March 17 | Issue 29

Read-A-Thon- 2025- Final Week of Fun!

Read-a-Thon 2025 was a super success!

We've raised over $22,000!

Mrs. Redd, Mrs. Cashdollar, Mrs. Nichols and Mrs. Adams led our classes with pledges. Thank you so much to everyone that's contributed.

Our reading winners will be announced on Friday.

Some more fun things we've done this year for the Read-A-Thon:

• Mrs. Redd's students got comfy and spent time reading all over the classroom with their fuzzy, stuffed friends.
• Mrs. Holtz's kick-started 107's Book Madness bracket! They'll continue reading and voting throughout March!
• Ms. Cheponis' class read with their 7th grade buddies in Ms. Rhodes' class.
• Ms. Acklin's class has been reading the novel, The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers about a stray dog in an urban park. They were so excited to log minutes in their reading log each time they read together! 
• Eighth grade had fun reading with PreK last week.

March Madness

Get in on the March Madness excitement and support Sacred Heart Elementary School!

 Entry Fee:  $20 per bracket

Pool Password: 

SHES25!

Payout

25% for 1st Place

15% for 2nd Place

10% for 3rd Place

Just two steps to participate:

1. Sign up and create your bracket 

on the Sacred Heart Bracket group on Yahoo.

Click here to Sign Up & Create Your Bracket

2.Pay for your bracket(s)

through FACTS Giving

or by sending a check or cash into Sacred Heart Elementary School

325 Emerson Street, Pgh, PA 15206

Click here to Pay for your Bracket

Please submit form and payment by

Thursday, March 20th.

Questions:

info@sacredheartpgh.org

Don’t miss your chance to win

and make a difference!

Enter now and let the madness begin! 

Thank you for your support!

Spring Raffle Tickets- Extra Tickets Available

Spring Raffle tickets stubs and payment are due by Monday, April 14th.

The top selling family earns a WEEK of dress down!

Each family must sell 40 tickets toward the Sacred Heart fundraising goal.

Our fall raffle earned $15,000!

You can send in one check or cash or pay through FACTS Giving:

Lunch/Recess Duty: Just 2 months left for this school year

Thank you to everyone that has helped to support our Parent Volunteer Program for lunch/recess duty. Your help has allowed the lunches to run smoothly and efficiently and helped to keep our students safe and active as they play outside. We have a ton of need for help and volunteers in February and so if you have not yet completed your 6 required days, please sign up today. 

If we do not have enough parents signed up, we cannot send students outside for recess. We want them to get outside as often as possible and so your help is needed.

Dates we need help:

• Wednesday, March 26th
• Thursday, March 27th
• Monday, April 7th
• Tuesday, April 8th
• Thursday, April 10th

If you have completed your family's six (6) required days, but are available to help more, please sign up. We appreciate all of your support.

Parent Lunch/Recess Sign Up

If you are unable to complete your six (6) required days, please send in your check for $120 to the school office ($20 per day you cannot volunteer). Thank you to everyone that has already sent their duty payment.

Welcome to our New Faculty and Staff

English and Religion-Middle School Teacher

Mrs. Alice Brannigan will be our new Middle School English and Religion teacher at Sacred Heart this school year. She obtained her B.S. in Middle School Childhood Education in 2002, graduating with honors from Otterbein University. Mrs. Brannigan later earned high honors while receiving an M.S. degree in Education from George Mason University. She began her middle school teaching career in Columbus, Ohio and also taught in Fairfax County, VA and Sewickley Academy here in Pittsburgh.

Mrs. Brannigan has a strong faith, having attended Catholic School from Kindergarten through twelfth grade, and she is excited to work with the wonderful students and community at Sacred Heart.

Admissions and Marketing Manager

Nicole Iole recently started as our new part-time Admissions and Marketing Manager for Sacred Heart Elementary School. She has a B.S. in Psychology and Child Development from University of Pittsburgh, PsyD in School Psychology from Duquesne University, Graduate Certificate in Leadership Managment and Conflict Resolution from Pepperdine University.

Nicole is also a proud parent of two young Crusaders. She said she fell in love with Sacred Heart immediately because of the sense of caring and community she felt when she took a tour of the school. She is looking forward to helping new families feel the same. 

Fundraising Goal Progress

We have been tallying each family's participation in fundraising and we are so appreciative of each family that has participated their time to help organize and run our fundraisers as well as all of those that have participated in the fundraisers. We hope to reach our $150,000 goal which will allow us to continue with all of the programs we have at Sacred Heart.

New Uniform Option Approved

A new quarter zip sweater was approved for the Sacred Heart school uniform. It can be purchased at Schoolbelles. To order, the quarter zips are found under "School Spirit Wear". You can also contact the Schoolbelles store on McKnight Rd at 412-630-8480.

Trivia Night- THANK YOU to our Sponsors:

The Bank on 8th Street (Escape Room and Axe Throwing)

Pub in the Park

Evergreen Cafe (7330 Penn Avenue)

Slagel Insurance: Jason Sebak

Distinctive Detailing

Sacred Heart Elementary School Mission Statement

Sacred Heart Elementary accepts the challenge of the Roman Catholic Church in the Pittsburgh Diocese to educate children preschool through grade eight in a spiritually nurturing and disciplined environment. Our primary purpose is to form students in the likeness of Jesus Christ as evidenced in the values and teachings of the Church.

The school program is a dynamic blend of traditional curricula and methods in conjunction with contemporary educational theories and practices. We celebrate the cultural diversity within the Sacred Heart School community and strive to develop within our students a desire to discover and serve God and humanity.