St. Pius X / St. Leo School Newsletter February 11, 2021
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REMOTE LEARNING UPDATE
Please note - SPSL will have virtual learning Tuesday, March 16 through Friday, March 19, 2021. Monday, March 15 will be a teacher and staff work day to prepare for virtual learning the rest of the week. This was not communicated to you in yesterday's email.
The reasons for this decision include:
- Instances of COVID exposure and positive cases within our school community, and in the Omaha area, generally rise after long holiday weekends;
- Data regarding COVID exposures and contact tracing within our school community that was avoided because SPSL had virtual learning the week after our Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks;
- The delay in vaccinations for our faculty and staff;
- Our priority this school year to have our students at school for in person learning, while also avoiding an unplanned need to go to virtual learning due to staffing issues and/or COVID exposures for those in our school community; and
- The anticipation that many in our school community intend to travel over spring break.
SPSL acknowledges that virtual learning produces certain challenges for our teachers, students, and families. It is our sincere hope that by communicating this adjustment to the school calendar now, there will be ample time for teachers to plan and for families to make arrangements for the week of virtual learning.
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CSO UPDATE - COLD DAY CONSIDERATIONS
Nebraska winter weather is very unpredictable. Please click here for a letter from Vickie Kauffold, CSO Superintendent on the current snow day policy for Catholic schools in the Omaha metro area. As a general rule, if Omaha Catholic Schools are closed, we are closed.
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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 2021-22 school year? Please encourage them to visit the school website and schedule a tour.
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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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RESTAURANT NIGHT
Support SPSL School by eating at Chipotle (146th & Maple Streets) on Wednesday, February 24 between 4:00 - 8:00 pm. More information will be emailed closer to the date. Thank you for your support!
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WINTER WEATHER
Parents, please send gloves and hats with your child during these colder days. If the weather allows, students will go outside for recess. Please also 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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LUMINARY AWARDS
Due to COVID, the 2020-2021 St. Pius X / St. Leo School Luminary Awards will be an eight day virtual celebration beginning on Tuesday, April 6. Each day we will recognize one of our honorees followed by a pre-recorded short program on Tuesday, April 13. Along with our 2020 honorees, we are excited to announce that Steve and Sarah Monzu will be the recipients of the 2021 Reverend George Kempker "Volunteer of the Year" Award. More information will be shared in the coming weeks.
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GOLF CLASSIC
We are excited to announce the 17th Annual St. Pius X / St. Leo School Golf Classic is set for Monday, May 24 at Field Club of Omaha. We hope you will consider joining us this year to support the mission of St. Pius X / St. Leo School. For tournament details, please click on the attached link here.
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SPELLING BEE
On Thursday, February 4, the 5th and 6th grade held their annual Spelling Bee. The following 5th and 6th graders participated: Aiman Alam, Claire Caskey, Ty Dale, Cal Ehlers, Nico Green, Addison Nownes, Andrea Nyamedi, Jonah Risch Bakhit, Matthew Sauer, Chris Tollo, Abigail Townley, and Honora Pulido-Volkmer. The winner was Chris Tollo.
On Friday, February 5, the 7th and 8th grade held their annual Spelling Bee...online. The following 7th and 8th graders participated: Emily Berthelsen, Helen Christen, Josie Gorczyca, Sidney Kitto, Xavier Sobetski, Connor Smith, and Maeve Wharton. The winner was Maeve Wharton, and the runners-up were Josie Gorczyca and Emily Berthelsen.
Maeve and Chris will represent SPSL at the Metro Catholic Spelling Bee held at St. Mary’s School in Bellevue on Saturday, February 13.
Congrats to our winners Maeve and Chris, and best of luck this coming weekend!
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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 7th and 8th grade 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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CASEY'S
Turn your Casey's purchases into donations to SPSL. Sign up for Casey's Rewards in the Casey's app and turn points earned on everyday purchases into a donation for our school. Search for Saint Pius X & Saint Leo School.
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TAGG
Did you know all Omaha area Hy-Vee locations are on TAGG? You can TAGG Hy-Vee gas and grocery all day every day and earn 1% for SPSL. Just download the TAGG app, select St. Pius X / St. Leo School as the entity you support, and scan your receipts! For a list of all local businesses on TAGG, click here.
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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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