Upcoming Events
10/7 - Fall Harvest Celebration (Market Street) St. Leo’s School will be on Market Street from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. selling soups, pumpkins, mums, etc. The Church will sell food too and host a Beer Garden that Continues through 8:00 PM. The event will be held regardless of rain or shine!
10/9 - School Closed in observance of Columbus Day
10/13 - Early Dismissal (School will be closed at 12:15 pm NO AFTERCARE
10/16-10/20 - Parent/Teacher Conferences (more details to follow)
Dress Down Day
Breast Cancer Awareness - We will be having a special Dress Down Day on 10/11. All donations received will go directly to Breast Cancer Awareness (Hackensack). This Dress Down is a special event and will be in addition to the 12 we normally have per year. Wear Pink!
Fundraisers
8th Grade Pie Sale - Back by Popular Demand! The annual Thanksgiving Pie Sale to benefit 8th grade is kicking off. Please see the attached order form.
Spirit Wear - Please see the new easier order form attached - https://forms.gle/
To Do’s
Handbook/Media Release Forms - Every family has been sent a video/media release sign off for their student as well as the Parent/Student handbook. Both Google forms MUST be completed by Friday, September 29th.
https://forms.gle/
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Art Sketchbooks - all students need a sketchbook for art class. If you have not purchased one already, please try to do so by Friday. Thank you! Hopefully, you can catch some good clearance sales!
Volunteer Opportunities
Trunk and Treat - cars needed! This is always a fun family event that staff and students look forward to. Please see the attached flyer for more details.
Tricky Tray Committee
As noted last Spring, St. Leo's School Tricky Tray, organized and run by SLS parents, made a historic profit of $30,597. Thank you all for your generosity.
To achieve this level of success again this year, we ask all of our SLS parents to commit again to the planning and preparation for this pinnacle event. Currently, we are composing the various tasks with detailed descriptions required for this Spring event, scheduled for Friday, April 19. To make it as comprehensive as possible, we could use your help. If you are interested in serving as a Tricky Tray '24 Parent Team member, please email me ([email protected]) at your earliest convenience. We hope that even more people volunteer their time and creativity to make this event another inspiring success for SLS.
Santa’s Workshop - Santa is already looking for some elves to help coordinate one of the student’s favorite events! If you are interested in chairing this event, would like to donate items, or help the children shop, please sign up here.
https://forms.gle/
SLS Lunch Program
Pizza Fridays
Without an HSA governing board, SLS is relying on the creative and dedicated leadership of parent volunteers to take on the responsibilities of our major fundraisers, including Pizza Fridays.
For this to be successful, we must adhere to ordering deadlines.
The first come, first serve was stated for emergencies only. We do not have enough extra pizza to cover those who simply have pizza, although they missed the deadline. Moving forward, we ask all families who missed the deadline to please send your child to school with lunch and money to purchase pizza. If we have enough surplus on that day, we will sell the extra slices available.
Francesca's Lunch Program: https://elmwoodparkpizza.com/
NO PIZZA WILL BE SERVED ON HALF DAYS.
Please remember, SLS does not allow FAST FOOD, GrubHub, Uber Eats, or ANY FOOD DELIVERY service to students. If you are in a situation where you forgot lunch, students will be provided with a muffin and juice. If you need to drop something off, sandwiches, bagels, and salads are acceptable. Thank you for understanding.
Francesca's has offered a one-time coupon for all families ordering lunch. Please see attached.
Drop-Off Guidelines
We have received many positive comments about the increased safety of our new drop-off procedure. I have a few requests to ensure that it remains timely since being on time is a Life Skill that will serve your students well moving forward.
1. Please drive all the way to the end of the building (Last Year's Lower School Entrance). "Stairwell B" gives Middle School students direct access to their classrooms. Having them walk a short distance further to their homeroom upstairs will help expedite the drop-off process. Another option would be to drop your children off before entering the line so they can walk on the sidewalk into the building on their own.
2. Currently, we have cones to mark the drop-off path; as soon as weather permits, we plan to paint a line marking this drop-off path. For safety reasons, we ask that you only allow students to exit from the passenger side of your vehicle (nearest the building) and that you do not try to pass a stopped car.
SLS Sports Group
Lady Lions volleyball teams will be collecting food donations for the St. Leo's Food Pantry. See the attached flyer.
Teacher Wish Lists
Due to the overwhelming amount of success and feedback from both parents and staff, we are bringing back the Amazon Teacher Wish List. These are wish list items that teachers have specifically chosen for their class. Participation in this program is completely optional. Thank you! Links can be found at the bottom of this email.
Housekeeping Items:
Email Correspondence - It is beneficial to our school staff and teachers if you include your child's name and grade in your correspondence; many families have different last names or just provide an email, which makes it difficult to determine who the child is.
School Payments - Please be sure that all payments to the school are separate, we are unable to make changes, and monies go to different organizations (HSA, School, Classroom, Sports Group, etc.) Any funds received as a "grouping" or need will be returned to the family. We will assume any extra money is a donation.
Deadlines - We cannot express enough the need to adhere to deadlines and cut-off dates. Starting October 1st, any payments, notices, etc., that are received after a deadline will be returned to the student. Our school, parents (HSA), and teachers work very hard to ensure that fundraisers, lunch orders, etc. are correct. When deadlines are not followed, mistakes may be made.
Visitors to the school - all visitors to the school, including parents, HSA, vendors, etc. are required to sign in at the front desk and receive a visitor's badge. It just provides us another level of safety for our students and staff to be sure that anyone who is visiting the school is allowed to be there and, in the event of an emergency, an accurate audit of who is in the building.
Late Arrivals - Any student arriving after 8 a.m. without previous authorization will be marked late. ALL Parents MUST come into the building and sign their child in; students are not permitted to sign themselves into school.
Daily Drop Off - 7:45 - 8:00 AM Thank you for driving safely and being on time.
Recess Equipment: Students are allowed to bring their recess equipment daily; however, it must be safe and approved by the student's HR teacher and shared at Recess.
PowerSchool Access - All students have a PowerSchool account. This is where you will check grades, progress reports, report cards, etc. New students will be provided access to PowerSchool within the first week of school.
Summer Uniforms - Students may wear their summer uniforms (shorts) until further notice.