St. Pius X / St. Leo School Newsletter
November 9, 2017
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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 fundraiser a success. The fundraiser would not have been possible without the support of so many.
The winners of the cash drawings were:
Grand Prize - $1,500 - Frank Gallegos
First Prize - $750 - Patty Juszyk
Second Prize - $250 - James Gallegos
The winners of the Tuition Drawing were Adam and Jaime Carney.
The winners of the Panther Raffle baskets were:
Take a Chill Pill - Katy Chattin
Gamers, Get Amped - Kyle Cannon
Basket of Dreams - Mike Sluyter
She's Crafty - Maeve Wharton
Video & TV - Elizabeth Grenier
Further information on the money raised from the fundraiser will be published in a future newsletter.
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(Happy 60th birthday to loyal worker in the cafeteria, Pat Dunlap!)
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(Sixth grade students spent a day in October at Skutt Catholic High School for Vocations Day.)
photo courtesy of Lisa Maxson, The Catholic Voice
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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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AUDIO SCREENINGS
Audio screenings will take place on Tuesday, November 28 for students in Grades 1, 2, 3, 4 & 7 and students who are
new
to our school this year. The monthly calendar sent home indicated all students in Grade 6 would be screened. This is an error. Only new students in Grade 6 will be screened.
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VOCATION AWARENESS
SPSL sixth graders were among 1,000 young people participating in the urban Omaha Archdiocesan Vocation Awareness Day on Friday, October 20. Sponsored by the Omaha Archdiocesan Association of Consecrated Life Persons (OAACL), in conjunction with the Archdiocesan Vocations Office, the event was held at Skutt 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.
Celebration of Mass with Archbishop George J. Lucas was a highlight for many participants and a true experience of prayer that all would know and follow God's plan daily and in their life style choices.
The buses to and from Skutt Catholic High School were paid for by the Knights of Columbus Councils from St. Pius X and St. Leo Parishes.
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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/
- Access ID's and Access Passwords can be obtained by contacting Mary Kay Nelson 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.
- Power School 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 Power School, please contact Mary Kay Nelson at
powerschool@spsl.net
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DRESS DOWN DAY
Tuesday, November 21 is a dress down day for students, faculty & staff. For more information on the dress down day policy, please consult the family handbook (click
here
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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 and other toiletry items for the drive this year. Our community is in need of help. Donations will be given to the Stephen Center. 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 Monday, November 13 through Tuesday, November 21. We will end our food drive with the Thanksgiving Mass where the students present the food and volleyball pep rally on November 21st.
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WAX MUSEUM
The 5th grade will present its Wax Museum on Friday morning, December 15 in the 5th grade classrooms. 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 schedule for the wax museum is as follows:
8:30 - 9:30 a.m. - 5A Homeroom
9:30 - 10:30 a.m. - 5C Homeroom
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. - 5D Homeroom
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The pledge total for our
One Spirit, One Vision, One Community
capital campaign
continues to grow as more families make their pledge decisions. The current total is almost $2.3 million with about $1.2 million designated for goals of St. Pius X / St. Leo School.
The key goals for the school are to provide funding for tuition assistance and improved teachers' pay along with technology improvements and repair and maintenance items.
If you haven't made a pledge yet, you should be receiving a mailing in the next week with a pledge card and a return envelope. Please take a moment to prayerfully consider your gift, complete the pledge card and return it to the school.
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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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