W E " H E A R T " N E W S Sacred Heart Catholic Academy Glendale, NY Januar y 201 8 Volum e 1, Issue 2 Happy New Year, SHCA! 8th Gr. Visits Hour Children by Angelina Pierre and Valentina Mote-Londono On December 11th, The SHCA 8th grade went on a trip to go to Hour Children. What is that, you may ask? It is a home for children whose mothers are in prison. This place helps and teaches the children while the mothers are serving their time. But they only take children from a few months to four years old, later passing them on to another company or home. These children get educated, fed, loved, and are cared for in this place. They have toys, clothes, and friends to keep them company. They do their best to keep the children safe and happy. Junior High Goes to St. John's University by: Anna Lampman & Olivia Gorski On Thursday, December 21st, the sixth, seventh, and eighth graders of Sacred Heart Catholic Academy took a field trip to St. John's University. They were there to experience an extraordinary women's basketball game. St. John's home team was playing against the Blue Buffaloes. There were lots of great defensive plays made by both teams. We had lots of fun playing trivia prior to the game and cheering the teams on. There was a student dressed as Santa, cheering with the pep squad. Sadly, St. John's lost, but the score was close. Even though they did not win, our school enjoyed the game very much. This is why they chose their company name: Hour Children was named to acknowledge the important hours that shape the life of a child with an incarcerated mother the hour of their mother s arrest, the hour of their visit, and the hour of her release. (http://hourchildren.org/) We 8th graders had so much fun over there! We got to carry the 4-11 month olds while they were sleeping (they were adorable!). We also got to play with the kind 1-2 ½ year olds. They had a rice box that could be played in as if it were sand and they also had normal toys. Last but not least, we ran around and played with the very hyper 3-4 year olds. They were dancing all around and some even took pictures of themselves on our phones! We also brought presents for them. The staff were very kind to us! They sorted everything out. Our class got into groups of 3-5 people and we each took about 10-20 minutes playing/talking with each age group. Once we finished our time with let s say the two year-olds, we would maybe then switch with a class and go with the 3-4 year-olds. This trip was, all in all, a blast. The kids were so cute and the staff was so nice. We couldn t ask for more. December marked the month of Advent during which the students prayed and lit the Advent candles each week during morning prayers.
WE "HEART" NEWS Page 2 Cookies & Milk with Pre-K by Rebecca Suffel Photo Credit: Mia Medina On Friday, December 22, the Pre-K classes had an event in the school auditorium called Cookies and Milk. The kids spent the morning coloring and eating sweets with their parents and friends. There was a long table full of cookies and another table with coffee and tea for the adults and milk for the children. At about 10:15, people began to pack up and get ready for church. The participating grades left the auditorium full on cookies and memories. THUMBPRINT COOKIES RECIPE by: Violette Harvey (with help from her dad, Eric Guido) (makes about 18 cookies) PREHEAT YOUR OVEN TO 350 degrees What you ll need: 1 ¾ cups of flour ½ teaspoon of baking powder ½ teaspoon of salt ¾ cup of unsalted butter 1 large egg (beaten) EITHER ⅛ teaspoon of vanilla extract OR half of a vanilla seed pod with the seeds scraped out (if using vanilla bean, add it to the sugar) Steps: Combine the salt, baking powder and flour in a bowl. In a stand or handheld mixer, add the sugar and butter and stir on low until it s FLUFFY! With the mixer on low, add your egg in and continue mixing. Now add your dry mixture to the mix in two batches (not all at once). Mix until a dough forms 6th Grade Grab Bag by: Avinash Singh/Photo Credit: Daniela Colmone This year our 6th grade class did a grab bag. We all participated. The kids closed their eyes and picked the presents out of the bag. They weren t even expecting the gifts that they were getting. Many were happy with the presents they had gotten. This grab bag party was awesome and we had a great time. I love the way we all cooperated and this was a great chance for us to get to know each other and what we like. I hope we do this every year. Now, with a 1 inch ice cream scooper, scoop one inch balls out of the dough and onto a non stick mat covered in sugar (if you don t have a non stick mat you can use parchment paper covered in sugar). Then, roll the ball in the sugar and put each ball on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. MAKE SURE THE BALLS ARE SPREAD APART A GOOD AMOUNT 8TH GRADE NATIVITY by: Taylor Wolfe Now, get an assortment of your favorite flavors of jelly. Place your thumb in the middle of each cookie ball (about half an inch down) Put about half a teaspoon of jelly in each thumbprint hole. Like always, the 8th grade Nativity was spectacular. The Nativity depicted a boy named Joseph and A girl named Mary. They were going to have a child who was going to be the son of God. He was born in a stable because they had to go back to Bethlehem and there was no room for them in the Inn. After Jesus was born three Kings came to see him and gave him gifts of Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh. Afterwards, a little drummer boy had no gift for Jesus, but he played him a song, which was the best gift of all, because it made Jesus laugh. Place your cookies in the oven for 8 minutes, then, rotate the pan and cook for another 8 minutes. When done, let them cool for 8 minutes!
Nursery-1 sang Must Be Santa Nursery-2 sang Milton the Christmas Mouse Pre-K 1 sang Santa Claus is Comin' to Town Pre-K 2 sang Go, Santa, Go! Pre-K 3 sang The Chipmunk Song Kindergarten sang The Snow/Heat Miser Song 1st Grade sang Peppermint Stick Parade 2nd Grade sang Silent Night 3rd Grade sang Ave Maria. They also sang a Christmas song in Spanish taught to them by our Spanish teacher!
4th Grade sang Hark the Herald 5th Grade sang Winter Fantasy with Jingle Bells in counterpoint. Mr. Wowk practiced with them every Tuesday. 6th Grade sang Jingle Bell Rock. They practiced with Mr. Wowk every Tuesday. 7th Grade sang Last Christmas. They practiced with Mr. Wowk on Tuesdays. Our 8th Graders sang O Holy Night. They practiced with Mr. Wowk on Tuesdays. Strange New Year s Traditions by Christian McKay Here are some of the odder things people do to celebrate the new year. In one city in Scotland, people celebrate New Year s here by swinging around balls of fire while parading through the streets. In Switzerland, people drop a scoop of ice cream on the floor to ring in the new year. Banging loaves of bread against the wall is a New Year s tradition in Ireland. Romania has two unusual ways to celebrate the start of the year. Farmers talk to their animals and people dance while wearing bear costumes here! Denmark also has two traditions for New Year s: jumping off of a chair at midnight and smashing plates on people s doorsteps as a sign of popularity. In both South Africa and Italy, some people throw old furniture out of their windows as a symbol of letting go of the past. At one lake in Russia, divers cut a hole in the ice covering the frozen lake and plant a tree at the bottom. A strange New Year s custom in Ecuador is that if you walk around your block with an empty suitcase, you will get to take a vacation in the coming year. Stuffing your mouth with 12 grapes at midnight is a New Year s tradition in Spain. A (fake) possum in a clear box is lowered over a crowd on New Year s in one place. What crazy country could it be? The answer: Brasstown, North Carolina, right here in the U.S.A. CURIOSITY A short story by Clark Kent Long ago, there was a man living in a cave. This man only wanted to be left alone. There was also a fox. This fox had a tendency to get into trouble. So on a particular day, the fox went by the cave where the man lived. The fox thought to himself, I should go in there and see what s going on. As he approached the entrance, the man yelled, Go away. I want nothing to do with you. The fox went away with an annoyed look on his face. The next day, the fox decided to try to see in the cave again. The man yelled just as before, Go away. I want nothing to do with you. The fox ran off and decided to try again the next day. Then the next day, the fox crept up and attempted to go in. The man yelled for a third time, Go away. I want nothing to do with you. Only this time, the fox went into the cave. As he crept inside he saw something... And then he ran out of the cave as fast as lightning and never returned.
RIDDLE OF THE MONTH by Ianna Castillo Last issue's riddle: People buy me to eat, but never eat me. What am I? *Answer: A PLATE* Poor people have it, rich people need it. If you eat it, you die. What am I?
Newspaper Staff Writing Staff Angelina Pierre Valentina Mote-Londono Taylor Wolfe Anna Lampman Alessandra Costa Rebecca Suffel Emily Clementi Olivia Gorski Avinash Singh Photography Staff Violette Harvey Luis Santiago Mia Medina Daniela Colmone Comics/Jokes/Riddles Staff Christian McKay Peter Crean Ianna Castillo Additional Members: Alyssa Lides Daniel Lotrijan Leia McNelis Michael Pelosi Faculty Editors Mrs. Kondel Ms. Biaggi Mrs. Rizzo