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Upcoming Dates: April 20 Apr First Communion 24 Apr Mass 25-26 Apr No School Brown Bottle Set-Up 27 Apr Brown Bottle May 03 May Mass May Crowning 07 May Rosary 9:45 am 20 May 6-8 Field Day 21 May Mass Rosary 2:30 pm Yearbook Signing 2-3 pm 22 May K-5 Field Day 8th Grade Graduation 23 May Last Day of School 11:00 am Dismissal |
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St. George
St. Adalbert
23 Apr
St. Fidelius of Sigmaringen
24 Apr
St. Mark
25 Apr
St. Catherine of Siena
29 Apr
St Pius V
30 Apr
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Sacred Heart School Newsletter
Year 2012-13 - May 3, 2013
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JMJ
Dear Parents and Friends of Sacred Heart,
"This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you."
John 15:12
I am sitting at my desk around 3:05 and in comes to my office three 8th graders-then three more-and another six. They pack themselves around my desk. "Well hello-why are you all here?" I ask. "Prayer," they respond. I realize that it only takes one person to make the end of the day prayer and announcements-they know this too. So, I ask, "Do all twelve of you want to speak today." "Oh, no, Mrs. Engen, we're just here to support each other." "Oh, I see", my quick response as I smile and shake my head.
This gathering at the end of the day has become habit in the last few weeks. As I continue to tend to my business, the 8th graders look around my office for fun quotes, reminisce about the day, laugh about things they did in 2nd grade, 4th grade...yesterday. It's magic to see these young people coming to the end of their 8th grade year in this way-just wanting to be together. They have passed through beginning and middles of their time together and are now rushing to the finish line of their Sacred Heart education. What is the story we want these young people to remember most from our school?
Test scores show that they are prepared academically to be successful in high school. Our staff is sure about that. However, we don't have numeric data to verify what is most important...that these young people know how much they have been personally loved. We hope that each 8th grader can speak to this truth. We also pray that they are full of hope and have come to realize that our Lord is, and will continue to be, with them all the days of their lives.
God bless them as they receive the Sacrament of Confirmation on Sunday, May 5th.
In the Triumph of God's Great Love,
Maureen Engen
Principal
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Position:
I am the middle school Science teacher.
Background:
I grew up in Prairie Village and attended Bishop Miege High School. I played soccer at the collegiate level for Emporia State University while earning my BS in Biology. Following graduation from ESU, I worked for a small, privately held Biotech company located on the Plaza. After working there for four years, I earned my teaching certificate and got a job teaching Math and Science at Our Lady of Unity catholic grade school in KCK.
Family:
I have been married to my husband, Bruce for two and a half years. We have two dogs, Bossco and Hawk.
Parish:
I recently became a member of Sacred Heart parish. My previous parish was Queen of the Holy Rosary located in Overland Park, and it was my home parish growing up as I attended grade school there.
Hobbies and Interests:
I really enjoy playing soccer and try to get on the field as much as possible. I also enjoy taking pictures and scrapbooking in my spare time.
Sacred Heart reflection:
I feel so incredibly blessed to be part of such a welcoming, loving community. I have had a great first year at Sacred Heart and I am so thankful to be a member of such a great staff!
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The School Library has an Amazing Problem!
We have 300 new amazing books awaiting processing in order to go on the shelves and be available to our students. The overall process is very time consuming but can be broken into small steps.
- Can you give 1-hour a week and help move these amazing books through one of the steps and into the hands of our children?
Our amazing processing station is open all day every school day and can accommodate several amazing workers at a time.
Training will be provided.
No special skills necessary just your willingness. You'll be amazed how easy it is! Our amazing students are very grateful for your help!
Contact:
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Calendar Change
We have switched two Rosary times in May:
- New times: May 7th at 9:45 a.m. and May 21st at 2:30 p.m.
All are invited to attend.
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Alex's Lemonade Stand
The third grade classes are sponsoring an Alex's Lemonade Stand during the lunch periods on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 7 & 8. Please plan to stop by to support our service project or send a dollar with your student so that they can help us raise money for this very worthy cause. One dollar will buy a treat and a glass of lemonade.
Thank you for your support!
We are fighting childhood cancer...ONE CUP AT A TIME!
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Lunch Reminder
We appreciate your diligence in pre-ordering hot lunches. The sub sandwiches, pasta, and pizza served by Pizza West have been excellent. Thank you for supporting our program and for keeping your lunch accounts up to date. We have the best families at our school!
This week you will be ordering for the week of May 13
May13
Corn Dog
May 15
Chicken Nugget
May 17
Pepperoni Pizza
**You have until Friday at noon to place Pizza West lunch orders for the following week.**
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May Lunch Menu
The lunch menu is on the our website for the month of May. Please click here to download the menu.
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We have been so appreciative for the number of parent volunteers in our lunchroom lately! The lunchroom runs much smoother when we are not short-staffed. Please consider signing up to assist us. God bless you for giving of your time to serve our school in this way!
We would love to have 3 volunteers from 10:45-12:20 on M/W/F (hot lunch days) and 2 volunteers from 10:45-12:10 on T/TH. (If you need to leave earlier, please make note in the "my comment" section when signing up.)
- Volunteers assist Pizza West with serving, assist students with their lunches, and assist with clean-up.
- All volunteers must be Virtus trained.
- Please remember to sign in at the school office on your scheduled day.
- If you have a last-minute cancellation, sick children, etc., we kindly ask you to please notify the school office if you will not be there. (Please call Mary or Cindy at 422-5520.)
We sincerely thank you in advance for so graciously giving of yourself and serving in this way!
For volunteer sign-up, please copy and paste
the May link into your browser:
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TEACHER APPRECIATION LUNCH
Help us thank our teachers and staff for a great school year! For Teacher Appreciation Day on Tuesday, May 7th, we are going to treat the staff to a Mexican fiesta at lunch. Please have all items marked, "Teacher Appreciation," and in the teachers' lounge by 10:00 a.m. on May 7th. Thank you for all of your contributions this year!
~ Heather Phelps and Sara King,
CPS Teacher Appreciation Coordinators
Copy and paste the following link into your browser:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084EA5AB2EA46-teacher5
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Math Facts Summer Camp
Ms. Brown and Ms. Hart have started a new math fact summer camp this summer. We will be working on math skills ranging from math fact practice, long division and multiplication, and fractions. Each camp is offered at different times in the summer to help fit your schedule. One session is offered towards the end of the summer to help review before the beginning of the school year.
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GO CARDINALS!
- CYO 2013 FALL FOOTBALL NEWS! Football meeting for parents of incoming 5th through 8th grade participants! Saturday, May 11th at 10:00 a.m., MPC **Incoming 5th Grade Participants- please attend with parents, we will confirm sizes for equipment/uniforms for the upcoming football season, immediately following the meeting, thanks!
CYO News - Spring 2013
GO CARDINALS!
- CYO Awards Night for all 3rd and 4th Grade CYO Participants, their Parents and Coaches: Monday, May 6th at 6:30 pm, MPC (Light refreshments will be provided).
- CYO Athletic Banquet for all 5th through 8th Grade CYO Participants, their Parents and Coaches: Wednesday, May 8th, at 6:30 pm, MPC (Pizza, drinks and dessert will be provided).
No jeans or shorts, please for these special events! Thank you!
Let's celebrate our youth in CYO!
~ Sacred Heart Athletic Committee
The Sacred Heart Parish Athletic Committee sponsors a CYO Awards Night in May of each year for our 3rd and 4th grade CYO participants and their parents, as well as a CYO Athletic Banquet for our 5th through 8th grade CYO participants and their parents. All CYO participants receive recognition for their participation in CYO sports during the school year.
Jim Finley Award recipients are also announced-this award was established in honor of Jim Finley, who began our CYO athletic program at Sacred Heart Parish. Mr. Finley was our parish Athletic Director for many years and long-time coach of multiple sports at Sacred Heart. The Jim Finley award is given to any 8th grade boy or girl who has participated in each of the CYO sports offered during the school year, from 5th through 8th grade. Jim Finley Award recipients are invited to the Awards Night and Athletic Banquet to give a short talk to our youth.
High school seniors who participated in our CYO program, and who have actively participated in sports programs during high school, are invited to the banquet to give a short talk to our youth. Let's celebrate our youth in CYO!
GO CARDINALS!
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Totus Tuus (totally yours)
comes to Sacred Heart June 9-14!!!
Registration Information:
We are thrilled to announce that Totus Tuus (totally yours), a summer vacation Catholic school, is coming to Sacred Heart the week of June 9-14, 2013! The 2013 curriculum is "The Seven Sacraments and the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary." A trained team of college catechists and seminarians on fire with the Holy Spirit will be helping bless our Year of Faith with this beautiful gift to our young disciples. Register now for Totus Tuus offered June 10-14, 2013
Totus Tuus is a summer Catholic youth program for students entering grades K-12. It is dedicated to sharing the gospel and promoting the Catholic faith through evangelization, catechesis, Christian witness, and Eucharistic worship. The curriculum for 2013 is the Seven Sacraments and the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary. Our week-long Parish Summer Catechetical Program assists parents in evangelizing and catechizing youth by supplementing the work they are already doing.
Register now at the following link to participate in this extraordinary new youth ministry!
http://www.shoj.org/totus-tuus.asp
Volunteers Needed:
Copy and paste this link into your browser to choose a Totus Tuus volunteer opportunity: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B094EACAD2AA46-totus
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We are in need of a Coordinator to work with our
Children's Liturgy of the Word Ministry.
Children's Liturgy of the Word Ministry (Virtus Trained Volunteers Needed)
Coordinator Role: Work with Ministry Lead, Andy Adkins, to provide ongoing communication with catechists; identify & replenish supplies/materials as needed; make sure appropriate teaching materials are on website for easy access by catechist; provide ongoing communication to Director of Ministry with needs and ideas. The position will require hardly anytime at all, we really just need someone with fresh ideas and an eye for detail who can help our ministry become more organized and efficient! Thank You!! Contact Kathleen Whalen at 913.422.5700 or Kathleen.whalen@shoj.org if you feel called to this role or if you need more information.
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Please sign up today if you are interested in volunteering for School, SOR, Youth Groups, Totus Tuus, or any other children's ministry programs at www.virtus.org. You must register online. Anyone 16 years and older is required to attend one of these sessions prior to volunteering.
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St. James Camps and Leagues
It's time to start thinking about Summer Camps!
St. James Academy offers several youth sports camps, high school summer workouts, high school sports and enrichment classes! Please see our website at www.sjakeepingfaith.org - Click on the "Summer Camp 2013 Registration" link under the Activities News Tab on the left hand side of the page for camp dates, descriptions and enrollment instructions for each camp. For questions please contact Mark Huppe at (913) 254-4284. Thank you and we hope to see you at Summer Camp! ST. JAMES BOYS' & GIRLS' SUMMER BASKETBALL LEAGUES
This summer St. James Academy will be hosting summer basketball leagues for all boys & girls entering 5th-8th grades next Fall. The leagues will be run by, Stan Dohm & Rich Weitz, Varsity basketball coaches at St. James. The leagues will take place on Monday & Wednesday nights (boys) & Tuesday and Thursday nights (girls).
The leagues will start on June 3 and run through June 27. The cost of the league is $50/player. For more information please contact Rich Weitz @ 913-302-8564 or rweitz@sjakeepingfaith.org.
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Bishop Miege will offer a summer Strength and Speed Academy for students grades 6 - 8
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Camp Invention - St. Paul (Olathe) - Summer 2013
- Click here to download the below flyer and registration.
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Sacred Heart School Policies Reminders:
- All visitors must sign in and wear a badge.
- If your child plans to ride their bike to and from school or plans to walk to and from school without adult supervision, please send a written note to the School front office to let us know.
- For your child's security, parents are not allowed to make unscheduled visits to the classroom, nurse's office, or hallways during school hours. The office will be more than happy to walk your child to class or notify the teacher that there is a lunch, backback, or folder in the office.
- We are always concerned about student confidentiality. If you visit/volunteer at the school we ask that you sign a confidentiality agreement. By signing this you agree not to share information concerning a Sacred Heart Student with anyone but the School Staff.
- Our school welcomes you to join your child for lunch, (you must be VIRTUS trained) we just ask that you refrain from bringing outside fast food and drinks in the lunchroom unless it is your child's birthday or half-birthday.
- When a student has a temperature of 99. 6 degrees or higher, he/she will be sent home from school. The student must be fever free (99.5 degrees or below for 24 HOURS without Tylenol or Advil/Motrin) before returning to school. Also, if the student is ill with vomiting or diarrhea, please keep him /her home until these symptoms are not present for 24 hours. *** Report any contagious disease (strep throat, pink eye, chicken pox, etc.) to the nurse or school office as soon as your child is diagnosed. Following these guidelines will help us keep all students, faculty and staff members healthy.
- No pets are allowed inside the school building. Pets should not be on school grounds except during the annual Blessing of the Animals for the Feast of St. Francis.
- Please do not allow your children to climb on trees on the school grounds.
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