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Weekly News from Sacred Heart of Jesus School NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Calendar Peek!11.05-08 BOOK FAIR Library “A PIE FOR THE PANTRY” VOTING

11.05 JUNIOR BETA CLUB MEETING 2:45-3:30 PM M20811.06 SCHOOL LITURGY (MASS LEADERS - 3RD) 8 AM Church

Altar Servers: Blanche Coleman & Amelie Schmitt

Pre-K through eighth grade will attend

Dress uniforms required & remember food pantry item!

11.07 JUNIOR BETA CLUB MEETING 2:45-3:30 PM M208

11.08 FALL PEP RALLY 2 PM Gym A PIE FOR THE PANTRY

11.09 JUNIOR BETA CLUB-DISTRICT DAY

11.11 CUB SCOUT PACK 378 MEETING 6 PM Cafeteria

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November 3 - 8See page 7 for schedule.

Sacred Heart of Jesus School is a diverse community dedicated to educating the body, mind and spirit.

It’s that time of year again!

Sacred Heart will be kicking off its annual Scholastic Book

Fair on Sunday, November 3! In conjunction with our 90th anniversary celebration,

our theme this year will be “Stripes’s Birthday!”

The Book Fair will be open during our 90th Anniversary Celebration!

What’s haPPening!90TH CELEBRATION. Our 90th anniversary celebration was just an amazing day! Thanks to everyone who joined us for this glorious day! And special thanks to all the people who made this day possible. What a wonderful team!

SCHOOL LITURGY. Our weekly school liturgy will be Wednesday, November 6, 8 a.m. Mass leaders will be our third grade students. Altar servers will be Blanche Coleman and Amelie Schmitt. Parents are invited to all school Masses. Students, remember your dress uniforms. Food items this week are being collected in the bins in front of the library for our “A Pie for the Pantry” food drive.

GRANDPARENT’S DAY. The RSVPs are pouring in for Grandparent’s Day! Additional invitations are available by contacting Ashley Coleman (AColeman@SacredHeartBR.com).

A PIE FOR THE PANTRY. Voting is underway for “A Pie for the Pantry!” Which teacher will “win” the pie in the face at Friday’s pep rally?! Students decide that with their votes! So vote often, please! Votes may be cast for multiple teachers! Faculty in the running for the coveted prize include Cecilia Methvin, Travis Arledge, Amy Daughdrill, Brooke Robinson, Brandi Clay, Nicole Salassi, Hannah Owens, and Andrew Stephens. Thanks to the Sacred Heart cheerleaders for sponsoring this great food drive that benefits Sacred Heart St. Vin-cent de Paul Food Pantry. Thanksgiving is coming and our pantry is dangerously low on all items. Voting ends Friday, November 8, 12 p.m.

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SPIRIT DRESS. Faculty and students will enjoy spirit dress on Friday, November 8. Students participating in Fall sports (cross country, football, girls basketball, Biddy soccer) may wear their jersey or warm-up shirt with long blue or black jeans or uniform bottoms. All other students may wear their 2019-20 spirit theme tee shirt (Be Who God Meant You To Be . . . ) with long blue or black jeans or uniform bot-toms. Regular uniform shoes are required.

PEP RALLY. We’ll recognize our athletes participating in Fall sports at the pep rally on Friday, November 8, 2 p.m. And, of course, our “A Pie for the Pantry” food drive will culminate on Friday with one of our teachers taking a pie in the face!

SACRED HEART PARISH MESSENGER. The Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish Messenger for the week of November 3 is now available. Cick here to access the document.

NEWS TO THE EDITOR. Do you have news for The Tuesday Newsletter? Please email news to Lisa Cossé (LCosse@SacredHeartBR.com) by 2 p.m. the Monday prior to publication.

the Wide WOrld OF saCred heart sPOrtsDATE TEAM & OPPONENT TIME LOCATION11.06 1st Biddy Soccer Game 5:15- 6:00 p.m. Sacred Heart Ball Field 2nd Biddy Soccer Game 6:15- 7:00 p.m. Sacred Heart Ball Field11,09 1st & 2nd Biddy Soccer Practice (optional) 9:00-10:00 a.m. Sacred Heart Ball Field11.11 1st Biddy Soccer Game 5:15- 6:00 p.m. Sacred Heart Ball Field 2nd Biddy Soccer Game 6:15- 7:00 p.m. Sacred Heart Ball Field

Catholic High SchoolOPEN HOUSE

November 14, 2019

Glorious Prince of the heavenly hosts and vic-

tor over rebelliious spirits, be mindful of me

who am so weak and sinful and yet so prone to

pride and ambition. Lend me, I pray, thy pow-

erful aid in every temptation and difficulty, and

above all do not forsake me in my last struggle

with the powers of evil. Amen.

Admissions Info

Prayer to St. Michael

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HELPED MAKE OUR 90th CELEBRATION A SUCCESS!

The Knights of Columbus #3298

Bridget and Rick Akin, Reception Sponsors

Sacred Heart of Jesus Home and School

Sacred Heart of Jesus Men’s Club

Raising Cane’s

Mary Lee EggartHistoric Information and Graphics

Rev. Miles Walsh, PastorSacred Heart of Jesus Church

Cecilia Methvin, PrincipalSacred Heart of Jesus School

Sacred Heart of Jesus Church Staff

Sacred Heart of Jesus School Faculty and Staff

Sacred Heart of Jesus School CheerleadersMaggie Calandro ‘08

Stripes, Dawson Stoeckle ‘21

Sacred Heart of Jesus School Retired Faculty

Jonathon Olivier, Latasha Reed, and Warren Stevens

Dorothy Calandro, Memorabilia and Ceramic Hearts Donation

Tredici Bakery Monica Calandro Shaughnessy ‘02

Sacred Heart of Jesus Tour GuidesLangley McClay & Hannah Owens

Altar ServersEthan Hunter ‘19, Charles Tramonte ‘19,

Claire Tramonte ‘20

LectorsCharlotte Marionneaux Bertrand ‘84

Archie Kranske ‘78

Ushers & GreetersGreg Leggio ‘60, Jarrod Tramonte ‘89,

Blake Purcell ‘99, Rick Akin, Dan Boudreaux

Sacred Heart of Jesus ChoirMallory Simien Sollie ‘05 Davis Hotard ‘85

Cub Scout Pack 378Cubmaster Eric Romero

Kourtney Thomas, WAFB

Rocky Dabavol, WBRZ

Magnolia Creative Co., Emily Ellis Welch ‘91

Mimosa Handcrafted, Patrice Ellis

The Sisters of St. Joseph

Barbara Ellis, Cafeteria Staff

Trisha Rawlinson, Reception Layout & Visuals

Stripes’s Outdoor Birthday Sign, Carrie Booksh

Stripes’s Birthday Card, Maggie Calandro ‘08

Julie Perrualt, Promotions

Kelly Connolly, Corrie Hester, and Claire Samaha ‘13, Design

Erin Vincent, Program Layout

Jeff and Rebecca Boudreaux

Johnny Holland, Bridget Akin, Trisha Rawlinson, Sharon Jones, Lori Stoeckle, Dorothy Calandro,

Maggie Calandro ‘08, Jo Ann Sirchia, Madonna Sirchia, Karleen Green, Shaye Harriford, Kecia Campbell ‘91,

The Booksh Family, The Houston Family, The Bodin Family, The Ray Family

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Sacred Heart of Jesus School2019-2020 Honor Roll

First Nine Weeks

PRINCIPAL 8th Grade

Lilla AucoinWhitney Bracken

Caroline CampbellBlanche ColemanLucy Herasymiuk

Turner HesterMorgan MasseyEdwin Perrault

7th GradeSophia Barber

Mackenzie O’BrienAlyson Shipley

6th GradeKeegan BakerCaden BlandNia CormierAlex Green

5th GradeMadelyn Campbell

Sofia CerutiDeclan Daughdrill

Ethan DavisIzzy Freese

Marie HendersonEmma NguyenLucy O’BrienCate Perrault

Amelie Schmitt

4th GradeEliza Bodin

Charlotte BoudreauxDrew Mascari

Ella Taylor

8th GradeCaro BookmanClaire Tramonte

Averie HarrisKierstyn LandryEthan Romero

7th GradeCiCi Doan

Dawson StoeckleCameron Glenn

Caroline Thibodeaux

6th GradeChloe ChristopheHarrison ConnollyDorothy Raymond

5th GradePaige Roscoe

Kirsten StewartLoghan Gustin

Graysen Rawlinson

4th GradeEmmett Herasymiuk

Jacob ArizabalDillon GosserandGeorgia HarrifordCamryn Houston

Luke Partin

GOLD BLUE8th Grade

Drew OursoKailyn VesselDanny Woods

Tavio Cinquemano

7th GradeCecilia Bookman

Macy DavisEmily Scott

Emmy Booksh

6th GradeDeclan Egan

McKenzie HamiltonBree Parms

Maggie McCormackKhristopher Thomas

5th GradeJace Holland

David PerraultThaddeus Pickenheim

Lions RayRich Akin

Avery Blanchard

4th GradeGianna CAnezaro

Joseph BodinSophie Scott

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NURSING BITS & PIECESGerianne Pearson, R.N.

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The Real Cost in Dollars of the Flu.

We have already talked about the impact on families the Flu has from a health perspective. I am constantly reading advice from the

American Academy of Pediatrics and the Center for Disease Control to learn new ways to protect our children at school. I have to

say I was absolutely floored to read the statistical information about the cost of the Flu in dollars to Americans last year.

Here’s a little of what we know from the 2018-19 flu season.

• The annual direct costs, such as hospital and doctor’s office visits, medications, of influenza (flu) in the United States are an

estimated $4.6 billion.

• The flu causes U.S. employees to miss approximately 17 million workdays due to flu, at an estimated $7 billion a year in

sick days and lost productivity.

• The Flu causes another 7 billion dollars in lost wages to parents who miss work to take care of their children with the flu.

• Over 50% of parents report using some or all their vacation time to care for a child with the flu.

Sounds familiar? For working parents, it all too often turns into a scramble to find someone to care for their kids. Some are fortu-

nate enough to have healthy family or friends to rely on. For others, if they’re unable to work at home, the only other option is to

take days off from work. This can mean days away – something many parents can’t afford.

Around a quarter of kids catch the flu each year; most of them missing between three and 12 days from school or day care, and

their siblings missing between one and six days. And with the flu frequently resulting in complications, the most common of which

is ear infections, doctor visits, even hospitalization, can enter the picture.

Flu is a serious illness that can wreak havoc on the lives of parents and children.

There is a secondary impact in quality of life for these families is the loss of healthy downtime. When parents use their vacation time

for illness, less leisure time is available for the whole family. This results in more fatigue for the American worker and their family.

With the flu season already delivering on its promise to be severe, I just can’t arm our Sacred heart families with enough informa-

tion. Below is an excerpt from the American Academy of Pediatrics letter to parent on Influenza. It is worth reading.

“Influenza (“the flu”) is an infectious disease caused by a virus. When children are in a group with other children, they are more

likely to get infectious diseases like influenza. Flu can cause serious illness that may result in hospitalization or death. Children with

certain conditions are at high risk for flu complications, but most who get the flu are healthy children. Even one death from the flu

is too many – it’s very important for us to work together to protect the children in our care!

The single best way to protect against influenza is to get vaccinated each year. Yearly flu vaccination is needed because immunity

against the flu wears off over time. In addition, the flu virus strains often change, so the vaccine also changes from year-to-year in

order to match the flu viruses expected to be circulating in the community.

To reduce the risk of becoming sick with influenza, everyone 6 months of age and older, including childcare staff, must receive the

influenza vaccine. This critically important approach puts the health and safety of everyone in the childcare setting first.

Here are some ways we can work together to promote health and reduce illness.

Get Vaccinated for Seasonal Influenza Every Year A flu vaccine is the best way to protect against getting the flu.

• All people 6 months and older need a flu vaccine each year.

• Pregnant women are at higher risk of severe illness from influenza. Flu shots may be given to pregnant women at any time during

pregnancy. The flu vaccine will protect expectant mothers and their unborn babies and will help protect their baby in the first few

months of life.

• Babies cannot get vaccinated until they are 6 months old. That’s why it is critical that people who live with or care for these young

infants get vaccinated. (This is called “cocooning” -when you protect babies by having those around them get vaccinated).

Use Good Hygiene Whenever children are together, there is a chance of spreading infections. This is especially true among infants and

toddlers who use their hands to wipe their noses or rub their eyes and then handle toys or touch other children. In turn, these other

children then touch their noses and rub their eyes, so the virus now goes from the nose or eyes of one child (by way of hands or toys)

to the next child who then rubs his own eyes or nose.

As adults, we know how to wash our hands often with soap and water, especially after coughing, sneezing, or wiping noses. It’s also

important to cover your own mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze and then wash your hands afterward. If you

don’t have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your elbow or shoulder, not into your hands.

Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth, as germs are spread this way. The (school) works hard to maintain these practices, and we

spend time teaching the children to do these things as well. Please help us by reinforcing these activities at home!

Is Your Child Too Sick to Go to School? When children are healthy, they can attend childcare or school, and parents can go to work. Get-

ting the flu vaccine is the best way to make sure everyone can continue to participate in these important activities. However, any child

with respiratory symptoms (cough, runny nose, or sore throat) and fever should be excluded (kept home) from school.

The child can return to school:

• after the fever has resolved (without the use of fever-reducing medicine for 24 hours);

• the child can participate in normal activities; and

• the staff can care for the child without compromising their ability to care for the other children in the group.”

Wishing you a healthy week ahead (and no flu!),

Nurse Geri

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It’s that time of year again!

Sacred Heart will be kicking off its annual Scholastic Book

Fair on Sunday, November 3! In conjunction with our 90th anniversary celebration,

our theme this year will be “Stripes’s Birthday!”

The Book Fair will be open during our 90th Anniversary Celebration!

ScheduleWednesday, November 6 9:45 a.m. Pre-K 11:30 a.m. Kindergarten 11:45 a.m. 1st Grade 1:30 p.m. 2nd Grade 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Late Day!

Thursday, November 7 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Last minute shoppers & faculty

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PLEASE BRING YOUR LUNCH ON THURSDAY.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 29 a.m. – 4 p.m. (Skills Work)

FRIDAY, JANUARY 3 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. (Tournament)

January 2 & 3

ST. JOSEPH’S ACADEMY

HOLIDAY VOLLEYBALL CAMP

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