Message from Saint Joseph Church

Message from Flynn O'Hara

Good Afternoon,

Wanted to send over a quick update from FlynnO’Hara regarding our plans for this coming back-to-school season.  As of now, all retail stores and our distribution center remain closed under government mandate. Additionally, for the safety of your school families and the FlynnO'Hara team, we are cancelling all Uniform Measuring events scheduled in May & June.  We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this causes your school families; please understand that we are making this decision in the interest of community safety.

In the meantime, our team is working around the clock to prepare for what will undoubtedly be a highly modified back-to-school shopping season.  We will be following up with a concrete outline of our plans, as well as resources to share with your families, by Friday May 15. We appreciate your patience as we work to adjust our operations, implement safety measures, and provide new resources for parents given our altered reality under this crisis.  

In the meantime, we’d like to share a high-level overview of what we’re expecting this summer to look like… 

• Inventory: We are happy to report that nearly 100% of back-to-school inventory has been received at our Philadelphia warehouse.  As soon as the state of Pennsylvania allows, we will be ramping up warehouse staffing to resume operations in order to increase production capacity and quick distribution of our products out to our retail stores. 
• Retail Stores: Because of the volume of customers our stores typically see during the August back-to-school rush, we are modifying our in-store processes to ensure safe social distance for both families and employees when we re-open. Simultaneously, though, we are developing ways to make online shopping easier for families who typically prefer to shop in-store, knowing that remote purchase will be the safest option for families during this crisis.  
• Ecommerce: As always, our ecommerce site is ready to take customer orders any time of day, year-round.  That said, we are working to address some of the reasons that some families find it difficult to shop online today, namely: sizing concerns, shipping costs, technical literacy, and difficulty receiving packages at home. We are addressing these issues as follows:
• Shipping Cost: FlynnO’Hara will be offering free shipping on all orders until our stores are able to reopen. 
• Sizing: We are developing a number of resources for families to effectively measure and size their children at home. We will be sharing the specifics of these tools in our May 15 communication. 
• Shipping address issues: For families who cannot ship to their home, we will continue to offer the buy-online pick-up in-store option through our website. There is no shipping charge for families who take advantage of this option. 
• Customer Service: We will be ramping up our call center capacity through this summer for customers who have trouble shopping online, and would prefer to place an order over the phone. These customer service reps are also available, as always, to help with any customer questions or concerns. 

Finally, we understand that this crisis will have placed enormous financial strain on so many of your school families.  In an effort to relieve some of that burden, we are working on a plan to discount orders placed early in the season. Again, we will share the specifics of this plan in our May 15 communication.  

We sincerely appreciate your patience during this difficult time. We hope you – and all members of your school community – remain safe and well.  FlynnO’Hara has you in our thoughts and prayers. 

Sincerely,  

Barbara Perez

Shout out to SJS Graduate...

SJS GRAD: A "SIGN" OF GOOD THINGS

Saint Joseph School graduate and New Milford resident Natalie Ix, a sophomore at New Milford High School, is designing and selling lawn signs, with the message, “Our Heroes Wear Scrubs – New Milford Says Thank You!” to feed healthcare and other essential workers. (Photo: Gerard Ix)

Click the link to see how you can help:

https://www.northjersey.com/…/new-milford-nj-te…/3014674001/

Shout Out To....

Skye - Kindergarten 

Reflection on Kindness

Shout out to: 

 Jack Tenaglia for being recognized 

by teachers 

- signs in on time

- always puts in the best effort

- goes beyond what is expected

- open to suggestions, corrections, and constructive criticism

- always respectful in words (online)

- positive and enthusiastic in spite of being quarantined (you can sense this when communicating to him)

- proactive (would call via Zoom for any concern or question)

- good team player and leader (during group or pair work)

- such a good role model especially during this time

Shout out to:

Mason Daly for helping his family sew buttons on to 300+ headbands for our health care workers!

Kindergarten Student's Celebrating Earth Day

Mason S.'s Earth Day Journal

Layla Celebrating Earth Day

NEW JERSEY STATE PARENT LINK FOR COVID-19 UPDATES AND RESOURCES

• COVID-19 Resources for NJ Parents, Families, Communities & Professionals
• NJ Guidance & Information webpage:  www.njparentlink.nj.gov/njparentlink/current/covid-19.html
• All NJ Parent Link webpages include new or redirected linkages to assist with COVID-19 family support needs.
• Tailored Perinatal, Parenting, Stay at Home, Hotlines & Helplines integrated throughout the website.
• Multi-Language Features: En Espa񯬠& Google ^TM Translator (50 Languages).

Earth Day from NASA/JPL

Earth Day from NASA/JPL

Below is a link for education ideas from home that parents can access with their children.

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/learn/tag/search/Earth+Day?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nasajpl-edu&utm_content=edunews_20200421  

Virtual Field Day 2020

Saint Joseph School will be hosting a virtual FIELD DAY 2020 this year!

Mrs. McFadden, Physical Education teacher and Nurse Nancy are coordinating the event and more details will follow!

Easter Sunday Mass

Spiritual Closeness in a Time of Social Distancing 4.1.20