St. Jerome School Weekly Newsletter
June 8th, 2022
"Our hearts were made for You, O Lord, and they are restless until they rest in you."
St. Augustine of Hippo
From Mr. Merrick
Dear St. Jerome Families,
We will be sending out a newsletter next week, so I am trying to keep today's short with just the essentials as we finish out the school year.
Our summer raffle ticket sales are going well! Please make sure to turn in all tickets tomorrow so that we can prepare for the drawing on Friday.
Terra Nova test scores and last day of school signs are going home in today's Wednesday Folder. I had a principal's meeting on Monday where we reviewed the scores across the diocese and made lists of strengths and weaknesses that we will share with the teachers to plan for next year. We encourage you to take pictures on Friday with the last day of school signs and send them to Mrs. Carolan (acarolan@sjsphila.org).
Dismissal is at 12:00 PM tomorrow, Thursday.
Our Closing of the School Year Liturgy will be on Friday at 10:00 AM, followed by the recognition of our Students of the Month for June and promotion of students to their next grades. Dismissal on Friday is at 11:00 AM.
Third trimester report cards will be posted to OptionC on Friday.
Supply lists and summer assignments will be sent home on Friday; they will also be posted on the school website and available for pickup on the school office.
Congratulations to our 8th Grade Class of 2022! They had their Graduation Mass on Sunday and class party this past Monday evening. We wish you all the best as you continue on to your new schools; please know that you are always welcome to visit and stay connected as alumni!
Join us for Winchester Wednesday this evening (weather permitting). Hoboken Cucina and Hayley Quinn's will be cooking up favorites!
Thank you all for your generosity; yesterday, we were able to make nearly 700 breakfast bags with all of your contributions.
Our summer office hours will be 8:00 AM until 2:00 PM, Monday through Thursday. The school office will be closed on Fridays. We will be sending out two newsletters a month during June (including this one), July, and August to keep informed over the course of the summer.
Thank you for entrusting your children to St. Jerome School and for your efforts and support this year. While many events and activities had to look different this year, it is amazing all that we were able to accomplish as a community by working together. Have a great rest of the week and summer; St. Jerome, pray for us!
CYO Spring Sports (Soccer and Volleyball)
Hello Lions! CYO is already looking ahead to fall sports and we are starting sign-ups for both soccer (boys and girls in 3rd through 8th grades) as well as volleyball (girls in 5th through 8th grades).
WE NEED ANY INTERESTED STUDENTS TO REGISTER BY JUNE 30th. PAYMENT WILL BE COLLECTED BY THE END OF JULY 2022 - MORE DETAILS ON PAYMENT METHOD AND EXACT DUE DATE WILL BE PROVIDED.
In addition, we need coaches for both our JV and Varsity Volleyball teams as well as coaches for our Cadet Girls, Varsity Girls, JV Boys and Varsity Boys Soccer teams. If you are interested in coaching, please send an email to Kristin Moore at klmoore425@gmail.com.
Registration for Soccer can be found here:
Registration for Volleyball can be found here:
Summer Cash Raffle
St. Jerome Festival 2022
Notes From the Nurse: Required Health Exams
All physical exams need to be completed after June 1, 2022 and will be accepted until the end of the 2023 school year.
Kindergarten
Physical Exam
Dental Exam
Completed Immunization records
Third Grade
Dental Exam
Sixth Grade
Physical Exam
Completed Immunization records
Seventh Grade
Dental Exam
Tdap and MCV4 Immunizations
Forms for medications to be administered in school, forms needed to be completed by your doctor and returned to school before medications can be administered. Please contact the school nurse with any questions (bpaciti@sjsphila.org).
Request for Administration of Medication (MED-1)
Assessment tool
All Heath forms can be found on the school website under Admissions Tab
and the Philadelphia School District website under medical forms.