Sacred Heart Catholic School News

We hope you'll help us make this event a success. Below are some of the ways you can contribute:

Buy a Ticket!: There is no bigger way to support our school than by attending the event! You can find tickets at http://bidpal.net/shcsgala2024

Become a Sponsor! (...or enlist a business you know to become a sponsor!). There are several levels of sponsorship available for this event. Please visit our event website for more information, or reach out to Director of Advancement, Liz Gerads, at lgerads@sacredheartschoolrobbinsdale.org or 763.285.6276.

1. Cabin Week We are thrilled to auction off 7 days, 6 nights at a beautiful cabin up north on Rabbit Lake this fall. The bidder may pick a week in September, October or November. The cabin features a large deck and hot tub that overlooks the lake and a lawn perfect for yard games. Four bedrooms (two with queen beds, one with a king, and one with three twins) provide comfortable rest for the whole group. The upper bedrooms have balcony decks, one lakeside and the other overlooking our forested front yard, they are perfect for relaxing with a friend—or just a book and cup of coffee. Enjoy time relaxing by the fire or hot tub! No pets. Ms. Bursey has honored excused absence for SHCS students. Consider going MEA week.

Canoe built by our 8th graders spent a week with staff from Urban Wilderness Program and built a canoe!
The canoe is a beautiful, one of a kind 15 1/2 foot skin-on-frame canoe built by our 8th graders.
Frame: Ash
Longitudinals: White pine
Trim and seats: cherry
Skin: Balistic nylon
Waterproofing: 2-part Polyurethane
Weight: Approximately 30 lbs.
Paddles: 54" otter tail design carved from basswood

You will not want to miss this concert on April 6th.

Chris Stapleton is performing along with Lainey Wilson and Marcus King at US Bank Stadium.

2 tickets: Section 112, Row 28

Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship

Boys and Girls, Ages 9-14

Location: Sacred Heart Gym

Date: Saturday, January 20th at 9:30am

Sponsor: KC Council 3656

Contact: Ken Timmerman 763-516-7298

January's corporal work of mercy is to "Clothe the Naked". Sacred Heart will once again be collecting packs of NEW, WHITE, athletic and/or tube socks. On Friday of Catholic Schools Week, we will have a sock toss in the gym for all students.

Please send the socks to school rather than putting them in the collection bin in the parish commons.

All socks will to to Sharing & Caring Hands.

Just a reminder that our students go outside each day to get exercise and enjoy fresh air. Please dress your child appropriately for the weather.

RECESS POLICY

Please dress your child appropriately for outdoor recess. Indoor recess will occur when temperatures/wind chill fall below -10, or it is raining.

Monday

No School

Tuesday

School Store open

Sterling Karate

2:15-4:00 pm Youth Group (6th grade)

7:00 pm Varsity basketball @ Sacred Heart

Wednesday

6:00 pm SAC meeting

Thursday

School store open

Friday

8:00 a.m. School mass (2nd) Singing (5th)

January 22 No School-Staff Development

January 29-Feb. 2 Catholic Schools Week

February 2 Scholastic Book Fair, Glo Dance Party--PreK-5th grade, 5:30-7:00 pm.

February 9-Gala 2024 Denim & Diamonds

February 13 Celebrate Valentine's Day---red/pink non-uniform day

February 14 Ash Wednesday, 8:00 a.m. mass

February 19 No School-Presidents' Day

February 20 No School-Staff Development

May 6 Grandparents' Day

Our students will be involved in a STEM activity the week of January 29th.

https://www.sciencebuddies.org/engineering-challenge.

Items needed:

• Blank CDs
  
• Plastic bottle caps
  
• Skewers
  
• Pencils
  
• Pieces of cardboard (cut no larger than 12x12 inches).
  

If you have any of these items laying around, please send them to the school office labeled "STEM Challenge" by January 24th.

Our boys won 2nd place in the Tier 2 bracket. They improved so much throughout the season and their hardworking paid off. Way to go Rams!

Players: Christopher, Tony, David, Liam, Ryan, Nolan, Louie, Henrik, Isaac.

Thank you to our coaches: Mr. Nordstrom, Mr. Lahr, Mr. Sewalson.

Parents may drop off uniforms that your child has outgrown.

We are only accepting the following:

• white and red polo shirts
  
• red/blue 3/4 zip pullovers
  
• middle school jackets
  
• SHCS skirts, and jumpers.
  

We are NOT ACCEPTING ANY PANTS. We have many bins full.

TIMES OF SALE: Feb. 1st (8:30-2:00 pm) and Feb. 2nd (8:30-2:00pm and during the Glo Dance Party that evening)

Re-enrollment has started. Your child's registration fee will be deducted from your account on February 15, 2024. The fee for returning students is $50/student.

If your child is not returning next year, please let us know before this date.

We are beginning to plan for the 2024-2025 school year. After signing your initial K-8 tuition agreement, enrollment in future years is continuous and tuition agreements will carry over each year until your child graduates from 8th grade. This means that you will no longer have to complete the enrollment process each year, unless you have a new child entering the school such as a new kindergartner, or preschooler.

This will be a huge time-saver for you in future years and it will help us be more efficient and more fiscally responsive. No action is needed at this time, unless your child will not be returning next school year, in which case, please notify the school in writing by January 31st.

Registration Fee and Tuition: An annual non-refundable $50 per student registration fee will be charged to your TADS account, on or around February 15th for students who will be enrolled for the 2024-2025 school year at Sacred Heart Catholic School.

We will notify families at the end of January regarding changes to tuition rates and fees. It is the responsibility of each family to then adjust account information (i.e. address, phone number, emails) and payment plans (one, two, or 10 monthly payments) through TADS each spring.

Tuition Agreements (Action needed in spring): Once tuition agreements generate in TADS in spring, parents will be notified via email (from TADS) to sign their tuition agreement for the 2024-2025 school year.

Once the registration fee is charged and paid through TADS, a place will be reserved for each student. However, acceptance of the registration fee does not guarantee admission for the following year. Continuous enrollment will be based on a family’s good standing in meeting financial obligations to the school.

If you have any questions regarding the enrollment process, please contact Karen Bursey at 763-285-6255 or email kbursey@shcsr.org.

The application window is now open for the 2024-2025 school year. Families must apply each school year if you need financial assistance. Apply online at mytads.com. Applications are due on Friday, February 23, 2024. More information may be found in the fliers attached below in English and Spanish.

The Catholic Schools Center for Excellence (CSCOE) is hosting a Mass of the Holy Spirit on Monday, January 29 at the Excel Energy Center. The Sacred Heart PTC is one of three school parent groups that has been invited to provide volunteers for the mass in exchange for a grant to further our community support.

CSCOE’s need is for us to act as ushers/way-finders in the Excel Center, which obviously requires a lot of people to cover the space and the number of students attending. We would need at least 10, but the more people we can provide, the bigger the grant, therefore we would like to aim for 30 parents, active grand parents, and/or other responsible adults to sign up to help out. We will arrange carpooling from Sacred Heart for volunteers, parking will be provided, and there will be on-site training for the ushering/way-finding the morning of the Mass. There are also a handful of opportunities to help with set up/take down which requires loading a truck at the CSCOE offices on Sunday, Jan 28, then unloading at the Excel. Then after the mass on Monday, loading at the Excel and unloading at the CSCOE offices in Edina Monday afternoon. (Ms. Bursey will provide free Kid’s club to any parents that are helping with the take down and can’t get back to school on time for pick up.) Please visit Sign Up to volunteer and help PTC further support our Sacred Heart Community.

https://signup.com/go/hgTbHeR

This grant from CSCOE will allow us to consider things like microphones for the plays and other bigger ticket items on the teachers’ wish lists and to continue doing more assemblies/ in-school field trips or service projects. We are always looking for more members as well! If you are interested in helping with PTC or have any questions, please email Frances de Kooker at francesrivera19@gmail.com or Elizabeth Perpich at esperpich@gmail.com.

• Parent session: January 23, 2024 @ 7:00 pm
  Topic: How to Communicate with School to Make Sure Your Child's Needs Are Met
  Register: Click here
• Open lines of communication between parents and school are a critical part of your child's success. In this webinar we will discuss strategies to partner with school to make sure your child's needs are being met.
  

Messiah and Savior

In the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Atrium, the children hear about the proclamation that the angel of the Lord made to the shepherds: For today in the city of David a savior has been born for you who is Messiah and Lord. (Luke 2:11). We know Jesus by many names. The name Messiah means anointed one. Luke is the only (synoptic) gospel writer to use the title Savior for Jesus.

MN Fundraising Initiative (MNFI) secures contracts with over 23 venues in the greater Twin Cities area including Target Field, Target Center, Canterbury, and US Bank to operate food and beverage concessions stands at their events.

MNFI organizes teams of volunteers from all over the state of MN and WI who work together to run these stands. In turn, MNFI receives donations from these venues. The donations are then used to award grants to families in local communities to allow youth to attend private school, such as Sacred Heart Catholic School and participate in enrichment activities they may not otherwise be able to enjoy. Checks are mailed directly to Sacred Heart in your name.

Many of our school families use this organization to help pay for tuition.

Click on the website and create an account by clicking on the “Volunteer registration”.

http://mnfundraisinginitiative.org

The boys basketball season has started and volunteers are needed. Please log in to SignUp for the home game schedule for volunteers.

https://signup.com/group/499655098074?utm_source=group-badge-volunteer-green

We use Donald's Uniforms for our SHCS logo shirts, pullovers, red plaid jumpers/skorts, gym uniforms (gr. 6-8) and our MS jacket. They also have uniform pants and shorts.

https://www.donaldsuniform.com/home.php?cat=178

Parents may order our spirit wear at Educational Outfitters in St. Louis Park. Spiritwear may be worn on Wednesdays with uniform pants/shorts.

https://minnesota.educationaloutfitters.com/find-my-school/sacred-heart-catholic-school/

Our updated handbook has been posted on our school website.

https://sacredheartschoolrobbinsdale.org/studentparent-handbook/

The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis requires the Essential 3 for volunteers who work with students in Catholic schools or parishes. All employees must also complete the Essential 3. ****Cell phones do not work well for Essential 3 and you will receive an error message. Please use a computer.

You may complete all three requirements online at www.virtusonline.org
1. Log in to create your account and watch the Virtus awareness session online. Every 3 years, a new video will be assigned to your account.
2. Successfully complete a background check.
3. Sign a Code of Conduct.

****The Archdiocese requires all volunteers to renew the Essential 3 requirements every 3 years. You will receive an email message when your account is up for renewal.

Join us for boys' basketball games in the gym. The games are posted on the calendar each week.

Athletic Director: Seth Wilhelm

swilhelm@sacredheartschoolrobbinsdale.org

Link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScZraJiK5_l1naFo1nMMzl5dNiEwDkxglCAU3s9iLCWO7rgdw/viewform?usp=sf_link

The new and improved Box Tops mobile app uses state of the art technology to scan your store receipt. Find participating products and instantly add Box Tops to our school's earnings. We earn 10 cents for each Box Top along with Bonus points. Simply scan your receipt on your phone and Sacred Heart earns money.

Find the Box Tops for Education app and search for Sacred Heart by our zip code---55422.

Sacred Heart Catholic School is committed to instilling high moral standards rooted in Catholic teachings. We are dedicated to educating the whole child through an integrated C-STEM curriculum. In collaboration with our families, parish, and local community, we maximize individual potential to ensure students are prepared to meet the challenges in the world as disciples of Jesus.

Email: kbursey@sacredheartschoolrobbinsdale.org
Website: www.sacredheartschoolrobbinsdale.org
Location: 4050 Hubbard Ave. N. Robbinsdale, MN 55422
Phone: 763-537-1329
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SHCSRobbinsdale