Mrs. Mulvanerty's Update

Hello SKS!

We've all heard the saying, "April showers bring May flowers." It's a reminder that challenges help us grow! Just as flowers need rain to bloom, we need challenges to build resilience.

This holds true in education. As students make the big push towards the end of the school year they are being shaped by their challenges. Every late-night study session, every difficult test, every moment of self-discipline is a training ground for resilience. This is good! Raising resilient kids is the greatest gift we can ever give.

We all know resilience matters, but how do we help our students develop it?

• Celebrate effort and progress, not perfection.

• Create a safe space where they feel encouraged to try, fail, and try again.

• Let them know that when they make mistakes (which they will -- it's part of growing up) -- that you love and support them, no matter what.

• Lead by example—show patience and perseverance in your own challenges.

• Give them the opportunity to solve problems on their own - fixing everything makes them helpless.

• Instill faith, hope, and optimism - remind them of the power of prayer as a source of strength.
  
  

G.B.Y.*,

Mrs. Mulvanerty

*God Bless You!

Please complete the DMI survey! Spend just 10-15 minutes to reflect on how St. Katharine's supports your faith journey. The DMI is being offered from March 5 through April 10. This is your chance to let us know if St. Katharine's is meeting your spiritual needs!

Click here to take the survey!

You can also pick up a paper copy in the rectory and tables in church. Return completed forms to the baskets in the front and back of church.

Please join your fellow SKS parents and friends to pray together as a community! We invite you to bring any prayer intentions that are close to your heart. Please email your intentions ahead of time to faithfulfamilies@sksparish.org or simply type them into the chat box during the Google meet up.

Faithful families is a group of parish families working together to share God’s love with simple acts of service for our church and community. Click here to Join

Students may not wear smartwatches in school as they are a distraction and prevent focused learning. If a student wears a smartwatch to school, it will be treated as a cell phone, and the student will be asked to place it in his or her backpack. Students should not text from their watches at school -- even to text you! If your child needs to call home for any reason, we can assist them at the front desk.

April Craft Club is here! To sign up, please the attached flyer and return to school.

Join us for donuts followed by an Open Play in the gym after Mass! A chance for littles to run out that pent up energy while parents connect with other parishioners with children. All families are welcome!

Palm Sunday Craft

Sunday, April 13 after 9:30AM Mass

SKS Parish Center

The craft is for preschool through 4th grade children - $10 for 1 child and $5 for each additional child. Please sign up below and be sure to include your children's names and ages. Then Venmo @Faithful-Families-SKS with payment, or drop off a check or cash to the rectory to ensure we have everything we need for the project.

We are also looking for 5th-8th grade volunteers - perfect for a service project opportunity!

Questions? Contact Kate Mallach at kpaul9507@yahoo.com or 215-858-9507.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Thanks to all who joined us for the tuition and financial aid meeting. If you missed it, don't worry! Here is the complete deck. During the meeting, we talked extensively about how you can redirect your PA tax liability to SKS to both be part of our new TUITIONCARE program and to support EITC scholarships. As Mr. Griffin asked at the end of the presentation: "Why would anyone NOT do it????" We agree! Please help us shout this out from the rooftops, and contact me with ANY questions!

The SKS Fall Classic on October 6, 2025 is a tremendous opportunity to bring our entire SKS community together, while raising some significant dollars for the school!

The day is a combination of events that start with a racquet outing at Overbrook Golf Club, a golf outing at Philadelphia Country Club, and a reception at Philadelphia Country Club that evening. It is open to all friends of SKS, which means we are casting our fundraising net beyond the current parents that includes alumni, alumni parents, and parishioners. All proceeds will go to benefit the school through the governance of the annual fund. We have the capacity for 30 foursomes, around 50 racquets players, and 250 dinner reception tickets. Some portions of those categories have been pre-sold as part of larger sponsorships, so I strongly encourage anyone with interest to jump on the ticket information here to register.

Thank you for your continued support of SKS and we look forward to seeing you on October 6th!

Tom and Moira Hobson, Event Chairs
Bud Tosti, Coordinator of Development and Alumni Relations

Join us on April 11 at 7pm in the church for a reverent depiction of the Passion of Christ. There is also a daytime dress rehearsal on April 11 at 1pm.

There are some great new camps open for summer! Please click here for more details about after school clubs and summer camp opportunities.

For more announcements about SKS activities and clubs, CYO, and parish activities, click here!

April 6 - Family Mass 9:30am with Open Play

April 8 - Monthly School Mass prepared by 2nd grade, Middle School Youth Group

April 10 - Admissions Open House

April 11 - Living Stations Presented by 8th Grade

April 13 - Palm Sunday Parish Coffee with Craft

April 15 - School Penance Service, last day before Easter Break

April 16 - April 22 - No School

April 23 - School Resumes, Summer Uniform begins

April 25 - Electives, Grades 5-8

April 29 - St. Catherine of Siena Feast Day, Middle School Youth Group

May 1 - SCAN 5:30pm art show, 6:30 performance

May 7 - Wax Museum presented by 4th Grade, 8th Grade graduation photo

First grade enjoys reading with Sr. Geri!

Music class heads outside with Miss Parker for a percussion lession!

Special thanks to Rachel Grimley and all of our SKS scientists for a great night of learning and fun!

A glance outside my window! Thanks to the Brownies for reviving the SKS garden!

Pounding the Pavement at Baseball practice

A visit to third grade!

Opening Day Fun! Special thanks to our Home and School Association for a great day!

Special thank you to Stephanie Twohig and Mrs. Loftus for preparing our 7th grade students for the sacrament of Confirmation!

We love it when our alumni come back to visit!