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Fourth Class students, their teacher Ms. Lammert, and some of their family members attended a private screening of the movie “Wonder” at St. Charles 18 Cine recently. Later, the students compared and contrasted the movie with the book, which they had read in October. Wonder is the story of a boy with a very different appearance, who struggles for acceptance in middle school. Thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Reiser for providing T-shirts that featured an important message from the story: “choose kind.”

In a tradition dating back decades, each Academy family is invited to provide a basket of food for those in need. As we joyfully anticipate Jesus’ birth during Advent, assembling items for a food basket can become  special family activity. When P-8 students, faculty, staff, parents, alums and friends gather for CHRISTMAS BASKET MASS on Thursday, Dec. 21 in Rauch Memorial, hundreds of bountiful baskets on the bleachers will illustrate the great generosity of our families. This is a prayerful way to part before the holidays and an opportunity to realize the abundance of our blessings.

We will be adding a five-day option to our new 3-year-old program, Little Acorns. For the 2018-19 school year, families will be able to choose a three-day (T, W, Th) or five-day (M-F) program. Little Acorns meets from 8 a.m. to noon with optional Stay and Play in the afternoon. This year, Little Acorns is exclusive to Academy families, but will be open to ALL families next year. If you have a Little Acorn–or know someone who does–please contact Lisa Tebbe, Admissions Director. [Applicants must be three years old by July 1, 2018, and potty-trained.]

The Academy Mothers’ Club invites  you and your special guests to Breakfast with Santa! Join us on Saturday, Dec. 9, from 9 to 11 a.m. for a personal visit with the Jolly Old Elf, crafts, home-baked cookies and more. Register here.

• Coming to the Academy of the Sacred Heart  and Assumption School
• Sundays, January 7, 14, 21 & 28, 2018 from 4-5 p.m. (first two weeks at Assumption, last two weeks at the Academy)

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The Network of Sacred Heart Schools in the United States and Canada has launched a new website: sacredheartusc.education. The Network invites you to 

• Discover the mission of Sacred Heart education in Canada and the United States.
• Meet our 24 member schools as well as other Sacred Heart schools around the world. 
• Learn how we extend the mission of the Society of the Sacred Heart through education. 
• Explore our programs and resources, and most importantly our commitment to form future leaders to serve with faith, intellect and compassion. 

The previous Network site, www.sofie.org, will stay live through the end of the year, but is no longer being updated.

We observed the Feast of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, beloved foundress of our school, on Friday, Nov. 17 with an all-school liturgy in Rauch Memorial. Rev. Zac Povis presided at the liturgy attended by students, parents, faculty and staff, alumni and parents of alumni. Pre-Primary students took part in the opening procession, laying oak leaves at the feet of a wooden statue of St. Philippine that was recently gifted to the Academy by Rob and Susie Le Clercq of Lake Forest, Ill., “in gratitude for many blessings received from Philippine Duchesne while in their home.” Carved by liturgical artist Sebastian Buscher, the statue now graces the entrance of Cribbin Hall library. 

• St. Philippine Duchesne by Sebastian Buscher
• Read more about the statue and its restoration.