Moms, don’t miss out on an opportunity to create a stronger bond with your daughter! GIRLS IN THE KNOW is offering a 4-week series at ASH that’s designed for girls ages 9–13 and their mothers. Topics will include safety, bullying, nutrition, exercise, friendships, self-esteem, puberty and much more! Led by a group of female professionals, this 4-week program will meet on Sundays, January 10, 17, 24 and 31, 2016 (from 4–5 p.m. in Cribbin Hall Library), teaching healthy communication skills to strengthen the mother-daughter bond while promoting positive self-esteem. REGISTER NOW—sessions are limited to 20 mother-daughter pairs. $125 per family, scholarships available.

For all of your gifting needs… the Academy’s Innisbrook account is still open and will remain active until June 1, 2016. Whether you need the gift wrap or the gift itself, check out the Innisbrook selections at innisbrook.com/.

The St. Louis Review highlighted St. Philippine’s prayer life and the 24 Hours of Adoration in the Shrine Nov. 13–14. CLICK HERE to view the article.

We’re looking forward to the Mothers’ Club Taste of Christmas Boutique on Saturday, Nov. 7! It’s a great way to shop many of your favorite vendors under one roof!  Click here to check out fantastic Boutique Raffle prizes. Hope to see you there.

With winter approaching, the November issue of the Catholic School Health Information newsletter contains helpful information about the flu.

All are invited to attend the first presentation in this year’s Sacred Heart Spirituality and Education Speakers Series at Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School. On Friday, November 6, Donna Collins, RSCJ, will present Sacred Heart Spirituality Giving Rise to a Philosophy of Education: Responding to a Changing World at 9:30 a.m. in the Parlor Dining Room.

Sister Collins is the principal at VIlla Duchesne and a board member at Sheridan Road, Chicago. The Sacred Heart Spirituality Speakers Series is sponsored by the Mums of Alums at Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School for the benefit of the entire Sacred Heart family. 

Saturday, Oct. 31 and Sunday Nov. 1
2:00 p.m.
Cribbin Hall
 
Two inept detectives, Cagney and Lacey, have been put in charge of protecting an unusual family until the mother, Elvira Bytes, can testify against a ruthless crime mob. The police are unaware, however, that Elvira, her husband Barnabas, and their three kids are vampires! The parents are trying to change the family ways but it isn’t easy with  a sarcastic teenage daughter, Scarlett, who uses a voodoo doll, and teenage son, Jason, who thinks he is also a werewolf. Only the youngest daughter, Raven, wants to be normal. When she brings home a new friend, Cagney and Lacey go on high alert, which isn’t easy for the two detectives who are not the brightest bulbs on the force. Is this new friend an associate of mob bosses Lucky Lucy and the germ-a-phobic Minnie the Mouth? Will two arrogant hotshot cops, Starsky and Hutch, have to step in to help? Sink your teeth into this comedy!

Beginning Monday, October 26, at 9 a.m., parents will be able to sign up for next month’s Parent-Teacher Conferences via PT Conference Maker. The link will NOT be active until registration begins. Registration will continue through Friday, November 6, at 12 p.m.

Parent-Teacher Conferences will take place November 11–13.

Learning strategies for our Middle School single gender classes were the focus for KMOV Channel 4 reporter Steve Harris when he visited ASH recently.

Check out his story here.

“The only way to hook  children on reading for pleasure is to allow them to read for pleasure.” Check out this list of great books for kids of all ages (be sure to scroll down far enough to reach the list).