Immaculate Conception STEM Academy
February 21
Mission Statement
At Immaculate Conception STEM Academy, our mission is to prepare students to be faith-filled, active members of our global community. While using critical thinking and problem solving skills, students will be able to apply their Catholic education to engineer innovative solutions to influence the world around them.
Principal's Message
Dear IC STEM Families,
As we start to experience more rainy days, please remember to follow the guidelines for rainy day drop off and dismissal. Do not drive faster than 5mph and remain in the carline unless directed to pass another car. The safety of our students and staff is a priority and we ask for everyone's patience on these days.
If you are unable to golf in our upcoming tournament, raffle tickets for the event are being sent home today. Each family is required to either provide a golfer ($175 registration fee) OR sell raffle tickets for the event ($175 worth of raffle tickets). Each additional golfer will earn 3 service hours. The winner of our raffle does not need to be present at the tournament. The price for the Golf Tournament will increase to $200 after March 8, so please register soon.
Best Ways to Support Writing at Home
Follow these tips to support your child’s writing at home.
Provide a place for your child to write
The area should be an area that is quiet and well lit. Stock the “writing center” with supplies such as paper, pencils and crayons. You can also gather family photos and magazines in the center that can be used as story starters.
Read, read, read
The best activity to improve writing is reading. If your child reads good books, he will be a better writer. Reading exposes students to general vocabulary, word study and content-specific vocabulary. Through reading, students see a variety of authors’ techniques that they can use in their own writing.
Encourage your child to keep a reflective journal with writing
This is excellent writing practice, as well as a good outlet for venting feelings. Encourage your child to write about things that happen at home and school. This reflective journal can be used to develop the “senses” of writing. Have your child write about what he saw, heard or felt on a trip or adventure. Provide experiences in your community that will interest your child and spark her writing. Especially encourage your child to write about personal feelings — pleasures as well as disappointments. When reading your child’s journal (only if your child invites you to, of course), share your own feelings and ideas paired with positive feedback about your child’s writing.
Provide authentic writing opportunities for your child
Have your child write his own thank-you notes, party invitations and letters to family. Let your child make the grocery list. Finding a pen pal for your child would make writing “real.” Helping children make the connection between writing and the “real” world will increase an interest in writing.
Be a writing role model
Make sure your child sees you as a writer. Point out times that you use writing to communicate with others. Discuss authentic writing in the community such as articles and letters in the newspaper, on billboards or in written advertisements. Discuss the purpose of the writing and the target audience. When your child writes, you should write. You can schedule a day of the week that you will turn off the television and share your writing.
Start a vocabulary notebook
Teach your child new words each week and encourage her to use them. Make it into a game and give points for using the new words. Your child can keep a vocabulary notebook and get rewarded for the number of new words learned. The words will begin to appear like magic in her oral language and writing.
When writing at home, ask questions!
Always ask your child questions when he writes. Ask specific questions about your child’s writing such as: “How did that happen?” “How did that make you feel?” “Can you tell me more about that…?” “What are some other words you could use to describe…?”
Help your child publish her writing
Share her writing with others, place it on the refrigerator or encourage her to write for kids’ magazines. When your child’s writing is published in a children’s book, she will be on her way to becoming a lifelong writer and author. Check out this option for publishing children’s work:
*Source - greatschools.org
Golf Tournament 2024
Save the Date - our 2nd Annual Golf Tournament is March 22, 2024. We need your help to make this event a success! Click on the links below to donate items or volunteer on the day of the tournament.
Golf Tournament Volunteer Opportunities
More information: www.icschoolmonrovia.org/golf/
Calendar
February 21: 11am Mass
February 22: Spring Pictures
February 23: Stations of the Cross by 6th
February 25: Family Mass 10am
February 26: Virtus Class 5pm - 8pm - please call office to register
February 28: Mass 11am
March 1: Stations of the Cross led by 5th
STEM Resource
Make a fun stretchy edible slime made from Starburst candy! You can play with it and eat it!
- 1 bag Starburst
- 1/4 cup Powdered Sugar
- 1/4 cup Corn Starch
- Mix together corn starch and powdered sugar
- Unwrap the candies and divide by color into separate bowls.
- Microwave each color for 30 seconds at a time stirring between, until melted.
- Turn onto a surface dusted with the cornstarch and powdered sugar mixture. Wait about five minutes until cooled. It can burn you at this point, so REALLY be careful!
- Knead the melted candy with the powdered sugar mixture. Be sure to pull it and stretch it as you knead to let a lot of air into it. This will help it to be less sticky and more stretchy.
This is only soft and stretchy while warm, so it has a short play time. Make sure hands are clean when playing so eating is ok.
IF IT LASTS, you can store it in a sealed container for a few days. Kids of all ages (and some adults) will love this!
How does it work? There is some science behind it. When the candy is melted and then kneaded, air bubbles are incorporated into the candy (like taffy), making it lighter and stretchier.
See's Candies
Service Hour Opportunities
Donations of the following items are needed:
*Every $20 donation = 1 service hour
Supplies for our Maker Space Tables (popsicle sticks, crafting materials, craft paper, etc)
Gift Cards: Target, Amazon, Smart 'n' Final
Snacks for our Snack Cart
Help our School:
Please share the following opportunities with family and friends.
Ralphs - Log in to www.ralphs.com. You will need to register for an online account before adding Immaculate Conception School as an organization. Click on community rewards - re-enroll. Type JX175 or Immaculate Conception School to add. You need to click on the circle to the left of the school's name. Then, click on enroll to finish the process. Every future purchase from Ralphs will benefit our school.
RaiseRight - 1. Please go to www.raiseright.com
2. Click Sign up3. Enter the enrollment code: V785BA4EFQJ5 and click join a program
4. Create an account following the onscreen prompts. You may leave the Who are you earning for question blank or enter your child's name
5. Congratulations! You have an account and can make purchases that support your child's school.
Immaculate Conception STEM Academy
Miriam Rojas: mrojas@icschoolmonrovia.org
Email: office@icschoolmonrovia.org
Website: icschoolmonrovia.org
Location: 726 South Shamrock Avenue, Monrovia, CA, USA
Phone: 626)358-5129
Facebook: Facebook.com/icschoolmonrovia/
Twitter: @ICSMonrovia