHM money, and current/past students don't need them.

If you need to find out how much you paid in tuition or child care last year for tax purposes, please follow these steps:

1) Log into your FACTs tuition account
2) Click the "View Details" link just to the right of "Payment Plan & Billing".
3) Use the drop down menu to make sure the box below the words Transactions says "All".
4) Click the box "View Payment Summary". The screen will give you a total of what you paid in each category.
5) If you need more help, please email the business office at [email protected]

There is no Wednesday Faith Formation tonight - we hope to see you next week!

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

 Sr. Sue and the Student Council can use donations of individually wrapped candies for Candy Grams! Please drop off in the office by Feb. 14th! Thank you!

 The IHM federal tax ID number is 39-0828125

  If you have not done it yet, this is your last chance, we need your help to fill out our Title One survey: https://forms.gle/3Afv8ebHt5K3PT4E7 (English)

https://forms.gle/bWXyVBQQF6VYHjeQA (Spanish)

 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

Many thanks to the parents who volunteered to help with Catholic Schools Week this week! We appreciate you!

dCo (Educational Commission) News       [email protected]

RaiseRight Update

New Credit Card Convenience Fee 

On February 1, 2024, the convenience fee that participants pay when using a credit card during checkout on RaiseRight.com and the mobile app will increase from 2.6% to 3% per transaction. 

The convenience fee on orders paid with a linked bank account will remain at $0.29 per transaction, and the debit card convenience fee will remain at 1% per transaction.

IHM Basketball

 Friday, February 2

4:30      7th Grade Girls at Blessed Sacrament

7:15      6th Grade Boys at St. Johns

 Saturday, February 3

8:00     6th Grade Boys at St. Francis

10:30     6th Grade Girls at St. Dennis

11:45     8th Grade Boys at St. Francis

 Sunday, February 4

1:00     6th Grade Girls at Westside Christian

1:15     8th Grade Boys at Edgewood HS - Wilke

2:45    6th Grade Girls at Westside Christian

 Go Eagles!

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

 February Menu

 Children's Theater Field Trip Notification (Grades K,1,2 only)

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

 Christmas Program DVD/Memory Stick, if ordered

 Candy Grams

Did You Know?

 IHM will again be running two summer programs again this year! 
The ECE Summer Program for kids entering grades ECE (3K & 4K) and Kindergarten AND
The IHM Summer Camp Program for kids in 1-6th Grade next school year! 
Watch for more information next week!