St. Jerome School Weekly Reminders
Week of November 1st, 2021
“The saints did not all begin well, but they ended well.”
St. John Vianney
Reminders for the Week:
*Click here for the St. Jerome Parish Sunday Bulletin
*Have a safe and happy Halloween! If you happen to be in the neighborhood for trick-or-treating, be sure to stop by the rectory for candy.
*There is no school tomorrow, Monday, November 1st.
*Winter Uniform will begin on Tuesday, November 2nd. The uniform requirement handout is available below for reference.
*Click here for the CARES Fun Friday flyer for November.
*Our Home and School Association is sponsoring Family Bingo Night on Friday, November 12th. Click here for the flyer. Please make sure to register online here or return the form back to school in envelope to St. Jerome Home and School Association
*Band Lessons are on Wednesday. Please contact our band director, Mr. Morissette, with any questions: smorrisette@nemusicprograms.com
*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 November: Humility (accepting your limitations and God-given talents)
*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!
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.