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Weekly Email: 

January 25-29, 2021

Dear Parents,

Our preK pals will happily welcome letter Hh and a hearty review of familiar shapes this week!  Our friends decided to hold off placing their class-made bears into the hibernation den until all our buddies are present in school.  The children will place their bears into a cozy den (that they painted and prepped) for a cozy winter's nap.  The bears will stay in the den until the first day of spring when the children will open the den and wake up their bears!  

Important Classroom Information:

Just a reminder that we go outside when the weather cooperates, so please be sure your child is dressed for the conditions and is wearing supportive footwear for moving and grooving.  

Please send in clean masks in your child’s backpack.  It is important that the masks fit well, too.  Also be sure that your child’s extra set of clothing in a Ziploc bag is weather-appropriate and fits.  Thank you!

Please note that if your child is showing symptoms of illness, i.e. runny nose, aches, nausea, diarrhea, he/she may return to school after 72 hours of being symptom-free without the assistance of medication.  Thank you for your consideration of your child, the fellow students and staff.

We welcome donations of sanitizing wipes, paper towels and hand sanitizer.  Thank you!

PENNY WEEK:  This week our school is collecting loose change (and dollars, too!) in each classroom to support our St. Bernadette School's Tuition Assistance Program.  If you have change you'd like to send into school, please place it in your child's backpack, and we will add it to our class collection jar.  Collections will be received through February 5th.  The winning classroom is awarded a pizza party.  Woohoo!

PLEASE MARK ON YOUR CALENDAR:  FRIDAY, JANUARY 29th IS A HALF-DAY of SCHOOL!  
Dismissal for PreK 3 and PreK 4 students on Friday, January 29th is at 11:30am. Parents/guardians picking up by car should pull into the parking lot to pick up.  Parents picking up from the walker line should do so at the Bond Avenue doors.  PreK children who usually meet with upper grade siblings, will dismiss with the siblings at the 11:55 a.m. dismissal time.

UPCOMING EVENTS:
Catholic Schools Week Schedule:
 St. Bernadette School Celebrates Catholic Schools Week, January 31-February 5, 2021

11:00 am Family Mass

12:00-1:30 School Wide Virtual Open House (LINK to be sent)

                      Live Open House Presentation via Zoom

Monday, February 1st  Celebrate the Community

8:15 Prayer Service in thanksgiving for our Police and Health Care Workers (Zoom)

4pm-8pm  Freddy’s in Broomall; mention St. Bernadette Home and School

Tuesday, February 2nd:  Celebrate the Students “Souper Bowl” Day

Staff and Students wear Bernie’s Spiritwear or favorite Team Jersey

Service Project: PreK-Gr 4 bring warm adult socks for the Homeless shelter; Gr 5-8 bring in canned soups

PreK/Kindergarten Pajama and popcorn day: PreK children are welcome to wear their pajamas and sneakers to school!

Pen Pal Activity: parents to send an envelope with stamp to school one per child grades K-8

Pizza lunch provided to all students and staff by Home and School

Afternoon Bingo and movie/hot chocolate grades 3-8 and cookies provided by Student Council and Home and School

Wednesday, February 3rd:  Celebrate our Nation

Students and staff are welcome to wear red, white and blue to school , NOTHING POLITICAL                            

USA!  Students and staff are invited to complete a form with questions regarding states they have visited due Wednesday, January 27th .
Grade 8 will compile the data and make notations on a large USA map

Step Up Day Grades K through 4

Teacher appreciation lunch provided by Home and School

2:00 p.m. participation in recitation  of the Rosary for peace in our nation; homeroom teachers remind students to have rosaries;  8th Grade Student Council to lead school in the rosary; link to be sent to homerooms and virtual learners

Thursday, February 4th: Celebrate Vocations

Letters of appreciation written by students

Eucharistic Adoration offered in the morning

Vocation Awareness Presentation Grades 5 to 8 in the afternoon

Friday, February 5th: Celebrate the Staff

First Friday Mass via livestream 8:30

Staff and Students wear Bernie’s SPIRITWEAR

Minute to Win It Activities: Faculty vs. 8th Grade; approximately 3 rounds of challenges will be presented in the gym and telecast to the classrooms and to our Virtual Learners.

PreK 4 parent/teacher conferences will be held the first week of March.  You will receive a link to a Sign Up Genius in February to choose a time for a Zoom conference or phone conference with me.  Progress reports will be handed out during the first week of March as well.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.

Enjoy a blessed week,
Kaky Mullen and Doris Hurd