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Sacred Heart School Newsletter
Principal’s Memo 1
Parent Meeting Rescheduled! 2
SHOJ Students Grateful 3
February Lunch Menu 4
New Web Content! 4
Feb Lunch Volunteers 4
Vision and Hearing Screenings 4
Attendance Email 4
VIRTUS Training Sessions 4
CSW in Science 5
CYO Food Drive 5
CPS Corner (6 Items!) 6
STA Junior Spirit Dance Clinic 7
February 6, 2015
Feb 9 - CPS BoxTops Collections Week beginsFeb 13 - Valentine Parties @ 2:30pmFeb 17 - CPS Morning with Moms @ 7:30amFeb 18 - Ash Wednesday MassFeb 19 - Stations of the Cross @ 9:15Feb 19 - Early Dismissal @ 11:30amFeb 19 - Parent Teacher Conferences 1:00-8:00pmFeb 20 - No School
Feb 10 - St. ScholasticaFeb 11 - Our Lady of LourdesFeb 14 - SS. Cyril and MethodiusFeb 18 - Ash WednesdayFeb 21 - St. Peter DamianFeb 23 - St. Polycarp
Upcoming Events at SHOJ
Sacred Heart of JesusPreparing Minds for the Future...Souls for Eternity Catholic School
JMJ
Dear Sacred Heart Family and Friends,
Catholic School’s week is an amazing five days. It’s so much bigger than wearing PJ’s to school (although that is a favorite day!). It’s a time where students and staff engage in discussions about the uniqueness of Sacred Heart. As we talk about all the reasons that Sacred Heart is special, you can see the minds turning in children. They get it. They authentically embrace the beauty of being in a school where faith and academics unite.
See what students have to say about going to Sacred Heart. Their pictures with “I CAN” statements are on the next page.
Let’s continue to celebrate Sacred Heart as we meet on Tuesday evening at 6:30 p.m. in the gym. This “State of the School” parent evening is sure to be one you don’t want to miss. Staff and students are excited to inform and inspire you!
Have you seen the Catholic School’s Week video? If not, it is posted on the website or you can open this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAE895ckNwk
Also, check out our latest meet the Sacred Heart staff video. Hearing these teachers (and they do get very nervous to be video taped) will warm your heart and make you love them all the more! Here is the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzyQDF89IU
See you Tuesday!!
In the Triumph of God’s Great Love,
Maureen EngenPrincipal
In This Issue
Sacred Heart of JesusPreparing Minds for the Future...Souls for Eternity Catholic School
PARENT MEETING - RESCHEDULED!
TUESDAY - FEB. 10 @ 6:30pmSHOJ Gymnasium
An Evening to Celebrate our SHOJ Catholic School Family!
Celebration Agenda: -Inspiring and Informative Staff Talks -Motivating Student Speakers -Special Video Presentation to Parents from Students -Spirit Wear Drawing! -Staff Available for Enrollment Questions
Can you be there...... I CAN!
Sacred Heart students are filled with gratitude.
Students are grateful to go to Sacred Heart Catholic School! See what they have to say.
Sacred Heart School Newsletter February 6, 2015
February Lunchroom Volunteershttp://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0a45aca628a02-lunchroom10
February, 2015 Sacred Heart School Lunch Menu
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
2 No School SOF All Day
3 Chicken Nuggets Buttermilk Mash Potato Green Beans w/ bacon Cookie
4 Mac and Cheese Garlic Toast Salad Fresh Fruit
5 Beef Soft Taco/ Cheddar Spanish Rice Chips and Salsa Brownie
6 Sausage Pizza Garden salad Ranch Fresh Fruit Cookie
9 Grilled Cheese Tomato Soup Garden Salad Ranch Brownie
10 Taco Salad: taco beef, Cheddar, black olive, lettuce Salsa, tortilla chips Peaches and Cookie
11 Breakfast for Lunch French Toast Sticks Sausage Patties Hashbrown Potatoes Fresh Orange Wedge
12 Cheesburger Potato Chips Veggie Ranch Cookie
13 Cheese Pizza Garden Salad Ranch Fresh Fruit Ice Cream Cup
16 Baked Pasta Meat Sauce Garlic Toast Garden Salad Ranch Apple Crisp
17 Turkey Bacon Ched Wrap Pasta Salad Fresh Fruit Chocolate Cake
18 Cheese Pizza Garden Salad Fruit Cookie
19 Early Dismissal
20 No School
23 Italian Dunkers Marinara Garden Salad Ranch Fresh Fruit Cookie
24 Chicken Quesadilla Veggie Ranch Spanish Rice Rice Krispie Treat
25 Hot Ham and Cheese Potato Chips Fresh Fruit Brownie
26 Corn Dog Tortilla Chips Salsa Carrot Sticks and Ranch Lemon Bar
27 Cheese Pizza Garden Salad Ranch Fresh Fruit Chocolate Cake
New Attendance Email AddressWe are introducing a new email address to help with attendance notifications from parents via email.
The address [email protected] has been created to notify appropriate front office staff that your child will not be at school.
We ask that when you email your child’s teacher of their absence, you include the new [email protected] as a recipient of the email as well. This will ensure appropriate office staff members are notified (and you won’t have to remember any specific names to send the email).
As always, if you choose to phone in your child’s absence, there is no need to email us.
If you have any questions or concerns with the new email address, please contact our technology director, Ben Chapman, at [email protected].
Vision and Hearing ScreeningsVision and Hearing Screenings are being completed for students in Kindergarten through Third Grade, as well as Fifth and Seventh Grade. If further physician assessment is recommended from results of your child’s screening, Nurse Carol will contact you, thanks!
Upcoming VIRTUS Training SessionsThe VIRTUS program was adopted by the Archdiocese as a part of a program designed to help protect our children. Anyone who wishes to volunteer or work at any school or parish within the Archdiocese is required to attend the training. This includes parents who would like to help with classroom parties. Upcoming VIRTUS training sessions in the area are listed below.Register at www.virtusonline.org/virtus/Feb 23 - Holy Trinity (Lenexa) - John ErranteFeb 26 - St. Michael the Archangel (Leawood) - Monica LaneMar 26 - Church of the Nativity (Leawood) - Maria HepplerApr 7 - St. John the Evangelist (Lawrence) - Dennis SchafersMay 27 - St. Michael the Archangel (Leawood) - Monica Lane
New Website Content!Be sure to check out our website for new video content. New posts include a video recapping Catholic Schools Week last week, a new video featuring the Staff of SHOJ, and a new instructional video taking you through our Online Enrollment Process. Click and Enjoy!
Sacred Heart School Newsletter February 6, 2015
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Catholic School’s Week in Science Catholic Schools Week is always my favorite week of the year! The kids are always so energized to celebrate their faith in the extra special way that CSW offers. We have
been really busy in 7th grade with a lot of labs demonstrating Newton’s Laws of Motion. The 8th
graders have just started Chemicals of Life and it has already proved to be a challenging topic. Both topics
give the students an opportunity to learn new vocabulary.
–Mrs. Summers
9720 W. 87th Street Overland Park, KS 66212
www.catholicccharitiesks.org
Please help CYO fill Catholic Charities’ Food Pantries! Starting the weekend of February 13th running through the weekend of March 6th, CYO will have barrels available at all CYO basketball games for food collection. Barrels will be marked with school names, so support your favorite Catholic school by adding your food donation to the bin marked with your school’s name. Schools will join one of three teams and race to collect the most food!
Please visit this link for a list of our most needed food items: www.catholiccharitiesks.org/mostneededpantryitems Are you in need of service hours? To volunteer to help load/unload food during the CYO food drives, please contact Michelle Carlstedt at 913.433.2080 or [email protected].
Sacred Heart School Newsletter February 6, 2015
Box Tops Collections - Next Week!Help us earn money for our school! Since 2004, Sacred Heart has earned over $15,000 through the Box Tops program.
Box Tops Collection week will be February 9-13th. Please send any Box Tops you have collected to school with your child that week. The classroom with the most Box Tops will earn a reward.
Box Tops can be found on General Mills, Betty Crocker, and Scott Tissue, just to name a few.
Sacred Heart earns $0.10 for each Box Top. For any questions, please contact Misti Ranck at 913-302-9078.
Care Packages for our SeminariansPlease join Sacred Heart Catholic Parents as Stewards in creating care packages for our three seminarians, Keith Chadwick, Michael Guastello and Austin Krause. The items will be collected the week of Feb 23-27. Students can bring the items and drop them off in the boxes near the school office marked Care Packages for Our Seminarians. Also included in the care packages will be Spiritual Bouquets that the Sacred Heart students will create at school. These Spiritual Bouquets will be offerings of prayers for our three seminarians as they continue their studies and preparations for the priesthood.
Thank you for your contributions and offerings of prayers. These parish men will be so grateful to know we are thinking and praying for them.
Additionally an Adoration Day for the Seminarians will be held on Friday, Feb 27th starting after the 8:15 mass. Each class will go throughout the day to pray for Michael, Keith and Austin.
Here is the link to the Signup Genius page for the items to be included in the care packages for each Seminarian.
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c094caba82fa46-2015/
Catholic Parents as Stewards-Vocations Leader,
Katie Wright
Sacred Heart School RosaryOur school is built on a rich foundation of prayer and love for our families, our community and Mary, the Mother of God. Let us bring to our Blessed Mother our prayers and woes this school session by praying the rosary with your family throughout the school year. Please join your Sacred Heart community by volunteering to pray a daily rosary for a blessed 2014- 2015 school year for our staff, students and our spiritual leader, Father. Craig.
It is easy to participate, here are the steps:
1. Choose a week on Signup Genius to host the Sacred Heart Rosary. Include your email and phone number so it is easy to contact you in the comment back.
2. You will receive a prayer card so you can pray for each of the 2014-2015 staff/facility members by name, as well as a pamphlet on how to say the rosary. Please keep these items with the rosary when you pass them on week by week.
3. Say a daily rosary from Sunday to Saturday using the rosary dedicated to this school year. You may choose to pray as a family or assign a day to each family member, your choice!
4. As your week draws to a close, reach out to the next family on the list to arrange an exchange point. Please keep to the assigned week so each family who has volunteered has the same opportunity to participate.
5. Keep the 2014-2015 school year in your daily prayers.
Please contact Paula Hoelting at [email protected] or 913-707-7128 if you have any questions.
May God bless you and your family this school year. www.SignUpGenius.com/go/8050A4FA9AB2F4-sarcred
Rectory Meals One simple, yet much appreciated way to serve Father Craig is to provide a gift card once a month to a local grocers or restaurant so he can enjoy a meal out or cook something special at home. Please follow the attached sign-up genius link for more information and to sign up. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f084faaa72fa02-rectory1
First Annual Morning with Moms!Please join us for breakfast treats from 7:30 am - 7:55 am in the Multi-Purpose Room on Tuesday, February 17th. All students are welcome and are invited to bring your mom or special guest to the morning event.
Calling all DADS to help with the event!! Please let us know if you can lend a hand that morning - contact Brandy Toepfer - [email protected] or Sue Manning - [email protected]. Sign up here! http://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040e48a8ad229-morning
CPS CORNER
Adults ONLY Night OutSaturday, Feb. 21st @ the new Twisters in Shawnee, KS (where the ol’ Johnny’s Tavern used to be)! 6:30pm- ? Come enjoy Food, Fun & Friends! More information to come...Family Fun Event- KC Sporting Game & Tailgate- April 11th- Information will be coming out soon to reserve your tickets!
You’re invited… To our Annual Junior Spirits Dance Clinic!
Saturday, February 14, 2015
9:00am-‐12:00pm
Saint Thomas Aquinas High School 11411 Pflumm Rd Overland Park, KS
66215
CLINIC DETAILS: Our clinic is open to grades K-‐8 and offers a memorable morning of dancing!
K-‐6th grade dancers will attend our Junior Spirits Workshops, which focus on a love
for dance and fun choreography.
7th and 8th grade dancers will attend our Dance Team Prep Workshops, which focus on preparing for high school dance team.
$25 Early-‐Bird Registration (By February 2nd)
$30 Regular Registration (day of registration is welcome!) Includes clinic workshops, snack, craft activity and t-‐shirt.
All dancers are invited to perform at our Winter Finale Showcase on February 21st at 7pm!
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ DANCER’S NAME: _____________________________________ ______________________________________ (First) (Last) PARENT’S NAME: GRADE: ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ________________ (First) (Last) PHONE: EMAIL: TSHIRT SIZE: _____________________________________ ______________________________________ ________________
(Child S-‐Adult L) Please mail your registration form to:
ATTN: Tara Schroeder Saint Thomas Aquinas High School
11411 Pflumm Rd Overland Park, KS 66215
Questions? Email us at [email protected] or call Tara at 913/205-‐9785.