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Sacred Heart School Home of the Eagles See our website www.sacredheartlangton.ca and search us on Twitter using our handle @shcslangton ! Newsletter #12 April, 1st 2017

Dear Parents/Guardians:

An Easter Prayer: Let us put ourselves into the hands of the Lord, and pray that God has blessed us On The Sports Scene and our families during the past holy days. Our Girls and Boys volleyball teams have been May each of us help to make our homes preparing for the upcoming Volleyball Tournament places of joy, love, peace and safety. to be held on Thursday, April 13th at Holy Trinity High School in Simcoe. More details will be May we be generous and considerate available to the team players. helping others keep the celebration Thank you to our coaches, Mrs. J. Vanacker, Miss. of the dying and rising VanDaele and Mr. Demaiter. Good Luck! of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. May the Lord’s face shine on us EASTER (3 School Mass) and may the Lord guide our feet into the way of peace. April’s Easter Mass will be on Wednesday, April, Blessed by the name of the Lord, 19th at 9:30 a.m. Parents are welcome. St. now and for ever. Michael’s and Our Lady of Fatima will also be attending. We hope you and your family had a happy Easter. Catholic Education Week – May 1st- May 5th Mr. D. Pace

Please mark Wednesday, May 3 rd from 5:30p.m. – 7:00p.m. on your calendar because we are inviting parents and students to our FAITH FAIR and Parent Sacred Heart Spirit Wear (see order form) Appreciation BBQ. Spirit wear is being offered now until Fri, April th 7 . High quality sweaters, T-Shirts and hats at Food Allergies great prices. Please head over to Country Sports at Andy’s Corners on Highway 59 to Parents are continued to be reminded that we have order. the following allergies in our school:  Peanuts Professional Activity Day Friday, April 28th  Tree Nuts (almonds, cashews, pistachios, (NO SCHOOL) pine nuts, pecans, walnuts, etc.) Please do not send snacks or drinks with your child th There will be no school on Friday, April 28 , as it that contain these products. Always read the is a P.A. Day. labels. Thank you for your continued support.

First Communion Retreat FRIDAY, APRIL 21st There is a First Communion Retreat and Confessions for our grade 2 students on Friday, April 21st at our school and church from 9:30a.m.- 2:00p.m. Parent Council Meeting – Tuesday, April 11th Our next Parent Council Meeting is scheduled for Easter Monday, April 17th. Have a wonderful long weekend! Tuesday, April 11th at 6:30 p.m. All parents are welcome to attend. This meeting will also include a System Wide Council meeting. The “LORAX” Production at Sacred Heart

Students from Holy Trinity will be presenting their EQAO Testing for Gr. 3 & 6 rendition of the famous Dr. Seuss play “The Lorax” on Friday, April 21st at Sacred Heart school at 1:30p.m. (JK- Grade 3 and 6 EQAO testing is scheduled for the Gr. 6) weeks of: May 23rd - June 5th The Voyageur Presentation (Jay Bailey Please do not schedule any appointments or vacations during these weeks for students in We are pleased to have Jay Bailey at Sacred Heart Grades 3 and 6. school on Thursday, April 20th. We will welcome a visitor from Canadian history, from the first group to be called Photographs Days "Canadiens". He is a voyageur, and will come dressed and speaking as a voyageur. The students have been Our School Team /Club Photos will be taken on learning about his life and times and manner of dress. th Monday, April 10 for most of the day. More details to follow.

We are also taking a RED & WHITE aerial photo on Tuesday, April 25th in celebration of Canada’s Junior Kindergarten Orientation Day th 150 . We are asking all students to wear red or nd white clothing for this photo. (Tues, May 2 )

Spread the word to any parents who have Sanderson Centre Arts Night Choir children aged 3-4 to register their child for Sacred Heart will be sending a choir to represent Junior Kindergarten for this September 2017. our school at the Arts Night at the Sanderson nd We will be holding an orientation on Tues, Centre on Tues, May 2 at 6:30p.m. nd There is a rehearsal on Thurs, April 13th and will May 2 at 1:30p.m.- 2:45p.m. in the library. be from 9a.m.-12:00p.m. Students participating in this choir will be travelling by bus to both the rehearsal and event. Mrs. Demaiter will be the Parent Evening with Gary Direnfeld lead teacher. A great event! Be sure to get your tickets at the Sanderson Centre box office to Our Regional Catholic Parent Involvement attend. Committee (RCPIC) is very excited to be hosting the “Raising Awesome Responsible Kids” Symposium on th Student Parliament Spirit Day Thurs, April 27 Thursday, April 27, 2017 at Assumption College School (ACS) and featuring Key Note Speaker Gary Our Amazing Student Parliament has planned Direnfeld (see poster at school). Various community another fun day of popcorn sales and spirit day on organizations will be on site to provide information Thurs, Apr 27th. The theme is Tropical. about local services and agencies that families can access. Childcare and appetizers will be offered for your convenience. Transportation is available for parents and children in Haldimand and Norfolk ** NO PARKING NOTICE ** Counties. Registration can be accessed online or by contacting Lindsay Blasdell at the Board Office (519- Just a reminder that there is no parking out front 756-6505, Ext 237). of our school and we must adhere to the “NO PARKING” signs.

Easter Weekend PARENTS CORNER There will be no school on Good Friday, April 14th and This Parent Tool Kit was developed by DEVELOPING A GROWTH MIND SET experts in mathematics education, with input AT SACRED HEART and advice from parents and students. When families and educators join forces, students Model Flexibility and Optimism of all ages can experience greater success in their learning. Communicate that change is an important part of Take the time to view or download the videos living life. Model this by taking a flexible and documentation that applies to the age mentality when things do not go as planned. Don’t let frustrating situations get the best of group you are interested in. you- make your children aware of your ability to adapt due to a change in plans. Praise your children for their flexibility and adaptability when plans change or success is not met.

Model optimism. Adopt a “glass full” mentality. A person with “hope” believes there can be a positive side to most situations. Play a game with your kids: For every time something happens that is perceived as “bad,” try to find the good in every situation. This game can get a little silly but it gets a message of positivity across. For example, when a glass is accidentally broken, a possible response might be, “Now we EXIT TICKET have more room on our shelf!” Try this with your child when asking about school and how things are going.

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