Staff wearing orange on Tuesday in honour of Truth and Reconciliation Day

ANNOUNCEMENTS

THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE

The annual St. Vincent de Paul Thanksgiving Food Drive will start on Monday 3^rd October and run until Friday 14^th of October.

Stocks are especially low on Peanut Butter, Pasta Sauce, and Pasta so we have doubled up on those items.

There will be the annual Pizza Party for the Grade who collects the most items.

This year the class items are as follows;

Grade 8A Pasta Sauce

Grade 8B Pasta Sauce

Grade 9A Peanut Butter

Grade 9B Peanut Butter

Grade 10A Spaghetti/pasta

Grade 10B Spaghetti/pasta

Grade 11A Cereal

Grade 11B Ground Coffee

Grade 12A Tinned Tuna

Grade 12B Kraft Dinner – Macaroni and Cheese

Many thanks in advance for your generosity. The works of St. Vincent de Paul would not be possible without your support.

PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS

Don't forget that parent-Student-Teacher Conferences have been scheduled on Thursday, October 6^th from 4:00 PM – 7:45 PM and Friday, October 7^th from 9:00 AM – 2:45 PM for you and your son(s) and/or daughter(s) to meet with their teachers. Classes will not be in session on Friday, October 7^th.

For more information see letter here

and request form here.

PSG LOOKING FOR MEMBERS

The Parent Support Group at IRHS is comprised of parent volunteers that meet once a month and talk about the issues and decisions involving our school. All parents are encouraged and welcome to come the next meeting in the Learning Commons on October 5, at 6 pm. For more information check the Immaculata website here

IT'S MISSION TRIP TIME AGAIN!

After no trips for the past 2 years, the possibility of service travel looks positive once again. Tentatively (pending final school board approval) IRHS is planning for a team of Grade 10-12s to travel to Puerto Penasco Mexico Jan 24-30, 2023 to build a house for the poor with 1Mission organization. Yahoo!!

Students have been meeting about this for months and plans are underway. Applications are due to Mrs. Sali by Wed. Sept 22, 2023.

The cost is $1500/missionary. Bursaries for financial need and/or fundraising are both possible.

Parent information meeting is scheduled for October 13, 2023, from 6-7 pm in Room 13.

For questions or more information, ask your son/daughter and/or contact rsali@cisnd.ca

GO. SERVE. LOVE.

ACHIEVEMENTS

TERRY FOX RUN

What an absolute blast we had running for cancer research on Wednesday. The sun was shinning and moods were bright as classes completed 2,3, and more laps around Munson pond! Finished off with a great BBQ courtesy of Student Council . Thank you to all who participated.

Class winners will be announced on Monday.

Donations are still accepted below.

schools.terryfox.ca/ImmaculataRegionalHighSchool

MORE PICTURES HERE

Small School. Big Family.

LEADERSHIP

SERVICE OPPORTUNITY

If you have any questions, concerns please contact isabella.harmel@bcyp.org

FATIMA ROSARY RALLY

Join us for a second year participating in this national Public Rosary. Event details:

Saturday October 15^th, 2022

· 11:30: Gather at ICC outside front entrance

· 11:40: Procession on Sutherland to Rowcliffe Park

· 12:00: Pray Public Rosary in the Park. Marian Hymns and singing

· 12:45: Procession with singing back to ICC

The public Rosary Rally was founded by “CANADA NEEDS OUR LADY”. Kelowna will join 800 other cities across Canada for the 2022 Rosary Rally held on the 105^th Anniversary of Fatima’s Miracle of the Sun and Our Lady’s last apparition.

canadaneedsourlady.org

“Praying the rosary is the greatest weapon in the face of the evils of the world today”

– St. Padre Pio

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. 3: It's A Bakery

Tue. Oct 4: Ume Foods

Wed. Oct 5: Pita Pit

Thu. Oct 6: Wok Box

ORDERING IS NOW CLOSED. NEXT SESSION OPENS OCT 17

Lord Jesus, With the month of September drawing to a close, as I look back on these past several weeks, help me to see that in every circumstance, You are behind me all the way. With October, autumn becomes a time of reaping where seed was sown. Through this season of change, please help me to more closely follow Your way And bear fruit from the seeds of faith within me. Amen. heartofthenation.org

CALENDAR ITEMS:

NATIONAL TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION DAY- NO SCHOOL

SEP 30

PSG MEETING

OCT 5, 6 PM

PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS

OCT 6, EVENING

OCT 7 ALL DAY -NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

PICTURE RETAKES

OCT 25

FULL CALENDAR CLICK HERE

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