Parent help is needed for the musical.  Sign up here - Parent Sign Up for Musical

 

School Spirit Wear is Back with a New Design!!!!!! Please see the pictures and order forms below.  Remember - students can wear ANY SLS shirt for gym.

 

Volunteer Opportunity - 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.

In order 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. In order to make it as comprehensive as possible, we could use your help. If you are interested in serving as a member of the Tricky Tray '24 Parent Team, please email me ([email protected]) at your earliest convenience. It is our hope that even more people volunteer their time and creativity to make this event another inspiring success for SLS. 

 

Teacher Wish Lists

 

Due to the overwhelming amount of success and feedback from both parents and staff, we are bringing back the Amazon Teacher Wishlist.  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. 

SLS Lunch Program

Francesca's Lunch Program: https://elmwoodparkpizza.com/st-leos-lunch-program

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 who are ordering lunch.  Please see attached. 

 

Tuition Payments

 

August payments are now past due, if you are still having issues with Smart Tuition or payments, please contact the school office. 

 

Fundraisers 

 

The Knights of Columbus support our Eighth Graders by providing $1,000 annual scholarships. One of the Knights' biggest fundraisers, "The Calendar Raffle, " supports St. Leo's School, Academy of Our Lady in Glen Rock, and needed funds to local parishes such as St. Anne's, St. Leo's, and St. Catherine's. The Cost is $20. Each entry has 92 chances to win $6,000.00 in Prizes. Purchase your ticket at the main office. The first Drawing is on September 29.

 

St. Leo's Church

Saturday, October 7. SLS & Parish Fall Celebration: Stock up for Fall. See Attached Flyers. SLS will be accepting pre-orders for Pumpkins, Corn Stocks, Bales of Hay, and Quarts of Soup; All for $8.00 and up. 

 

 

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 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 am, 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. 

Hot Weather - Please make sure to send your child with a refillable water bottle.  It can still be very hot outside, so it is important that students stay hydrated.