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Early Dismissal
January 27: 2pm
February 3: 2pm
February 10: 2pm
February 17: 12:30pm
February 24: 2pm
March 3: 2pm
Thursday Mass
Wear Full Uniform
January 28
February 4 @ 11:15a.m.
February 11
February 18
February 25
March 4Kinder Field Trip to Gene's MarketThursday January 28
Catholic Schools Week
January 31 - February 6
Mustang Classic
February 3 - 6
Grandparents and Special Persons Day
Thursday Feburary 4
President's Day Weekend Holiday
February 12 -15
School Resumes Feb 16
Ash Wednesday
February 17
WASC Visit
February 24-26
3rd Grade to Filoli Gardens
Friday March 5
Report Cards Go Home
Friday March 12
Thursday March 25
8th Grade Stations of the Cross
Friday March 26
Palm Sunday
Sunday March 28
Holy Thursday
April 1
Easter Break
April 2-9
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Principal's Corner 
Dear Sacred Heart
Families,
REFLECTION
No act of kindness, however small is wasted. - Aesop
Manners count. Judith
Martin (Miss Manners) says that teaching manners is at the heart of good
parenting. I agree. "Every infant is born adorable but selfish and the center
of the universe," she says. "It's a parent's job to teach that there are other
people, and other people have feelings." It's probably one of the most
important lessons of growing up: that there are other people out there, and you
must consider their feelings. At home, address your child respectfully, and
expect the same in return. Expect the words, "Yes please" and "No, thanks"
rather than "Ya" and "nope." Do not interrupt your child, and do not let them
interrupt you. In other words, model respectful behavior. Respect is what
manners are all about.
OPEN
HOUSE
Everyone is welcome to our Open House on Sunday!
Join us for 9 a.m. mass, and then walk on over to the school to see the
classrooms and meet the teachers. Please invite a friend to check out our
school. Our priority for this event is prospective parents who will be
attending to check out our community, and what we have to offer. The teachers
will be happy to talk with you, but please be mindful that we want them to also
focus upon the prospective parents in attendance. Thank you and see you then.
We are asking that if our students attend, that they come in
their uniforms. Some upper grade students have been tapped as ambassadors for
Open House-please be sure they are on time and neatly dressed in school
uniform.
Open House: January 31- 10 Am to 1 PM
Observation Days (for prospective parents only) Feb. 2 &
9: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
CATHOLIC SCHOOL'S WEEK: DIVIDENDS FOR  LIFE
Next Sunday also kicks off our annual national celebration of
Catholic schools. The theme this year is Dividends for Life. On Monday,
I will
be accompanying ten students at a special student prayer service at the
St. Joseph's Cathedral, downtown San Jose. Colleen Fleming (7th
grade) will be reading one of the petitions. Wednesday is our annual
Pep rally
for the Mustang Classic B-Ball tournament. Thursday is Grandparent's
Day! This is
busy week.
GIFTS OF THE
HEART
Thank so much to
everyone who has donated so far. Our goal is 100% participation, at whatever
level you can afford. Please help us make this goal. We are excited about what
the future holds for our children, technology-wise and otherwise, we need your
help, and we are so thankful for you support!
PSAS AND 2010-2011
FINANCIAL AID
APPLICATION
DEADLINE COMING SOON!
We do not want finances to prevent a family from remaining part of
our school community, and will do our very best to help. If you have a question
about financing tuition, please make an appointment to come and talk to me. If
you believe your family will need financial assistance please complete the PSAS
forms with the 2009 tax-return information. The forms must be postmarked
by 2/19/10 so please have your forms in to us a week earlier, by the 11th of February.
The School Code required by PSAS is 3073. The forms are available in the office and the form is attached below.
PSAS Form
Please note: THE PSAS FORMS MUST BE COMPLETED IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR
FINANCIAL AID IN THE 2010-2011 SCHOOL YEAR.
I realize that asking for assistance is difficult. Please know that
your inquiries and records are confidential, and that we are happy to answer
any questions you may have. Thank you.
SANDY FOEHR
CLASSIC
This excellent basketball tournament that has been hosted by our
school for many years, and is coming up during Catholic School's
week. Students who attend two games (Wednesday and Thursday afternoons, for the
full game) will receive a free-dress pass.
God bless,
Tom Pulchny
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 Sports News
Some
how the 7th boys 3rd place finish at the Martin Tournament was left off. Way to
go boys! Wow, last week we had strong
victories, come from behind victories and near misses! I am very impressed with how well our
Mustangs are progressing---you are all doing a great job!
This
Week:
1/26
5-1 B play Lucy 2 at 3:45, 5-2B
plays Lucy 1 at 4:45 & 8B are at SFC at
7:15
1/27
5G host Clare at 3:45, 7G play
Clare at 4:45 & 6G goes to Andrew at 5:
1/28 5G
are at Holy Spirit at 3:45 & 8G are at Andrew at 5:45
1/29 7G
plays Mary at 3:45, 7B plays SFC 1 at 5:00 & 6B go to Andrew
1 at 4:45
Next
Week:
2/2
5-1B play Holy Spirit 2 at
3:45, 5-2B play Holy Spirit 1 at
4:45,
8B play Holy Spirit 1 at 5:45 & 7B goes to
Mary at 5:45
PEP
RALLY is Wednesday 2/3 at 1:15. Kids
can wear clean jeans along with their other RED attire. All families are invited to join in the fun!
SANDY
FOEHR MUSTANG CLASSIC begins on 2/3 at 3:30 p.m. with our 8th girls taking on
St. Patrick and continues through the weekend.
Our 7th girls play St. Leo at 3:30 p.m. on 2/4. Come on out SHS support our girls and our
sports program!
Students
who come to "BOTH 1st Games" for our 8th & 7th girls will earn a FREE
DRESS PASS-however, you must stay & cheer for the whole game to get a pass. Free dress day will be Monday February 8.
Hope
everyone has a terrific week and hope to see you NEXT week, Sandy.
GO
MUSTANGS!
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| Catholic School's Week: January 31-February 6
Listed below are upcoming events during the week of January
31-February 6, otherwise known Catholic Schools Week.
Sunday January 31:
Open
House 11am-1pm
Tuesday February 2:
Observation
Day 9 a.m.- 12 p.m. (adults only)
Please call the school office to schedule observation.
Wednesday
February 3:
Sandy Foehr Mustang
Classic Pep Rally 1:15pm in Geary Hall. Wear your Red and White Colors! Show
your Mustang Spirit.
Sandy
Foehr Mustang Classic 3:30 p.m. Geary Hall.
Thursday February 4:
Grandparents and Special Person's Day
Tuesday
February 9:
Observation
Day 9 a.m.- 12 p.m. (adults only)
Please call the school office to schedule observation.
Please
spread the word to other perspective parents for our Open House on
January 31 and our Class Observation Days on Tuesday February 2 and 9
at 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
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Mustang Classic Snack Shack 
by Gayle McCarrick
The
26th Annual Sandy Foehr Mustang Classic is almost here and we still
need your help "stacking the snack shack". Attached is a list of our
most popular selling items. If you'd rather we do the shopping, cash
donations or Smart and Final scrip is greatly appreciated!
You
can leave your donation in the school office marked "Mustang Classic"
no later than Friday January 29th. Thank you, the sports program
appreciates your support. Go Mustangs!
Mustang Classic Snack Shack Flyer
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Grandparents and Special Person's Day
This
year Sacred Heart School
will be hosting Grandparent/Special Person's Day on Thursday, February
4, 2010. It is an event the children really enjoy. For more
information, please click on the link below!
Grandparents and Special Person's Day
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The
"Under the Sea" Dinner-Auction Committee is hard at work to bring together this
wonderful event! What can you do to help? Spread the word to
purchase your tickets!!
Floating
Reminders
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Purchase
your "Tickets".
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Bring
in a donation of "Cocktail Wine".
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Give
your room parent a donation for the "Class Baskets".
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Get
the "Class Creations" underway.
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Lastly...donation
any empty baskets you have lying around your house.
Any donation is greatly appreciated.
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by Brenda Stribling
Create
a lasting memory for your child by bidding on a teacher auction item at the upcoming Heart2Heart
Dinner Auction! Here's is what the teachers are offering to date:
Pre-K and Kinder:
A fun-filled
personal tour of Happy Hollow for
For (Pre-K) with Mrs. Soto, Mrs. McClenahen and Miss Mary!
First grade:
Senoras Biss and Morgan treat 2 lucky
compadres to lunch at Chevy's Fresh Mex!
Second grade:
Design and glaze your own piggy bank, race
car, jewelry box, with Mrs. Speckman and Mrs. Martin at Petroglyph!
Third, Fourth and Fifth:
Score a Giants ball game!
Ms. Zarour, Mrs. DeVincenzi and Mrs. Ramage treat 4 top bidders per class to a game and tailgate!
Eighth Grade:
It's Ms. G's movie night! Come in pjs with pillows as movie and game night is back for all 8th-graders! Set price
for all.
Art:
A Purse
Party with Ms. T!!! Six top bidders will present their daughters with a designing opportunity from our in-house designer!
These items will soon be available for bid at the online auction. Look
for more details to come!
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Impromptu Lunch Orders 
February Ordering Closes Saturday January 30th!
Just a reminder....Online ordering for the month
of February will close next Saturday January 30 at 6 p.m. sharp. Please contact
us if you need help. Also, be sure a
check out our latest feature "DINNER TO GO" when you log onto our
website www.impromptucatering.com
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Movement Lab
by Debbie Salom
Feb.
2
K Inserra
K Pesce
1 Cowburn
1 Bolka
2 Salom
3 Roeckl
3 Mailhot
Feb.
9
K Mancuso
K
Lyddon
1 Constantine
1 Beymer
2 TeNijenhuis
3 Schmalz
3 Sands
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Faith Formation 
The Word of God: Mighty and Powerful.
God's word is so powerful that in the midst of darkness and
chaos it can create order. "In the
beginning ... the earth was formless and void and darkness was over the surface
of the deep; and the wind was over the waters (Gen.1:1-2)."
You can imagine the absolute blackness, the
waters crashing about and God spoke and said let there be light and there was
light. God's word brought about order removed darkness and continues to do that
even now, in our life, in our situation. God will not remove all the struggles,
but what He will do is walk with us. God sent His only son, Immanuel, which
means God with us. God is with us even in the darkest times, as well as, in the
times of great joy. God's word can shatter all darkness; God's word brings
forth life and life in abundance Jn.10:10.
Patrick DeLorenzo
Faith Formation Director
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Saint of the Week: St. Thomas Aquinas
Thursday January 28, 2010
By universal
consent, Thomas Aquinas is the preeminent spokesman of the Catholic tradition
of reason and of divine revelation. He is one of the great teachers of the
medieval Catholic Church, honored with the titles Doctor of the Church and
Angelic Doctor.
At five he was given to the Benedictine monastery
at Monte Cassino in his parents' hopes that he would choose that way of life
and eventually became abbot. In 1239 he was sent to Naples to complete his studies. It was here
that he was first attracted to Aristotle's philosophy.
By 1243, Thomas abandoned his family's plans for
him and joined the Dominicans, much to his mother's dismay. On her order,
Thomas was captured by his brother and kept at home for over a year. Once free, he went to Paris
and then to Cologne,
where he finished his studies with Albert the Great. He held two professorships
at Paris, lived at the court of Pope Urban IV,
directed the Dominican schools at Rome
and Viterbo, combated adversaries of the mendicants, as well as the Averroists,
and argued with some Franciscans about Aristotelianism.
His greatest contribution to the Catholic Church
is his writings. The unity, harmony and continuity of faith and reason, of
revealed and natural human knowledge, pervades his writings. One might expect
Thomas, as a man of the gospel, to be an ardent defender of revealed truth. But
he was broad enough, deep enough, to see the whole natural order as coming from
God the Creator, and to see reason as a divine gift to be highly cherished.
The Summa Theologiae, his last and,
unfortunately, uncompleted work, deals with the whole of Catholic theology. He
stopped work on it after celebrating Mass on December 6, 1273. When asked why
he stopped writing, he replied, "I cannot go on.... All that I have written
seems to me like so much straw compared to what I have seen and what has been
revealed to me." He died March 7, 1274.
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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" and fliers 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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