It is time to collect nominations for our MPA Board position openings for the 2024-2025 school year. MPA Parents (all SHMS parents) may choose to self-nominate or nominate another person for any of the open positions. MPA President, Celia Catlett, and Ms. Mullen will contact eligible nominees to see if they would like to be included on the ballot later in March. 

The MPA needs to fill the following positions for the 2024-2025 school year:

Co-President

The Co-President will assist the President in coordinating the affairs of the MPA. In the second year of the elected term, the Co-President will serve as President.

Volunteer Coordinator Position

This is one of two Volunteer Coordinator positions. The Volunteer Coordinators will be elected every other year so their positions overlap. The Volunteer Coordinators will work together to solicit volunteers for all MPA events.

Please use this form to self-nominate or nominate a current SHMS parent for the MPA Board position of Co-President or Volunteer Coordinator. https://forms.gle/K2TshAFpSedKtRrg9 

The other board members for the 2024-2025 who will be serving the second year of their terms include:

Elise Myers - President

Jason Underwood - Vice-President/Secretary 

Elizabeth Krupiczewicz - Treasurer

Diana Hoagland - Volunteer Coordinator

Amy Tannheimer - Special Events Coordinator

See you Saturday, March 2 at The Louisville Marriott Downtown.

The Silent Auction is LIVE

Beach vacations, rare bourbon, health & beauty baskets, home decor and so much more!

The Wheel of Chance is LIVE

Taylor Swift Tickets, PGA Tickets, a vacation, bourbon and loads of gift cards.

Please sign up to help us on Saturday, Sunday and next week.

INTERLUDE VOLUNTEER SIGN UP

For the month of February, we focused on the learner profile trait of CARING. We are acknowledging the accomplishments of our students by recognizing when they exhibit the learner profile trait for the month. Students are nominated by their teachers. Please congratulate the following students for being CARING.  

Maeve Anderson JK, Daisy Bryant L2, James Kellie L2, Claire Jones L2, Theo Nowak L2, Charley Maiwald L2, Avery Garcia Reyes L2, Ryan Siegel L2, Adriana McCafferty L2, Hayden Settles L5, Mrs. Rugg’s Friday Design Class, Pearl Franconia L7, Sophia Joseph L8, Carrie Ratliff L8, Suzanna Hall L8, Lucy Evans L8

This month three teachers were also nominated for being caring. Please congratulate Mrs. Tricia Forde, Mrs. Ginnie Hoover, and Mrs. Jennifer Sartin!

Contact Tricia Forde at [email protected] with questions.

 Please email Mrs. Spenlau at [email protected]  with any questions.

Submission Guidelines: Single color drawing on standard copy/drawing paper or a digital drawing. Different line thickness and coloring in areas is encouraged for contrast. Include child’s name, level, and homeroom teacher on the design. Submit entries to Dr. Y. Drawings must be an original design, no copyright infringement.

Theme: Play (or Field Day)

Prize: Field Day glory and a free t-shirt!

This week, please keep the following people in your prayers:

• Mrs. Toms (L1 teacher, K/L2 parent), for strength and healing
• Mr. Lowe’s family and baby Adam
• Please pray for Avery Garcia Reyes' grandmother, Mary Furman.
• Please continue to pray for Ella Neal, L7, and the loss of her father, Jefferson Neal.
• Pray for Mrs. Hoover (L1 teacher), as she grieves the loss of her father, Harry Steele.

You are welcome to send us prayer requests that you wish to be published for the SHMS community to keep in its prayers by emailing Mrs. Bratcher at [email protected].

Please register before March 21^st here: 

https://www.shslou.org/apps/form/eggstravaganza-24



Questions? Contact Sacred Heart Schools Alumni Director, Megan Brumleve Theisen (SHA ’95) at [email protected] or 502.736.6408.

Congratulations to our Chess Team on another successful weekend in tournament play! SHMS placed 2nd overall in the tournament. Some of our team placed individually as well. We are so proud of you and looking forward to State in a couple of weeks!

Way to go, Blitzin’ Bears!

This will be your site to purchase ¼ zips and the spiritwear that has been available at Fall Festival and Thanksgiving lunches.

We also have new stock including hats and Nike shirts. 

Please check out our new site at:

https://shop.shacampusstore.com/shms/

The Parable of the Found Sheep

“Which one of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds it? When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders and rejoices. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.’” Luke 15:4-6

In the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd atrium, because Christ is the fullest manifestation of God, we center on the person of Jesus when speaking with children about God’s love. We focus especially on Jesus as the Good Shepherd. 

The sheep listen to the voice of the Good Shepherd, The Shepherd knows and calls the sheep by name. The element of the parable that the children resonate with the most is the fact that the Good Shepherd knows and calls each sheep by name. This reveals in an explicit way that the Good Shepherd has a personal relationship with each of us. 

His sheep follow Him because they know his voice in the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Atrium, the children know that the Shepherd is close to his sheep and provides for their constant care. They delight in the sheep’s response to listening to and trusting his voice and are happy to be close to him.

The image of the shepherd who searches for his sheep that was lost has a great impact on children. For the little child this parable offers yet another proof of the Good Shepherd’s infinite love.

As the children grow and spend more time in the Atrium, it becomes clear to them that Jesus is the Good Shepherd and that they are the sheep. This is not something we explicitly tell the children, rather, we allow them to come to this truth through their work with the materials and their prayer.

Register for SHMS Athletics:

To log into Gameday:

• Visit the CSAA web site: https://loucsaa.net/

• Click on Gameday at the top of the page

We need Coaches

SHMS relies on parent/volunteer coaches. If you are interested, and have not already done so, please fill out the SHMS coach application, linked below: https://forms.gle/5Fv1AGSec1xNmPd86 

 We need Coaches

Click here to fill out the form to coach

Please return your Basketball Uniforms

The opportunities are endless when you spend your summer at Sacred Heart!

Sacred Heart offers more than 60 camps throughout June and July for campers ranging from three years to 9th grade; many are co-ed. Choose from athletics, arts, and academic camps offered in morning and afternoon sessions. Your camper will learn, grow, make new friends and have FUN!

Campers spending the whole day with us may bring lunch and stay on our beautiful 48-acre campus before their afternoon camp begins.

All grade designations = RISING 2024-25 grade

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST AUDITION REGISTRATION IS OPEN

We are really looking for ADULT actors but are encouraging parents and students to audition together. No experience necessary!

Show dates are July 25-28. Rehearsals begin May 6 - Monday/Thursday evenings and Sunday afternoons. 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E49A5A923A6FFC43-47212062-shsa

SHMS has five Girl Scout troops selling cookies this year. If you would like to support the girls and order some delicious cookies, please click one of the links below. Girl Scouts use the proceeds from cookie sales to support troop activities and charitable projects.

Troop 488 Level 1 Daisies-

https://digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/troop488-208?fpkp=1

Troop 4840 Level 2 Brownies-

https://digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/troop4840-208?fpkp=1

Troop 2166 Level 3 Brownies-

https://DigitalCookie.GirlScouts.org/scout/troop2166-208

Troop 494 Level 5 Juniors-

https://digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/troop494-208?fpkp=1

Troop 498 Level 4 and Level 7 Juniors/Cadettes-

https://digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/troop498-208?fpkp=1

Support our SHMS Girl Scout troops by ordering cookies!!

Students in Levels 2 – 8 may attend Homework Hall from 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday to do homework while being supervised by Ms. Marcum in Brescia Hall. A $10 per day fee is charged for each day your child attends Homework Hall. Ms. Marcum will pick up students from the PYP front door waiting area and escort them to Brescia Hall.

Homework Hall ends at 4:30 p.m., and you must pick up your child at 4:30 p.m. at the main entrance of Brescia Hall. Children not picked up by 4:35 p.m. will be sent to After School Care. The After School Care fee of $20 per day will be charged in addition to the Homework Hall fee.

CLICK HERE for more details and a registration form. You will receive an email confirmation when your registration form has been received. Please provide the “parent email address” on the registration form, as these will be used to communicate any changes in the Homework Hall schedule.

For the past several years we have partnered with SHA to provide free tutoring/homework assistance to students in Levels 6 – 8 through the SHA Academic Coaching program. The girls who tutor are participants in the Jean Frazier Leadership Institute at Sacred Heart Academy. Tutoring will take place on Thursdays in MYP Room 317 until 3:45 pm. Mrs. McGreevy is the faculty member responsible for supervising the tutors and helping to facilitate communication between the tutors and the students while Mrs. Church is recovering from surgery.

Each day prior to Thursday, an update will be shared during the PM announcements to let students know if SHA Academic Coaching is planned for that week. Scheduling is done at the high school level. Please contact Mrs. McGreevy at [email protected] with any questions.

Sacred Heart Model School provides After School Care throughout the year to currently enrolled students. The program has been created to meet the needs of the whole child by offering a safe and nurturing environment for students between the hours of 3 - 6 p.m. on school days and most early dismissal days. The cost of the program is $20 per day ($25 on 11:30 a.m. dismissal days) along with a $75 deposit (payable to SHMS) to hold a spot for your child in the program.

CLICK HERE for a Registration Form

We would like to invite students in Levels 5 - 8 to work with our Safety Patrol Team for the 2023-2024 school year. We count on our Safety Patrol to help our faculty/staff carpool monitors keep our students safe during carpool at the PYP building. Morning carpool duty begins at 7:20 a.m. Afternoon carpool duty ends at approximately 3:20 p.m.

Please CLICK HERE for a Permission Form and return your signed form to our Receptionist, Mrs. Nolan, or scan and email the form to [email protected].

Thank you to those who have already volunteered for our Safety Patrol Team. Please CLICK HERE for the latest schedule.

Safety Patrol students are rewarded with out of uniform passes for their service

SHMS has used our one day built-in to the schedule for school closure due to inclement weather. This is formerly known as a snow day. 

Every subsequent day(s) after that, when school is cancelled for inclement weather, will be digital learning days. This includes non-concurrent days off school due to inclement weather. Our communication to parents through Toddle and social media will indicate when a school closure day is a digital learning day. 

In November you received directions from your child(ren)’s homeroom teacher about their digital learning schedule and procedure for communication. Please revisit that communication and seek clarification from your child(ren)’s teacher if needed.

As we enter the season for inclement weather, please be aware of the following policies and procedures for school closings: 

Inclement Weather: 

The decision to close schools due to weather conditions will be announced via radio and TV for the Catholic elementary schools in Jefferson County. When the decision is made, we will send a Reach Alert to all of our staff and parents. 

One of the following announcements will be made: 

1. All Catholic elementary schools in Jefferson County are OPEN; 
2. Catholic elementary schools in Jefferson County will be OPEN BUT ON A DELAYED SCHEDULE*;
3. All Catholic elementary schools in Jefferson County are CLOSED. 

*Delayed Schedule (Section 21 in the Parent/Student Handbook): 

If an announcement is made that Catholic elementary and high schools are on a delayed schedule, the doors at Sacred Heart Model School will open at 8:30 a.m. and school begins at 9:15 a.m. We will follow the normal dismissal time of 2:55 p.m. 

• Saturday, March 2 - Interlude
• Wednesday, March 6 - PYP Mass (8:00 a.m. - Motherhouse Chapel)
• Friday, March 8 - MPA Fish Fry/JK-L5 Art Show (5:00-7:00 p.m. - Dining Room)
• Sunday, March 10
• Daylight Saving Time Starts
• L3/L5 Event at Champ's Rollerdome 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 12 - MPA General Meeting 8:15 a.m.
• Wednesday, March 13 - 11:30 a.m. Dismissal
• Sunday, March 17 - St. Patrick's Day
• Monday, March 18 - Friday, March 22 - L8 Bright Healthy Relationships
• Wednesday, March 20 - MYP Mass - 8:00 a.m. - Motherhouse Chapel
• Friday, March 22 - Stewardship 8:00 a.m.
• Saturday, March 23 - Daddy Daughter Dance - 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. - SHMS Gym

CLICK HERE

for a list of

IMPORTANT dates for the

2024-2025 school year.

Sage Dining Menu - Make sure you choose Sacred Heart Model School and switch to the LUNCH menu

Sage Dining Services Information

[email protected]