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1 Discover your hidden treasures OCTOBER 27, 2017 School Office 3030 Gus Thomasson Rd., Dallas, TX Office Hours on School Days 7:25 am to 3:30 pm School Staff Principal Tana Scott 326 ext. Assistant Principal Stephanie Wahlstrom ext. 126 Administrative Asst. Margaret White ext. 122 Parish Office 3030 Gus Thomasson Rd., Dallas, TX Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30am- 4:30pm FAX Safe Environment Ginger Farrell ext.146 Dear SPX Family- The fall weather is upon us! Along with the weather, all the fun activities and events are in full swing for the season. Our wonderful PTO will be hosting our Fall Carnival and Trunk or Treat tomorrow, October 28, from 3-8pm. It will be held in the back parking lot of the school, by the playground area and courtyard. Trunk or Treat begins at 6:30. Hope to see all of you there! Next week, on Tuesday, October 31, the 8 th grade class will be having a bake sale at lunch and those students, who donate $2.00 to the Devin Goudie fund, will be able to wear their Halloween costume to school. Please see attached form and send to school by Monday, October 30. Please read the requirements, as props and makeup will not be allowed. November will also be a very busy month. School Mass will be on Wednesday, Nov. 1 for All Saint s Day. Please join us if you are able. Stay current with all activities by reading our Newsletter and Calendar of events. Thank you all too, who helped and participated in our auction perk, with painting pumpkins. The kids had a great time and created some cute pumpkin faces. Last, don t forget to order your new spirit shirt. Order forms are also included in this newsletter. Be a part of TigerNation! Have a wonderful weekend! Putting HIS Children First, Tana Scott, Principal Virtue of the month: Confidence Prayer of the month: Morning Offertory FOLLOW US ON TWITTER! Please follow Keep up with reminders, pictures, and activities that go on at SPX during the school day and on the weekends! 1

2 SPX School Tiger Tales School year A few more Halloween apps for you and your family to enjoy. Happy Halloween everyone!!! Lego Halloween Creationary Guess what Halloween-themed creature, place, thing or costume Lego is building with its bricks as quickly as you can to get the most points. The game gets more challenging the more you play, so give it a try and see if you re a Master Lego Creationary! [Free] Make a Zombie Why not raise your own pet zombie this Halloween? Create your own zombie by putting together unique hairstyles, heads, eyes, torso, clothes and other body parts. You can create more than one with this app, and unleash them on. [Free] Restaurant Story Restaurant Story is back with a new festive touch: Halloween Edition. Adorn your restaurant with cobwebs, cauldrons or spooky pianos and hire Zombie Waiters to serve your customers. You can even hold a Monster Bash for Halloween Guests and cook up special recipes like Graveyard Pudding and Bewitching Cupcakes to costumed guests who turn up for a little bit of trick-or-treat! [Free] PSIA COACHES NEEDED! We are still in need of PSIA coaches for the following events: 4 th -5 th grade Mathematics 6 th -8 th grade Number Sense 3 rd -4 th grade Ready Writing 7 th -8 th grade Ready Writing Practices will begin in November. If you are interested in coaching please contact: Ms. Robles-mrobles@spxdallas.org Ms. Wahlstrom-swahlstrom@spxdallas.org 2

3 Discover your hidden treasures OCTOBER 27, 2017 WEAR YOUR HALLOWEEN COSTUME TO SCHOOL! WHAT: An opportunity for your child to wear their Halloween Costume to School WHEN: Wednesday, October 31 COST: WHY: RULES: $2.00 due with form no later than, Monday, October 30th Your $2.00 accomplishes 2 things. It gives your child a fun day at school and it benefits the Devin Goudie Education Enrichment Fund. This fund subsidizes or pays for field trips, author visits and special presentations (Windy City Players, Opera in a Box, etc.) for the SPX School Students. Please make sure your child s costume follows these guidelines: No accessories, as it is a regular school day. Please leave swords, fairy wands, guns, broomsticks, etc. at home. No gruesome or gory make-up. (No blood, no hatchet heads, etc.) Please keep in mind that there are children of all ages at the school. Costumes must be constructed as to allow your child to participate in PE, sit and work at their desk as well as travel through the hallways. School shoes must be worn Please be sure your child is using good judgment and adheres to the rules in this event! Failure to do so may result in your child being sent home and could prevent future events such as this from taking place Please complete and place this form along with your $2.00 (cash or check payable to Devin Goudie Fund) in an envelope. Mark the outside of the envelope Halloween Costume Day and send it to school (homeroom teacher) with your child. Student Name: Class: Thank you! 3

4 SPX School Tiger Tales School year CLASSROOM SPOTLIGHT: 4th Grade with Ms. Robles & Mrs. Wright! Mystery Project & Tale of Despereaux 4

5 Discover your hidden treasures OCTOBER 27, 2017 October 27-November 3 Friday, October 27-EARLY RELEASE NOON DISMISSAL Parent/Teacher Conferences 1:00pm-4:00pm Monday, October 30-Basketball Registration Due All 5th-8th grade students Tuesday, October 31-Halloween 8th Grade Bake Sale 2:30-Class Parties Wednesday, November 1-Mass 8:00am Mass Uniform 1st QTR Awards 8:45am After Church Living Museum 4th Grade-Parish Hall 10:00am Thursday, November 2-Two week grade check Volleyball: 5th Girls & 6th Girls-Congratulations on a fantastic season! Playoff Volleyball 7th Girls 6:00pm SPX vs. St. Rita At SPX 8th 7:30pm At St. Elizabeth Football: Sunday, October 29 JV 12:00pm vs. St. Bishop Lynch Varsity-2:00pm vs. St. Bishop Lynch Many Thanks to Jay Perkins, SPX alumni and parishioner, for donating his time, talent, and skills in replacing our school sign! Many thanks to you, Jay for your continued support and constant giving to our school. You are much appreciated. If you are interested in being a substitute for St. Pius X Catholic School, please contact Mrs. White for details or have questions. (mwhite@spxdallas.org) Please remember, substitutes must be safe environment cleared. 5

6 SPX School Tiger Tales School year SPX Spirit T-Shirt Pre Order Form These t-shirts will be pre-order only as we will not be keeping any at the school. Please enter the quantity of each size you would like to order and include payment. Order forms need to be turn in by Wednesday, November 1 st. Once the orders come in, we will send them home with your student. Student Name Homeroom Youth X-Small $10 each Youth Small $10 each Youth Medium $10 each Youth Large $10 each Adult Small $10 each Adult Medium $10 each Adult Large $10 each Adult X-Large $10 each Adult XX-Large$12each Adult 3X-Large $12 each Total Amount 6

7 Discover your hidden treasures OCTOBER 27, 2017 Join us on Saturday, October 28 for a Fall Carnival and Trunk or Treat! Carnival from 3-8 Pm Trunk or Treat starts at 6:30 Play Games! Win Prizes! Enjoy Food and Fun with SPX! 7

8 SPX School Tiger Tales School year Trunk or Treat Parking Space Order Form Trunk or Treat Spaces are $10/ea. Trunks can be decorated and the winning trunk will receive a prize worth over $100! Trunks are responsible for bringing candy to hand out to Treaters. Name: # of Spaces: Amount Enclosed: $ You may also purchase a spot online at spxauction.24fundraiser.com 8

9 Discover your hidden treasures OCTOBER 27, 2017 We Need You! Volunteer to work a shift at SPX s Fall Carnival! We need people to help run the games, sell concessions, and sell tokens. If you can help, please sign up at go/ a8a82fabfd0-fall1 You may also Wes Duke, PTO President, at wesduke26@gmail.com to sign up. All hours worked count towards your volunteer obligation hours. All the members of your family can volunteer! Let s have a Ghouly Good time! 9

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12 SPX School Tiger Tales School year Wine Donations Needed!!! Please bring a bottle of wine to Trunk-Or-Treat October 28th! The donated bottles will be part of the wine pull for the SPX Auction! If you have questions, please spxauction1@spxdallas.org 12

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14 SPX School Tiger Tales School year Safe Environment Info: If you are already a cleared, active volunteer in our parish/school please ensure you have signed off on the most current Safe Environment policies & procedures and the Social Media Policy; both forms must be signed for your status to remain cleared and active. Current SE Forms can be found at the school/church office, on the Church website under Safe Environment, or by contacting Ginger Farrell at gfarrell@spxdallas.org. As always, to remain an active volunteer an annual training is required please use this link to update your training on-line; note this link is for current/active volunteers only: New Volunteer Trainings ar e listed below the on-line screening form must be submitted prior to attending the training, use this link to complete the form: dallas.setanet.org/index.php Safe Environment Training in English Family of Faith (New Volunteer Training) * Options: November 16, 2017 Media Center English: (i.e. School Parents, Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, Ministry Leadership, and Ushers etc.) 6:30pm Interviews and photo IDs taken; there is a $5 fee for anyone that may need a replacement. Training begins at 7:15pm Información Segura sobre el Medio Ambiente: Si usted ya es un " volun tar io voluntario y despejado en nuestra parroquia / escuela, asegúrese de haber firmado las" más actuales "políticas y procedimientos de Medio Ambiente Seguro y la Política de Medios Sociales; Ambos formularios deben estar firmados para que su estado permanezca desactivado y activo. Las formas actuales de SE se pueden encontrar en la oficina de la escuela / iglesia, en el sitio web de la Iglesia bajo Ambiente Seguro, o contactando a Ginger Farrell en gfarrell@spxdallas.org. Como siempre, para seguir siendo un voluntario activo se requiere un entrenamiento anual - utilice este enlace para actualizar su capacitación en línea; Nota - este enlace es solo para voluntarios actuales / activos: Nuevos cursos de formación de voluntarios se en um er an a con tin u ación : el formulario de evaluación en línea debe ser presentada antes de asistir al curso de formación, utilice este enlace para rellenar el formulario: Entorno seguro en Español- Familia de Fe (nueva formación de voluntarios) * Opciones: Noviembre 15, Media Center Español: (es decir Los Padres de la Escuela, lectores, Ministros de la Eucaristía, ujieres, etc. ) 6:30pm - Entrevistas y fotos id, ya que es una tarifa de 5 dólares a cualquiera que necesite un reemplazo. Comienza la formación de 7:30pm. For Safe Environment Questions or Concerns, contact: Ginger Farrell St. Pius X Catholic Church Safe Environment Director ext

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16 SPX School Tiger Tales School year 16 Please come join The Pines Catholic Camp for a night of food, silent and live auctions, fellowship, and music for the 3rd annual Pours and S mores event. Pours and S mores is an annual fundraiser to help The Pines Catholic Camp continue to bring youth across the country together for a week of fun while making new friends and growing closer to the Lord. Pours and S mores is a great opportunity to connect with alumni, new staff, camper families, and supporters of The Pines mission. The night will be one to remember, full of fellowship and a chance to reminisce of good times out at The Pines and look forward to the future of the camp. Listed below are more details about this spectacular event and our organization: When: November 11, 2017 Where: 2616 Commerce Event Center 2616 Commerce Street Dallas, TX Time: 6:00 pm -- Cocktail Hour 7:00 pm -- Dinner Tickets: Tickets are $100 per person or $50 for young adults (aged 35 and younger) and can be purchased online Sponsorships: Opportunities are still available. Visit for more details.