Here's a little humour to make the studying lighter:

"To whoever has my copy of Microsoft Office...I will find you. You have my word."

ACHIEVEMENTS

CLUE!

The grade 10 Drama class performed to nearly all sold out crowds for three nights this week. They did a fantastic job with this adaptation of the popular game and 1980’s movie by the same name. If you’ve never seen the movie, I bet you’re curious now. Thank you to all who came to support our students. Don’t forget to look out for more productions from the Drama dept. in the Spring.

See more pics here.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

GRAD SHOW IS BACK!

We would LOVE to see you all come out on February 10 to have fun and support our graduates! They will be putting on an exciting and entertaining show! Wine, 50/50, concession stand for the kids, and appetizers for the adults! There is even a prize raffle from celebrity interior designer, Jillian Harris!!!

There isn't a better way to end Catholic Schools Week by celebrating our graduates...it would mean so much for them to see families, students, international students and their host families from the younger grades attending! Doors open at 6:30...

Tickets can be purchased at the school office or by phone, the evening of at the door, or get ahead by ordering online at http://immac.payschoolfees.net/admin/ Prices are $15.00 per person, or $40.00 per immediate family (minimum 4).

Currently we have about 70 bottles...we are aiming for 200... please consider making a donation to this fundraiser.

EXAM WEEK

It's that time of the year again! But don't panic and don't blame your dog for eating your study notes...! Plan ahead and take your time. Don't fret, you got this.

Exams run from Jan 20-25. Schedule is in the link below.

Exam schedule

Please remember to only return your books by having Mrs. Uhrich scan them. DO NOT just leave textbooks on the tables. Unscanned books are marked as lost and may be charged to you.

TEMPORARY HOST FAMILIES NEEDED

The NET Ministry team will be in the OKANAGAN for the Week of February 12^th to 17^th.

On Wednesday 15^th February they will be with our grade 11 students at ICC and on Thursday 16^th they will be with the grade 10 students at SCG. Monday 13^th of February they will be at St. Joseph’s.

We are in need of Host Families to look after the NET Ministry team from Sunday 12^th February to Thursday 16^th inclusive.

More information about the team and their needs while here in Kelowna are below.

What Is A Host Family?

A host family is a vital part of the mission of NET! Without you, our teams would not be able to reach the youth and proclaim the Gospel each year.

The nature of this unique ministry provides an opportunity for missionaries to stay with host families and minister to the family members personally.

Experience has shown that both missionaries and families have benefited from their time together.

What A Host Family Does:

● Provides breakfast, lunch (sometimes bagged), and dinner during the team member’s stay.

● Provides a place for the missionaries to sleep for the duration of their stay. Missionaries are prepared to sleep on couches and floor spaces if need be (ie. they have sleeping bags and pillows).

There will be 8 members of the NET team coming to Kelowna.

For More information please contact Mike Wilson email: mwilson@cisnd.ca cell: 250-859-6718.

Host family brochure

ISO...

ART DEPT

The art department is in need of "lots and lots of scrapbook paper" (Griffin, 2023).

If you have any of that and/or adhesive squares, please send to the school.

LEGACY PROJECT

This year the Legacy Project will be making up Mid-Winter Warmup Packs for those experiencing homelessness in Kelowna. Starting January 30^th we will be asking for donations to fill those packs (details to come). In the meantime, we were wanting to get a jump on making the drawstring bags to fill with those donations, so we are looking for donations of fabric and either drawstring cording or longer shoelaces. The fabric needs to have a bit of sturdiness to it for example a medium weight twill/denim type, a lighter polar fleece, or medium weight knit. Any questions ? Contact Mrs. Andrea Koebel at akoebel@cisnd.ca.

Thanks for taking the time to dig in your fabric stash!

CONFIRM YOUR SPOT

Cost per student $165 per module (8 classes)
Need 10 students to run
Includes material and instruction
Tentative start date end of February
Wednesdays 3:30-430 pm

Please contact Mrs. Uhrich, at iuhrich@cisnd.ca if you are interested or would like more information.

Small School. Big Family.

LEADERSHIP

KELOWNA CATHOLIC PARISHES YOUTH GROUPS NEWS

Activities for both junior youth (gr 6-7) and senior youth (gr 8-12) groups.

Come skating, watch a hockey game, lent retreat and more. For more information have a look on their new website kelownacatholicyouthgroup.ca.

Youth Group Winter ad

FROM OUR SISTER SCHOOL

Our Lady of Lourdes Parish invites Immaculata students to celebrate the opening of Catholic School’s Week at Sunday Mass, 11 am on January 29^th. Please wear your school uniform to represent your school. If you would like to participate by doing a reading, please contact Mrs. Gramlich at cgramlich@cisnd.ca

FROM OUR ACADEMIC ADVISOR

GRAD SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY

Go to studentscholarships.org

This site is considered the largest and most comprehensive source for finding scholarships online and is 100% free for the public to use.

For example: Scholarship Deadline: April 15th, 2023 ($1000)

To be eligible for the 10 Words or Less Scholarship a student must:

Be between the ages of 14-25 who will be attending school in the Fall of 2023.
Be attending a school in the US or Canada in the Fall of 2023.

This scholarship is provided by StudentScholarships.org. In order to apply for our scholarship follow these instructions:

In 10 words or less, tell us why you deserve the $1,000 scholarship.

Are you a student in grades 9-12?

Green Bricks career conference

Okanagan College President’s Entrance Scholarships

OC scholarship information here

Please CALL the office at

250-762-2730

and leave a recorded message for Ms. Despins if your child will be absent or late.

It is very important that every student is accounted for when marked away. This will save Ms. Despins time when recording attendance.

Mon, Jan 30: Relvas

Tue, Jan 31: Ume foods

Wed, Feb 1: Edo Japan

Thu, Feb 2: Fatburger

ORDER SESSION FOR JAN/FEB IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ORDERS.

Lord Jesus, Help me to be a better disciple: To forgive more easily, To pray more gratefully, To help more spontaneously, To live my faith more openly, And to love more fully. Amen.

heartofthenation.org

CALENDAR ITEMS:

TURN AROUND DAY -NO SCHOOL

JAN 26

SEMESTER 2 STARTS

JAN 27

SWEET SIXTEEN TOURNAMENT

JAN 26-28

GRADE 7 ARTICULATION

FEB 7

GRAD SHOW

FEB 10