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Early Dismissal
November 4: 12:30pm
November 11: 2pm
November 18: 12:30pm
December 2: 2pm
Thursday Mass
Wear Full Uniform
October 29
November 5
November 12
November 19
December 3
Parent Teacher Conferences
Monday November 2-Thursday November 5
No School
Friday November 6
Book Fair
November 8 - 12
6th Grade King Tut Field Trip
Wednesday November 11
Picture Retakes
Thursday November 12
2nd Grade Field Trip - Jack
and the Beanstalk
Friday November 13
8th Grade Service Trip
Friday November 13
Pre K -K Open House For Perspective Families
Saturday November 14 @ 10am
4th Grade Field Trip Adobe Days - Peralta House
Wednesday November 18
Faith Formation Conference
Friday November 20-21
5th Grade Colonial Craft Day
Thursday November 19
Kindergarten Native American Day
Friday November 20
5th Colonial Day
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Principal's Corner 
Hello Sacred Heart Families!
On
October 11th of this year, Pope Benedict XVI canonized five new saints:
Fr. Damien of Molokai, Jeanne Jugan, Zygmunt Felinski, Francisco Coll y
Guitart, Rafael Arniaz Baron. To be honest, I've only ever heard of one
of them, Fr. Damien, the priest of the infamous leper colony. Although,
St. Zygmunt Felinski was Polish and I grew up in a VERY Polish
household, I should know him but I don't. In this week's gospel is the story of the widow and
her measly mite. She didn't seem at all concerned with the cost to her
personally, and so she gave of herself. Fr. Damien gave a lot more than
a "mite" (and I'm sure all the other new saints did as well) but the
point is that he gave of himself and didn't count the cost. The coins
we have are the skills and the time we have to give to others. By the
way, my Dad, who I'm sure, is in heaven right now, will be so proud of
St. Felinski that he won't stop telling everyone up there.
TEACHER APPRECIATION DAY! THANK YOU PARENTS!
What a feast we on staff were all treated to today in the faculty room.
The room was so beautifully decorated and is chock full of your
delicious cooking and donations. The HEART you put into this day is
something for which we are deeply grateful (and full!)
OPEN HOUSE MATERIALS:
In your Envelope today, you will find cards that advertise our upcoming
Pre-K and Kinder Open House on November 14. Please distribute these to
anyone you know who might be interested in visiting our school, and
considering enrollment of their children. We need to build our
enrollment from the bottom up, and our greatest resource is you! Thank
you for promoting our school. It benefits all of us!
HALLOWE'EN CARNIVAL:
Thank you to all the parents who volunteered with their time and
donations to make the Hallowe'en Carnival such a success. It was great
to see so many smiling faces and really the cool costumes on all the
children. What creativity and what a great community! It's all for
them, isn't it?
PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES:
Conferences are going very well. Thanks for understanding if you
experienced a double booking or a glitch. There were a few of these,
but they've been ironed out.
DAY OF THE DEAD:
Mrs. Sanjines had her students put together dioramas known as
"altars" for the Day of the Dead-traditionally November 2. Please
come by and check them out, along with all the other displays of
castles form the 7th grade class in the hallways.
ODYSSEY OF THE MIND/ CHRISTMAS PARADE/DANCE CLASS: Flyers for all of these are in today's envelopes. Please take the time to check out these excellent programs!
FRIDAY HOLIDAY: This Friday, there is no school
God bless,
Tom Pulchny
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For Prespective Families
Invite all the families that you know with pre-school and kindergarten age children!
Sacred
Heart will be hosting a Pre-K and Kinder Open House on Saturday,
November 14th, from 10:00am to Noon. And because you are our
absolute best advertisement, please invite all of the families that you
know with pre-school and kindergarten age children to come visit and
check us out. Apparently, we are a well-kept secret! Help
us get the word out.
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8th Grade Poinsettia and Wreath Sale
"Wednesday November 4 is last day to turn in Orders for Wreaths and Evergreens"
Get a head start on your Holiday decorating and
shopping! Beautiful Poinsettias and an assortment of lush
evergreen wreaths are available to order now for delivery the first
week of December.
You can click on the links below
to dowload the forms. Please return your order form to the
school office via the Tuesday envelope. Help support the 8th
grade and enjoy these beautiful holiday items!!
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Halloween Carnival Thank You 
by Ms. Verhoftstadt Thanks
to all who participated in the Halloween Carnival, it was a raging
success! We could not have done so well with out the help of our
wonderful parents. A huge THANK YOU goes out to the Vlahpouliotis
family, for their generous donation of pumpkins to the students.
Each child was invited to take a small to medium pumpkin home and the
other pumpkins used for decoration were sold for $1 each at the
carnival. Another huge THANK YOU to the Cargill family for their
generous donation of lunch from Rio Adobe, it was delicious!!
Thank you to the Student Council and Mrs.Schelegle for all of their
hard work!
Yet another huge THANK YOU to the Walewski
family for letting us use the straw bales for our photo area. The
pumpkins, straw and scarecrows make for a wonderful photo
opportunity. More huge THANKS need to go to all of our donors and
volunteers, without you this carnival would not succeed. The bake
walk was one of the most popular attractions thanks to all the yummy
donations and delicious treats. The science room was almost
filled!
The snack shack too was a popular spot,
what with all the candy, popcorn, nachos and refreshing water.
The raffle tables were quite a hit with all of the generous donations
from dolls, Legos, and books to iPods and a Nintendo DSi. This is
where most of the money is spent, so we really appreciate all of the
generous donations for this fundraiser. Lastly, this carnival
would not run smoothly without all of the help from our parent
volunteers. We had so many volunteers this year, that we added
parents to booths that had previously only had student oversight.
The parents just ensured that things ran smoothly. So in short,
let us just say from the entire school; THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU
to all who helped in any way!
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Gift Wrap and Cookie Dough Delivery Day
by Anita Ratra
This
is just a reminder that Thursday November 5th is Innisbrook Pick Up day
11am - 2 pm. You can come as early as 11:00am to pick up your items
from the Gym. They will be sorted by Class, then Student. If you can
not come during those hours please make arrangements to have your items
picked up. Remember there is No School on Friday November 6.
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Book Fair 
by Laurie Hayden
Our annual Book Fair will be held
on Sunday November 9 following the 9am and 11am Masses, continuing
through Lunch after school. Get a start on Christmas Shopping and help
support the School Library. The Book Fair ends Friday November 13.
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Movement Lab
Kinder thru 3rd grade parents please note the upcoming movement lab schedule. Please contact Debbi Salom at debbi_salom@yahoo.com or 408-375-7117, for scheduling changes.
NOVEMBER 10 K Zadeh
K Rusconi
1 Passanisi
1 Kipp
2 Salom (W)
3 Lambert (S)
3 Schmalz
NOVEMBER
17
K Lyddon (W)
K Anderson
1 Sadelik
1 Gatlin
2 Icasiano (S)
3
Sands
3 McCarrick
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Christian Living 
Christian Living November Outreach: Handwritten Cards and letters to our soldiers serving in the military overseas.
Our School Can Help!
Each
month, The American Red Cross, (ARC) program Operation: Care and
Comfort ships thousands of pounds of care packages to our troops
serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. The most important items in these
packages are letters, cards, and drawings from "home." Many of our
deployed troops do not receive mail, and they cherish anything that is
sent and shared with them.
We
need letters, cards, etc. to send in the holiday packages! Patriotic or
thank you themed letters are always popular. The troops love to hear
about current events, and what the kids are studying or participating
in, activity wise. Small arts and crafts projects, such as paper
ornaments, are also a great pick me up for our troops during the
holiday season.
The
ARC read each letter for content, so please do not put them in sealed
envelopes. You can, however, have the kids place them in an unsealed
envelope with your school address as the return address, to encourage
troops to write back.
It is suggested that you include their teacher's name or classroom number and the school address on each letter.
Thank you for your continuing support of our stewardship efforts.
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Los Gatos Christmas Parade
by Lynn Ball
Some exciting news for all at SHS! Sacred Heart is
going to participate in the Los Gatos Christmas Parade this year!
All SHS families and students are welcome to join in the parade "Spirit
of Sacred Heart". The students can come up with a class theme if
they like, or march in their school uniform, Boys or Girl Scout
uniform, or Sacred Heart sport uniform. A sign-up sheet is
included in the Tuesday envelope today. Please discuss this with
your children and turn in the sign-up sheet if your family can
participate. The Parade is on Saturday morning, December 5, 2009
in Downtown Los Gatos
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Scrip News
by Susan Boehlein New this week:
We now have McDonald's gift cards in $25 denominations (4% contribution)
and Nordstrom gift cards in $25 denominations (4% contribution).
Remember to order scrip for your Thanksgiving meal shopping. We have Scrip cards for:
- Safeway
- Lucky
- Cosentinos'
- Lunardi's
- Honey Baked Ham
- Whole Foods
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Odyssey of the Mind
by Roberta Witte
It is time to join together to solve an interesting dilemma!
We need more teams for Sacred Heart to compete in this years' Odyssey
of the Mind. Odyssey of the Mind is a problem solving competition for
students of all ages.
In the past, Sacred Heart teams have won at the local level, gone
on to the State competition and even on to the World competition!
Twice! Teams of 7 students select a problem to work on and find an
adult to be the team coach. Some teams have already been formed, but we
can have a team for each Problem in both Divisions so we could send 10
teams!! See which one interests you!
Problems this year:
#1: Nature Trail'R: Build a
human-powered vehicle that goes on a camping trip! It will have to
overcome obstacles, clean up the environment, encounter wildlife and
undergo a repair.
#2 Return to The Gift of Flight: make and operate a series of aircraft that will complete a variety of flight plans!
#3.
Discovered Treasures: create and present an original performance about
two archaeological treasures, one from history and one you create that
will be found in the future!
#4. Column Structure: design and build balsa wood columns that will support as much weight as possible!
#5.
Food Court: Create and present a humorous performance where a food item
is accused of being unhealthy and must defend itself.
#6. Surprise
Party: create and present a humorous performance that includes a
surprise party for a team-created character. This needs to
include an original party noisemaker! (only for K-2nd )
Teams are made up of groups of students that can be a mixture of grades as follows.
Division I -grades K-5 (less than 12 yrs of age by May 1, 2010)
Division II grades 6-8 (less than 15 yrs of age by May 1, 2010)
Coaches must be over 18 yrs and attend a training meeting at St Chris's on Saturday, November 14th.
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Dance from the Heart 
by Marylynn Fleming Sacred
Heart School is pleased to announce a new after-school dance and
movement program. Click on the link below for more information.
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| Impromptu Catering
Don't forget to place your order soon!
Parents and faculty,
Ordering for the new menu will close Saturday 11/07 at 6 p.m.
To place an order:
Log onto our website www.impromptucatering.com and click the Sacred Heart link.
First time users the school code is: 120impshcsca
If we can help or assist in any way please contact us at impromptulg@aol.com or 605-1777
Dinner
to go will be available beginning November 30. You'll be able to order
an entree and salad for 4 to 6 people with pick up each Wednesday, more
information to follow.
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Parish Office Closure 
Veterans Day
Please note that the Parish Office will be
closed on Wednesday November 11 for Verterans Day. School will still be
in session on Veterans Day.
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Philipines Relief
by Cristina Yujuico Dear Sacred Heart Family,
Thank
you very much for all your prayers, support and donations for the
Philippines Relief. As a result of your generosity we were able to pack
46 boxes! Our boxes were filled with clothes, shoes, comforters,
blankets, toiletries, children's books, toys, all items that will make
the victims very happy at this very difficult time. These
donations will be going to the Assumption Sisters. They will be
distributing these to their badly hit outreach schools and
communities. All monetary donations will be joined
together very soon, and these will be going to CRS (Catholic
Relief Services), who also has an office in Manila that will make sure
that the funds get to the victims who need it most. Sacred Heart
Sacred raised $880.00 for UNICEF and CRS. Thank you so much!
I'd
also like to say thank you Mr. Pulchny, for being so supportive with
this whole relief effort! Many Thanks go out to the following
people:
- Mrs. Lambert and Mrs. McCarrick
- Mrs. Awad and Mrs. Lara
- The 6th grade class and Student Council
- Gavin and Kendall McCarrick
Please
continue to pray for all the victims of Ketsana in Manila and its
surrounding provinces, as areas are still flooded and the
conditions in the shelters are dire due to overcrowding. There is
also another typhoon hitting the North once again. Please pray
that this one leaves right away, as the horrible flooding from
Parma has not yet subsided
Thank you and God bless.
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 Sports News
Wow last week saw some awesome play by our Mustang volleyball
teams--all were victorious & showed how much they have improved.
Way to go girls! Our 5/6 FB team finished up their season with a
last play of the game TD to tie--awesome! Congratulations
7/8 FB Team on their awesome victory at St. Andrews.
Here we go with the final weeks of fall sports:
This week:
Next Week:
11/2
7/8FB plays their last game at Andrew at 3:45 (will come back to the
loft for their party), 7VB also goes to Andrew 2 at 5:30
11/3 8-2VB goes to Andrew 1 at 3:45 & 8-1VB goes to Andrew 2 at 4:45
11/4 7VB plays Clare at 3:45 & 6VB plays SFC 2 at 4:45
11/5 8-1VB is at Holy Spirit 2 at 3:45 & 8-2VB is at Holy Spirit 1 at 4:45
11/6 EVERYONE ENJOY THE DAY OFF!
Next Week:
11/9 5th VB goes to SFC 1 at 3:45, 8-1 VB finishes up at home against Clare at 6:00
11/10 7VB ends their season at home playing Andrew 1 at 5:45
11/11 5VB goes to SFC 2 at 3:45
11/12 5VB plays Holy Spirit 2 at 3:45 to end the season
11/12 7-9pm the 8th girls play their parents---always a fun time!
BASKETBALL SIGN-UPS ARE THIS WEEK! Fees of $60 per child are due by Thursday 11/5. Hope you will join us!
Sport's Committee will meet on Wednesday, 11/11 at 7pm up in the sport's loft. Mustang Classic jobs will be decided.
Basketball
practices will start 11/17--I am meeting with coaches now and once
I see how many kids/teams we have I will put out a practice schedule
for November and December.
You will have total league schedules for games & practices before Christmas break.
Have an awesome week, Sandy
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Registration For Los Gatos Saratoga Softball Association
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN
Los Gatos-Saratoga Girls Softball Association
Sign up for the Spring 2010 Season
(Ages 5 through 16)
No Experience Necessary. Everyone Plays.
Buddy plan for 6U and 8U and any new players
Special discounts on registration fees for referrals
Look for Online Registration link along with other important information at
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Partners in Faith 
Check out the November edition of Partners in Faith, it has great articles! Click on the link below.
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Faith Formation 
I asked my niece, Mary Grace age 10, what she would like to be when
she grows up. She looked at me without hesitation
and said, "Uncle Patrick I want to be a saint." I was a bit surprised
and said to her that is ultimately what we are called to be. I thought
about what Jesus said, "without holiness one shall not see God."
The Church has a universal call to holiness for all
believers. In the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate
Conception in Washington, DC, largest Catholic church in the Americas,
on the back wall is an art piece that is titled the "Universal Call to
Holiness". In this depiction it has numerous people walking to
the light of God. So what does holiness mean? To be holy, literally
means to be set apart. Our lives are called to be set apart to God.
This week at the morning assembly we will be discussing saints.
Our new shout this week is "We are called." - "To be
saints!" Hopefully we focus on our ultimate call.
Patrick DeLorenzo
Pastoral Associate for Faith Formation
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Saint of the Week: St. Nicholas Tavelic and Companions
Friday November 6
Nicholas
and his three companions are among the 158 Franciscans who have been
martyred in the Holy Land since the friars became custodians of the
shrines in 1335.
Nicholas was born in 1340 to a wealthy and noble family in Croatia.
He joined the Franciscans and was sent with Deodat of Rodez to
preach in Bosnia. In 1384 they volunteered for the Holy Land missions
and were sent there.
They looked after the holy places, cared for the Christian pilgrims and studied Arabic.
In
1391 Nicholas, Deodat, Peter of Narbonne and Stephen of Cuneo decided
to take a direct approach to converting the Muslims. On November 11,
1391, they went to the huge Mosque of Omar in Jerusalem and asked to
see the Qadi (Muslim official). Reading from a prepared statement, they
said that all people must accept the gospel of Jesus. When they were
ordered to retract their statement, they refused. After beatings and
imprisonment, they were beheaded before a large crowd.
Nicholas and his companions were canonized in 1970.
They are the only Franciscans martyred in the Holy Land to be
canonized.
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Heart Beat Weekly Deadline for Submissions
The procedure for placing articles, information, flyers or announcements in our weekly Tuesday bulletin is as follows: All "blurbs" are due by email to the school office by Friday of each week at 12pm.
Please send your emails to c.parra@sacredheartsaratoga.org
Any items received on a Monday will be placed in the next week's
bulletin. Please be prompt with sending in your bulletin items.
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Non-Discrimination Information
Sacred Heart School does not
unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and/or ethnic
origin, age, sex or disability in administration of educational policies,
scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school administered
programs.
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