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Familygram DECEMBER 2020 Immaculate Conception Grade School Elmhurst, Illinois 630.530.3490 familygram DECEMBER 2020 Immaculate Conception Grade School Elmhurst, Illinois www.icgradeschoolelmhurst.org 630.530.3490 Dear Parents, As we celebrate the season of Advent, we prepare our hearts for the joy of Jesus’ birth at Christmas. As I contemplate my Advent journey this year, I once again reflect on the story of the Nativity. This story has such a special place in my heart. I believe it is the perfect example of how life can be challenging, uncertain, difficult, and even lonely, but also filled with love, devotion, and figures who become our heroes. I have always found it interesting that God didn’t make Joseph and Mary’s path easy when He could have done so. At this time in my life I understand more about how we as people are formed by the difficulties we face in life. Often those are the times that help to define and develop the beliefs and values we hold so dear. The challenges we face often spur us to grow as people, to take risks, and even to accept more responsibility for others. Mary and Joseph faced great adversity and fear in the journey to and from Bethlehem but they trusted in God’s faithfulness and they trusted in each other. Today, as we continue to navigate during this time of COVID-19, we face constant changes to how we live and work. At times we may feel angry, exhausted, and alone. Something said by our Joliet Diocesan Catholic Schools Superintendent, Dr. Michael Boyle, really struck me a few months ago at our first principal’s meeting. He said, “We are going to all have to get comfortable with change. This year we will have to look at things and make decisions on a day by day basis.” That concept is difficult to hear when we spend the entire year planning. We have now seen firsthand how plans must be set aside or modified when we are facing the challenge of a pandemic and people’s health is at risk. Nevertheless, if we take the time to look at and listen to the world around us, we will find God’s faithfulness and goodness prevailing. We only need to look at the loving faces of our family and friends. Let us remain devoted to each other and reach out to each other with comfort. Most importantly, let us reach out to our loving Father in prayer and ask him to guide us through this struggle. If we do this, like Mary and Joseph, we will be strengthened by the power of the Holy Spirit and will not only persevere but flourish this Advent season. Above all, Advent is a season of hope. We know that the God gave His greatest gift, His precious Son, to us at Christmas so that He could grant us the gift of eternal life. I thank you for your continued support and encouragement and ask God to bless your families during this holy season. As the Feast of the Immaculate Conception approaches on December 8th, I ask for Mary, the Immaculate Conception, to guide and protect our ICGS family. Please join us via livestream (“IC Elmhurst” on YouTube) at 8:15 am next Tuesday (12/8) for our feast day Mass in the Church. Also, please mark your calendars for Wednesday evening, December 16th. We hope that all of our ICGS families will set aside time that night to gather in their respective homes for a special virtual presentation of the Nativity. Our 8th graders have been working on this and more information will be forthcoming. Sincerely, Mrs. Cathy Linley, Principal A Friendly Hello from the ICGS Office: We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and we thank our families who have cooperated with our request to quarantine if you had traveled or gathered in a larger group, over the holiday. We are hopeful and pray daily that with a new promise of a vaccination, we may be able to return to a sense of normalcy within a few months. We will truly miss our Christmas Pageant this year; however the children will be working on a special virtual presentation, to bring joy and smiles to us all. Once again, I ask that you please remember to contact the school regarding your child’s absence. Once myself or Nurse Miller has spoken to you and Mrs. Miller has a solid plan in place which will include a return date, you will no longer need to call us daily. We will notify those that need to be aware of your student’s absence. I cannot stress to you how cooperative and helpful all of our ICGS parents have been regarding illness and possible exposures. This has definitely been appreciated and with your efforts has allowed us to continue our in-person learning. Please remember if you are dropping ANYTHING off in the bin inside the front door, make sure the item(s) has a name and Room Number on it. The bin is checked in a timely manner; however without a name this will delay the student receiving the item. I personally thank you for all your cooperation and kindness during these trying times for us all. Dates to Remember: Our December calendar includes our morning ICGS Mass on Tuesday December 8, 2020, as this is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. There will be no Mass next Friday December 11, 2020. Thursday December 10, 2020, we will have our shining Star/December Birthday Dress down Day. Watch for exciting Holiday Dress Down Day information from our Amazing Student Council… Early Dismissal on Friday December 18, 2020. We will dismiss at 11:30 for Christmas Break, and are scheduled to resume in –person learning on Tuesday January 5. 2021. What a year this has been, but we have had a successful school year thus far, due to the support of our Administration, Staff, Parents, and most importantly our true Heroes….Our Amazing Students! I wish the very Happiest of Holidays to you all, and though they will be different this year…..I hope everyone purchases matching family pajamas, and you spend much of your holiday break lounging in them, enjoying your family, and wishing for a healthy and Prosperous 2021! We are Stronger, Together…. We are IC!!! I personally thank you for all your cooperation and kindness during these trying times for us all. Hugs to you all… Mrs. Sheila Wachholder We Wish you all a Blessed Christmas Season, and Happiness in the New Year! The ICGS Office Staff….. Mrs. Linley, Mrs. Meyer & Mrs .Wachholder IC Grade school Classroom News PRE-K 3 MRS. MAGGIE SCHAP ASSISTANTS: MRS. JENNIFER LEAHY & MS. HAYLEY EBELING Pre-Kindergarten 3 The preschoolers had a lot of fun learning about farm animals and celebrating Thanksgiving. Some of our favorite activities were using sponges to paint muddy pigs, decorating sheep with cotton balls, and making cow puppets using paper bags. We also had fun exploring the Fall themed sensory bins. We celebrated All Saints Day by having a class discussion on how the saints were followers of Jesus and how we could be great helpers and followers of Jesus at home and in the classroom. We then made a "Saints in Training" display. When ICGS switched to remote learning, the preschoolers quickly adapted into learning at home. During this time, we have been talking a lot about how to be a good friend at school, how they can help at home, and what they are thankful for. They made a “Thankful for Jesus” cross, decorated pumpkins, and practiced their cutting and gluing skills. They had a lot of fun sharing many photos and videos with each other while remote learning! This month, we are going to learn about forest animals while celebrating Advent and Christmas. Feast of the Immaculate Conception Tuesday, December 8th Please join us via livestream on the “IC Elmhurst” YouTube channel at 8:15 am. IC Grade school Classroom News PRE-K 4 MRS. BEVERLY CRONIN & MRS. MARY CLARE LIDGUS ASSISTANTS: MRS. KATHY HALICK & MRS. KATHY WARTNER The preschoolers started the month by praying the St. Gertrude prayer and based on the promise made to St. Gertrude we helped 17,000 souls to get to heaven! We enjoyed some beautiful November days where we were able to have class and snack outside. We learned a lot of facts about turkeys and even made a few to decorate our room. We learned all about the first Thanksgiving and why we still celebrate today. We talked about all of our blessings and what it means to be grateful. We made our own gratitude pumpkin with all the things we are thankful for written around the outside. In trying to be good disciples we collected non perishable food items during the month. It made our hearts happy to be able to walk it over to the IC Food Pantry knowing we were helping others in need. In the middle of the month we transitioned over to remote learning but we kept right on going. IC Grade school Classroom News KINDERGARTEN…. FIRST GRADE… MRS.CLAIRE BENZ AND MRS. JENNIFER CAPER MRS. SHANNON FOLEY-GAJDA , MS. MARY KATE LYONS, AIDE: MRS. LORA HECHT MS. LAUREN WARTNER MRS. MELISSA DRONEN AND MRS. COLLEEN MAIETTA, ASSISTANTS What We Are Learning in Kindergarten: It is hard to believe that we are almost half way through the year! December is such an exciting time Super Kids: We introduced Tic, Tac, Toc this week st and will discuss the of the year for the 1 Graders. We are learning all /t/ sound.
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