Elementary School Annual Art Show - April 14th

Sacred Heart Elementary School is holding it's annual Art Show on April 14th. All are welcome to attend. The attached artwork is by Maryam Ameer (JP). Show time is 6:30-8pm and art will be displayed in the Elementary School corridors.

Pancake Supper was a Huge Success Tonight!

The Parents' Guild hosted a pancake supper tonight at the school.  It was scheduled for Shrove Tuesday but that was a snow storm and had to be cancelled.  Rather than cancel it totally, they set a new date of today.

Thank you to the Guild Executive for all the work in preparing for it and to all their helpers!

Sacred Heart Students on Exchange

Several students arrived from our Network schools on exchange this week.

Alix Vérin (Bondues, France) hosted by Madeleine Peet 9W.

Lauriane Dussart (Bondues, France ) hosted by Michaela Hammond 9R

Sophie Kemp (Dublin, Ireland) hosted by Katherine Culligan 9R

Chloé Slosse (Amiens, France) hosted by Meghan Beland 10R

We continue to welcome Valentina Wegener from our school in Riedenburg, Austria, hosted by Juliana Murphy,10R

Ailin Chant was on exchange in Madrid over the Break. Shown are photos of Ailin on a school trip to Valencia.

Mairin Sullivan was on exchange over the Break in Hamburg. Shown are photos of Mairin on a host family trip to Berlin.

If you want to learn more about our Exchange Program, please contact, Charlotte Riley criley@shsh.ca or Monica Rojo mrojo@shsh.ca or call 902-422-4459.

Mairin Sullivan on exchange in Hamburg but visiting Berlin in these shots.

Sacred Heart High School Students in Europe!

A number of our Sacred Heart high school students (girls and boys) were on a March Break trip in Europe with Miss McMullen & Mrs. McQuaid. They spent time visiting Sacred Heart in Hammersmith, England as well as many other sites!

In front of Sacré Coeur!

Journée de la Francophonie

The Elementary School recently had a special French visitor.  

Malini MacDonald from the Taste of Mauritius Catering & Takeaway wrote:

"I wanted to firstly thank you for the opportunity to showcase a piece of Mauritius with your beautiful school and wonderful students today.

 

Quelle belle initiative pour toute l'école, et biensûr surtout pour les élèves!

 

Mille mercis à toi Rohini de m'avoir invité à partager les Gâteaux Napolitaines et surtout la culture Mauricienne pendant cette journée spéciale, Journée de la Francophonie. Mme. Allison Comeau et Monsieur le directeur Stephen Tugwell merci à vous pour votre accueil chaleureux aujourd'hui. J'étais ravi de pouvoir faire votre connaissance. J'espère que vous avez aimé les sucreries Mauriciennes et que tout était d'un niveau satisfaisant. Si jamais vous désirez re-partager cette culture ou même d'autres plats Mauriciens, que ce soit d'origine française ou indienne, n'hésitait pas à me contacter.

 

Veuillez agréer, Mesdames et Monsieur, mes salutations distinguées."

 

Congratulations to Anisha Rajaselvam!

Grade 7 student, Anisha Rajaselvam, raised $2,100 on her own selling cards to raise money for children's cancer research at the IWK.   All the cards had her own paintings on the front. 

The IWK Foundation said "The fundraser was a huge success and raised an astounding $2,100 for children's cancer research.  Fundraisers like this are made extra special when the community gets involved to lend a helping hand!"

Congratulations, Anisha!

Anisha also got fourth place in the 2015 National Poetry contest!

  

Authors Visit Sacred Heart Elementary School

Throughout the school year the Elementary School students had the amazing opportunity to work with real Nova Scotian authors. This was possible through the WITS (Writers in the Schools) program. The Nova Scotia Writers Federation administers the program. Recently, we welcomed our sixth author. Jackie Halsey, author of The Terrible Horrible Smelly Pirate, Bluenose Adventure  and Explosion Newsie. She spent a day with grade primary students who prepared for her visit by decorating the library with pirate pictures. Our grade four students were mesmerized by her books on the Bluenose and the Halifax Explosion.  Her books focused on children their age who had adventures on the Bluenose and during the Halifax Explosion. The love of reading and writing was celebrated.

Previous authors who spent time with elementary grades were Daphne Greer, Jacob’s Landing,   Alison Delory, Lunar Lifter, Janet Barkhouse, The Pit Pony Picture Bookand Sable Island and Joanne Light, Susie the Orangutan.  Deirdre Dwyer provided a writers’ workshop for our grade five and grade six students.