Principal Crowley's Corner

~ Monday and Tuesday our 5th through 8th grades will be going on a team-building field trip to Paradise Farms!

~ Tuesday at 7pm in the parish center is Confirmation Parent Meeting #1

~ Wednesday- 8th Grade High School Placement Test administered in the parish center.

~ Also, on Wednesday we will have our first lockdown drill of the school year. Radnor PD will do a walkthrough of the building during this drill. Our teachers and I talk with the children about how safety drills are important and just a practice so we would know what to do in an emergency.

~ Friday during 2nd period will be the 2nd elective class for grades 5-8. Check out pictures below from our first classes last week!

~ 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, Lands End, and the Blue Beret.

This year we will be starting a monthly math challenge for all students grades K-8! 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

Students should only be bringing water to drink in the classroom. We are seeing a lot of Gatorade and Prime. Thank you!

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.

Forty Hours Devotion:
Eucharistic Revival in Action at SKS
October 8-October 10

The National Eucharistic Revival was initiated by the U.S. Congress of Catholic bishops to restore understanding and remind us of Jesus’ Real Presence in the Eucharist. Forty Hours Devotion is a special opportunity to reflect on this mystery of the Blessed Sacrament. For forty hours, the time that Jesus’ body lay in the tomb, the consecrated Eucharist is displayed on the altar in a monstrance. All parishioners are encouraged to visit church to pray and spend personal time with the Lord.

SKS will observe Forty Hours beginning on Oct. 8 and closing on Oct. 10. Father Bill Gabriel, O.S.A., Head of Mission & Ministry and Theology teacher at Malvern Preparatory Academy, will preside each evening at 7:00pm. He will speak on the meaning of being a Eucharistic community. In Scriptures and in Mass, we hear that Jesus takes, blesses, breaks and gives the Eucharist to his disciples. Through dynamic storytelling and theological reflections, Father Gabriel will lead an adventure into the wonderful mystery of the Eucharist with Jesus’ actions – take, bless, break and give – as the points of departure.

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

Stephen Palmerio

Wishing you all a wonderful week ahead. Thank you for your support and for establishing a strong school-home relationship with your child's teacher. It truly goes a long way in cultivating a successful year at school. Looking forward to many moments of fall fun to come at SKS!

God Bless You!
Mrs. Crowley