Curriculum and Staff

Members of the St. Jerome faculty are all highly qualified, dedicated, experienced, and certified by the State of Massachusetts.

Administration

Rev. Robert Blaney, Pastor
Kathleen Shea, Principal
Phyllis Madden, Administrative Assistant

St. Jerome School is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Specialists

Maria Eliana Carrasco, Spanish
Mr. Theodore Clarke, Library
Mrs. Sandra Howley, Music
Mrs. Denise Moriarty, Computer

Letters from our teachers

St. Jerome’s teachers provide regular updates on activities, achievements, and curriculum in their classrooms. To read the latest updates, click on the links below.

Kindergarten 1: Mrs. Sandra Navin
Kindergarten 2: Miss Karen Powers
Grade 1: Mrs. Elaine Santry
Grade 2: Miss Maryellen Morrissey
Grade 3: Mrs. Nancy Downey
Grade 4: Mrs. Sherry DiVito
Grade 5: Mrs. Kathleen Puleo
Grade 6: Miss Barbara Kreckie
Grade 7: Mrs. Linda Klotzbeecher
Grade 8: Mrs. Diane Faxon

Looking for older teachers' letters? Visit the Teachers' Letters Archive.

"Lines from the Library"

When you want to teach something to children, put it in the form of an interesting story, and you’ll get their attention. In his latest installment of Lines from the Library, Mr. Theodore Clarke discusses The Brothers Grimm and how we learn from each other.

Lines from the Library

"Positively"

There are so many things that make our school a great place to be. The number of positive events and activities is a source of pride, whether they happen at school or involve a St. Jerome student outside of school. The purpose of “Positively” is to share some of those happenings.

Read the latest issue of Positively

K1 and K2

Pre-kindergarten (K1) and kindergarten (K2)

School hours for kindergarten are 8:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Pre-kindergarten hours are either full day (8:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.) or half-days (8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.; 11:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.)

To enter our K1 (pre-kindergarten) program,
a child must be 4 years old by August 31.

To enter our K2 (kindergarten) program,
a child must be 5 years old by August 31.

For more information on enrolling a child, visit the Admissions section of this site.

Classroom Teachers: Pre-kindergarten

Mrs. Sandra Navin
Mrs. Mary Clark, K1 Aide
Mrs. Julie Pumphrey, K1 Aide

Classroom Teachers: Kindergarten

Miss Karen Powers
Mrs. Carol Plevock, K2 Aide

Curriculum: Pre- kindergarten and kindergarten

Religious development
Social and emotional growth
Learning habits
Developmental readiness
Mathematics readiness
Reading readiness

Elementary

Elementary — Grades 1-5

Our school year runs from early September through late June.
Elementary school hours are 8:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.

 

Classroom Teachers: Elementary

Mrs. Elaine Santry, Grade 1
Mrs. Kathleen Maynard, Grade 1 Aide
Miss Maryellen Morrissey, Grade 2
Mrs. Nancy Downey, Grade 3
Mrs. Sherry DiVito, Grade 4
Mrs. Kathleen Puleo, Grade 5

Curriculum: Elementary

Religion
Language arts: Reading, spelling, phonics, grammar, vocabulary, composition, handwriting
Mathematics
Science
Social studies
Study skills

 

Middle school — Grades 6-8

Our school year runs from early September through late June.
Middle school hours are 8:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.

Middle School

Classroom teachers: Middle school

Miss Barbara Kreckie, Grade 6
Mrs. Linda Klotzbeecher, Grade 7
Mrs. Diane Faxon, Grade 8

Curriculum: Middle school

Religion
English
Literature
Mathematics
Science
Social studies
Study skills

General Information

Languages

St. Jerome School offers instruction in Spanish, Latin, French and Italian Cultural Enrichment.

Classroom Teachers: Languages

Maria Eliana Carrasco, Spanish
Mr. Fred Sheehan, French
Mr. John Peruzzi, Italian Culture and Enrichment

Spanish is offered for kindergarten and middle school (grades 6-8)
Italian cultural enrichment is offered for grade 5
Latin is offered for grade 8
French is offered for grade 5

Technology

All students receive instruction in computer laboratory, and all classrooms are wireless and equipped with SMART Boards.

Extracurricular activities

Choir
Computers
Drama Club
Library
Music
Newspaper
Scouts — boys and girls
Scrabble Club
Sports — after-school and physical education
Student Council

Extended day program

Our Extended Day Program hours are 7:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. (before school) and 2:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. (after school).

Snow days, holidays, and vacations follow Weymouth Public Schools.

To download an extended day program applications, go to the Admissions page.

Scrabble Club

The fall session of the Scrabble Club got off to a great start. There were 18 word aficionados from grades five through eight attending. Tips are periodically given and dictionaries are available for the dreaded challenges. We have some very good “poker” faces who can bluff through words. We are looking forward to some competition. The gauntlet has been tossed!