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1 S A C R E D H E A R T C A T H O L I C S C H O O L E d u c a t i n g M i n d, H e a r t a n d S p i r i t S i n c e C r o s b y, T e x a s January 8, 2015 SHCS - Mission Sacred Heart Catholic School s mission is to provide an opportunity for children to develop a commitment to church, family, and community through growth in knowledge, social skills, and Christian virtues. To Serve, Love, and Be Loved Catholic Schools Week January 26 February 1 Dates to Remember! Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service Sunday, January 25 Catholic Schools Week Family Mass 10:30am Sacred Heart Catholic School students will lead the Mass and dress in their Mass uniform. We look forward to seeing every family at the Family Mass on Sunday, January 25, at 10:30am. A flyer will be sent home soon on Catholic Schools Week events connected to the NCEA daily theme. From the Principal Thank You! I would like to send out a heartfelt and sincere thank you to our Breakfast with Santa chairs and volunteers. Thank you to Paula Bell who chaired the Breakfast with Santa and thank you to Carla Cotton who chaired the Santa Shop. I would also like to thank the wonderful volunteers who really stepped up to help this year. We could not have done it without you. Blessings to you, Mrs. Susan Harris, M.Ed. Jan 8 - Report Cards Jan 12 - Basketball Game (AWAY) Jan 13 - Beta Meeting - Cheer Jan 14 - Mass 8:30 AM - PTG Meeting 6:30 PM - Basketball Game (AWAY) Tuition Assistance Program PSAS (Private School Aid Service) School Year The PSAS application can be accessed on the school website by clicking on Admissions and Tuition. This year s deadline to apply is January 30, Please see the attached letter for important information. Spirit Day! January 16 MLK Holiday January 19 No School Save the Dates! 7 th Grade Spaghetti Dinner January 23 Catholic Schools Week January 25-30

2 The Heart to Heart Sacred Heart Catholic School January 8, 2015 Report Cards- January 8 Report Cards were sent home with students in 1st through 8th Grades today, Thursday, January 8. Parents: remember to check backpacks and folders for your child s Report Card. If tuition is not up-to-date, your child will not receive their Report Card. Congratulations to the Spelling Bee Winners!!! Bailey S. Britney B. Madelyn G. 1 st & 2 nd Grades 3 rd 5 th Grades 6 th 8 th Grades The Elementary and Junior High winners will move on to compete among other school champions within the Archdiocese of Galveston- Houston Catholic Schools. The Elementary School Champion, Brittany B., will be participating in the Archdiocesan Spelling Bee at St. Dominic s Center on Thursday, February 26. The Junior High School Champion, Madelyn G., will participate in the Harris County Spelling Bee held at St. Anne School on Thursday, February 19. Thank you to the following teachers and judges who helped with the Spelling Bee: Ms. Collins, Ms. D. Harris, Mrs. Silva, Mrs. Julie Jackson (parent), Ms. Jasso and Mrs. Whitworth. Congratulations to the Grade Level Spelling Bee Winners 1 st Grade 5 th Grade Aengus C. Britney B. Brooke D. Lily J. Emma R. Laurel R. 2 nd Grade 6 th Grade Bailey S. Julian D. Olivia M. Jake H. Sophia P. Kaitlyn S. 3 rd Grade 7 th Grade Miguel S. Rice A. Alexis V. Christina R. Andrew W. Aurora T. 4 th Grade 8 th Grade Lydia C. Arrianna A. Isabella F. Madelyn G. Brianna R. Samantha M. Congratulations!!! SHCS Student Council, Beta Club and Cheerleaders received an award for best Non-Profit float in the Crosby Children s Christmas Festival held on Saturday, December 13. Thank you for representing our school! Art Club The Art Club fee for the 2nd Semester is now due. Please send $25 to the School Office and indicate it is for Art Club. If your child is interested in the Art Club for the 2nd Semester, please call the School Office to sign up. 2

3 The Heart to Heart Sacred Heart Catholic School January 8, 2015 Spaghetti Dinner To Go The SHS 7 th /8 th Grade Classes are hosting a Spaghetti Dinner To Go on January 23 from 5-7pm. Pre-order tickets are being sold for $7.00. The dinner includes spaghetti, salad, bread and a single dessert. See the attached flyer for more information Sacred Heart offers tutoring to students in Grades K-8. The tutoring schedule is listed below. If you have any questions, please call the School Office. 3:30-4:30pm Monday/Wednesday Reading (Grades 3-5) Tuesday/Thursday Math (Grades 3-5) Tuesday Math (Grades K-2) Thursday Reading (Grades K-2) Tuesday/Thursday Math (Grade 6-8) PTG CORNER Happy New Year! Thank you to everyone who has helped or supported the PTG. We look forward to seeing you at our events planned for THANK YOUs Thanks to everyone who supported the SHCS Santa Shop. A very special thanks to Carla Cotton and all the volunteers for their time and donations. Thanks to Paula Bell and Carla Cotton and to all the volunteers who helped at the Breakfast with Santa. Special Thanks goes to Vanessa Noyola's Dad who made the sleigh for Santa and to Mr. & Mrs. Dillow! Our Next PTG Meeting will be Wednesday, January 14, at 6:30 PM Tracee Fowler PTG President The "King Cake" The King Cake takes its name from the biblical three kings. In Catholic liturgical tradition, The Solemnity of Epiphany, commemorated on January 6, celebrates the visit of the Magi to the Christ Child. The Eve of Epiphany (the night of January 5) is popularly known as Twelfth Night. The season for King Cake extends from the end of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Twelfth Night and Epiphany Day), up until Mardi Gras, or "Fat Tuesday;" the day before the start of Lent. LEGO Club Thanks to a recent visit from robotics engineer, Patrick Gaidos, our Lego Club will receive a $500 grant from ExxonMobil to purchase a brand new robot system for competition next year! This award was featured in last month's ExxonMobil newsletter. In the United States, Carnival is traditionally observed in the Southeastern region of the country, particularly in New Orleans, Saint Louis, Mobile, Pensacola, Galveston, and other towns and cities of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. In this region, the King Cake is closely associated with Mardi Gras traditions and is served throughout the Carnival season, which lasts from Epiphany Eve to Fat Tuesday. The King Cake tradition is thought to have been brought to New Orleans from France in Now, as part of the celebration, it is tradition to bake a cake (King Cake) in honor of the three kings. The official colors of Mardi Gras, created in 1872 by the Krewe of Rex, are purple for justice, green for faith, and gold for power. 3

4 The Heart to Heart Sacred Heart Catholic School January 8, th Annual Steps For Students Saturday, February 21 It is time to start preparing for the 10 th Annual Steps For Students! This is an event that every student, parent, friend and family member can all participate in and each year we strive for 100% participation from our SHCS students. Steps for Students is an annual event where all school and parish communities can come together as one to support Catholic education and 100% of the funds raised for our team comes back to our school! It was an amazing race last year with over 10,000 people participating all to benefit Catholic education! Students who register on-line by Thursday, January 22 receive a FREE DRESS PASS for Friday, January 23 Registration has begun and we are asking that you go online and register it s easy. Just follow these steps: 1. Go to and click REGISTER 2. Select # of registrants and Type of registrant (if you can t attend you can hit Snooze), click REGISTER 3. Fill out your registrant information to set up a FirstGiving account. (If you already have an account, it will recognize your ) 4. Complete the information and Join a Team Be sure you choose SACRED HEART SCHOOL CROSBY (not Conroe) 5. Create your Fundraising Page to collect your pledges 6. If your children do not have individual addresses and more than one family member will participate, create a Family Team Page by typing your family name in the Page Title Box 7. Enter your billing information 8. Start raising funds for our school! For those who have participated in the past, they have streamlined the online registration and it is much more user friendly! So don t delay, get online and register today!!! Steps For Students is a day full of FUN that includes: A 5K USA Track and Field Association sanctioned race The David K Guite Memorial 1K Family Fun Run and Catholic School Parade Post Race Party with many local Sports celebrities Mrs. Cathi Whitworth Team Captain Coach Hill Co-Captain 4

5 The Heart to Heart Sacred Heart Catholic School January 8, 2015 Support Your School Box Top News We received a check in the amount of $1, for Box Tops. Way to Go Sacred Heart! Enter for a chance to win ONE MILLION Bonus Box Tops or up to 10,000 instant win prizes for our school. MyCokeRewards Starting January 20, 2015 My Coke Rewards for schools is changing. Points will be converted directly to dollars New ways to donate MCR members will be able to add cash to their donation or choose to give cash only. Social Share option MCR members who donate will be able to share on their social networks to spread awareness and drive additional donations. Kroger Our supporters (12 households) who shopped at Kroger between 08/31/2014 and 11/29/2014 have contributed to our $52.49 total donation. If you have not already enrolled in the Kroger Community Rewards Program, you can still do so. Go to and sign up. SACRED HEART CATHOLIC SCHOOL NPO # Support Our Community St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church Youth Ministry Spirit Night Thursday, January 8, PM at Chick-fil-A 5006 Garth Road, Baytown, TX Mention St. Martin de Porres Youth Ministry and a portion of your in-restaurant or drive thru purchase will be donated to St. Martin Youth Ministry. St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church Youth Ministry Scholarship Fundraiser Casino Night January 24, :30 10:30 PM St. Martin de Porres Education Center Crosby-Lynchburg Tickets $25 (includes $2000 fun game chips, 1 drink ticket, 1 raffle ticket and 1 food ticket) Contact Allison Wright-Darjean at for tickets 5

6 The Heart to Heart Sacred Heart Catholic School January 8, 2015 May the Good Lord Bless You! Happy Birthday! Evan A Connor H Easton W Matthew A Colby C. 1 2 Carter M. 1 3 Drew R. 1 5 Ian B. 1 8 Kade S Abby R Leonardo C Gabrielle N

7 Sacred Heart Catholic School 907 Runneburg Rd Crosby, TX January 8, 2015 Dear Parents, We are blessed that the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston offers a Tuition Assistance Program for families enrolling their children in Catholic schools in the Archdiocese. The Archdiocesan Tuition Assistance Program is a yearly commitment that the Archdiocese makes to keep Catholic schools accessible, affordable and available to all families. The Archdiocese utilizes the Private School Aid Service (PSAS) application process for determining financial need in allocating tuition assistance. Applications for assistance for the school year can be accessed on the school website by clicking on Admissions and Tuition. The applications are also available in the School or Church Office. A PSAS (Private School Aid Service) application MUST be completed and submitted to the specified address in order to be considered for assistance. The deadline to apply is January 30, Applicants will use their 2013 tax return information for tuition assistance consideration. Please note: the deadline is earlier than in years past. The greatest share of Tuition Assistance goes out in the first round (those who apply before the January 30, 2015 deadline) If you have any questions regarding this process, please call me. Blessings, Tuition Assistance Timeline January 30, 2015 PSAS deadline (90% of available funds will be distributed) Week of March 16, 2015 PSAS will mail award letters to parents May 15, nd PSAS deadline (remaining 10% will be distributed) Week of June 29, 2015 PSAS will mail award letters to parents August 21, 2015 PSAS deadline for New Students September 21, 2015 PSAS will mail award letters to parents of new students Visit (click on Admissions and Tuition) to access the Application and other information. Mrs. Susan Harris, M.Ed. Principal

8 Helping our children grow in their Catholic faith. January 2015 Sacred Heart Catholic School Susan Harris, Principal New Year s family faith resolutions St. John Neumann St. John Neumann is credited with developing the American Catholic school system as we know it today. Born in what is now the Czech Republic in 1811, St. John was ordained at age 25, and at age 29 joined the Redemptorists, a religious order. At age 41, he became bishop of Philadelphia. He recruited teaching orders and turned city parochial schools into diocesan schools, greatly increasing the number of students. He also built more than 89 churches, several hospitals and orphanages. J-O-Y True and lasting joy comes when we love Jesus, take care of others as he asked, and give ourselves totally to him. Help children find lasting JOY J-Jesus, O-Others, Y- Yourself. The first end I propose in our daily work is to do the will of God; secondly, to do it in the manner he wills it; and thirdly, to do it because it is his will. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton The New Year offers us a new beginning with opportunities to change and grow when we make and keep resolutions. A good way to teach children the importance of New Year s resolutions is to turn setting them into a family activity. Try these ideas for faith-based New Year s resolutions: Make it a family activity. Take turns telling what you each like about your relationship with God and what you would like to change. It may help if parents demonstrate. Then, using their comments, write down a brief list of goals for every person. Age appropriate resolutions get kept. What each child needs to resolve Our first parents received grace as a gift for all of humankind. Their sin the Original Sin cost them, and us, that grace. We inherited their sin and the tendency to keep sinning. Sin separates us from God. While on Earth, Jesus forgave sins, depends on the child. Gently steer youngsters toward age appropriate prayer times, works of charity (chores, contributions to the poor box or parish collection), or Scripture reading (perhaps reading from a children s Bible). Limit the number of resolutions so they are doable throughout the year. Post each person s resolutions in a prominent place in the home. Be a role model. Children of any age will understand the value of working to grow in faith if parents lead. As a family, periodically review resolution progress but make it a time of encouragement, not punishment. Praise effort. The best part is you are working together to grow in faith and love of God. That has its own reward. Why do Catholics believe in forgiveness? and gave this power to his Apostles so the Church can continue to be his forgiving presence throughout time (John 20:23). He created Baptism and the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation so we can always seek forgiveness. Copyright 2015 Success Publishing & Media, LLC

9 Our Christmas Season ends with the Baptism of the Lord but that doesn t mean the celebration has to end. Keep the joy of faith alive throughout the month with fun ideas like these: January 1 Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God. After attending Mass on this Holyday of Obligation, color or paint a picture of Mary holding the baby Jesus to hang in your home. Mount the picture on colored paper to make it festive and special. Fun with faith in January January 2015 Page 2 January 4 Epiphany of the Lord. Go star gazing to celebrate the Epiphany. Help children find the brightest stars in the sky. Discuss how the Wise Men might have felt while they were following a star and traveling to meet the newborn king. January 11 Baptism of the Lord. Share pictures and keepsakes of each child s (and parent s) Baptism. If you have their Baptismal candles, light them and repeat Baptismal promises together. January 31 St. John Bosco. Learn to juggle like St. John Bosco, who dedicated his life to children. Mark 1:14-20, Follow the Leader Just about every child in America has played some version of Follow the Leader. In the game, a leader is chosen and players follow him wherever he goes and do whatever he does. We stomp through puddles, climb over fences, swing from trees, all to stay in the game. Follow the Leader may be a game but we follow leaders in real life, too. Every day we are faced with making a choice of which leader we will follow at school, at work, in sports, January 21 St. Agnes (258). At a young age, St. Agnes pledged chastity for Jesus. Reportedly she was exposed as a Christian by a suitor whom she refused to marry. When she wouldn t renounce her faith, she was executed. January 24 - St. Francis de Sales (1622). As bishop of Geneva, St. Francis enriched the faith of others by his writings and works. His famous work, Introduction to the Devout Life, is as applicable today as it was in his day. January 28 St. Thomas Aquinas (1274). St. Thomas Aquinas was a at church. We must be sure to choose a leader who will lead us in the right direction. Then we have to decide how much of what a leader asks are we willing to do. What can a parent do? Jesus chose twelve special people to be his closest followers and he became their leader. They went where he told them and did what he asked. Jesus is still calling people to follow him today. In fact, he has called each of us to follow him. Help children understand what it means to go where Jesus tells us and to do what he asks. great Catholic theologian whose writings on the faith earned him the titles, Doctor of the Church, and Angelic Doctor. His works are still fundamental to Christian education today. January 31 St. John Bosco (1888). John Bosco was ordained in Turin, served as chaplain in a hospice for working girls, and opened the Oratory of St. Francis de Sales for boys. He later founded the Salesian Order dedicated to education and mission work. We lost our Kokie this week. He was a quirky miniature poodle we rescued when the girls were little. He followed us everywhere. A victim of abuse as a pup, he was three years old when we got him and almost fifteen when he died. Tessa took Kokie s death hard, and asked if she would see him again in Heaven. I told her that I didn t know; dogs don t have immortal souls like we do. But I do know that we are destined for Heaven and that it will be more amazing than we can imagine. We will have all we need to be happy. St. Paul said, "What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man conceived, what God has prepared for those who love him (1 Corinthians 2:9). So, if we need Kokie to be happy, I believe he will be there with us. To help parents raise faithful Catholic children Success Publishing & Media, LLC Publishers of Growing in Faith and Partners in Faith (540) (540) fax (Unless noted Bible quotes and references are from the Revised Standard Version and the New American Bible.) Copyright 2015 Success Publishing & Media, LLC

10 Spaghetti Dinner To Go The SHCS 7th/8th Grade class are hosting a dinner as a fundraiser. The dinner will include Spaghetti, Salad, Bread and a single dessert. Time: 5-7 pm Pre-Order Ticket Sales Only due by Jan 21st! Date: 01/23/15 Cost: $7.00 Sacred Heart Catholic School 907 Runneburg Just Drive Thru the area between the Parish Hall and School to collect dinner. Please remember your ticket! Contact school for tickets: