Don't forget to save the date! come and support the Fine Arts department and do some Christmas shopping!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

TAKE-2! ...PHOTO RETAKES

Not too thrilled with your school photo? Did you miss the first go? Fret not, retakes are coming! On Tuesday Oct 25 bring your best smile for a new photo sitting. Don’t forget to also bring a uniform shirt to wear for the picture because school photos are in uniform. No uniform=no retake! Don’t worry, you can change right after.

DESPERATELY SEEKING TREES...

I am looking to BORROW or collect (various sizes) artificial Christmas trees (preferably pre-lit) to be used as decorations for our Christmas craft fair on November 12. If you are able to lend or donate the Art department such items, please drop off at the Art room (room 5) or the office anytime between 8-4pm. Please label your tree with masking tape!!

Mrs. Griffin

ALSO LOOKING FOR...

Asking for help. Does anyone have a ten foot long scaffold platform our drama department could borrow for our set?

Please contact Mr. Richard if you can help or know someone who can.

BIG THANK YOU!

Many thanks to the Immaculata Community for our most successful food drive to date. There was overwhelming support from families in all grades. These food drives are essential to the successful service of the society. The works of St. Vincent de Paul cannot take place without your generous financial support. THANK YOU IMMACULATA COMMUNITY.

The Winners are …….. GRADE 8 Collecting close to 90 Jars of Pasta sauce. An extremely close second with 60 jars of Peanut butter is Grade 9. Grade 10 showed well in 3^rd with generous offerings from Grades 11 and 12.

However, the biggest winners from this food drive are St. Vincent de Paul.

Who are the Society of St. Vincent de Paul?

For more information on St. Vincent de Paul here in the Valley see https://www.ssvpokv.ca/about-us

This food drive goes towards the St. Pius X Conference of St. Vincent de Paul on Gordon Drive and Fuller and serves the community within the parish boundary.

For more information On a Regional level ( https://ssvp.ca/british-columbia-yukon/ ) and National level, https://ssvp.ca/programs/ works of St. Vincent de Paul can be seen by following the respective links.

See Mr. Wilson for more information about the works of St. Vincent de Paul.

ACHIEVEMENTS

MEANWHILE IN CLASS...

BIO: A little fun was had this week!

Anatomy and Physiology 12:

There’s a new mayor in Celltopia… the lysosome! After a hard fought campaign Flora and Jaimie won the tight mayoral race. It took two rounds of voting but the waste loving organelles proved to be victorious over the other hopeful organelles!

VISUAL ARTS

How fun to get to break stuff and make art with it! Talk about stress release. These “Record breaking” pieces turned out great!

Small School. Big Family.

LEADERSHIP

FROM OUR SISTER SCHOOL

If you would like to join the St. Joseph community at our annual Gala Dinner. Click the link below.

If you don't have any children at the school, email Andrew Hean at andrewhean@gmail.com to be able to get some tickets. Last day to order is Oct 23rd

https://stjoseph.hotlunches.net/

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

CITY OF KELOWNA FAMILY MONSTER BASH

Students can volunteer at fun activity stations and gain volunteer recognition that can count towards their graduation requirements or bursary /Scholarship applications and the reference looks good on a job application as well. Along with volunteering on the day of the event, there will be a volunteer orientation beforehand so that everyone has a better understanding of what they are doing. The orientation will also count toward their volunteer hours.

For more information, see Mrs. Griffin

SATURDAY CLEANUP: DAY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Pizza and refreshments supplied.

Brothers & Sisters in Christ, Immaculate Conception Parish is looking for volunteers to help us spruce up our property at 804 Elliott Ave, on Saturday, October 22^nd from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm. Please confirm with the Parish office if you are interested, and/or we will see you there!

We would love it if you could come out and help us with yard cleanup, painting, gardening, and other small jobs. We are meeting in the back church parking lot by the Adoration Chapel.

Any tools or supplies you could bring from home would be appreciated; we could use the following: weed-wacker, pruning sheers, wheelbarrows, rakes, gardening tools, edger, rakes, electric sander, shovels, working gloves, shovels, leaf blower, power cords.

ST. JOE'S GALA VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Looking for service hours?? St. Joseph Elementary is looking for volunteers for the “A Night In Paris” Gala on Friday, Nov. 18^th from 6-9pm and Saturday, Nov. 19^th from 10am-12noon.

Contact Mary de Souza at 778-214-1542 for more information and to sign up.

BABYSTTERS NEEDED! For the night of the Gala. For more information, contact Mary de Souza at 778-214-1542.

Babysitting is a good way to earn money (or service hours) and build your resume.

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. Oct 24: Pita Pit

Tue. Oct. 25: It's a Bakery

Wed. Oct 26: Fatburger

Thu. Oct 27: Booster Juice

ORDER SESSION FOR NOV/DEC CLOSES ON OCTOBER 26 AT 8PM

Where there is disaster, I pray that the light of faith will overshadow the pain in a time of both rescue and heart-rending loss. For people I will never meet in this life but are known to You in all of their hopes and needs, I pray because, beyond what I can do, You can help in both gentle and powerful ways. Amen. heartofthenation.org

CALENDAR ITEMS:

HOT LUNCH ORDER FOR NOV/DEC

OCT 17-26 (8 PM)

PICTURE RETAKES (WITH UNIFORM)

OCT 25

HALLOWEEN DRESS UP DAY

OCT 31

PSG MEETING

NOV 2, 6PM

LAST DAY FOR LATE ASSIGNMENTS

NOV 7

FULL CALENDAR CLICK HERE

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