WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

NOW OPEN - APPLICATION FOR DIOCESAN TUITION ASSISTANCE

1ST RECONCILIATION/COMMUNION PARENT MEETING - NOVEMBER 13

8TH GRADE PARENT MEETING - NOVEMBER 15

FITNESS FRIDAY - NOVEMBER 17

$1 DRESS DOWN DAY - NOVEMBER 17

UNIFORM EXCHANGE - NOVEMBER 17

END OF TRIMESTER 1 - NOVEMBER 17

STUDENT COUNCIL DANCE POSTPONED - DATE TBD

THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY NO SCHOOL NOVERMBER 22, 23 & 24

Dear SHS Parents and Guardians,

Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away so in this week's message I want to spend some time being thankful. Thank you to our 7th grade students, Ms. Cooblall and Mr. Wooden for all their hard work preparing for today’s beautiful First Friday Mass. Thank you to all the

parents/guardians, and friends who attended. A special thank you to Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Colonna for being our special guests at today’s Mass. We are deeply grateful for their support of Sacred Heart School. Last but certainly not least, thank you to our dedicated faculty, staff and students for making each day at Sacred Heart School so very special.

Many Blessings,

Mrs. Joanna Barlow

Principal

Congratulations to First Grader Keira Holmqvist for being the first recipient of the Alison Colonna Memorial Scholarship. During today’s mass Mr. Colonna awarded Kiera a full tuition scholarship for the 2023 - 2024 school year. Keira’s family graciously accepted the scholarship and expressed their gratitude to the Colonna’s and God for this generous gift.

Congratulations to the following students for exhibiting studiousness throughout the month of October: Eden Clarke, Cole Carpenetti, Brixton Fortin, Haley Martin, Cailin Journeigan, Grayson Stokes, Arielle Derrisaint, Sofia Marte, Wyatt Joseph, Leiana Carrion, Noralia Geffard, Kori-Mar Saysay, Carmen Mendell, Arya Carpenetti, John Hudson Sandman and Isabella Fluder.

Thank you to the 61 families who completed the homework devices survey. Those families that qualified for a device have been sent an email regarding device pick up. Families receiving devices; please make sure to follow the pick up instructions, dates and times that have been sent to your email. We are extremely excited to provide this wonderful opportunity to our Sacred Heart Students.

If your child is making their First Reconciliation and First Communion, a Parent meeting will be on Monday, November 13th in the church at 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm.

At the meeting you will be given important dates and times, as well as information on how you can help prepare your child for these beautiful Sacraments. Since there is a lot of information to cover, this meeting is for parents and guardians. Please let the children stay at home.

Who: Interested parents/guardians of SHS 8th grade student

What: 8th grade event planning/fundraising committee meeting

When: Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 6:30 p.m.

Where: Sacred Heart School Library

To support the St. Vincent de Paul Thanksgiving Basket Initiative, Sacred Heart School will be collecting food items to fill the baskets. Each grade is assigned an item:

Pre-K - canned cranberry sauce

Kindergarten - canned yams

1st grade - canned vegetables (corn, green beans, etc.)

2nd grade - canned gravy

3rd grade - boxed potatoes

4th grade - stuffing mix

5th grade - muffin mix

6th grade - brownie mix

7th grade - hot chocolate

8th grade - tea bags

Students are asked to bring their items to their homerooms beginning Monday, November 6th. The food drive will run through Friday, November 17th. Thank you in advance for helping to make someone’s Thanksgiving meal special.

We will be participating in two toy drives for the Christmas season. The first is Samaritan’s Purse Shoebox Gift Drive. Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child delivers great joy and the Good News of Jesus Christ to children in need around the world through gift-filled shoeboxes. Each shoebox is packed full of quality toys, craft activity, school supplies, personal care items and a personalized note from the class. The gift becomes a tangible expression of God's immense love for the child. For many, it is their first gift ever! We hope to fill one shoebox per homeroom.

The classes should fill a shoebox for:

Pre-K 3 - Boy 2-4 years old

Pre-K 4 - Girl 2-4 years old

Kindergarten - Boy 5-9 years old

1st grade - Girl 5-9 years old

2nd grade - Boy 5-9 years old

3rd grade - Girl 5-9 years old

4th grade - Boy 5-9 years old

5th grade - Girl 10-14 years old

6th grade - Boy 10-14 years old

7th grade - Girl 10-14 years old

8th grade - Boy 10-14 years old

The shoe boxes should be filled and ready to be shipped by November 20. It costs $10 to ship each box so monetary donations are also welcomed.

The 2nd toy drive is for Joey’s Little Angels. Joey’s Little Angels is a local toy drive in memory of Joseph Thomas Angiolino who passed away at age 14 months from Hurler's Syndrome. Joey spent much of his short life in hospitals. As such, each year his family holds a toy drive specifically for children who spend Christmas in hospitals. They have collected over 46,000 toys which have been distributed to Duke University Hospital, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, RWJ New Brunswick, Capital Health, Boston Children's Hospital, Rutgers Cancer Institute, St. Christopher's Philadelphia, Cincinnati Children's Hospital and many more. To participate in this drive please drop off an unwrapped toy by November 21.

Finally, the Sacred Heart School Choir will be holding a Christmas Sing Along at the Samuel Miller Christian Retirement Home. The date is still being ironed out. We are shooting for one day the week of December 18. More details to come. Our students are looking forward to spreading some Christmas Cheer with our neighbors at the Retirement Home.

Next Friday is Fitness Friday as well as a $1.00 Dress Down Day. Students, grades K-8, participating in Fitness Friday should meet at 7:25 a.m. at the Fairgrounds Plaza in Mount Holly near the Santander Bank. We will begin our walk down High Street at 7:30 a.m. Parents are invited to join us. If your child should miss the start of our walk, please do not drop them off on High Street, instead, follow the regular morning drop off procedures.

Students are allowed to dress down, out of uniform on the 17th if they bring in $1.00. This month the money collected will be to offset the postage to ship the Treats for Troops candy. The remaining funds will be donated to the 8th grade class fund. Students should wear clothing appropriate for a Catholic school; no ripped jeans, bare midriffs or spaghetti strapped tank tops. All skirts should follow the “finger-tip” rule. T-shirts should not represent bands, or any political party or movement. For more information see our Student/Parent Handbook.

No problem. If you missed the in-person book fair, you can still order online. The online book fair runs through November 14th You can shop at Scholastic Online Book Fair . All proceeds benefit Sacred Heart School!

***Applications will be available online November 1***

General Information - For Families with Children Attending Catholic Schools in The Diocese of Trenton. Tuition assistance is awarded each year to families with children in our Catholic schools in grades K-8. Awards are made based on financial need.

How is the determination made? Information contained in the application along with the supporting materials is used to determine financial need. The formula utilized has been especially designed for families with children attending Catholic school. This calculation is based on a moderate standard of living for the geographic area of the applicant, further ensuring a realistic result. This formula determines the ability of a family to pay for private education. FACTS includes a comprehensive review and verification process ensuring the accuracy of the data.

Award Amount - Families who apply can receive up to one-half of the school’s in-parish tuition

Rate. Click here to learn how to apply.

Don't forget to bring in your excess Halloween candy for our Treats for Troops Service Project. We will be accepting candy through November 15.

Click below for upcoming events/fundraisers:

Christmas Bazaar - December 2

Moe's Ornament Fundraiser -Sale ends December 2

Breakfast and Crafts with Santa - December 9

Breakfast with Santa Registration Form

The Sacred Heart School Marketing Department is looking for volunteers to help us take Sacred Heart on the Road. Interested parents and their children are asked to help us spread the word about our awesome school.

Who: SHS Parents and Students

What: Be a presence at local events to showcase and spread the word about our school.

When: Tentative Events

12/1/23 - Mt Holly Tree Lighting

1/27/24 - Mt. Holly Fire & Ice Festival

3/2/24 - St. Patrick’s Day Parade

July 2024 Burlington County Farm Fair

If you are interested in being part of the SHS Show on the Road Committee please email schooloffice @sacred-heart-school .org. 7 & 8 grade students who participate with their parents can earn service hours.

Additionally, parents, if you have some time on your hands and would like to volunteer one day a week to assist with lunch or recess duty, please email schooloffice@sacred-heart-school.org. Please be advised that all volunteers must be VIRTUS trained and fingerprinted. If you need to start the process to be fingerprinted and/or VIRTUS trained please email ptaevents@sacred-heart-school.org. Any day you could offer assistance would be welcomed.

Save the Date! FOSHS cordially invites you to the Blue and Gold Gala and Basket Auction

April 20th at Deerwood Country Club! Dinner, dancing, a super 50/50 and fantastic basket auction are some of the highlights of what will be a wonderful evening. Details to come!

To order, log in to your account on mylifetouch.com or create an account using your student's school ID number.

MySchoolBucks is a convenient online service that allows you to securely pay for your student’s meals online using your credit/debit card or electronic check.

You can:
- Set Up Automatic Recurring Payments
- Track & Review Meal History
- Create Low Balance Alerts
- Make Payments with the Mobile App
- And More…
Sign up now! Registering for your FREE account is easy, go to https://www.MySchoolBucks.com. Create a secure account and never worry again about sending cash or checks with your student(s) to school again!
https://www.MySchoolBucks.com | (855) 832-5226

Have a smartphone? Get the MySchoolBucks Mobile App:

iOS (iPhone) - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/myschoolbucks/id661878685?mt=8
Android -
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hss.msb&feature=search_result

Mrs. Fortin, our Art teacher, is excited to introduce the SHS Virtual Art Gallery. This year we will be showcasing the student's artwork through a new online website called Artsonia. We recently began uploading student art to their portfolio. We will be adding to each student's portfolio throughout the school year. If you do not see any artwork for your little Picasso do not worry, we are just finishing up additional projects in each class.

Please take a moment to scan the code on the flyer to access your child's artwork. If you love your little Rembrandt's piece; this site allows you to purchase it as keepsake. Full giftshop options including ornaments, shirts, mugs etc. Twenty percent (20%) of all proceeds will be donated back to Sacred Heart School!

The close of Trimester 1 is sneaking up on us. As such:

• November 17th marks the close of Trimester 1.

• To allow teachers to input trimester grades, Parent Access will close sometime between 8:00 am and 1:00 pm on November 17th

• Elementary report cards are distributed on December 1st.

• Parent Access will re-open at 12:45 pm on December 1st.

• If a parent tries to access the portal 5 times with incorrect credentials, the account will be locked and no credentials – even ones sent from the Forgot Password link – will not work until the account is re-enabled.

• Parents are advised to click on the Forgot Password link after 2 unsuccessful attempts. This may decrease the chance of being locked out of your account.

Genesis credentials were sent to new users. These credentials come from Genesis SIS – not Sacred Heart School. Existing users should use the credentials they already have. If you have forgotten your credentials, click on the Forgot Password link. If you attempt to access an account 5 times using incorrect credentials, NO PASSWORD, even one sent from the Forgot Password link, will work until the account is re-enabled. Accounts are re-enabled Tuesday – Friday, sometime between 8:00 am and 1:00 pm. If your parent account is disabled please:

· Wait until midnight

· Go to https://parents.dioceseoftrenton.org

· Click on forgot password link

· Wait for a new password to be sent

· To avoid errors, copy and paste the new password

If you do not think you received credentials, please check your SPAM before posting a parent access support request.

*** If you did not complete and sign off on the start of school forms:

• Sacred Heart School 2023-24 Photo Release Form
• Sacred Heart School 2023-24 Student/Parent Handbook & Acceptable Use Policy

Your Parent Access Account has been deleted. You can no longer access your child(ren)’s assignments, grades, or report cards. Your Parent Access Account will not be restored until you provide physical copies of the forms.***

To view our great products click SHS SPIRIT WEAR to enter the website. Remember all your purchases support our school and show our Chargers Pride!

Morning Care (6:30am-7:30am) and Extended Day Program (EDP) is available. If you are interested in either of these programs, please be sure to visit the website to get all the information you need. This is also where you can register your child for the programs.

Let’s show everyone all the amazing things happening at Sacred Heart School! Have you taken some great pictures of events or activities at SHS? If so, share your photos with us. Your photo(s) could be used to promote our school via our website, newsletter and our social media accounts. We will also use the photos for our 23/24 school yearbook.

To share, email photos@sacred-heart-school.org and use the following guidelines:

● Try to include more than one SHS student in the photo

● Email photos with name of event or activity in the subject heading

● Include names of students and grades

If you are happy with our school, please consider giving us a 5 star review on google and yelp. If you are not happy, please let us know at schooloffice@sacred-heart-school.org

If you would like to submit pictures, or need an event posted to Facebook or Instagram please contact yfortin@sacred-heart-school.org