Sacred Heart School News

Happy New Year! As we step into 2025, I want to extend my warmest wishes to each of you and your loved ones for a year filled with joy, health, and success.

At Sacred Heart Catholic School, we are grateful for the trust and support you continue to show as partners in your child’s education. Together, we create a nurturing and inspiring environment where our students can thrive.

This year, we remain committed to fostering a love of learning, celebrating growth, and embracing challenges as a community. I am confident that with your support, 2025 will be a year of meaningful achievements for all of our students.

Thank you for being an integral part of our school family.

God Bless,

Karen Bursey

Our students go outside every day. Here is our recess policy:

All students in PreK-8th grade are expected to participate in recess and gym class. Requests to excuse students from recess/gym must be made in writing and will only by honored when accompanied by a doctor's note. Please dress your child appropriately for outdoor recess. Indoor recess will occur when temperatures/wind chill fall below -10, or it is raining.

Our Lost & Found is growing. Please label all clothing if possible. Our Lost & Found is located by our school lunchroom. Periodically, we put all clothing items in the lunchroom for the students to claim items.

The time is now to apply for a Sacred Heart and Aim Higher scholarship for the 2025-2026 school year.

Sacred Heart Catholic School uses TADS Financial Aid Assessment to determine the needs of each family that applies for a scholarship. Families will be required to apply for a scholarship by the given deadline as the school and parish have limited resources and Aim Higher has a deadline of February 28, 2025. Aim Higher scholarships must submit an annual application each year to qualify.

PER OUR POLICY, NO SCHOLARSHIP WILL BE GIVEN WITHOUT A TADS APPLICATION.

Apply at www.mytads.com

Welcome to our Prayer Corner—a space where we come together as a school community to offer our prayers for those in need. Prayer is a powerful way to show love, compassion, and care for others.

If you have a special prayer request for a person, please email Karen Bursey to get your request added to the newsletter.

Together, let’s keep spreading love, hope, and kindness.

Sacred Heart Catholic School has been accredited by the Minnesota Non-Public School Accrediting Association (MNSAA) since 1990. Every 7 years, a team of educators visit our school for three days to validate our Self-Study report. The team will visit observe classroom instruction, interview all staff along with representatives from SAC and PTC. The team will also talk to parents that might be in the building during the visit or while waiting in the car line.

Last year, parents took part in a parent survey to give us feedback on our mission statement, philosophy, and educational programs. From staff and parent feedback, we have created strengths and challenges to develop a strategic plan for the next 7 years. The strategic plan will be shared with you after approved by MNSAA.

Why get accredited?

• Credibility of the quality of a school program in the eyes of stakeholders and the public.
• A framework for the best possible educational program for learners.
• A public statement that the school is measured against rigorous standards and has developed a strategic plan for continuous improvement.

Sacred Heart parish and school will be collecting new, white athletic and/or tube socks for Sharing & Caring Hands during the month of January. This will be our Works of Mercy service project for this month. Students may drop off socks in the bin by the school office.

January meals are ready for you to order! Please log into your account so that your child(ren) have meals the beginning of the month. Email Sarah Bowback if you are having trouble placing your order.

Our middle school students are required to complete 10 service hours this school year. The hours need to be completed outside the school day.

School related: Fun Fest, help at Kids Club, tutor students after school, Fish Fry, gala clean-up, coffee and donuts after mass on Sunday, altar serving on weekend, etc.

Home related: Help a neighbor shovel snow, babysit, do extra chores at home, visit a nursing home, write letters to senior citizens, etc.

Our annual gala is coming up on Friday, February 28th, 2025. We hope you'll join us by purchasing tickets here: https://bit.ly/4g7qw4V. The early bird rate expires on January 1, 2025 so don't delay and grab your tickets today!

Join us at this year’s gala on February 28, 2025 and enjoy A Night at the Casino Royale! Not only will you be supporting our school and student scholarships, but you’ll get to play real casino games, including blackjack and poker along with a live band and a new catering company! Enjoy early bird pricing until January 1!

Get your tickets here: https://onecau.se/sacredheartcasinoroyale

We need many volunteers to help make our gala a success. Please go to SignUp to to volunteer.

Wednesday, Feb. 25

Decorate the Gym 2-4 pm

Friday, Feb. 28th

Silent Auction Set-up 7:30-9:30 a.m.

Registration Table 5:00-7:00 pm

Behind the Scenes Helpers 7:00-8:00 pm

Check out Table 9:00-10:00 pm

Saturday, March 1

Clean up crew 9:00-11:00 am (Students welcome to come with parent)

We are also accepting silent auction donations!

Popular items include themed baskets, sports or concert tickets, gift cards and experiences such as skiing, plays, or museums. If you have any questions regarding the gala, please reach out to Liz Gerads, Director of Advancement at lgerads@sacredheartschoolrobbinsdale.org.

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.

School Patrols this week:

AM Charlotte D., EJ G. PM Evan P., Henry N.

Monday

School resumes

Band & orchestra

4:45 pm Robotics-lunchroom

Tuesday

Orchestra

2:10 pm Karate

Wednesday

5:30 pm PTC meeting-Marian Rooms

5:30-7:30 pm Youth Group at Good Shepherd

6:30 pm Boys' Basketball @ St. John Paul II

Thursday

Friday

8:00 a.m. Mass --3rd grade

January 20 No School

January 22 SAC meeting

January 27-31 Catholic Schools Week

January 28 Roller Skating--Coon Rapids

February 17-18 No School

February 19-21 MNSAA Accreditation Visit

February 28 Annual Gala

We are excited that we are now certified as a Kindness School. Together, we strive to create a community where compassion, respect and empathy thrive.

Our students signed a Kindness Pledge that is now located in the lunchroom. By signing the poster, students commit to making kindness a part of our daily actions. As a school, we worked through the Certified Kindness School Checklist, engaging in activities that promote kindness throughout the school. Each classroom took part in age-appropriate kindness lessons.

We will continue to create a school where every person feels valued and kindness is the norm.

Just a reminder that we ask families volunteer a minimum of 20 hours per family during the school year.

The following opportunities are now posted on SignUp: (Click on the red button above to volunteer)

GALA VOLUNTEERS--Silent Auction, Registration Table, Check-out Table, Behind the Scenes Helper, Decorating Crew, Clean-up Crew

Chess Club

Thursday treats for teachers

PTC membership--Join our parent group

Deadlines to register for winter and spring sports:

Baseball/Softball - Friday March 14th is the last day to sign up

Sign-up Form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1nS2koz_LuXl13kocu5FVFqXpCs3c4Gu93cML_eXhaS0/edit?userstoinvite=s02maria@gmail.com&sharingaction=manageaccess&role=writer&ts=664b662c

Seth Wilhelm swilhelm@sacredheartschoolrobbinsdale.org or

(920)265-4040.

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

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/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Parent-Student-Handbook-24-25.pdf

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.

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 virtues and values rooted in Catholic teachings. We educate the whole child 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