Library
Mrs. Betty Moreno has been with us at SSJ for 39 years!! From 1968 ‘til 1973 she subbed. From 1973 to the present she has worked full time, first teaching 3rd grade and now is our Librarian. Her fondest memory is working with Mrs. Margaret Tomp. She also loved preparing the 3rd grade for 1st Communion and the poem party. And now she loves seeing the students’ faces get excited about their favorite books and doing well in the A.R. Promotion.
My love affair with SS. Simon and Jude School and the Loreto Sisters began in 1968 when I came to the school as a substitute teacher for grades K – 8. Because this is such a special place, I applied for a fulltime position. I was lucky to be hired in 1973 as a teacher of 3rd grade.
I enjoyed my years in 3rd grade until 1999 when I switched to the library. I love this position because it allows me to enjoy, even more, two of my favorite things……….children and books. I love to see the faces of the children when they share their love for a certain book they have read.
Our big highlight of the year is our Accelerated Reading Promotion that we hold in the spring. The fact that the children read approximately 350,000 pages in two weeks time proves how much students at SS. Simon and Jude LOVE reading!!
4th Grade - Sr. Donna
