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1329 East Moyamensing Avenue                                Philadelphia, PA 19147
Phone:   215-462-4129                                              Fax:   215-462- 9429

Dear Parents/Guardians

    How can we best prepare today's young students to thrive in the future
they will face? With new discoveries in areas such as medicine and
technology being made all the time, today's children will be part of a world
that we can't really imagine. We hear about the need for teaching children
21st century learning skills. What are they?

    Children must become lifelong learners. They need to "learn how to
learn." Since many of the jobs today's children will hold have not even been
developed yet, children must learn how to deal with uncertainty and change.
The basic skills of reading, writing, and mathematics will be essential.
Science will also play an important role. In addition, creatively, problem
solving, and critical thinking will be key. Since our children will grow up in a
global economy, they will benefit from knowing other languages as well as
being skilled in information, media and technology skills.

    This appears to be a very long list; yet your children have the benefit of
being part of a Catholic school. The strong school community grounded in a
shared faith and the support and high expectation of parents, teachers, and
the larger community - offers your children a foundation for facing the
rapidly changing world around them. By sharing this belief in God's
goodness and living out their faith every day, your children are blessed with
a clear advantage in living and growing in our ever - changing world. Faith
provides an anchor whose value can never be overestimated. It provides a
compass and touchstone that will serve you children well into the future.

Thank you for choosing Catholic Schools and making a wise investment in
your child's future. May God continue to bless you and your family each day.

                                            Gratefully,

                                            Sister Patricia

Catholic Schools Week
Sunday: Opening of Catholic Schools Week
         Family Mass at 9:30 - Children act as lectors, ushers greeters, etc.
         Bowling Party for School Children - 1:00 - 3:00 PM at "30 Strikes
         Bowling Alley"

Monday: Bring A Friend To Lunch
              Relatives invited to each lunch with the child and provide lunch from
       "outside source". Meals will take place in the Cafeteria to
          accommodate extra time. Relative would be asked to "adopt" a child
          that may not have someone able to attend. Pre-K and Kdgn. at 11:00
          AM , Grades 1-3 at 11:45, Grades 7 and 8 at 1:15.

Tuesday: Service Day at SHJ
           Peanut Butter & Jelly will be collected during the family mass and
           sandwiches will be made by the classes for various shelters, etc.
           Grade 8 will coordinate with teachers to plan an in-class activity to
           correlate to a lesson.

Wednesday : Academic Day
              Jeopardy games will be played by various grades at different
               locations and times to be coordinated by the grade level teachers.
               SHJ will compete in the West Catholic High School Academic Bowl
               from 3:30 - 8:00 PM. We wish our students the best as they compete
               in this Bowl.

Thursday: Student Day and Tribute to the Mummers
                Children may dress like Mummers if they have costumes, sweat
                shirts from various clubs or create some outfit befitting of the
                mummers. Quaker City Stringband/Bagpipes from the Second Street
                Irish Society may also visit while strolling through the hallways and
                playing outside each classroom.

Friday: Teacher Appreciation Day
                 Morning Prayer Service
                 Dismissal is at 1:00 PM so that the teachers may participate in a
                 special luncheon to thank them for all they do for our children.

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