St. Pius X / St. Leo School Newsletter February 24, 2024 | |
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LENTEN SEASON
At SPSL we're always considering how to help our students know God and follow Him for a lifetime. Lent and Easter are great times to help our students know the love and power of Jesus Christ.
This year, our school's Lent and Easter theme is taken from Romans 5:8, which says:
But God proves his love for us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us.
God didn't simply say "I love you." He quite literally put His love on display for us by dying on the cross. There is no greater act of love than laying down one's life for the sake of another (John 15:13).
This Lent, our classes are engaging in activities to promote prayer, fasting, and charity. For example, Mrs. Jeffrey's 6th grade religion classes created a Crosses of Lent board with student's individual goals. Mr. McFarlins' 7th grade classes pray for healing and peace, and have also written thankfulness notes to friends in the school.
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READING IS A BLAST!
Wow! Thanks to your incredible generosity, we raised over $1,450 during today's dress down day! All money will be used to purchase new books for the SPSL School library!
Please join us Sunday, February 25 – Friday, March 1 for the 2024 Scholastic Book Fair! Click here to find out all the fun activities planned for this exciting week!
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
SODA BREAD
| Tuesday was Soda Bread day! A big thank you the St. Leo the Great and St. Pius X Knights of Columbus for continuing this tradition we love so much. We appreciate the generosity of our families who sent in their donations to support the SPSL Tuition Fund. Families who would still like to contribute can send their donation to their child's homeroom teacher. Thank you! |
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2024-2025
SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR
Attached here you will find the 2024-2025 school calendar for St. Pius X / St. Leo School. The information is also on the school website on the Annual Calendar page under "For Parents".
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MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH CONTEST
Last weekend, a group of 6th-8th grader girls represented our school at the Marian Middle School Math Contest. Notably, sixth grader Madison Krehbiel earned a 9th place award and seventh grader Cece Weist won a 4th place award. As a team, the sixth grade girls placed 4th.
Congratulations to those girls and all of the girls for representing our school so well!
Team members included: Madison Krehbiel, Abigael Goitom, Gabby Sumaoang, Blessing Akakpo, Cece Weist, Julia Kubat, Josie Stratman, Julie Zboja, Kelsey Rudloff, Hailey Baldwin, Grace Djossou, and Lila Bosiljevac.
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NEW SPSL EXTRACURRICULAR:
PANTHER POST
SPSL is proud to introduce the newest student activity, the Panther Post. Panther Post is a newspaper club led by Editors-in-Chief Michael Rusch, Gabe Naatz, and Mick Moyer, and is sponsored by Mrs. Banks-Noon. All 6th - 8th graders are welcome to join the staff of the Panther Post. Meetings are held Thursdays after school, with a few lunch/recess meetings. All issues of the Panther Post can be found at https://spsl.net/panther-post/.
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RACE FOR EDUCATION
Today is a great day to fill out the labels for your student(s) and send them back to school Monday.
The more labels you send in, the more money we raise! The deadline to turn in labels is Friday, March 1. If you need additional label sheets or another Race packet, please email michaela.smith@spsl.net.
Did you know that the classroom that brings in the most labels gets a prize (one from each grade grouping):
- PreK-2: Donut Party
- Grades 3-5: Ice Cream Party
- Grades 6-8: Pizza Party
In addition, the grade level that brings in the most labels will also get a special treat! If the winning grades is in PK-5th, the grade earns an extra recess on a nice day! If the winning grade is in 6th-8th grade, the winning grade gets to participate in a dodgeball tournament at school!
Your participation is critical in helping us raise needed funds for our school. Thank you for helping with this important fundraiser.
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WAYS TO SUPPORT
Did you know there are easy, free, ways to support our school? Want to learn how the every day things to you - eating, shopping, local activities, can earn money for St. Pius X / St. Leo School? Please see below for more information on programs that will give back to our school!
TAGG
TAGG (Together A Greater Good) is a free mobile app that when used at over 80 local businesses, the business will donate back to SPSL. All you need to do is download the free app (Together A Greater Good), choose St. Pius X / St. Leo School as the organization you want to support, visit participating businesses, and TAGG your purchase. The business will donate a percentage of your purchase to SPSL! To learn more, click here.
Baker's
Please enroll your Baker’s Plus card and designate St. Pius X / St. Leo as your school. To enroll your Baker’s Plus card for our school, follow these steps:
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Visit Bakers Community Rewards
- Create an account
- Enroll your current Baker’s Plus card.
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Click COMMUNITY near the top of the screen. Select Community Rewards and enter your information. Click Save and choose the option to enter our school code JV330
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NO PLACE FOR HATE
DRESS DOWN DAY
Friday, March 1st, SPSL will be doing an all school pink out dress down day to celebrate National Kindness Month. Students are encouraged to wear pink (or the closest color they own). The color pink is a color that represents kindness and anti-bullying. Students are encouraged to bring $1 or more to donate towards our NPFH group fund to make our school more accessible. All students are welcome to dress down regardless of donation.
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BLACKBAUD TIP
When logging into Blackbaud on an iPhone, please DO NOT use "private browsing" mode. A new iOS update prevents Blackbaud from functioning properly when in a private browser. Instead, use a regular Safari browser or login on a computer. If parents are having trouble logging into Blackbaud and are redirected to the sign-in page rather than being taken to their profile, this could be the issue. More info can be found here: https://kb.blackbaud.com/knowledgebase/articles/Article/203418
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It's recruitment season! If you have an SPSL yard sign that you put away for the winter, please consider putting it in your yard to show off your Panther Pride this spring. Thank you! | | |
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SPSL FUNDRAISER 2024 ANNOUNCEMENTS
SPSL school is excited to announce the Chairs for our 2024 Fall Fundraiser! Jesse and Lora Hansen and Matt and Lori (Lazure) Rusch will lead our annual Fundraiser that will take place on Saturday, October 19, 2024 at Creighton Prep. Please save the date!
For both of the Chair families, their youngest student will be an 8th grader at SPSL next year. The Hansen and Rusch families thought this would be a wonderful way to give back to SPSL during their final year as SPSL parents, and we could not be more thankful! There are many ways to get involved and help with this fun, community-building event. If you are interested in helping, please contact michaela.smith@spsl.net.
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ST. LEO THE GREAT
PARISH NEWS
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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February 25 - March 1: Scholastic Book Fair
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February 25: Book Fair Family Shopping
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February 27: Book Fair Planetarium Presentation and Family Night
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February 28: First Eucharist Meeting
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March 1: Dress Down Day - Pink Out
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March 4 - 8: No School - Spring Break
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March 11: Students return from Spring Break
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March 15: End of Quarter 3
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March 17: PreK and 4th Grade Masses (St. Leo and St. Pius X)
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March 21: Rock your Socks for Down Syndrome Awareness
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March 21: 2nd and 4th Grade Musical
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March 27: Dress Down Day for Pep Rally
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March 28: NO SCHOOL - Holy Thursday
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March 29: NO SCHOOL - Good Friday
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April 1: NO SCHOOL - Easter Monday
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