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Thursday, September 26, 2024
Middle School MAP Language Usage assessment--8 am to 10 am
Chorus, grades 5-8, 3:10 pm to 4:15 pm
Art Club, PK 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Kindness Club, PK-8, 3:30 to 4:30 pm
Friday, September 27, 2024
Family Bingo, 6 pm
Monday, September 30, 2024
Grade 1A MAP testing--in computer lab-Math, 8:15 am to 9:00 am
Grade 1B MAP testing--in computer lab-Math, 9:15 am to 10 am
Progress Reports sent home (to select students)
Stem Club 3:30 pm-4:30 pm
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Treble Chorus, grades 3 and 4, 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
PK-2 grade level VIRTUAL meeting for parents, 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Lego Club, 3:30 pm-4:30 pm
Minecraft Club afterschool
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Cooking Club afterschool
Liturgical Choir, grades 4-8, 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Chorus, grades 5-8, 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Kindness Club afterschool
Art Club PK afterschool
Grade 3-5 level VIRTUAL meeting for parents, 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Diversity Committee Meeting, 6:30 pm
Friday, October 4, 2024
Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi
1/2 day, NO ESP
11:30 am Pre-K Dismissal; 12 noon dismissal for grades K-8
School Mass, grades 1-8, 10:30 am to 11:30 am
11:30 am (after Mass)--Saint Francis Blessing of the Pets
Chick-Fil-A online orders DUE for the 10/9/24 CFA lunch
IN THIS ISSUE
- Volunteer Opportunities
- Upcoming dates--MAP Testing
- Blessing of the Pets--10/4/24 (please see instructions below)
- Purse Bingo
- Christmas Bazaar
- CYO 2024-2025 Basketball Program Registration Information
- CYO/Football Mania
- Middle School Dance--Purchase Tickets and Parent volunteers requested
- Middle School Dances--parent assistance requested (Middle School Dance Planning Committee)
- SPX Family Bingo Night
- City of Bowie MLK Art Contest
- School Photograph Day (retakes)
- Newsnotes Submissions
UPCOMING DATES FOR MAP ASSESSMENTS
Below are the dates for the upcoming MAP (Measure of Academic Progress) Assessments. MAP Assessments (standardized tests) are given three (3) times each school year.
Parents--please bring your well-rested student(s) to school on time. Also, please ensure that your student(s) eat a hearty and healthy breakfast before school, especially on the MAP Assessment mornings.
Middle School:
Sept. 26th - Language Usage 8-10 AM
Grades 4 and 5
Middle School:
Sept. 26th - Language Usage 8-10 AM
Grades 4 and 5
Oct. 8th: - Math 8:30-10 AM
Oct. 9th: - Reading 8:30-10 AM
Oct 10th: - Language Usage 8:30-10 AM
Grades 2 and 3
Oct. 9th: - Reading 8:30-10 AM
Oct 10th: - Language Usage 8:30-10 AM
Grades 2 and 3
Oct. 15th:- Math 8:30-10 AM
Oct 16th: - Reading 8:30-10 AM
Oct 17th: - Language Usage 8:30-10 AM
Grade 1 - In Computer Lab
Oct 16th: - Reading 8:30-10 AM
Oct 17th: - Language Usage 8:30-10 AM
Grade 1 - In Computer Lab
Sept. 30th - Math 1A at 8:15 AM
Math 1B at 9:15 AM
Oct. 7th: - Reading - 1A at 8:15 AM
Reading - 1B at 9:15 AM
Math 1B at 9:15 AM
Oct. 7th: - Reading - 1A at 8:15 AM
Reading - 1B at 9:15 AM
Friday Oct 4 2024--Blessing of Pets
To celebrate the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, we will be having a Pet blessing at 11:30 AM on October 4th after our school Mass. You are invited to bring the family pets to have them blessed before the noon dismissal.
Please park for carpool as usual, and walk around the middle school wing of the school with your leashed or caged pets to meet the students in the back field. Fr. Tim Daniel will bless the pets in a very short ceremony (a few words and sprinkling them with holy water). By 11:45 students will head back to their homerooms for dismissal, and parents can return to their cars with the pets. Pets must remain in cars when students exit the building at noon.
If a parent is unable to bring a pet, students are invited to either bring a picture of their pet or a stuffed animal to be blessed.
Jen Mayer, Campus Minister at St. Pius X Regional School
Please park for carpool as usual, and walk around the middle school wing of the school with your leashed or caged pets to meet the students in the back field. Fr. Tim Daniel will bless the pets in a very short ceremony (a few words and sprinkling them with holy water). By 11:45 students will head back to their homerooms for dismissal, and parents can return to their cars with the pets. Pets must remain in cars when students exit the building at noon.
If a parent is unable to bring a pet, students are invited to either bring a picture of their pet or a stuffed animal to be blessed.
Jen Mayer, Campus Minister at St. Pius X Regional School
Purse Bingo is back! Join us for some Halloween-themed fun!
Join us on Friday, October 18, 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 PMThere 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.
Please note this is an event for adults 18 years and older.
Questions, email: katie.mason.summers@gmail.comGet your tickets at: Purse Bingo
Looking to get your VSP Hours? Sign-up to help at Purse Bingo here: Purse Bingo Volunteer
DOORS OPEN AT 6:00 PM BINGO BEGINS AT 7:00 PMThere 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.
Please note this is an event for adults 18 years and older.
Questions, email: katie.mason.summers@gmail.comGet your tickets at: Purse Bingo
Looking to get your VSP Hours? Sign-up to help at Purse Bingo here: Purse Bingo Volunteer
SANTA NEEDS YOUR HELP!
Our annual Christmas Bazaar is almost upon us. This year, the Bazaar will be held on December 9 and 10, 2024 in Father Nelson Hall. This very special event provides our children with the opportunity to do their holiday shopping for their families. More details to come.
In the meantime, to prepare for this wonderful event, several of Santa’s Shops need additional helpers. These helpers or chairs are responsible for procuring inventory for their shop, setting up their shop for each day of the Bazaar and selling on the Bazaar days. Chairs must be VIRTUS certified since the bazaar takes place during school hours.
We are looking for additional chairs for the following shops:
Bethlehem Boutique (Religious Table)
Reindeer Stables (Pet Table)
North Pole Café (Kitchen)
In addition to these shops, we also need an additional finance chair. The finance chair would help the current chair with obtaining, distributing, and collecting money for the duration of the Bazaar.
If you would like to help, please send an email to spx.christmas.bazaar@gmail.com.
Thank you,
Kate, Megan, Rachel, Kandyce and Tiara
CYO 2024-2025 Basketball Program Registration Information
SPX CYO is conducting registration for its winter 2024-2025 Basketball program that the Archdiocese of Washington CYO (ADW CYO) operates. The ADW CYO program aims to help boys and girls foster strong principles of teamwork and sportsmanship both on and off the court, all while developing their physical talents, learning to play fairly and enthusiastically, and appreciating Christ’s presence in their opponents. The SPX CYO program is open for ages 10U - 14U. Please see the attached flyer for more details.
NOTE:
- If anyone is Virtus certified and would like to coach basketball, please contact the Commissioner, Ron Thurston, at rt0216@yahoo.com.
- Each registered player will receive their own personalized jersey kit. The cost of the jersey kit is included in the registration price.
Registration link: SportsPilot User Login for Registration
CYO FOOTBALL MANIA
THE FOOTBALL MANIA FUNDRAISER IS BACK!
***Please see the attached flyer below for more detailed information***
Do you have a favorite NFL Football team? Or do you just like to watch the NFL games? Purchase a Football Mania e-ticket in support of the SPX CYO fundraiser.
Each game card has three randomly generated teams listed per week (weeks 9-18 of the regular NFL season). Each week, 30 winners will be selected.
Use the link below to email your friends and family who live out of the area. The possibilities of selling e-tickets are endless! Just make sure they put your child’s name in the seller box so they receive proper credit. This is important, as the class that sells the most tickets will receive a pizza party from the SPX CYO board.
https://www.charitymania.com/register/GE076
For each $20 ticket sold, $14 will go back to SPX CYO for its fundraising goals: (1) maintain the SPX field for our 8U soccer program; (2) purchase new equipment for its sports programs; and (3) lower registration costs for upcoming sports seasons.
Important Dates:
1) Ticket Sales end: Monday, 01 NOV 2024.
2) The fundraiser begins during week 9 of the NFL regular season, starting on 31 OCT 2024.
3) Football Mania will conclude on ~ 05 JAN 2025.
If you have any questions throughout the fundraiser, please email us at:
spx.cyosports@gmail.com.
1) Ticket Sales end: Monday, 01 NOV 2024.
2) The fundraiser begins during week 9 of the NFL regular season, starting on 31 OCT 2024.
3) Football Mania will conclude on ~ 05 JAN 2025.
If you have any questions throughout the fundraiser, please email us at:
spx.cyosports@gmail.com.
7th and 8th Grade Halloween Dance Ticket Information and Parent Volunteers needed
Purchase Tickets to the 7th and 8th grade dance
7th and 8th Graders - Get your tickets to the Halloween Dance on Friday October 11th!
Come enjoy music from DJ L-Boogie, a Photo Booth, and Costume Contests!
Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door, so get your tickets TODAY!
Come enjoy music from DJ L-Boogie, a Photo Booth, and Costume Contests!
Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door, so get your tickets TODAY!
Please purchase tickets here:
7th and 8th Grade Parents--please volunteer to support the 7th and 8th grade dance
7th and 8th Grade Parents--Please volunteer to support the 7th and 8th grade dance
Coming up on Friday, October 11th, our 7th and 8th Graders are invited to our Halloween Dance in the Hall. The Dance begins at 7PM, and you can find all the ticket info above. This email is to recruit all of our family volunteers. We can't make the dance happen without the right number of volunteers, so please take a look at the following Sign-Up Genius and be a part of the fun.
If you have any questions you can ask me, or contact our Dance Chairperson Mrs. Nena Banks: nena.email@yahoo.com
Thank you for your support!
Middle School Dances--
Parent assistance requested
JOIN OUR DANCE COMMITTEE
Our 7th and 8th graders will have four dances during the school year, and we need parents and guardians to join our Middle School Dance Planning Committee. If you are interested please reach out to our Chairperson -
Mrs. Nena Banks at nena.email@yahoo.com.
Members of the committee will earn VSP Hours.
Mrs. Nena Banks at nena.email@yahoo.com.
Members of the committee will earn VSP Hours.
All SPX Regional School Families are invited to join us for a Family Bingo Night on Friday, September 27 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. Bingo daubers will also be on sale for $1 each.
Pizza ordering has now closed - no pizza will be on sale the night of. You can bring your own dinner, drinks or snacks! No alcoholic beverages as children are present.
Get your tickets at https://bit.ly/familybingotickets
Want to help make this event a success and get some VSP hours? Sign up to volunteer at https://bit.ly/familybingovolunteer
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. Bingo daubers will also be on sale for $1 each.
Pizza ordering has now closed - no pizza will be on sale the night of. You can bring your own dinner, drinks or snacks! No alcoholic beverages as children are present.
Get your tickets at https://bit.ly/familybingotickets
Want to help make this event a success and get some VSP hours? Sign up to volunteer at https://bit.ly/familybingovolunteer
City of Bowie MLK Art Contest
To honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and highlight his accomplishments and the continued need for social justice work, the City of Bowie Diversity Committee is sponsoring an annual art contest for Bowie students in grades K-12. The theme for the 2024-2025 contest is "Keeping The Dream Alive.” Students can express their creativity through either performing or visual arts.
Entries must be submitted online, and the deadline to enter is December 5 at 5 p.m. More information is available on our webpage and attached for your reference. We look forward to seeing the wonderful talent from our Bowie students.
School Photograph Day (retakes)
Students were given a photo slip with a QR code on the September 17, 2024 photo day; families can scan the QR code to view portraits in 2 to 3 weeks from the date of the photo day.
The retake photo day is scheduled for Tuesday, October 29, 2024. The online code for St. Pius X School photo orders is 4594F25. The parent contact for questions is customercare@legacystudios.com.
The weekly Newsnotes newsletter is emailed to school parents, faculty, and staff Thursday mornings after 10 am. Event chairs should email any paragraphs explaining the event, photos, event flyers, section headers, etc. to Mrs. Reimer in the front office at preimer@stpiusbowie.org. Newsnotes submissions are due by 12 noon on Monday for publication that Thursday. All items (including links) should be proofread prior to submission; entries are subject to editing. Thank you for your cooperation as we work together to keep the school community informed.
ACRONYM GLOSSARY
ADW - Archdiocese of Washington
CFA - Chick-fil-A
CYO - Catholic Youth Organization
ESP - Extended School Program
(before & aftercare)
FSO - Fundraising Support Obligation
HSA - Home & School Association
HSPT - High School Placement Test
SAB - School Advisory Board
SSC - Student Support Center
TADS - Tuition Management Company
VSP - Volunteer Service Program
