Every student in Kindergarten through 8th grade at Sacred Heart School belongs to a "family group". Students are in the same school "families" throughout their years at Sacred Heart School. Each family is composed of two to three students from each grade level. Families meet for monthly family meetings after school assemblies during which they learn about some aspect of the Catholic faith and complete a project together.
Within a family, the kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade students are matched with a "big buddy” from the middle school (kindergarten with 6th grade, 1st grade with 7th grade, and 2nd grade with 8th grade). The students have the same big/little buddy all three years. School families and buddies sit together and with their "family" during Mass. Each family has an assigned color, which they wear for certain events at school such as Field Day – in wearing one color, the families are unified and cheer each other on and support one another at school-wide events.
The program is a wonderful way to bridge the age differences across grades and unify our school. It provides an opportunity for our older students to mentor our younger students and to act as role models.
