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From the Heart
08/15/2013
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Key Dates     
 
  • Aug 15 - The Feast of the Assumption of Mary, Holy Day of Obligation, Mass @ 9am & 7pm.
  • Aug 29 - School/Parish Retreat; SCHOOL OFFICE CLOSED
  • Aug 30 - 6th Grade Locker Distribution 1-2pm.
  • Sep 03 - Opening Day Prayer Service; 8:45am - Sacred Heart Parish
  • Sep 03 - First Day of School; 11:35am Kindergarten dismissal & 11:45am Grades 1-8 dismissal 
  • Sep 04 - Back to School Night grades 6-8, 6:30-8pm
  • Sep 05 - Back to School Night grades Pre-K-5, 6:30-8pm
  • Sep 10 - Fall Ice Cream Social
  • Sep 11 - Safe Environment "Called to Protect for Ministries", Moore Theater, 6:30-9:30pm.
  • Sep 15 - Parish Festival
  • Sep 18-19  - 8th grade retreat at Camp Hamilton
  • Sep 20 - No School - Archdiocesan In-service

 

  
From the Office

School Office Hours

The school office is open during the summer from 9am - 2pm each weekday (office will be closed 8/29). If you need to drop something off at the school outside of these times, you may deposit it into the secure mail drop box to the left of the main doors.

 

Class assignments will be sent out via email on Wednesday, August 28th. 

 

ESS - First Day of School, September 3rd

ESS will be available on the first day of school from 7am - 8:20am & 11:45am - 3:15pm. Regular hours will begin the second day of school.

 

Pre-K Start of School Information

Hours on the first day are 8:30-11:30am. Please note, students may enter school at 8:20am.

Parents, please bring your student directly to the Pre-K classroom. Parents are encouraged to come in on the first day to take pictures and see the classroom.

After saying goodbye to your Pre-K student, please join our other families in the gym for the Back to School Coffee immediately following the Opening Day Prayer Service until 10:30.  Pre-K students are walked to the main door at 11:30am and are released to parents from there.

 

Kindergarten Start of School Information

Hours on the first day are 8:30-11:35am. Please note, students may enter school at 8:20am.

Parents, please bring your child directly to their Kindergarten classroom.  The kindergarten students will join the rest of the school in our Opening Day Prayer Service which will begin at 8:45am in the church and last until about 9:00am Students will line up with their teacher and walk into church together; all parents are invited to join their students.  After the Prayer Service, you can follow your child back to their kindergarten classroom to take pictures and look around. After saying goodbye to your kindergartener, please join the other families in the gym for the Back to School Coffee which will run until approximately 10:30am. Kindergarteners are gradually brought into the full day program over the course of the first week and a half. Schedule is as follows:

Sept 3rd: 8:30-11:35am

Sept 4th-6th: 8:30-11:50am

Sept 9th-Sept 13th: 8:30-12:15pm, students stay for lunch.

 

Safe Environment Training "Called to Protect for Ministries"

The Safe Environment "Called to Protect for Ministries" class will be offered here at Sacred Heart Parish on Wednesday, September 11, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Moore Theater. All parents who volunteer at the school and have contact with children must take this class within 90 days of beginning their service.  All volunteers who have previously taken this class must complete an annual online update. To register for this class or complete an online annual update, click on this link.  . 

 

Summer Math, Reading, and Spanish

Don't forget to keep up with your summer math, reading, and Spanish (incoming 6th-8th grade only). The requirements and resources can be found online.

 

Sacred Heart School Sweatshirts

  • EMBROIDERY - When ordering your school sweatshirts online, please note that if you want to have the sweatshirt embroidered with your child's name (which is a great idea), you must call customer service at 800-469-2222 to assist you. Our school number for ordering uniforms is 900085846. 
  • SCHOOL LOGOS - When ordering apparel that needs a school logo (sweatshirt, all of the fleece items) from Lands' End, please allow up to 12 business days, plus shipping time, for delivery.

Additions to the Uniform Policy

Lands' End added some items to their school uniform line, so we updated our uniform policy to reflect those additions.  For K-5 Girls, additional options are:  Hunter/Classic Navy Plaid Pleated Side-Buckle Jumper and Hunter/Classic Navy Plaid A-line Skirt

 

2013-2014 Tuition - Payment In Full

If your family chose Option A which is payment in full, tuition is due on or before Tuesday, September 3rd (our 1st day of school.)  Payment must be made by check written to Sacred Heart School and either mailed to SHS or dropped off at the school accordingly.  Thank you!

Actual Cost to Educate

Contributing Parishioner Tuition*

Out of Parish

Pre-K (per child)

$4,200

$4,200

$4,200

One Child

$10,320

$6,835

$10,320

Two Children

$20,640

$12,985

$20,640

Three or more Children

$30,955

$18,965

$30,955

 

Congratulations to Mrs. Bergere!

Mrs. Bergere gave birth to Indiana Maria Bergere on July 2. She was 8 lbs., 15 oz and 18 and 1/4" inches at birth. Welcome, Indiana, to the Sacred Heart Family!


  

From Parents Club

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Sacred Heart CYO News

Kindergarten

Kindergarten soccer registration is open mow until August 30th.   The Kindergarten program is a great tradition to introduce our children to team sports and the great Sacred Heart community.   The fee is $30 per child and you can register online.  If you are interested in coaching, please state that during registration or feel free to email Brian Jacobsen stating this or with any other questions you have regarding the Kindergarten Soccer program.

 

   
 From the Parish

Feast of the Assumption of Mary

Thursday, August 15th, is the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a holy day of obligation (all Catholics should attend Mass on a holy day of obligation). 

We will have Mass at 9am and 7pm. 

The Assumption celebrates "the promise of God expressed fully in the life of Mary, the Holy Mother of God. God invites us to eternal life, to enjoy the glorious new creation of his Son in body, soul, and spirit. Our final hope is the resurrection of our own bodies at the end of time to exist forever in this new order of creation. The Solemnity of the Assumption is our great celebration of this final hope. Mary is a pioneer for us in faith. She was the first among us to accept Jesus Christ into her life. In her bodily assumption, she is also the first fully to enjoy eternal life at the side of her Risen Son in the glory of heaven. Where she has gone, we hope to follow. We rejoice in the fulfillment of God's promise in her, as we turn to her to guide us to the side of her Risen Son who reigns in heaven."  (2013 Sourcebook for Sundays, Seasons, and Weekdays, 264)

 

Following tonight's 7pm Mass, Father Scott Connolly, pastor of Assumption Parish in Bellingham, will give a presentation on his pilgrimage across Spain to Compostela where the remains of the apostle James are venerated. This pilgrimage has been happening for centuries and thousands of pilgrims have walked this journey. Father Scott has written a book, The Dance of Life, about his pilgrimage; the proceeds from his book will support the Cancer Center at St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham. Fr. Scott's presentation will take place in the Moore Theater (at Sacred Heart School).

 

Looking forward to seeing you this evening to celebrate this great feast of Mary,

 

Father Steve Sallis, Pastor

 

 

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