Principal Crowley's Corner
Week of 4/3/24
Highlights for the Week Ahead
Students may now wear SPRING UNIFORMS. Please see the handbook link below to view spring uniform guidelines.
Thursday is Confirmation practice at 6pm in church. Congratulations and God Bless our 7th grade Confirmandi who will receive this sacrament on Saturday at 9:30am and 1pm!
Elective Class #2 will be on Friday for Grades 5-8!
Heads Up for next week:
- Guidance regarding the solar eclipse on Monday will be coming soon. We will have a regular day of school on Monday April 8th.
- 8th Grade Business Day is on Friday 4/12- All grades K-8 will visit this fun event! Prices for the different offerings will range from $1-$5 and all money raised will go to a local charity
Approved School Uniform Vendors and Links
Flynn and O'Hara: https://flynnohara.com/shop/st-katharine-of-siena-school-pa157/
Flocco's: https://floccos.com/product-category/school-uniforms/
Blue Beret: https://www.theblueberet.com/search?page=1&q=uniforms*&type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage
A reminder that the above vendors are the only stores uniforms should be purchased at. It is still chilly, so if students would like to continue wearing winter uniforms that is absolutely fine. If a student is wearing a sweatshirt in school or in gym class it should be an SKS quarter zip only, not spirit wear or non-school sweatshirts. Thank you!
8th Grade Business Day- Friday April 12th
Mark your calendars for SCAN 2024- Thursday, April 18th
Parent volunteers are needed to help create our school art gallery! Please sign up below!
Safe Environment Lesson #2 will be taught the week of 4/15
Dear SKS Families,
Teachers in grades K-8 will be teaching Safe Environment lessons to students during the week of 4/15 during one Religion period. This year the archdiocese has reformatted these lessons to better meet the needs of students, teachers, and families. The informational video and opt out letter can be found by following the link below.
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1sW0d4ZziGYEjDlkFkVd4f03dLXTJz4_c
If you would like to opt your child out of these lessons, please sign and return the section on the letter in the drive above. We will arrange for an alternate activity for your child when the lesson is taking place.
Thank you,
Mrs. Crowley
Save the Date: Home and School Speaker Series- 4/15
Save the Date
Monday April 15th at 6:30 pm
SKS Parish Center
Executive Function Parent and Teacher Training
By: Mike McLeod, a Nationally Renowned Speaker in ADHD and Executive Function
GrowNOW ADHD™ – Expert Coaching and Training for Improved Independence & Success
Coming Soon--SK 5K- register today!
Race site is live! https://runtheday.com/register/detail/sk5k-and-fun-run-3h1
Save the Date: Grandparents/Special Friends Day Fri. May 3rd- more info to come!
Prayer Corner- Butterfly Basket Service Opportunity
Butterfly Baskets Family Service Project Sunday April 7th!
Please join us to make Butterfly Baskets for those impacted by pregnancy challenges, miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant loss.
You can help us by ordering the items ahead of time and dropping them in bins just inside the school and parish center beginning April 3rd or you can bring them the morning of April 7th. We are also accepting a monetary donation made via VENMO @Meg-Rymar10 to purchase supplies. Thanks in advance for your participation and please join us with your kids after the 9:30 Children's mass on Sunday April 7th!
- teas that are individually wrapped
- cozy socks for women
- journals - Click here
or hard cover blank journals that are 6-1/4'' wide x 8-1/2'' high - butterfly bookmarks - Click here
- baskets - Click here
- Check out my list on Amazon
Any questions, please contact Kate Mallach 215-858-9507 or Meg Rymar 610-405-4611
Please contact Mrs. Crowley if your family is in need of special prayers. We are always happy to add names to our prayer list!
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
The people of Ukraine and Israel
NEW: 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!
Congratulations to SKS alum and Temple Med student, Christopher Koilor, who recently matched at the University of Michigan for his residency in anesthesiology!
Happy Easter and Welcome Back!
I hope you all enjoyed a blessed Easter with your families and some quality time together over the break. We have roughly 10 weeks left of school, can you believe it?! The teachers and students will continue to work hard and remain focused each day at school. We have lots of learning still to do!
God bless you!
Mrs. Crowley