Sacred Hearts Newsletter October 31, 2016

Principal Notes Happy Halloween! Kids are super excited about the day and the upcoming trick-or-treat festivities this evening! Tomorrow we celebrate the Feast of All Saints. We will have an all school mass at 10:00. This is a good reminder that we are all saints in training☺ Mark your calendars for a special parent education presentation entitled: “Preparedness for Active Shooter and Violence Within the Community” on Tuesday, November 15th from 6:00-8:00 in the Gathering Room. This will be presented by one of our parents from the Dane County Sheriff’s Department Josalyn Longley and the Sun Prairie Police Department. Have a great week… Mrs. Frederick☺

Thought for the Week: “If you are what you should be, you will set the world on fire”-St. Catherine of Siena

Enclosures: SCRIP order form

Try Hockey for Free Clothing Order Form 6th Grade Bowling Invite Active Shooter Presentation Poinsettia Order Form

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Mass 11/1 10:00AM NO Mass 11/2 End of Quarter 11/2 Full day of school Thursday Basketball parent/student meeting 11/3 6:00 in gym Book Fair starts 11/5 through 11/10 in the Isadore Room (in church) Report Card Day 11/7 Conferences 11/9 3:30-8:00 Burracho’s Night 11/9 11:30 Dismissal 11/10- Conferences 12:30-7:00 No PM 4K on 11/10 NO School All Grades 11/11

NTBM! (Not To Be Missed!) • Full Day of School Thursday K-8 • Personal Care Drive continues! Moms in Prayer: This week’s prayer:

O Lord, may your hand sustain ________; may Your arm strengthen him/ her. (Psalm 89:21) Women’s Retreat: Save the Date! Sacred Hearts Women’s Retreat (for women at Sacred Hearts parish AND school!) Feb. 24-25 at Durward’s Glen. More information coming soon! SCRIP NEWS: Some of us have already begun our Christmas shopping! Starting today, SCRIP has the perfect stocking stuffers available, low denomination Scrip Cards!! Here are a few of the cards that are available: $5 Cards

$10 Cards

Starbucks Panera Barnes & Noble

Amazon Target Olive Garden Applebee's These cards and more are only available while supplies last, so log on today at www.shopwithscrip.com and place your order!!! If you don't have a SCRIP account or have questions about SCRIP, please don't hesitate to contact me to sign you up at [email protected]

Wacky Walk Wrap-up: Thank you to everyone all who participated in the 2016 Wacky Walk. Last week we had 80 students, 17 adults and three staff members. Congratulations to the 63 students, 10 adults and one teacher that walked all three weeks! Great job! Thank you to those who donated breakfast treats for the walkers. I appreciate your generosity! Lastly, a big thank you to the drivers of the backpacks (and of course the unloading), Beth Zimmerman, Bekkie Renk, Tricia Brehmer & Lisa Skalecke . Looking forward to Wacky Walk 2017!

Top 5: Library/Computers 1. If your children would like to be a published author, have them send a writing piece to me at [email protected]. These writing pieces can be a poem, short story, but no longer than an 81/2 X 11 page. The written pieces selected will be published in the Prairie Voices in the spring. Date of publication information will be given out in early spring 2. Many great new books in the library! Ask your kindergarten-2nd graders what Mrs. Smith’s favorite picture book series is. I LOVE it! 3. In computers the 1st graders are learning about the laptops and how to control the mouse. 4. The 2nd – 5th graders are working on keyboarding skills. 5. Mark your calendars: Scholastic Book Fair is Saturday, November 5th – Thursday, November 10th. Physical Education:

*Knd.-2nd grade students have been working on throwing and catching by playing games like “Ghosts in the Graveyard”, “Rescue 911”, “Doctor, doctor”. The 3rd & 4th grade students have been improving their volleyball skills by practicing passing, setting and serving. They have played games like “Dead Fish” & “Shower Ball”. *This year the 5th grade begins playing team sports. They have played Flag Football and Volleyball games and completed many lead-up games to help improve their skills in each of the sports. *The 6th-8th grade students have been working on perfecting the game play in Flag Football & Volleyball. They are playing as a team and their skills are improving every year. *All of the students are warming up with a variety of warm up games and activities.

Bruno Bytes: The 5th grade parent reps put together a class outing to Rockin' Jump after school last Wednesday that was a big hit with the kids. Two parent reps are still needed in Mrs. Heaslett's 4K class and one more 8th grade rep. It takes very little time and commitment. Call the office for more information.

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Author: Angie Stanton, author of many young adult novels, visited Mrs. DePetro's classes last week. The students had prepared some really great questions about the writing process!

The 8th graders had a fabulous time exploring Philadelphia and Washington DC last week!

Sacred Hearts Emergency Food Pantry Personal Care Drive “CRAM THE CART”

October 14th – Nov 11th 2014 collected 875lbs /2015 collected 1,125lbs Goal to surpass last year’s collection PERSONAL CARE DRIVE TO HELP THOSE IN NEED Please bring needed items to school, you can drop off items to “CRAM THE CART” at the grocery cart in the front entry way until Friday, Nov. 11th ALL PERSONAL CARE ITEMS WILL BE DONATED TO THE SUN PRAIRIE FOOD PANTRY (SUNSHINE PLACE)

Catholic Identity Corner Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Catholic School 2016-2017 School Theme “Faith Can Move Mountains” (Matthew 17:20 )

Catholic Church Year of Mercy “Merciful Like the Father”

All Saints Day & All Souls Day November is a unique month for the Catholic Church. It begins with a beautiful Holy Day of Obligation in the Catholic Church on November 1st – All Saints Day. On this day, we honor the Saints, holy men and women who have gone before us leading lives of Christian example to the world. Many of these people were not perfect, and many of the saints had early lives that were filled with choices or actions that were nothing to be proud of. The saints were human being just like us, so they had emotions, fears, likes, joys, sorrows, and frustrations. What sets them apart is that these people answered the Lord’s call in different ways. Some of them through serving the poor, some through evangelizing and spreading the faith, others through dedicating their life to a religious order, and others through giving up their lives for their faith in God. Even though the way that each of these people answered the Lord’s call is different in some way, they all had one thing in common – they listened to and trusted in the Lord’s call in their heart. November 2nd continues with All Souls Day. This is a day that we honor and pray for our loved ones who have gone before us. Many churches will set up an area where people can bring in pictures of their loved ones that have died. Many churches will then remember these people throughout the month of November.

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord. And let the perpetual light shine upon them. And may the souls of all the faithfully departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen. Answering Our Call to Serve Others As Catholics, we have a call to help out others and those who are in need. One of the main themes of Catholic Social Teaching is “Life and Dignity of the Human Person” and the Catholic Church proclaims that human life is sacred and that the dignity of the human person is the foundation of a moral vision for society. We as the school community of Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Catholic School answer that call throughout the year. Every year in the month of October, the sixth grade classes host the Personal Care Drive for Sun Prairie’s Sunshine Place. This year, we are trying to “Cram the Cart” by the marble wall in the school lobby with personal care items. This is a chance to help out those who are less fortunate than we are and respond to our call of Catholic Social Teaching. Currently, the Sunshine Place is in need of the following items: • Shampoo • Conditioner • Deodorant • Bars of Soap • Shaving Cream • Toothpaste • Dental Floss • Toothbrushes • Toilet Paper • Diapers (Newborn to Size 4) • Baby Wipes • Laundry Detergent • Fabric Softener/Dryer Sheets • Dish Soap Items can be collected in the cart by the marble wall until November 11th

Catholicism: Did You Know? Holy Days of Obligation The Roman Catholic Church has specific days throughout each year that we, as Catholics, are expected to attend Mass, in addition to our weekly Sunday obligation. These days all have special events in our faith to celebrate in the most respectful way we can – through partaking in the Mass and the sacrifice of the Holy Eucharist. The Holy Days of Obligation in the United States are as follows: • January 1 - the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God • Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter - the solemnity of the Ascension • August 15 - the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Mother • November 1 - the solemnity of All Saints • December 8 - the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception • December 25 - the solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ

Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Catholic School Saint of the Month – November St. Albert the Great •

He was born in Germany

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He joined the Dominicans at the age of 17, despite opposition from his family

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He was a teacher, administrator, and bishop

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He wrote many scholarly works and was the teacher of St. Thomas Aquinas

St. Albert the Great, Pray for Us...