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Thursday, October 24, 2024
Virtual School Safety Committee meeting, 6:30 pm
Friday, October 25, 2024
No School--Collaboration Day
Trunk or Treat, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Photo Retake Day
Thursday, October 31, 2024
PK Halloween Activities, Nelson Hall, 8:30 am
Halloween Parade, 1:30 pm
Halloween parties
Friday, November 1, 2024
All Saints Day
End of first quarter
1/2 day, NO ESP
10:30 am K-8 School Mass (Parents are welcome to attend, but must wait until students and staff are seated before taking available seats in the rear of the Church)
11:30 am PK dismissal
12 noon, K-8 dismissal
Chick-Fil-A online orders due for 11/6/24 Chick-Fil-A lunch
IN THIS ISSUE
- Volunteer Opportunities
- Track It Forward link (submit parent volunteer hours)
- Virtual SPX School Safety Committee meeting--evening of 10/24/24
- Early Learning Open House (PK3 and PK4)
- Parent Teacher Conferences
- SPX Spirit Night--Panera Bowie Town Center
- SPX School Student ID cards
- City of Bowie Green Team event
- Trunk or Treat
- Christmas Bazaar News
- Construction Corner
- School Photograph Day (retakes)
- October 24, 2024 Newsnotes announcements
Virtual SPX School Safety Committee meeting--October 24, 2024
All parents are welcome to attend the VIRTUAL SPX School Safety Committee meeting on the evening of October 24, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. The virtual meeting will be hosted on Google meet. Thank you for your time and contributions as we work together to ensure a safe school community.
Google meet link:
To join the video meeting, click this link: https://meet.google.com/avv-zhoh-ppb
Otherwise, to join by phone, dial +1 470-242-8747 and enter this PIN: 883 868 074#
Otherwise, to join by phone, dial +1 470-242-8747 and enter this PIN: 883 868 074#
SPX School Early Learning
OPEN HOUSE
SPX School will host an Early Learning Open House (PK 3 and PK 4) on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 from 9 am to 10 am. The Open House begins promptly at 9 am; this event is for adults only. Parents must register in advance and space is limited. Please use the button below to register.
If you do not have any children in this age group, please feel free to spread the word about this open house to friends, family, and neighbors. The link to register is also located on the home page of the school website (www.stpiusbowie.org).
PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES
Parent teacher conferences will be held during the school day on Monday, November 11, 2024. There will be no school for students that day. The parent teacher conference day is for ADULTS ONLY. Scheduling instructions will be posted in a future edition of newsnotes.
***Parents MUST bring their parking pass inside that morning to use as identification to access the lobby and parent teacher conferences***.
SPX SPIRIT NIGHT at Panera
Bowie Town Center
A SPX School Spirit Night will be held on Monday, November 11, 2024 from 4 pm to 8 pm at the Panera--Bowie Town Center (3931 Town Center Boulevard, Bowie, MD 20716). That evening, please remember to mention that you are there to support SPX School. Thank you in advance for supporting our wonderful school community!
SPX School Student ID Cards
Plastic SPX School Student photo identification cards were distributed to families on or about Tuesday, October 22, 2024. Parents may keep the student identification cards at home; students do not need to carry the identification cards on campus.
Read on to learn about a service opportunity sponsored by the City of Bowie Green Team.
If you would like to learn more about pollinator gardens and take a free plant home there is an opportunity to do so this weekend here in Bowie.
Let's get ready for some SPX spooky fun!
Please join us for a great SPX tradition: Trunk or Treat!
Our annual Trunk or Treat will be held on Friday, October 25th in the front parking lot of the school.
Here's the timeline:
6:00 pm - Parking lot opens to families
6:30 pm - Group picture on the steps of the Church followed by students Trunk or Treating from car to car
7:30 pm - Clean-up
Notes:
- This event is for SPX families only
- Kids must stay with their parents during set-up and clean-up as there are cars moving around the parking lot and it is not safe.
- Families who participate in this event are expected to decorate their car and have enough candy for all participants. Families cannot just come to trick or treat.
- There is a $5 fee for each participating car. There will be no sales at the door - all participants must pre-pay online.
- There will be a BEST in TRUNK award!
Please register each car separately so that we can keep track of the spaces available! You can purchase your ticket at https://bit.ly/spxtrunkortreat
Volunteers are needed to help as Parking Assistants & Clean-up. Sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0944A4A82AA1FE3-52098427-2024
Don't get spooked by the details! Contact Sarah Krandle with questions at sarahkrandle@gmail.com
SANTA NEEDS YOUR HELP!
Our annual Christmas Bazaar is almost upon us. This year, the Bazaar will be held on December 9 and 10, 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.
CONSTRUCTION CORNER
Check out this timelapse of the past month of the construction, including pouring the foundation. Later this week, be on the lookout for some snapshots of the framing going up!
School Photograph Day--Retakes
The retake photo day is scheduled for Tuesday, October 29, 2024. Only students who are having photos retaken that day may wear tag day clothes (but the Tag Day dress code must be followed). All other students who are not having photos retaken that day must report to school in the regular school uniform.
*****If a student is having their photo retaken, any previously ordered old photo packages should be returned on the retake photo day.*******
The parent contact for questions is customercare@legacystudios.com. The SPX School code to order photos is 4594F25 (shop/legacystudios.com).
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
