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St. Pius X / St. Leo School Newsletter
September 21, 2017
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SMART GIRL SOCIETY
On Monday, September 25, Amie Konwinski, the founder and CEO of Smart Girl Society, will be at St. Leo Church discussing how to remain safe on social media and how to help our students avoid becoming targets of harassment online. The administration is highly recommending a parent from each household who has children in grades 3 to 8 to attend, but all parents are invited to attend the free seminar. The hope is the seminar will empower and educate our families on our student's technology and social media usage. In order to encourage parents to attend, the administration will give the students of the parents who attend the seminar a free dress down day. The free dress down day is scheduled for Friday, October 13th. For more information on the Smart Girl Society, click
here.
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(Principal Sepich and Assistant Principal Sluyter reading a book in the KB classroom.)
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Parents,
Terra Nova testing begins Monday, September 25th for students in Grades 3 through 8. Please ensure your child(ren) is getting adequate rest and has breakfast.
Thank you for your help!
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St. Pius X / St. Leo School is a diverse community forming students in the Catholic faith to excel in academics and service to others.
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CHESS CLUB
Chess Club will begin meeting on Wednesday, October 11th. The club will meet most Wednesdays during the school year through March.
More information will be shared on the school
website
as it becomes available.
Please contact the school if you have any questions (402) 551-6667.
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2017 SPSL GOLF TOURNAMENT
Last May 96 golfers came out to the Knolls Golf Course to "Swing for St. Pius X / St. Leo School"! Over $15,300 was raised to support SPSL School. Thank you to all of the golfers, sponsors, and prize donors for helping make the13th annual St. Pius X / St. Leo School Golf Tournament a success and a lot of fun!
Mark your calendars - next year's golf tournament is Saturday, May 19, 2018.
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APPLICATION DEADLINE
Applications for families who would like to apply for the Free/Reduced Lunch Program for the current school year should be returned to the office now. Applications were sent home at the beginning of the school year. If you are in need of an application, please contact the school office at (402) 551-6667.
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BIRTHDAY TREATS
Students may bring treats to celebrate their birthdays with their classmates. We ask that parents talk with the teacher about what is appropriate for treats. Please remember the time restraints and learning environment of the classrooms. Also, please do not send pop for birthday treats, because we do not allow pop in the classrooms or cafeteria.
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Parents, did you know you can check PowerSchool for grades for children in Grades 3-8.
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NEBRASKA TELEPHONE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
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The Nebraska Telephone Assistance Program (NTAP) assists qualifying low-income individuals with keeping telephone services affordable by lowering monthly service rates. Individuals can qualify for NTAP by participating in Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Children’s Health Insurance Programs (CHIP), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Veterans Pension Benefit/Survivors Pension Benefit, Federal Public Housing, or if household income is at or below 135 percent of the poverty level.
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SODA BREAD SALES
The Knights of Columbus from St. Leo and St. Pius X Parishes and the St. Pius X Men's Club baked and sold delicious soda bread for eight weeks during this past Lent. All proceeds from the sale of soda bread support tuition assistance. On February 7th they brought loaves of soda bread to SPSL School so that each student, staff and faculty member could receive a loaf and have an opportunity to make a donation. Because of their tremendous work making and selling the bread, a donation of $12,000 was made to SPSL School to support the tuition assistance efforts.
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ALL STATE CHILDREN'S CHOIR
The music department is happy to announce that we had six students accepted into the Nebraska All State Children's Choir. This choir is open to only students in 4th and 5th grades and these six students will join the choir made of up over 350 students from all across the state of Nebraska. These students will learn various songs and will meet in Lincoln on Thursday, Nov. 16th to work with an internationally acclaimed conductor and perform at the end of the day in the Lied Center for Performing Arts in Lincoln, NE.
Congrats to the following students:
4th graders: Clare Engel, Will Haynes and Lucy Mendenhall
5th Graders: Nathan Bluvas, Annie Herfordt and Katie Strehle.
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YOUNKERS COMMUNITY DAYS
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t. Pius X / St. Leo School is participating in Younkers Community Days. The event will be held on Wednesday, November 8 to Saturday, November 11 at all Younkers locations. Y
ou can pre-shop and make your purchases in advance anytime between Thursday, November 4 through Tuesday, November 7 (you may pick up pre-shop purchases after Wednesday, November 8). With the purchase of a booklet you will receive:
- 30% off all day pass
- 30% coupon on Yellow Dot clearance
- $10 off coupon for one item
- 30%, 20%, 10% Tiered Savings Pass
- All coupons are good on Bonus Buys
St. Pius X / St. Leo School will receive 100% of the $5 ticket sales if purchased through SPSL. You can purchase your booklets in the school office during the school day or at the parish office. Don’t forget to purchase Younkers C.A.R.E. (sold in $25 increments) from the school office or your parish.
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STUDENT DIRECTORY
The 2017-2018 SPSL School Directory is available for purchase in the school office for $5.00. Please fee free to send money with your child to school and the directory will be sent home. If you have any questions, please contact the school office at (402) 551-6667.
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We hope you will join us for the annual school fundraiser on Saturday, October 21, 2017. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Sullivan Center at Creighton Prep High School. Invitations are being sent home today with your youngest or only child.
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Want to learn how the every day things you do – eating, reading, traveling, surfing the web, shopping, can earn money for St. Pius X / St. Leo School? Click here for a list of all our
on-going fundraising efforts.
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Parents - Would you like to be on the substitute teacher list? If so, please contact Becky Sluyter, Assistant Principal at rebecca.sluyter@spsl.net
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p:402.551.6667
f:402.551.8123
6905 Blondo St, Omaha, NE 68104
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