St. Jerome Catholic Elementary School
Knowledge, Faith, Courage
The week October 5 – October 9, 2020 has been designated as “Safety Awareness Week”. During this week, we will be rehearsing a variety of emergency school procedures to acquaint students and staff with the precautionary steps to take in the event of such things as a warning of severe weather, an intruder, or a fire evacuation. In addition, throughout the year we ... Continue reading "Safety Awareness Week"
October 5th to 9th we are thrilled to celebrate our very own St. Jerome Spirit/Mental Health Week. We know that the two concepts go hand in hand. When you have a positive spirit it improves your mental health and when you take care of your mental health you have a greater positive attitude. Please refer to this poster that outlines what ... Continue reading "Spirit/Mental Health Week!"
We are thrilled to announce the beginning of our St. Jerome Cross Country season! While it may look and feel a little different this year, it is still packed full of fun and we can wait to get started. We will be hosting our own St. Jerome Cross Country Race Day on October 23rd, on the community trails attached to the school, to give our ... Continue reading "Cross Country Running!"
Concussion Awareness in Honour of Rowan!
On October 1st, students at St. Jerome will be learning about Rowan and Rowan’s Law. We want to raise greater awareness about concussions by sharing Rowan’s Stringer’s story. Rowan died in 2013 from experiencing a series of concussions while playing Rugby. She didn’t know that her brain needed to heal and this eventually caused her death. While ... Continue reading "Wear Purple on October 1st!"
At St. Jerome we will be celebrating Orange Shirt Day on Wednesday, September 30th. Students are invited to wear an orange shirt in honour of those who attended residential schools. In an effort to raise awareness and honour our indigenous community we will be sharing messages of hope and reconciliation. We will demonstrate what the students have learned ... Continue reading "Orange T-Shirt Day!"
Our St. Jerome Feast day will be celebrated on Wednesday, September 30th in each class. A slide show prayer service will be shared honouring St. Jerome and what he means to us. There is so much we can learn from ... Continue reading "St. Jerome Feast Day"
