St. Jerome School Weekly Newsletter
April 28th, 2021
"When you look at the crucifix, you understand how much Jesus loved you then. When you look at the Sacred Host, you understand how much Jesus loves you now."
St Teresa of Calcutta
From Mr. Merrick
Dear St. Jerome Families,
I hope that you all are having an enjoyable start to the week. Progress reports will be posted to OptionC tomorrow. Please contact Mr. Dooley (tdooley@sjsphila.org) is you need any assistance with your OptionC credentials.
Congratulations to the winners of our school science fair:
8th Grade: Angelina Dang (1st); Tie - Dan Alper and Dominic Cirineo (2nd); Sean Elitz(3rd); Erin Jackson & Frankie Macrina (Honorable Mentions)
7th Grade: Alessandro Damico (1st); Adrian Manzur (2nd); Jamie O'Donnell (3rd); Olivia Czapla & Meghan Stewart (Honorable Mentions)
6th Grade: Aidan Bolli (1st); Chris Parker (2nd); Colin Schultz (3rd); Jacob Dang & Erik Schafer (Honorable Mentions)
5th Grade: Chase Czop (1st); Michael McKinney (2nd); Christian Reyes (3rd); Samantha Hand & Cole Kelly (Honorable Mentions)
Thank you to Mrs. Schmidt and Miss Weiss for guiding our students in learning more about scientific inquiry as well as to Mr. Casee and Mr. Stevens for offering the summer science fair program. This year, the judging was completed by scientists and educators from outside our school community who evaluated each project’s scientific merit, and we appreciate our judges' time. Finally, we appreciate all of our students' efforts in putting together their projects. Next year, we plan to have our projects on display in the newly renovated hall for our school and parish family to see.
Please remember our 2nd grade class in your prayers this Saturday as they make their First Holy Communion. Our Home and School Association will be treating both our 2nd and 3rd grade classes to a special lunch this coming Monday in honor of their First Holy Communions last year and this year.
Next week, we have our faculty retreat on Tuesday (no school for students that day); Race for Education on Wednesday; and May Procession on Thursday.
Have a great rest of the week; St. Jerome, pray for us!
St. Jerome School Yearbook 2020-2021
The yearbook is back! Celebrate all that we have accomplished at St. Jerome School this year: 64 full-color pages of memories.
Yearbooks must be preordered; all orders are due by Friday to guarantee your order at 20.00 per book.
St. Jerome Spirit Wear Online Store
Winchester Wednesday
Haley Quinn's and Hoboken Cucina will be available for dinner between 4:00 and 8:00 PM on April 28th. In honor of the upcoming Race for Education, our school mascots Jerome and Roary will be available for photos. (Lions never miss a good meal!)
Race For Education Raffles
$1.00 per ticket
Proceeds benefit the Race for Education Fund
Winners will be drawn on Wednesday, May 5th
Students may bring in money to purchase tickets from now through May 5th. An electronic order form is also here to order tickets and pay with PayPal or credit card.
Basket #1
Ice Cream Sundae Party For Your Homeroom
Compliments of and scooped by Mr. Merrick!
Basket #2
Dress Down Day For Your Homeroom
Enjoy a comfy day on us!
Basket #3
Claw Machine Basket
“The claw chooses who will go and who will stay.”
Basket #4
Superhero Basket
Be like Mr. Dooley and have your very own Batman plushie! Better keep a close eye on him.
Basket #5
Beach Fun Basket
Minion sprinkler, sand toys, pizza beach towel
Basket #6
Harry Potter Basket
The complete 7 book set, Professor Hagrid plushie
Basket #7
Sports Fan Basket
Wiffle ball set, Phillies t-shirt, basketball, frisbee
Basket #8
Disney Basket
Buzz, Bullseye, Mickey, Nemo and more!
Basket #9
Pop-its Basket
Pop-its, Rubik’s Cube and more!
Basket #10
Gaming Basket
Headset, Minecraft game, Among Us plushies
Basket #11
Family Game Night
Baby Yoda Monopoly, Trouble, Clue, Connect Four
Basket #12
Summer Fun Basket
224 gallon pool, Stream Machines, Slip and Slide
Basket #13
Candy Basket
Lions love sugar!
Basket #14
Butterflies and Llamas Basket
Stationery supplies, journal, throw blanket
Basket #15
Arts and Crafts Basket
Canvas and acrylic paints, Unicorn slime
Basket #16
Cookie Tower Basket
Mmm mmm goodies!
Race for Education
Wednesday, May 5th, 2021 (Rain Date Friday, May 7th, 2021)
We are still taking donations to reach our goal of 20,000; remember that all proceeds will directly benefit the students of St. Jerome School.
Donations
- Here’s how you can help:
- Share the donation link: St. Jerome School Race for Education
- Credit Cards and Paypal: St. Jerome School Race for Education
- Cash or checks: Cash or checks made payable to St. Jerome School can be sent into school with a student, dropped off at the main office, or handed in at the rectory scrip counter.
Home and School Nominations & Elections
To nominate someone or yourself for an officer position or you are interested in serving as an at large member of the Home and School Board, please return the form or email: saintjeromeshomeandschool@gmail.com by Wednesday, May 12th. Thank you!
CARES Fun Friday May
Virtue of the Month for April: Justice
Being fair and giving each his or her due
Camp Jerome: Summer 2021
St. Jerome Scrip Program
Support St. Jerome on Amazon Smile:
Foundation for Catholic Education EITC Webinars
Student Health Reminders
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
My child has not traveled a location designated as a “Hot Spot"
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. Always call before visiting your doctor or health facility.
We will keep you informed if the list of symptoms, listed above, changes in any way.