Students in Mrs. Metcalf’s First Class entered their classroom through the first zero in this jumbo poster. It was the 100th day of school for students in Classes 1–8.

Education opens doors to a better way of life.  The Academy is proudly uniting with the Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart in Miami, Fl., the University of Miami, and Partners in Health to build Notre Dame de La Colline School in the impoverished country of Haiti. We want to help provide Haitian children the opportunity to rise above their circumstances and become all God has created them to be.

In support of Goal III of Sacred Heart Education, A Social Awareness Which Impels to Action, the Fourth Class is sponsoring a BAKE SALE on Thursday, FEBRUARY 13. All treats will be sold during lunch periods for 50 cents each. Proceeds will be used to purchase school uniforms.

Thanks to our Eighth Class students for organizing an exciting Congé Monday. An unexpected play day is a long-time tradition in Sacred Heart schools the world over. Ours kicked off mid-morning, with fun and games continuing for the remainder of day.

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…inside the halls and classrooms of ASH, there’s lots of joyful learning underway! We invite you to come visit during our WINTER OPEN HOUSE for prospective families on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, beginning at 9 a.m. You’ll hear from Sister Maureen Glavin, our Head of School, Mrs. Marcia Renken and Dr. Roger Stock, Principals of our Lower School and Middle School programs, and Ms. Lisa Tebbe, Admissions Director. Then, join one of the small groups for a customized tour of the school led by one of our seventh or eighth grade Student Ambassadors. You’ll learn a lot about our unique school and Sacred Heart education. If you or someone you know is curious about the Academy of the Sacred Heart, now would be a great time to visit! Satisfy your curiosity—and enjoy morning refreshments. Contact Ms. Tebbe at 636-946-6127, ext. 1620 or ltebbe@ash1818.org to reserve your place.

Q:  What’s your best chance to enjoy a night of tropical fun on Saturday, January 25? A: Trivia Night at ASH! Plan now to attend our 12th annual trivia night in Rauch Memorial. Gather your family and friends and put together one or more teams of eight. Click here to reserve a table, volunteer to help, or learn about sponsorship opportunities.

Thanks to all our students for their heartwarming Silver Tea performances. What a beautiful gift! Here are a few pictures of the Pre-Primary AM Class’ Silver Tea performance in Cribbin Hall.

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Pundmann Ford presented the Academy with a check for $5,940 for their participation in Ford’s Drive One for your School program. Our gratitude to Pundmann for the opportunity to partner with them in this endeavor!

We’re pleased to claim Kimberly King, rscj, Fifth Class literature teacher and Academy librarian, as our resident poet. We share here Advent reflections from her blog: Consider the Lilies.

Advent I, 2013 Wrap me in the now of Love for it is a touching time when nearness is felt absolutely, entirely— and my yes echoes from star to star: I will touch, I will open, I will receive, I will share. Your life fills the heavens, spins the planets, and sings my dreams home to sunrise and more! Augh, live in me, find hearth in me, though I am hopeless to contain you! You, the largeness of my love, and depth of my breathing.
Advent II, 2013 It is within me to seek you, alive and encompassing. It is in my soul to ache with beauty, to sigh while believing that nothing can come between the flame and the wick. It is within me to be radiant with you. It is in my soul to yes to you, to love.
Advent III, 2013 Birth and life… neither is a muted affair. The effort to quiet or contain them would snatch at starlight and whisper away the edge of awe’s flame, leaving mystery to sputter.
Advent IV, 2013 Your nearness crackles, Love, and I sing for want of a way to contain certain joy swishing her cape at the awe of it all.

NEW: LOWER SCHOOL SILVER TEA HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, SAME TIME… 

We were delighted to welcome many of our students’ grandparents to the Silver Tea dress rehearsals—the Middle School’s Thursday afternoon and the Lower School’s this morning. There were lots of toes tapping and heads nodding in time to the music! The children are ready and excited to repeat their performances for their parents.

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December’s Silver Teas are much-anticipated events. The students have been working for weeks on their performances, lovingly prepared as a Christmas gift for their parents. The dates and times of this year’s Silver Teas are:

• MIDDLE SCHOOL (Classes 5-8):  Friday, December 13  •  7:30 p.m.
  • Grandparents may attend the Middle School Dress Rehearsal
    on Thursday, December 12 at 1:30 p.m.
• LOWER SCHOOL (Classes P-4):  Saturday, December 14  •  2:00 p.m.
  • Grandparents may attend the Lower School Dress Rehearsal
    on Friday, December 13 at 9:00 a.m.
    
• PRE-PRIMARY:  Monday, December 16  •  10:00 a.m. (for morning class) and 2:00 p.m. (for afternoon class)

The final week of school before break is a busy one. Students in Classes 3-8 will take exams Dec. 16–19. On Thursday, Dec. 19, the Academy band will give a Christmas Concert for the whole school. Classroom Christmas parties will follow.

In a tradition dating back many years, each Academy family is invited to provide a basket of food for the needy. As we joyfully anticipate Jesus’ birth during Advent, assembling items for your family’s food basket can become a special family activity and a new holiday tradition. When students (P-8), faculty, staff, parents, alums and friends gather for Christmas Basket Mass on Friday, Dec. 20 at 10 a.m. in Rauch Memorial, hundreds of bountiful baskets will fill the bleachers, representing the incredible generosity of our families. Not only is this a prayerful way to part before the holidays, it is also an opportunity to realize the abundance of our blessings.

This year, in commemoration of 100 years as an Alumni Association, Academy alumni are invited to assemble food baskets the evening before Basket Mass. They’ll gather from 7–9 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 19 in the White Center.  [Read more]

Dismissal for Christmas break is Friday, Dec. 20 at 11:30 a.m. [NO LATE DISMISSAL]

Finally, all are invited to attend Christmas Eve Liturgy at 10 p.m. Dec. 24 in the Shrine of St. Philippine Duchesne. This is a beautiful, joyful and prayerful way to celebrate the birth of Jesus!

If you have questions about any of our December events, please call the school office at 636-946-6127.

First Class students prepared a Thanksgiving play for their parents, who joined them in other holiday activities while visiting their classroom before the break. Here, Mrs. Metcalf’s students pose in the replication of the Mayflower that they helped create.