Sacred Heart School of Halifax student, Sarah Polley, is 14-years old and swims for the Halifax Trojan Aquatic Club, and at the Canadian swimming championships in Montreal she placed 2nd in the 200m backstroke, and 4th in the 100m freestyle event. Over 1,000 swimmers competed, 22 from Nova Scotia. Sarah Polley is one of only two Nova Scotians in the top 5 at this championship event. Sarah Polley and three others teamed up to set a new Provincial record for the 14-and-under 4x200 freestyle relay.
7.28.2013
6.25.2013
Dear elementary school families,
There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island.
- Walt Disney
School's out, and it's summer at last. It's time for the kids to head outside and explore, go on adventures, and have fun in the sun. And, it's also time for us to help our kids lose themselves in some great books...
The TD Summer Reading Club kicks off today! Heather Doepner, the children's librarian at the Spring Garden Road Branch Public Library visited us in assembly a few weeks ago and told us all about it. If your child has never participated in this program before, it's a great way to keep them reading for fun through the summer. And the folks at the library even claim that "research shows that kids who take part in the TD Summer Reading Club keep up or improve their reading skills, and return to school in September ready to learn."
The big challenge of getting and keeping your child engaged in reading is connecting them up with the right books and authors. The staff at the library and at Woozles are experts in doing just that. What I have to offer you today are lists. Lists of award-winning books can really help get you off to a good start and heading in the right direction.
Happy reading!
The Newbery Medal honors the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
The Caldecott Medal honors the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
The Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award is an Atlantic Canadian book award which allows children to choose their favourite Canadian and Atlantic Canadian books.
The Battle of the Books is a program started by Woozles in 1986 to promote the joy of reading through friendly competition.
6.17.2013
$500,000 + in University Scholarships!
Grads earned $500,000+ in Univ. scholarships! Sacred Heart=World Class! Congratulations, Graduates!
6.11.2013
Sacred Heart Debate Camp, August 19-23, 2013
The Annual Sacred Heart Debate Camp
under the direction of Mr. Brian Casey
will be held
August 19 - 23
at Sacred Heart School of Halifax.
Debate Camp days run from 9am - 4pm.
Cost is $400 ($100 less for local families who take a billet.)
For Debate Camp details, see:
https://sites.google.com/site/shshdebatecamp/
Headmistress' Letter - June 11, 2013
Dear Colleagues and Families,
As I sat down to write this letter, a poem by Ted Loder* entered my head:
How silently, how silently
the wonderous gift is given.
the wonderous gift is given.
I would be silent now,
and expectant -
and expectant -
that I might receive the gift I need
to become a
gift that others need.
to become a
gift that others need.
Soon, our year will close with traditional Prize Ceremonies, Graduations, and other opportunities for expressions of growth and gratitude. I am grateful for some silent time last weekend that led me to realize, I don't want my first year at SHSH to come to an end. Throughout these past 10 months the wonderous gift was given. You welcomed me into the community, and helped me claim this school as my own. I love it here and could not have asked for more in this first year among you.
I am very proud of our students for their tremendous accomplishments, their kindness, the way they look adults in the eye and communicate, the doors they hold for others, the awareness, curiosity, boldness, joy, honesty, initiative, laughter, homesick tears, hugs, and back-slapping that they share. Our students are engaged in life. They open themselves to growth. They are learning, stretching. They make me proud.
I am deeply grateful to my colleagues who pour themselves out in the service of education - be it in a classroom, keeping the grounds, office work, or cleaning the hallways late at night ... we have a team that goes the extra mile for our students. And, they enjoy and sppot one another. We are blessed.
I thank God for our parents, alums, grandparents, PALs, and friends. You bring warmth and make possible many positive unique experiences because you are connected, giving back, housing or billeting students, and supporting our School in countless ways. Among you are members of the Board, and Board Committees, the Parents' Guild, and Alumnae/i Executive. We spend hours in meetings, execute great ideas, have fun at events, and I know you share my gratitude for the tremendous power of our strong community.
Our school is absolutely unique. Nobody else has Congé or Primes, no others have brother and sister schools across our world - school cousins who share the same goals. The values embedded in a Sacred Heart education are the strongest way to serve young people today, and our connections throughout the world will guide us throughtomorrow.
I know we need a summer vacation; our graduates need to move on; our Junior Primary children are ready for Primary. I look forward to my annual retreat - to enter into 8 days of silence to be expectant and receptive, and to simply be with the wonderous gift of this year. You will remain in my prayers.
With warmth and gratitude,
Sr. Anne Wachter
Sr. Anne Wachter
*Ted Loder, Guerrillas of Grace
6.10.2013
Congratulations to our Provincial Math Champions!
Sacred Heart Elementary School took the #1 Provincial spot in
grades 4, 5, and 6 in the Mathematica Centrum's annual national mathematics
contests in April this year!
Anisha Rajaselvem - Provinical Champion in the Byron-Germain (Gr.
4) National Mathematics Contest!
William Nickerson - Provincial Champion in the Fibonacci (Gr. 5)
National Mathematics Contest!
Madison James - Provincial Champion in the Pythagoras (Gr. 6)
National Mathematics Contest!
Congratulations to our Elementary Students!
Congratulations to our Elementary Students!
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