St. Jerome School Weekly Reminders
Week of December 14th, 2020
“At this Christmas when Christ comes, will He find a warm heart? Mark the season of Advent by loving and serving the others with God's own love and concern.”
St. Teresa of Calcutta
Reminders for the Week:
*Click here for the St. Jerome Parish Sunday Bulletin
*School pictures have arrived and were sent home last week; virtual students may pick them up from the school office. Picture re-take day will be Friday, January 15th.
*Report cards will be posted to OptionC on Monday. Please contact Mr. Dooley (tdooley@sjsphila.org) if you need help accessing OptionC.
1. Log into OptionC
2. Choose "Report Cards" under the "Student" menu
3. The 1st Trimester will be on top as of Monday; if you have more than one child at SJS,
you can toggle between them at the top of the report card screen.
*We will be attending the 10:00 AM Mass on Thursday, December 17th. Mrs. Schmidt's 6th grade class will attend in Church and assist with the readings; Mass will be streamed to the classrooms, for our virtual students, and for our families and friends on Facebook.
*This Thursday, December 17th will be a St. Jerome Christmas Spirit Wear Day. For a donation, the students may wear either a Christmas shirt or dress and matching pants/skirt OR the gym pants and any St. Jerome shirt. Please be mindful of the dress down requirements in the handbook as well as that we will be attending Mass on Thursday; the students have all done a great job complying with the dress down requirements on the dress down and spirit days so far, so thank you!
*Dismissal will be at 12:00 PM on Thursday.
*We are hoping to send home the spirit wear orders on Tuesday.
*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.
*Mr. Dooley is available for tech support for our Virtual Lions (as well as our in-person students and our faculty): tdooley@sjsphila.org
*Virtue of the Month for December: Generosity
*You can still donate to our Race for Education here. Please help us reach our goal of 20,000 to directly benefit the students of St. Jerome School!
*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
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.