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Upcoming Dates: May 14 May Rosary 1:40 16 May Mass 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. Damien de Veuster
10 May
Our Lady of Fatima
13 May
St. Matthias
14 May
St. Isadore Savuot
15 May
St. John1
18 May
Pentecost
19 May
St. Bernnardine of Siena
20 May
St. Christopher Magallanes and Companions
21 May
St. Rita of Cascia
22May
St. Bede the Venerable
St. Gregory Vll
St. Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi
25 May
Trinity Sunday
26 May
St. Augustine of Canterbury
27 May
Visitation of the Blessed Mary
31 May
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Sacred Heart School Newsletter
Year 2012-13 - May 10, 2013 |
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JMJ
Dear Sacred Heart Family and Friends,
Despite the unusual May snow, Sacred Heart has experienced dozens of opportunities to rejoice the last few weeks! There has been so much to commemorate, honor, and learn. We celebrate student accomplishments, parish involvement, parent communication, creativity, and collaboration. I am very pleased to share this good news.
As promised, I want to inform you of our Kansas Assessment Math scores, notably that 90.4% of students in grades 3-8th met standards in Math with 31% of our students scoring in the highest exemplary category. These scores are astounding, as were our reading scores, which I wrote about in an earlier letter. (95% of students in grades 3-8 met standards with 36% of students scoring in the exemplary category).
Our 2nd graders received their first Communion and our 8th graders received the Sacrament of Confirmation - both beautiful gifts of the sacramental life we are blessed with in our Church.
We honored our Blessed Mother last week at May Crowning. Watching the children present flowers to our Lady brought tears to my eyes and seeing the 2nd graders process into Mass in their precious first communion gowns and suits was moving beyond words.
Our parish came together for the Brown Bottle auction. It was my first experience at this event and I can't wait to go again next year...so much fun!
Just a walk through the halls at Sacred Heart is extraordinary. Our kids truly are the paramount of goodness and our teachers are simply the best professional, faith-filled educators!
I'm a humbled and grateful principal and I thank each of you for making this first year of my tenure at Sacred Heart a heartfelt treasure.
Check out this short video with pictures that capture the joy of the last few weeks.
http://animoto.com/play/Rta4hfocJoHOz50DNxvrKg
In the Triumph of God's Great Love,
Maureen Engen
Principal
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Faculty Spotlight
Mrs. Kathleen Coup and Mrs. Jen Diel
Position:
- Mrs. Diel: I have been at Sacred Heart for 18 years. I first taught third and fourth grade for 7 years then Reading Resource.
- Mrs. Coup: I have been a reading resource teacher at Sacred Heart for 5 years. Before coming to Sacred Heart I was a third grade teacher and special education teacher in the DeSoto School District.
Background:
- Mrs. Diel: I graduated from Emporia State University in 1986 with a Bachelor's of Science in Business Administration and Marketing. I got my teaching degree from Mid-America Nazarene in Olathe.
- Mrs. Coup: I graduated from Kansas State University in 1993. I earned my Master's Degree in Special Education from the University of Kansas in 2000.
Family:
- Mrs. Diel: I have been married for 24 years to my husband Ike. We have three children, Haley, Jackson and Olivia.
- Mrs. Coup: I have been married to my husband Scott for 17 years. My sons Sam and Will attend Sacred Heart and my daughter Ella will start kindergarten here in the fall.
Parish:
- Mrs. Diel: I am a member of Sacred Heart Parish.
- Mrs. Coup: I am a member of Sacred Heart Parish.
Hobbies and Interests:
- Mrs. Diel: I love to read and go to movies and out to eat. I love to ski in the winter and go to the beach in the summer
- Mrs. Coup: Right now in my life the only hobbies I have are taking my children to practices, attending their games, and cheering them on! As a family we love to attend K-State sporting events. I also love to travel...especially to warm, beach like climates.
Sacred Heart Reflection:
- Mrs. Diel: I have enjoyed being a part of Sacred Heart and growing with it from the old school to the new school. I'm excited for all the new exciting things to come at Sacred Heart.
- Mrs. Coup: I feel so blessed to be part of Sacred Heart Parish and School. This community and staff are so kind and supportive. I am grateful that my family and I can be a part of it!
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Lunch Reminder
As the school year winds down our last hot lunch will be served on Friday, May 17.
We ask all children to please bring sack lunches on Monday, May 20 & Tuesday, May 21.
A sack lunch will be provided by the school on Wednesday. May 22.
The sack lunch will include:
Hot Dog
Sm. bag of chips
Apples
Rice Krispie square donated by Pizza West
Milk
Thank you for supporting our program and for keeping your lunch accounts up to date.
As the end of the year approaches please check your balance. If you have a remaining balance, we will carry it over to next year unless we hear otherwise from you. Please take care of negative balances prior to the last day of school so all report cards, transcripts and class placement can be finalized for your child(ren). If you have any questions concerning your lunch balance please contact Maureen Engen, principal, at school. 913-422-5520 X 206.
We have the best families at our school.
Thank you for your continued support throughout this past year.
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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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Calendar Change
We have switched two Rosary times in May:
- New time: May 21st at 2:30 p.m.
All are invited to attend.
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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!
GO CARDINALS! |
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Totus Tuus (totally yours)
comes to Sacred Heart June 9-14!!!
Totus Tuus needs your prayer and volunteer service June 9-14. We need everyone's support! We have 180 kindergarten - 6th grade students and an additional group of High School youth coming to receive catechesis on the 7 sacraments and the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary in an entertaining and active ministry Monday through Friday (June 9-14). Only by Christ working through your hands and hearts will this ministry will be made possible! Thank you for saying YES to his call!!!
See the following links for our sign-up needs:
- Volunteer time needed in blocks of 2 hour increments and Friday celebration event (copy/paste to your browser):
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B094EACAD2AA46-totus
- Snacks needed for day K-6 program and evening High School program (copy/paste to your browser):
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B094EACAD2AA46-dinner
- On-line Student Registration Link:
https://adobeformscentral.com/?f=1LeCGgdFhusj-v6p51N9qg
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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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Kaw Valley Cancer Relay Pizza Shoppe Fundraiser Night
All Mondays during the month of May - 20% of purchase go back to relay. Sponsored by Sacred Heart Knights of Columbus Council 2408
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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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