Monday Note The Principal’s February 2, 2015 N.C.S.W. Ends Pre-Registration Begins National Catholic Schools Week ended last Friday afternoon. It was a fun-filled week from start to finish! Many thanks go to everyone who helped in any way with any of the activities. It’s a miracle that the teachers got to teach anything during the week with the parade, spelling bee, talent show, book character dress day, 100th day of school activities, and basketball game! We definitely needed the weekend to rest and recover! This coming week will be much slower in comparison. Amen! Pre-registration begins Monday, February 9th for the 20152016 school year. Listed below are the pre-registration dates: St. Pius X Has Talent! Monday, Feb. 09 Monday, Feb. 16 Monday, Feb. 23 Currently enrolled St. Pius X students Parishoners with Non-enrolled students Public To re-enroll your child for the 2015-2016 school year, returning families must complete the Pre-registration packet that is being sent home today. The packet, along with the $100 pre-registration fee, must be turned in to the office IN PERSON. The packets may NOT be turned in by students. Parents must verify with Ms. Carla that they are up to date with the following: tuition, lunch and day care payments and family commitment balance. Pre-registration is not complete, and a spot for next year will not be obtained, until the above requirements are met. Final registration will take place in May. Noon Dismissal on Friday Pictured above are the participants of the Talent Show. Spelling Bee Champion Congratulations to Mary Arnolds, a 6th grade, for outspelling the competition in our school Spelling Bee last week! Mary is the daughter of Tony and Martha Arnolds. Mary will now advance to the Caller Times Regional Spelling Bee on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. Congratulations, also, goes to Elizabeth Arnolds in 4th grade (yes Mary’s little sister) who qualified as the alternate. Elizabeth will take Mary’s place in the event that she cannot attend the Regional Spelling Bee. What a family affair! Elizabeth and Mary are pictured below. School will be dismissed at 12:00 p.m. Friday so that the teachers and staff can participate in a Lent retreat. After school Care will be available until 6:00 p.m. that day. Students who stay for After School Care will need to bring a lunch from home as Ms. Gracie does not prepare hot lunches on noon dismissal days. Free Dress Day Tuesday There will be a Free Dress Day on Tuesday, February 3rd, for students who attended the 12:00 noon NCSW Kick-off Mass on Sunday, January 25th in their full Mass uniform. Thanks to the students who participated as readers, altar servers and gift bearers. We always get compliments from the parishioners who see our students at our school Masses. The next Sunday school Mass will be this Sunday, February 8th at 12:00 noon. Students that attend this Mass, will be given a Free Dress Day pass to be used on Tuesday, February 10th. P.T.O. News Family Commitment balances are due TODAY! If you have questions, please contact Laurie Cazalas, P.T.O. President, or Ms. Carla, our school bookkeeper. www. stpiusxschoolcc.org • [email protected] • (361) 992-1343 • 737 St. Pius Drive • Corpus Christi, Texas 78412 Basketball Season Begins Atrium Our Blue Jay basketball season begins this week. The athletes are very excited to show off their basketball skills. The games for this week are as follows: During this ordinary time after the Christmas season we visit the parables of Jesus. The parable of the Good Shepherd is the central method of introducing young children in the atrium to the person of Christ. It is Jesus, the Good Shepherd who calls his sheep by name and leads them. They follow him because they recognize his voice. He has such great love for the sheep that he will lay down his life for them. When they are lost, he will seek them until they are found and then will carry them home with joy and call together his friends and neighbors to join in his rejoicing. Lifting up the personal and protective love of the Shepherd for the sheep draws the child closer to the Lord Jesus, and develops a personal relationship with him. What joy there is when the child discovers that we are the sheep! That we are so loved and cherished! When the child is older, we visit these parables again, and they discover the moral element- that when we sin, we are lost – and that Jesus calls us by name to the sacrament of reconciliation, where he receives us with great joy and rejoicing. How blessed we are to be a part of this flock. Pictured below is Mrs. Paskill’s 1st Grade Class. Tues., 2/3 Tues., 2/3 Thur., 2/5 Thur., 2/5 4th Girls vs. Annapolis Christian 4:00 (home) 4th Boys vs. Annapolis Christian 4:45 (home) 6th Boys vs. Bishop Garriga 4:00 / 6:00 (home) 5th/6th Girls vs. Bishop Garriga 5:00 (home) If you haven’t paid your $25 fee, please do so before your child’s 1st game. Scouts Antonio Pereda, Ryan Lennan and Joshua Mitchell, of St. Pius X Pack 157 recently participated in the Annual Scouting Day of Recollection at Most Precious Blood Church. This year’s theme was Epiphany-Three Kings. Father Paul, Diocesan Scout Chaplain, gave the invocation and spoke about what the day meant, Scouting as he is an Eagle Scout himself. Each Scout received a special patch to wear on their uniform. Student of the Week Congratulations to the following students who were chosen to be Students of the Week this week. They will get a sign to place in their yard. They are: K-4 Bryan Bennett 3rd Giancarlo Mirabal K-5 Caroline Speed 4th Addy Harney 1st Armando Botello Congratulations Blue Jay of the Day Brian Riojas participated in the 80th Annual Nueces County Junior Livestock Show in Robstown,Texas. Brian received blue ribbons for his homemade chocolate oatmeal bars & spicy salsa. He was a finalist for best showmanship for Rabbit division. Brian was awarded blue ribbons for his New Zealand rabbits. Congratulations to last week’s Blue of the Day students. They each received a special book and certificate, a Blue Jay cookie, and a badge. They are: 1/26 Brady Farrell (K4) 1/28 Allison Chapman (1st) 1/27 Noah Arreola (5th) 1/29 Giana Militello (K5) 1/28 Julianna Contreras (3rd) 1/30 Preston Cazalas (4th) Happy Birthday This Week to: 2/4 2/4 2/4 2/5 Mrs. Stovall (5th) Ms. Grace Pena (staff) Luisa Hernandez (5th) Colton Anderson (5th) 2/5 2/6 2/8 2/8 Corbin Kemp (K3) Evelyn McDevitt (K5) Addison Harney (4th) Paul McNiff (3rd) No pizza slices will sold this Friday due to noon dismissal! password (must be lower case): rosary