Latest Updates

Request for Pictures of Previous Christmas Celebrations

Posted: November 23, 2020
Contact:  Sister Edward Quinn, Asst. Superintendent Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment

We are asking that if any schools have pictures of previous Christmas pageants or celebrations that can be shared, we would be grateful for them as we would like to incorporate them into a virtual Advent-Christmas prayer video that we will be sharing with all the schools.  We are accepting pictures of individuals, groups, choirs, and scenes.

Please send photos to Sister Edward Quinn by December 1.  Thank you.

Thanksgiving Prayer Presentation

Posted: November 17, 2020

Credit:  Sister Edward Quinn


We share with you this Thanksgiving Prayer Presentation to share with you staff, students and families.

We Give Thanks to the Lord, for He is Good

Terra Nova Testing – Accommodations Forms Now Available

Posted: November 9, 2020

Accommodations Forms for Terra Nova Testing are due on November 24.

Directions for completing these form can be found under Standardized Testing on the AOP Elementary website.

Early Childhood Sharing Session

Posted: November 9, 2020

Date:  Thursday, November 12, 2020
Time:  1:00 PM

(This time was recommended by teachers on the planning committee as it coincides with “nap” time for students who can be monitored by the classroom aide at this time.  This is convenient for teachers who have after-school CARES responsibilities.  For those for whom this time is not convenient, the session will be recorded and sent to those who request it.)

Theme of Session:  Social – Emotional Learning.
Lisa, a presenter from Frog Street, will begin the session with ideas that can be used in the classroom based on the book written for Early Childhood classrooms:  Conscious Discipline by Becky Bailey.

Follow – up
Teachers will have time to share ideas on “best practices” that they have found helpful for social-emotional learning.  These ideas will later be posted on the aopelementary.org web site under Early Childhood.

To Register or request a recording:    Complete the form by Wednesday  at https://forms.gle/pecE1Z4ArZNd4E8a7  The Zoom link will be sent to those attending on Wednesday night.  The recording will be sent after the session has been completed.

CONGRATULATIONS to Our Blue Ribbon Schools!!

Posted: November 2, 2020

This year we are proud to announce the following Archdiocese of Philadelphia Elementary Schools that have received national recognition for receiving the National Blue Ribbon Schools Award:

St. Patrick School – Malvern PA

Mother of Providence – Wallingford PA

St. Katharine of Siena – Wayne PA

The U.S. Secretary of Education recognizes National Blue Ribbon Schools based on their overall academic excellence, or for making progress in improving student academic achievement levels. Created in 1982, the National Blue Ribbon Schools award honors public and private elementary, middle, and high schools where students perform at very high levels or where significant improvements are being made in students’ levels of achievement.
Here is more information regarding Middle States Accreditation and the Blue Ribbon Award.

The Monthly Messenger – November 2020

Posted: November 1, 2020

New Videos for Act 48 and WisdomWare Guidelines

Posted: October 26, 2020

For more information, questions or concerns please contact Sister Edward Quinn.


Below you will find two new videos about the 2020 Guidelines for Act 48 and WisdomWare.  These videos are for new teachers, seasoned teachers and administrators.  These videos should be viewed prior to making requests for Act 48 credit.  The videos explain the following:

  • Policies and procedures for requesting Act 48
  • What is allowable in our Act 48 plan
  • How to utilize WisdomWare

Administrators should share these videos in their staff / faculty meetings.

Please visit our Act 48 website page for more Act 48 information.

Catechetical Institute / Instituto Catequético

Posted: October 20, 2020

Contact Jeanne Ann Reynolds for more information or questions.

Here is a flyer for distribution.


November 2020 / noviembre 2020

Courses in English & Spanish / Clases en español e ingles

1)     New Testament / El Nuevo Testamento

2)     Person of Jesus / La persona de Jesús

$60 per class / $60 por curso

Registration open until November 1, 2020 at:

https://www.scs.edu/school-theological-studies/catechetical-institute

La inscripción está abierta hasta el 1 de noviembre 2020 en:

https://www.scs.edu/school-theological-studies/catechetical-institute

For more information, contact the School of Theological Studies at sts@scs.edu or 610-785-6287.

Para obtener más información, comuníquese con la Escuela de Estudios Teológicos en sts@scs.edu o 610-785-6287.

CYO Sports Update

Posted: October 12, 2020

Click below to see the latest information in regards to CYO activities: http://www.cyophilly.com/covidprocedures/