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Our Lenten journey has led us to Easter Sunday and the resurrection of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Before stepping down, Our Holy Father, Pope Bene- dict, shared with us that ,Faith tells us that God has given His Son for our sakes and gives us victorious certainty that it is really true. God is love! ... Faith, which sees the love of God revealed in the pierced heart of Jesus on the Cross, gives rise to love… (and) when we make room for the love of God, then we become more like Him.” As always, our faculty and staff are blessed to be able to share this very spe- cial time of year with you and your children. We hope that through our daily prayers, weekly Masses, Eucharistic Adoration, the Stations of the Cross, religion classes and the almsgiving we have participated in through the rice bowls for Catholic Relief Services, we have all drawn closer to Christ this Lenten season. May the joy of the Risen Christ renew you and fill you and your family with much peace and happiness. Happy Easter from our faculty and staff. Yours in Christ, Dennis Mullahy Principal Inside this issue: Monthly Calendar School News Important Dates Partners in Faith The theme for April is Integrity Special points of interest: Race for Education Golf Tournament St Pius X School April 2013 Newsletter St. Pius X Catholic School Message from the Principal Happy Spring!
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Our Lenten journey has led us to Easter Sunday and the resurrection of our

Savior, Jesus Christ. Before stepping down, Our Holy Father, Pope Bene-

dict, shared with us that ,Faith tells us that God has given His Son for our

sakes and gives us victorious certainty that it is really true. God is love! ...

Faith, which sees the love of God revealed in the pierced heart of Jesus on

the Cross, gives rise to love… (and) when we make room for the love of

God, then we become more like Him.”

As always, our faculty and staff are blessed to be able to share this very spe-

cial time of year with you and your children. We hope that through our daily

prayers, weekly Masses, Eucharistic Adoration, the Stations of the Cross,

religion classes and the almsgiving we have participated in through the rice

bowls for Catholic Relief Services, we have all drawn closer to Christ this

Lenten season.

May the joy of the Risen Christ renew you and fill you and your family with

much peace and happiness. Happy Easter from

our faculty and staff.

Yours in Christ,

Dennis Mullahy

Principal

Inside this issue:

Monthly Calendar

School News

Important Dates

Partners in Faith

The theme for

April is

Integrity

Special points of

interest:

Race for Education

Golf Tournament

St Pius X School

April 2013 Newsletter

St. Pius X Catholic School

Message from the Principal

Happy

Spring!

If you have forgotten to re-register your child for next year, please do so today.

We want to be sure that we reserve a desk for your child at St. Pius X so he or she can

continue to learn in a safe and caring environment that is founded on our Catholic/Christian beliefs.

Paperwork not done? Simply call Maria Brunell in our school office at 465-4539 so we can place your student for

the 2013-2014 school year.

DON’T WAIT TO RE-REGISTER!

St. Pius X School Golf Classic

Monday, July 22, 2013

St Pius X School

Congratulations to Jackson Brown who was nominated to be Kid

of the Week. Jackson is a student in Mr Sullivan’s 5th grade. After

talking about Random Acts of Kindness , Jackson purchased a

bag of chips from a vending machine . He left the chips in there

and included a note for the next person telling them to enjoy a

snack on him!

Congratulations to Channel 6 Kid of the Week!

Jackson Brown

Call Us To reach our afterschool program after

4:00 P.M.

Please call us at

366-9071

St. Pius X Students Helping Students

Two years ago, the St. Pius X School and prayer community reached out to the children

in Haiti who had nowhere to attend school after the devastating earthquake there. Pierre-

Louis Joizil, a young gentleman whose college was also destroyed by the earthquake, was

invited by Siena College to finish his studies there.

Upon graduation, Pierre-Louis moved back to Haiti where the Holy Spirit called on him

to build a new school for some of the young people in his homeland. Through the generos-

ity of Siena College, Christ our Light Parish and other generous donors, including St.

Pius X School, St. Gabriel’s School in Haiti came to life.

In August of 2012, St. Gabriel’s opened its doors to 116 students, some of whom walk

miles each day to attend. At present, it costs families $300.00 a year or $25 to month to

send a child to St. Gabriel’s. Through our school’s “Hats for Haiti” days and “Hoops for

Haiti” events, we have been able to provide much needed scholarship money for the

school.

Our students and staff look forward to giving even more young Haitians the opportunity

to attend school and enjoy the gift of learning. Look for some more school events on be-

half of St. Gabriel’s School, and thank you for your constant generosity to those in need.

Matthew 25:35-40 “For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and

you gave Me drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; naked, and

you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you

came to Me.””

“Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see You

hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You drink? 'And when did we

see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? 'And

when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?' "And the King

will answer and say to them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did

it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to

Me.'“

Fun was had by all at the first annual dodge ball game. There were the Green Mean Jellybeans, Fusion, and the Hobos just to name a few. Graders of the Lost Ark, our faculty, won an exciting match against our 8th grade Fusion team.

Coolcat Entertainment provided the

music between games. Thank you

Mr. Moffre for donating your DJ

services! Graders of The Lost Ark !

Alumni !

“Chuck and Duck”

Raises Money for the

Athletic Department

Mrs. Smith’s class welcomes their pen pal from Afghanistan.

The students wrote to Major Sergeant Allison Snyder during

the holidays. The students were very happy to meet her and

thank her for her service to our country!

Believe it or not, Mr. Curtis’ 6th grade works with play-doh to better under-standing the writing process in Mrs. Fouracre’s class!

The St. Pius X School Students Gain

Perspective on World Hunger During Our

Annual Lenten Hunger Meal.

60% of people in the

world go to bed

hungry every night.

30% of people in the

world have sufficient

food.

Only 10% of people in the

world are blessed to live as

we do.

St Pius X School

St Pius X School

Congratulations to the 7th and 8th grade Junior

Albany Team. They won the St Henry’s Basket-

ball Tournament in Averill Park!

Congratulations also to the 5th and 6th Albany

Girls who took 2nd place!

(Back Row) Hannah Field, Erin Fouracre, Kate Rowan,

Jessie Naclerio, Emily Schumaker,Jessia Hulbert

(Front Row) Andrea Nicholas, Alexandra Faragon, Megan Kutey, Emily

Frodyme

Felicia Collea

Evan Murray

Elizabeth Smith

The third grade classes spent weeks

researching states for World Cultures

in their classrooms and Technology.

As a culmination of their projects,

students represented their state with a

power point presentation in Technol-

ogy. They did a great job! Congrats

Third Grade!

Technology Tidbits!

Maeve Mullaney and Mor-

gan Hannafin

Will Cohen and Olivia Hopper

Erin Huban and Teddy David

Our second grade students wrote letters to children in

the pediatric unit at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer

Center.

2-W

St. Pius Students Reach Out to Others

I will be sending physical and immunization forms home

with report cards for NEXT YEARS required physicals and

immunizations in order for parents to have these forms as

they make doctors appointments.

PHYSICALS New York State Education Law requires that each student receive a physi-

cal when entering a school district for the first time and again in grades K,

2, 4, and 7. Any physical exam during the twelve months prior to the com-

mencement of the school year that the physical is required in is acceptable.

ALL REQUIRED PHYSICALS ARE DUE BY OCTOBER 1. Dental

forms are not required at this time. If your child has a physical scheduled

this spring, physical forms can be turned in ANYTIME before the end of

the school year or during the summer. Please mark correspondence to the

attention of the school nurse. If your child receives medication at school, a

new written doctors order and parent permission is needed each year and

can be obtained in the spring but have the doctor write that the order is for

the next school year.

IMMUNIZATIONS

All incoming 6th graders who are 11 years old need to have proof of Tdap

(tetanus, diptheria, acellular pertussis) immunization, as required by

New York State, PRIOR to entering school in September. 10-year-old

students who are entering 6th grade will not be required to receive Tdap

vaccine but will be tracked by the school nurse and must be immunized

when they turn 11 years old.

Please turn in any health related paperwork directly to the health office.

Please call the health office with any concerns or questions.

St Pius X School

Reminders from the School Nurse

All your children will be taught by the LORD, and they will have much peace. Isaiah 54:13

St Pius X School

Congratulations to the following students who were selected

to participate in the 2013 Catholic School Honor Band Con-

cert. The concert was held on March 10th at Bishop Maginn

High School in Albany.

These students represent the “best of the best” musicians

from our area schools. They rehearsed for the concert for

over twelve hours!

Great Job!

Emily Allocco Nicolaas Justice

Rohan Bagchi Gregory Milano

Alexander Bialy Colin Patricelli

Anna Colonno James Hogan

Matthew Gerson Alexandra Hartwich

David Gerson Armando Gonzalez

Capital Region Catholic School Honor Band Concert

St Pius X School

Student Athlete

Michael Losavio, a student in

Mr. Lavigne’s 4th grade, was featured on

Channel 6 News segment “Personal Best.”

The segment recognizes student athletes

who excel in sports while maintaining an

A average.

Michael plays four sports. He is captain of

his Pop Warner football team, and all of

his coaches say Michael is a natural leader.

St Pius X School

St Pius X School

St Pius X School

St Pius X School

We invite our family and

friends to join us in helping our

school to raise funds to con-

tinue to maintain the highest

standards of excellence in

Catholic Education! Our stu-

dents have been asked to bring

in labels with sponsor names

and addresses to raise funds

as they walk or jog around our

track on Race For Education

Day! Please join us in this very

special event! Your families in-

volvement is essential to its

success!

Race for Education Kick Off!

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4

5

6

7 8 9 10

11 12 13

14 15 16

17

18

19 20

21 22 23 24

25Kindergarden

Field Trip 9:30

26

27

28 Pancake Breakfast 8-10am Applebee's Latham

29 30 Rehearsal for First

Holy Communion

May 1 Rehearsal for First

Holy Communion

May 2 PreK-K Spring Concert 6:30pm

May 3 May 4 First Holy

Communion

9:30/11:30

April 2013

Spring Break

Day 4 Day 6 Day 1

Day 2 Day 3

Day 4

Welcome

Back! School Mass 9am

Please Join Us!

Day 2

Day 3

Day 5

NYS ELA Assessments–

3rd-8th Grade

NYS Math Assessments

3rd-8th Grade

PSA Meeting 7:00

pm Library

Please Join Us! School Board

Meeting 7:00

Day 1

Day 1 Day 6 Day 5

St Pius X School

Day 4 Day 5 Day 6

Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5

CYO Awards

Night 6pm

School Mass

9am

4th grade

Career Day

St. Pius X School 75 Upper Loudon Road Loudonville, New York 12211

April 11th

May 1st

May 9th Ascension Thursday

June 18th

Phone: 465-4539 Fax: 465-4895 Email: [email protected]

School Mass Dates

We’re on the Web

www.stpiusx.nycap.rr.com

May 2nd—PreK/Kindergarten Spring Concert 6:30

May 4th—First Holy Communion

May 8th-10th —Eighth Grade to Washington DC

May 15th-May Crowning 10am

May 16h—First and Second Grade Spring Concert

May 17th—Race for Education

May 22rd—Third-Fifth Grade Spring Concert 7:00pm

May23rd-Race for Education (rain date)

May 24th-5th-8th Grade Science Fair 8:30-10:30am

May 28th-8th Retreat to Auriesville Shrine

May31st—Sixth Grade to NYC

May31st—Seventh Grade to Boston

June 14th—Kindergarten Graduation 12:30

June 18th—Eighth Grade Graduation 7:00pm

“PRAY WITHOUT CEASING.” I THESSALONIANS 5:17

Upcoming Activities and Dates to Remember:

www.stpius-x.com

St. Pius X School Golf Classic

Monday, July 22, 2013

St Pius X School


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