From the Heart - 03/01/2012

If you have not yet submitted your after-hours homework and activities survey, please do so right away. We need your input for planning purposes. Click here to access the spreadsheet. Please enter times as accurately as possible. If you have more than one child in the school, please fill out a form for each one. Please e-mail the spreadsheet(s) to afterschool@sacredheart.org. That will allow us to keep this survey information separated for all of the other e-mails that we receive.

- Mr. Burroughs

Outstanding Teacher and Staff Awards

We are introducing a new program this year to recognize outstanding performance by teachers and other school staff members. Each year one teacher and one non-teacher staff member will be selected to be recognized and awarded a $1,000 award.

Nominations will come from current and past parents, alumni, and current staff members. An independent committee will be formed to review the nominations and select one recipient in each category. The awards will be presented each year at the Sate of the School meeting in April.

Nominations for the 2011/2012 award are due no later than Friday, March 9, 2012.

Another Successful Food Drive!

Thank you to all who participated in our food drive for the WIN Food Bank on the Friday before the Mid-Winter break. We collected more than 10 barrels of food to support families in need here in Bellevue. We appreciate your generosity.

Blue Plate Catering is offering salads Tuesday-Friday Beginning March 1st

Salads are $5 plus tax, and also include a fruit and dessert of the day.

Tues: Asian noodle and chicken salad - noodles tossed with sesame ginger dressing and topped with chicken breast, cucumber, broccoli and carrots

Wed: Chicken taco salad - crispy flour tortilla bowl filled with shredded lettuce, chicken breast, tomato salsa, cheddar cheese and ranch dressing

Thurs: Chicken Caesar salad - romaine lettuce, chicken breast, croutons, parmesan cheese with Caesar dressing

Fri: Caprese pasta salad - rotelli pasta, basil pesto, fresh mozzarella cheese and grape tomatoes

Annual Parent Survey

The annual parent survey will be available beginning next Thursday. See the From the Heart or the school website for a link. Please take a few minutes to complete this important survey about the school's operations, programs, and personnel. We value your input and make use of the information you provide in our planning for the next year.

Update on health screenings:

During the week of January 29th, Sacred Heart School conducted our annual vision and hearing screening for students in grades K-3, 5 and 7. All required re-screenings were completed in February. Screenings identify those children who need to follow up with a health care provider to look into a possible vision or hearing issue. If your child's final screening results indicate further evaluation is recommended, I will be sending you an email this week with your child's results.

A huge thank you goes out to Rhonna Burnett who helped to coordinate this year's screenings. She did a great job! And as always, we could not have done it without our many parent volunteers.....Thank you!

Half Day ESS

Friday, March 23rd, is a half day with dismissal at 11:45am. ESS will be available from 11:45 until 3:00 for those who sign up. Students will need to bring a sack lunch. Morning ESS will run as usual. Please email Amy Davis to reserve a spot.

Return From Mid-Winter Break Uniform Reminder

Now that we have returned from mid-winter break, students can no longer wear boots to school in any manner. Also, students can no longer wear leggings with socks.

With the cold weather we have this past week, it may be a good idea to keep your solid white, navy and green tights close at hand; for those students who prefer to wear the skirts and jumpers, it is a great way to keep those little legs warm.

For more detailed information on Sacred Heart School's uniform policy, please refer to our website. Thank you. - Ms. Gray

Lost and Found

Our closet has finally maxed out with un-marked clothing so it is time to donate to the wonderful organization we support in the Tukwila school district which helps refugee families moving into our area. Please take a moment (or ask your child) to go to the gym foyer to check the articles of clothing, shoes, accessories, etc. as we will be donating unclaimed items on Friday, March 2nd. Remember that small and high value items are held at the front desk by Kerry Wyman.

From the Development Office

Annual Fund

Thank you to everyone who has already made their contribution to the Annual Fund this year. We are currently at $142,252 in contributions received which puts us at 64% of our pledged amount of $221,700. Many of you have already submitted your corporate matching paperwork and that has made for some terrific contributions to the Annual Fund. Please help us continue to make it to our goal! We still have 5% of our families that have not yet pledged but there is still time to make that pledge to SHS. Reminder notices will be coming out in email in the next few weeks for those of you that still have a pledge balance so be on the lookout for those. If you have any questions at all, please contact Alison Scott in the Development Office.

From the Auction Committee
Glassybabys Thank you to those of you who have emailed auctioninfo@sacredheart.org with any glassybaby's you purchased at the auction. We realize with the timing of mid-winter break that some of you have not had a chance to respond. Please email auctioninfo@sacredheart.org with your name and quantity of glassybaby's purchased.

From Parents' Club

Scrip Sales

Reminder scrip sales take place each Tuesday morning in both upper and lower parking lot and Thursday afternoon in the lower parking lot. Or you can also order Online which is quick and easy.

Also full inventory will be available this weekend Mar 3rd and 4th after each mass in the church narthex.

Easter is coming, Ininisbrook and Helen Grace chocolates have teamed up to offer "Bunny & Eggs", look for the order form in your child's backpack. 50% of every order goes back to the school, and helps you reach your fundraising goal!!

Sacred Heart Parent's Club is proud to present: Tom Doyle

Help Your Student and Athlete Flourish On and Off the Court!

Where: The Moore Theatre at Sacred Heart

When: Thursday, March 8, 2012, 7:00 pm

Nationally acclaimed author, teacher, coach and Sacred Heart parishioner, Mr. Doyle has taught at both O'Dea and Seattle Prep high schools, and was named Washington State's Athletic Director of the Year in 2001. Author of "True Coaching" and "The Sports Parents Manual", Mr. Doyle is the business manager for Personal Perceptions Northwest and speaks to local and national audiences about the important issues relating to parenting and childhood athletics.

Complimentary copies of "The Sports Parents Manual" will be available at this event!

Save the Date and Spread the Word!

Activities

Playmakers Presents Suessical, Jr.

We are excited to announce that tickets for Seussical, Jr. are now available!

There will be three performances:

Friday Evening, March 23rd

Saturday Evening, March 24th

Sunday Afternoon, March 25th

This will be a special performance as it will have the largest cast ever assembled at Sacred Heart! The lively music and fun Seuss characters will be enjoyed by all ages.

Hurry and click on this link to order your tickets now!!!

Sacred Heart Third Grade Brownie Troop

Please support our Brownie troop who will be selling Girl Scout cookies during the following times:

March 3 & 4 after all masses
March 8 - in both parking lots at afternoon pickup

Now is your chance to stock up on all your favorite Girl Scout cookies! Boxes are $4 per box - we accept cash and checks (made out to GSWW). You may also purchase cookies and donate them to the WIN Food Bank or our military troops overseas!

Service Hour Opportunities for all Middle School 6th , 7th and 8th graders

Sacred Heart is partnering with a couple of agencies to provide service opportunities to our students. A link to the on-line sign up genius form was sent out this week to provide students opportunities to volunteer together. If you did not receive the link it is provided at this link. Sacred Heart is pleased to be working again with WIN Food Bank and collecting donations at the local grocery stores on Saturday March 10th and Sunday March 11th. Middle school students will also have the opportunity to Prepare and serve a meal to the homeless at Tent City 4 in Kirkland on Good Friday April 6th from 5:30-8:00pm.

Also please note that SHS Family Night is on Friday, April 29th and will offer another opportunity for your student to receive in-house service hours. Suzanne Gang at will be looking for volunteers so look for her sign up information to come soon.

If you are interested in more service opportunities other than the ones we have put together for our SHS students please check the website at Eastside Baby Corner.

If you have any questions, please e-mail Laura Capestany or 206-571-3047.

From the Parish

Sacred Heart Church Invites Children to SKY VBS 2012: EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE WITH GOD (Mark 10:27)

A summer kids' event called Sky will be hosted at Sacred Heart Church from June 25,2012 to June 29,2012 At Sky, faith and imagination soar as kids discover that everything is possible with God. Kids participate in memorable Bible-learning activities, sing catchy songs, play teamwork-building games, make and dig into yummy treats, experience electrifying Bible adventures, collect Bible Memory Buddies to remind them to trust God, and test out Sciency-Fun Gizmos they'll take home and play with all summer long. Plus, kids will learn to look for evidence of God all around them through something called God Sightings. Each day concludes with Fly Away Finale-a celebration that gets everyone involved in living what they've learned. Family members and friends are encouraged to join in daily for this special time at 11:30am at Fly Away Finale.

Kids at Sky will join an international mission effort to squash malaria in the African country of Mali-sending more than a million mosquito nets to protect Malian children.

Sky is for kids from Kindergarten to 5th grade and will run from 9am to noon each day, June 25th-29th $60.00 per child, sign-up online and please pay at the Parish Office to hold your place for the summer. Only 80 spots for campers! For more information, call 425-454-9536. Or visit the website for more information under Children's Ministries.

-Kathryn Ramous, Pastoral Assistant for Children's Ministry

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