St. Pius X / St. Leo School Newsletter October 13, 2017
PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES -
Thursday, October 26th

Conferences will be held from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 - 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 26th. Parents of Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade students will meet with those respective teachers at the prearranged scheduled time in the teacher's classroom.

The 6th through 8th grade teachers along with the speciality teachers and Mrs. Saucier will be available for conferences in the parish center. These conferences were not pre-scheduled. We ask that each of these conferences not last longer than 10 minutes. Please go to your child's homeroom teacher first to pick up his/her report card. After you meet with the homeroom teacher, you are welcome to talk with any other teacher in the parish center as they are free.

HURRICANE RELIEF EFFORTS

The hurricane relief drive was a great success! Thanks to all the effort by our students we are be able to help several different charities with hurricane supplies. We have already sent 100 pounds of first aid, baby supplies, and ready to eat meals to Puerto Rico. The Houston SPCA will be receiving our pet supplies, as they continue to house and care for dozens of displaced pets from Harvey. Several other shelters in the Houston area will be receiving the dry goods and other supplies. The students well-surpassed our goal of 700 items. 
St. Pius X / St. Leo School is a diverse community forming students in the Catholic faith to excel in academics and service to others.
SPSL FUNDRAISER

Please join us Saturday, October 21st at Creighton Prep as we gather for 80s Rockin' Rewind.

To register for the event, please return your RSVP and payment ($60 per person) to the school office.

Cash Raffle Tickets, Panther Raffle Tickets and Tuition Raffle Tickets are still available for purchase.

Click here for more information on the SPSL fundraiser. We hope you can join us for a fun-filled evening in support of our school!

2017-18 STUDENT COUNCIL

Congratulations to the members of the 2017-18 St. Pius X / St. Leo School Student Council.

5th grade - Brooke Banker, Margaret Hiatt and Connor Smith

6th grade - Phillip Drew, Izzy Johnson, Charlie Mangan and Gabe O'Doherty

7th grade - Aiden Brink, Katie Peklo and Jasper Sobetski

8th grade - Michael Bope, Julia Nubel, Wyatt Walters and Kyle Yosten

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SMILE! TIME FOR SCHOOL PICTURES

Students in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 7 will be photographed on Thursday, October 19th. Students in these grades may dress up on October 19th. Parents should have received a picture envelope for each child to pre-pay for the photos they wish to order.

Students in 8th grade will be photographed on Friday, October 20th. Eighth grade students may dress up on October 20th. For grade 8 students, Scholastic Photography does NOT require the pre-pay photo plan. Instead, grade 8 students will receive proofs at a later time. Photos can be ordered after receiving the proofs.

Please contact the school at (402) 551-6667 if you have any questions about this year's picture days.

OPTIONAL DRESS DOWN DAY

Tuesday, October 17th is an optional dress down day to benefit the SPSL fundraiser. For a dollar donation or more, students may dress down on this day. Thank you in advance for your generosity. For more information on the dress down day policy, please consult the family handbook (click here )
PowerSchool is the school information system used at SPSL. Parents are encouraged to sign up for a PowerSchool account. 

Here's what you need to know:
  • You can log in to SPSL PowerSchool at: https://spsl.powerschool.com/
  • Access ID's and Access Passwords can be obtained by contacting Mary Kay Nelson at powerschool@spsl.net
  • For 3rd through 8th grade, PowerSchool provides student grades, class schedules, attendance and lunch balance. 
  • For Kindergarten through 2nd grade, lunch balances and attendance are available on PowerSchool. 
  • Power School can be accessed on your computer or using the PowerSchool app (use school code = TJWT) on your smart phone or tablet.

For help creating an account for your family, adding a student to your account, or for any other questions about Power School, please contact Mary Kay Nelson at  powerschool@spsl.net .  

MUSIC IN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
Congrats to the students that were chosen for the 2017-2018 MCS Honor Band! The following SPSL students were selected:

Patrick McMahon - alto saxophone
Vince Grenier - tenor saxophone
Ethan Noon - trumpet/cornet
Caleb Hans - trombone
Alex ten Bensel - baritone horn
Noah Peaslee - percussion

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SMART GIRL SOCIETY

Much time and effort has been made to help the students, parents and faculty/staff here at SPSL become more aware of the issues and concerns surrounding social media through meetings and assemblies with a representative from the Smart Girl Society (SGS).

Online resources are available on the SGS website . Many parents have requested a copy of the social media contract which has been added to the school website (click here for more info).
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USED UNIFORM SALE

SPSL thanks Liz Biggs for coordinating the used uniform sale over the summer! Many thanks to the volunteers who helped with the used uniform sale at St. Leo Church as well as at the Open House here at SPSL.

Used uniform proceeds totaled $1,138. These proceeds will help support the many efforts here at St. Pius X / St. Leo School.

HELPFUL LINKS FROM THE SCHOOL NURSE:

The following are a couple helpful links from our school nurse. Please note that the nurse is here at school once a week. If you need to contact the school nurse, please call the school office at (402) 551-6667.

CAMPAIGN UPDATE
Our One Spirit, One Vision, One Community capital campaign is going along very well. More than $1.3 million has been pledged to the entire effort so far with $636,000 of that designated for the school. If we can get that school total up to $1.5 million, an anonymous donor will give us an additional $500,000! We need everyone’s participation to meet this challenge and make this campaign a success. This campaign is a vital step in securing the future of our school and parishes. It is important that we, as a faith community, step forward in a sacrificial manner to make this campaign successful. 
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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