SCHOOL

8th Grade Bake Sale
April 1st and 2nd 

SKS Spirit Wear Spring Collection 

The spring/summer edition of the SKS Spirit Wear Shop is now available! Stock up on shorts, tanks, and tees in lots of great colors just in time for warmer weather, spring/summer sports, and the SK5K!  Also, don’t miss out on the monogrammable sports bag and pool towel for camp! 

Orders placed by Sunday, March 19 will be delivered to SKS on Tuesday, April 4, just in time for Spring Break and Easter Baskets!  If you prefer to make your order a surprise, shipping or local pick up in Villanova is available.  You will be emailed from noreply@ordermygear.com when your order is complete.  If you have any questions regarding your order, please email Laura Owens at laura@silverliningsesp.com.

March Madness to benefit SKS TAP

It’s that time of year again….SKS March Madness!!!! Get ready to root for your favorite college teams!!! Brackets open THIS SUNDAY, March 12!

Entry is $10 per bracket.  50% of proceeds go to our winner and the other 50% to SKS TAP (Tuition Assistance Program).

Bracket entry starts on Sunday, March 12th at 11:00pm EDT and closes on Thursday, March 16th at 12:00pm EDT.

How to participate:

Step 1:  Please visit SKS March Madness 2023 to Benefit SKS TAP  to pay for your brackets online.  You may also send payment in cash or check to school in an envelope.  Please label your envelope with “[NAME] and March Madness.”  Don’t forget to include your name so we know that you’ve paid for your bracket(s).

Step 2:  Please visit https://www.pickhoops.com/SKSMarchMadness to complete your bracket(s). You will be asked for your name and email address and to create a new user password for yourself.  You will then be asked for the group password, which is crowley.

Be sure to get your brackets in early!  Feel free to enter more than one bracket and share the link with friends and family!  The more the merrier!

If you have any questions, please contact Audrey Groseclose at audrey.groseclose@gmail.com

Good luck and have fun!!

SKS Home and School Association

Living Stations
March 31st at 7pm 

Please join the Class of 2023 in witnessing a reverent depiction of the Passion of Christ on Friday, March 31st at 7:00 pm at St. Katharine of Siena Church. Our Living Stations are a beautiful tradition that combines music with a live reenactment of the Way of the Cross and truly prepares us for the Easter season. All are welcome!

Phillies Opening Day Lunch Party
March 30th – both lunch periods

I think enough time has passed where we can start the healing process from the Super Bowl.  What better way to do this than to celebrate opening day for baseball!  On Thursday, March 30th, the kids will enjoy pretzels, popcorn, hotdogs and the Kona water ice truck to celebrate the return of baseball.  Also, the kids can dress down to support their favorite team.  That’s right, even Yankee fans can join in the festivities.  I even know of one Mets fan, who obviously has no friends and lives a very sad, depressing life, but we will even allow his kids to participate. Should be a fun day and after school they can race home and catch the Phillies opener on TV at 4:05!
Thanks so much for your support and if you have any questions just shoot us an email
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SKS Ladies Bingo
April 13th at 6:30 pm  

The SKS Home & School presents another fabulous night of games and prizes at our annual SKS Ladies Bingo Night! Tickets are $30 each and this is a byob event. Tickets are available at SKS Ladies Bingo

Annual Fund Party – Save the Date
May 19th 6-9pm 

The Board of Limited Jurisdiction is planning a casual night out for Friday, May 19th from 6-9 pm.  Food, friends and byob at SKS school, and emcee Ben Piazza will keep you entertained as he celebrates the close of tax season. Keep an eye out for more details and the invitation to follow.

Grandparents Day
May 18th 

All grandparents and special relatives are cordially invited to join us for our school mass followed by a visit to school. Refreshments and photos will make it a special day! We look forward to having everyone join us!

Home & School Association General Meeting
March 16th at 6pm 

The SKS Home & School Association will hold a meeting on March 16th at 6 pm in the SKS cafeteria. Topics will include a school update from Adria Crowley, a presentation by Ben Piazza on the function of the Home and School, plans for the school year and opportunities for you to get involved. We look forward to seeing everyone!

SKS CYO Spring Registration is Open! 

Please use this link for registration   https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/359759 

 2023 Spring Sports:

         Baseball

JV Baseball (5/6th grade)

Varsity Baseball (7/8th grade)

          Softball

JV Softball (5/6th grade)

Varsity Softball (7/8th grade)

       Girls Lacrosse 

JV (5/6th grade)

Varsity (7/8th grade)

Track and Field (1st-8th grade)

Please note: Practice and game days/times will be communicated by the coaches once registration is completed and teams are confirmed

If interested in coaching please contact the athletic director at ad@sksparish.org

SKS CYO Board

Save the Date! SK5K Fitness Run May 13th

Mark your calendar for the annual SK5k run and 1 mile walk to benefit St. Katharine of Siena School. Registration is now open, click here to sign up.  We need volunteers as well as participants, click here for details.

Summer Camps 2023

The hot questions these days is “What will I do with my kids all summer?!?!”

The answer is SKS Summer Camps! We have several camps over the summer for a variety of interests, click here for flyers and registration information.

After School Sports
March to May 2023  

We are back in action this Spring! SKS will be offering an after-school sports program for Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and  4th grade students, run by Mrs. Marchese and other teachers.  The program will start March 29th and run every Wednesday till May31st after school from 3:00 – 4:15 pm. It is running for 9 weeks this season!. If your child likes to play games, this is the place for them. Click here for program information and registration. 

Sweetheart Dance for grades 1-5
March 25th 7-9 pm 

The tradition continues! The Sweetheart Dance will be on March 25th from 7-9. The dance will be open to girls from Grades 1-5 and their special guests.
To purchase tickets click here.

STEM Club
Spring 2023 

Students are invited to join the SKS STEM Club which meets every other Thursday after school. Miss Miller helps students with building challenges, designing, use of technology and more! This session runs from February to April and the program flyer and registration link is here.

LEGO Club

Students are invited to join the SKS LEGO Club which meets on Mondays after school. Mr. Gavin helps create new designs with a huge collection of LEGO pieces! This session runs from February to April and the program flyer and registration link is here.

Craft Club for grades k-4

Join your friends for crafts, snacks and fun at the SKS Craft Club every Tuesday! Click here for the February registration form.

Snapology Classes at SKS!

Snapology classes at SKS for grades 5-8 are ready for the spring session for March and April! In Combat Robots students will build a base robot, then get new engineering challenges each week that they must design a solution to meet, competing against their classmates to see who can make the best design to win head-to-head competition.  This is an engineering focused class without coding. To register, click here for the Snapology flyer.

SKS Math Olympiad Club

Join us for a Math Olympiad (MOEMS) program at SKS for 4th, 5th and 6th graders.  MOEMS (moems.org) is a worldwide math competition program, with over 120,000 students from every state and 39 countries participating.  The objectives of MOEMS are to teach multiple strategies for out-of-the-box problem solving, develop mathematical flexibility in solving those problems, and foster mathematical creativity and ingenuity through challenging competitions.
Please click here for the program information and registration.

DCIU hosts Apprenticeship & Trades Fair

State Senator Tim Kearney & State Rep. Jennifer O’Mara will be hosting an Apprenticeship & Trades Fair which will take place on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at the DCIU in Morton located at 200 Yale Ave. Morton, PA. The event will take place from 10am- 1pm. Students can register for the Apprenticeship Fair here however registration is not required. This event will be open to all students in Delaware County schools from grades 8 – 12, along with their parents and guardians.

EITC Funds – We Have Tax Credits Available!
Webinars coming up to explain EITC

Please send the message far and wide! The EITC Program has plenty of tax credits available to accommodate our generous contributors!  Remember, our school could get 100% of their contribution and they get 90% tax credit from the state! Please click here for the information flyer.
Click here for the EITC video from The Foundation for Catholic Education.
Thanks for your support of SKS.

SKS Blue and White Passes

The fan favorite dress down pass has a new look as our Blue and White Pass! You can find the order form here which is good for a maximum of three passes per student, per trimester.

PARISH

2023 Lenten Calendar

Click here to view the SKS 2023 Lenten Calendar

Palm Sunday Craft
Sunday, April 2 after 9:30am Mass
Parish Center

The craft is for preschool – 4th grade children – $8 for 1 child and $5 for each additional child.
We are also looking for 5th-8th grade volunteers – perfect for a service project opportunity!
 
Please sign up below and be sure to include your children’s names and ages. If you have any questions please reach out to Kate Mallach -610-688-9507 or kpaul9507@yahoo.com.
 
We will provide coffee and juice – please support our 8th grade by purchasing treats from their bake sale!
Click here to sign up for the Palm Sunday Craft

Walking with Purpose
Stations of the Cross, Adoration and Reconciliation
Tuesday, March 21
SKS Church

For information, contact wwp@sksparish.org Maureen Reilly – 610-745-6320
Kate Mallach – 215-858-9507

Lenten Evening of Retreat
Wednesday, March 29 – 6:15-8:30PM
SKS Parish Center

Please join us for a night of reflection. There will be a light soup and bread supper starting at 6:15PM followed by a presentation at 6:45PM focused on Peter’s Act of Faith that Jesus is the Holy One of God, John 6:68-69 offered by Monsignor Beach. Our night will conclude with Mass beginning at 7:45PM.
 
For reservations, please contact the rectory:
rectory@sksparish.org or 610-688-4584

Easter Egg Hunt
Hosted by Mothers of Young Children
Saturday, April 8 at 11AM

The hunt will take place on the SKS Convent lawn (or in the gym if it rains). Ages 0-6 are welcome to participate. Monsignor will ring the bell at 11:00AM sharp so please arrive at 10:45AM. Don’t forget to bring your Easter basket!

SKS Children’s Choir

SKS Children’s Choir is open to all parish children in grades 1 – 7. We would love to have any child interested in participating at some of the 9:30 am masses sign up at the Children’s Choir Registration Form.