A huge thank you to Ms. Giordano and Ms. Rowe for another successful Polar Express Event.  Another BIG thank you to HSA, our parents, and Elmwood Park Police Department for putting smiles on everyone's faces at the Slices with Santa event. 

St. Leo's School Home & School Association is still collecting new and unused toys for the EPPD through Friday, December 16! However, we have decided to up the ante...the class that brings in the most toys will win a holiday treat to bring home from their in-school Christmas party! (If you brought a toy to Slices with Santa, please email us letting us know the student's name, teacher, & toy.).

 

**Let's bring a little healthy competition to help those in need!**

Congratulations to Mr. Shultz for "giving up his bed so young people facing homelessness can sleep safely"  in support of the Covenant Houses across New Jersey. Despite the cold weather, Mr. Shultz successfully slept outside the whole night. Thank you to all who donated to this cause. 

 

Upcoming Events

• Protecting God's Children's Class -  If you attended this class, please submit a copy of your certificate to [email protected] to add you to our approved SLS Volunteer List. 

• 12/14 - SLS Christmas Concert at 7:00 P.M. in the school gym.
• 12/15 - HSA Tricky Tray Committee Meeting at 7:00 P.M. in the school gym.  Please email us to confirm that you are coming.
• 12/16 - Toy Drive ENDS.
• 12/16 - Dress Down Day -  SLS Student Government is excited to announce they have planned a Dress Down Day for Friday, December 16. In the spirit of our current monthly theme, Giving, they ask families to please donate a pair of socks, mittens, and/or winter hats. All donations will go directly to our parish's Social Concerns Ministry to be distributed to families in need this holiday season.  
• 12/21 - 12:15 dimissisal (NO AFTER CARE)
• 12/21 - Pajama day - students are encouraged to wear their pajamas and bring their favorite stuffed animal (please no nightgowns without tights) per the request of the Student Council.  No donation is required.   
• 12/22 - Christmas Break begins and ends 1/04

*Students who are absent from school or leave early due to illness will not be permitted to attend the concert.

HSA Fundraisers

January Bulk Pizza orders and payments are due December 16: http://bit.ly/3ud28sG

School Spirit Wear. Several items to choose from (order form attached)

Inclement Weather 

 

Recess - NJ Recess Law requires that education institutes provide outdoor recess for a minimum of 20 minutes unless there is severe inclement weather.  SLS policy is that we will send students outdoors for recess unless the temperature dips below 32 degrees or in the case of extreme weather conditions (rain, snow, etc.).  We suggest that all students dress appropriately for the change in weather (hats, gloves, etc.).  Leggings are allowed to be worn under skirts during the cold weather. 

 

Snow Closures/Delays - This time of year is fast approaching.  Please be advised the SLS does not use Robo Call.  In the case of school closings and/or delays, all families will be notified no later than 6 am the day of the closure by email.  In addition, our website and social media pages will always have the correct information.

 

 

Housekeeping Items

 

• Email Correspondence - It is very helpful 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 can not 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, HSA, and teachers work very hard to ensure that fundraisers, lunch orders, etc are correct, when deadlines are not followed it makes it hard to ensure mistakes are not being 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 am, without previous authorization, will be marked late.  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 own 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...If you are unable to log in or need your information reset, please send an email to [email protected]org
• Cold, Flu, and Covid: To prevent the spread of germs, SLS will continue to deep clean and disinfect all rooms monthly.