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Newsletter #10 / March 01, 2017
LENT – WHAT TO GIVE UP………
Give up complaining – focus on gratitude.
Give up pessimism – become an optimist.
Give up harsh judgments – think kindly thoughts.
Give up worry – trust Divine Providence.
Give up discouragement – be full of hope.
Give up bitterness – turn to forgiveness.
Give up hatred – return good for evil.
Give up negativism – be positive
Give up anger – be more patient.
Give up pettiness – become mature.
Give up gloom – enjoy the beauty that is all around you.
Give up jealousy – pray for trust.
Give up gossiping – control your tongue.
Give up sin – turn to virtue.
Give up giving up – hang in there!
“The important thing is not to think much, but to love much;
and so do that which best stirs you to love.”
St. Theresa of Avila
Mr. D. Pace
Principal
SACRED HEART PARENT COUNCIL RAFFLE DRAW ‘Great Wolf Lodge Giveaway’
We are happy to announce the winners of the raffle draw and thank all families for participating. Happy to share that this raffle draw raised approximately $1,800 in profit. Funds raised will be going into our Technology Fund and Playground equipment fund. As always, thank you for your generosity and for making this a successful fundraiser. Congratulations!!!
WINNERS OF ONE OF TWO $400 GIFT CARDS TO GREAT WOLF LODGE ARE;
1. Andy Jansen 2. Stacey Lauwerier
WINNERS OF ONE OF TWO $100 GIFT CARDS TO THE LONDON PALASAD ARE;
1. Henry Rahn 2. Mario Pasquini
WINNER OF THE ECO-ADVENTURE $125 GIFT CERTIFICATE;
1. Sheri Chanyi
Gr. 8 Confirmation Mass on Saturday, May 20th
Saturday, May 20th, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. at Sacred Heart Parish – Langton. Please have students at the church no later than 4:00p.m. Sponsors please arrive at 4:45pm. Students will be meeting with the Bishop and taking photos before mass.
First Communion Mass/ Parent Meeting
Thursday, March 2nd, 2017 at 7:00p.m. At Sacred Heart Parish- Langton. Parents and children
GRADUATION PHOTOS / Grade 8 and Senior Kindergarten
Please be advised that Grade 8 Graduation, SK Grad and will be taken on Wednesday, March 29th at 9:00 a.m. Sibling photos are also offered on this day.
MARCH BREAK
March Break will begin for students on Monday, March 13th until Friday, March 17th. Have a safe and happy March Break!
See you back at school on Monday, March 20th.
Easter
There is no school on Good Friday, April 14th as well as Easter Monday, April 17th. School will resume on Tuesday, April 18th.
BUS CANCELLATIONS
In case of morning bus cancellations, Sacred Heart School is in Zone 1. Please listen to your local radio station for announcements. Tillsonburg is 101.3 FM & 1510 AM and Simcoe 98.9 FM.
SHROVE TUESDAY
On, Tuesday, February 28th we celebrated “Shrove Tuesday” by having a pancake lunch.
The Catholic Women’s League of Sacred Heart Church has very generously offered to help cover the cost for supplies for the luncheon. A big thank you to
Mrs. DeBruyn for organizing the event and also to the parent / grandparent volunteers and friends for their help. A wonderful experience for the entire school!
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION FOR THE 2017-18 SCHOOL YEAR
Kindergarten registration for the 2017-18 school year was held during the month of January.Families may still register their child for the 2017-2018 school year. In order for your child to start school, you must register him/her at your local Catholic elementary school. We can provide you with the information that you need and schedule you for an orientation session.
If you are aware of any young students in our area who are eligible to attend one of our Catholic elementary schools beginning September 2017, we ask that you please let them know about our registration and orientation process.
Families may contact the school for an appointment to register their child(ren) and arrange an orientation session at (519)875-2556.
REACHING OUT FOR LENT CAMPAIGN 2017
During this season of Lent, our school, along with our fellow Norfolk County Catholic schools will be participating in this year’s Reaching Out campaign. The purpose is to collect donations for the local chapter of the St. Vincent de Paul Society in order to help meet the needs of those less fortunate. Please mark your calendars for the next 4 weeks. Thank you families for your continued generosity.
Week One: March 6th – March 10th: Cereal (e.g., boxed cereals, Oatmeal, etc.).
Week Two: – March 20th – March 24th Pasta (e.g., spaghetti/noodles, Kraft Dinner, etc.).
Week Three: March 27th– March 31st: Canned Goods and Can Openers (e.g., soup, canned goods, etc.).
Week Four: April 3rd – April 7th: Toothbrushes and Toothpaste
MARCH BREAK: Mar, 13, 2016 – Mar, 17: NO COLLECTIONS THIS WEEK
HOLY WEEK: April 10th – April 13th : Delivery/Pick Up of all Donations
Thank you.
SCHOOL COUNCIL
Our next School Council Meeting will be on Tuesday, April 11th at 6:30 p.m. This will also be a District Wide Council Meeting via Skype. All parents are welcome.
SCHOOL CASH ONLINE
Just a reminder to register for online payments.
Here’s how to Register Online:
Step 1: please go to:
Step 2: Register by selecting the “Get Started Now” and following the steps
Step 3: After you receive the confirmation email, please select the “click here” option, sign in and add each of your children to your household account.
YEARBOOKS
Yearbook order forms will be sent home soon. Families will be asked to send the money in with the order, as there are no preorders. Yearbooks are $20 and we once again look forward to another amazing edition. A BIG THANK YOU to Janet Jansen and Mrs. Demaiter-Butler for organizing this memory keepsake.
PARENTS CORNER
PARENTS NIGHT OUT
SAVE THE DATE . . . .Tuesday, March 28th.
Please see the attached Poster
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR CWL RUMMAGE SALE
Sacred Heart CWL is in need of volunteers for this year’s annual rummage sale. If you are available to help sort items or sell on the rummage sale day, please contact Roxanne Juhasz at 519-875- 3347
- Sorting day- Mar, 31 8:30am-12pm
- Selling day- Apr 1st 8am-12pm
Donations are also being accepted. Please call Roxanne to arrange drop-off.
Thank you!
LANGTON CWL SPRING BAZAAR
WHEN: Sat, March 4th, 2017 at the Langton Community Centre
FREE ADMISSION
Doors open 10:30a.m.
Hot Lunch 11:30a.m.-1:00p.m.
Features:
Penny Table, Bake Sale, White Elephant table, Craft table, Tea Table, Cabbage rolls, Religious items, used books, lots of door prizes.
Bingo begins at 1:30p.m.
REMINDER FOR PARENT VOLUNTEERS
All volunteers need a Police Check. This includes skating, class trips, helping in the classroom. Please see the School Office for the necessary paper work to take to the local Police Department in order to obtain a Police Check.
The most recent requirement for volunteers in our schools is thecompletion ofonline Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) training as well as the Police Check. If you are a volunteer, please ensure that you have completed the online training module and have provided the completion certificate to your school before your first scheduled volunteer day.
Please visit our website, go to School Info and then Volunteer. You can also see the attached sheet for instructions.
Elementary International Languages Program -
We're expanding and need your help!
The Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board is pleased to announce that we are expanding our Elementary International Languages Program and need your help.Our classes are offered tostudents from Kindergarten to Grade 8 and no prior language knowledge is required. Our goal is to offer classes to students in their home County (Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk as well as the City of Brantford) so we would like tohear what language classes your community is interested in. For example, does your area have a large Greek or Portuguese population who may be interested in formal language instruction for their children?
All programs are free of charge and classes takeplace after school and on the weekends.We currently offer classes inSpanish, Italian, Tagalog and Mandarin.
Please help usdevelop new International Language classes in your area by calling Hailey Bouckhuyt
519-756-6505 Ext 407 orby emailing