Principal Crowley's Corner

~ Started the week with a dress down day, thank you for sending in $1. Our dress down benefited a local Eagle Scout who revamped our school garden this past spring. See photos below!

~ Back to School Night grades 4-8 on Tuesday. We will begin promptly at 6:30pm, but feel free to come earlier to check out Spirit Wear samples, info on after school clubs and parish ministries, and to socialize.

~ Monthly School Mass on Wednesday at 9am- all parents and family members are welcome to attend. We would love to see you!

Lots of great photos in this newsletter including scenes from our Summer Reading Adventure last Friday. Scroll all the way through to see what's new!

Friday afternoons are traditionally a time when our middle school students walk through Wayne enjoying the shops and their friends. Last week I spoke with each class in grades 5-8 and went over expectations for behavior. I reminded them that they represent our school any time they are out in town, especially when wearing a school uniform or any SKS gear. We discussed using appropriate language, following the rules of the road, and showing respect to friends and store employees. I love that the children have this special time with their friends and I reminded them about the importance of making choices that would make themselves and others proud. Here's to many fun and safe outings with friends!

~ Have your child seated on the passenger side of the car so they can easily get out on their own.

~ Do not get out of your car to let your child out. Our teachers and 8th graders will help the K and 1st grade students until they get used to exiting the car on their own.

~ Please have a clear sign with your family's last name in the dashboard during afternoon car line.

~ Refer to the diagram above for reminders of the car line traffic pattern.

Thank you for helping us have some very smooth car lines each day! I am grateful for your partnership and it is amazing to see so many students arriving to school on time!

Below is a snapshot of our dress code for fall/spring uniforms. Thank you for your partnership here! This is also a reminder to make sure to purchase uniforms from our approved vendors: Flynn and O'Hara, Flocco's, and Lands End.

This year we will be starting a monthly math challenge for all students grades K-8! Your child brought home their “problem of the day” calendar last week. While this activity is optional, I hope we can have full participation as this will be another way for students to practice basic math skills and engage in an opportunity for enrichment. When a student completes the calendar they should return it to school with their name and homeroom teacher written on the back. If scrap paper is used to complete the problems they should send that in as well. Showing your work is an important habit to practice! Some problems may be solved using mental math, however many of the problems require the students to show their work.

There will be an incentive each month to encourage students to participate. For September, the homeroom with the highest percentage of participation will receive a dress down day! I hope the students will take advantage of this opportunity and please reach out to me if you have any questions.

Thank you!
Mrs. Crowley

Wayne Porch Fest

Saturday, Sept 23rd

420 St. David's (address of our porch)

Performance - 12:20 pm

The SKS Children's Church Choir will be performing on the "high school porch." Our choir leads off the performance at 12:20 pm on the The Leonard Family’s Porch at 420 St. Davids Rd.

This past spring, CJ Drobile, a local Eagle scout candidate and SKS parishioner refurbished our school garden. CJ also visited our nature campers this summer to teach a lesson on gardening. Our science classes are looking forward to using this area during the year for various lessons. Thank you for your $1 dress down contribution today. It will go towards defraying the cost of this project.

My name is CJ Drobile, and I am a sophomore at Radnor High School. I am also a candidate for Eagle Scout with the Radnor Troop 284 Boy Scouts. One of the requirements to reach Eagle Scout rank entails performing a service project benefiting a non-profit religious institution, school, or other organization in the community. I attended my religious education (PREP) at Saint Katherine of Siena under the supervision of Sister Mary Elizabeth. When I began investigating potential Eagle service projects, I reached out to Principal Crowley at SKS to see what I might be able to do for the school as a way of giving back. Principal Crowley and I identified an old garden area for the school that needed a replacement. With the help of my fellow Scouts from Troop 284, I built and installed raised garden beds to grow plants and vegetables and a new fence to protect the area from animals. I hope the area can become a learning space for SKS students to experience and learn about gardening and nutrition. Additionally, I created a training module on the basics of gardening, nutrition, and how I build the beds and presented it to SKS students in the classroom. I am grateful for this opportunity to give back to my community and contribute to the natural science education of SKS students.

Contact Mrs. Hodgens in the front office shodgens@sksschool.org for dismissal changes, absences, etc.

All forgotten lunches, homework, sports gear, books, etc. can be dropped off in the school vestibule. Please label with your child's name and we will make sure they get it.

Students arriving after 8:15am will receive a late pass. Three late arrivals will equal an absence.

Early Pick Up Reminders:

* 2:20pm is the cut off for early dismissals.

* When picking up your child early, please be sure to sign out first at the front office. We will then call your child down to meet you. If your child is in the parish center when you pick up early, please be sure to walk over to the parish center to meet them there after you sign out.

Please know you can always contact us to add prayer intentions to our list for morning prayers.

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

This week I am sharing a missionary childhood association calendar with prayer and service ideas you can engage in at home each day in September.

It was wonderful seeing everyone at mass yesterday for Catechetical Sunday. Thank you to our children's choir and altar servers for enhancing our mass with their participation and enthusiasm!

I am looking forward to our first school mass of the year on Wednesday at 9am. I hope to see you all there! It truly is the most important thing we do as a school community.

This week we also look forward to our first elective day for grades 5-8 on Friday! The teachers and I have worked hard to bring this program to our middle school and I hope the students enjoy the enrichment it will provide. Thank you for your support!

God Bless You!
Mrs. Crowley