Comet Connection January 11, 2018 Dear Saint Pius X Family and Friends, I appreciate your patience and understanding this past week as we move through the winter months. Please know that we do our very best to hold school if at all possible. Making the decision about whether or not to hold school on these strange weather days is always very difficult. We are lucky that we do not have to worry about busses, but we do have to worry about the safety of our students, families, faculty, and staff. Please make sure to always check your email, the school website, and television news stations about the status of start and end times when ice and or snow are in the forecast. Next Thursday, January 18 th you should receive your child s progress reports via email as we are half way through our second trimester of the school year. This means we are officially half way through our school year. Wow, the time has flown and hopefully you have had a chance to talk with your students teachers regarding child s progress. Please know that if you ever have concerns or questions about your student, do not hesitate to contact your student s teacher or teachers. Email is usually the best way to contact teachers. All teachers email addresses are listed on our school website, but generally each person s email is the first initial of their first name along with their last name and the ending spxschool.com, such as aflynt@spxschool.com. We do not have scheduled teacher conferences for this trimester unless there is a special request from either the teacher or the parent. Please read the upcoming email from Annie Vorys, who has graciously agreed to lead our spring fundraiser, entitled Grandstand Gala 2018. The date is Saturday, May 5, 2018 in the Simmons Parish Center. It is sure to be a fun event for our school community. If you would like to volunteer to help, please do not hesitate to contact Annie so you can be included in future meetings. Our Geography Bee will be held next week on Wednesday, January 17 for students in grades four through eight. Students are currently being tested on their geography skills in those grade levels and the finalists from each homeroom will compete on Wednesday. It is sure to be an interesting event. Catholic School s Week will begin the week of January 28 th. Included in our many events will be tours of the DeJoy Primary Education Center on Sunday, January 28 th from 10:15 am to 11:30 am as well as an Open House on Wednesday, January 31 st from 9:30 am to 11:00 am. Please invite your neighbors and friends to come visit our beautiful school facility. All are welcome! Cheerfully in Christ, Ann G. Flynt Principal, M.Ed.
Looking Ahead 1/11 LEGO Club, 3:15-4:00 pm 1/12 Middle School Night at Bishop McGuinness Varsity Basketball vs South Stokes Varsity Girls Tip Off at 6:15 pm Varsity Boys Tip Off at 7:45 pm FREE ADMISSION for all middle school students and their families 1/13 Basketball @ OLG, 9:30 am 1/15 No School Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day SPX Mini Camp, 8:30 am-5:30 pm 1/16 School Mass, 8:30 am SPX Night at Elizabeth s Pizza, 4-10 pm Lawndale and Horsepen Creek locations 1/17 Geography Bee, 8:30 am (Gr. 4-8) Bake Sale hosted by 6 th Grade 1/18 Progress Reports emailed 1/19 2 nd grade visit from Greensboro Police Officer, 8:45 am (Alumni Auditorium) Hot Lunch To celebrate Catholic Schools Week we will offer FREE PIZZA for all students on Friday, Feb. 2nd! More details to come! Snacks and drinks will be available for purchase with tickets as usual. Ordering for lunch served Jan. 29-Feb. 9 Opens: Mon., Jan. 15 at 7am Closes: Wed., Jan. 24 at 11pm Our cafeteria is staffed by volunteers only. Please consider giving a small part of your day to visit with your child during the best part of their day, lunch time! If you've taken Protecting God's Children please sign up at: www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0f48a5ae29a 64-december News from SPX Camps There is no school this Monday, January 15 th due to Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Join us for our Mini- Camp from 8:30 am-5:30 pm. The cost is $45. Painting Classes begin next Thursday, January 18 th and Monday, January 22 nd. These sessions feature a winter scene and run for 7 weeks at a cost of $175. Finally, a mini-camp has been added to the calendar for March 26 th -30 th during Easter break. This camp runs from 8:30 am-5:30 pm each day at a cost of $135. For more information and to register, visit our Camps website: SPXCAMPS.COM. You can also contact the camps office directly at info@spxcamps.com. Please see attached flyers for more information. AAU BOYS BASKETBALL - BISHOP MCGUINNESS (Tryouts RIGHT BEFORE PECSAA TOURNAMENT) Tryouts for the NC Spartans AAU Basketball youngest age group (14U team-8 th grade/rising 9th grade...current 7th and 8th graders eligible) based out of Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School will be Sunday, Feb. 4 from 1:30-3:30 pm at Bishop McGuinness. The season will not start until after the PECSAA season ends, but the team will be established in the week following tryouts. The team will practice Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:45-7:00 pm at Bishop McGuinness and will play 5 tournaments from March-May. Four will be local (Greensboro, Winston Salem, High Point area) and 1 will be a travel tournament. Practices will be two weekdays each week at Bishop McGuinness and occasional Sunday afternoons. The cost for the season is $300 which covers tournament entry fees, uniforms upkeep and replacement, maintenance, insurance and registration. Please contact Jeff Stoller- jstoller@bmhs.us if you plan to try out. Tryouts for the other Spartans high school age teams will be announced soon. For updates on those tryouts, please check www.ncspartansbasketball.com and Twitter @NCSpartans.
Catholic Schools Week Schedule of Events Saturday and Sunday, January 27-28 Student s Wear their School Uniform to Mass Sunday, January 28 DeJoy Primary Education Center Open for Tours (PreK-1 st Grade), 10:15 11:30 am Monday, January 29 Special Parent Thank You Spelling Bee (Gr. 3-8), 8:30 am (Alumni Auditorium) Non-Perishable Food Drive for Backpack Beginnings Individual fruit cups, individual (small size) boxes of low sugar or whole grain cereal, and juice boxes are the most needed food items. Tuesday, January 30 School Mass, 8:30 am Students present Thank You letters to Monsignor Non-Perishable Food Drive for Backpack Beginnings Continues Wednesday, January 31 Open House for Prospective Parents Pre-K through 8, 9:30-11:00 am Saint Pius X School Top 10 List No Homework Day Non-Perishable Food Drive for Backpack Beginnings Continues Thursday, February 1 Teacher Luncheon sponsored by PTO BMCHS Students Read to Students in PreK 1 st Grade, 2:00-3:00 pm Prayer Buddies make Fleece Blankets for Less Fortunate Non-Perishable Food Drive for Backpack Beginnings Continues Friday, February 2 Free Pizza for Lunch for students in Pre-K through 8 th Grade No Uniform Day Proceeds to benefit the Lucas family https://www.gofundme.com/bbe4mv-lucas-family-house-fire PTO Family Valentines Dance (PreK-5 th Gr.), 7-9 pm (SPX Connolly Athletic Center) Non-Perishable Food Drive for Backpack Beginnings Ends Saturday, February 3 Basketball Games at SPX vs OLG, Games begin at 9:30 am White Out Games and 8 th Grade Recognition
Please join the St. Pius X Catholic School PTO as we wrap up the festivities of Catholic Schools Week and celebrate Valentine s Day as a family! We welcome all SPX students and family members to the THIRD ANNUAL PTO Family Valentine s Dance to be held on Friday, February 2nd from 7-9 PM in the Simmons Parish Center. Sweets, snacks and refreshments will be served! Tickets in advance are $5/person or $20/family. At the door tickets are $7/each. Please complete the attached form and return to school no later than January 26, 2018. *Please, no drop offs. This is a family dance and parents must accompany their children. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oldest Student s Name: Homeroom: Family Members attending: Amount Included: $ (Please make checks payable to SPX PTO)
Dear SPX Parents, At the upcoming Family Valentine s Dance on February 2, 2018, the Valentine s Day Committee is excited to partner with Botanica Flowers to help you gift your child(ren) a special carnation corsage. Please use this form to pre-order your flowers. You can pick them up at the door when you arrive at the dance. All orders must be submitted by January 26 th. Please note: Flowers cannot be purchased at the door you MUST pre-order. Please contact Katrina Hannaum with question, katrinahannaum@me.com Sincerely, The SPX PTO Valentine s Day Committee Family Name: # RED Carnation Wristlet x 10.00 each = $ # WHITE Carnation Wristlet x 10.00 each # RED Carnation Boutonniere x 5.00 each # WHITE Carnation Boutonniere x 5.00 each TOTAL = $ = $ = $ = $ Please make checks payable to SPX PTO. Pick flowers up in gym at dance on 2/2/18. FORM DUE NO LATER THAN JANUARY 26!