OUR LADY of the SACRED HEART SCHOOL

PRINCIPAL'S BULLETIN for FEBRUARY 18, 2005

 

Friday, February 18                INTERIMS COMING HOME TODAY

Monday, February 21             PRESIDENTS' DAY--NO SCHOOL

                                                7:30 p.m.--Confirmation practice for eighth graders

Tuesday, February 22            NO CHOIR FOR HALF NOTES

                                                NO DRAMA CLUB PRACTICE

                                                7:30 p.m.--Confirmation

Wednesday, February 23       NO SCHOOL FOR GRADE 8

                                                The Cincinnati Post Regional Spelldown at Union Terminal

                                                First Lenten Raffle (proceeds to Nicaragua Collection)

                                                2:40 p.m.-3:40 p.m.--Young Rembrandts Art Program

Thursday, February 24          Beginning Band during Music Class

                                                Advanced Band during lunch

                                                NO CHOIR FOR UPPER NOTES

                                                2:30 p.m.-4 p.m.--Drama Club practice for ALL in Activity Center

Friday, February 25                8:15 a.m.--All-School Mass

 

MARDI GRAS:  We had a wonderful Mardi Gras celebration on February 8.  The wagon parade was a great success.  If you donated a wagon to be used in the parade and have not yet picked it up, please do so.  The wagons will be in 2-O or in the cafeteria and can be picked up after Masses this weekend or during school hours next week.  Thank you.

 

SPELLDOWN:  We wish Keith Kennedy the best of luck in The Cincinnati Post Regional Spelldown to be held at Union Terminal on Wednesday, February 23.  Keith earned this chance to compete against other school winners by coming out on top in the OLSH Spelling Bee held last month.  Good luck, Keith!

 

POWER OF THE PEN RESULTS:  In a challenging District Power of the Pen competition at Winton Woods Middle School on Saturday, February 5, OLSH eighth grader Joe Wernke achieved "Best of Round".  One hundred twenty-four eighth graders were presented with a prompt to write a paper based on the number ten.   Joe entitled his paper "Ten Minutes More."  In achieving Best of Round, Joe received a Best of Round ribbon and a journal.  His piece will be published in the annual Power of the Pen Best of Round booklet.  Joe will proceed to the Regional Competition on April 24 at Sycamore Junior High School along with fellow OLSH eighth graders Breanne Boyd, Chris Champlin, and Joe Nurre and OLSH seventh grader Drew Fladung.  Congratulations to Joe and best of luck to all of our students as they participate in the Regional Competition.  See the back of this Principal's Bulletin for Joe's winning composition.  We think Joe is well on his way to achieving his dream of becoming a writer! 

 

FISH FRY VOLUNTEERS:  We are in desperate need of additional volunteers for the OLSH Fish Fry Fridays beginning March 4.  We can use adult and junior-high students for all shifts on all three Fridays (4:30 p.m.-7 p.m. on March 4, 11, and 18) as well as bakers to bring in goodies to serve at the Fish Fry.  Please turn in your volunteer sheet or contact Melissa Fahr (761-7332), Marc Zeuch (769-4735), or Mary Beth Armstrong (793-4574) to volunteer.  Thanks for your support.

 

NICARAGUA LENTEN COLLECTION:  We will again be collecting money for Nicaragua during Lent this year.  Each homeroom will have a container for any donations you and your children would like to make.  For families new to OLSH:  We have raised money for Nicaragua for more than ten years in memory of Sr. Margie Navarro (sister of former Auxiliary Clerk Jan Otten), who devoted almost 20 years of her life to the development of the Batahola Mission near Managua, Nicaragua.  Our contributions have already enabled the people of that area to build two homes near Batahola following the devastation of Hurricane Mitch in the early '90s.  We have already started collecting and will continue to do so through Wednesday of Holy Week.  Thank you in advance for your generosity. 

 

LENTEN TEACHER RAFFLE:  Each week during Lent, four staff/teachers will be donating something for a raffle.  The "something" covers a wide variety of items.   This week's donations are:  sundaes for two and  three of their friends; McDonald's lunch for two and a friend each; movie tickets for two and a friend each with a snack provided; and lunch and game time with Mrs. O'Brien.  Raffle tickets are 25 cents or five for $1.  Tickets can be purchased before school in homeroom 5-S.  Winners will be drawn at song practice each Wednesday morning, and new raffle items will be announced at that time.   We will also post the coming week's "something" in each Principal's Bulletin so that you can plan with your children what they would like to try to win.  All raffle proceeds will go to Nicaragua.

 

KINGS ISLAND COUPONS:  The youngest in each family will bring home today a discount coupon from Paramount's Kings Island good for a discounted admission to the park on days designated on the coupon.  Enjoy a fun day with your family this spring!

 

ST. PATRICK'S DAY DANCE:  Mark your calendars for YAC's 5th Annual St. Patrick's Day Dance to be held on March 12 from 8 p.m. 'til 1 a.m. with music by The Remains.  Look for ticket information coming home today with your youngest.

 

NURSE'S OFFICE:  Volunteers for the Nurse's Office for next Friday, February 23, are Jeff McDonough (8 a.m.-11 a.m.) and Leah Winkler (11 a.m.-2 p.m.).  Thanks, parents!

 

LOST AND FOUND:  We received a call early this week from a mom whose son played basketball in our gym a couple of weeks ago and left a pair of basketball shoes here.  They are black/white/red Nikes and were in a Castaways swim bag.  Mr. Mueller has checked the Lost and Found in the gym and did not see these shoes.  We are hoping that maybe one of our families picked up the bag and was waiting to hear something about its owner.   We also have in the office a beautiful leather box containing an old PTA pin connected to a gavel.  If you have any information about these items, please call the school office (733-5225).   

 

MENU for the WEEK of FEBRUARY 21

   Monday…………..NO SCHOOL

   Tuesday…………..chicken nuggets, green beans, applesauce, roll, milk

   Wednesday……….mozzarella breadsticks with pizza sauce, tossed salad, mandarin oranges, Goldfish

                                  crackers, milk                    

   Thursday………….grilled chicken on bun, mashed potatoes with gravy, trail mix, animal crackers, milk

   Friday……………..pizza melt, broccoli with cheese, pineapple, chocolate grahams, milk