St. Jerome School Weekly Reminders
Week of October 4th, 2021
“Seek to learn on earth those truths which will remain ever valid in Heaven”
St. Jerome
Reminders for the Week:
*Click here for the St. Jerome Parish Sunday Bulletin
*Last week, we sent home the Festival t-shirt orders. The rest of the spirit wear orders should be in this week. Sixsmith rushed the t-shirts for us and is working filling the rest of the orders as soon as possible.
*We hope to see you all at the St. Jerome Festival today! Please see the details and reminders below.
*There is no school this Monday, October 4th.
*Band Lessons are on Wednesday. Please contact our band director, Mr. Morissette, with any questions: smorrisette@nemusicprograms.com
*Progress Reports will be posted to OptionC this Thursday for 2nd-8th grades (1st grades will be delayed a week as they settle back into in-person learning). Please contact your child's teacher if you have any questions about grades or assessments. Please contact the main office if you need help accessing OptionC. We will also have an opportunity for parent/teacher conferences on October 20th and October 21st. We will send out more information regarding scheduling conferences next week (we will be using OptionC like we did last year).
*This Friday, we have a St. Jerome Spirit Wear Day (this is the monthly one for October; last week's was an extra one in honor of Lion Week). All proceeds raised will go to A Call to Kindness Day, which is an initiative of the Foundation for Catholic Education to support special education in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The totals for the September spirit wear days will be included in this week's newsletter. We appreciate your generosity!
*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!
Festival Reminders
- The school/church parking lot will be closed. Parking will be street parking only. Please consider walking or carpooling.
- Table and chair seating will be limited. We recommend bringing a lawn chair or picnic blanket.
- Children's activities require a $15 wristband. If you pre-ordered your wristband, you can pick it up at the admissions table near the church steps. Look for the balloons.
- All children must be accompanied by an adult. This is not a drop-off event.
- No bikes, scooter or pets due to the size of the crowd. Thank you for your cooperation.
- Be ready for FUN!
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.