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Principal’s Message
The first two months of the
school year are in the books; the staff at Sacred Heart Elementary wants
to thank you for you As this is November and Remembrance Day will be celebrated very shortly, we extend the invitation to all parents, grandparents and guardians to attend our Remembrance Day Assembly scheduled for Tuesday, November 10th at 8:45 a.m. This assembly will be led by Mrs. Bursey-Foo’s and Ms. Dimmer’s Grade Four classes. See you there! Frank Humber Principal
Phase 2 Reporting & Parent November brings phase two of the evaluation and reporting process which will involve both a written report and a parent interview to discuss the report. Reports will go out to parents on Tuesday, November 17th. Prior to receiving the report, parents will receive a memo asking them to indicate when they are available for an interview on November 19th, afternoon or evening. In order to accommodate these interviews, all students will be dismissed as of 12:00 noon on Thursday, November 19th. These interviews will last fifteen minutes and are designed to discuss concerns the home or school may have and to set goals to work towards over the remainder of the year. These interviews are extremely important and all parents are asked to please attend. We also ask for your cooperation in scheduling these appointments. A concentrated effort from both home and school will be required to accommodate this scheduling effort. Student Absences The end of October seemed to bring an increase in the number of student absences. We anticipate the same trend as we enter the early weeks of November. We appreciate your efforts to contact the school when your child is out of school for some reason. The school has to contact the homes of the absent children to determine the reason for the absence; it makes it much easier when parents make contact with the school. Please continue to follow the recommendations of healthcare providers with respect to when to keep your child at home. Additionally, the Department of Education website has some information that parents might find useful when determining whether or not a child should be attending school. http://www.ed.gov.nl.ca/edu/ Close-Outs There will not be any classes for students in the afternoon of Thursday, November 19th as there will be parent – teacher interviews that afternoon. A Healthy Living Day is planned for November 26th. Students will attend an activity outside of school, either swimming or skating. There will be no classes for Kindergartens only on Friday, November 20. Mrs. Staples will be hosting Kinderstart sessions on that day. Book Fair We will be holding a book fair from November 17th to 19th. This will be a great opportunity to purchase some quality children’s books at very reasonable prices. Books are a great idea for Christmas gifts. Please consider volunteering a couple of hours. More information to follow.
Christmas Events In order to give you plenty of time to make arrangements, our Primary Christmas Concert will be held on Tuesday, December 15th at 7:00 pm. Kindergartens will be featured separately that night, while students in Grades One to Three will be presenting their annual musical. The elementary division will be presenting their musical on Thursday, December 17th at 7:00 pm. We are pleased to announce that our Christmas Concerts will take place in our own school gymnasium this year. Dress for the Choir members in both concerts is white top with black pants, dress or skirt (skort). Black dress shoes are preferred, though not essential. NO HIGH HEELS, PLEASE. Kindergartens are asked to wear their "Sunday Best". Our Annual Christmas Dinner has been scheduled for Monday, December 21st. KINDERSTART Our first Kinderstart session will be held on Friday, November 20th. If you have a child starting kindergarten next year and she or he is not registered yet, please do so immediately. Sacred Heart School Council School Council met on Thursday, October 1st. The election of Council Representatives and Executive was held and we are proud to announce your School Council for 2009-10. Bill Dennis – Chair, Community Rep. Lisa Colbourne – Parent Rep. Susanne Dawe – Parent Rep. Donna Leonard – Parent Rep. Brad Porter – Parent Rep Kim Hollett – Parent Rep. Rachel Leonard – Parent Rep. Chrissy Payne – Teacher Rep. Barbara Butler – Teacher Rep. & VP Frank Humber- Principal In it’s October meeting, council discussed it’s mandate for the upcoming school year, set it’s Terms of Reference and has set a monthly meeting time at 7:00 pm on the first Thursday of each month. You are welcome to join us at a School Council Meeting. If you wish to have an item tabled for discussion, please contact a school council member in advance of the meeting to have your issue added to the monthly agenda.
School Photos
1. The photographer will be here to take school photos of students in Grade Kindergarten through 4 on Tuesday, November 17th. 2. Students in Grades 5 and 6 will have their photos taken on Wednesday, November 18th.
Happy “November” Birthday to.....
Kindergarten: Nicole Stamplecoski Avery Sheppard Dawson Flight Ryan Penney Logan Payne Jacob Staples Grade 1 Beth Skeard Grade 2 Kyle Eddison Kristen Buckle Grade 3 Raymond Perry Hayley Layden Aleigha Skinner Grade 4 Jayme Humber Michelle Strangemore Marissa Browner Breanne McEachren Grade 5 Dawson Cutlip Robyn Motty Grade 6 Bailey Rogers Tyler Walker Amber Jesso |
