St. Jerome School Weekly Reminders
Week of October 18th, 2021
“If we wish to make any progress in the service of God we must begin every day of our life with new eagerness.”
St. Charles Borromeo
Reminders for the Week:
*Click here for the St. Jerome Parish Sunday Bulletin
*This Wednesday is an early dismissal day; dismissal is at 12:00 PM on early dismissal days.
*There is no school on Thursday for students
*November Pretzel Orders are due by this Wednesday, October 20th.
*This Wednesday afternoon/evening and Thursday morning have been set-aside for parent/teacher conferences. All conferences may be scheduled on OptionC. Please see the information below as a reminder on how to sign-up.
*Trunk or Treat is this Friday. Fall is here…time to be RAKIN’ IN THE DOUGH!!!!!
St. Jerome Home & School is raffling off $100 worth of PA Lottery Scratch Off tickets. Get one chance for $2 or 3 chances for $5! Tickets can be purchased at the rectory or via Venmo. For Venmo (@SaintJerome-HomeAndschool) please include Rakin’ in the Dough raffle tickets, how many & your email address or phone number. Good Luck!
*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 October: Studiousness (seeking knowledge to grow closer to truth)
*Our school website's Communication Page contains copies of the flyers that we send home as well as an archive of the school newsletters.
*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!
Parent/Teacher Conferences (October 20th & 21st)
- Parent/teacher conferences days are scheduled for Wednesday, October 20th from 1:00 PM-7:00 PM and Thursday, October 21st from 9:00 AM until 12:00 PM. The students will be dismissed at 12:00 PM on October 20th and there is no school on Thursday, October 21st..
- All conferences will be scheduled through OptionC. There is a video below to help you with this. The scheduling will allow you to make appointments with multiple teachers if necessary.
- Scheduling begins on Thursday, October 14th and ends on Tuesday, October 19th.
- Conferences are not required, but our teachers look forward to discussing your child's progress. Your child's teacher will reach out to you if he or she requests a conference.
- Conferences will be conducted either in-person or virtually. Please indicate when you sign up if you would like to meet virtually. Otherwise, the teachers will assume that the conference will be in-person.
- If your teacher does not have any open slots or you can not make a time on October 20th or October 21st, you may email your child's teacher to schedule another mutually convenient time.
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.