Dear Parents, January 31, 2011 What a busy week!! It is Catholic Schools Week this week and we have something special planned every day. Groundhog Day is Wednesday as well as the 100th day of school – more celebrating! Friday is Chinese New Year and Parents Day. I hope that you can spend the morning […]
The faculty continues the In-Depth Study of Science with three specific tasks: an analysis of the ITBS testing results; a review of our progress teaching the California Science Standards; and discussions of research-based, effective instructional techniques. As we complete these tasks we will create an action plan defining our goals to improve the Science program. […]
On Friday January 21st our school families met to make 30 year posters. Each pair of families selected a theme for their poster (ideas such as: our favorite things about SHS, adjectives that describe SHS, what SHS makes me think of) and the family members created artwork to place on the posters. Look for these […]
Students in grade 8 have finished their research papers and have moved on to the experimental portion of their science fair project, with log checks every other week. Sixth graders have just completed the planning stage (writing their QHP–question, hypothesis and detailed procedure) and will be ready to start experimenting this week. They will also […]
Dear Second Grade Families, The FIELD TRIP to Goleta to learn about the Monarch butterfly was great. The weather was pleasant and the docents were very informative. There will be more study of these amazing insects at a later time, but we had to go now as the butterflies are here now. This is a […]
Fourth Grade News Week of January 24th, 2011 I am very pleased with the results of both the English and math tests from last week. The students are working hard and progressing at a good pace. This week we begin our unit on measurement. I always enjoy teaching this because it allows for a lot […]
Dear Kindergarten Families, I hope all enjoyed this nice warm January weekend! We had a great time in Goleta at the Coronado preserve. Click this “link” to Ellwood grove — your children would enjoy visiting again. There have been several questions in regards to sight words. I feel we need to be able to spell the 18 […]
Dear Third Grade Parents and Families, We’ve reached the half-way point in the second trimester. Can you believe it? This Tuesday, you will find your child’s Trimester 2 Progress Report in his/her Work Folder. This Report is reflective of all work completed since November 29th, 2010. As I often tell my students, there are no […]
From January 2nd through Tuesday, January 25th, you can earn extra eScrip contributions by purchasing items at Vons with the “10% Back to Schools” tag. 10% of the price is automatically donated back to Sacred Heart School if your Vons card is registered with us. The bottom of your receipt will provide an update on […]
200 days! That’s how long students in The Archdiocese of Los Angeles Catholic Schools will be in their classrooms beginning next school year. This addition of 20 days to our present calendar of 180 days, bringing many benefits for our students, families, and staff, was announced by Dr. Kevin Baxter, Superintendent of Elementary Schools, at […]
