May 8, 2008

New This Week:

Last chance! CYO is having its last Carewalk on Tuesday, May 13. Sandwiches will be made on Monday, May 12. Click here for the flyer. Look for next week on info on Dorney Park.

Go to the Home and School page for the ballot for the Home and School Election.

This year the Mother/Son Event is a karate demo and pizza party from 6:30-9:00PM on Friday, May 30 in the ICS cafeteria. The Empty Hands Karate Studio will perform and give a short lesson. The cost is $12.00 per person. For more information, call Denise Ripley at 215-886-1593.

Immaculate Conception is having another school spirit night on Thursday, May 22. Click here for the sign-up sheet.

Check out the Communications Envelope for Launch Into Literacy.

Can you make room for a foster child? The Catholic Social Services is looking for single or married couples to become foster children. Catholic Social Services will provide training, support, finacial reimbursement, and Catholic school tuition. For more info,call Melissa or Pat at 215-587-3960.

Click here for SummerSkills workbook information.

Ongoing Information:

Learn more about Growing Vocabulary To Enhance Communication from the Stuttering Foundation of America.

Click here for FAQs about helping children with communication disorders in school.

For help from the School Counselor on shyness, click here. For sibling rivalry, click here. For lying, click here.

There will be a Lady Ghost Basketball Camp. Click here for more info.

The Breathing Room is having a Celebration of Life at Our Lady Help of Christian School in Abington. The cost is $35 per person. There will be games and refreshments provided. Click here for the signup sheet.

Buy a rose to support the Breathing Room. The cost is $1 per rose. Click here for the order form.

Click here for a brochure for the McDevitt Girls Basketball Camp.

May Procession is on May 28. For more information about times and dress codes, click here.

Click here to sign up for Camp Overbrook, a fun recreational summer camp for children.

McDevitt is having a Renaissance camp where young artists in Grades 6, 7, and 8 can recreate the masterpieces of Raphael, Michaelangelo, Donentello, and Leonardo. Lessons will be held from 9:00AM to 12 Noon, going June 16 to June 27. The total cost is $150. For more information and registration, contact the Immcaulate Conception Office.

Check the tuition page for the new tuition schedule.

The Track Team has a new hotline. Go to The new Church website to find track info.

It's not to late; 8 million dollars is still available for educational approvement tax credits. Click here to see the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference Column.

BLOCS (Business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools) application forms are available. Click here for the form.

May Lunch Menus are Posted! Use the Lunch Menus link on the left.

Scrip order forms are here. For the regular version, click here. For the advanced version, click here.

The teachers and staff will be posting class activities, homework, etc at teacherweb.com instead of schoolnotes.com this year. In a few weeks the link to this new web site will be available through the icswebsite home page. Anyone can access their teacher's web page now going to www.teacherweb.com.

Immaculate's Homework Club- Mrs. Heinz and Ms. Mamrol will proctor after school. Monday through Thursday from 3-5 pm. Your child may be picked up at 4:00 or 5:00 depending on his/her need. Please note that parents of students who are not completing assignments, or those who need structured time to do so will be notified by his/her teacher and will be required to stay until the assignment is completed. Click here for the form.

CYO Dance Schedule
Can be downloaded from this link as a printer-friendly PDF.

2007-2008 Calendar is up! Note that this is a tentative calendar and may be subject to changes. It's available in PDF format. Follow this link>>

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