Principal Crowley's Corner
Week of 10/23/23
Highlights for the week ahead:
~ Today at 4pm our Varsity Girls Field Hockey team starts their playoff run at Dittmar Field at 4pm. All are welcome to come and cheer on the team!! (FYI- Field is right next to St David's Episcopal Church on S Valley Forge Rd) Best of luck to the team and their coaches!
~ Tuesday: 8:40am Living Rosary in the schoolyard followed by 9am School Mass. All are invited to attend! Also on Tuesday- Youth Group after school and 6:30pm Virtual Confirmation Parent Meeting
~ Friday: 9am 1st grade Saints Presentation; 6pm Batty Bash for grades K-4
~ Sunday: Trunk or Treat- We are in need of more trunks and candy to make this a fun event for the students.
Trunk sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0948AAA92BA3FA7-44566585-skstrunk#/
Trick or Treater sign up: up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0948AAA92BA3FA7-44567291-skstrunk
A heads up that Parent Teacher Conferences are coming soon. Scheduling information is comign soon. Please note that Thursday November 16 is a NOON Dismissal (CARES will be offered) and there is NO SCHOOL on Friday November 17th for these conferences.
Congratulations to Girls Varsity Volleyball Region 25 Champions!
Halloween-athon- Tuesday October 31st at 1pm
Respectfully there are protocols we have had in place the last several years that I ask all families/students to continue to follow:
- There shouldn't be any inappropriate costumes: This includes guns, knives or any weapons. Let’s take the violence out of Halloween, and please absolutely no costumes that refer to the homeless /indigent. Scary yes! Violent no!
- Group costumes are allowed. However we strive as a Catholic school to support inclusivity – we ask all students to be open, inviting, and receptive to those that wish to be a part of a group. Let’s avoid hurt feelings.
Front Office Reminders
~ The cutoff for EARLY DISMISSALS is 2:20pm. This prevents interference with our regular dismissal routine and buses.
Thank you!
Please be a good neighbor!
Thank you from our 7th Grade!
The Fall Social was a blast! Thank you to all who worked to make the night a success!
Winter Uniforms Photos and explanation
The following photos show students in proper winter uniform.
A few reminders:
~ Navy socks only should be worn with the winter uniform. White or navy socks may be worn on gym days.
~ Girls may wear NAVY knee socks, tights, or NAVY leggings with NAVY socks.
~ New this year for the boys: Option 1 is that the boys may wear the WHITE polo shirt, no tie, with the quarter zip. Option 2 is that the boys may wear the oxford shirt with a tie. If wearing the oxford shirt a tie must be worn.
~ Only SKS sweaters, crew necks, or quarter zips should be worn with the uniform (not spiritwear or hoodies from other schools/vacation spots)
CYO News
To ALL SKS coaches, future coaches and Parents
SKS will be hosting a Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) workshop " Coaching with Empathy"
Monday October 23rd from 7 - 8:30 PM in the parish center. Food and drinks will be provided.
We encourage everyone to attend but if you are a coach or plan to coach in the future your attendance at this workshop is expected. Please confirm your attendance on the sign up to ensure we have the appropriate amount of food and drinks for the workshop. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F044EA4A72EABFC1-45266671-positive
If you are unable to attend, please reach out to Mike Gompers (mjgompers@gmail.com)
Positive Coaching Alliance is a national nonprofit organization that provides workshops, as well as on line tools, to assist organizations, coaches, and parents in giving youth athletes a positive character building youth sports experience.
If you have any questions you can contact JP Boles at 484-988-0942 or Mike Gompers (mjgompers@gmail.com)
Thanks, SKS CYO Board
Safe Environment Lessons coming November 2nd and 3rd
Dear SKS Families,
Teachers in grades K-8 will be teaching Safe Environment lessons to students on Thursday November 2nd and Friday November 3rd 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
Parish Connection: Stewardship Appeal
This Appeal is an important source of funds for the parish’s financial well-being. Providing for needs outside of offertory funds, this appeal helps with building repairs, upgrades, and other critical investments throughout the parish.
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
Sister Susan Joseph, IHM
Bonnie Quiring
Ted Raczkowski
Joyce Grimley
Connie Gaeto Morrissey
Jim Morahan
Sister Margaret Richard SSJ
Jerry Grady
The people of Ukraine and Israel
Enjoy the week ahead!
It was great to see many of you at the Fall Social! I heard Homecoming was a wonderful day and our students enjoyed starting the celebration with a Homecoming pep rally after Walk with the Principal last Friday. There is amazing energy here at SKS!
Hope to see you all at school mass tomorrow at 9am. We will begin in the schoolyard with a living rosary at 8:40am. All are invited to attend!
God Bless You!
Mrs. Crowley