"The Sound of Plaid" opened to Rave Reviews last night!

Congratulations to the cast and crew on their opening night of "The Sound of Plaid". Tickets are sold out for tonight's performance (Friday) but are still available for Saturday, April 6th for the 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 performances.  Please call 422-4459 for tickets.

FRIDAY TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT! - Friday, April 5th at 7:30 pm    

Saturday, April 6th at 2:00 pm    .....tickets $10 adult/$8 student & senior
Saturday, April 6th at 7:30 pm    .....tickets $10 adult/$8 student & senior

2013 Waterloo Math Competition Results! Congratulations!

Congratulations to our girls on their Math Accomplishments:

Gr. 11 Fermat Contest – 3 Provincial Honour Roll Students :  Kathleen MacLellan, Zoe McIntyre and Mia Cao.  These 3 students will also receive a Certificate of Distinction for their high scores.

Gr. 10 Cayley Contest – 3 Provincial Honour Roll Students:  Mattea Roach, Laura Bullock and Rebecca Butler.  These 3 students will also receive a Certificate of Distinction for their high scores.

Gr. 9  Pascal Contest – 8 Provincial Honour Roll Students:  Emma McLean, Anya Frieson, Sarah Polley, Kinza Hart, Alexandra Baillie, Rory Flynn, Jessica Lopez, and Robin Short.  The first 4 students Emma, Anya, Sarah and Kinza will also receive a Certificate of Distinction.

Emma McLean scored a perfect score of 150 out of 150 on the Gr. 9 Pascal Contest.  She was one of 68 perfect scores across Canada with a total of 22 669 students participating.  Emma was one of two students in N.S. and one of three students in Atlantic Canada with a perfect score. 

We also placed 3^rd out of 41 schools in the  team competition consisting of Emma, Anya and Sarah in the Pascal Contest.

Author Haroon Akram-Lodhi Speaking at Sacred Heart March 27th

Sacred Heart School of Halifax is pleased to say that Haroon Akram-Lodhi will be speaking today to both high schools.  Haroon is a professor at Trent University (International Development Studies) where he teaches agrarian political economy.  He is a very compelling speaker.

He is in Halifax to launch his newly released book, Hungry For Change:  Farmers, Food Justice and the Agrarian Question, at Saint Mary's University.  The book uses a story-telling approach to help the reader understand the basis of the current global food crisis.

Sacred Heart School of Halifax Girls' Robotics Team

The Girls’ High School Robotics Team is busy building their robot for competition in this year’s RobotsEAST competition, May 3^rd and 4^th of this year.  The theme this year is entitled “Checkmate”.  The team initially attended the competition in 1999 and has attended the tournament annually since 2004.  Throughout the years, they have been successful in winning various aspects of the competition (logo, multimedia, best engineered robot), and they placed 2^nd overall in the Championship in 2007.  

Good luck, girls!

Meredith Otley, Gr. 7, Raises $15,000 to Build School in Africa!

Congratulations to Meredith Otley, Gr. 7 who raised $15,000 for World Vision to build a school in Africa!  This fundraising took place over a 16 month period and she and her friend reached their goal recently.  Sacred Heart is proud of you, Meredith!

Weekly Update, Ms. Scott, March 25

The unexpected snow day made for a shorter first week back after our March Break, but the sun today does give a feeling of hope that spring is coming.

Today we welcomed fourteen visiting students in Grades 7 – 9.  If you know of students who are interested in Sacred Heart for next year, please encourage them to come and spend a day.  Arrangements can be made through Ms. Robyn Erickson, our Admissions Director.

Congratulations to Hannah Bekkers, Rachel Field and Bailey Francis on gaining their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award.

Network of Sacred Heart Schools Summer Service Project - Congratulations to Bailey Francis, Grade 10 for being accepted for the Service and Justice Project in July Greenwich, Connecticut.

Congratulations to Emma McLean, Grade 9 for her perfect score in the Pascal Mathematics Competition administered by the Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing at the University of Waterloo.

Meredith Otley, Grade 7, along with a friend from Gorsebrook JHS, raised $15,000 for World Vision to build a school in Africa.  They had a number of fund-raising activities over the last 16 months and we congratulate Meredith on reaching and surpassing their goal!

Athletics: Curling Provincials took place in Chester this week.  Although our team of Claire McCusker, Claire Reardon, Alexandra van der Valk and Clara Westhaver did not win their games they had a lot of fun.  Special thanks to Coach David McCusker.

We are now moving into badminton season.  Congratulations to the following students who will represent Sacred Heart at the Metro Badminton Championships next week: U14 Singles – Carolyn Smith; Doubles – Hannah Baillie, Emma Butler; U16 Singles – Markley Wakeland; Doubles – Razan Al-Sharkawi, Julie Inglis; U19 Doubles – Claire McCusker, Basia Sowinski-Banfield.   Good luck, girls!

‘The Sound of Plaid ‘- tickets are now on sale at the reception desk or outside the study hall before school every morning.  Ticket information is as follows:

Thursday, April 4th at 7:30 pm - all tickets $15, includes a post-show dessert reception

Friday, April 5th at 7:30 pm - $10 adult/ $8 student &senior

Saturday, April 6th at 2:00 pm - $10 adult/$8 student &senior

Saturday, April 6th at 7:30 pm - $10 adult/$8 student &senior

March 20, 2013 - Headmistress Letter

March 20, 2013 Headmistress Letter

Dear Colleagues and Families,  My year of transition to Nova Scotia unfolds day by day. Jogging in the soft snowfall at Point Pleasant Park last Friday was delightful, but Monday's bone-chilling return after March Break floored me. Finally, today the new Headmistress from California heeded Mother Nature's howling call for a snow day. Honestly, I am now eager for pastels, green grass, Easter Eggs and I'm itching to swing a golf club! Fashion is not my thing, but I think Mother Nature might be the only one wearing white in Halifax on this first day of spring. Patience is a virtue, eh? Last week the children were on vacation, and we restored the floor of the Large Parlour. Please stop in to experience the historic beauty of our 1849 building! Also over break, we completed the editing of our school video; it has been played over 1,300 times in these first few days. You can view it on the front page of our website. Thank you for passing it to others, and for the feedback provided. I often take time to consider the whirl of our school activity in light of the five Goals and Criteria of Sacred Heart education. This morning, as the wind settles down and snow ploughs dig us out, I am pondering our Goals: Holy Week starts on Sunday, Pope Francis was installed yesterday, Emma McLean in grade 9 received a perfect score on the Pascal Mathematics Contest; Meredith Otley in grade 7 raised $15,000 for the education of children in the developing world; the April 27th Bursary Dinner plans are in full swing; we will host another Bring a Friend Day this Friday (HRSB has a PD day for grades P-9); our Parent's Guild will have an adult Karaoke Night this Friday; on Saturday we will give the entrance exam and promote our school at the Sunnyside Mall; the high school students are gearing up for a weekend curling tournament, and fine-tuning the musical production of The Sound of Plaid(April 4-6). Our approach keeps students at the centre and is rooted in the Goals and Criteria that call us to ongoing development - spiritually, intellectually, regarding social conscience and action, community participation, and personal growth. Our Goals shape us, our mission is strong - and I am blessed to be here where warmth emanates from the heart of God alive in our midst. You are in my thoughts and prayers, Sr. Wachter

Prayer Corner (Requests may be sent to Patricia Nichols or Sr. Wachter)

Two of our grandparents have recently died, so please keep their families in your prayers: Kate Yeomans' maternal grandmother, Donna Binns, and Mr. Murphy, grandfather of Kathleen MacLellan. We continue to pray for Cynthia Goshn, Gr. 9, who is in hospital. Zoe, the baby sister of Emma Hart (Senior Primary), was born last week - congratulations to the Hart Family!I am praying for the Roman Catholic Church as Pope Francis assumes leadership. It is unusual for a priest of a religious order to be chosen, and for us it is special to have a Jesuit in this role. The brother of Madeleine Sophie Barat, Founder of the Society of the Sacred Heart, was a Jesuit. Our Sacred Heart charism is rooted in Ignatian spirituality. Jesuits are educators. In other words - Jesuits and Sacred Heart are like cousins ... the Sacred Heart people in Argentina have known the new Pope very well.  Fr. Earl Smith, celebrant for our Elementary liturgies is a Jesuit, and St. Mary's University was started by the Jesuits. The religious vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience (also termed: to share, love, and serve) are the vows of Pope Francis - and already, the influence of this is being experienced. May Pope Francis be true to his name by living a simple life of service rooted in prayer as he leads efforts to lovingly rebuild the church, and uphold the integrity of creation. Related links:  on the finances of the Vatican; the Pope's history in Argentina; and commentary and excerpts ofPope Francis' Inagural Speech.

Admissions NotesContact: Robyn Erickson

Bring a Friend - On Friday, March 22, the HRSB will have a PD day for grades P-9, and we will welcome visitors. Please submit this form in advance. For 2013-14, we are seeking PreSchool children (age 4 by the end of 2013); if you know prospective families, please encourage them to check out Sacred Heart (PreSchool tuition is eligible for a tax receipt).Our Entrance Exam for Gr. 7-12 will be given this Saturday at 9am; walk-ins are welcome. Sunnyside Mall - Our School booth will inside the Bib 'n Tucker Entrance near Pete's throughout the day, join us. Our Sacred Heart banner will be in the Food Court of the Halifax Shopping Centre through March 31.  April 22 will be Movie Night at Empire Theatre, Bayers Lake. Sacred Heart students, friends and prospective students are welcome. The movie, Matilda, is most appropriate for Grades 4-12, however those under age 10 need adult supervision at the Theatre. Tickets are free and available by sending a request toMs. Robyn Erickson that includes the names of attendees, as well as the email address and contact phone number of the parent(s). There are many outstanding opportunities for those who provide home-stay for an International Student; you are invited to contact Alison Boyer for more information (aboyer@shsh.ca, 422-4459). This is a wonderful way to put Goals IV and V into action!

Sacred Heart Community Activities

The Sound of Plaid - April 4, 5, 6 Tickets for our high school musical production can be purchased at reception and during the evening of parent/teacher interviews.  Show times and tickets: Thursday, April 4@ 7:30pm,      $15 (includes a post show dessert reception) Friday, April 5 @ 7:30pm,      $10 adult/ $8 students & seniors Saturday, April 6 @ 2:00pm and 7:30pm,      $10 adult/$8 students & seniors Blessing of the Babies - April 9On April 9 at the 9am Easter Liturgy for the Elementary School, we will have a special blessing for babies (younger than preschool age) for our families and friends. If you have a little one, or know someone with a young child who can join us on the morning of April 9, please RSVP to Barb Martell,bmartell@shsh.ca.Grandparents' Day - April 26We would like to invite our grandparents to GP Day! Please send to the homeroom teachers the preferred Grandparent contact information (student's name, grandparents' names, emails and/or home addresses) so we can include them in this inaugural event! Bursary Dinner - April 27 Soiree Sacre Coeur will be held at the Lord Nelson Hotel. Those who purchase a table of 8 or 10 by Friday, March 22, are invited to join Sr. Wachter for a pre-reception at 6pm at the School. Tickets are available at our reception desk, online (click here), or go to http://shsh.fundraiserorders.com/admin/ Annual Giving Fund  In November, we sent each family an Annual Giving Fund request. As we begin spring, we want to follow-up with this request. 100% of our faculty, staff, administrators and Board members have participated, and we hope to have all of our parents onboard. A more formal reminder will come soon. Our website has an Annual Giving button, we will outline other ways to give as well. Thank you for joining our efforts to close the 10% gap between tuition and cost!