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Friday, September 22
TAG Day -- Students may dress out of uniform, dress code must be followed.
Monday, September 25
MAP Testing 3rd Grade
VIRTUS Fingerprinting 5:30 pm Nelson Hall -- Preregistration Required
HSA Meeting 7:00 pm Nelson Hall
Tuesday, September 26
MAP Testing 4th Grade
Wednesday, September 27
Pizza Day for those that pre-ordered
Bake Sale
MAP Testing 2nd Grade
Thursday, September 28
MAP Testing 5th Grade
Pre-K 3 and Pre-K 4 Virtual Gathering with Ms. Gillespie 5:00 pm
Friday, September 29
MAP Testing Middle School
Family Bingo Night 6:30 pm Nelson Hall -- Doors open at 6:00 pm
NEW ATTENDANCE POLICY
NEW THIS SCHOOL YEAR-- All absences must be reported to the school by 8 am. If your student is absent you MUST call the school and/or email Mrs. Fay at pfay@stpiusbowie.org. Any non confirmed absences will be verified by phone from the office. If a student is absent for 3 or more consecutive days a doctor's note is required for the student to return to school.
NEW TARDY POLICY
NEW THIS SCHOOL YEAR-- Please note our new late arrival (tardy) policy which can be found in our handbook - "Each student will be allowed 5 unexcused tardies each quarter, after the 5th tardy, parents will be charged a $10.00 fee for each time their child is late. This fee will be charged through TADS."
PICKING UP ITEMS
Friendly Reminder
Once a child has been dismissed from the classroom, he or she is NOT permitted to return to the classroom for forgotten items.
Student supervision can not be guaranteed after 3:30pm as faculty and staff have other duties and may not be available to accompany students. Because many of the classrooms are used for other purposes they should not be interrupted. We strive to provide students with responsibility opportunities and a forgotten item is a great lesson to learn.
On our Pizza Lunch days, students also have the opportunity to purchase items from our Bake Sale.
We are looking for volunteers on the day of the bake sale and bakers. Volunteers will assist in selling the baked goods to the classrooms. The perk of volunteering the day of the sale is that you get an opportunity to see your child.
In addition, we are seeking bakers to commit to donating two dozen (24) baked wrapped goodies for each bake sale for the whole school year. VSP hours will be provided: 1.5 VSP hours will be earned for each dozen of HOMEMADE goodies, .5 VSP hours will be provided for donating store bought items. Please clearly mark your items with your child's name and classroom in order to get credit.
PLEASE NOTE: Brownies, Rice Krispies treats and similar baked goods should be no smaller than the palm of your hand (i.e. one 9x13 oblong pan should yield 12 brownies, Rice Krispies treats, etc.). At least 2 to 3 cookies must be wrapped together in order to count as 1 item (i.e. a batch of 36 cookies will yield 12-18 items, not a full 3 dozen). Ziploc bags work best for packing items.
*Due to allergies we kindly ask that you do not make anything that contains peanuts or tree nuts.
Scheduled Bake Sale dates are Sept. 27, Oct. 25, Nov. 29, Jan. 24,Feb. 28, March 20, April 24 and May 22 – (8th grade not included)
Sign-up to volunteer for individual bake sale dates OR to bake for the entire year at
Questions? Contact Neisha Blagrove at nplb2011@gmail.com
Our first Home & School Association (HSA) Meeting of the year will be held IN PERSON on Monday, September 25 at 7 pm in Nelson Hall. All parents are encouraged to attend this important meeting to hear valuable information from our school administration, school organization and events.
PIZZA PARTY FOR HIGH ATTENDANCE
As an incentive, the Homeroom with the highest percentage of parents attending will receive a pizza party. The class lists will be posted on tables in the back of the Hall and parents are asked to initial next to each of their kids' names. Signing in will end AT 7 PM when the meeting begins.
QUESTIONS FOR THE MEETING
If there is a question or topic that you would like to see addressed at the HSA Meeting please email Ms. Hampton at lhampton@stpiusbowie.org no later than 3 pm pm on Friday, September 22.
VIRTUS FINGERPRINTING
We are also providing the opportunity for parents to be fingerprinted as part of the VIRTUS certification process. A reminder that anyone who wants to volunteer at school events such a field trips, class parties, the Christmas Bazaar, Bake Sales, Pizza Lunch, CFA Lunch, etc MUST be VITUS certified.
Fingerprinting will be at 5:30 pm on Monday, September 25. The cost is $60 cash (3% extra for card). You can sign-up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0944A4A82AA1FE3-virtus#/
To become certified please contact Mrs. Bechtel at pbechtel@stpiusbowie.org to begin the process. Please note: you MUST create a virtus profile before having your fingerprints done or the system will not receive them.
Fingerprinting will be at 5:30 pm on Monday, September 25. The cost is $60 cash (3% extra for card). You can sign-up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0944A4A82AA1FE3-virtus#/
To become certified please contact Mrs. Bechtel at pbechtel@stpiusbowie.org to begin the process. Please note: you MUST create a virtus profile before having your fingerprints done or the system will not receive them.
All SPX Regional School Families are invited to join us for a Family Bingo Night on Friday, September 26 in Nelson Hall. Prizes include gift cards, family-themed baskets and more!
The doors open at 6 pm with Bingo beginning at 6:30 pm.
Tickets are $10 each (adults and kids) and includes 12 rounds of Bingo plus a raffle ticket for a door prize. Additional raffle tickets will be on sale that evening - 1 for $2 or 3 for $5. CASH ONLY.
Families have the option of pre-purchasing pizzas for dinner ($12 each for large cheese or pepperoni - includes plates and napkins). Pizza is pre-order only and will not be on sale that evening. Pizza orders close Wednesday, September 27 at 11 pm.
You can also bring your own dinner, drinks or snacks! No alcoholic beverages as children are present.
Want to help make this event a success? Sign-up to volunteer at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0944A4A82AA1FE3-44478159-family
Sign-up at bit.ly/spxfamilybingonight
SPX YEARBOOK CLUB
SPX Parents, Yearbook Needs Your Help!!!
Please share your photos taken from SPX events.
Directions:
1) Go to the following link: www.YBKpix.com
2) Log in either by using your own username & password or use:
username: spxyearbookparents@gmail.com
password: SPXYearbookParents. (Note the SPXY and P are all CAPS and the (.) on the end)
3)Click “SHARE YOUR PICTURES” on the upper Left corner
4)Tag your photo
5)Find the event folder or your child's grade level folder
5)Click or tap Upload your photo(s)
The photos you share may just end up in the yearbook!!
Join the School Band!
All students in grades 4-8 are invited to join our school band. Lessons are on Tuesdays during the school day. Students may choose to learn the flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone or the snare drum. The first day of band is Tuesday, September 26th. If you have questions about band or would like to sign your child up, please contact Kristin Maloney - krismaloney66@yahoo.com
All students in grades 4-8 are invited to join our school band. Lessons are on Tuesdays during the school day. Students may choose to learn the flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone or the snare drum. The first day of band is Tuesday, September 26th. If you have questions about band or would like to sign your child up, please contact Kristin Maloney - krismaloney66@yahoo.com
Chorus and Liturgical Choir for students in grades 3-8 starts the week of September 18th! You can find a copy of the permission slip in Google Classroom and at the link below. Please contact Ms. Massimini with any questions: gmassimini@stpiusbowie.org
Pack 730 is a family pack with boys and girls in grades Kindergarten through Fifth. We meet every other week in grade-based dens and a few times each month as an entire pack. We focus on citizenship, values, STEM, and love of the outdoors. Please join us at SPX for our next den meeting at 6pm on September 27th or contact Dan Summers, dan.summers1980@outlook.com to learn more!
Blanket Angels Club is about to begin. This club allows middle school students an opportunity to create no-sew blankets that are given to a local charity that directly gives back to those in the community affected by Cancer. The Blanket Angels Club is currently accepting donations of fleece fabric at least 2 yards in length, sewing scissors or monetary donations to help create as many comforting blankets as possible. Anyone interested in donating may send donations to the office. If you have any questions please email Mrs. Fay at pfay@stpiusbowie.org or Mrs. D'Angelo at kdangelo@stpiusbowie.org
FUN DAY 2024
The School Advisory Board and the Home School Association are looking for a group of dedicated parents to join the Fun Day committee. This event was previously held as a spring event but is transitioning to a fall theme and date for 2024. While the fall of 2024 is still a year away, there is a lot of planning and preparation that can be done early. This event has food, games, moon bounces, basket raffles, ticket sales, and t-shirt design/sales just to name a few. If you are interested in leading one of these areas, please contact Katie Summers at sabpresident@stpiusbowie.org.
ST. PIUS X CYO FOOTBALL MANIA
SPX CYO Fundraiser: Football Mania is BACK! Please see attached flyer for all the details. The class that sells the most tickets will win a pizza party (and) the individual / family that sells the most tickets will win a free CYO registration (family must sell a minimum of 15 tickets to qualify).
SPX CYO -- Football Mania Fundraiser Update ---
Pizza Party status
1st Place: 4A w/ 11 tickets sold
2nd Place: 2B w/ 8 tickets sold
2nd Place: 2B w/ 8 tickets sold
3rd Place: 7A w/ 7 tickets sold
4th Place: 5B w/ 5 tickets sold
5th Place: Administration w/ 2 tickets sold
Track it Forward is the online system that our school uses to track our VSP (Volunteer Support Program) hours. A reminder that every family is required to participate. Dual parent homes are required to complete 20 hours, single parent families 10 hours. Uncompleted hours will be charged at the rate of $25 per hours.
All families must have an account to track their hours - accounts from past years are still active. The site can be found at https://www.trackitforward.com/site/st-pius-x-regional-school
Hours must be logged within 30 days of the event or they will not be approved. Parents are required to input their own hours which are then sent to the head of that activity to approve.
Parents who volunteered or donated as part of the Uniform Sales this summer, Welcome Back Week or the Back to School BBQ are encouraged to log their hours now.
Questions? Contact Katie Skerpon at hsapresident1@stpiusbowie.org
UNEARNED VSP HOURS
All unearned VSP hours from the 2022-2023 School year will be billed in your October tuition.
TUITION ASSISTANCE
- Important Dates:
- Tuition assistance applications open: October 2
- High School TA application closes: December 15 (Applies to 8th Grade Students Only)
- ADW Elementary/Middle Schools TA application closes: February 16
COVID- 19 INFORMATION
- If your child/ren are sick please stay home, if showing signs of COVID-19 please take a test. (please contact the school, we can send home a test with your child)
- If your child/ren tests positive please stay home, email your child’s teacher and the school nurse (mbenson@stpiusbowie.org)
- If your child is positive our protocol is to have them stay home for 5 days from the date they tested positive. The date of positivity is DAY 0. Upon the student’s return to school they may continue to mask until all symptoms have improved or until 10 days from positive test.
- If you have siblings who may be a close contact: test if they are negative they may continue to attend school. If they begin to show symptoms, students will be sent home and asked to retest.
- You may choose to send your child in with a mask at any time. Please supply extras in their bookbag and inform their teacher that you would like them to wear a mask.
More information: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/isolation.html
COVID-19 Symptoms :
cough, shortness of breath, fever, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, or new loss of taste or smell
