PTO August Newsletter

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Sacred Heart Catholic School Newsletter – August

Parent Teacher Organization Newsletter

Volume 1, Issue 1 August 2013

Principal: Mrs. Leigh SvajkoPastor: Father John F. Murray, C.Ss.R.

O U R C O R E V A L U E S

S Service

H Harmony

I Independence

F Faith & Family

T Teamwork & Trust

Welcome Back

God has blessed us with a vibrant parish and a growing Blue Ribbon Catholic School. With these blessings,

our Pastor and Principal have worked tirelessly thissummer to make these enhancements to our school:

The entire school interior was painted; New windows were installed throughout the

school; Outdoor concrete basketball full court

installed; New tile floor installed in Pre-K building; New STAR Learning Center installed in family

center.

As we begin another school year, a few changes havebeen made in the parish as well. Our school mass forthe children will now be held at 11:00 a.m. on

Wednesdays. We also have a new music teacherstarting this year, and we are all very excited to get toknow her.

We hope that, with your help, we may continue togrow and thrive as a community, parish and school.

A Word from the PTOFrom Mark Wiese, PTO President

Welcome back to school everyone! The Sacred HeartCatholic School PTO has been working hard over thesummer to brainstorm ways to make the school year asuccess for everyone.

First off, I'd like to express our thanks to the outgoing PTO volunteers. They worked tirelessly for a few yearsand have helped carry the torch of finding ways to sustainthe incredible generosity of our parishioners, parents, andthe local community. For this new school year, the teamof parents involved in the PTO have collectively committed to continuing that tradition, while also

working to SHIFT the culture of how the school, parish,and PTO work together. We hope to make some strides,one step at a time, towards this paradigm shift in how each and every one of you view Sacred Heart Catholic

School, not just as a great school, but a great integratedfamily.

This newsletter is a start. We are working to release itmonthly in order to keep you abreast of things in the

works, upcoming events, where we need your help, andhow to get involved.

I'd like to leave you with the PTO's newly developed Vision, Mission, & Values. These together describe thegoverning principles that we are working towards in orderto enable the integrated Sacred Heart Family to SHIFT

the culture for the greater good of our children.

Vision: Ena bling the excellence of Sacred H eart

Catholic School throug h 1st class parent involvem ent

that streng thens our children, school, & com mu nity.

M ission: Indepe ndently, the Sacred Hea rt School

PTO, in harmony with the School & Parish, wil l

establ ish the planning, teamwork, and

communicat ion necessary to foster an environment

of service, faith, and belonging in our fam il ies.




First General PTO Meeting

Plan to attend the first General PTO Meeting -

Wednesday, September 25th, 2013.

The PTO is hoping to have pizza and childcare to makethis meeting easier on you. The tentative agenda is asfollows:

Welcome/IntroSHIFT-ing our focus

Schedule of Planned Events Financial Summary Volunteer Incentive Plan (VIP) Overview How to get involved

Catholic Schools NightPTO will have free shirts to distribute to the first 50families in attendance at the game, so arrive early and look for your peers in order to find your free shirt (1 per family

please). You may also call ahead to purchase tickets. Besure to mention “Catholic Schools Night”.

Along with all of the other exciting changes taking place inour school this year, the PTO is proud to announce thearrival of its new spirit-wear, which will include our new

school logo!! T-shirts will be available soon, with hats, visors, pens, pencils, drawstring backpacks, polo shirts,lanyards and car decals to follow. Purchase yours at theMeet the Teacher Event on August 21, 2013 or at the frontoffice anytime after that date.

Hollywood Glitz & Glamour

We would like to extend a Special VIP Invitation toeach and every parent to join us for our Annual Award

Winning Open House/ Meet the Teacher Night on August 21st @ 6:00 p.m. We will meet in theSocial Hall and roll out the red carpet for our Leading Stars, The Teachers of SHCS.

PTO will present their exciting block buster hit for2013 - 2014. There will be casting calls for parents to

take part in the activities coming up. Mark yourcalendar for this Exciting Event!

Be a VIP!For this new school year the PTO will soon be rolling out a new program that will replace the previous

m and atory 20 service hours per family requirement.

The Volunteer Incentive Plan (VIP) is being implemented for the 2013/2014 school year and isdesigned to encourage greater parent participation inschool, PTO, and Parish sponsored functions, helping to assure the SHS community exceeds goals andembraces the vision, mission, and values of the SacredHeart Catholic School PTO.

The V IP recognizes families each time they Volunteer to support a Sacred Heart Catholic School managed orsponsored event. Recognition will be captured in PTOnewsletters, and each time a family member volunteersthey will be eligible for future recognition that may include gift cards, classroom parties, and evendiscounts on student tuition at Sacred Heart School.Exact details and recognition specifics are still being finalized, and the final approved plan will be rolled outat the September General PTO meeting.




C ALENDAR O F EVENTS

August 16, 2013 - Catholic Schools Night at J ac kie

Robinson Ballpark with the Daytona C ubs

August 21, 2013– Meet the Teacher and PTO

Introductions (6:00 P.M.)

September 9, 2013 – Bingo Starts

September 10, 2013– Magazine Sale Kickoff

September 25, 2013– First General PTO Meeting

October 5, 2013– Sacred Heart Parish /School Fall

Festival

November 2, 2013– Annual Rummage Sale

Check back for future events!

SHCS Bingo

VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED when Bingoresumes on Mondays, starting September 9th. Doorsopen at 5pm - 6:30 early bird games.

Proceeds from Bingo go directly to SHCS. Last year,Bingo was a tremendous success. Please help us keep itsuccessful. Please consider volunteering or make a oncea month donation of baked goods or other food itemsfor the kitchen to help. Call Ella at 428–6426.

Room Moms are encouraged to help organize a show of support from your classroom's parents in the following months:

PK - January K - February 1 – March 5 - September2 - April 6 - October3 – May 7 - November4 – June 8 - December

Annual Magazine Sale Kickoff

Sacred Heart Families - Save the Date - AnnualMagazine Sale kick off September 10th. Ready forprizes, fun and plenty of monkeying around!!

Volunteers needed to make this event asuccess!

Sign up at Meet the Teacher Night August 21st.Please help our school make this the mostprofitable fundraiser this year!

Kelly Giannakouros - [email protected] Diane Moreno – [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]











The PTO is proud to have sponsored SHCS teachers to

attend the Common Core Conference in Orlando this

summer. We hope to be able to continue to support our

wonderful teachers throughout the school year.

Sacred Heart Parish andSchool Fall Festival

Please join us on October 5, 2013 for afun-filled day to celebrate the fall season.

There will be bouncy house, face

painting, baked goods and snacks,games, hay rides and much more.

Please bring the entire family and show your support for our beloved parish andschool. New details will follow in ournext newsletter.

Thank you!

Nothing proves the loving spirit of ourschool more than showing kindness and

warmth to our new families. Carrie Stepp,our New Families Coordinator, along withour Principal and students, did a great job

doing just that on August 12, 2013.




Contact Us!

Below is a listing for the PTO BoardMembers, along with a listing of our roomparents. We are available to you wheneveryou need us.

SHCS Rummage Sale

Fall is coming - time to clean out your closetto make room for the holidays! SacredHeart Catholic School’s Rummage Sale willbe held on November 2, 2013. Pleaseconsider donating any of your gently useditems for this important school event.

Volunteers will be needed and we encourage

you to sign up for helping with this event atMeet the Teacher Night on August 21st.

Please contact Gina Scott for further details. [email protected].

Thank you for your support!

Social Media

The PTO has created a Facebook Pageentitled “Sacred Heart Catholic SchoolPTO”. Please visit our page and “Like” it.

Also, please stay tuned as we add photos

and updates to build our Facebook site.







Help us get our VIP rewards rolling by advertisingin this newsletter. This newsletter will bedistributed to the families of the 200+ children atSHCS. It will also be shared via our Facebook

page, getting it unlimited exposure to the localcommunity.

Advertising costs, per newsletter:

Quarter Page: $75Half Page: $125

Full Page: $200

Pay via gift cards to your business in order to helpus with the VIP rewards, cash accepted as well!

Please contact Diane Moreno for details.

Thank you for your continued support!

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