St. Pius X / St. Leo School Newsletter
December 19, 2017
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Hello Families,
The St. Pius X / St. Leo School community hopes you are all having a blessed Advent season and pray all of our families have a wonderful Christmas and a happy New Year. We wanted to thank all of our families for giving us one of the most important gifts of all - the gift of being able to be partners in your children’s educational and spiritual growth. We are so grateful for all of your support and trust in educating your children. Thank you also for your continued prayers in our work to live out our school mission and please know that our school staff continues to keep all of our families in our prayers. We pray that you have a peaceful Christmas time, surrounded by loved ones. God is definitely good, all the time.
Have a very Merry Christmas and I will see you in the New Year.
Principal Cory Sepich
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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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STUDENT COUNCIL
SPSL Student Council is happy to host The Pulsera Project. A pulsera is a woven bracelet made by Central American artists. Each $5 bracelet is unique and comes with a picture and small story about the artist. The money raised from the pulseras will go towards education, scholarships, housing, health care and environmental needs of people in Guatemala and Nicaragua. The Pulsera Project will take place the week of January 16th-19th. There will be a table set outside the office after school each day that week until 3:45 p.m. for the sale, and each classroom will have a chance to come to buy a bracelet or two. This is such a great opportunity to help others in need and the student council representatives are so excited to bring the Pulsera Project to SPSL for the first time. Students can wear the bracelets with their school uniforms from January 16 - February 2 (the end of Catholic Schools Week). For more information on the Pulsera Project click
here
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PRE-KINDERGARTEN ROUNDUP
Parents of incoming pre-kindergarten students for the 2018-19 school year are invited to a Roundup on Saturday, January 27, 2018 from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Parents, please bring your children with you for this roundup. The Pre-Kindergarten Roundup will begin in the south school cafeteria.
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ONE VISION
Our One Spirit, One Vision, One Community capital campaign is quickly winding down. Our campaign
total is more than $4.3 million and we would like to thank everyone who has made a pledge to this campaign so far. The school portion of the campaign stands at $2.5 million towards a goal of $2.8 million. There are still quite a few parishioners and school supporters who haven’t turned in a pledge card yet so there is still hope that we get the total to our goal.
When we began this campaign, we set a number of goals for the school and the parishes. As a result of
this campaign, we will be able to accomplish many of the goals at the school which include providing
funding for tuition assistance, teacher compensation and school sustainability along with capital
improvements and technology enhancements.
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KINDERGARTEN ROUNDUP
Kindergarten Roundup for the 2018-2019 school year will be held on Saturday, February 3, 2018 from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. here at SPSL. Parents and their incoming kindergarten children are invited to attend this roundup. The roundup will begin in the south cafeteria. Parents will be able to begin to registration process for their incoming kindergartner at this time. Please call the school office if you have any questions.
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CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK
JANUARY 28 - FEBRUARY 3, 2018
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The theme for this year's Catholic Schools Week is "Catholic Schools: Learn. Serve. Lead. Succeed." The Masses during Catholic Schools Week will be held at St. Leo Church on Wednesday, January 31. The Book Fair will be held at the end of February. More information on the CSW Masses and the Book Fair will be provided in January. In celebration of Catholic Schools Week we will send the January SPSL newsletter by mail.
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DRAMA CLUB PRESENTS...
The 7th and 8th grade Drama Club presents
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
during Catholic Schools Week. The students will perform for the student body during the day on Friday, February 2nd, 2018. There will be a 7:00 p.m. evening performance on both Friday, February 2nd and Saturday, February 3rd. All performances will be in the school gym.
BENEFIT FOR MUSIC IN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
Music in Catholic Schools invites you to its Annual Benefit Dance and Silent Auction with music by the Swingtones on Friday, February 2, 2018 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton's Parish Center. Free swing dance lessons will be offered from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. The benefit and auction will begin at 7:30 p.m. For more information on the event, click
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LOST AND FOUND ITEMS
There are MANY items in our lost and found area. If you are missing things, please have your child check that area. Or, parents are also welcome to come and check the area. The lost and found area is located in the stairwell beneath the first grade classrooms by the doors leading to church.
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NO TOBACCO CHALLENGE
The third grade students participated in the
No Tobacco Challenge
sponsored by the Metro Omaha Tobacco Action Coalition
earlier this fall. We are please to report that Adeline Martin won the 2nd prize in the picture contest. Congratulations to all of the third grade students for their commitment to remain tobacco free for a lifetime and for Adeline on her accomplishment!
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FUNDRAISER THANKS
On behalf of the St. Pius X / St. Leo School Board, I would like to extend my appreciation and thanks to the chairpersons of the 2017 Fundraiser: Melissa & Chris Pelley, Holly & Jason Phillips and Gina & Sean Sturek. This year's event -
80s Rockin' Rewind
- was a great success and the costume contest was a huge hit. Also, a special thanks to all the volunteers, staff, teachers, administrators, and clergy who generously offered their time and financial support for this important event. We are all blessed to have such a great community supporting our wonderful school.
Molly Sall, School Board President
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HEIGHT, WEIGHT & VISION SCREENINGS
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The height, weight and vision screenings for students in Grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 plus new students will take place on Tuesday, January 16th. Please send your child's glasses with him/her on that day.
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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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GODFATHER'S NIGHT
Enjoy dinner out at Godfather's Pizza (108th & Maple) tonight from 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. Order your pizza for carryout, dine-in or delivery. When placing your order, tell the cashier that you support St. Pius X / St. Leo School. Godfather's Pizza will donate a percentage of the night's sales to our school.
Also, save the fedora icon on medium, large or jumbo pizza boxes and send them to school. Each fedora is worth 25 cents to our school. Thank you for your support!
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Parents - Would you like to be on the substitute teacher list? If so, please contact Becky Sluyter, Assistant Principal at rebecca.sluyter@spsl.net.
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p:402.551.6667
f:402.551.8123
6905 Blondo St, Omaha, NE 68104
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