Heartbeat
A Publication of Sacred Heart Academy
A Premier Core Knowledge Academy
WHEN BOTH PARENTS WORK
At times it is necessary for both parents in the family to work. This has become increasingly common in families due to several factors.
The
old idea that a womanās place was only in the home has been modified. Great
changes in the economy have made it either impossible or undesirable for
many families to live on one income. Many women work outside the home for
a sense of self-worth. They may find it desirable to be a full-time homemaker
when the children are young, but enjoy the economic and psychological rewards
of work outside the home when the children are older.
However,
many dysfunctional families are the result of ineffective or inappropriate
ordering of priorities by both the father and the mother. For either one,
placing oneās job before oneās family will almost always result in some
sort of problem within the family.
Many individuals get caught up in the pattern of long hours on the job. This produces material successes and positive regard by colleagues and peers, but the result is that the worker devotes the largest portion of life to a career. Children of the career bound parent tend to grow up unnoticed, and sometimes even unwanted.
When
both parents decide they must or want to work, they must decide as a couple
how to derive the benefits from working and managing their lives, so that
the family is brought up in a healthy, emotionally satisfying environment.
Some steps that can be taken to increase the likelihood of successful family
rearing are as follows:
Try,
if possible, to have one parent home when the children come in from school.
Children are full of news about their day and need someone to listen. This
time gives a parent the chance to hear about successes or failures, and
takes care of the inevitable cuts and scratches that occur. By helping
with, or supervising, a time for homework, the parent can teach good study
skills and habits. Having a relaxed setting after school and in the evenings
is also important for healthy family development. Arranging working hours
for a shorter workday or for a part-time position can often place one parent
at home with the children.
LIBRARY LINES
by Mary Zapata, Librarian
BIRTHDAY BOOK CLUB
A big "Thank You" to the following children for donating these books
to our school library. We really appreciate it! Happy Birthday to all of
you!! _
| Childās Name |
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Book Donated |
| Sierra Carini |
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Dog Heaven |
| Kaci Lorts |
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The Great Waldo Search |
| Christopher Bowerman |
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Greencoat and the Swan Boy |
| Manny Sardinha |
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I Spy - School Days |
| Amanda Berrill |
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When Lion Could Fly |
| Heather Hayes |
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Black Beauty |
| Cathleen Sullivan |
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Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie |
| Natalie Cox |
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Sports Fascinating Facts |
 FAMILY
FUN SPAGHETTI DINNERSHA and the Peninsula Lions Club are joining forces to raise funds by having a Spaghetti Dinner for SHA's library. A computerized bar code system is essential for updating our library to today's standards. The dinner is scheduled for February 6, 1999. Please keep your calendar open for this family fun event in February! More details to follow: Any questions - please call Linda Small @ 226-1583 _ |
We are always looking for volunteers to sell scrip the first weekend of each month following Mass. Specifically, we need someone for the 10:30 am Sunday Mass and the 5:30 pm Sunday Mass. If you are3 interested, please call Patty Dimasi, 223-8619 |
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Dear Friends at Sacred Heart Academy: Thank you so much for the recent donations of food, hygiene products, and other items. When our cupboards are bare, you always come to our rescue just in the nick of time! Thank you for your continued support of our program and our KIDS! |
Please send your child with $0.75 (no pennies) or a $1 bill. Thank you. _ |
| To My Fellow
Sacred Heart Academy Parents:
At this year's Fourth Grade in-home meeting, a parent brought up the question of repairs in the girls' bathroom. It's a pressing need. But more importantly, the question is a symptom of a much greater issue. I've heard tales
of the girls' bathroom since I chaired the Parish Education Commission
- maybe five years before my first child was born! Stories of the lavatories
at the school were legendary. At the Fourth Grade meeting, Mr. Hamm said
that he was tempted to publish the amount of money spent each year in repeated
repairs of the bathrooms to help people understand the depth of the problem.
I encouraged him to total those costs, and publish them - and quickly.
The school administration would like to raise funds to demolish the 35 year-old "temporary" classrooms and replace them with a greatly improved facility. Imagine how much more money the school would have toward this project if it had not been necessary to replace fixtures, repaint walls, etc. over and over again. There is no excuse for this conduct. What child is allowed to deliberately destroy property at home? Then why is it acceptable for any child to do so at school? We all pay for the damages. But not just in dollars. In civility. In respect for ourselves and for those with whom we deal daily. I am not advocating additional police action in the lavatories. Instead, it is up to the parents, (that's you and me), to talk to our children about this reprehensible behavior. If every one of us makes sure that it is not our children destroying school property, the problem will disappear. These lessons in acceptable behavior are every bit as important as the 3R's (plus computer science and PE). If we don't teach our children to behave appropriately, who can we expect to do so? I, for one, will find it much easier to raise funds for a new building if I am assured that the buildings we have now arc being treated with respect by the children who use them. I encourage everyone to take this issue to heart, and use it as a growing experience for your family. We are all responsible for where we live. Thank you. Ann G. Bauer |
RESTROOM EXPENSE UPDATE
As promised, this updates you on expenses for repairs in the student
restrooms last school year:
| GIRLS: | Locks installed and replaced |
$ 550.00
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| Replaced door hinges |
150.00
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TOTAL
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$ 700.00
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| BOYS: | Replaced damaged sink trap |
50.00
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GRAND TOTAL
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$ 750.00
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This is in addition to normal repair and upkeep. These repairs were made because students - your children - were disrespectful to school property. _
 NEWS
FROM THE SHA CAFÉRay with Pizza King has fulfilled his promise of timely, and tasty,
lunches for our SHA kids and staff. I=m
not sure everyone is aware of our menu and prices. If not, here is a brief
rundown. Hot lunches are served everyday. (A listing of the months' lunches
is included in the calendar in the Heartbeat every month.)
Volunteers are stepping up to fulfill their class obligation, i.e. Sept - 8th grade mothers served; Oct - 7th grade; Nov - 6th grade; Dec - 5th grade; Jan - 4th grade; Feb - 3rd grade; March - 2nd grade; April - 1st grade; May - Kindergarten. Homeroom moms are responsible for filling their class schedules with
(revised) 3 moms per day to serve. All our kids want to see you there serving
lunch. Gain service points and enjoy watching all our kids eat and play.
With your help and support we can continue to have a successful lunch program!
See you next month!
Thank you. Teresa Dennehy (Any suggestions - call 224-9049) _ |
TO THE POINT
Volunteer Service Opportunity As we kick off another school year, now is a good time to think about how best to contribute to the Academy's "Commitment to Excellence". Review the list below to see where your help is needed. Decide whether you can help after hours, in the classroom or around the school. After Hours VOLUNTEER NOW: Remember to keep track of your points throughout
the year by using the handy form in the back of your 1998-1999 School Directory
Around The School
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PENNIES FROM HEAVEN
Watch for more information regarding our upcoming fundraising after the Oktoberfest!
Any questions, please call Linda Small @ 226-1583. SAVE YOUR PENNIES!
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NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS Moskitis home (Kathy & Rich)
Cromer home (Debby & Bruce)
Ferreira home (Angie & John)
Thaxton home (Van & Bill)
WHO TO CALL General Info:
Convenience Orders
ScripExtra:
Church Sales:
Tuition Credit:
CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE Lucky's
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The SHA Octoberfest committee would like to thank all the academy families for their support and hard work making this festival a success. We are still in the process of receiving receipts and awaiting a final total, which will be shared with everyone as soon as all the paper work comes in. Steve and Janice Texeira, Knights of Columbus, Patty Boone, Bill Thaxton, MaryAnn Capistrano, Kay Chilcote, MaryJane Warren, Tracy Sheppard, Lori Kretz, Ann Coito, Colleen Morse, Kelly Andrade, Marla Turskey, Kathy Howard, Margaret Malowney, Julie Davidson, Nicki Sharpe, Bernadette Ognibene, Cindy Corder, Kevin Morse, Susie Merrill, Linda Small, Katie Maasch, Holli Ewell, Cindy Gaudet, Ken & Debbie Depew. Thank you all.
Please make the following changes in your school directory: DeMeyer, Christopher 222-8807
Currently listed on page 28 (Eighth Grade). Please change to page 27 (Seventh Grade).
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Several children
each week request change (for $5, $10, $20 bills) to use the juice machine.
The office does not keep a petty cash and cannot make change.
Our first lunch begins at
11:30 am, with final diners finishing at 1:00 p.m. Our menu consists of
pizza with salad (dessert and drink are served with every meal), chicken
nuggets with tater tots, hamburgers with tater tots, spaghetti with garlic
bread, sub sandwiches with chips, chicken burgers with tater tots, and,
of course, our monthly Rubio's "Taquito Day."
Prices for all lunches are
$2.50 and must be ordered in advance (see Tuesday folders). Please make
a record of which lunches your child has ordered and keep at home. We cannot
continue to fill last minute orders, or forgotten lunches. Kids may have
one drink refill per lunch. For an additional 25cents refills can be bought.