St. Helena School

School Day: 8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Activities:    Breakfast Program:            7:00 - 7:45 a.m.
                       After School Program:       2:30 - 6:00 p.m.

Sports:   Varsity & JV CYO Boys Basketball, Girls Intramural Basketball,
                 CYO Track, Cheerleading, Volleyball,

Extracurricular:   Chess, Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts

Accredited by the AdvancED Association

Snow Day Policy:   If there is bad weather, St. Helena School will follow the same schedule as the public schools and we will not have school if the public schools do not have school.

St. Helena School offers FULL DAY Universal Pre-K, Pre-K, 3 & 4-Year-old Programs, and Kindergarten through 8th Grade.  If you are interested in having your child attend St. Helena's School for the 2022-23 school year, please call 718-892-3234 to schedule a tour and to speak with the principal.  A limited number of scholarships are available for those who qualify. 

Are you considering a Catholic education for your child?  Learn how Catholic schools inspire hearts and minds to succeed. St. Helena's School welcomes children of all backgrounds in grades Pre-K through 8.  Our school offers a secure learning environment, where respect, courtesy, and service to others are always part of the curriculum, and tuition is now more affordable than ever.  Financial assistance and scholarships can range from 15% to 75% of tuition, up to a maximum of $3,200 per student.  For help with admissions or financial aid, visit www.CatholicSchoolsNY.org or call 646-794-2885.

All school uniforms should be purchased at Flynn & O’Hara, which is located at 136 Westchester Square, Bronx, NY 10461 The store is located across the street from the Westchester Square #6 train station.
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MISSION STATEMENT
Following the example of Jesus Christ, the Saint Helena School community commits itself to the overall growth of individuals through encouragement, care, and respect.  We guide our students on the path to become caring, compassionate, and cooperative individuals in a loving environment.

Toy Drive

Gingerbread Houses


Falling for Math


Halloween 2022

Kindergarten versus Eighth Grade race.


Seventh-grade students making cell models out of clay. 


Recess on the first day of school.



Members from the American Red Cross came to St. Helena's School on Friday afternoon and gave an informative presentation to our 6th, 7th, and 8th grade 



St. Helena Catholic Church in the Bronx held its annual Halloween Party on Sat., Oct. 27 in the gym. Fathers and sons of ALL TYPES, as well as many other ghosts and ghouls, attended the event, and a fun time was had by all.


Our St. Helena School students venerated the United Nations Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima on Friday afternoon. The statue will be present in the church all day on Saturday and Sunday, September 15-16. we will pray the Rosary at 1PM on Saturday and at 11:30AM on Sunday. The statue will be in the church for veneration during the day.




The New York City Fire Department gave a safety presentation Friday at St. Helena as part of Bronx Emergency Preparedness Weekend.


COOKING CLUB

What to do if someone in your family has an issue with substance abuse. A new parent support program.


Kindergarten performed their Christmas Play on Friday night.

Grades 1-4 performed their Christmas Concert on Friday night in the church.


Grades 5-8 performed their Christmas Concert on Thursday night in the church.

Multicultural Mass 2022

Students visit the Constitutional Center in Philadelphia.


The St. Helena School faculty attended the Archdiocesan Spirituality Day held at the Iona University Athletic Center.


Blessing of rosaries on the Feast of the Holy Rosary.


Fr. David reads a story about St. Helena.


Fr. Jorge Blesses stuffed animals for the Feast of St. Francis.

Indoor picnic for grades 5-8.



The eighth graders are currently learning about thermal energy. We made solar ovens to make s’mores and show how heat is transferred from the sun through electromagnetic waves (radiation).





The new Academic Year began on September 7, 2022.
 




The washing of hands on Holy Thursday

St. Helena students decorate their classroom doors for Christmas.




TRICK or TREAT 2021


Blessing of the Stuffed Animals




CELEBRATING 550 DAYS
It has been 550 days since St. Helena had its last full day of class with no students attending virtually. So why not celebrate by inviting Mr. Softie to come and give ice cream to all the students, faculty, and staff.




 

Second Grade celebrates 100 days of school.

Fun in the snow:  Ryu (4th Grade), Kevin (3rd Grade), Khemoni (1st Grade), and Derrick (UPK Penguin) 

Throwback Thursday

Workout Wednesday during Catholic Schools Week




Workout Wednesday during Catholic Schools Week.


Crazy Hat/Hair Day Creations

The kindergarten class presented a Christmas story about Mary, the Angels, and the Star of Bethlehem at the 8:30AM School Mass on December 22.


Tyler Rivera and his snowman.


8th-grader Chris William's patriotic snowman.


What a happy and wonderful snowman, made and submitted by Torres, Lopez, and Vargas.

We are getting ready for the new school year. The classrooms are being cleaned and sanitized as we prepare for the opening of the new school year on September 9.





 

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St. Helena Universal Pre-kindergarten held its annual Christmas Concert on Thurs., Dec. 19 at 1:30PM in the church.

School Thanksgiving Feasts









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Due to the COVID, all sports have been postponed until further notice.