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Halloween Parties: The REAL superheroes? The parents! On Friday, the school was crawling with all kinds characters: from clowns to princesses and knights to Mario and Bowser to superheroes. A teacher's superhero? THE ROOM PARENTS! I only caught a few pictures of you because you were in constant motion, bringing the joy. We ❤️our parents! See our FB page for more pics.

“It is hard to find words to convey the joy of the soul’s loving encounter with God, yet fine music is able to express something of the mystery of his love for us and ours for him.” Pope Benedict XVI October was a BUSY month for the Band and Orchestra program:. "Rock the Lot" with SJA pep band (some familiar Forever Cardinal faces), Band and Orchestra nights at Saint James, and an invitation to play with the SJA Thunder band! In addition, these students accomplished the following: District Elementary Orchestra: Violin I Ayla Kumru Violin II Austin Warn Clara Hildebrandt Selected to the ECKMEA District Band: Margot Graham Alex Yehle Allie Hansen (Alt) Congrats to all!

If you thought they were GRAPE last year...they really stuck their necks out this year! Amazing! Thanks Ms. J and Ms. Turner for always bringing the fun!

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"Modern man listens more willingly to witnesses than to teachers, and if he does listen to teachers, it is because they are witnesses." Pope Paul VI Talk about witnesses.... Toward the top of the list of reasons to love these souls is that they practice the same sacrificial love towards each other that they share with their students. Each month, one staff team provides lunch for the everyone. This month it was the preschool, K-1st grade resource and teacher team. The love our staff pours into this endeavor is a reflection of who they are; an endless reservoir of goodness. God bless all teachers in whatever capacity they find themself serving. We are grateful for your witness!❤️

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Why? I think the pictures tell the story! Thank you to Ashlee Tomasic and Anna Kumru- our Parent Volunteer Organization (PVO) Book Fair chairs. Through the generosity and support of an amazing community, over $600 worth of books were donated to Holy Family School in Kansas City, Kansas (see HFS teacher pic with books on the table). Sacred Heart received over $3,800 in Scholastic funds to use toward a variety of resources.

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Congrats to our SHOJ Scholars Bowl team and their Coach Janae Melvin! This squad came in 2nd place at the Saint James Academy Scholars Bowl. So much to be proud of with this awesome group of young men. It feels like a win for Sacred Heart to have Coach Janae Melvin doing what she does best- encouraging young people to dig deep, do their best and be proud of the results. This Forever Cardinal Mom's children have grown and flown to Bishop Miege, yet she brought the group together again. Congrats all the way around!

Rain, rain, go away! Oh Well! We had Trunk or Treat anyway. Thank you to PVO Trunk or Treat Coordinators Kate Bachman and Annie Clement, and PVO Leads Katie Kelly and Pam Waldeck for coordinating a memorable Sacred Heart Parish and School Trunk or Treat event.

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When you walk by the 5th grade reading classroom and you see what you never want to take for granted... Mrs. P's students reading a novel about Saint Kateri Tekakwitha. I ❤️ Catholic education. Thanks, Mrs. P for being an incarnation of the virtue of MAGNANIMITY in your teaching- to teach through stories and using the lives of the Saints as a pathway for our students to hear their own call to Sainthood.

Family Time Fifth grade teachers Mrs. Amie Pendergast and Mr. Craig Whalen are proud of their Faith Family leaders. The pictures capture a confident crew of young men and women who shared with their K-4 families a little about Sacred Heart's Unbound sponsored friends and taught them the five finger prayer. So beautiful to see these young souls growing in faith and virtue together.

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Calling all future kindergartners and their parents! Come learn all you need to know about starting kindergarten next year!

Create your child’s Book Fair eWallet so they can shop cash-free and independently! It’s easy to set up and easy for others to contribute funds! Start here: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/sacredheartofjesusschool. See your class newsletter for details on how to contribute to your teacher’s eWallet for your child’s classroom

Happy 50th Mr. Vergara! The teachers dressed in their colorful best to celebrate a man who brings so much joy to our hallways.

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Ahhhh... Ms. Kim... an SHOJ treasure. Don't know her? Our students have the same reaction when she walks in the room that kids in the 60s did when John, Paul, George, and Ringo were spotted. (I'll wait if you need to Google the reference). Ms. Kim brings Friday energy to every day. We are blessed to have her functioning in so many capacities in the classroom and one on one with students. She has a Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology, and a PhD in servant leadership. Her heart for Jesus and love of her faith draw us in close to her too. Kids are just more transparent about their love. BIG HUGS, Ms. Kim!

Teacher's Favorite Phrase on Friday: "The lounge has been stocked!" Thank you to our Parent Volunteer Organization (PVO-formerly CPS) for speaking the love language of the staff: Caffeine and snacks. Thank you to ALL PARENTS for donating during enrollment so that these awesome women could carry out this aspect of the PVO ministry. What a gift!

Dads pursuing holiness? Yeah. We got 'em. I feel like I am overusing the phrase "first time ever." But, for the first time ever, we hosted an all-Cardinal dads' reception after All School Mass. A chance to be in community, and a chance for some of our young male students to see the witness of authentically good men who, by showing up, witness to them that pursuing holiness is what men do. And then God does what He does best. You can't make this stuff up...a little story. Before the reception, I had asked a dad who has a 3rd grader and a 1st grader to share his "why?" about All School Mass. I know he works full-time, but I see him at every All-School Mass. I won't share his story with you, but it is pretty convincing. I had asked his 3rd grade son to help serve coffee and donuts at the reception. As a byproduct of his service, he would hear his dad speak. At the end of the reception, I ushered this awesome group of young Cardinal men back to class. We paused, and I asked them the same question I ask my much older middle school students after my Service elective class. In the Service elective, students serve our community as a part of their school day. The question I posed to the group of young men was, "Where did you see God in your service today?" The 3rd-grade student spoke up right away. He said, "I saw God at work when I heard my dad talk at the reception." We want to give our kids so many good things. Being so transparent in our love for God that when they see us, they see Him? Zoinks! Nothing better. Dads-Thanks for showing up.