St. Pius X / St. Leo School Newsletter
February 8, 2019
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2019 BOOK FAIR AND OPTIONAL DRESS DOWN DAY
We would like to kick off our Book Fair Week with an optional dress down day on Friday, February 22. Students can donate loose change or dollars to the SPSL Library Media Center and dress down on that day. The dress down policy can be found in the family handbook by clicking
here
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More information on the Book Fair can be found on the school website on the
library page
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100 Day fun in Kindergarten!
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Our Kindergarten teachers and teacher assistants got into the spirit of the 100th day of school!
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Students in Homeroom 1B enjoyed celebrating the 100th day of school on February 6.
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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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PULSERA UPDATE
Student Council would like to thank everyone for their support of the Pulsera Project. The school raised over $3,200 to help the people of Nicaragua and Guatemala from the sales of the bracelets. Please watch the following
'thank you'
message.
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INTEREST IN SPSL?
Do you know parents of new families who are interested in sending their child/ren to our school for the 2019-20 school year? Please encourage them to call the school office at
402-551-6667 to arrange a tour.
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RESTAURANT NIGHT
Support SPSL School by eating at My Pie Pizza (120th & Blondo Streets) on Wednesday, February 20th between 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. More information will be emailed out closer to the date. Thank you for your support!
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WINTER WEATHER
Please send a change of shoes with your child/ren when they come to school in boots so they can have a dry pair of shoes to wear inside the building, especially during their PE classes. Thank you for your help.
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We are pleased to announce the names of the 7th and 8th grade students who made honor roll for the second 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 second quarter. Click
here
for a list of those students on honor roll for second quarter.
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AAA EUROPEAN RIVER CRUISE WRITING CONTEST
Congratulations to Caleb Hans, 8th grader, on being selected as one of the 60 students who won what AAA calls the "Discovery Crew" cruise, which is an eight day European cruise. Caleb submitted a creative selfie, showcasing his love for travel, and provided essay answers to the following three questions: 1) Why do you want to go on this trip, 2) How do rivers affect the communities through which they run, and 3) In what ways do you expect the people you would meet on the trip to be similar to and different from yourself and your friends and family? Caleb was notified last fall that he had won and will be able to bring a parent with him on the trip this spring. Congratulations to Caleb on earning such an amazing opportunity!
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MARIAN MATH CONTEST
The Marian Math Contest was held on Saturday, February 2 and the following girls from 6th, 7th and 8th grades were selected to compete: Maria Buechler, Olivia Camerer, Josie Gorczyca, Abbie Hagedorn, Madeline Hartley, Brooklyn Sauer, Giuliana Weber, Scarlett Wharton, Katie Coppard, Audrey Ehlers, Maggie Morris and Sophia Tripp.
Based on the individual test score results (before the tie breaker was added), Olivia Camerer tied in 6th place and Maria Buechler tied for 7th. Brooklyn Sauer and Giuliana Weber earned 3rd place, Scarlett Wharton tied for 7th, and Madeline Hartley and Maggie Morris tied for 9th place.
The 7th graders (Madeline, Brooklyn, Giuliana and Scarlett) were also awarded the 2nd place trophy in the team competition. Congratulations to all of these girls for their participation in this fun and challenging competition at Marian.
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GEOGRAPHY BEE
The Geo Bee finals were held on Friday, January 25. The Geo Bee tested students between 4th-8th grade on their geographic knowledge. Each grade had two representatives. The representatives were the following students: 4th graders Connor Rudden and Robert Townley,
5th graders Esau Becerra and Dougie Dysterhuis, 6th graders Abbie Hagedorn and Natalya Jones, 7th graders Charlie Mangan and Gabe O'Doherty, and 8th graders Will Brewster and Caleb Hans.
Each student did a wonderful job with everyone making it to the 5th round of the competition. Our school champion was Gabe O'Doherty. Charlie Mangan and Will Brewster finished in second and third place, respectively.
Gabe will now take the state qualifying test in order to participate in the State Geo Bee that will be held in March.
Thank you to everyone who participated.
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HEALTH HINT: COLD VERSUS FLU
During the cold and flu season it is often hard for parents to know if their child/ren has a cold or if it could be the flu. The following link is a good resource for parents to use for guidance. Click
here for more information.
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HEIGHT, WEIGHT & VISION SCREENINGS THANK YOU
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Many thanks from the school nurse, Mrs. Bakewell, for all the help and support given by the parent volunteers during the school's height, weight and vision screenings in mid January.
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MADONNA COMMUNITY OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION & SERVICES
Please see the news release about the new partnership between Madonna School and SPSL (click
here
) that was sent out from Jon Burt, the President of Madonna School and Community Based Services. If you have any questions, please contact Cory Sepich, Principal.
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SODA BREAD
Soda bread is being sold at St. Pius X and St. Leo Parishes. The school's Tuition Assistance Fund benefits greatly from the soda bread sales. Last year, proceeds from the soda bread sales generated over
$13,000
for tuition assistance. Thank you to the St. Leo's Knights of Columbus, St. Pius X's Knights of Columbus, and the St. Pius X Men's Club for making and selling the soda bread to help SPSL School! These men have been making soda bread for 26 years!
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STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART
Straight from the Heart would like to thank the following families for their kindness and generosity. This is a parent sponsored program that provides the opportunity to show their appreciation to the faculty and staff by providing treats. We send our thanks to the families (click
here
for list) who provided monetary donations to Straight from the Heart to be used in the second semester. (Every effort is made to include the names of all participating families, but apologies to anyone that was inadvertently excluded.)
Please mark you calendars. Teacher Appreciation Day is Thursday, March 21. As a way to honor our teachers this day, Straight from the Heart will provide lunch to them.
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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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6905 Blondo St, Omaha, NE 68104
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