Mary Immaculate

School Newsletter

6 Ann Street

Chepstow, ON N0G 1K0

Tel: 519-366-2731 / Fax: 519-366-2421

Monday, February 4, 2019

Principal: .................................................................. Brad Lacey Board Administration

Office Administrator: ...................................... Susan Wolfe‐Dales Director of Education: ........................................... Jamie Mckinnon

Priest: ............................................................... Father Luc Payette School Council

Superintendent: .............................................. Michael Bethune Co‐Chairpersons: ………………...………....Anne Bester and Krista Graf

Trustee: .................................................................. Lori DiCastri

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February’s Virtue is Empathy

God wants us to care about everyone’s

feelings. Empathy is the ability to put

oneself in another’s shoes and the

capacity to feel what the other person is

feeling.

An empathetic person listens when

someone speaks; notice when someone

is upset and tries to help and accept that

others have different perspectives.

Mrs. Girdler, we consider ourselves lucky to have known someone like

you who was so difficult to say goodbye to.

THANK YOU for all that you have brought to our school community! Your friendly ways, caring attitude and

laugh will be missed throughout the school. We’ve been lucky to have you as our Principal, even if it was for

a short a time. You will be missed by everyone!!

We want to give a warm welcome to Mr. Brad Lacey who joins us as our new Principal

on February 4. Mr. Lacey is originally from Chepstow and many parents will already

know him. Please be sure to say Hi when you see him and let him know we are happy

to have him join our Mary Immaculate family.

Message from Mr. Lacey: Hello Everyone!! I am very happy to be returning to the Mary Immaculate School Community. I grew up on our family farm just north of Chepstow and first joined Mary Immaculate School as a Kindergarten student in 1977. Yes, they had running water back then. They did not have Junior Kindergarten. I moved on to Sacred Heart High School and then went to The University of Western Ontario where I completed a Degree in Physics. My next stop was The University of Windsor where I completed my Teaching Degree. I started my teaching career at St. Mary’s High School in Owen Sound in the Spring of 1995. I have taught Business, Science, Mathematics, Resource, and Student Success throughout the years, and was the Vice-Principal there for the past three years. My family are parishioners of Mary Immaculate Church. I was an altar server, a reader, and I am also a member of the Building Committee. My wife Patti-Jo is a Grade 7/8 teacher at Holy Family School in Hanover. We have two sons: Pearce who is in Grade 10 and Maverick who is in Grade 8. We enjoy many activities, including hockey, baseball, soccer, swimming, four wheeling, snowmobiling, working on the family farm, and being outdoors. I want to thank Mrs. Girdler for all that she has done for Mary Immaculate School and in helping me to prepare to be your new Principal. Best wishes to Mrs. Girdler in her role as the new Principal of St. Teresa of Calcutta School in Walkerton.

FEBRUARY BIRTHDAY CLUB

Happy Birthday to the following students who celebrate

their birthday this month.

Jackson Abell

Willow Brindley

Ben Eddyvean

Easton Fitzsimmons

Nolan Fitzsimmons

Payton Hayes

Chelsea Lalonde

Elloise Potts

Sidney Sawyer

Ian Schmidt

Robine Weert

LAST SKI

DATES February 11

and February 26

Our school Public Speaking Competition was held on January 14th. Congratula-tions to all who progressed to this level. There were some great speeches! Easton Fitzsimmons, Lyla Kuntz and Emma Eddyvean all placed first in their divisions and will represent our school at the Walkerton Legion Competition on February 16th

Tessa Kuntz placed second, Colson Cat-to placed third and Colton Kuntz placed fourth in the primary division. In the jun-ior division, Sean McDonald placed sec-ond, Addyson James third and Clara Kraemer fourth. In the intermediate division Jayla Catto placed second, Tori Leblanc third and Ella Elphick fourth. Sean, Addyson, Jayla and Tori are eligi-ble to compete at the Bruce County com-petition at St. Teresa of Calcutta School on March 1st. Thanks also to our Judges Linda Folmer, Evelyn Herman and Maureen Barclay and our timer Mrs. Stanley.

Congratulations to our Public Speaking Finalists

Primary Division: Easton Fitzsimmons

Tessa Kuntz

Colson Catto

Junior Division: Lyla Kuntz

Sean McDonald

Addyson James

Intermediate Division: Emma Eddyvean

Jayla Catto

Tori LeBlanc

Congratulations to the winners of the Knights of Columbus Free throw Competition

1st Place 2nd Place

Grade 4

Girls Annette Kraemer Karlynn Young, Chelsea Lalonde, Sadie Bester

Boys Miles Schnurr Jackson Abell

Grade 5

Girls Ashley Eddyvean Payton Hayes, Lauren Schmidt

Boys Sean McDonald Carter Phillippi

Grade 6

Girls Clara Kraemer Addyson James

Boys Nolan Fitzsimmons Ben Eddyvean

Grade 7

Girls Jayla Catto Autumn Barraclough

Boys Owen Young Colby Schmidt

Grade 8

Girls Emma O’Hagan Sarah Rupert, Leah Quilty, Tearston Barraclough,

Tori LeBlanc

Boys Logan Young Jake Muir

Congratulations to our Girls Volleyball Team who brought back the trophy again this

year!!

The All star Girls played at the Board Tournament on Monday, January 28. In round rob-

in play the defeated Mildmay, Durham, Port Elgin and split with Teeswater. They ad-

vancec out of their pool in 1srt place to play Kincardine.

They beat Kincardine in two straight and advanced to the

finals against Walkerton. They played two close games

but defeated Walkerton to retain their title as Board Cham-

pions

Our All Star Girl Champions are:

Autumn Barraclough, Tearston Barraclough, Jayla

Catto, Emma Eddyvean, Ella Elphick, Tori LeBlanc,

Emma O’Hagan, Leah Quilty, Sarah Rupert, Sidney

Sawyer, Alina Schnurr, Rayanne Takken

Thank you to Farm Credit Canada

for their generous donation to our

School Nutrition Program!!

All of the snow days we had the last two weeks have really thrown a wrench into our volleyball

plans. The Boys Volleyball has now been rescheduled to March 1….and unfortunately the

Junior volleyball has been cancelled altogether.

Attention: The Mary Immaculate Me to We Group is having a Kidney Clothing Drive.

Students are challenged to bring in two bags of gently used clothing.

The items the Clothing Donation Program will accept are:

Clothes Belts & Accessories

Shoes Jewellery

Bags & Purses Outerwear

Bedding Drapery & Fabrics

Staff played volleyball against the students on January 23. It was a very close game!! Students held the staff at

bay until the last few minutes of the game, when the staff made a come back to win the game! Below are the

teams.

Chepstow Softball Registration

Wednesday, March 6th

, 2019

5:30 – 7:30 pm

Chepstow Community Hall

T-Ball to Midget For more details on registration, go to www.chepstow.ca/minorsports.html

A post-dated cheque dated for October 1st for $50 per uniform shirt

is required at the time of registration.

If unable to attend, you may call Jane Mullin at 519-366-9939 or Kris Graf 519-901-2321 (grafsx4@hotmail.com) to register.

Annual General Meeting

Tuesday, April 9th

, 2019 - 7:00pm

Chepstow Community Hall This meeting is open to the general public.

PARENTING TIP OF THE MONTH February is the month we celebrate love on Valentine’s Day, but the commercialism of the day can confuse children and make them believe that love is only about giving and/or receiving something. While that may be part of love, true love unfolds every day in the way we treat each other, help each other and care for each other. True love takes work, requires action and seeks to meet the needs of the one we love. Talk to your children, no matter the age, about what real love actually looks like, so they can grow up to give and expect that kind of love in their lives. (From: Teresa Hartnett, Family Ministry Office, 905-528-7988 ext. 2250) MARRIAGE TIP OF THE MONTH Love is a choice, or more importantly, how we love is a choice. We can choose soft, complimentary and caring words, or we can choose harsh, cutting and angry words. Emotions in any relationship can run high at times, but we can control our emotions if we choose. We can take a moment to breathe deeply, ask ourselves if we want to hurt or offend the one we love and decide what the better words and tone to discuss an issue might be. When we choose wisely, we love more fully and our spouse responds in kind. Love is a choice – make wise decisions and your marriage will flourish.

(From: Teresa Hartnett, Family Ministry Office, 905-528-7988 ext. 2250)

A Parent’s Prayer

Our Father who art in heaven

I am a parent on earth.

You have given me this gift and responsibility.

Grant me the wisdom to carry it out.

Let my parenthood be one of encouragement and support, not of expectations and control.

Let me protect my children, but not too much; advise them, but just a little.

Let me respect them as individuals, not as extensions of myself.

Let me be honest about my feelings toward them—including anger, disappointment, hurt,

excitement, joy and love.

Let me be firm without dominating them.

Let me be sensitive to their feelings without trying to change them.

Let me be there for them when they need me and get out of their way when they don’t

Let me offer them the roots of belonging, and the wings of freedom.

Help me, Father in heaven, to be a mother/father on earth.

Keep track of items sent to school with

February 2019

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

PD DAY

2

Groundhog

day

3 4 5

Dairy

Education

Day

6 7 8 9

District

Basketball

Free throw

Competition

10 11

SKIING

Day #2

12 13 14

Valentine’s

Day

15 16

17 18

FAMILY DAY

19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26

SKIING

Day #3

27 28

Confirmation

Meeting 7 pm

Boys

Volleyball