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Love Knowledge
Respect Justice
Due to the weeks of inclement weather, the School Advisory Council (SAC) was not able to meet in
January. The overview of the survey results will be sent out after the SAC February meeting.
Thank you for your patience.
St. Pius X School Newsletter
IN THE NEWS
Announcements
www.stpius.org January 26, 2017
Calendar Items
Friday, January 27 Spirit Wear Day!
Sunday, January 29 Catholic Schools Week Begins
Monday, January 30 Sports Theme Shirt/Sweatshirt - Uniform Bottom 2:00pm—School Dismissal
Tuesday, January 31 Crazy Sock Day
Wednesday, February 1 Friends & Family Day 1:00pm—School Mass - Collection for Faith Cafe 2:00-3:30pm—Reception/Uniform Exchange/Book Sale in the Community Center 7:00pm—PTO Meeting/School Faculty Lounge
Thursday, February 2 DEAR (Drop Everything and Read)
Friday, February 3 Family Group Fun Progress Reports K-5 ~ Submission Deadline for Financial Aid/FACTS ~ Application Deadline for New Students K-8 ~ Online Re-Enrollment Deadline for Grades 1-8 ($225 per student) ~ Kindergarten Sibling Online Application Deadline
Monday, February 6 2:00pm—School Dismissal
Newsletter article deadline is 3:00pm on Tuesdays. All articles must be in writing. Email: [email protected]
Catholic Schools Week
Monday, January 30 - Sports Theme Shirt or Sweatshirt
(uniform bottom)
Tuesday, January 31 - Crazy Sock Day
Wednesday, February 1 - Friends & Family Day
1:00pm School Mass/Collection for Faith Café
Thursday, February 2 - DEAR
(Drop Everything and Read)
Friday, February 3 - Family Group Fun
St. Pius X School Friends & Family Day
Catholic School’s Week celebrates school families and special friends with a Mass, open house and social on Wednesday,
February 1st. Your family, along with extended family members and friends are invited to join your students for the special
festivities. The schedule is as follows:
12:45pm - Students are checked out from the classroom by family and/or friend and taken over to Mass to sit with them.
1:00-2:00pm - Mass Collection will be donated to Faith Café
2:00-3:00pm - Classroom and School Visit
2:00-3:30pm - Uniform Exchange, Used Book Sale and Social in Community Center.
We look forward to hosting all our school families and special friends on Wednesday, February 1st!
I look forward each year to the last week in January when we observe National Catholic Schools Week.
As a school, we recognize the value of Catholic education in educating our young people so they can reach their full potential.
We acknowledge the vital role of the school faculty, staff, and volunteers in this effort.
This year’s theme is “Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge, and Service.”
The theme highlights the fact that Catholic schools are not only communities themselves, but also part of the larger communities
like St. Pius X Parish. Catholic schools are, in the first place, communities of faith, where children are openly taught about God, where God is worshiped regularly, and where students and faculty
put their faith into practice on a daily basis. Secondly, Catholic schools exist to pass on knowledge, not just the practical knowledge of reading, writing, math, science, and so on, but also the knowledge
of God and truth, which is our spiritual heritage as Catholics. Finally, Catholic schools are communities of service, places where helping one another and aiding the needy are the normal way of
living life. The school, in collaboration with you, the family, develops our children into future leaders and citizens. Faith development, academic excellence, and dedication to service are what make
Catholic schools special, what sets us apart from other educational options.
From my personal direct experience in Catholic schools – as a student and on the other side of the desk as a teacher and
administrator in elementary education – I can verify how true faith, knowledge, and service are integral components of Catholic schools
and the measures by which any Catholic school can and should be judged.
I am grateful for your support to this school. May God bless all the work we do on behalf of our children.
Mary Thompson, Principal
Please see the school calendar revisions due to snow days on page 2 of this newsletter.
Yesterday, we gathered with our Liturgical Ministers who serve us here at St. Pius X every Sunday. I spoke to them about the role of Stewardship. This is a word that we will be hearing a lot in the next several years. We will be diving deeper into what being a disciple calls us to. I used the letter of the USCCB, Stewardship: A disciples Response to help begin the conversation. We need to get better a answering the question of “Why?” we do what we do. That answer needs to be rooted in Jesus Christ. “Introduction Three convictions in particular underlie what we say in this pastoral letter. Mature disciples make a conscious, firm decision, carried out in action, to be followers of Jesus Christ no matter the cost to themselves. Beginning in conversion, change of mind and heart, this commitment is expressed not in a single action, nor even in a number of actions over a period of time, but in an entire way of life.” “It means committing one’s very self to the Lord. Stewardship is an expression of discipleship, with the power to change how we understand and live out our lives. Disciples who practice stewardship recognize God as the origin of life, the giver of freedom, the source of all they have and are and will be. They are deeply aware of the truth that “The Lord’s are the earth and its fullness; the world and those who dwell in it” (Ps 24:1). They know themselves to be recipients and caretakers of God’s many gifts. They are grateful for what they have received and eager to cultivate their gifts out of love for God and one another.”
Excerpt From: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. “Stewardship: A Disciple's Response.” iBooks. https://itun.es/us/-gXMD.l
This Sunday we can reflect together as a parish community and move into the week, reflecting on the Beatitudes, seeing where we are blessed, reflecting on what we have received from the One who loves us the most. And perhaps
we can all respond to our being blessed in how we will live our lives in the days moving forward.
With God’s Grace, Fr. Sean Weeks, Pastor
Included in this Newsletter 2016-17 Revised Calendar February Hot Lunch Menu/Volunteer Schedule Friends & Family Day Book Sale Flyer SPX Spirit Wear Bingo Bonanza Women’s ACTS Retreat Information
Newsletter article deadline is 3:00pm on Tuesdays. All articles must be in writing. Email: [email protected]
Page 2 January 26, 2017 IN THE NEWS
Scrip
�It's not too soon to plan and shop for Valentine's Day!
Parties, favors, decorations, home decor, and classroom valentines, or flower, chocolates, wine, dinner and a movie for your sweetheart - there's Scrip for all of it! See's Candy, Starbucks (the Bethany location serves
wine!), Papa Murphy's & Papa John's (both serve heart-shaped pizzas!), Target, Fred Meyer, Thriftway,
and restaurants and movie theaters too!
�Sending flowers or sweet treats to someone you love?
Scrip is available for 1800flowers.com (by special order - just email the Scrip Team at [email protected]). Plastic Gift Cards available in $50 denomination with 12% to SPX! ScripNow (ShopWithScrip.com) is also
available for online order and immediate use in denominations as low as $10. 1800flowers.com Scrip
may also be redeemed at: 1-800-Baskets, Harry London Chocolates, Popcorn Factory, Cheryl's Cookies,
Fruit Bouquets, and Harry & David!
Weekly School Mass Collection
Wednesday, January 25: $110.45
Thank you for your support!
Friends & Family Day Used Book Sale
This is your opportunity to buy high quality almost new books for .50—$1.00! Picture books, early readers,
chapter books, adult books and more will be available in the Community Center as part of the PTO sponsored
Friends & Family Day reception on Wednesday, February 1st from 2:00-3:30pm. Bring your coins and
dollar bills; checks will be accepted too! All proceeds go to support your child’s school library!
Faith Café
What is Faith Café? Faith Café is a coalition of Beaverton area churches dedicated to serving our neighbors who are
hungry for food and community. Faith Café accomplishes this by sharing a free meal and advocating for long-term social changes that reduce poverty and hunger. Each week, a
Sunday evening meal and Saturday lunch is prepared and served by volunteers from the churches. Over the past 10
years, Faith Café has served over 100,000.
Our collection on Wednesday, February 1 at our Friends & Family Day Mass will go to help support Faith Café.
Re-Enrollment & New Application Timeline for 2017-18
Friday, February 3rd
Financial Aid Grades K-8 deadline. All financial aid applications and documentation due online to FACTS.
Online re-enrollment deadline for grades 1-8. Re-enroll online RenWeb Grades 1-8 and pay fee online
($225 per student).
Kindergarten sibling online application deadline. (Please note: you must apply for your kindergarten
sibling online—not re-enroll.)
Friday, March 3
~ K-8 Admission notices sent to applicants.
~ Financial Aid decisions mailed to all families.
Monday, March 13
K-8 new student/kindergarten sibling enrollment deadline online RenWeb and fee ($225 per student).
If you have any questions, please contact Kristine DaSilva or stop by the school office. If you are not
planning to register for the 2017-18 school year, we would appreciate you notifying us as
soon as possible.
Thank you!
Congratulations to Fay Lustria!
Fay recently was chosen to represent Oregon Team in the Pacific All Star Meet held in Pacifica, California,
competing with the best swimmers from all swim clubs that touches the Pacific Ocean. She won first place in all her events, 100 Fly, 100 IM, 200 IM, 500 Free, 200 Free
and 100 Back. Her 100 Yards IM time of less than 1 minute places her in USA Swimming ranked 2nd in the
nation. This past weekend, she competed and broke the Oregon State Record for her age group in the 100 Butterfly with a time of 57:37 seconds. which also earned her first National Futures qualifying time.
Special thanks to all the parents, students and staff that
planned, organized and volunteered at the school
Open House last Thursday, January 19th and
Sunday, January 22nd.
Your time, commitment and dedication was awesome!
It was a great success!
We truly appreciate everything that you do!
Newsletter article deadline is 3:00pm on Tuesdays. All articles must be in writing. Email: [email protected]
Page 3 January 26, 2017 IN THE NEWS
Auction News! “Back to the 80’s”
Saturday, February 25th
St. Pius X Gym
WOW!!! Over 140 tickets have already been sold in the first week! AMAZING!!!!
Here are a few general reminders to help:
* ALL donations are due THIS Monday, January 30th! Sorry- can't stretch it any more than that!
* Online catalogs will be going out soon - keep an eye out in your email please!
* Continue to check Facebook for updates as we count down to our big day!
* Free Dress Coupons, Class Parties, Special Appeal pledges, and other options are available on our registration
page EVEN if you can't attend. Please make sure you check there so you're not missing out on anything!
This week's highlight:
Reserved Parking Space!
Tired of waiting in the long pick-up lines? Want to stop getting to school ten minutes early JUST to find a
parking space? Done walking all the way from the Community Center..... in the rain.... just to get your child
from school? Now, you can get your own reserved parking space to use for an entire year! The space will be
clearly marked for your family to enjoy for all school activities. Keep an eye out in the parking lot -
the designated space will be announced just before the auction.
PTO UPDATES
Like us on Facebook! St. Pius X is on Facebook. Please “like” the St. Pius X School page to get timely updates and school news.
For questions or comments, please contact PTO at [email protected].
Upcoming Events Spirit Wear Day January 27th New Spirit Wear — 15% Discount!
Here are our upcoming events:
PTO Meeting
Wednesday, February 1st 7:00 – 8:00 PM
School Faculty Lounge
Uniform Exchange Wednesday, February 1st
2:00 – 3:30 PM Community Center
Spirit Wear days have been announced!
Spirit Wear consists of any SPX Jog-A-Thon shirt, CYO top or
PTO SPX Spirit Wear top. Students are to be in uniform bottoms.
The first Spirit Wear day is Friday, January 27th!
Team Uniforms has updated their
website and has added some additional items for our St. Pius X
Spirit Wear. To celebrate, all orders this week are 15% off! Save money on your purchase and still earn money for our
school!
http://www.teamunis.com
