Sacred Heart Catholic School WEEKLY CALENDAR Fifth Week of Lent Monday, March 23, 2015 8:00 a.m. Lenten prayer in the gym 7:00 p.m. meeting with chair people for the School Improvement process in the PSR Office Tuesday, March 24, 2015 8:00 a.m. All school Mass prepared by 1 st grade Room 108 Spring pictures Wednesday, March 25, 2015 Last day to sign up for the After School classes beginning April 1 Online Market Day orders due at 11:00 p.m. 3:15 4:15 p.m. After School program 6:30 p.m. Mass 7:30 p.m. Lenten Series Speaker Fr. Paul Hamilton Thursday, March 26, 2015 8:00 a.m. All school Mass prepared by 8 th grade Room 210 3:00 5:00 p.m. Play practice Friday, March 27, 2015 10:00 a.m. Mime group from Rosati-Kain will present the Passion March 23, 2015 5th Sunday of Lent. Whoever loves his life loses it John 12:20-33. What do we love in a way that contradicts our faith? A WORD FROM MS. VOLLMER We are happy to announce that the new school website is now live! www.shcsflorissant.org Our new school website is a better reflection of who we are an active, vibrant school community. Information is better organized for those who are learning about Sacred Heart for the first time (Prospective Families) and those who are already in school (Current Families). Some of the top features include: Access school information quickly and easily, including the monthly calendar, weekly newsletter and lunch menu Import events from the monthly calendar right into your own personal calendar Link to your child s grades through Focus (link to the Moodle update still to come later) Contact faculty and staff Learn about the many ways to give your time, talent and treasure to the school community I want to especially thank Mary Ellen Unnerstall, Kelly Spann and Sue Gieseke for all their hard work on this site. Thank you for your patience as we ve worked through making this important communication upgrade. And thanks for your support as we continue to improve you and your child s experiences at Sacred Heart, where Excellence is a Parish Tradition! Visit the new site today! www.shcsflorissant.org MESSAGE FROM THE MARKETING COMMITTEE Parent Workshops - We Need Your Input! Parents: We all know that being a parent is hard work. Sometimes getting a little outside help, or a different perspective, can make all the difference. We are proud at Sacred Heart to offer Parent Workshops from time to time, giving you the chance to learn more about the most important issues facing you and your child/children today. These workshops would be offered as short, single-evening events in the Parish Hall. We d like to know what topic(s) interests you the most! Please click on the link below to complete a short, 3 question survey on Parent Workshops. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/shparentworkshops Thanks in advance for your participation.
AFTER SCHOOL CLASSES There is still time to sign up for the new after school classes. The deadline is Wednesday, March 25 th. Classes begin on Wednesday, April 1 from 3:15 4:15 p.m. Register for the Abra-Kid-Abra class at: www.abrakid.com/register and for the Art Box class at: http://www.acesstl.org/aces-art-registration.html MARKET DAY ORDERS Online orders are due Wednesday, March 25 at 11:00 p.m. Pick up day is Wednesday, April 1 from 5:15-6:30 p.m. STUCO Be a Star This year we will focus on Star Qualities. As you develop these star qualities you will make a positive difference in your life and the lives of others. You are on your way to creating a place for yourself among the Top 20. Each month we will stress one word with specific activities to do for each week. We will try to walk in Jesus footsteps and grow not only in knowledge but in our faith. Our theme for this year is: Tune in to Jesus. Our words so far this year have been: God-centered, respectful, organized, good-listener, selfdisciplined and responsible. Our word for March is problem solver. Being a problem solver means helping someone by figuring out what s wrong and coming up with a solution. Week of March 23rd March 27th This week try and be a problem solver. Read the directions carefully. Try and solve the problem yourself.
FIFTH THRU EIGHTH GRADE THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2015 Grandparents and Special Persons of Fifth thru Eighth Grade students are invited to join us Thursday morning, April 9 th. We with begin with Mass at 8:30. Please take a seat in Church by 8:25. Students will join you at 8:30. Guests of Fifth and Sixth graders please sit in the center area of church. Guests of Eighth graders please sit on the left side (Mary) of church. Guests of Seventh graders please sit on the right side (Joseph) of church. Following Mass, there will be snacks in the cafeteria, a visit to the classrooms, and a short program in the gym to end the morning s visit. Students will say good bye to their guests by 11:00. We look forward to having you as our guest on April 9 th. SIGN UP FORM In order to make this day a success, we need to know how many guests to expect. Please help us by returning this form to your child s homeroom teacher no later than March 27 th. Please keep the top half of this page for your information. Family s Last Name: Number of guests: Please list your children s name(s) and their homeroom number(s): Room # Room # Room#
The Bottle Booth Once again we will have the Bottle Booth at the school picnic. Every one is a winner at the Bottle Booth! The success of this booth depends on your donations. Please donate anything as long as it is in a plastic bottle. Please do not send any water bottles or empty bottles. Bottle suggestions are listed below. BOTTLES MUST BE NEW & UNUSED!!!!! Bonus: For every class that brings in 3 times their enrollment, each student will receive $1.00 worth of booth tickets! For the class that brings in the MOST bottles, they will receive an EXTRA $1.00 worth of booth tickets!! CONTEST DATES Wednesday, March 25 to Friday, April 10 Thank you for your support! Booth suggestions: Bubbles, tennis balls, sun block, shampoo, bubble bath, lotions, hair gel, sports drinks, soda, ketchup, mustard, dressings, bbq sauce
vs Cincinnati Reds Friday April 17 th 7:15 pm Student Name Teacher # of tickets $ amount If you wish to arrange to have seats together please order on one form. Please let me know if you do NOT want tickets sent home through school.