St. Jerome School Weekly Reminders
Week of August 31st, 2020
“Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself...do not be disheartened by your imperfections, but always rise up with fresh courage.”
St. Francis de Sales
From Mr. Merrick: Welcome Back!
Dear St. Jerome Families,
All of our staff has been working, praying, and sharing together over the past few weeks to make our classrooms ready for your children. Please be on the lookout for photos as we share all that has been done this summer to renew our school building.
We ask for your prayers and patience as we work to provide the very best experience for our school families, while following the guidelines in our health and safety plan. We will be constantly evaluating our procedures and making adjustments as needed.
We extend a special greeting to our new students and faculty members. We will feature our new teachers in our newsletters over the next few weeks:
Mr. James Altomari, Physical Education
Mrs. Tina Schmidt, 6th Grade
Miss Madeline Wojton, 2nd Grade
In addition, Mrs. Maura Collins will be moving to 7th Grade this year. Mrs. Collins has experience teaching 4th-8th grades before coming to St. Jerome School, and she is thrilled to be able to share her passion for reading and writing with our 6th, 7th, and 8th graders.
The objective of the information below is to share reminders to get us started for our first week of school without overwhelming you. I will send out a newsletter on Wednesday, and I will keep you informed of any changes in our procedures.
Thank you for your support of Catholic education here at St. Jerome; have a great week!
Schedule for the First Week
Below is the schedule for the first week of school and a link to a summary calendar with all of the half days and dates that school is closed. Please note that the half day dismissal time is 12:00 PM.
Tuesday: 12:00 PM Dismissal
Wednesday: 2:35 PM Dismissal
Thursday: 2:35 PM Dismissal (First Day of School for PreK and K)
Friday: No School
Arrival
Car: Beginning at 7:20 AM, cars will be directed to enter through the school yard. The cars will be stopped and the students will exit their cars and go directly into the building. Cars will then be sent out onto Holme Ave. If a child needs to cross, please have your child cross in front of your car. Drop off will continue until 7:35 AM. All cars will follow this procedure until Thursday when PreK and Kindergarten start.
Walkers: Walkers enter the the doors on Stamford Street to avoid the cars in the school yard.
Please click the link below for a map and information about drop off. Fr. Reilly and Mr. Merrick will evaluate the procedure at the end of the week and adjust as necessary. We greatly appreciate your patience as we implement this new procedure to make the arrival go safely and smoothly, while avoiding people congregating in the parking lots.
Dismissal
Staff members will also escort the bus and walk lines.
Student Health
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 please keep your child from school and contact the school any of the symptoms. 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.