Message from the Principal

Believe it or not it’s June, and all good things must come to an end they say. For our

8th grade graduates, their time with us at St. Pius X School also means a new begin-

ning in high schools throughout the capital district. We will miss their smiles as well as

their antics, but our faculty and staff are sending them off knowing that they are

very well-prepared for the academic challenges they will face. As importantly, while

they have been with us, they have heard the Gospel message each day, and they know

well the responsibilities they bear as children of God. We pray that they will take the

lessons learned at St. Pius X with them to find success and happiness while helping to

make the world a bit better. May God continue to bless them and their families as

they continue their life’s journey.

On the other side of the school, our younger students are also winding down the year

and getting excited about the summer break. It has been another successful and re-

warding year for our school community. Our hard working and dedicated faculty and

staff, with your constant support, and a commitment to our mission, have provided our

students with a wonderful place to learn and grow.

As always, I would like to thank Father Farano for his on-going support and spiritual

guidance throughout the year. Our gratitude also to Father Butler who joined us during

the school year. A very special thank you to all of our teachers, who taught, com-

forted and sometimes corrected our students this year. I would like to extend my

gratitude to all of the support staff in our school and parish offices who offer their

help on a daily basis. Thank you to our School Board member, who donate their time

and treasures in an effort to make our school the best it can be. A very special

thanks also to our Parent School Association who contribute so much to the life of our

school and who help bring our community together. Thank you to the Pastoral Council

and our entire parish community who continue to support our ministry.

Thanks especially to you, our parents and guardians, for

entrusting us with your most precious gifts each day. We

all appreciate the sacrifices that you make to send your

children to us. May God bless you and your children with

a very safe and relaxing summer.

Yours in Christ,

Dennis Mullahy

Principal

St. Pius X Catholic School

Inside this issue:

Monthly Calendar

School News

Important Dates

Partners in Faith

The theme for

June is

Success

Special points of

interest:

Golf Tournament

Reminders from the

School Nurse

June 2012 Newsletter

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St. Pius X Summer Camp 2012

July 2nd through August 3rd

Tiny Tots Full Day Program 9:00 am~ 4:00 pm

4 and 5 year olds

Tiny Tots Half Day Program

9:00 am~ 12:00 Noon

4 and 5 year olds

Summer Fun Program

9:00 am-4:00 pm

Kindergarten through 4th Grade

Computer Time ~ Cooking~ Arts & Crafts

Water Games and much more

Summer Drama Program

Grades 4 through 8

Session 1

“Recess”

July 9th-July 20th

Session 2

“The Real Story of Little Red Riding

Hood”

July 23rd - August 3rd

St Pius X School

Summer Camp

Brochures & Applications are posted

on the

School website

www.stpius-x.com

YOU MAY HAVE

HIDDEN ACTING

SKILLS….

WHY NOT GIVE IT

A TRY!!

Thank you to our students and faculty for your prayerful participation in Catholic Relief

Services’ Operation Rice Bowl this past Lent. Your generous donation of over $2,000 has

helped make Operation Rice Bowl a success.

75% of the Operation Rice Bowl contributions will go to Catholic relief Services and

support projects to help people all around the world who struggle with the burdens of hun-

ger and poverty. 25% of the contributions raised remain in the Albany Diocese and help

fund hunger and poverty alleviation programs in Parish Outreach that assist people in our

own local communities.

Please visit the Operation Rice Bowl website and the Catholic Charities website to find

more information about how your generous gifts are put to use here and around the world.

St Pius X School

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Albany

Eighth grade class president, Nick Lewis, vice president, Daniel Philbin and

sixth graders, Maggie Fritz and Juliana Whatley receive a certificate for the

school from Superintendant Sister Jane Herb and Bishop Howard Hubbard.

Mr. Mullahy serves pizza to his Chess Club for their year end party!

Reminders from the School Nurse

Please remember the following information as you plan for the next school year: PHYSICALS New York State Education Law requires that each student receive a physical 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

commencement of the school year that the physical is required in is acceptable. All required physical forms

are due by October 1 in the health office. 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!

MEDICATIONS Students who receive medications during school must have a new written Doctor’s order and written parent

permission each year. You can get these orders with spring physicals and have the doctor write that it is for the

next school year. I will send forms home to students with current medication orders and forms to indicate in-

structions for pick up or disposal of this years medications. Medications cannot be kept in the health office

over the summer.

IMMUNIZATIONS All incoming 6th graders who are 11 years old need to have proof of Tdap (tetanus, diptheria, acellular per-

tussis) 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 call the health office with any concerns or questions. Elaine Libruk ,RN

St Pius X School

Girls Scout Troop 1201 is teaming up with the 15 Love program to get ready

for their Summer Reading Program by collecting books. We will have a book

drop box located by the front entrance door of school. If you would like us

to pick-up we would be more than glad to help with that as well. You can

email at cnaclerio@harrisbeach.com or call me at 527-9968 to make

arrangements. All level of books are needed. See the 15 Love link to see

what this great organization does for the community. If you click on the

Education tab on the top it will show you how they work. We will be

collecting until June 15th.

http://www.15love.org/

Caroline Burke, Grace Giombetti, and Lindsey

Matthews held a lemonade stand and donated the

proceeds to the St. Pius Afterschool Program!

Thanks girls!

St Pius X School

Race for Education

Thank you to the students,

parents and friends of St. Pius X

School for making the 2012 Race

for Education a HUGE success!

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Miss Franzese Does Zumba with K-3rd Grade P.E. Classes!

The 5th-8th Grade Science Fair

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May Crowning 2012

The St. Pius X School community gathered together to honor

Mary. Thank you to the second and eighth grade

students for their participation.

O Mary, you are the Mother

of God for you brought forth

the Son of God. Teach me

how to bring forth Jesus in

the lives of all those I will

encounter this day.

St Pius X School

Are You Looking for a Tutor Over the Summer?

Jessica Smith (St. Pius X 2nd grade

Teacher) is available to help!

Certified Elementary Education and

Reading Teacher with a Masters in

Literacy

Tutoring in all subject areas and all

grades on Monday-Friday at St. Pius

X School

Enrichment and support services are

also available

One on one hourly sessions

Half hour sessions are available for

younger children

If you are interested or have further

questions, I can be contacted at

852-0592 or e-mail:

jess4276@hotmail.com

Emily AuClaire (St. Pius X 2nd Grade

Teacher) is available to tutor!

Summer tutoring can be extremely helpful in en-

suring that your child retains what they learned

in the past year; furthermore, it is vital in pre-

paring your child for the upcoming school year. I

am offering tutoring sessions at St. Pius X

School or at your home. I am offering tutelage

in the following subject areas: Reading Math Writing Phonics Addition/Subtraction Using the 5 steps of the writing process Vocabulary Time/Money Organizing thoughts Comprehension Multiplication/DivisionCommunicating Ideas Fluency Measurement Increasing Vocabulary

*Each session will be 1:1 and last an hour. If you

are interested, please contact Emily AuClaire at

376-2715 or email ES604@aol.com.

Reminders from the Library

Please check for library books and make

sure you return them to the Library by June 18th!

Check out days will stop for the rest of the year on

June 7th!

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June 2012

Grade 6 to

NYC

Grade 7 to Boston

Day 4 Day 3 Day 2

Day 1

Day 2 Day 1

Day 5 Day 6

Day 5 Day 4 Day 3

Day 6 Day 1 Day 2

Student’s

Choice

Art Show

6:00-7:30pm

Please Join Us!

SPIRIT DAY

RAIN DATE

DARE

GRADUATION

1:30PM

Parish Center

PK-2 9:30am PK-3 1:30pm PK-4 Full Day

10am

12:30pm

6:00 pm

School Mass

9am

Please Join Us! Kindergarten Orientation

9-11 Parish Center

St. Pius X School Golf Classic Monday

July 9, 2012 Call Maria at 465-4539 for more

information!

Grade 4th & 8th

NYS Science

Written Exam

PSA Meeting 7:00 pm Library Please Join Us!

School Board

Meeting 7pm

Have a blessed Summer! Half Day

11am

Dismissal

Behold, children are a gift of the Lord…

Psalm 127:3

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

Phone: 465-4539 Fax: 465-4895 Email: stpiusxschool@nycap.rr.com

School Events

We’re on the Web

www.stpiusx.nycap.rr.com

July 9th - Golf Classic

Have a great summer!

“PRAY WITHOUT CEASING.” I THESSALONIANS 5:17

Upcoming Activities and Dates to Remember:

www.stpiusx.nycap.rr.com

St. Pius X School Golf Classic Monday, July 9, 2012

Please consider our many options

for you to support and participate in this great community event!

Tee Box Sponsor

Flag Sponsor Sponsorships

Players Dinner Only Option

A Great Day and Evening!

For more information

contact Maria Brunell at 465-4539!