St. Pius X / St. Leo School Newsletter
October 25, 2019
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REMINDER - PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES
Conferences will be held from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm - 6:30 pm on Wednesday, October 30. Parents of Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade students will meet with those respective teachers at the pre-arranged scheduled time in the teacher's classroom.
The 6th through 8th grade teachers, along with the speciality teachers and Mrs. Michelle Wilson, will be available for conferences in the parish center. These conferences are not pre-scheduled. We ask that each of these conferences not last longer than 10 minutes. Please feel free to meet with any of your child's teachers in the parish center as they are free.
If you have any questions regarding conferences, please call the school office at 402-551-6667.
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(Students were able to buy Panther Raffle tickets for a chance to win a great basket.)
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(Check out the new Buddy Benches on campus. All those plastic lids collected last year have been transformed into these benches.)
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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 FUNDRAISER
The date has finally arrived -
our annual school Fundraiser is this Saturday, October 26, 5:30 pm, at Creighton Prep Sullivan Center! You should all have received the amazing booklet last Friday featuring the wonderful opportunities that await. Your RSVP is your First Class ticket to the journey we've put together for you! So dust off your luggage and polish the camera lens, the time has arrived to "Journey To A Brighter Tomorrow" for our children.
A few tips to help you prepare:
~ If you are unable to attend on Saturday, you are still able to contribute and bid on items via
Qtego.
See page 6 of the Fundraiser booklet. Live Auction items and AmFund Bucket List Trips are not available remotely.
~Bucket List Trip winning bidders should come prepared with full payment upon winning.
~The 'GIVE' donations this year will be dedicated to purchasing Virtual Reality Travel Packs!
~Bring your cell phones for super easy bidding, and consider some tipping cash for our hard-working bartenders.
~Arrive hungry and thirsty, and prepared for a true get-away that supports our kids and teachers at SPSL.
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DIGITAL LIBRARY
Destiny Discover
is our digital library that is accessible to our school families 24/7. Our digital library currently has more than 210 eBooks available for checkout. There is no cost to you to read a digital book. Our eBooks can be read on various devices.
To read on desktop computers, laptops, and Chromebooks with internet access, follow these steps:
Visit the LIBRARY page on the school
website
. Select DESTINY ELECTRONIC CARD CATALOG. Click on our school's name. Once you are in our card catalog, choose
DESTINY DISCOVER
on the left side of the page.
Download the Destiny Discover app on your favorite device:
* iOS devices such as iPad, iPod, iPhone
* Kindle Fire/Nook HD and HD+
* Android devices with access to Google Play
* Chromebooks
Books can be read online or can be checked out. If you wish to check out eBooks, please email Mrs. Vogel at
christy.vogel@spsl.net
to request a student login and password. (Your children in grades 2-8 can use their AR user name and password.)
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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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NEBRASKA HONOR CHOIR
The music department is pleased to announce that six of our 7th and 8th grade students have been accepted into the Nebraska Honor Choir.
The students are: Audrey Basham, Abi Howard, Mary Matuella, Gabe O'Doherty, Damien Peteler, and Daniel Rusch.
They will work with a guest conductor on Friday, January 10 and then perform a concert later that day.
Congratulations to these students!
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BAND OLYMPICS
On Tuesday, October 15, the Music in Catholic Schools (MCS) Beginning Band Olympics were held.
The following students were medal winners:
Honora Pulido Volkmer - silver medalist, flute
Abigail Schmidt - bronze medalist, trumpet
Eli Porter - gold medalist, clarinet
Congratulations on a job well done!
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SCHOOL DIRECTORIES
School Directories are now available for purchase. You can purchase the directory in the school office for $5.00. Thank you.
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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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