Weekly Snapshot #35 - Week of May 4, 2026

Written By Kate Fitzpatrick

Week of May 4, 2026

There are only 6 Mondays until the end of the school year!  We are getting closer to the finish line.   Keep trying to wrap up those priority topics as we await word on what the new assessments will be like. Here is a link to the Archdiocesan Curriculum for your reference: AoP Curriculum Guidelines. There will be a special schedule on Thursday for May Procession rehearsal and on Friday for our May Liturgy & Crowning of Mary.  We will celebrate our teachers and aides on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.  You do not need to pack lunch that day.  If you have not done so, please let Kathleen Brady know if you will be attending our Italian Garden Party.  It is going to be a beautiful event for our school!

The third trimester will be over before you know it. Remember that you need FIVE grades for each subject by the end of the trimester. They should not be all tests. A variety of assessments should be used - classwork, projects, quizzes, tests, etc. I will be checking Option C this week to check progress.  Please devote time during prep periods to getting grades uploaded to Option C each week.  Sending test folders home is not sufficient.  The grades must be posted to Option C as well. You should have at least two assessments in the books by the end of this week. They do not need to be tests.  

Please be sure that students have their golf shirts tucked into their skirts, pants, or shorts. Some of them are wandering the halls looking a bit hoboesque. I will begin announcing every day in the morning.  

Please be sure to pull your blinds ALL the way down when you leave each day and be sure that they are closed. We appreciate your help with this.  

Lunch TIMES Guideline Reminder:  Just so we are all on the same page with lunch and to allow time for proper cleaning, please follow the guidelines below when you are on duty.  Students should be silent in line when moving locations.

Pre-K & K should be in the cafeteria at 11:30 AM.

Pre- K & K should be out of the cafeteria by 12:00 PM.  

Pre-K & K should finish their recess by 12:28 PM.  Their afternoon session begins at 12:30 PM.

Grades 1 through 4 should not be in the cafeteria until 12:05 PM.  

Grades 1 through 4 should end lunch and pray at 12:25 PM.  They should be out of the cafeteria by 12:28 PM.  

Cafeteria Crew Cleaners should be in the cafeteria at 12:25 PM.

Grades 5 through 8 should line up at 12:28 PM and be in the cafeteria by 12:30 PM.  

Grades 5 through 8 should pray at 12:50 and be out of the cafeteria by 12:52 PM.

The afternoon session for Grades 1 through 8 begins at 12:55 PM.  

Words of Wisdom for the Week 

“Let us make best use of the fleeting moments. They will not return.” - St. Marianne Cope

Virtue for the Months of May & June: Zeal

All teachers are teachers of the faith in our school, so all teachers may send to the office at any time throughout the month names of students who are modeling the virtue of zeal. Be on the lookout for those students who are enthusiastic in lessons and kind to classmates.  



What is Happening?

Monday 5/4/26

  • Teachers are expected to be in their classrooms by 7:30 AM.

  • Duty and Classroom Supervision begins at 7:45 AM

  • Forty Hours Devotion - Adoration of Blessed Sacrament

  • Kate - EITC Meeting @ 9:30 AM (Zoom)

  • Italian Garden Party Meeting @ 6:00 PM (Zoom)

  • Morning Duty

    • Car: Library/1A

    • Bus: Art

  • Lunch Duty (Recess)

    • Pre-K & K: Emily B./Melissa H..

    • Grades 1-4: Mary Ellen/Melissa N.

    • Grades 5-8: Sandi/Madelyn

  • Lunch Duty (Cafeteria)

    • Pre-K & K: Mary Boyce

    • Grades 1-4: Meghan

    • Grades 5-8: Kate

  • Dismissal Duty

    • Carline: Library (CFA) - Music/Tech - Honors Math+

    • Bus Door: 8A/Art/1A

Tuesday 5/5/26

  • Teachers are expected to be in their classrooms by 7:30 AM.

  • Duty and Classroom Supervision begins at 7:45 AM.

  • Forty Hours Devotion - Adoration of Blessed Sacrament

  • Grades 4 & 5 Trip to Penn Museum in Philadelphia

  • Grade 6 Trip to Lankenau Hospital Deaver Education Center

  • Connected Educators Series @ 4:15 PM (Zoom)

  • Closing of Forty Hours Devotion @ 7:00 PM

  • Morning Duty

    • Car: KA/7th

    • Bus: 5th

  • Lunch Duty (Recess)

    • Pre-K & K: Amy M./Emily G.

    • Grades 1-4: Carly/Sarah

    • Grades 5-8: Andrew/Jen

  • Lunch Duty (Cafeteria)

    • Pre-K & K: Emily B.

    • Grades 1-4: Lori

    • Grades 5-8: Sandi

  • Dismissal Duty

    • Carline: Music/Tech (CFA) - Honors Math - 7th

    • Bus Door: Art/1st/4th      

Wednesday 5/6/26

  • Teachers are expected to be in their classrooms by 7:30 AM.

  • Duty and Classroom Supervision begins at 7:45 AM.

  • Faculty Prayer in Lobby @ 7:40 AM

  • Lesson Plans are due today

  • HSA Staff Appreciation Breakfast @ 9:00 AM

  • Teacher Appreciation Day - Lunch Provided

  • May Procession Practice (May Court ONLY) @ 1:00 PM

  • BLJ Meeting @ 7:00 PM (St. John the Baptist Room)

  • Morning Duty

    • Car: 2A/4th

    • Bus: Kate

  • Lunch Duty (Recess)

    • Pre-K & K: Mary Boyce/Pat

    • Grades 1-4: Mary Ellen/Sarah

    • Grades 5-8: Madelyn/Amy L.

  • Lunch Duty (Cafeteria)

    • Pre-K & K: Amy M.

    • Grades 1-4: Melissa N.

    • Grades 5-8: Maria

  • Dismissal Duty

    • Carline: PE (CFA) - 6th - 3rd

    • Bus Door: 8th/2B/5th       

Thursday 5/7/26

  • Teachers are expected to be in their classrooms by 7:30 AM.

  • Duty and Classroom Supervision begins at 7:45 AM.

  • Kate - Principals Meeting @ 8:30 AM (CCIU)

  • Mothers Day Tea for Pre-K

  • May Procession Practice @ 2:00 PM in church Schedule

  • HSA Open Meeting @ 6:30 PM in Social Hall

  • Morning Duty

    • Carline: 6th/PE

    • Bus: 2B

  • Lunch Duty (Recess)

    • Pre-K & K: Emily B./Melissa H.

    • Grades 1-4: Meghan/Erin

    • Grades 5-8: Madelyn/Amy L.

  • Lunch Duty (Cafeteria)

    • Pre-K & K: Amy M.

    • Grades 1-4: Carly

    • Grades 5-8: Andrew

  • Dismissal Duty

    • Carline: PE (CFA) - 4th - 5th 

    • Bus Door: 2A/2B/3rd 

Friday 5/08/26

  • Teachers are expected to be in their classrooms by 7:30 AM.

  • Duty and Classroom Supervision begins at 7:45 AM.

  • May Procession & Crowning of Mary - Mass @ 11:00 AM Schedule

  • Morning Duty

    • Car: 8th/Music

    • Bus: 3rd

  • Lunch Duty (Recess)

    • Pre-K & K: Mary Boyce/Pat

    • Grades 1-4: Lori/Virginia

    • Grades 5-8: Maria/Jen

  • Lunch Duty (Cafeteria)

    • Pre-K & K: Melissa H./Emily G.

    • Grades 1-4: Erin

    • Grades 5-8: Kate

  • Dismissal Duty

    • Carline: Library (CFA) - 7th - Spanish

    • Bus Door: 2A/KA/6th

You may leave as soon as you are finished today!

Notes for May‍ ‍

5/01/26 - Kickball Tournament (Grades K-4) @ 1:00 PM

5/02/26 - First Holy Communion @ 11:00 AM

5/05/26 - Forty Hours Closing Service @ 7:00 PM

5/06/26 - HSA Staff Appreciation Breakfast

5/06/26 - Teacher Appreciation Day

5/07/26 - Mother’s Day Tea (Pre-K)

5/07/26 - HSA Parent Meeting @ 6:30 PM

5/08/26 - May Crowning @ 11:00 Mass

5/10/26 - Mothers Day

5/11/26 - Muffins with Moms (Kindergarten)

5/11/26 - Family Night at the Book Fair 6:30-8:00 PM

5/14/26 - Ascension of Our Lord - Holy Day of Obligation - No School

5/15/26 - Professional Development Day for Teachers @ 8:30 AM

5/16/26 - La Dolce Vita Italian Garden Party @ 5:30 PM

Kate Fitzpatrick
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