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Principal Crowley's Corner
Week of 4/29/24
Highlights for the Week Ahead
~ Today we celebrated St. Catherine of Siena's feast day! Thank you Home & School for the Kona Ice treat!
~ Information Night for 4th grade parents, via Zoom, is on Tuesday. Join the 5th grade team of teachers as they discuss "Moving to Middle School!" https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88380807532
~ 8th and 1st grade field trips on Wednesday and 4th grade field trip on Thursday.
~ First Eucharist practice on Thursday.
~ Friday May 3rd is Grandparents Day and a NOON dismissal. There will be NO CARES as teachers will have a faculty retreat after school. More info is below, please rsvp here: https://forms.gle/m7wwQ2N5fxCbFL25A
~ SK5K is on Saturday, details below! First Eucharist masses begin this weekend. God bless our 3rd grade first communicants!
** Several grades have field trips coming up over the next few weeks. This is a friendly reminder to please sign permission slips and pay for the trip via Facts. Thank you!
Heads Up for next week:
Monday 5/6- $1 Dress Down Day
Tuesday 5/7- 8th Grade Parent Dinner
Thursday 5/9- 9am School Mass for Ascension Thursday and Elective Class #4 for grades 5-8
Friday 5/10- 5th through 7th grade field trips, Kindergarten Mothers Day Lunch
FACTS account reminder
A friendly reminder to check your FACTS account for any outstanding balances or incidental billing that needs to be paid. Please plan to have payments made in the coming weeks as we prepare for the summer months and rollover to the next school year. Thank you!
Friday is a NOON Dismissal--info on busing
The school districts serving SKS are providing busing for the 5/3 noon dismissal, you can refer to our noon dismissal bus chart on the website. If you are unsure of the drop off time for your student, please contact your district transportation office since they do not provide us with the noon dismissal routing information.
4th Grade Wax Museum 2024
Congrats to the students on a job well done!
Thank you, Art Goes to School for visiting last week!
Miss Miller represented SKS at the archdiocesan STREAM Expo last week!
SK 5K- register today!
Race registration is now LIVE so sign up today: https://runtheday.com/register/detail/sk5k-and-fun-run-3h1
Corporate and family sponsorship opportunities are also available similar to last year - please see details below.
We also still need DAY-OF HELP!
Save the Date: Grandparents/Special Friends Day Fri. May 3rd- RSVP below!
We are looking forward to bringing back Grandparents Day for a second year on Friday May 3rd! This will be a half day, NOON dismissal, NO CARES. This year we would like to get an idea of how many grandparents/special relatives will be attending so we can plan accordingly. All grandparents/special relatives are invited to join us for mass at 9am, then refreshments and visits to the classrooms afterwards. Please RSVP below!
Prayer Corner
We continue to pray each day for the following SKS family members and friends:
Greg Schmidt
Bill DiClemente
Sean Hill
Des Brennan
Tony DiTommaso
Steve Trevisan
Jeannie Jones
Matt McHugh
Mark Evans
Stephen Palmerio
Bonnie Quiring
Ted Raczkowski
Joyce Grimley
Connie Gaeto Morrissey
Jerry Grady
Ryan McKnight
Anne Kelly
Una Morrissey
Chris Gentile
Ave Beatty
Anne Capuano
Nancy Kenney
Maddie Carr
Charles Clunk
Ruth Montgomery
Mairead and Michael MacAteer
Brian Miller
Peggy Doran
Kristine Kulak
Edward Conroy
Kathleen King Gaby
Dan Judge
Thomas R. Vesey
Nancy C. Vesey
Maureen Curry
Benny Petransky
Anthony J. Fugaro
Jack J. Gallagher
Coleman Promotico
Sue Sharr
Robert Seher
John DiTunno
Gayla Hickman
Jeanne Turn
Skip Orsatti
Ruth Anagnos
Harold Murray
Frances Strawbridge
Philip Nord
Capt. Michael Reist
The people of Ukraine and Israel
Parent Resource: GrowNow Summer Camp
GrowNOW-EF
Summer 2024
Camp Registration is now OPEN!
Click here to learn more:
https://www.grownowadhd.com/adhd-kids-summer-camp/
Mike McCloud who recently visited us for the Home & School Speaker Series has shared information about his upcoming summer camp opportunity!
Camp is in the Philadelphia Region, Groups for all ages!
Daily Travel to various locations to practice skills in the natural environment.
ADHD & Executive Function Independence Camp
- Independent Skills
- Life Skills
- Social Executive Function Skills
- Money Management
- Future Thinking
- Planning, Prioritizing, Problem Solving
- Mental Flexibility
- The Growth Mindset
Please email Mike@GrowNOWADHD.com with any questions!
Scenes from School
Students continue to work hard each day!
More scenes from school
Alumni Spotlight
Do you know a recent graduate of SKS doing amazing things in high school and beyond? Please share it with Mrs. Crowley so I can add it to the weekly newsletter. I want to continue sharing the wonderful things our alumni go on to do after their years at SKS!
Ready for another busy week!
We had a beautiful day celebrating the patron saint of our school, St. Catherine of Siena! Thank you Home & School for the Kona Ice treat.
This week we will continue to work hard and stay strong in our daily efforts here at school. We are looking forward to mass and Grandparents Day on Friday!
God bless you!
Mrs. Crowley