news & updates Thanksgiving | 2021

A Thanksgiving Prayer


Lord, you are so good to us.

We give You thanks for Your ongoing faithfulness,

Your peace that passes understanding,

and Your immeasurable love.

And most of all, we thank You

for the abundant blessings that are ours

because of the life we share in Jesus.

Amen

No School

Wednesday, November 24

There is not school tomorrow. Students and staff are on Thanksgiving break through Monday, November 29. School will resume on Tuesday, November 30. We wish all school families a very Happy Thanksgiving!

COVID Testing Reminder

If your child is quarantined due to COVID exposure or a positive COVID test, please inform Mrs. Mascaro as soon as possible. This will allow us to inform close contacts in a timely fashion. We are aware that there can be long waits for test results. Below is a link to multiple locations that provide results in one to two days.


Curative — PCR Covid Testing


Important Links



2021–2022 Calendar



Lunch Menu



My School Account

Lunch Payment Plan



Lunch Volunteer

Schedule December



Teacher Emails



Option C (Grades)



Sports Registration



Notes from the office

Kindergarten and Preschool Registration

We are accepting registrations for new students for the 2022–2023 school year. If you have younger children who you are planning to send to SHES next year, you should start the process now. Kindergarten and Preschool currently have openings for next year, but wait lists normally begin after the holidays. Registration forms are available at the school office or on our website. A tour can be scheduled upon request.


Family Christmas Ornaments

As we prepare for the Advent season, we also prepare our Family Christmas Trees at Sacred Heart School. There will be trees on each floor of the school decorated with one ornament from each school family.


If you are new to SHES or haven’t yet sent an ornament to represent your family, please send us one. The ornament can be bought or homemade. Please put your family’s name on the ornament, along with the year your child(ren) were first enrolled at Sacred Heart School.

We decorate with the ornaments from year to year to remember all who have been part of the school family over time. The children love to put their family ornament on the tree and proudly show it to their friends.


Christmas Band Concert

The Sacred Heart Elementary Band will be performing a Christmas Concert, in person, in the auditorium on Wednesday, December 14 at 7:00 p.m. We hope that the families of the Band members will come to support their budding musicians and get in the holiday spirit. Masks are required for all audience members.


Cancellations and Delays

Sacred Heart follows the Pittsburgh Public Schools decision for delays and cancellations. Check WTAE, WPXI, and KDKA for listings. An Option C alert will also be sent by phone and email. School arrival time should be 10:00 a.m. for a two-hour delay.


High School Testing Dates

Oakland Catholic and Central Catholic High Schools have placement testing for eighth graders in early December.


Oakland Catholic Scholarship Entrance Exam for 8th grade girls is on Saturday, December 4. Register for the Entrance Exam at admissions@oaklandcatholic.org 


The Central Catholic High School Placement Test is on Saturday, December 11. Complete the online application or register for the placement test at centralcatholichs.com/admissions


After School Program Updates

Our After School Program has updated their brochure and phone number. You can access the new brochure on the 

website, or by opening the attached document.


Family Directory

You should have received your electronic PDF copy of the 2021-2022 Family Directory through Option. We are offering the directory ONLY in the PDF version this year. You are welcome to print out a hard copy for yourself. The email option helps us to cut down on costs and eliminate the paper on our desks and in your homes.

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Support SHES through the

Shop’n Save S.E.E.D. Program


Link your Perks card from Shop ’n Save to our Sacred Heart School account and every time you use it, we earn points!

Link Your Card Here

Just log in and choose the “seed” program. Choose Sacred Heart School as your school. Once we hit 100,000 points we can have a program from the Carnegie Science Center or the Pittsburgh Zoo hosted at our school for free!