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Thursday, February 29
Book Fair
Friday, March 1
Tag Day - Twin Day - Dress like your friend or friends - Dress code must be followed - NO HATS
Early Dismissal -- NO AFTERCARE
Pre-K Dismissal at 11:30 am
K-8th Grade Dismissal at 12:00 pm
Chick-fil-A in person spirit day -- Order using the app with the code PiusX
Last Day to order Chick-fil-A for March CFA Day
Sunday, March 3
Book Fair 10:00 am - 1:00 pm (Bring your friends and neighbors)
Wednesday, March 6
Chick-fil-A Day for those that preordered
Thursday, March 7
Mass 10:30 am 1st Grade - 8th Grade
RE-ENROLLMENT FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 2024-2025
Re-enrollment for next year for current students opened on January
29th. It will remain open until February 29th. If you do not re-
enroll by February 29 your child will not be guaranteed a spot for next
year.
ATTENTION PARENTS!
ESP Registration for the 24-25 school year opened on January 28th 2024 at 5pm and will close February 29th. A non-refundable $100 application fee per family is required. Payment is due to TADS at the time of application. Applications submitted after this date will be placed on a waitlist. PLEASE NOTE, ESP is a separate application and must be completed in its entirety.
BOOST SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR
The online parent application will be released on Wednesday February 28, 2024 and will close on Friday May 3, 2024. Please visit marylandpublicschools.org/BOOST
Parent application must be completed before the student application can be completed. Please check back to the website frequently because the date for the student application has not yet been released.
ANNUAL PASTORAL RECOMMENDATION
Every year St. Pius X Regional School must receive an updated pastoral recommendation from your Church for you to receive the Catholic Tuition Rate. It is your responsibility to obtain the pastoral recommendation and supply it to the school. This form MUST be received by May 15, 2024 in order to receive the Catholic Rate. If the Pastoral Agreement is received after tuition agreement is signed your Catholic Rate will not begin until the month we receive it. THERE WILL BE NO REFUNDS ISSUED FOR PREVIOUSLY PAID MONTHS AT THE NON CATHOLIC RATE.
*If you are a member of one of the four regional parishes (St. Pius, Sacred Heart, St. Edwards or Ascension) the School office will reach out to the Church office to confirm the families have qualified for a Pastoral Recommendation for the 2024-2025 School Year if you have provided one to us previously.
UNEARNED VSP HOURS FOR THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR
If you did not earn all your VSP hours for the 2022-2023 school year,
you will have received an invoice from TADS stating the amount you owe.
If you have any questions, please EMAIL Mrs. Fay at
pfay@stpiusbowie.org.
INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY
St. Pius X Regional School follows the decision of Prince George County Public School when referring to weather related closures and delays.
NEW TARDY POLICY
FEES BEGAN ACCRUING MONDAY, OCTOBER 2
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 per family for each time their child is late. This fee will be charged through TADS."
CFA SPIRIT DAY
Friday, March 1
8 am- 8 pm
With salads and meet-less options you can find something on the menu, even Fridays during Lent.
Chick-fil-A SPIRIT DAY (or CFA Spirit Day) is different from CFA Day.
When you go to CFA Bowie Marketplace (located 15505 Annapolis Rd - in front of Harris Teeter) between the hours of 8am and 8pm on CFA Spirit Days you will earn money for our school.
A portion of your purchase will be given back to SPX to pay for new and improved equipment for our students.
We are now MOBILE ONLY. Mobile order using the CFA app and you can pick-up in the drive-thru OR go into the building.
Use the code PiusX when ordering.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR AWESOME SUPPORT!!!
Go Pius!
St. Pius Skate Night coming on March 1st! Come on down to Lanham Skate Center for some skating fun! We have the whole rink! Where and When: 9901 Lanham Severn Road from 5:30-7:30 pm on March 1st. $5 admission, $6 skate rental fee
The Scholastic Book Fair is Coming to our School Library! Our Scholastic Book Fair is a reading event that brings the books kids want to read right into our school. It’s a wonderful selection of engaging and affordable books for every reading level. Please make plans to visit our Book Fair and be involved in shaping your child’s reading habits.
*All K-8th grade students will attend the Book Fair during THEIR REGULARLY SCHEDULED LIBRARY CLASS TIME from Monday, February 26 – Friday, March 1. There will be no earlier scheduled preview time for classes, but parents may preview on Sunday, February 25th from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm.
The Book Fair will be open for parents to preview or purchase during the following days and times:
Sunday, February 25, 10:00am-1:00pm (PARENT PREVIEW TIME)
Monday, February 26 through Thursday, February 29, 9:00am-3:00pm and 4:00pm-6:00pm
Friday, March 1, 9:00 am-12:00 pm
Sunday, March 3, 10:00am-1:00pm (bring your friends/neighbors)
*Visa, MasterCard, AmEx, Discover, Cash or Check will be accepted for PARENT/ADULT purchases.
*Cash or Check will be accepted for STUDENT purchases. For checks, please sign, date and make your check payable to St. Pius X. DO NOT COMPLETE THE DOLLAR AMOUNT. In the memo section, PLEASE SPECIFY THE MAXIMUM THAT THE CHECK MAY BE COMPLETED FOR. We will complete the check for the exact amount of the purchase and provide a receipt for your records.
*Maryland Sales Tax WILL BE added to all purchases. So, if your check has a maximum of $10 and the item that your student wants is $9.95, they will not be able to purchase the item because the total WITH TAX would be $10.55.
*eWallet will also be available! Super-convenient, secure digital payment account. Visit our book fair website to set one up! https://www.scholastic.com/bf/stpius
Before you visit the Book Fair, be sure to download the Book Fairs app to help you find the right books for your child. For more information, visit: www.scholastic.com/apps/bookfairs. And if you are unable to attend the Fair in person, we invite you to visit our online Book Fair at http://www.scholastic.com/bf/stpius . Our online Fair is available from February 25th – March 9th.
Call Ms. Neitzey at 301-262-0203 x213 or email kneitzey@stpiusbowie.org if you have questions.
FREE THROW CHAMPIONSHIP
Free Throw Championship for Boys and Girls ages 9 through 14 on Sunday, March 3 from 4 to 6 pm at the Bowie Gymnasium, Court 2. The gymnasium is located at 4100 Northview Drive in Old Town Bowie, This event is hosted by Knights of Columbus Council #2577. It is a district event, so winners will advance directly to the state championship to be held on March 23 in Laurel. For questions, contact Rob Farrell at rob@farrell79.net
Summer camp dates for this year are July 8 - 26. Camp is open to PK - 5th grade students. Attached you will find all of the necessary forms to enroll your child for camp, please DO NOT use previous year forms found on TADS. Please send all forms to Ms. Hampton at lhampton@stpiusbowie.org , do not upload them to TADS. Thank you!
Save the Date! St. Pius' Diversity Committee presents Multicultural Day on June 1st from 11 am - 3 pm. Come experience the cultural showcase that is St. Pius! Offering food, entertainment, and fun for all!
We are looking for students - yes you to help us design our Multicultural Day t-shirt! Artists of all experience levels are encouraged to submit.
Here are just some of the details for entry:
Here are just some of the details for entry:
Theme: What does diversity mean to you? - the way you interpret that is up to the artist! Be sure to include SPX, the words--Multicultural Day and the year 2024.
Size: The design should fit within a 10 inch by 10 inch square. Paper will be provided at request; please see Ms. Hampton for paper.
Due Date: April 8, 2024 to collection box in front office (Ms. Hampton)
See the contest flyer for more details.
Due Date: April 8, 2024 to collection box in front office (Ms. Hampton)
See the contest flyer for more details.
Please see the flyer about CYO Spring Sports and the Spring CYO Fundraiser
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.
Questions? Contact Katie Skerpon at hsapresident1@stpiusbowie.org
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
