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REMEMBERING OUR DECEASED LOVED ONES As we approach All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day, our thoughts often rise to think of our family members and friends who have passed. Each year at the Villa, we offer our families the opportunity to write the names of their deceased loved ones on a...

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All Souls, Dia de los Muertos, Villa receives award

Honoring the Sacred Heart of Jesus At Sacred Heart Villa, we perform many practices which are tied to devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The religious congregation of Sisters that founded and ministers here is devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. All the students learn to pray to the Sacred ...

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Sacred Heart of Jesus, St. Margaret Mary feast day

Dining with Donors at Anthonino’s Taverna! For October’s Dining with Donors, we go to a restaurant that is a mere block away from the Villa: Anthonino’s, located at 2225 Macklind Avenue. This well-known, family-owned restaurant offers a unique menu that is a “mix of rich, ...

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Dining with Donors, Anthonino's

Some Q and A about Virtual Trivia Night October 17th, our Virtual Trivia Night is fast approaching! You decide if you want to gather with friends and loved ones, or stay apart in your own homes. You will connect with them through a breakout room on Zoom just like you would be sitting around a tab...

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trivia questions and answers

The Hill Got Hunted! Under a beautiful blue sky of the early fall morning on Saturday, September 26th over 110 children and their families joined for Hunt the Hill. By 8:00 AM, families started arriving at the Villa to check in and receive their check list, a map of the Hill, a SHV pen and SHV li...

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Hunt the Hill, SHV fundraiser, September

Vendor Event During Hunt the Hill on September 26th Part of SHV’s Hunt the Hill is to promote small local businesses in our Hill neighborhood. We are also promoting some local vendors and crafters from the St. Louis area by having a vendor’s fair on the front lawn of the school! From ...

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Sacred Heart Villa, Hunt the Hill, loval vendors

Dining with Donors at Pietros!  Our Dining with Donors continues this month with the family-friendly Italian restaurant, Pietro’s.  Located at 3801 Watson Road, it is just a hop-skip-and a jump away from the Villa.  A portion of that days’ sales from both lunch and dinn...

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Dining with Donors, Pietro's

What is a Virtual Trivia Night? On Saturday, October 17, 2020 Sacred Heart Villa will have our first ever Virtual Trivia Night. A virtual trivia night is a cross between a regular trivia night with questions announced and you figure out the answers, and a mini-silent auction bidding with OneCause...

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Virtual trivia night, October 17

Hunt the Hill! Join us for a scavenger hunt in our school’s neighborhood. On Saturday, September 26th between 8AM to 10AM, your whole family can participate by either walking or riding around a central portion of the Hill looking for designated spots on the list.  Families will need to...

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Hunt the Hill, SHV fundraiser, September

How to Address Racism with Children On Friday, August 14th the faculty of SHV gathered for their second in-person meeting at the Villa in preparation for the beginning of our new school year. After spending the majority of two ZOOM meetings and a day and a half of in-person meetings on topics inv...

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Racism, Theresa Steinkamp

Welcoming Families Back to the Villa for the Start of School In the past, the Villa would kick off the school year with an ice cream social with the families the day before school started. This year we have to make new accommodations due to COVID-19 restrictions. Since parents and family members ...

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back to school, new order for 2020

Dining With Donors               Sacred Heart Villa has teamed up to help local area restaurants who have supported our efforts over the years. One Wednesday each month during the upcoming 2020-2021 school year, we will have a ...

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Dining Out for Donors

Preparing for Reopening School What’s been happening at the Villa in July? Ms. Kris, Sr. Alice, Ms. Karen, Enez, Michael and Nikko have been cleaning and preparing the classrooms. Nine classrooms will be transformed to prepare for 10 – 12 children per room for Nursery, PreK and Kinder...

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You Shop & Amazon gives to Sacred Heart Villa Are you aware of AmazonSmile? AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same service. Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the charitable organization of your choice. To date, Amazon...

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Welcome to the Villa’s New Culinarian: Sr. Margaret Mary Stoverink, ASCJ We are very excited to welcome back Sr. Margaret to Sacred Heart Villa. From 1982 - 83, she taught the four-year old class and from 2003-2004 she was assistant to the director, Sr. John Catherine. Sr. Margaret is a nat...

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Sister Margaret Mary, culinarian

Thankful You Gave from the Heart The SHV staff thanks our parents, friends and benefactors from the bottom of our hearts! Your generous donations pushed us well beyond our goal! We raised $7,005! You are helping our school tremendously! Updated laptops in every classroom will enable the teachers ...

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6/16  A Day of Giving From the Heart For 80 years, Sacred Heart Villa has been committed to providing an exceptional educational program rooted in strong Catholic values and a safe, nurturing environment. In order to provide for the best educational opportunities, it is important for each te...

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SHV 80th Graduation On the warm evening of June 3rd under a canopy of gray clouds, we celebrated SHV's 80th Graduation on the front lawn while keeping social distancing. The parents spread out their own lawn chairs in the front yard of the Villa. Each child had a traditional red graduation ca...

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Many Improvements Are Being Made at Sacred Heart Villa Many people may be wondering, “What is happening at the Villa these days?” While it seems a bit odd not to hear the sounds of the children, there is much going on at the Villa – inside and out. We have been utilizing this ti...

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Drive “Bye” Parade Ends the School Year on a Happy Note! What can you do to celebrate the end of this unusual school year?  The Villa staff planned a drive ‘bye” parade to give everyone a chance to show their love and warm wishes for a great and safe summer.  On ...

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Bringing Some Cheer and Love to Our Students In these last few weeks of school, teachers and aides have gone the extra mile to see their students’ smiling faces by making home visits.  They shared the love of the Heart of Jesus while keeping social distancing. The teachers would call t...

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Nursery 1 is Creating Still-Life Works of Art Our Nursery 1 teacher, Ms. Maria, has always shared her love for art with her students. So much so, she calls her students a nick name based on her favorite artist: “Vinnie van Goghs.” Ms. Maria is fond of an animated series for children o...

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It has been a long-standing tradition at Sacred Heart Villa to honor the Blessed Mother on the first Saturday of May.  For 79 years, our older students have participated in an outdoor May Crowning ceremony in which a decade of the rosary is prayed and the children were led in consecrating thems...

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SHV families and staff had a virtual school wide Teddy Bear Picnic on Friday, 4/24. Since we could not be together with the Villa community for our Spring Activity Day at Berra Park which was scheduled for that day, we decided to have a virtual picnic instead.  We hoped the children would feel ...

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The staff of SHV is working very diligently to stay connected to the students and families doing this time of social-distancing.  Teachers are having Zoom meetings with their classes and with individual families. Daily teachers and aides are posting self-made videos of lessons, singing, dancing...

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Kindergarten

Our dedicated teachers have stepped up to the challenge of creating learning plans during this challenging time while Sacred Heart Villa is closed due to the Coronavirus.  Kindergarten and PreK parents came by school to pick up students’ books which had been packed up by their teachers. T...

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The Sacred Heart Villa celebrated the birthday of Blessed Clelia Merloni, foundress of the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, on Tuesday, March 10, with an original play written by teachers, Ms. Karen and Sister Bridget.  The play was performed by the Kindergarten students, under the direct...

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Clelia play, Kindergarten

The work on the signs for the new playscape at Forest Park has entered the next phase.   Ellie Stevens and Madison Beirne from Forest Park Forever came to Sacred Heart Villa with Andrew Wald from Interoboro Partners, the design company of the playscape.  Three shapes were ch...

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Sacred Heart Villa has entered the second phase of the Forest Park Forever Playscape project.  In early October, as one of 4 schools selected to participate, the children of Sacred Heart Villa spent a day experiencing the trail and creek area of the park.  The children in grades Nursery 2,...

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Sacred Heart Villa Chosen for Forest Park Project The children and staff of Sacred Heart Villa enjoyed a day in nature in Forest Park on Tuesday, October 1st.  They were invited by Ellie Stevens, Education Coordinator of Forest Park Forever, to participate in a special project related to the...

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Volunteers from Maritz, Rebuilding Together St. Louis, and St. Joseph Academy joined forces on Friday, May 10 to add pizzazz to the back area of the play yard at Sacred Heart Villa.  Employees from Maritz partnered with Rebuilding Together in St. Louis to build a sensory walk along the back fen...

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The rain soaked grounds did not dampen the annual May celebrations at Sacred Heart Villa on Saturday, May 4th.  The May Crowning and barbecue took place as planned with a few weather related adjustments.  The May Crowning was held indoors on the playroom stage which was beautifully decorat...

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Sacred Heart Villa had a strong presence at the Mass commemorating the beatification of Blessed Clelia Merloni at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis on April 6, 2019.  Sister Maria Battaglia led the procession, carrying the relic of Blessed Clelia.  At the Offertory, Sister Bridget Smith,...

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