Mapgrowth testing begins tomorrow, Monday January 22nd.

St. Jude Fundraiser also starts tomorrow January 22nd. through February 5th. All funds raised go directly to fund research for children’s cancer. Please open the link below.

https://www.sacredheartlynd.org/school/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/St.-Jude-Poster-2024.pdf

Catholic School’s Week: Please review all activities for the week of January 29th

SACRED HEART SCHOOL
LYNDHURST, NJ
MONDAY: January 29 “Service Day”
1. Mercy House donations of baby supplies and food due by Feb. 1
(classes will be assigned certain donation items)
2. Student Council teaches for a class period
3. Make cards for Father Thesmas and Fr. Ceasar
TUESDAY: January 30 “Celebrating Faith”
Mass for K-8 at 9 a.m.
WEDNESDAY: January 31 “Academic Day”
1. Spelling Bee 8:45 a.m.
Class Spelling Bees to be conducted the week of 1/22. 2 winners
per class by Jan 24th.
1. Individual classes will play various “bees” for each subject
2. Grades 5-8 Quiz Bowl Competition
THURSDAY: February 1 “Student Appreciation Day”
1. Grade Buddies activities / Individual class activities
2. Grades Pre K – K – Dress in favorite color
Grade 1-2 “Teddy Bear Day”- Students bring in Teddy Bears and wear
pajamas to school.
Grades 3-4 “Career Day” – Students will choose an occupation
to dress up as
Grades 5-8 “Dress Down Day”
FRIDAY: February 2: “Teacher Appreciation Day” / “Sports Day”
Volleyball game- All students Pre-K-8 may dress in their favorite sports
person/team. Assemble in the gym at 10a.m. Game starts at 10:30 a.m

NO AFTERCARE FRIDAY FEBRUARY 2ND.

Tomorrow, Friday January 19th.  PIZZA LUNCH IS CANCELLED….  students need to bring lunch.

Attendance & Lateness:

Please review the attendance policy which all parents signed off on in September.  Some students are reaching the following consequences:

• promotion to the next grade
• non- attendance on the class trip
• Summer school program

Attached below are the complete details as stated in the School handbook.

ATTENDANCE

Prompt regular attendance is absolutely essential to academic success. The parent/guardian is expected to foster these good habits in the student, both for the benefit of the student’s current academic achievement and to encourage mature adult behavior in the future. We strongly recommend that doctor and dental appointments should be scheduled for days or times when school is not in session.

• After 5 times late each trimester, the student may not receive a perfect attendance award.
• After 15 times late, parents will be notified and warned that lateness could affect their promotion to the next grade.
• After 20 late notices there will be consequences:

   – The student will not be permitted to  go on the class trip.

   – The student will not receive any perfect attendance award.

• After 25 or more late notices, the student must attend a Summer Program before being promoted to the next grade.

POLICY REGARDING STUDENT ABSENCE

A parent/guardian must call the school no later than 9:00 am to report a student’s absence. If no call has been received by 9:00 am, the school will make a reasonable effort to reach a parent/guardian by phone to verify the legitimacy of the absence. These procedures represent a mutual effort to account for the presence of the student during school hours.

When the child returns to school, a written excuse from a parent/guardian stating the student’s name together with the dates and reason for the absence must be presented. An absence of three (3) consecutive days or after a communicable disease requires a doctor’s note. Parents requesting permission to take a child on trips, vacations, etc.  during school time must know the child is considered absent. The procedure regarding vacations during school time is:

• A note stating the reason and the travel date must be sent to the student’s homeroom.
• Specific advance assignments will not be given to any student prior to the vacation.

It is the parents’ responsibility to see that the student completes all class-work and assignments missed during the absence. Absence without the parents’ knowledge is a serious offense. The student will not be admitted back to school until a conference has taken place between the parents or guardian and the principal. A child who is chronically ill may be eligible for home instruction. Please contact the principal for information.

MAKE-UP WORK DUE TO ILLNESS

Students are required to make up all work missed due to absence. Students have one school day to make up work for each day they are absent. (A student who was absent three days would have three school days, including his or her first day back at school, to complete all missed assignments.) It is the student’s responsibility, not the teacher’s, to obtain makeup work. Any parent of a student in Grades K–4 who wants to pick up work on the day a student is absent may call the school office by noon. If called in later in the day, we cannot guarantee that the work will be ready for that day. Work may be picked up after dismissal at the Aftercare desk in the Big Room. Students in Grades 5–8 need to get missed work from their teachers when they return to school. Some assignments are posted in Google Classroom which is available online.

4A Class Updates:

All students should have the case for their chromebook by Thursday.  Next week, the chromebooks will be used for the Mapgrowth Test assessments.  Please refer to the instructions sent home with your children.

Friday January 12th. & Monday January 15th – School is CLOSED

Now that students have their chromebooks, all assignments are found on Google classroom.  If a textbook is forgotten, the pages from the textbook can be found on Google classroom.

Happy New Year to all!   Thank you to students & parents for your kind and generous Christmas gifts! I am truly thankful!

January 5th. – Noon dismissal & $1 Tag Day

4th grade students will be receiving their chromebooks TOMORROW. Students must have their chromebook cases.  All were given instructions on proper use and care for their chromebooks.

All assignments are listed on Google Classroom.

Thank you to all families for your wonderful gift from the class of 4A.  It was extremely thoughtful of my students and parents.

I want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and safe, healthy & Happy New Year!

Hello families,

Thank you to the class moms for the snack, munchkins & drinks sent in for 4A’s class party.  Our Christmas Concert begins @ 10:00 am tomorrow.   December 21st. is a 12:00 dismissal with NO aftercare and the start of Christmas Break.  However, students may be dismissed with their parent immediately after the concert is over.

NO HOMEWORK TONIGHT! Yay!

Tomorrow, December 20th is ‘Ugly Christmas Sweater’.  If not wearing a an ugly sweater, yo must wear your uniform.

Thursday – Christmas Sing a Long – Dismissal after performance.

Dec. 22  –  Januray 1st . – School Closed for Christmas Break -Merry Christmas to all families.

Reminders:

Santa Shop – tomorrow morning

Science Test tomorrow

Christmas concert – Thursday December 21st

4A Christmas Party  – Wednesday December 20th.

This is a reminder that report cards can be viewed on Powerschool as of Friday December 8th.

The scores from the Mapgrowth testing were sent home with your child yesterday.

Santa Shop – 4A  will be visiting the Santa Shop on Thursday December 14th.  

Class Christmas Party will be on December 20th.

The ‘Sing-A-Long’ for Sacred Heart is scheduled for Thursday December 21st.   Students were sent home with instructions for their attire for the ‘Sing-A-Long’.  Dismisssal on the 21st. is 12 noon; NO AFTERCARE; this is the last day of school before the Christmas break.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend!

Tests this week:

Science & Religion – Thursday November 9th.

Reading – Friday November 10th. – ‘What Jo Did’

Math – Friday – Nov. 10th. Multiplication 1 & 2 digit computation

Please check Powerschool for students’ progress.  If a grade is missing, this means that the student did not complete the assignment or test.  The first trimester is coming to a close in 3 weeks.

Donations to our Class Themed Based  “ENERGIZE” are due by Friday;

Friday November 3rd. is a Tag Day $1; and 12:00 Dismissal

Please remind students to review multiplication tables and check Google classroom for homework.

WEEK OF OCTOBER 29TH.

MONDAY OCTOBER 30TH – ‘LIVING ROSARY’ GRADES 1-4

TUESDAY OCTOBER 31ST. – CLASS HALLOWEEN PARTY

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 2ND. LANGUAGE ARTS TEST

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 3RD. – MATH COMPUTATION TEST   & NOON DISMISSAL

Notes for the  week of October 22, 2023:

Please note that the winter uniform should now be worn on Tuesdays, Wednesday, & Thursdays.  Monday & Friday are gym days.

Picture day has been rescheduled to November 7th & 8th as noted in Mrs. Durocher’s email on October 15th.

Reminders:

4A will be attending the Book Fair Friday morning, October 20th.; IF SENDING IN MONEY, PLEASE PLACE IN AN ENVELOPE LABELED WITH YOUR CHILD’S NAME

Winter uniforms should now be worn.  as detailed in the school’s handbook, please note below:

• Boys: black pants, (not sweat pants), white shirt with vest or sweater; black shoes
• Girls: plaid skort; white blouse (not polo), with vest or sweater; BLACK shoes; SNEAKERS ARE PERMITTED IF ALL BLACK

Pizza Lunches:

Please double check which pizza lunch that money is being sent in for and note that dateon the outside of the envelope.

Reminders:

Sacred Heart is CLOSED on Wednesday October 18th.  Please refer to Mrs. Durocher’s email.

Parents, please take note of which Pizza lunch you are sending money in for.  There are two separate pizza lunch days:

• HSA – Home School Association
• 8th grade fundraisers