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In Memory of Sister Maureen James Barr
To honor the legacy of Sister Maureen James Barr and her dedication to our school and parish, we are purchasing a statue of Saint Joseph to be placed in school. SPN families are welcome to make a monetary donation towards the purchase of the statue. Should you wish to donate, please send your money to school in an envelope marked “Memorial Donation”. It’s not necessary to include your name on the envelope. Checks should be made payable to St. Philip Neri School.
Last Year Next Year
SummerSolutions
Close the Summer Learning Gap!
Summer learning loss puts students at a serious disadvantage. This is when skills and knowledge are lost over the summer months, causing
students to move backwards instead of progressing.
By spending just minutes a day with Summer Solutions, students get the practice they need to keep moving forward. It was designed to help students return to school after summer break confident in the skills
they’ve already learned and ready to master new ones.
Your child worked hard all year. Make sure that progress sticks. Give your child the advantage of Summer Solutions.
Each book is $13.00.
School Name:Go to www.summersolutions.net
To place your order, enter your school code:
The school code expires on:
Orders placed before May 1, 2019 will be entered in a drawing for an iPad Mini.(No purchase necessary to enter the drawing. For Rules: https://simplesolutions.org/blog/sweepstakes
Early!Order
St. Philip Neri
PHN19444 *May 28, 2019
This year’s Field Day t-shirt are really cool with a Tug-of-War theme! All of the proceeds raised are used to
improve the P.E. program with new equipment. There is no obligation to buy, but your child will love to wear
the shirt on Field Day. Why not order one for Mom and Dad as well?
Your child has been assigned a team color for Field Day- Blue or White - the list is posted in each homeroom.
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ORDER THE RIGHT COLOR. If you do not choose to buy a shirt, your
child will need to wear their team color shirt on Field Day.
If you are interested, please fill out the attached order form and return it to the main office. Payment is made
through the FACTS system ONLY. Families with more than one student who wish to order t-shirts for each,
need only fill out one form for each family. Make sure to include the COLOR with the SIZE for each child.
T-shirts will be sent home with the oldest student.
REMINDER: Field Day for Grades 5-8 - Tuesday, June 11th; Grades 1-4 - Wednesday, June 12th.
Please consider volunteering for field day, it is a lot of fun and you may even be able to get your kid wet!
Each homeroom must have 2 parents to help with the games- it won’t work without you. In order to volunteer,
you MUST have all your clearances on record at the school. Please e-mail Mrs. Mesunas at
[email protected] to check your clearance status then e-mail your home room teacher and Mrs. Barlow
if you are interested!
Volunteers should arrive by 8:30 and the day ends at about 11:30 with a noon dismissal.
Thank you for your support, Mrs. Beth Barlow; P.E. teacher
Prayers for nice weather, Field day is rain or shine.
Total Enclosed:
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GRADE
TEACHER’S NAME
STUDENT’S NAME
Shirt Colors:
STUDENT ORDER FORM
Add $2 for 2X, $3 for 3X, and $4 for 4XYOUTH: Small 6-8, Medium 10-12, Large 14-16ADULT: Small, Medium, Large, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL
$12
Deadlineto order : 5/10/19
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PAYMENT will be pulled from your FACTS account. No cash or checks accepted. Fill out order form and return to school by 5/10/19.
©FieldDayUSA.com 2019
NO LATE ORDERS ACCEPTEDPlease pay the total amount your family is purchasing
SCRIP Gift Card Program Support our Parish and School With Your Everyday Purchases!
Grocery Gift Cards: Giant, ShopRite, Weis, Whole Foods, ACME… Pharmacy and Beauty: CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreen’s, Ulta, Sephora, Great Clips… Yard and Outdoors: Home Depot, Lowe’s, Sears, Orvis, REI, Cabela’s, L.L. Bean, Dick’s Sporting Goods… First Communion, Confirmation, Graduation, Wedding: Kohl’s, JC Penney, Macy’s, BB & Beyond, Boscov’s, AMEX gift cards with no activation fee… Dining: Outback, Ruby Tuesday, Texas Roadhouse, Panera, Olive Garden, Applebees… Plus: Hundreds more gift cards!
Did you know that LOTS of SPN parishioners and staff use SCRIP gift cards? Including Monsignor, our Convent Sisters, SPN Teachers and Staff, new and “seasoned” Parishioners, current SPN School Parents… There are also some non-Parishioners who buy SPN SCRIP!
Don’t change WHAT you spend; just change HOW you pay!
Use SCRIP gift cards to pay, and you will generate FREE MONEY !
(about 2.5% in the form of FREE gift cards or
FREE tuition credits for you;
AND 2.5% in FREE revenue for SPN !)
Please review the next page to see which gift cards are in
stock and how to purchase them. For more choices, learn
how to order gift cards from our online supplier. Go to
www.shopwithscrip.com.
Earn your SCRIP halo!
When you use SCRIP, everyone at SPN benefits!
SPN School SCRIP Program – 3 Ways to EARN*
HOW? ORDER PAY RECEIVE ORDER EARNINGS*
ONLINE
at shopwithscrip.com SPN Code needed for
first sign-up: Contact the Gales
Check to school on Monday, OR
Prestopay (similar to Paypal) costs just 15¢
per order
via backpack Wed. afternoon
half the retailer contributions posted
online
Same-Day Backpack Orders
fill out form below, send to SPN school
Wed. morning
send payment with Order Form
via backpack Wed. afternoon
$1.25 paper voucher for every $50
purchase
After Sunday Masses, OR
at Church Office
SCRIP table at church main entrance, OR
stop by the church office
Check or Cash on the spot $1.25 paper voucher
for every $50 purchase
* Use your EARNINGS for school tuition or free gift cards!
Questions? Need the SPN online SCRIP enrollment code? Contact Dawn or Tom Gale at [email protected] or (610) 733-1878
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Sunday June 9, 2019
10:00 am Mass
St. Philip Neri Church
11:OOam-2:00pm Sports Banquet/Luncheon
Flourtown Country Club
Reservations Required I RSVP by Wednesday May 29, 2019 No Tickets will be Sold at the Door
$30 Per Person Please make check payable to SPN CYO Complete Form Below and Submit to SPN School Attn: Fran McCusker c/o Jake McCusker Gr. 6, Rm. 20 Questions-Contact Fran at [email protected]
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Email Address
___ # Students @ $30 per
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$, _______________ , Total Amount Students-
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Children who read for fun build background knowledge, learn new vocabulary, and become better writers. Here are ways to make reading an everyday part of your youngster’s summer.
Keep reading materials available
When reading is convenient, your child will be more likely to read for pleasure. Leave a pile of magazines on the coffee table, keep graphic novels on the nightstand, put the newspaper on the kitchen table, and stash books in the car.
Try a reading challengeHave your youngster check libraries,
bookstores, or parks and recreation departments for free summer reading programs. Many sponsor contests or book clubs, too. Help her stick with the plan by setting a goal, perhaps to read a certain number of pages per week or books per month. Tip: She might even
■ Samantha Spinner andthe Super-Secret Plans
(Russell Ginns)When Samantha’s uncle disappears, he leaves her with a rusty red umbrella—and a lot of questions. Join her on a worldwide adventure where she must solve puzzles to figure out what the umbrella is for and save her uncle.
■ Cricket in the Thicket: Poemsabout Bugs (Carol Murray)
In this book of nonfic-tion poetry, readers explore many types of bugs. Each page includes a short poem,
interesting facts, and realistic graphics. Your
child will learn about cicadas, ants, daddy longlegs, and more!
■ The Twenty-One Balloons(William Pène du Bois)While flying his hot-air balloon, Profes-sor Sherman lands unexpectedly on a volcanic island full of diamonds and spectac-ular inventions. But once the professor learns the wealthy residents’ secrets, he finds himself unable to leave.
■ Two Truths and a Lie: It’s Alive!(Ammi-Joan Paquette and Laurie Ann Thompson) Each chapter of this book includes three sections—two are true and one is false. It’s up to readers to use their research skills to figure out which part is made up. Includes an answer guide and research tips. Book one in the Two Truths and a Lie series.
A summer full of books BookPicks
Storytelling tips Family storytelling night boosts your
child’s imagination and his speaking skills. It’s also a great way to bond. These tips can help you get started.
● Tall tales. Ask each person to name afamily memory. Then, take turns telling a story that exaggerates what actually happened. (“The road trip took so long, everyone had a birthday before we got home.”)
● Myths. Encourage your youngster to think of a weather event (flood, volcano),and work together to invent an explanation for how it came about. (“Many years ago, a great blue whale got a very bad cold. He passed it to other whales around the world. Now when they sneeze, there’s a flood.”)
start her own challenge and invite friends to join.
Tie books to activitiesSummer outings can be a springboard
for reading. After a fair, concert, or carni-val, your child can visit the library to find related books. A trip to a state fair could encourage her to check out books about raising rabbits. Watching a fireworks dis-play may lead her to read about the sci-ence of colors.
May 2019
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To provide busy parents with practical waysto promote their children’s reading, writing,
and language skills.
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Improving comprehension
Memorabilia. Encourage him to paste ticket stubs, maps, and programs from special events into his memory book. He can write a caption for each one. (“These tickets are from a baseball game we went to. Our team hit two
home runs!”)
Objects. Have your child fill zipper bags with summer trea-
sures, such as seashells, pebbles, and leaves. Suggest that he include
an index card describing the items. For instance, he might write, “These are seashells I found at Myrtle Beach with Grandma.” Then, he could tape each bag to a page in the binder.
Put memories in writing
Your child can make a book of summer memories—and practice writing all summer long. Start with a three-ring binder, and con-sider these suggestions.
Journal. Have your youngster create a separate page for each of his summer activities (stargazing, baseball, fishing). He could write brief diary entries with the dates and a few sentences telling what happened. Example: “June 25. Took a night hike with Dad. I counted 50 fireflies!”
When my son Nick struggled with reading
comprehension tests, I met with his reading specialist to learn how I could help him at home.
Mr. Stephens suggested “Hi-Lo Books,” which Nick can check out from the school library. He said these “high interest–low vocabulary” books have stories that older children enjoy and are written at a lower read-ing level.
3, 2, 1 vowels This three-minute game
will stretch your child’s vocabulary and improve her spelling.
Get a timer, or use a watch with a second hand, to time each one-minute round. In round one, each player lists all the words she can think of that have three different vowels (the same vowels may occur more than once). Examples: reaching, capitol, information. For round two, write words that use just two differ-ent vowels (classmate, separate, text-book). And in the final round, list words that repeat the same vowel (September, Alabama, tiring). Note: Each word must contain at least two syllables.
When time runs out, compare lists, and cross off duplicate and misspelled words. Score one point for each word left on your list. The player with the most points wins.
Be a tour guideIf you travel this summer or you’re expect-
ing visitors, make your child the official fam-ily tour guide. These ideas will let her do research and read for information:
● Get brochures from a hotel lobby. She canlearn about tourist sites (museums, factories that offer tours) and activities (miniature golf, parks). Suggest that she make a list or spreadsheet with columns for prices, hours, and other details.
● Have your youngster read the extended forecast on a site like weather.com. Shecould recommend a packing list of clothes that are appropriate for the weather.
● Encourage her to check newspapers, local magazines, and the visitor center web-site for coupons. She might find discounted tickets for theme parks, shows, or other attractions.
Fun with
Words
Parent 2Parent The reading specialist also suggested
that we play vocabulary games at home—he said a big vocabulary helps with comprehension. In our favorite game, I say a word like home, and Nick names synonyms, or words with similar meanings, such as house and apartment.
Mr. Stephens’s ideas are working. Now that Nick has books he can understand
and enjoy, he reads more often on his own. And his grades improved this quarter—not only in reading, but in social studies and science, too.
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Re fri ger a tor P
o st erJu
st han
g you
r Recip
es po
ster on
the refrigerato
r and
sneak
in an
activity wh
en yo
u h
ave a fewm
inu
tes. Th
ese fun
activities will
help
develo
p sch
oo
l success an
dp
ositive b
ehavio
r. Ch
eck o
ff eachb
ox
as you
com
plete th
e “recipe.”
REA
DIN
G
Mix
ed
messa
ges
As yo
ur ch
ild races yo
u in
this activity, h
e will b
uild
readin
g and
logic sk
ills.
Ingredients:storybook
s, pencils, paper, scissors
Each
perso
n sh
ou
ld ch
oose a b
ook. L
ook th
rou
gh yo
ur b
ook, an
d secretly p
ick
a senten
ce with
at least five word
s. Write th
e senten
ce, and cu
t the p
aper ap
art
so each
piece h
as two o
r more w
ord
s. Swap
books an
d sen
tence p
ieces.
On
the co
un
t of th
ree, race to see w
ho can
pu
t the
senten
ce in o
rder an
d fin
d it in
the b
ook
first.
Variation: U
se senten
ces in n
ewsp
aper o
r maga-
zine articles in
stead o
f storyb
ook
s.
FITNESS
Turn
cleanu
p tim
e into
fitness
time. P
lace a box at o
ne en
d o
f a ro
om
. Wh
en yo
u say “G
o,” start a
timer, an
d yo
ur ch
ild races to
pick
up
scattered to
ys and
pu
t them
inth
e box. C
heck
h
er time. C
ansh
e beat it at
cleanu
p tim
eto
morro
w?
WR
ITING
Cre
ate
a co
mic strip
Draw
ing a co
mic strip
is a fun
way to
practice w
riting d
ialogu
e.Ingredients: com
ic books or n
ewspaper com
ic strips, crayons or m
arkers, paper
Let yo
ur ch
ild p
ick a co
mic fo
r the tw
o o
f you
to read
alou
d. E
ach o
f you
cou
ld
choose ch
aracters and
use d
ifferent vo
ices to read
the sp
eech b
ubbles so
you
r
you
ngster gets a sen
se of h
ow
the co
nversatio
n so
un
ds.
Th
en, en
cou
rage you
r child
to d
raw an
d w
rite his o
wn
com
ic featurin
g him
selfan
d fam
ily or frien
ds. It
migh
t be ab
ou
t som
ethin
gth
at hap
pen
ed th
at day, o
rh
e can m
ake u
p a sto
ry.W
hat w
ill his ch
aracterssay to
each o
ther? W
hen
h
e finish
es, read h
is com
icstrip
togeth
er.
SO
CIA
L STU
DIE
S
Ask
you
r you
ngster to
nam
e
ways p
eop
le get from
on
e place to
anoth
er (cars, walk
-
ing, cam
els). How
man
y can h
e thin
k
of? F
or o
lder ch
il-
dren
, limit th
e list to
a single catego
ry of
transp
ortatio
n, su
ch
as anim
als or th
ings
with
wh
eels.
MA
TH
A n
um
ber fin
ds
its pla
ceT
his gam
e help
s you
r you
ngster u
nd
er-stan
d th
e con
nectio
n b
etween
digits an
d th
eir place
values.
Ingredients: two dice, m
askin
g tape, pencil an
dpaper for each
playerH
ave your ch
ild tu
rn on
e die in
to a “place valu
edie.” Sh
e shou
ld cover it w
ith squ
ares of mask
-in
g tape an
d label tw
o sides “1s,” tw
o “10s,” and tw
o “100s.”T
ake tu
rns ro
lling b
oth
dice th
ree times to
create a three-d
igit nu
mber. T
he reg-
ular d
ie tells wh
at digit to
write o
n yo
ur p
aper, an
d th
e place valu
e die tells
wh
ere to p
ut it (1
00s, 1
0s, o
r 1s p
lace). Exam
ple: Roll 5
and
100s, 3
and
10s,
and
4 an
d 1
s to get 5
34. (R
oll th
e place valu
e die again
if you
get the sam
e place
value m
ore th
an o
nce.) A
dd
you
r nu
mbers as yo
u go
. Th
e player w
ith th
e high
-
est total after 1
0 ro
un
ds w
ins.
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Co
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ratu
latio
ns!
We fin
ished
activities togeth
er on
this p
oster.
Signed
(paren
t or ad
ult fam
ily mem
ber) Sign
ed (ch
ild)
CCo rn erh
a rac ter
■ G
OA
L-SETTIN
G
Talk
ing ab
ou
t you
r goals
can b
e a pow
erful w
ay to
stay accou
ntab
le for th
em.
Share a p
erson
al or jo
b-
related go
al, and in
vite you
r child
to tell yo
u
on
e of h
ers. Th
en, p
ick a regu
lar time (say,
du
ring d
inn
er) to d
iscuss yo
ur p
rogress.
■ R
ESPEC
T FOR
THE E
AR
TH
Together, m
ake you
r own
environ
men
-tally frien
dly clean
ing su
pplies. You
r you
ngster cou
ld m
ix 1–2 cu
p each
of w
ater and w
hite vin
egar in a sp
ray bot-tle to m
ake a toy clean
er. Or h
e migh
t cu
t old T-sh
irts into reu
sable cleanin
g rags.
■ C
ON
TRO
LLING
AN
GER
W
hen
you
r child
gets angry, h
ave her w
rite a “m
ad m
emo.” Sh
e can “lo
se her co
ol”
—on
pap
er on
ly—
by w
riting h
ow
she feels in
cap
ital letters and
with
exclam
ation
p
oin
ts. On
ce she’s calm
, talk
abou
t wh
at mad
e her an
gry.
MEM
OR
Y
Boost m
emory sk
ills with
this
interview
game. W
rite 10 sim
ple
qu
estion
s. Ask
the first tw
o (“H
ow
old
are you
?” “Wh
at’s you
r favorite
colo
r?”). Have yo
ur ch
ild an
swer
on
ly the first o
ne (“8
”). W
hen
you
ask th
e th
ird, she’ll an
swer th
e secon
d (“blu
e”), and
so
on
. Can
she rem
em-
ber w
hat yo
u ask
ed?
SC
IEN
CE
Cam
ou
flag
ed
creatu
res
How
do an
imals p
rotect th
emselves? Yo
ur ch
ild can
see for h
imself
how
pattern
s and
colo
rs help
creatures b
lend
into
their su
rrou
nd
ings
and
stay safe from
pred
ators.
Ingredients: clothes, dish
towels, blan
kets, con
struction
or scrapbook
paper, toy anim
als
Have yo
ur yo
un
gster lay ou
t fabric an
d p
ieces of p
aper th
at remin
d
him
of co
lors an
d p
atterns fo
un
d in
natu
re. A b
lue sh
irt migh
t look
like th
e ocean
, for in
stance. B
row
n p
aper
cou
ld resem
ble th
e grou
nd
in a fo
rest.
Now
he sh
ou
ld m
atch an
imals
with
the fab
ric or p
aper w
here
they’ll b
e most cam
ou
flaged an
d
hid
e them
arou
nd
the h
ou
se.
Can
you
spot th
e anim
als?
Nex
t, camou
flage and
hid
e ani-
mals fo
r him
to fin
d. T
he b
etter
camou
flaged th
e anim
als are, the
hard
er it is to see th
em.
SY
MM
ETR
YL
et you
r child
fold
a piece o
f pap
er in
half len
gthw
ise and
then
op
en it. H
e can p
aint
a design
on
on
e half. B
efore th
e pain
t dries, h
e sh
ou
ld fo
ld th
e pap
er back
in h
alf, pressin
g th
e sides to
gether carefu
lly. Wh
en h
e op
ens it,
he’ll see a sym
metrical
design
, each h
alf a m
irror im
age of
the o
ther!
PU
NC
TUA
TION
W
hat a d
ifference a co
mm
a m
akes! Sh
ow
you
r you
ngster th
ese tw
o sen
tences: “I lo
ve bak
ing, m
y toys,
and
my gu
itar” and
“I love
bak
ing m
y toys an
d m
y gu
itar.” How
does th
e m
eanin
g chan
ge? Now
let h
er thin
k o
f senten
ces that
turn
silly with
ou
t com
mas.
SA
FETY
Sum
mer is aro
un
d th
e corn
er,
wh
ich m
eans m
ore tim
e to rid
e bik
es.
How
man
y ways can
you
r child
thin
k
of to
stay safe? Exam
ples: Wear a h
el-
met th
at fits pro
perly, w
ear brigh
t col-
ors, u
se han
d sign
als. Have h
im m
ake
a colo
rful b
ike safety
poster as a rem
inder.