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Thursday, April 18
MAP Testing 1st Grade
MAP Testing 4th Grade
MAP Testing 8th Grade
Friday, April 19
Tag Day -- Students may dress out of uniform, Dress code must be followed
MAP Testing 3rd Grade
Monday, April 22
NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS --Professional Development
Tuesday, April 23
MAP Testing 2nd Grade
Field Trip 6th Grade
Field Trip 7th and 8th Grade
Kindergarten Musical Performance 2:00 pm
Wednesday, April 24
Pizza Day and Bake Sale
MAP Testing Middle School
MAP Testing 3rd Grade
Pre-K / Kindergarten Prayer Service 10:30 am
Thursday, April 25
MAP Testing Middle School
MAP Testing 2nd Grade
Friday, April 26
MAP Testing 5th Grade
School Mass Grades 1-8 10:30 am
6th and 7th Grade Dance 7:00 - 10:00 pm
The Technology Lab is in desperate need of an upgrade! If parents would like to receive service hours, we are looking for donations of computer desktops and monitors. Bulk pickup could be arranged, so if anyone’s office is looking to get rid of some old PCs (not too old please), we could definitely use them. For more information please contact Mr. Baxter at fbaxter@stpiusbowie.org
Join us for the last Purse Bingo of the School Year!
Join us on Friday, May 3, 2024, for a night of fun and games. This event will be held in-person at Nelson Hall, located on the campus of St. Pius X Regional School at 14710 Annapolis Road in Bowie, MD.
DOORS OPEN AT 6:00 PM BINGO BEGINS AT 7:00 PM
Join us on Friday, May 3, 2024, for a night of fun and games. This event will be held in-person at Nelson Hall, located on the campus of St. Pius X Regional School at 14710 Annapolis Road in Bowie, MD.
DOORS OPEN AT 6:00 PM BINGO BEGINS AT 7:00 PM
There are only 200 spots available! Pre-purchase your spot today to ensure entry into the event.
Admission is $25. Each admission includes one multi-game card. Additional cards and Bingo daubers can be purchased at the event. BYO food, wine or spirits.
Admission is $25. Each admission includes one multi-game card. Additional cards and Bingo daubers can be purchased at the event. BYO food, wine or spirits.
Some concessions & beverages will be on sale at the event.
Please note this is an event for adults 18 years and older.
Questions, email: Christina.Caron@gmail.com
Please note this is an event for adults 18 years and older.
Questions, email: Christina.Caron@gmail.com
Get your tickets at https://bit.ly/pursebingomay2024
Looking to get your VSP Hours? Sign-up to help at Purse Bingo here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0944A4A82AA1FE3-48296997-purse#/
Looking to get your VSP Hours? Sign-up to help at Purse Bingo here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0944A4A82AA1FE3-48296997-purse#/
We are looking for families and performers to highlight and support the day of events for Multicultural Day. Is that your family? Sign-up to decorate a table that showcases your family's culture/background. There's so many ways to get involved! We are looking for families to decorate a table about their families’ culture/background, performers/acts to perform during the event or families/restaurants that would be willing to prepare, make and serve food from their culture/background.
All VSP eligible! Any family or SPX student performers etc. interested in participating, please sign up here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0944A4A82AA1FE3-49087977-draft
All VSP eligible! Any family or SPX student performers etc. interested in participating, please sign up here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0944A4A82AA1FE3-49087977-draft
8th GRADE DANCE
Our 8th graders will soon be saying goodbye to SPX and heading off to high school but before they do we are going to throw a party to celebrate them! As per tradition, the theme of the dance is TOP SECRET and CONFIDENTIAL. If you are in the know DO NOT let the students know so it can be a surprise! Plans are starting to come together and there are lots of things happening! The SUG below will continue to be updated so please keep checking back to see if there is anything you can do to help. Some things are "borrow" requests, some items are purchase requests and some requests are food donations. If you happen to see something on these lists that you happen to have and would be willing to share with us please let us know! We need all purchased or borrowed items NO LATER THAN May 3, 2024. Food donations will be accepted at school on May 17, 2024. If you have any questions, please reach out to Teri Cooney at tmcooneylaw@gmail.com. Thank you!
8th Grade Dance Planning Committee.
During the month of March the SPX Green Team parent volunteers and students visited every classroom during their lunch to talk about the additional recycling SPX has started with the City of Bowie, the blue bins you may have seen out each Thursday. We discussed what can and cannot be recycled and answered any questions the classrooms had about recycling in general. The PDF below is placed on each recycling bin in each classroom as a helpful reference guide, Feel free to print a copy for your home!
The Bowie Green team has supported the SPX Green team with many of their monthly meetings and has some great Green activities and information in honor of Earth Day, Here are a few in the next couple weeks:
April 20 Earth Day celebration: 6-9:30 at Allen Pond Park
The Bowie Green team has supported the SPX Green team with many of their monthly meetings and has some great Green activities and information in honor of Earth Day, Here are a few in the next couple weeks:
April 20 Earth Day celebration: 6-9:30 at Allen Pond Park
St Pius X Regional School Launches Sneaker Drive Fundraiser to Raise Money for SPX Student Government Association.
Bowie, MD 3/13/2024 – St. Pius X is holding an athletic shoe drive fundraiser starting in March to raise money for SGA. SPX will earn funds based on the total quantity of gently worn, used, and new sneakers collected. GotSneakers, a social enterprise, will issue funds in compensation for the collected sneakers. Those funds will benefit SGA. Anyone can help by simply donating gently worn, used, and new sneakers.
GotSneakers has developed a unique fundraising program that asks communities to reach into their closets, not their pockets! The sneaker recycling program helps keep sneakers out of landfills, which has harmful effects on our environment, and helps organizations like ours raise much needed funds. The program is truly a win – win! Learn more about GotSneakers by visiting their website at www.gotsneakers.com.
“We are excited about our sneaker drive fundraiser,” said Ann Gillespie.
“We know that most people have extra sneakers in their closets they would like to donate rather than throw away. By doing so, we raise money for our school and help the environment. It’s a win – win for everyone!”
Bowie, MD 3/13/2024 – St. Pius X is holding an athletic shoe drive fundraiser starting in March to raise money for SGA. SPX will earn funds based on the total quantity of gently worn, used, and new sneakers collected. GotSneakers, a social enterprise, will issue funds in compensation for the collected sneakers. Those funds will benefit SGA. Anyone can help by simply donating gently worn, used, and new sneakers.
GotSneakers has developed a unique fundraising program that asks communities to reach into their closets, not their pockets! The sneaker recycling program helps keep sneakers out of landfills, which has harmful effects on our environment, and helps organizations like ours raise much needed funds. The program is truly a win – win! Learn more about GotSneakers by visiting their website at www.gotsneakers.com.
“We are excited about our sneaker drive fundraiser,” said Ann Gillespie.
“We know that most people have extra sneakers in their closets they would like to donate rather than throw away. By doing so, we raise money for our school and help the environment. It’s a win – win for everyone!”
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!
VPS Hours / Track it Forward
A reminder to all families to complete your VSP Hours. VSP stands for Volunteer Support Program. So many of the amazing activities and programs that the school has for our kids are only possible because of the time given by our parents. Our school community depends on parents to make these things possible. Single-parent households are responsible for 10 hours each year, and dual-parent homes are responsible for 20 hours each year. Every week NewsNotes has opportunities for you to earn your hours.
It is your responsibility to enter your hours in Track It Forward, our online software, within 30 days of the event. Once you enter your hours, an email is sent to the event approver who then goes into Track it Forward to approve them. Hours entered after 30 days can be rejected as with so many events tracking past this point is cumbersome. Thank you for understanding.
Hours that are not completed are charged at the rate of $25 per hour.
This year we are instituting deadlines for reporting your hours so that those who don't finish their hours can be charged in a more timely manner.
- If your only child in the school is in 8th grade, then the deadline for your hours is Wednesday, May 8th.
- Hours for all other families are due by Wednesday, May 22.
Hours not completed by these deadlines will be charged before the end of the school year via TADS. Please note that this is a change as in previous years hours were charged the following school year.
We know that some events take place AFTER these deadlines. We ask that you put your hours for events taking place after these deadlines in ADVANCE using your best guess - it's the honor system!
Questions about the hours you've submitted? Email Katie Skerpon at hsapresident1@stpiusbowie.org.
BOOST SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR
The online parent application was 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.
