SPX Newsletter January 27, 2023

Last Friday, we celebrated the end of Quarter 2 with an All-School Assembly where we were honored to begin with a guest speaker who truly embodies our theme of "Go Make a Difference." Mr. Kyle Barger, SPX alum and uncle of Paige Evans, co-founded the Make-a-Day organization which provides outreach to the local homeless population. Their mission is "to empower the impoverished through inclusive community events, acts of kindness, outreach, advocacy, and educational awareness." Kyle shared numerous ways that even young children can make a difference in our community, so I encourage you to take time to discuss this with your child. (It could be as simple as allowing them to donate toys, clothes, or books to those in need.)

We are incredibly proud of this former Panther and we left feeling empowered to make a difference. If you'd like to learn more about Kyle's organization and how you can support his pop-up outreach events, please go to https://www.makeaday.fun/programs.

Saturday, January 28 Father-Daughter Dance

Sunday, January 29 Catholic Schools Week Begins

Monday, January 30 Club Photos for Yearbook

Monday, January 30 Yearbook Sale Begins

Monday, January 30 City Barbeque Fundraiser

Wednesday, February 1 Open House for Prospective Families, 6:30 (Please spread the word!)

Wednesday, February 1 Food Collection for HEART Food Market

Thursday, February 2 CSW Pajama Dress Down Day

Friday, February 2 CSW Spirit Day Free Dress Down

Friday, February 3 Judge Cocroft: CANCELLED (will be rescheduled!)

Friday, February 3 Staff vs. 8th Grade Volleyball Game

Friday, February 3 CSW BINGO K-4

Wednesday, February 8 Home and School Meeting (Library, 6:30 p.m.)

Thursday, February 9 Parent-Teacher Conferences (3:10-7:30)

Friday, February 10 Yearbook Sale Ends

Friday, February 10 Newsletter Published

Tuesday, February 14 All-School Mass

Tuesday, February 14 Beta Club Jr. State Convention

Tuesday, February 14 Valentine's Day Parties Grades K-6

Wednesday, February 15 $1.00 Dress Down Day (This was moved off of the originally scheduled date of 2/14 due to Mass.)

Monday, February 20 NO SCHOOL Presidents' Day

Tuesday, February 21 School Board (Library, 7:00 p.m.)

Wednesday, February 22 Ash Wednesday Mass (1:00 p.m.)

Thursday, February 23 Kindergarten Screening

Thursday, February 23 Pizza With the Pastor (Grades 1-3)

Friday, February 24 Kindergarten Screening

Friday, February 24 Friends Across Time (Grade 5)

Friday, February 24 Stations of the Cross

Friday, February 24 Newsletter Published

Tuesday, February 28 All-School Mass

**SAVE THE DATE**

Thursday, March 2 Multicultural Night

**The yearly calendar may be found by logging in to your FACTS Family Portal.**

Please help us spread the word by sharing our posts on social media and emailing your friends! Maintaining our enrollment numbers helps us keep tuition affordable! We will hold a drawing for the people in attendance. If they listed you for referring them, you will win $100 off tuition.

During our All-School Assembly, students were recognized for making a difference and earning God's Gifts Stickers, for earning Positive Panther Awards by going above and beyond with their work habits, or for earning Honor Roll status (6th-8th). Additionally, we recognized our SPX winter athletes.

After our speaker and awards, we took some time for FUN! Student representatives from each class participated in winter themed games planned by Mrs. Hennessey. We especially enjoyed seeing the kindergarten and 6th grade teachers become snowmen during the Snowman Relay!

Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on Thursday, February 9th from 3:10-7:30 p.m. Parents or teachers may request a conference, but since midyear conferences are only held one night, they are reserved to discuss concerns. Please check the comment section of your child's report card to see if the teacher is requesting that you schedule a conference. You should receive an email from your child's teacher with the link by tonight.

Our Art Show was a great success with over 250 people in attendance! We'd like to Mr. Sharpe for all of his hard work and all of our talented artists for creating such amazing pieces! Mr. Sharpe even has some great ideas about how to make next year's event more interactive.

"Do not let the past disturb you, just leave everything in the Sacred Heart and begin again with joy." – St. Teresa of Calcutta

On Tuesday, our school enthroned the Sacred Heart of Jesus in our school which will bring us countless blessings. By the Enthronement, we proclaim Jesus as King who rules over us through love. We are asking Jesus for His divine Wisdom and Guidance in all that we try to accomplish. Each classroom received an image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to be displayed to remind us of His great love for us!

SPX Families,

We’re currently seeking SPONSORS for A Night In Green, St. Pius X School’s largest fundraising event of the year! Our 10th annual event will take place on March 25, 2023.

Tiered Sponsorship details, including promotional opportunities and ticket allocation for the event, are outlined in the attached form.

We’ve set up a convenient Square payment link to purchase a Sponsorship: https://tinyurl.com/y5r7w63z

100% of funds raised enhance K-8 student curriculums. We encourage you to share this form with your friends, family, and fellow St. Pius X School Alumni.

Our Kindergarten Lions were treated to an exciting author visit by an SPX parent! Mrs. Christina Dixon, the mother of Jabari Dixon, has written a children’s book titled I Am the Moon. She visited Mrs. Marvin’s classroom, read her book aloud, and led a hands-on craft with the kids that was related to her book. While the book is a fiction book, it has wonderful nonfiction ties to space science. The students enjoyed the story which was evident in the level of engagement while she read to them. They had the opportunity to find out what it takes to be an author, they learned all about space, and they had a blast making their own galaxies in a jar.

You can check her out on Facebook at "Christina the Author Dixon." We will be sure to share her Kickstarter link when it goes live to give our families an opportunity to order her book!

St. Pius X School is excited to present Multicultural Night on Thursday, March 2nd from 6:00-7:30 pm! Here at SPX, we have families from all across the globe. This will be an opportunity for our families to share the rich traditions from their family’s culture.

We are looking for volunteers to showcase aspects of their culture. Each country will have a table to present various traditions, including (but not limited to) a tri-fold board, food, music, art, stories, dancing, textiles, etc. Families may work together and we'll even connect you with others, if you'd like!

Join us in appreciating our similarities and celebrating our differences! In order for this event to be a success, we need MANY families to participate.

Sign up to present using the Google Form: https://forms.gle/6APH1mU62m4oU5fV6

We are only able to provide financial assistance (from the diocese or SPX) to families who complete the application through FACTS Management. Please use the link below.

Cristo Rey High School will be holding information nights at 6:00pm on the following dates:.

• Jan. 25
• Feb. 8
• Feb. 22
• March 7
• March 22

Please contact Meghan Devring at mdevring@crchsworks.org if you'd like to attend!

Email: stpiusx@cdeducation.org
Website: https://www.spxelementary.com/

Location: 1061 Waggoner Road, Reynoldsburg, OH, USA
Phone: 614-866-6050
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SPXSchoolReynoldsburg