St. Jerome School Weekly Newsletter
September 22nd, 2021
“Let us go forward in peace, our eyes upon heaven, the only one goal of our labors.”
St. Therese of Lisieux
From Mr. Merrick
Dear St. Jerome Families,
I hope that you are all having a great week so far. Below is a copy of our Home and School Events flyer with the dates for the family events that we will be having this year. We will also send a paper copy home next Wednesday.
There was quite a bit of information sent home in our new Wednesday Folders today, particularly information about our upcoming St. Jerome Festival. While the information is below, you can also visit the festival page of our school website as well: https://www.sjsphila.org/festival
All pretzel and milk orders are due tomorrow. Copies of the order forms are also included below.
Please remember that all students may dress down on his or her birthday (half birthday for summer birthdays) or the closest school day. Any students with September birthdays who missed out on this or were unaware, you are welcome to do so before the end of the month.
Next week is Lion Week as we get closer and closer to the St. Jerome Festival. Mrs. Leicht has been preparing with lion activities in art class, and we have some activities planned over the next week to celebrate our school pride. The schedule is posted below.
Finally, Children's Liturgy of the Word returns on Sunday, October 3rd at the 9:30 AM Mass. Please see the flyer below for more information.
Have a great rest of the week; St. Jerome, pray for us!
St. Jerome Festival Volunteers
The Festival Committee has many fun activities planned for the big day. We need the help of parent volunteers to help make this event a success for our children. If you are able to volunteer at the Festival on October 3rd, please complete the form here. You will receive an email confirmation with your time and assignment.
We can also use volunteers to bake items for our bake sale table. Please sign up here if you are able to contribute.
Meet Mrs. Bascom
Lion Week 2021
St. Jerome School Festival
St. Jerome Stingrays Swim Team
Children's Scholarship Foundation of Philadelphia
Children's Scholarship Fund Philadelphia's K-8 scholarship application for the 2022-2023 school year is now OPEN! They're awarding more scholarships than ever this year to under-resourced Philly families who want to send their kids to a safe, quality school like St. Jerome.
You can apply at csfphiladelphia.org/apply. It's free to apply and takes just a few minutes. They accept applications through March 1, but families should apply by November 15 for their best chance at getting selected in our random scholarship lottery.
St. Jerome Scrip Program
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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.