St. Pius X, TIGER TALES St. Pius X, TIGER TALES.l. 13 De ce mb er 2 01 2 V o l u me 3, I s su e 15 Pa s to r, F r. Mi chael Gu a da g no l i Pa ro chial V i car, F r. Pa o l o Ca p ra Pa ro chial V i car, F r. Abra h a m Th o ma s F r. Lo y d Morri s Pri nci pa l, Ci n dy Elwoo d Contents Upcoming Events 1 National Geographic Bee 1 Yearbook Orders 1 Shout outs 2 Choir News 3 Christmas Concert 4 Cheer Clinic 5 National Geographic Bee Classroom Bee results are in! The winners of the classroom bees are: 5 th Mark Bernabe Daniel Gutierrez 6 th Matilda Gajardo Ed Ortega 7 th Veda Jasso Zach McManus 8 th Nicholas Abdou Harrison Ward Upcoming Events Dec 14- Bake Sale @ lunch Dec 20-Band Concert @ 10am, gym Dec 20- Choir Concert @ 7pm, church Dec 21- All School Mass @ 8am (full uniform) Dec 21-Noon Dismissal and end of 2 nd quarter, end of 1 st semester Dec 22-Jan 6:Holidays Our school wide National Geographic Bee will be held January 9, 2013 at 1:30P.M. in the Parish Hall. Congrats 6 th grade blue team! Consolation winners! Many thanks to the 4 th grade writing club for all of their work in writing thank you notes to all of our wonderful donors and volunteers! Mark your calendar now to plan on attending our January PTO meeting. January 8th @ 7pm.
School Newsletter News Page 2 of 5 School Newsletter News Page 3 of Growing Hearts and Minds the Tiger Way. Shout outs! Thank you to the SPX Parish Community for all the continued support of time, talent, and treasure to our school. The TIGER WAY is to be gracious and respectful to God, ourselves, and each other. Dear Wonderful SPX Parents, Thank you for all you do to make this a wonderful community. Be blessed. Cindy Elwood 1 st Quarter A/AB Honor Roll The special dress down for our 1 st quarter students will be on: Dec 14 Dec 20 This allows for our students to be in full uniform on Mass Days. Prayer Warriors --Keep Linda Jaresh, Jake s grandmother, in your prayers. --Keep a very special family intention for Mrs. Elwood in your prayers. --Keep our SPX community in your prayers that the sick may recover and the healthy stay healthy. --Keep the repose of the soul of Julie Schweers in your prayers. Yearbook Orders! This year your SPX yearbook will be available to order online! We are working with Walsworth yearbooks to bring you an even better product. You will not only be able to order and pay for your books online, but you will be able to upgrade and personalize your students book. Consider ordering early to give that special gift* for Christmas! Ordering information has been sent home in your child s Thursday folder and more information can be found on the School website. 2012-2013yearbooks will be delivered in August 2013 so we can include the entire year of fun. * Gift certificates are available for that special stocking stuffer. Thank you to all of the wonderful families that donated items for the Reading counts store! This store exists to reward the students for all of their reading and any items in the store come from all of our donors! Donations are accepted throughout the year and can be sent to the Media Center. 6 th Graders volunteer at Shoes for Orphaned Souls Catholic Corner by Sister-Know-It-All Do you know the legend of the sand dollar? Page 2
. School Newsletter Page 4 of 5 News Page 3 of 5 Remember to sign up for eventlink.com This will allow you to see all the events for the year. St. Pius X 3030 Gus Thomasson Rd Dallas, TX 75228 Phone: 972-279-2339 E-mail: celwood@spxdallas.org Principal mwhite@spxdallas.org Administrative Assistant / Admissions Coordinator pcruz@spxdallas.org Receptionist/Attendance Clerk amendoza@spxdallas.org Development Director Calendar 2012-2013 Dec. 21 Early dismissal Dec. 24-Jan 4 Christmas holidays Jan. 18 Early dismissal Jan. 21 Holiday Feb. 15 Early dismissal Feb. 18 Holiday Mar 11-15 Spring Break Mar 28 Early dismissal Mar 29 Holiday April 1 Bad weather day April 19 Early dismissal May 3 Bad weather day May 27 Holiday May 31 Last day of school/early dismissal EARLY DISMISSAL IS AT NOON Defining Characteristics of the Catholic School Committed to Educate the Whole Child Catholic school education is rooted in the conviction that human beings have a transcendent destiny, and that education for the whole person must form the spiritual, intellectual, physical, psychological, social, moral, aesthetic and religious capacities of each child. Catholic schools should develop and implement academic, co-curricular,faith-formation, and service/ministry programs to educate the whole child in all these dimensions. Accessible to All Students By reason of their evangelizing mission, Catholic schools should be available to all people who desire a Catholic school education for their children Catholic schools in concert with the Catholic community should do everything in their power to manage available resources and seek innovative options to ensure that Catholic school education is geographically, programmatically, physically, and financially accessible. (Each week we will highlight at least one of the nine characteristics.) Choir and Music News REQUEST: A prize drawing will take place for members of the boys choir as a reward for their excellent participation and behavior during rehearsals and performances. Do you have anything you can donate for a prize? Suggestions are: gift cards to Sonic, McDonald s, GameStop, itunes, movies, etc. Please e-mail Ms. Crist at mcrist@spxdallas.org with any questions or ideas for prizes. CHRISTMAS PROGRAM REMINDER Thursday, December 20 at 7 pm in the church. If your child is in 2nd-8th grade and in music class this semester, he/she is REQUIRED to attend. The St. Pius Boys Choir and The Angelics are also required to attend. Angelics perform at North Park! Catholic Corner Answer It is said that Christ left the sand dollar as a symbol to help the Evangelists teach the faith. The five holes commemorate the five wounds of Christ, while at the center on one side blooms the Easter lily. The lily s heart is the star of Bethlehem. The Christmas poinsettia is etched on the other side, a reminder of Christ s birth. According to this legend, if you break the center, five white doves will be released to spread good will and peace. The Catholic Source Book, Klein, Rev. Peter