Letter from the Principal

Tuesday, October 1, 2024

We are excited to announce the openings for the 2024-2025 Parent Club Executive Board. This is a great opportunity to get involved, contribute to the school community, and help shape the future of our Parent Club. The following positions are available:

Secretary
Hospitality Chair
Fundraising Chair
Communications Chair

If you are passionate about supporting our school and would like to be considered for one of these important roles or know someone that would be a great fit for the position, we encourage you to send your nominations to parentclub@stpx.org! More details on the responsibilities of each role and the application process will be provided soon. Stay tuned!

Reminder:

Join us for tonight's Parent Association meeting! We'll kick off with a potluck and announcements at 5:30PM—bring your favorite dish to share! The meeting will begin at 6:00 PM. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with fellow parents and break into groups to discuss upcoming goals and events. We look forward to seeing you there!

Peace,

Mrs. Farewell

From the School Office

Reminders

Fall Open House! Invite your friends, family and new families to visit us on October 9th from 10AM-12PM and 5:30-7PM! (Correction)
Grandparent Day! Invite grandparents to join us on Wednesday, October 16th for mass at 9AM, refreshments, a tour of their grandchild's classroom, and book fair visit! We are still looking for Parent Volunteers to help with tours. Please sign up here: https://signup.com/group/10111637880110

Come Visit Us!

Talent Show Auditions!

Calling all Kindergarten – 8th Grade students!

Selected Acts will perform live at the Annual Fund Dinner on Saturday, November 16, 2024. Additional Acts will be filmed for a special video showcase!

Auditions are on Thursday, October 10, 2024, at 12:15 PM.

Acts must be 2 minutes or less and stage-appropriate.
Bring your own props; a keyboard is available.

Sign up at the office and come prepared with your act and music selections! Permission slips will be available by Friday. For more info, contact the Talent Show Committee: Mrs. Litchfield, Ms. Bucy, & Ms. Melton.

Fundraising

St. Pius X Community, let's reach our extended goal of $15,000 by midnight!

We surpassed our $12K goal and are now SOARING like Eleanor toward our SUPER GOAL of $15K!

We’ve raised $14,296, but we're still aiming for 100% participation. We're only $704 away from unlocking the ALL SCHOOL prize in the spring! Today is the final day to support your students in the Jog-a-thon fundraiser. Search for your child(ren)'s name under participants and send emails to friends, family, and co-workers for last-minute sponsorships. Here's the link: https://app.99pledges.com/fund/stpiusx2024.

The Jog-a-thon on Friday, September 27th, was a blast for the whole school! The students are looking forward to the Jog-a-thon Awards at the Assembly on October 7th, where medals, individual, classroom, and school prizes will be announced!

Grades Preschool to 3rd

Grades 4th to 8th

Even our Principal, Mrs. Farewell, joined the students for a run!

Our teachers, Mr. Robertson & Mrs. Poteet were out there cheering on the students!

SCRIP Gift Cards are available for almost all your needs!

Gas, Gifting, Groceries, Travel and More! Explore the 750+ brands that are available! Visit our website for more information: https://stpx.org/scrip-gift-cards

We still need SCRIP Volunteers to help out on Sundays after Mass! Please call our office at 425.778.9861 to sign up!

Parent Association News

TODAY! 1st Parent Meeting & Potluck

Tuesday, October 1^st at 5:30PM

We’re excited to see you tonight! We'll be giving a demo on Signup.com and there’s still time to volunteer if you're interested. For questions, contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Tina, at volunteercoord@stpx.org.

CYO Athletics News

Cross Country Championship Meet this Sunday!

Woodland Park

1000 N 50th St, Seattle, WA 98103

Join us this Sunday, October 6, 2024, to cheer on our blended team, "More Pius," featuring athletes from St. Pius X, St. Thomas More, and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish!

Kindergarten to 3rd Grade: Starts at 1:00 PM
4th to 8th Grade: Starts at 3:30 PM
Awards Ceremony: 5:15 PM

Let's show our support and make some noise for our young runners!

CYO BASKETBALL

2 DAYS left for Registration!!

Interested in playing basketball this winter?

Register to secure your spot, Spaces are limited. If enough students don't register by the CYO deadline we aren't able to form teams so sign up today!

Open to students in grades 4-8 (3rd grade plays in the spring)
Practices start in October
Games start in November
Volunteer coaches wanted!

Calendar

Calendar Highlights

October 2024

Tuesday, October 1: 1st Parent Meeting & Potluck 5:30PM
Friday, October 4: Blessing of the Animals before school (8:30AM)
Sunday, October 6: STPX Cross Country Championship Meet
Wednesday, October 9: Fall Open House
Thursday, October 10: Half Day, Noon dismissal
Friday, October 11: No school
Monday, October 14 - October 25: Scholastic Bookfair
Wednesday, October 16: Grandparent Day
Wednesday, October 23: Fall Conference Day
Thursday, October 24: Fall Conference Day
Friday, October 25: Fall Conference Day

The St. Pius X School's Full 2024-2025 pdf/printable calendar is here or on our website at www.stpx.org.

Parish & Community News

Catholic Daughters of the Americas Fundraiser

Sunday, October 13th

12:00PM - 4:00PM

Our CDA ladies are putting on a FEAST in the form of a Spaghetti Feed. Take out will be available. This fundraiser benefits the SCHOOL as well as St. Vincent de Paul so it would be GREAT if parents came out to support it. Please see the flyer and menu details below!