We are off to a great start! Thank you to everyone who has jumped on the REMIND app as this is the way that we will communicate this year! We have been to mass, have had our first Reading and Spelling test, and have been practicing our procedures and routines. My next step is to begin learning the Black Baud system for assignments and grades. Thank you for your patience. I’ve been trying to touch base with parents the past two weeks. I will also be sharing our classroom behavior plan soon.
Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year!
Welcome parents, welcome students, welcome random readers,
I am so excited to begin a new school year! It has been a wonderful start. The students are curious about our learning, and it’s really fun to teach when they are so eager to learn. I hope my teacher website is helpful to you this year. Please feel free to email me if you have any ideas that you’d like to see become a part of the website.
Thanks, Mrs. Holtmeyer
Hi Parents!
Happy Summer! I’d like to impress upon you what a beneficial thing reading is for your child. During this fun summer time, make sure to have your child reading, or better yet, read with them. I’m including a link to an article from Healthline magazine that discusses all of the healthy benefits from being a reader for both children and adults. Please browse through it. Have a great summer, and I look forward to hearing about which books the students read this summer.
Great easy article:
https://www.healthline.com/health/benefits-of-reading-books
Hi Parents!
Book Fair Week is coming! Fliers will be sent home today, March 22nd.
You can shop at our school’s book fair online (online shopping will run from March 24 – March 31) at this link: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/spsl
The Book Fair runs from Sunday, March 26 – Friday, March 31 (Ends at 3:00pm on Friday)
Dates for student shopping: Students will have the option to shop during their normal library times with Mrs. Maca
Family Shopping: Sunday, March 26 8:00am – 12:00pm – Family Shopping
Tuesday, March 28 5:00pm-7:00pm – eCreamery Ice Cream & Cookie Truck will be in the parking lot to make it a fun community event. Families have the option to purchase cookies, ice cream sandwiches or eCreamery treats. In the cafeteria there will be places to sit and visit while you admire our new tables and eat your sweet treats. Please enjoy some complimentary water and The Amazing Arthur will be there doing magic tricks. Bring some spare change for your children to participate in a couple fun carnival games or use your camera to take pictures of them and your family in our carnival backdrop with props. Come One! Come All!!
Book fair dress down day Friday, March 24: Please consider donating to our library. One hundred percent of all the money collected will be used to buy books for our school library. Normal dress down day applies.
GIFT CERTIFICATES for your TEACHER or the SPSL Library: You can also support your child(ren)s classroom and/or our library by purchasing gift certificates at the book fair or you may send donations to school in an envelope with the teacher’s name or library clearly printed on it.
** Please note that there will be sales tax on all purchases
“Let Your Light Shine” was the message Fr. Craig delivered in his homily at our first all school mass of the year. So, we must be “shining lights” for those around us.
“In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” ~Matthew 5:16
Our Mission Statement: St. Pius X/St. Leo School is a diverse community forming students in the Catholic Faith to excel in academics and service to others.
On Mission Day, the whole school focuses on serving others, as stated in our Mission Statement. The 4th graders and PreKindergarteners collected donations for refugees from Afghanistan. They listened to Tom and Margaret Hoarty teach them about what refugees are, the struggles they face, and how we can be of service to them to follow Jesus when he said, “When I was a stranger, you welcomed me.”
The two grade levels then got together to draw and color “Welcoming Cards” for the refugees from Afghanistan. After school the cards and donations were delivered for those refugees in need.
Hello, my name is Laura Zabloudil. This is my first year teaching at SPSL. I have over 30 years experience teaching elementary school in Hastings, NE, with 20 of these years teaching 4th grade, my favorite!!!! My undergraduate degree is from UNL and my Master's in Education is from UNK. I grew up on a small farm in Sutton NE attending St. Mary's Parish. My husband and I have 4 sons that live in the Omaha area. We will be moving to Omaha permanently soon. I enjoy music, history, reading, and biking!! plus those cute fourth graders!