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From the Heart
11/15/2012
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Key Dates  

 

  • Nov 15 - Deadline to order poinsettias and wreaths
  • Nov 15 - Individual picture retake day, forms at front office
  • Nov 16 - Auction Procurement Deadline to earn free dress on Friday, Nov 30th
  • Nov 16 - All School Mass, dress uniform required, 9am
  • Nov 16 - Talent Show, 12pm, school gym, parents are encouraged to attend
  • Nov 21 - All School Mass, dress uniform required, 9am
  • Nov 21 - Early Dismissal, 11:45am, ESS available until 3pm-please sign up
  • Nov 22-23 - No School, Thanksgiving Break
  • Nov 29 - 5th Grade Field Trip-Brightwater Treatment Center, 9am-2:30pm
  • Dec 05 - JH Youth Group, 3-4:30pm, parish youth room
  • Dec 06 - Shoe Liturgy, Feast of St Nicholas, 9am
  • Dec 18 - Advent Program, 6:30pm, gym
 

 

 

From the Office

leftspotlight2012 SHS SHOWCASE TALENT SHOW 

 

Parents, grandparents and siblings are invited to attend the annual Talent Show tomorrow from 12-1pm in the gym. Students will be eating "picnic style" on the floor in their family groups. Seventh and eighth grade students are encouraged to bring a blanket upon which their "family members" can sit. Please send a lunch with your child on Friday that can be easily eaten while sitting on the floor, and for the safety of all of our students NO NUTS OR PEANUTS are allowed in the lunches this Friday.

 

We have over 20 new and exciting acts this year and all parents are encouraged to attend.   The Playmaker board will also be unveiling the upcoming Spring Musical for 2013!

 

***Talent Show Participants-please note that you should have received an e-mail notification through your supervising parent for this Friday's festivities.  If you have not been notified please e-mail Mrs. Douglass immediately.

 

 

Vacation Homework Policy

As the upcoming Thanksgiving Holiday grows closer, we have received a few requests from families who are leaving early to put together homework for their students to complete while they are gone.  In general, all students are expected to complete to work on the following:

  • Finish or complete the next Spelling (K-5)/Wordly Wise (MS) unit
  • XtraMath (K-5)/Go onto the next unit in the Math book (6-8)
  • Keep a daily journal; the focus should be on writing descriptive sentences/paragraphs about the things you are doing.
  • Finish/Complete the next Lead 21 packet, or read a book for a Book Report; if appropriate, start the Book Report
  • Any long-term reports they were working on when they left

Students/families should contact their child's teacher(s) as soon as possible about an absence due to a vacation to find out if there are any grade level specific assignments to be completed, or information needed to complete the assignments above.  As with any absence, we ask that the student check in with their teacher(s) upon their return to review what assignments still need to be completed and discuss a time frame for their completion. 

-  Mr. Burroughs and Ms. Gray

 

Parent Survey

As a part of our accreditation preparation you will be seeing a few more surveys this year than normal. Please take a few minutes to complete the School Parent Accreditation Survey

Your feedback is extremely important in the process of our self-improvement. After this survey, your will receive a follow-up survey later in the year to assess how well we are responding to your feedback.

 

Winter Spirit Clothing Drive

This is a great time to go through your kid's closets and find gently used items to donate to those in need. ASB has boxes at the school entrances and would love for you to donate your coats, hats, mittens etc..  All items will be donated to the Lifespring Store at Bellevue Square. Thank you for supporting those in need!

 

December Shoe Liturgy

This year's Shoe Liturgy is scheduled for Thursday, December 6th at 9:00am and will be celebrated in conjunction with mass for the Feast of St. Nicholas.  

For more information please click here...

 

Half Day ESS

Wednesday, November 21st, is a half day with dismissal at 11:45. ESS will be available from 11:45am-3pm for those who sign up. Space is limited, so please email Amy Davis to reserve a spot if you would like your child to attend.

 

Annual Parish Pledge

All school families who are receiving the "Contributing Parishioner" tuition rate are required to have an annual parish pledge on file and to make regular contributions toward the fulfillment of their pledge. Please remember to fill out your new pledge card for the 2013 calendar year and submit it to the parish office right away. Your parish pledge helps to support all of the ministries, programs and personnel of the parish, including our school. - Mr. Burroughs

 

 

"Hot Topic" Discussion Forums

Coming up soon are some evening discussion forums with the school counselor, hosted by Kari Boyd and Parents Club. Specific dates, time and location are TBD. These discussion nights are mainly to provide information and spread awareness on various "hot topics" throughout grade level groups. These beneficial discussion nights will offer parents an opportunity to learn, ask questions, and chat with other parents in their child's grade level.

**Please help select books/topics by completing this survey!

 

Scrip is on Hiatus

In case you missed the special bulletin sent on Monday, the scrip program is currently on a hiatus as we transfer over to an online system. Monthly orders will still be filled as well as orders placed prior to Monday. New orders will not be filled next week as usual, but as soon as we have the new system up and running. - Mr. Burroughs

 

Policy for Student Medications at School

SHS follows WA State code that all student medications must have a completed Authorization for Medication Form signed by both the child's physician and parent.

  • This policy applies to both prescription and all over the counter medications such as anti-histamines, cough drops Tylenol etc.
  • The completed Authorization for Medication Form and medications must be turned into the health room where they will be kept and administered by staff only.
  • There is an exception when it comes to inhalers. WA State permits inhalers to be carried and self-administered by a student if both the physician and parent give permission on the Authorization for Medication Form.  Inhalers must have a prescription label affixed.

If you have any questions, please email Ann Marie Thompson

 

 

From the Auction Committee

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Tomorrow is the Day!

 

Tomorrow--Friday, November 16th--is our procurement deadline.   

All families who have submitted their auction procurement will receive a FREE DRESS DAY for their students for Friday, November 30th.

Today's  the day... don't delay!  Maybe you have an item that you are procuring but do not yet have it in your possession. Please make sure that you fill out the procurement form and turn it in as soon as possible.   

You can submit here online as well.  

For cash donations go to our Greater Giving website.

 

Also, look for the first edition of our AUCTION NEWSLETTER which will be coming out on Friday in student backpacks.   It will introduce some exciting PARTIES and SPECIAL EVENTS that are available during the Christmas season. 

Finally, the auction team is pleased to present the opening of our
ONLINE AUCTION for Monday, November 19th.  
Check our auction website
 for more exciting details!
 

 

Questions?  Please contact an auction co-chair.

  

Shelley Johnson      Aurora Paz       Kim Douglass             

 

 Activities

 

Annual Poinsettia and Wreath Sale

Poinsettia

 

POINSETTIA AND WREATH ORDERS ARE DUE TODAY (11/15)

Add Christmas cheer to your home and office!  Spread Christmas joy to friends, co-workers and party hosts!   Our gorgeous, locally-grown poinsettias and beautiful wreaths are perfect for holiday decorating and gift giving.  Please print the order form, attach a check (payable to SHS) and submit both items to the front desk by 3pm today 

Pick-up is Monday, December 3. 

 

 

Proceeds benefit the

Graduating Class of 2013.

 

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

 

 

 From Parents' Club

  Mixed Bag Designs

 Mixedbag Designs - Back by Popular Demand and just in time for Christmas

Fundraiser begins Thursday November 15th and will run Through Wednesday November 28th. Items purchased will be distributed the week of December 17th, just in time for Christmas break. The proceeds for the Mixedbag Design will be going to the Koreski's Third Grade Class of 2007-2008 Scholarship fund. This fund provides two students each year scholarships for their books for an entire year. Most of the students attending Heritage University come from families in the Yakima Valley where yearly income is below 25,000.00, and 95%, of fulltime undergraduates qualify for federal financial aid. Please help the graduating eight grade class give as a group one last time to the fund they created with Mrs. Koreski.

Catalogs will be sent home next week all orders must be turned into homeroom teachers. Orders will be collected daily through the 28th of November.  Questions: please e-mail Kameo Simpson 
 

 

  Innisbrook gift wrap

The holiday season is on its way.  Check out Innisbrook for your gift wrap needs and further meet your Flexible Fundraising requirements.  School code: 122189.


  

 From the Parish

Letter from Fr. Steve regarding Sacred Heart Church's yearly focus on parish stewardship

 

As we begin our yearly focus on stewardship, particularly parish stewardship, I am asking each of our parishioners to take 3-5 minutes this coming week to view a new video by Archbishop Sartain sharing his thoughts about stewardship - his personal experience of it, his experience of stewardship as a pastor, and his hope as our Archbishop for each of us to more fully practice stewardship, as a response to our discipleship.

 

You can find the video at this link.

 

I look forward to sharing this continuing journey to stewardship with you!

 

Sincerely,

Fr. Steve Sallis

Pastor

 

 

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