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	All students must be in the school hall and seated every morning by 8:10am. If you are late, you must go to the office and sign in the Student Lateness Book. When parents are dropping off their children in the morning, please follow the car line. PLEASE do not get out of your car in the middle of the car line. If you need to walk your child into the building please park along the blue fence. If your child is absent, please call the school to notify your child's teacher. An absentee note is required upon the student's return to school.


Late Arrival Everyone should be aware of the process of entering the parking lot and the school in the morning. Please note that once the students' entrance door has been closed, students who are just arriving are considered late. Mrs. Meyers will check to see that the parking lot line of cars have all dropped off their students and then she will close and lock the door. Students will then have to come to the main entrance, ring the bell and then proceed to the main office to sign in and receive a late pass. All students MUST adhere to this rule.

Scrip Ordering is Back!!!!!! Scrip ordering will begin on Monday September 22nd. All orders must be received in the school office or rectory by Friday September 19th to be included in this shipment. Look out for program information and a new order form coming home soon! Let Holy Spirit School benefit from your everyday spending and get started earning your tuition credits! The next order date will be Monday October 6th (orders due Friday Oct. 3rd). If you have any questions about scrip, please contact Mary Jo Rice at (215) 551-1685 or email at mjr8883@msn.com. Please note that the latest scrip order form is now available under the "forms/calendar/newsletter" section of this site.

Important Telephone Numbers Concerning School Bus Issues Parents, please note that if your child's school bus does not arrive on time please do not call the school. We have no control over bus situations! Here are the numbers that you should call: The School District of Philadelphia Transportation Division:215-400-5288 and Durham Bus Company: 215-535-7300. Please be sure to have your child at the bus stop 10 minutes before your scheduled pickup time. If the bus does not arrive by 10 minutes after the scheduled pickup time, please call the district first and then the bus company. Again, Holy Spirit School does not have any control over any bus situations.

Forty Hours Celebration This year, Holy Spirit's Forty Hours Celebration will be held on October 19, 20 and 21. Father James Olson will be the guest homilist. Father is the Director of the Office of the Permanent Diaconate of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Forty Hours will open at the 11:00 Mass on Sunday, October 19 with Devotions on Monday evening and Tuesday evening at 7:00pm. Please plan now to join in this special time for our parish.

Tentative List of Noon Dismissals and School Holidays Please see our 2008-2009 tentative list of noon dismissals and school holidays listed under the "forms/calendars/newsletters section of this website. Please be sure to check back often to see if anything has changed.

Flyers Dress Down Day Holy Spirit will hold a Flyers dress down day on Friday, Oct. 10. The cost will be $1.00 to participate. Students may wear a Flyers hat and/or tee shirt along with gym shorts or sweatpants. Let's Go Flyers!!

School and Lunch Fees Please note that all school and lunch fees will be due on October 3, 2008. The schedule of fees is listed under the "forms/calendars/newsletter" section of this site. Please remember that the lunch fee has nothing to do with your child receiving food! This fee covers the salaries of the lunch monitors who are in charge of the children at lunchtime. The school fees cover the cost of copying and religious materials. Please note that if this fee is not paid on time, your child may not receive a report card when report cards are distributed.

Lunch Monitors Needed Holy Spirit is in need of lunch monitors to take care of our students at lunch time. The hours are from 11:30am until around 1:00pm. Monitors are paid on a monthly basis. If anyone is interested, please call the school office - 215-389-0715 or you may fill out the form located under "forms/calendars/newsletter" section of this website. Print out the form and send it into school. All monitors must complete a child abuse inquiry form and a criminal background check form (available in the school office.) Also, there is a class regarding child abuse which must be attended (more info at school office.)

Donations for St. Vincent de Paul Society Father John and the St. Vincent de Paul Society are enlisting the help of our school families by asking for a donation of toiletries for the homeless. They are asking for small, travel-sized toiletries only. The donations should be brought to school and will be picked up on Monday, October 27. The toiletries will be deliviered to Old St. Joe's Church in center city for distribution to the homeless. Please see the list under the forms/calendars/newsletter portion of the website for what each class is asked to donate. Thank you in advance for your generosity!