St. Pius X / St. Leo School Newsletter
November 8, 2019
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THANK YOU
Many thanks to all of the parents, grandparents, and friends of SPSL who gave their time and talents to make the
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Journey To A Brighter Tomorrow' fundraiser a success. The fundraiser would not have been possible without the support of so many. Special thanks to Stephanie Basham and Lori Rusch for their commitment as fundraiser event co-chairs.
The winner of the Tuition Drawing was the Voor Vart family.
The winners of the Panther Raffle baskets were:
Get Crafty - Mabel Henningsen
Switch It Up - Mark Hansen
Got Robots - Khloe Monjarez
Master Builder - Liliah Anderson
Happiness Begins - Evelyn Beninato
Sweet Tooth - Felicity Been
Cash Basket - Carter Ramold
More information on the money raised from the fundraiser will be published in a future newsletter.
Would you like to get involved in the next school fundraiser? It's a great way to get to know other parents while also making a big impact for SPSL. There are a variety of opportunities available for the Fall 2020 event. Please contact Michaela Smith in the Development Office to learn more:
michaela.smith@spsl.net
or 402-551-6667.
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GRADE 5/6 MUSICAL
The 5th and 6th Grade will perform in the musical, Hairspray Jr, on Thursday, November 14 at 7:00 pm in the school gym. The students have worked very hard preparing and are excited to perform for the school and their family and friends. Many thanks to Mrs. Fleming and Mrs. English for their time and energy put towards this wonderful musical.
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(Sixth grade students spent a day in October at Gross Catholic High School for Vocations Day.)
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(3rd and 6th grade partners enjoying some fun activities.)
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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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HONOR ROLL
We are pleased to announce the names of the 7th and 8th grade students who had made Honor Roll for the first quarter of this school year.
The procedures for placement on Honor Roll for grades 7 & 8 students is as follows. All subjects will be given numerical grades. These numerical grades will be averaged at the end of each quarter. If the average of all of these subjects is 94.5% or above and there are no N's or U's in general conduct, the student will be placed on the First Honor Roll for the quarter. If the average of all of these subjects is 89.5% to 94.4% and there are no N's or U's in general conduct, the student will be placed on the Second Honor Roll for the quarter. Students who achieve either level of Honor Roll received a certificate with their report card for the first quarter. Click
here
for a list of those students on honor roll for first quarter.
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REMINDERS
Save your HyVee receipts dated September 1 – December 31 and turn them in to the school. SPSL will earn $1 for every $200 spent.
Thank you for supporting SPSL!
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VOCATION AWARENESS
SPSL 6th graders were among 600 young people from 13 Omaha-area Catholic schools participating in Vocation Awareness Day on Friday, October 25. The event was held at Gross Catholic High School.
Students participated in activities and small group presentations highlighting the variety of ways in which people live a Consecrated Life today. Throughout the day, students had the opportunity to meet and visit with Sisters, Brothers, Priests and Consecrated Life Persons from several Religious Congregations, and with Archdiocesan Priests and Seminarians.
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AUDIO SCREENINGS
Audio screenings will take place in the morning on Tuesday, November 19 for students in grades 1, 2, 3, 4 & 7 and students who are
new
to our school this year. Parent volunteers are needed to help with the audio screenings. If you would like to help with the screenings, please call the school office at 402-551-6667.
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DRESS DOWN DAY
Tuesday, November 26 is a dress down day for students, faculty, and staff. For more information on the dress down day policy, please consult the family handbook (click
here
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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/
- If you would like to have a PowerSchool Parent account set up for you, please contact us 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.
- PowerSchool 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 PowerSchool, please contact Mary Kay Nelson at
powerschool@spsl.net
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GET YOUR PANTHER
SPIRIT WEAR!
SPSL School Spirit Wear is back with delivery just in time for Christmas, including some new items for winter! Check out all the
Panther offerings
online
from
Monday, November 11 through Sunday, November 24
. Orders will be delivered to school by December 16 and sent home with your child unless you identify the purchase as a Christmas gift during the online payment process. Go Panthers!
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RESTAURANT NIGHT
Join us for the SPSL November Restaurant Night at Panera Bread on Tuesday, November 12 from 4:00 - 8:00 pm. When you visit the Panera at 7825 Dodge St and show the flier attached below, Panera Bread will donate a portion of your purchase to our school.
Thank you for supporting SPSL School!
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ANNUAL THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE
Our annual food drive will begin this month. The student council wants to encourage students to bring in canned/non-perishable items and other toiletry items for the drive this year. Our community is in need of help. Donations will be given to those in need in our local community. Some items they are asking for are (other items are welcome): canned vegetables, fruit, soup, peanut butter, mac 'n' cheese, raw spaghetti, pasta sauce, cereal, crackers, tuna, packaged cookies, toilet paper, and baby food. Students are asked to bring in items starting Thursday, November 14 through Friday, November 22. We will end our food drive with the Thanksgiving Mass where the students present the food.
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WAX MUSEUM
The 5th grade will present its Wax Museum on Friday morning, December 20 in the parish center. Please bring quarters to "activate" the scientists. The 5th grade students continue working very hard to prepare for this day. The 5th graders will donate the quarters to school adopt a family program. We look forward to seeing you at the Wax Museum!
The tentative schedule for the Wax Museum is as follows:
1:00 - 1:45 pm - 5C Homeroom
1:45 - 2:30 pm - 5A Homeroom
2:30 - 3:15 pm - 5D Homeroom
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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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p:402.551.6667
f:402.551.8123
6905 Blondo St, Omaha, NE 68104
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