Dear Parents,

At the HSA meeting this week, Mike McLeod gave a fantastic presentation on ADHD and Executive Functioning. I encourage all parents to watch this video. He discusses the importance of children learning executive function skills and how this can lead to life long benefits. He helped us understand the connection between language, ADHD, and reciprocal parenting. Please go to the video below to watch the presentation in its entirety.

I extend my gratitude and thanks to everyone (parents, HSA, faculty) who made Catholic Schools Week a success! It was a great celebration!

Have a lovely weekend.

Sincerely,

Veronica Chandler

Veronica Chandler 

Looking Ahead…

February 1st - Kickoff to 8th-grade class Joe Corbi fundraiser.  

• The flyer and product brochure are in the link below.

February 7th - Assistant Superintendent Bernadette Dougherty visits SSPP from 

1-2:30

February 10th - Night at the Philadelphia 76’ers Game – 7pm. Only a few tickets left. See the link below.

February 24th - Operation Easter Basket-Volunteers Needed to help assemble Easter Basket, more details are in the link below. It takes place after school at

4 pm.  

February 27th - 7th graders receive the sacrament of Confirmation. Archbishop Perez, the tenth archbishop of Philadelphia will be presiding over the mass.

March 3rd - The Second Trimester ends. Please take time with your child to review their current grades on OptionC and set goals for the remainder of the trimester.

March 3rd - March 8th - Terra Nova Testing grades K-7. It is important that children 

                                          are in school that week. 

• The school is not responsible for ensuring all test sections are made up by students returning from a vacation or trip. 
• The school will do its best to make sure students, who are returning from being sick, make up their test sections. However, if a child is absent for too many days, the child may not be able to complete the test sections.

March 13th - The third trimester begins.

March 14th & March 15th - Grandparents and Special Person’s Day is 8:30 am in the school cafeteria. 

• We are excited to celebrate the special bond between children and their grandparents or special people in their lives with a dance party, refreshments, and various tributes.
• Sign up link below to volunteer.
• The celebration is split over two days for guests by their child’s last name: 
• Children with last name A-L March 14th
• Children with last name M-Z March 15th  

March 24th - School is closed. Faculty retreat at IHM Conference Center.

April 22nd - Wild Wild West, Spring Auction and Fundraiser - Save the Date. 7 pm at SSPP.

May 12th - Save the Date: Father/Daughter Dance, More details to follow shortly.

Parking lot safety - We appreciate all you do to make morning drop off safe for our students!

Links:

ADHD presentation - Mike McLeod video152764712...

Joe Corbi's Brochure  

76ers Tickets 

Operation Easter Basket Volunteers Opportunities 

Grandparents Day Volunteer Opportunities