2008-2009 Parent Updates - Sacred Heart Cathedral School

• If the student is found using the phoneduring the school day, he/she will begiven an automatic after-school detention(grades 5-8) and an office referralin grades 1-4. The history maybe reviewed and if the content is inviolation of the school conduct code,then additional consequences may be given.• Students may be held accountable forelectronic communication or postingson student web-pages, etc., suchas MySpace or Facebook that are inviolation of the school conduct code.SHCS continually strives to improve thesafety and instruction of its school environment.I am asking for your assistance in thisendeavor by adhering to the above policies.Please discuss this letter with your child(ren)and then sign and return it to your child’steacher. This letter will be posted throughoutour various means of communication asa reminder to students, parents, teachers, andstaff. As partners in the education of thesechildren, it is critical to our children’s safetyand welfare that we adhere to the proceduresestablished.Thank you for your cooperation and support.Sedonna J. Prater, PrincipalSacred Heart Kindergarten students, Amelia Rechter,Audrey Domitrovic, William Johnston andJohn Paul Carlson pose with George Washington,(PE teacher John Gensheimer).ELECTIONDAY ATSHCS668 studentsand faculty participatedin SacredHeart CathedralSchool’sMock Election onTuesday, November4th, as partof the school’ssocial studiescurriculum. 8thgrade studentsmanned thevoting stationsas Kindergartenthrough8th grade casttheir votes. Theoutcome of theMock Electionwas 452 studentscastingballots for JohnMcCain, 194students castingvotes for BarackObama, and 22voting “Other”.Senator JohnMcCain was thelandslide winner,garnering68% of the vote.SHCS ANNUAL FUNDThe projects to be funded in 2008-09include a number of classroom hightechSMART boards. These are “digitalchalk boards” that allows teachersto incorporate pictures or videos intotheir presentations, write notes on theboard during class, and save the entirepresentation as a digital file for lateruse. (See photo on pg. 3)In addition, your efforts will alsofund the purchase of drums for themiddle school music department.This year’s Fund Drive will also investin the most important assets atSacred Heart: our people. Your moneywill help pay for faculty professionaldevelopment programs and providestipends for teachers and coaches who,on their own time, serve as leaders inextracurricular activities or as curriculumleaders.If the full goal is met this year, it ispossible that some money may be remainingafter purchasing these items.If so, some cosmetic improvementswill be made to the 100 wing restrooms.As fellow stewards of this school, wehope each of you will join us in askingGod to reveal His will for your participationin this year’s Annual Fundcampaign.~ Sien and David Moon,General Chaircouple of the 2008-09Annual Fund