St. Jerome School Weekly Reminders
Week of February 14th, 2022
You cannot be half a saint; you must be a whole saint or no saint at all.
St. Therese of Lisieux
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.
*Please see below for links to sign up for CYO spring sports: cadet basketball, baseball, softball, and track.
*Hot lunch orders for March are due by Thursday, February 17th.
*Applications for financial assistance from the Children's Scholarship Foundation of Philadelphia are open. Please click here for a link to an online form that will help you determine if your family is eligible; if so, it will direct you to an online application. The number of scholarships that are awarding in 2022-2023 is increasing, but they do not have any applicants so far; we encourage all of our families to check this out.
*There is no school NEXT Monday, February 21st for the Presidents Day holiday.
*Band Lessons are on Wednesday. Please contact our band director, Mr. Morissette, with any questions: smorrisette@nemusicprograms.com
*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 February: Cheerfulness (Looking on the bright side).
*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!
CYO Sports Sign Up (Cadet Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Track)
ATTENTION 3rd & 4th GRADE BOYS AND GIRLS! Cadet Basketball Sign-Ups need to be completed by 2/14/2022. Cost is $65.00. Payment due date and details will be provided!
ATTENTION 5th through 8th GRADE BOYS! Baseball Sign-Ups need to be completed by 2/18/2022. Cost is $100.00. Payment due date and details will be provided!
ATTENTION 5th through 8th GRADE GIRLS! Softball Sign-Ups need to be completed by 2/18/2022. Cost is $100.00. Payment due date and details will be provided!
ATTENTION BOYS & GIRLS IN 4th THROUGH 8th GRADES! (and 3rd graders born in 2012) Track Registration is now open and needs to be completed by 2/18/2022. Cost is $65.00. Payment Due date and details will be provided!
If there are any questions, please reach out to Kristin Moore at klmoore425@gmail.com.
COVID-19 & Catholic Schools Onward Protocol Reminders
The Office of Catholic Education has been in contact with the Philadelphia Department of Health, and the guidance for quarantines for students who test positive for COVID-19 is still ten days for K-12 schools. We will be notified if a change is made, and we will let you know as soon as that happens. We are also still following the protocol and precautions for the school day as recommended by the Philadelphia Department of Health and the Office of Catholic Education.
Please continue to monitor your children for any symptoms, and have them stay home if unwell, if he or she tests positive for COVID-19, or was exposed to a person who tested positive for COVID-19. Please let us know so that we can help you determine a return date.
We are also ready to switch our students in K-8th over to virtual learning as quickly as possible. Please let us know, and we will prepare your child's books and lend a Chromebook if you need one. Pre-K teachers will work with families on an individual basis with suggested activities so that your child does not fall too far behind.
If a student or staff member who has been in a classroom tests positive for COVID-19, we will work with the Philadelphia Department of Health to determine close contacts and notify them of the need to quarantine. With the latest guidelines and mitigation efforts, quarantines of whole classes and classmates are generally not being recommended. Again, we will let you know their guidance and switch any students who need to quarantine to virtual.
Thank you for your help and support as we work to keep our students and staff safe and healthy while maintaining in-person instruction for our families and providing the best possible spiritual and academic experience for our students.