NEWS FROM ST. JOHN-SACRED HEART SCHOOL
April 5, 2013
OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE A QUALITY ACADEMIC EDUCATION FOR LIFE-LONG LEARNING ROOTED IN THE CATHOLIC
TRADITION.
This UPDATE contains the following communications:
 Letter from the Principal
 FOURTH grade parent notice
 Third Quarter Honor Roll
 Solo/Ensemble Competition Results
 St. Jude and Lenten Collection Report
 ACRE Test Results
 Scrip Purchases Through April 28th
LETTER FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Dear Parents,
Happy Easter! I hope everyone had a great celebration last weekend and continues to celebrate this
Easter season.
Today, you will be receiving a letter in an e-mail from Fr. Mike and me regarding the planned changes for
our school next year. If you did not receive that letter, please contact the school office. These changes
will make a great school even better! Thank you for your support. Any ideas, suggestions, and input are
very much valued and considered.
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A reminder for 7 and 8 grade parents: Your child will be on field trips next week Tuesday (caves) and
Wednesday (Kettle Moraine State Park).
A reminder to all K5-Grade 8 parents: Your child should return his/her MAP Goal Log by next week
Wednesday, April 10.
Together in Christ,
Kerry Sievert
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NOTICE FOR PARENTS OF STUDENTS IN GRADE 4
Heid Music will be here on April 25 to conduct a band orientation beginning at 9:30. Students who signed
up for band next year will be introduced to the various band instruments and will be able to try out various
pieces. Miss Rivera and Heid Music staff will provide feedback regarding the best instrument choice for
the student. Parents are welcome to attend. If you are not able to join us, the information will be sent
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home with your child on the 25 .
ST. JUDE MATH-A-THON
SJSH raised $2030 for St. Jude’s Children Hospital. Thank you to everyone who supported this annual
cause.
LENTEN COLLECTION
Our Lenten collection for our partner school in Uganda raised just under $400. The sisters who staff this
school eagerly await our financial assistance each year. Thank you for your support and the
encouragement given to your child(ren) to share with those less fortunate.
HONOR ROLL – QUARTER 3
High Honors (3.5-4.0 GPA; * denotes 4.0)
Grade 8: William O’Brien*, Erin Schuessler, Melody Thiel, Samantha Thiel*
Grade 7: Jacob Bertello*, Ben Brochtrup*, Jakob Franda, Bryce Gruett*, Bennett Lau*, Grace Orella*
Grade 6: Maggie Braun*, Kathryn Heid*, Anna Little*, Kaytlin Olson*, Taylor Schmidt, Abie Thiel*,
Vanessa Thiel
Honors (3.0-3.5)
Grade 8: Sylvia Daun, Brandon Wagner
Grade 7: Ellie Biersteker, Kirsten Buelow, Ray Butler, Benjamin Heid, Andy Kesler, Eli Ruffing,
Brittney Stumpf, Trisha Van Handel
Grade 6: Ellie O’Brien, Chelsea Schmalz, Crystal Thiel, Conner Van Handel
MARKET DAY
The Market Day order form for April is now available in the school office or you can go on-line to
www.marketday.com. Order forms can be sent home with your child if you would like to take a look at
what Market Day has to offer.
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SOLO/ENSEMBLE COMPETITION RESULTS
As reported in the last newsletter, we had a few brave souls who chose to compete in the solo/ensemble
competition in Chilton just before Easter. We now have the results! Congratulations to all who
participated. You represented SJSH well and we are most proud of you!
William O’Brien
Ben Brochtrup
Jacob Bertello
Anna Little
Ellie O’Brien
Maggie Braun
Ellie & Anna
Trumpet Solo
Trumpet Solo
Trumpet Solo
Clarinet Solo
Clarinet Solo
Flute Solo
Clarinet Duet
Superior
Excellent
Excellent
Superior
Superior
Superior
Superior
Thank you Miss Rivera for organizing this competition.
ACRE TEST RESULTS
The results of the national religion assessment for students in grade 5 and 8 have been received.
AVERAGE SCORES (SJSH and the SCHOOL NATIONAL AVERAGE)
The parish (school + religious ed.) national averages are in parenthesis.
TEST CATEGORY
SJSH GR.5
FAITH KNOWLEDGE
85
THE CREED
93
LITURGY & SACRAMENTS
86
MORALITY
81
PRAYER
76
NAT. GR. 5
73(61)
79(68)
70(58)
68(59)
71(56)
SJSH GR. 8
83
87
76
81
91
NAT. GR. 8
73(60)
70(55)
70(55)
77(66)
80(67)
We can certainly be proud of our students. As you can see from the report, our students exceeded the national
average in every test category at both grade levels.
SCRIP
Get your Scrip Credits for the 2013/2014 school year – SCRIP Purchases through 4/28/13 Count
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Tuition Credits earned from SCRIP orders placed through Sunday, April 28 will count toward the
2013/2014 school year. If you’re anticipating any big purchases or want to stock up on some high rebate
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SCRIP cards (like Gas cards with 10% rebates), purchase them by Sunday April 28 to get tuition credits
for the 2013/2014 school years. All purchases after this date will count toward the following school year
(2014/2015).
Thanks for supporting the SJSH SCRIP Program. It’s a great way to reduce the cost of your child’s tuition
and fundraise for the school at the same time.
SPECIAL ORDERS:
Did you know you can order any SCRIP gift cards available through GLSCRIP.com?
Simply fill out the Special Order section on the SCRIP order form. Orders are placed each
Sunday and available by Wednesday or Thursday for pick-up at Head Insurance. See the
full retailer list at GLSCRIP.com
Questions about SCRIP? Please contact:
Paula Heid at 989-3144 or [email protected]
Debbie Schmalz-Buhler at 989-1351 or [email protected]
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