OUR LADY of the SACRED HEART SCHOOL
Enriching Souls and
Enlightening Minds
NEWSLETTER for
MARCH 9, 2007
Friday, March 9 7
p.m.-10 p.m.—Jr. High Dance in Activity Center
Sunday, March 11 Daylight
Saving Time begins
Third
Sunday of Lent
Girl
Scout Sunday celebrated at our 10:30 Mass
Monday, March 12 NO
SCHOOL—Teacher In-Service
7:30
p.m.—Confirmation practice for all eighth graders
Tuesday, March 13 7:30
p.m.—Confirmation (students must be here no later than 7:10 p.m.)
Wednesday, March 14 NO
SCHOOL FOR EIGHTH GRADERS
2:30
p.m.-3:30 p.m.—Young Rembrandts Art Class
Thursday, March 15 Beginning
Band during Music Class
2:30
p.m.-4 p.m.—Dress rehearsal for Talent Show
7
p.m.—Parish Penance Service
Friday, March 16 8:15
a.m.—All-School Mass (Grade 7)
1:30—Stations
of the Cross in church
4:30
p.m.-7 p.m.—Fish Fry in Activity Center
9
p.m.-1 a.m.—St. Patrick’s Day Party
Sunday, March 18 6:30
p.m. Talent Show in Activity Center
JR. HIGH DANCE:
All seventh and eighth grade students are invited to attend the
YAC-sponsored Junior High Dance on Friday, March 9, from 7 p.m. ‘til 10
p.m. Permissions slips are coming home
today with your children; permission slips and details can also be found on the
OLSH website (www.olshschool.net).
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME: Don’t forget to “spring forward” this Sunday
at 2 a.m. Set your clocks ahead one hour
before you go to bed on Saturday night.
Hopefully, students can recover that lost hour of sleep on Monday and
return to school on Tuesday “bright-eyed and bushy-tailed”!
GIRL SCOUT KUDOS: Congratulations to 6th grade
Junior Girl Scouts Leah Anderson, Paige Brown, Molly Ernstes,
Grace Kallenberg, Ellen O’Neill and Ashley Peter on
earning the Girl Scout I Live My Faith religious medal. These young women worked diligently to
complete the necessary requirements to earn this honor including participating
in a day-long retreat, attending mass at St. Peter in Chains Cathedral and
maintaining a journal of their progress.
They will receive their medal on Girl Scout Sunday, March 11, 10:30 a.m.
mass.
CONFIRMATION:
Please remember our eighth graders as Bishop Carl Moeddel
confirms them on Tuesday, March 13.
Eighth grade Religion teacher Mrs. Wendy Schworer,
CCD Coordinator Mrs. Julie Gorsuch, and CCD
Instructor Mr. Jim Champlin have worked hard
alongside the students to prepare them for this important step in their
religious lives. Congratulations to
them! (Note: The eighth graders will not be at school on
Wednesday, March 14.)
FISH FRY:
Bring your families and join your friends at the first Fish Fry of this
Lenten season next Friday, March 16, from 4:30 p.m. ‘til 7 p.m. in the Activity
Center. Dinners are $7 for adults and $4
for kids. The “special” for Friday the
16th is baked fish. We can
always use more help. If you’d like to
volunteer for a shift (or two) or if you can provide a dessert, call Mary Beth
Armstrong at 793-4574.
ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARTY: Join up with your friends at the Fish Fry,
then stick around for the St. Patrick’s Day Party to be held next Friday, March
16, from 9 p.m. ‘til 1 a.m. The cost is
$15 per couple/$8 per person, with reduced prices for YAC coaches. These prices include pop and snacks. You must be 21 to attend. Contact any YAC member for tickets and to
make reservations.
PAWS FOR PRAISE:
Third grade teacher Mrs. Peter would like to nominate third graders Maddie Hoffman and Joey Pomeroy for their cheerful
helpfulness whenever she needs assistance.
Thank you, Maddie and Joey!
JUMP ROPE FOR HEART: As of March 2, Mrs. Geers reports that our
students have collected $2500 to donate to the American Heart Association. We thank all who have given to this worthy
cause.
LENTEN RAFFLES:
Congratulations to this week’s raffle winners—Katie Stautberg
(art basket); Lauren Curry (piano lesson from Mrs. Raine);
Chad Crable ($15 toward lunch extras and/or ice cream
treats); Collin McHugh, C.J. Elfers, and Caroline
Gallo (one hour of basketball fun); Robby Mechley,
Ali Kessling, Leighton Vaske,
Molly Ernstes, and Ben Sieder
(out-of-uniform passes); and Casey Holtmann and Kenny
Kuhl (one Buddy Card each). Check with your children for the list of
items being sent home today for next week’s raffles. Raffle tickets are available each morning
before school in Ms. Schafer’s homeroom (25 cents each/five for $1). We thank all of our students who have bought
raffle tickets and who have been so generous in giving to our Nicaragua
collection. Keep up the giving spirit!
MARKET DAY:
Are you planning a dinner for Easter or First Communion? How would you like a chance to win a
delicious Spiral-sliced Ham? All you
need to do is place an order of at least $35 to be eligible. Your order form may be returned to school or
order online @ www.marketday.com by NOON, Friday, March 16. If you have any questions, please call Lisa
Schoenberger @ 733-4707 or Valerie Grein @ 891-5830.
YEARBOOK:
The yearbook committee will be meeting on Monday, March 12, at 7 p.m. in
the computer room. If you would like to
volunteer or have any questions, please call Alison O’Neill at 769-4853.
EIGHTH GRADE VIDEO: Any eighth grade parents who are interested
in putting together a video to be shown at graduation are invited to attend a
meeting on Wednesday, March 14, at 7 p.m. in the Tiger Room of the Activity
Center. If you are unable to attend but
are still interested in helping, please call Ann Brock at 583-5147 or email her
at abrock@ohsnd.org.
JOSEPH-BETH EVENTS: Joseph-Beth Booksellers wants you
to know about their four exciting kids’ events happening this month. They are hosting: Trenton Lee Stewart on Monday, March 12, at 7
p.m.; Rick Riordan (author of the famous Lightning Thief) on Tuesday,
March 20, at 7 p.m.; local illustrator Will Hillenbrand on Saturday, March 24,
at 11 a.m.; and young adult author Laurie Halse Anderson on Saturday, March 24,
at 3 p.m. Joseph-Beth is located at
Rookwood Commons, Madison and Edwards Roads; feel free to call them at 396-8960
with any questions you may have.
IMPORTANT
TALENT SHOW REMINDERS: If you are a performer or have signed
up to be a "stage crew or announcer" for the Talent Show, you must
attend the dress rehearsal on Thursday,
March 15 from 2:30 - 4:00pm in the Activity Center. This
is mandatory for all participants. If you signed up to be on stage crew
but cannot make this rehearsal, please let Mrs. Anderson know, as we will need
to find a replacement for you. The Talent Show will start promptly at 6:30pm on Sunday, March 18.
Call time for all stage crew is 5:50pm. Call time for performers is
6:10pm. Any questions, please call Tamara Anderson (733-3077).
MENU for the WEEK of MARCH 12
Monday…………NO
SCHOOL
Tuesday………..beef
and cheese burrito with salsa, green beans, applesauce, rice, milk
Wednesday……chicken
patty on bun, mashed potatoes with gravy, pears, Goldfish crackers, milk
Thursday……….hot
dog on bun, baked beans, fruited Jell-O with whipped topping, soft pretzel,
milk
Friday……………fish
nuggets with tartar sauce, tater tots, peaches, animal crackers, milk