Catholic Schools Week

Our celebration of Catholic Schools' week begins this weekend. Any student who attends Mass here at Sacred Heart Church this Saturday (5 p.m.) or Sunday (9 a.m. or 11 a.m.) in full uniform can receive a free dress pass for next Tuesday. Students must bring the pass with them to school to have free dress.

• Monday is Parent Appreciation Day. There will be no homework that night so that families can spend some extra time together.
• Tuesday is Student Appreciation Day. Students with a free dress pass can have free dress.
• Wednesday is Community Appreciation Day to show our thanks to the local community and their support for our school.
• Thursday is Staff Appreciation Day. Lunch will be provided for all school staff by the Service Board and Parents' Club Board.
• Friday is Parish Appreciation Day. We will be showing our appreciation for Fr. Pat and all of the members of the parish staff who support our school and parish community.

The White House Salutes Nine Catholic Educational Leaders

On Wednesday, January 25th, the White House honored nine leaders in Catholic education from across the country as Champions of Change for their service to their communities and our nation.  One of the honorees is Joseph Womac, who has served as the Executive Director of the Fulcrum Foundation for the past eight years.  He has worked tirelessly on behalf of at risk students and Catholic schools in jeopardy of closing. Under his leadership, the Fulcrum Foundation has raised $60 million, which has led to over 10,000 low income students being sent to tremendous Catholic schools in western Washington State. Thanks in large part to Joe's efforts and Fulcrum's programs, Seattle is among the largest regions in the country that has not closed any Catholic schools and instead has opened schools during the past decade.  Last year, every single high school senior supported by the Fulcrum Foundation graduated. Of those, 99% are now attending college. Read Joseph Womac's inspiring entry - Increasing Access and Supporting Catholic Education on the White House Champions of Change blog.  

Vision & Hearing Screenings (Volunteers still needed)

Next week all students in grades K-3, 5 and 7 will have their vision and hearing checked. If your child wears glasses, please make sure that they are bring their glasses on the day of testing.

If you do *NOT* wish to have your child participate, we ask that you return the "opt-out" form to your homeroom teacher or the health room before Monday, January 30th.  This form only needs to be returned if your child is *NOT* to participate in the screenings. 

The "opt-out" form is available online.

If a child is absent on their screening day, we will check their vision and hearing on either Thursday, February 2nd or Friday, February 3rd.

Please check the schedule below to see when your child is scheduled to be tested.

We are still in need of a few more volunteers for the slots below as well as a daily rover.

Monday 1/30 - KAB, 1AB, 2AB, 3AB to be tested

KA           10:35-11:35             Hearing Station - Need 1 Volunteer

Tuesday 1/31 - 1A, 5AB, 7AB to be tested

5A            9:30-10:00               Vision 2 Station - Need 1 Volunteer

5B            10:30-11:00             Vision 2 Station - Need 1 Volunteer

5A            10:30-11:30             Hearing Station - Need 1 Volunteer

1A            1:00-2:00                 Hearing Station - Need 1 Volunteer

Wednesday 2/1 - 2AB, 7AB to be tested

Thursday 2/2 - 1B, 3A to be tested

1B            9:00-10:00               Hearing Station - Need 1 Volunteer

3A            10:30-11:30             Hearing Station - Need 1 Volunteer

If you are available to help please e-mail Rhonna Burnett.

Snow Days

Ms. Gray has carefully reviewed our schedule and we can assure you that we still have more than the required 1000 hours of school in our schedule. So, we will not need to add any days to our calendar this year or drop any planned days off.

The major dates for the 2012-2013 school year are now on the school calendar (1^st day, last day, vacations, etc.).

Important SHS Application Deadline 

If you have any friends that are considering SHS for their children, please let them know this very important deadline information for new families:

Applications for new families applying for 1st -8th grades for the 2012-2013 school year are due by Friday, February 3rd.  In-school admissions testing for these applicants will take place between February 6th - March 2nd.  We have limited availability in several grades and plan to fill those positions from this applicant pool, so we encourage interested families to get their applications in by February 3rd.

Applications are available on our website under our admissions tab and can be emailed directly to our office or printed and mailed.  Cost is $25.  Feel free to e-mail our Admissions Director, Susana Knapp, if you have any questions or by phone 425-451-1773 ext. 156.

Pre-Kindergarten & Kindergarten 2012-2013

We are now accepting applications for our Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten programs for the 2012-13 school year.  Please click on the above links for more detailed information on the application process and deadlines.