This year at Immaculate Conception School we decided to do something a little different in showing our support towards Anti-Bullying Awareness Week. Today we celebrated our differences by “Putting a Sock on Bullying.” Students and staff arrived to school wearing their most colorful, tallest, wildest socks over their pants. Putting a sock on bullying gave the students and staff an opportunity to express their individuality and show the importance of embracing our uniqueness.
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Go Cougars!
Immaculate Conception students participated in the Catholic Board’s first annual cross country run. Our school may be small but we have students with a BIG passion for running. GO COUGARS!
Greater Sudbury Police inspire JK student at Immaculate Conception
Sage Wawia, a JK student from Ms. Marcil and Ms. Eibl’s FDK class aspires to become a police officer when he gets older. Constable Coluzzi from the Greater Sudbury Police came to speak to Sage about the role of a police officer. Sage was proud to walk away with his police sticker and an opportunity to share his experience with his classmates.
Global Read Aloud – Global Friends
Students in Mrs. Lotter’s Grade 2/3 class from Immaculate Conception have been participating in the Global Read Aloud. They had the opportunity to connect with Mrs. Herrod’s Grade 2 class from York, Maine during a real-time discussion about the book, called the BFG. Both classes will meet again during the rest of the read-aloud.
Immaculate Celebrates World Math Day
On October 14th, 2016 students at Immaculate Conception school celebrated World Math Day in true Cougar style. Families joined students to play cards, dice games and engage in engineering challenges to see who could build the tallest free standing towers. Grade 5 Math Ambassadors coached their younger schoolmates and took pictures of the amazing structures. Thank you Mme Larivière and Mrs Duguay for organizing this mathastic event.
Harvest Time at Immaculate Conception School
Students in Mrs. Lotter’s Grade 2/3 Class used vegetables harvested from the school garden to make a hearty vegetable soup to share with friends in Mrs. Hayden’s Grade 1/2 class. Students in both classes also made fresh applesauce after collaborating in apple-themed literacy activities.
May is for Mary Celebration at Immaculate
The student’s in grade 1 F.I. at Immaculate Conception lead a prayer service for students and parents to kick off Education Week. They also recited a decade of the rosary with all of the students joining in. This celebration was also dedicated to all mothers. Students sang “You are a gift to me” to their mothers and then presented them with a flower. They did a wonderful job and were very proud to lead this special celebration.
1st Cancer Society Relay For Life at Immaculate Conception raises $9231.48
On May 6th, Immaculate Conception, staff, students and parents participated in their very 1st Relay for Life. Their fundraising goal was to match the $1293.00 donation made by a grade 2 student, Julia Hayden when she cut her hair, at their kick off, to help make wigs for Cancer patients. They were hoping to collect $2400.00.
This year’s theme was “Walking Together, Sharing Our Story”. The afternoon started off with an opening ceremony where two students Julia Hayden and Emily Lotter shared their Cancer story along with Mrs. Swiatek, EA.
The school then recognized the participation of Cancer survivors, who were family members of the students. They so courageously led the walk outdoors. After an hour walk, they met back in the gymnasium for a very touching luminaries ceremony that allowed the school community to pray for the survivors as well as their loved ones who lost their fight to Cancer.
The students could not contain their excitement when the grand total was unveiled at the closing ceremonies. Mrs. Cathy Burns, from the Canadian Cancer Society’s regional office, was presented with a cheque for $9231.48.
Following this presentation, the much anticipated “Pie in the face” event took place. The student who raised the most in each class got to pie a teacher and the student who raised the most in the whole school got to pie the principal.
What an amazing event! Fun was had by all! A great big THANK YOU goes out to the many volunteers, the survivors, the students, parents & staff at Immaculate Conception. Their efforts really did pay off!
Cancer Society Relay for Life
Celebrating or Remembering? Sympathy or Empathy? Fighting back?
What motivates us to get involved in events such as the Cancer Society Relay for Life? Come out and see for yourself! You’ll be in for quite a few surprises such as the great reveal of our total pledge amount, brave survivors sharing their experiences, special reflection time during the luminaries ceremonies, testamonials, the excitement of teacher’s receiving a pie in the face, etc. Join us for this unforgettable event. You’re sure to leave with special memories!
Friday, May 6th 2016
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