St. Jerome School Weekly Reminders
Week of January 10th, 2022
“God sees every one of us, He creates every soul . . .for a purpose”
St. John Neumann
Reminders for the Week:
*Click here for the St. Jerome Parish Sunday Bulletin; please join us for Sunday Mass each week: 4:30 PM (Saturday Vigil), 6:30 AM, 8:00 AM, 9:30 AM (Children's Liturgy of the Word), & 11:00 AM. The Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) is offered on Saturdays from 3:30 PM to 4:15 PM or by appointment.
*There is no school this Friday, January 14th, for a faculty in-service. There is no school on Monday, January 17th, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
*The dress down day for the Students of the Month for December has been moved to this Wednesday, January 12th (it was supposed to be this past Friday). If any Students of the Month for December are virtual on January 12th, they may dress down upon their return to in-person instruction.
*This Thursday, January 13th, is a St. Jerome Spirit Day; donations collected on that day will go toward the Sister of the Holy Family of Nazareth's school in the Philippines that was impacted by a recent typhoon. Sr. Jean Marie mentioned this need to our 6th graders when she came to visit them last week to thank them for making cards and writing letters to the retired sisters their convent on Holme Ave.
*Please remember that priority registration for current students and new siblings extends through January 28th. All that you need to do is return the continuous enrollment form (either on paper or electronically using the link here). The registration fee will be automatically added to your SMART Tuition account and spread over three months. After January 28th, we will begin open enrollment and can not guarantee seats for next year.
*As one of our Catholic Schools Week service projects, each homeroom is going to assemble 2 birthday boxes --- one for a boy and one for a girl age-appropriate to their grade. Please click here for more information and the sign up sheet (you can sign up for multiple items and grades if you would like). Please note that all of the grades are on the sign up sheet, but you need to scroll to the bottom for Pre-K3 and Pre-K4. Please bring in all items by Monday, January 31st, so that we can assemble the boxes and deliver them to Catholic Social Services. If we have any extra items, we will assemble additional boxes.
*Please remember to RSVP by this Friday for the Home and School Mother/Son Bowling Night on January 22nd. More information may be found by viewing the flyer here.
*Support St. Jerome School while shopping on Amazon; click here to designate St. Jerome as your chosen organization. Then, go to smile.amazon.com when you shop. St. Jerome will earn 0.5% of each purchase (at no cost to you)!
*Please remember to call the office and report your child's absence (215-624-0637); you can leave a message of the office is closed.
*Virtue of the Month for January: Fidelity (Being faithful to promises and commitments)
*Our school website's Communication Page contains copies of the flyers that we send home as well as an archive of the school newsletters.
*Our school website's Calendar Page has a listing of all events on a Google Calendar.
*Remember that Box Tops have gone electronic, but you can still use them to support St. Jerome School; click here for more information.
*Have a great week!
Student Health Reminders
If your child tests positive for COVID-19 or is a close contact to a person who tests positive for COVID-19, please contact us. We will seek advisement from the Philadelphia Department of Health and give you direction.
Our reopening plan calls on every member of the school community to support our values of mutual respect, integrity, willingness to sacrifice for the common good and foster community bonds across generations. Commitment to the policies will assist in protecting the health and welfare of all members of our school community.
In an effort to keep all children safe, we ask that Parents monitor their children’s Health daily. Below are the expectations related to the health monitoring.
I attest to :
Fever of 100.4 or above,
chills,
Cough,
Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing,
Fatigue,
Muscle or body aches,
Headache,
New loss of taste or smell,
Sore throat,
Congestion or runny nose,
Nausea or vomiting,
Diarrhea,
My child has not had any contact with anyone with COVID
I am following all CDC recommended guidelines and limiting my/my child’s exposure to risks such as above
If any of these symptoms present, please keep your child from school and contact the school. If the symptoms are serious please seek immediate medical attention.
We will keep you informed if the list of symptoms, listed above, changes in any way.