110 W. Main St.

DuQuoin, Illinois

STAFF

Monsignor Harry J. Jerome, Pastor

Alan Thompson, Principal

Antoinette Haner, Secretary

Sacred Heart School is a small elementary school (pre-K through 8) located in the city of DuQuoin in Southern Illinois. It is part of the Diocese of Belleville under the leadership of Bishop Edward Braxton.

HANDBOOK (K-8)	Pre-K HANDBOOK	ATHLETIC HANDBOOK	FACULTY
CALENDAR	LUNCH MENU	KEYNOTES	TUITION FEES
EXTRA CURRICULAR	FORMS	FUND RAISERS	AFTER CARE
HISTORY	CONTACT US	LINKS	ACADEMIC

Handbook (K-8)

A copy of the SHS Handbook will be scanned onto this page.

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Pre-K Handbook

A copy of the SHS pre-K Handbook will be scanned onto this page.

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Athletic Handbook

A copy of the SHS Athletic Handbook will be scanned onto this page.

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Calendar (2005-06)

A calendar showing the days in and out of school will be scanned onto the page. It also will have early outs, no bus days, quarter and semester ending dates. Parents will be able to see when mid-term progress reports and grade card will be sent home.

SACRED HEART SCHOOL

Calendar

2005-2006

August 9 Principals Meeting

August 10-11 In-Service for one teacher (Belleville)

August 19 Teacher In-Service

August 22 First Day of Student Attendance/Bus Service ALL DAY (Cafeteria Open)

September 5 NO SCHOOL – Labor Day

September 13 Early Dismissal – 1:45 (Public School Open House)

September 23 10:45 am Dismissal – School Improvement Day/Bus Service (Public S P/T)

October 3 TEST WEEK

October 7 NO SCHOOL Institute Day at Sacred Heart (Haffner Hall)

October 10 NO SCHOOL Columbus Day

October 31 10:45 am Dismissal – Parent-Teacher Conference/Bus Service (PS In-Service)

November 11 NO SCHOOL Veteran’s Day

November 23 Early Dismissal – 1:45 pm Bus Service/No After Care

November 24-25 NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving Vacation

December 9 10:45 am Dismissal – School Improvement Day/Bus Service

December 21 11:15 am Dismissal – NO BUS & NO AFTER CARE

December 22

Through NO SCHOOL Winter Break

January 2

January 3 School Resumes – NO BUS SERVICE

January 16 NO SCHOOL Martin Luther King’s Birthday

January 30

Through Catholic Schools Week

February 3

February 14 10:45 am Dismissal – School Improvement Day/Bus Service

February 20 NO SCHOOL President’s Day

March 17 11:15 am Dismissal – Parent-Teacher Conferences NO BUS P.M.

March 30 No Public School SACRED HEART IN SESSION/NO BUS P.M.

March 31 NO SCHOOL District Institute Day

April 12 Early Dismissal 1:45 pm Bus Service/NO AFTER CARE

April 13

Through NO SCHOOL – Spring Break

April 17

April 18 School Resumes

May 23 Tentative Last Day of School (If snow days are not used) 10:45 Dismissal

May 29 NO SCHOOL Memorial Day

June 1 Tentative Last Day of School (If snow days are used) 10:45 Dismissal

Monthly

This calendar will have all events concerning the school for the month that are scheduled by the beginning of the month. Weekly updates will be found in the Key Notes sent out by the Principal.

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Lunch Menu

The lunch menu will be updated every two weeks at this spot.

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From Mr. Thompson’s Desk

Attitude is the key to everything. A newsletter is sent out to parents concerning current events, reminders, and general information on items that pop up throughout the month. Newsletters are sent out on an irregular basis depending upon what is currently happening at the school.

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Faculty

Monsignor Harry J. Jerome	Pastor/ Religion
Alan Thompson	Principal/6^th Math/Language Arts/Social Studies/AD	B.S. Elementary Ed., Illinois State University M.S. Educational Administration, Eastern Illinois University	alanthompson71@yahoo.com
Jessica Foster	3	B.S. Elementary Ed., Illinois State University	jessicafoster82@yahoo.com
Mary Riggio	1 & 2	B.S. Art, Eastern IL University	mriggio@sacredheartdq.org
Deborah Powell	Kindergarten	B.S. Elementary Ed., Eastern IL University	dpowell@sacredheartdq.org
Leanna Tanner	Pre-K	B.S. Elementary Ed., Southern IL University M.S. Ed. Southern IL University	ltanner@sacredheartdq.org
Jane Fontana	Music	B.S. Music, University of Illinois	jfontana@sacredheartdq.org
Antoinette Haner	Secretary		ahaner@sacredheartdq.org
Mary Smith	Part-time 2^nd grade/6^th Religion

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Academics

Sacred Heart School is noted for its high academic standards. Students leave SHS with a confidence that they have the basic knowledge that will allow them to continue with their education with skill and efficiency. Academics at Sacred Heart School are top priority and students consistently progress to high levels.

The grading scale at Sacred Heart School is higher than that of the local public schools. So, as students progress to the next level they are already in a higher level than their public school counterparts. Students are expected to perform at a higher level at SHS and continue to do so when they leave the halls of SHS.

The curriculum includes Reading, Math, English, Social Studies, Science, Spelling, and Religion. Physical Education, Art, and Music are also incorporated into the classroom work. Extracurricular activities enhance the overall education that is received at Sacred Heart School. Along with the moral and Christian attitudes that are included in the day-to-day activities students leave with “A Quality Education With Religion Values”.

GRADING SCALE

A	93-100
B	86-92
C	78-85
D	70-77
E	Below 69

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Tuition/fees

Catholic – 1 child 2 or more	$1450 per year $1600 per family
Non-Catholic – 1 child 2 or more	$2000 $2200
Pre-K	$200 per month per child

• Tuition Assistance is available upon application for both Catholic and Non-Catholic families. Forms may be obtained from the school office. All tuition assistance information is confidential.
• Tuition assistance is not available for pre-K.
• Those families who have students in both pre-K and upper grades must pay school tuition AND pre-K tuition.
• Parents wishing to enroll pre-K students for less than 5 days per week will have tuition adjusted.
• Pre-k tuition is payable on the first school day of the month September through May (lunch and snack milk is not included in tuition).
• Tuition (K-8) may be paid weekly, monthly, quarterly, or in one lump sum. Those families receiving help from family members and/or parishioners are asked to be sure the student’s name is on the envelop to insure payment gets credited to the student it is intended for.
• Regular statements will be sent to all families with updates on your status of tuition payments and any other fees, charged lunches, etc. that are due.

Book Fees

• There is a $90 book fee per child in grades K-8 payable by September 1.

Party and PTA dues

• Each child is required to pay party dues of $3.00.
• Each family is required to pay PTA dues of $3.00.

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After Care (AC)

After Care is an after school program for those families who need child care at the end of the school day. After Care (AC) is open until 5:00 P.M.

· After Care (AC) is held in the pre-k room.

· The AC fee is $5 per child per day (K-8). After Care is included in the pre-K tuition.

· Advanced notice is preferred if a student is to go to AC. You may call the school in the event of an emergency if your child needs to be sent to After Care.

· AC students receive a snack.

· Any students who have not been picked up by 3:00 P.M. on a regular school day will be placed in AC and the parents will be charged the AC fee. The same holds true for any early out days.

· AC is available on early out days until 5:00 P.M. except on early out days proceeding Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter vacations.

· All AC fees are payable on Monday following the week your child was in AC.

· Any student not picked up from AC by the 5:00 closing time will be assessed a fee of $1 per each quarter hour until they are picked up.

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Extracurricular

The following extracurricular activities are offered at SHS

· Basketball

· Volleyball

· Speech

· Student Council

· Yearbook

· Scholar Bowl

· Guardian Angel Patrol (GAP)

· Safety Patrol

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Forms

Various school forms will be scanned onto this page. Parents will be able to down load forms, in the event the forms are due and have failed to be sent in or have been lost. This will include forms for field trips, physicals, tuition assistance, photo release, etc.

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Fund Raisers

(ALL PARENTS ARE EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN ALL FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES!)

Sacred Heart School collects the following to raise funds for the school:

• Box Tops for Education ($.10/ Box Top)
• Tyson A+ labels ($.24/label)
• Inkjet printer cartridges ($3/ cartridge)
• Campbell Soup Labels (redeemable for merchandise)
• The SHS PTA is sponsoring a cell phone recycling campaign this year. The school will receive $3 for each cell phone collected during the drive.

Sacred Heart School sells Kroger Gift Cards

• $10 cards (worth $10) may be purchased from the school.
• Cards are “refillable” and the school receives 5% of all additional dollars added to the card. Holders may add up to $500 on the card.
• Cards can be used at any Kroger or Kroger affiliate across the United States.
• Kroger Affiliates are listed on the cards for easy reference.
• Cards may be used with the Kroger Plus cards so consumer still gets the discount benefit of Kroger Plus.
• Cards are not usable for services. (Eventually cards will be useable at Kroger gas pumps.)

Other Fund-raiser Events

• PTA Chili Supper – Held in October prior to the DuQuoin Halloween Parade
• Trivia Night – Held on the Saturday evening prior to the beginning of Catholic Schools Week (last week in January)
• Chicken and Dumpling Bazaar – Held the first Sunday in May. This is the big fund-raiser of the year. All parents are expected to help in the planning, preparation, and conduction of. Members of the Parish also as