St. Jerome School Weekly Newsletter
February 24th, 2021
“You cannot be half a saint; you must be a whole saint or no saint at all.”
St. Therese of Lisieux
From Mr. Merrick
Dear St. Jerome Families,
Below is the schedule for Read Across America week, which we will be celebrating starting on Monday. Thank you to Mrs. Carolan for putting together activities that help us to highlight the importance of reading.
Tomorrow, Thursday, we welcome Billy Rhoads as our principal for the day; he will be accompanying me and learning about what it takes to operate and oversee a school. Please be sure to give him a wave if you see him on the morning carline!
Our Confirmation Class will be receiving the sacrament next Thursday, March 4th; Bishop Fitzgerald will be coming to St. Jerome for the occasion. Please remember that we have a 12:00 PM dismissal that day.
This Friday, we will pray the Stations of the Cross at 1:00 PM. Since all of our classes can not be in Church, we will live stream the devotion to our classrooms and our virtual students. Each station will be accompanied by artwork that our students created to depict the Way of the Cross. Thank you to Mrs. Hayes for coordinating the art work and to Mr. Dooley for his tech assistance.
Also, an additional reminder that last week's Thursday pizza lunch has been rescheduled to this coming Friday, February 26th.
Please remember to return your Continuous Enrollment Form by February 26th. If you have any new siblings enrolling at St. Jerome School, please add them to the continuous enrollment form. We will then send you any addition forms that need to be for new siblings.
Have a great rest of the week; St. Jerome, pray for us!
Registration for 2021-2022
St. Jerome Spring CYO Sports
CYO SPRING SPORTS - OPEN REGISTRATION - DUE BY MARCH 5th 2021 - CLICK ON GOOGLE Form LINK HERE
SOFTBALL - girls grades 5 to 8
BASEBALL - boys grades 5 to 8
TRACK - boys & girls grades 4 to 8
St. Jerome’s CYO is working with Region 1 CYO in hopes of getting our lions back on field! Right now, we are just looking to get an idea of the number of participants for each sport - rules, teams, and payment information will be addressed at a later date. The spring season will look a bit different this year but we hope everyone is ready to play! Please be aware that registered players MUST attend St. Jerome School or St. Jerome PREP classes. Please contact Kristin Moore (klmoore425@gmail.com) if there are any questions. Thank you!
St. Jerome CYO 2021 Track, Softball & Baseball Registration
Registration must be completed by a parent or guardian.
REGISTRATION IS DUE BY MARCH 5th, 2021.
Read Across America Week (March 1st-5th)
Lent Family Calendar
Title I Program Income Survey 2020-2021
We need your help! Our school has an opportunity for the children who really need extra academic support to receive it through the Title I program under Every Student Succeeds Act, but we can’t do it without YOU! In order to determine the funding available for this program, we must have an accurate count of children and the income level of their families. I want to assure you your privacy will be protected and no names are required on this family survey form. Only the address and grade levels are provided to the school district so its staff can determine the funding for the Title I program for the eligible children. Thank you for giving this your immediate attention.
Please return the survey to the school office by Monday, March 1, 2021.
CARES March Fun Friday Flyer
St. Jerome Church Designer Bag Raffle
Virtue of the Month for February: Honesty
Being trustworthy and true
Camp Jerome: Summer 2021
Children's Scholarship Fund Philadelphia
EITC Webinars
St. Jerome Scrip Program
Support St. Jerome on Amazon Smile:
Race for Education
April 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.
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.