Eagle Express Newsletter

January 10, 2024

From the Office

Dear Parents,

"Catholic Schools: Faith. Excellence. Service.” is the theme of this year's Catholic School Week, starting on January 28th. There will be a kick-off Mass at 10:15 on the 28th.  Please consider attending this mass and Open House to be a visible “Thank You” to the parish that supports our school, students can show their IHM Pride by wearing  their uniforms that day to church.

Priority Application for the 24-25 School Year for current IHM families for siblings, and IHM parishioners, starts today, Wednesday Jan. 10th and goes through Feb. 7th. After Feb. 7th, enrollment will be on a first-come, first-served basis, so if you your student has a sibling that you want to come to IHM, please make sure to fill out an application for them by that date to ensure they will have a spot in the class!

Applications are needed ONLY FOR NEW STUDENTS, including SIBLINGS OF CURRENT STUDENTS. See the Application letter attached for the link to the application, and lots more information. Please spread the news to anyone you know who may be interested in IHM School. 

For current ECE and K-7 students, IHM School will assume that your child will be returning for the 24-25 school year, unless we hear differently from you (DO NOT fill out an application for current students!).  You will be assessed a non-refundable re-enrollment fee of $75 on the Feb. 25th tuition withdrawal unless we hear from you that your plans have changed for next year by Feb. 7th.  Enrollment packet forms, which you will need to fill out, are usually available in June.

The Talent Show is coming up on Thursday, February 1st! If your student would like to present an act in the Talent show, click here to let Mrs. Binzak know, and to learn more about the practice times and guidelines: https://forms.gle/75RiyiDvGsVZZzdM8.

Many thanks to the parents who have already filled out our Title One survey. If you have not done it yet, we need your help! Please fill it out by Friday, Jan. 19, 2024: https://forms.gle/3Afv8ebHt5K3PT4E7 (English)

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

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

 Starting January 15, text messages sent via Parent Alert from IHM will have a new short code. Please add the new short code 317065 to your saved contact for IHM so it does not display as an unknown sender.

• This is simply a change in the carrier for the service FACTs provides.
• Your text header will be IHM-WI.
• If you previously opted out of receiving Parent Alert text messages, you will need to re-opt out by texting STOP.

If you would like a professional recording of the IHM Christmas Concert, fill out the order form here: https://forms.gle/ubocGzV27tcUQV7q9  by Wednesday, January 10th!

We are looking for donations of small, new or gently used prizes (fidgets, fun school supplies, bottles of Gatorade are popular!) for our Catholic Schools Bingo game. Please send them by Friday, January 26th to the school office. Thank you!

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

Thanks to everyone who has RSVP'd to our IHM Benefit Dinner & Dance! What an evening it will be! Please support our silent auction until Friday 1/26 at 8pm! Check ihmbenefit.givesmart.com for silent auction additions! 

EdCo (Educational Commission) News       [email protected]

No news this week!

IHM Basketball

Friday, January 12

7:30     6th Grade Boys at St. Johns

Saturday, January 13

8:00     6th Grade Boys at IHM

10:30     6th Grade Girls at IHM

11:45     7th Grade Girls at IHM

1:00     6th Grade Girls at IHM

8th Grade Boys will playing in the St. James tournament! Schedule at maislathletics.org.

Go Eagles!

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

Application Information - English / Espanol

Christmas Mountain Ski Field Trip Notification (Grades 6-8 only) 

Spartan Bowl Field Trip Notification (Grades 4K-8)

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

Middle School Ski Field Trip Waiver & Rental Form

Did You Know?

The IHM classroom with the highest percentage of parents RSVPing for the Jan. 26th Benefit Dinner & Dance will win a class pizza party! 

You can drop off your RSVP card at the IHM Parish Office 9-noon Friday 1/12, return to the school office, or buy online: at p26.givesmart.com! RSVP's MUST be returned or purchased by this Friday, Jan. 12th! Seating is limited!