St. Pius X / St. Leo School Newsletter August 8, 2020
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WELCOME BACK...
As we prepare to welcome back our students to SPSL, we would like to share the first of several videos geared to help families and their children prepare for the new school year. We realize this year will look different from years past. We hope you find these videos useful and informative.
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OPEN HOUSE UPDATE
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, SPSL will not be able to have our regular in-person event on August 18.
As a way to introduce the teachers to the students and parents, each grade will share a 'Welcome' video that will be emailed out to the families with the class lists. Students in Pre-K through 3rd grade, along with 5th grade, can drop their supplies off before the first day of school. The scheduled dates and times for supply drop off, as well as location will be emailed to the grade levels in advance. Be on the lookout for those emails.
While this modified Open House does not include the excitement we all feel at a typical Open House, the school believes it is the safest way to welcome our students and parents this year. Thank you for your understanding and flexibility.
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SCHOOL THEME
The school theme for the 2020-21 year is: A community called by Christ to love and learn with compassion, patience and hope. Colossians 3:12-15 states: "Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if one has a grievance against another; as the Lord has forgivn you, so must you also do. And over all these put on love, that is, the bond of perfection. And let the peace of Christ control your hearts, the peace into which you were also called in one body. And be thankful." This theme will be central for the school as we continue to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and all other aspects of a school year.
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IMPORTANT TUITION REMINDERS
The 2020-21 ‘pay in full’ tuition option was due August 1. If you have already submitted payment, thank you. If you have not remitted payment yet, please drop off payment to the school office or stop by and enroll in the SMART payment plan. If you have any questions regarding your balance, please call the school office at 402-551-6667.
Pre-Kindergarten tuition is payable to the school office on a monthly basis. Pre-Kindergarten families remit nine monthly payments, by the first of each month, September through May.
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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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SCHOOL TIME
We ask that students not arrive at school before 8:00 am, nor enter the building unless he/she is enrolled in the Extended Care Program or involved in a school-sponsored organized activity or duty. We ask that students who walk or get a car ride to school do not arrive before students are allowed to enter their classrooms. The teachers and administrators are in meetings many mornings and are not able to supervise students before 8:00 am. It is also unfair to those parents who are paying for babysitters or the Extended Care Program before school if some students are dropped off early. It students walk to school they should arrive sometime between 8:00 and 8:15 am. Students will be marked tardy if they are not sitting at their desk by 8:15 am.
Please remember that school will dismiss at 3:25 pm (3:30 pm for 8th grade) each day this year, unless otherwise noted on the calendar of events on the school website (www.spsl.net). Children need to be picked up on time each day. If this is not possible, the child(ren) need to be placed in the Extended Care Program.
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ARRIVAL/DISMISSAL PARKING PROCEDURES
The arrival and dismissal procedures for school have been changed for this school year due to COVID-19. The school is finalizing the procedures and will be emailing families the new process in the coming week. The new process will require everyone's patience and flexibility. Thank you in advance for your willingness to adapt.
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As of 8/7/2020, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20 is the first day of school. Students in grades K-8 will attend school from 8:15 am until noon. This same schedule will be followed on FRIDAY, AUGUST 21. Beginning MONDAY, AUGUST 24, students will attend school for full days - 8:15 am until 3:25 pm (except for 8th graders who are dismissed at 3:30 pm).
NOTE: Five-day and Three-day Pre-Kindergarten students will begin classes Monday, August 24. Two-day Pre-Kindergarten students will begin classes Tuesday, August 25.
If the current return to school plan were to change from "GREEN STATUS" prior to August 20, parents will be emailed with any change.
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EXTENDED CARE UPDATE
August 20 and 21 are noon dismissal days and Extended Care is available for children that are registered in the program. Lunch is NOT served at school on those days, so please make sure your child brings a lunch. Extended Care only serves a mid-afternoon snack on early dismissal days. August calendars were mailed out in late July. Your August calendar and payment were due by August 7. If you have not remitted payment yet, please send it as soon as possible. If you did not receive your calendar in the mail or are in need of one, please direct your questions to Cheri Freese at cheri.freese@spsl.net. If you need to register your children for the Extended Care Program, please contact Mrs. Freese. Please note we accept Title 20 if you qualify.
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FUTURE NEWSLETTERS
This newsletter will be the only one emailed before the start of the school year. After school starts, we will email out a school newsletter approximately two times per month. We do not send home paper copies of the newsletter. Please keep us posted with any email changes. The newsletter will also be linked on the school website, www.spsl.net. As you are partners with us in your child's education and since this is one of the main forms of communication we use, we trust that you will read the newsletter on a consistent basis.
As a school our goal is to utilize email communication more and truly send less paper notes home. Information sent previously via paper can be found on the school website (www.spsl.net), including the lunch menu and calendar of events.
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NOTES FROM THE NURSE
All immunization records and physical forms (physical exams are required for students entering kindergarten, 7th grade, or students transferring from an out-of-state school) were to have been turned in to the school office. If they have not been turned in yet, you need to do it as soon as possible - do NOT wait and send them with your child on the first day of school. Your child will not be able to attend classes until the records are in the school's office. Thank you for keeping our school in compliance with the Nebraska school laws.
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IMMUNIZATION RULES
Please note the following requirement for 7th grade students. Students entering 7th grade will be required to provide proof of a booster immunization of diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis (Tdap), given on or after your child's 7th birthday. Please be sure when your child has their 7th grade physical exam that you have the doctor administer the immunization if it is needed. Thank you for your cooperation in keeping your children up-to-date with this immunization requirement.
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SCHOOL UNIFORMS
School uniforms can be purchased either from Dennis Uniform, located at 726 N 109 Court, or from DiGiorgio's Sportswear, located at 14111 Q Street. Uniform skorts, jumpers, or skirts can also be purchased online from French Toast.
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ASSIGNMENT NOTEBOOKS
Student assignment notebooks are available for purchase in the school office. The price for each notebook is $5.00. Students purchasing assignment notebooks on the first day of school should bring their money to their homeroom teacher. Students in grades 4-8 use these assignment notebooks or similar ones.
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SPIRIT WEAR
The St. Pius X / St. Leo School Spirit Wear Store will open just in time for back to school! Visit the spirit wear store by clicking here from August 17 - August 30 to place your order online. Orders will be delivered to SPSL School by September 21. Questions to Michaela Smith at michaela.smith@spsl.net or 402-551-6667.
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Save the Date for the SPSL Virtual Fall Fundraiser
Saturday, October 24, 2020
(Online Bidding starting
October 16, 2020)
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The SPSL Annual Fall Fundraiser, 20/20 Vision: Focus on What Matters, will be held on Saturday, October 24, 2020 in a Virtual Format. The SPSL Fall Fundraiser is the biggest fundraiser of the year for our school, and the goal is to raise critical funds needed by SPSL in the amount of at least $100,000. We hope that all who are able will join together to support our amazing faculty, staff, and school. Click here for more
information about our fundraiser!
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CALENDAR FEATURE
SPSL has an interactive calendar through our website. Click here to see what events are going on at school. If you want to add an event to your personal calendar, click on it and pick your platform. The school calendar is set up to sync with Apple Calendar, Google, Outlook, Outlook.com, and Yahoo.
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ASBESTOS
As most of you are aware, we removed all of the friable asbestos in our school many years ago. We do have some non-friable asbestos in the floor tiles of a few of our rooms, most of which are covered with carpet. In addition there are two secured and plainly marked heating chases on the second and third floors of the main building. We also have two cubbyholes with locked doors that have asbestos on the heating coils. These are located on the second and third floors of the main building. We are not required to remove these tiles or the asbestos on the coils but to inform you that we do have a management plan available in our office concerning the care of these tiles and coils if you wish to inspect the plan. As part of the asbestos management plan, the campus buildings are inspected by a certified asbestos abatement service.
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IMPORTANT MEDICAL BULLETIN
SPSL School is in compliance with the state mandated “Emergency Response to Life-Threatening Asthma or Systemic Allergic Reactions (Anaphylaxis) Protocol.” The protocol involves the use of an IM EpiPen and nebulized albuterol and calling 911.
The protocol is to be administered by trained responders to ANY student showing life-threatening asthma attacks or other allergic reactions. Responders will be available during the course of regular school hours.
This protocol and its emergency medication is not meant to replace the health care provider's plan for students with a diagnosis of asthma and/or anaphylaxis. The emergency medication (such as inhalers, epinephrine) prescribed for students with known asthma and/or anaphylaxis is provided by the student's parents to the school according to the school's Medication policy.
IF YOU DO NOT WANT YOUR DAUGHTER / SON TO BE TREATED FOR THESE LIFE-THREATENING EMERGENCIES YOU NEED TO SEND CORY SEPICH, PRINCIPAL, WRITTEN NOTIFICATION PRIOR TO THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.
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6905 Blondo St, Omaha, NE 68104
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