Dear Families of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School,

This week, two important communications went out. Firstly, we are grateful to Deputy Shaw for his service to our school and we are excited about the comprehensive and cost-effective security coverage that will be provided for us through the Houston Police Department. Also, this year’s Gratitude Report was sent. Our Advancement efforts, led by Mrs. Katie Tressel, broke all previous records. Please take the time to look this over. Your incredible generosity allows us to expand programming and other services for our students. I am so humbled and so grateful.

This upcoming Monday, September 30th, the parish welcomes Matt Maher! How exciting to have this leader in Catholic Christian music in our school gym! The setup for a concert of this magnitude is complicated. The gym will be in “prep mode” all day. After lunch, the Fellowship Hall and Paduan Center will also be transformed. For these reasons, all after-school campus programming has been canceled (except football practice). We are also unable to offer Beyond the Bell. Consequently, we must adjust our usual dismissal process. We will dismiss from classrooms as was done on the first day of school. Please bring your carline tag and go directly to your student’s classroom for dismissal on Monday.

Only by His Grace,

Veronica Tucker

Principal

IMPORTANT: MONDAY, SEPT. 30 DISMISSAL CHANGES

We are thrilled to welcome Matt Maher to our school gym for an exciting concert!

• As a result, all after-school programs, including Beyond the Bell, are canceled (except for football practice).
• Dismissal for ALL STUDENTS will be from homeroom classrooms, just like on the first day of school. Please bring your carline tag and go directly to your student's classroom for pickup. Thank you for your patience & understanding!

WHAT'S BREWING WITH MRS. TUCKER

Informal grade-level meetings with Mrs. Tucker. Meetings start at 8:30 AM in the Paduan Center/AMR (unless otherwise noted). Bring your own coffee!

Thursday, Oct. 3 | 5th Grade

Friday, Oct. 4 | 2nd Grade

Thursday, Oct. 17 | 4th Grade

Friday, Oct. 18 | 3rd Grade

WRITING LEADERS

1st Grade - Carson Kaercher, Harper Austin, Edmundo Trejo Gonzales, Penelope Hogan

2024-2025 YEARBOOKS

Order your 2024-2025 Yearbooks now! All orders will be placed online by clicking the banner or using the link: https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A02187515 .

DNN - 9/27/24

HAIR ACCESSORIES GIVE BACK!

Our friends at Froux-Froux Frog have created custom hair accessories for our school and will donate 15% of all purchases back! To purchase, click the link below!

STEPS FOR STUDENTS - T-SHIRT CONTEST

If your student would like to create a t-shirt design for Steps for Students, please use the template and submit by October 31, 2024 to the Advancement Office. The winning design will be submitted to the Archdiocese for consideration and may become our school's shirt design this year! This year is the 20th anniversary of Steps for Students!

Steps for Students T-shirt Template

ATHLETICS UPDATE

Dolphins Sports This Week:

Saturday, September 21: The Dolphins Cross Country team competed in the Covenant Christian Invitational in Conroe. Marina Gonzalez (6th grade) earned a gold medal, finishing 1st in the girls' 1.5-mile race. Ana Lucia Yepiz Zamora (7th grade) won silver, placing 2nd in the same race. Alan Aertker (7th grade) won gold in the boys' 2-mile race.

Monday, September 23: The Varsity A & B Volleyball teams hosted the St. Theresa Vikings. JV lost 0-2, and Varsity lost 0-2.

Tuesday, September 24: Varsity Volleyball played at home against Epiphany. JV lost 0-2, but Varsity WON 2-0! The Dolphins Soccer teams traveled to Katy to play Epiphany. JV lost 0-3, and Varsity tied 0-0.

Wednesday, September 25: The Dolphins Football team played Epiphany under the lights at St. John XXIII High School. Final Score: Epiphany 45, Dolphins 0. The C-Team Volleyball squads hosted St. Ambrose. Navy lost 1-2, and White lost 0-2.

Thursday, September 25: C-Team Volleyball traveled to St. Mark Lutheran. White played at 4:30, and Navy at 5:30. The Dolphins Soccer teams had home matches: Varsity Soccer vs. Christ the Redeemer: Final Score Dolphins 8, CTR 0. JV Soccer vs. St. Mark’s Lutheran: Final Score St. Mark’s 4, Dolphins 2.

Upcoming Dolphin Sports:

Monday, September 30: JV & Varsity Volleyball teams travel to play St. Rose of Lima. JV at 4:30, Varsity at 5:30. JV Soccer heads to St. Mark Lutheran to face the Cougars at 4:30.

Tuesday, October 1: JV & Varsity Soccer play at home vs. St. Regis School. JV at 4:30, Varsity at 5:30.

Wednesday, October 2: JV & Varsity Volleyball travel to St. Martha Catholic School. JV at 4:30, Varsity at 5:30.

Thursday, October 3: C-Team White Volleyball hosts Salem Lutheran at 4:30.

JV & Varsity Soccer teams play at home vs. St. Anne Tomball. Varsity at 4:30, JV at 5:30. Dolphins Football travels to Huntsville to take on Alpha Omega Academy at 7:00 PM.

GO DOLPHINS!!!

HOMECOMING SPIRIT WEEK - In Our Homecoming Era

Friday, Oct. 4 - Pep Rally- Spirit shirts & jeans

Monday, Oct. 7 - 50’s, Sock Hop - Wear crazy socks

Tuesday, Oct. 8 - 60's & 70’s, Tie Dye Tuesday - Wear a tie dye shirt with uniform bottoms

Wednesday, Oct. 9 - 80's-Future's So Bright Gotta Wear Shades - Wear sunglasses with Mass uniform

Thursday, Oct. 10 - 90's Neon - Wear neon shirt with uniform bottoms

Wednesday, Oct. 9 | Homecoming Event | 4:30 - 7:00 PM Football game vs. St. Theresa, Food trucks, Inflatables, Angels’ cheer clinic performance, alumni booth, and more! Fun for the whole family! Thank you to Lupe Tortilla, Gabino’s Wood Fired Pizza Co, Rollin’ Wingz, and Tikiz Shave Ice food trucks for joining us!

MOTHER-SON DANCE | SATURDAY, OCT 5 | 6:30-8:00 PM

Put on your cowboy boots, grab your partner, and join us for a night of dancing and fun at the St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School Mother-Son Dance! This event is free to attend, and light refreshments will be provided. Due to limited space, the dance is reserved for enrolled students and their mothers only. We kindly ask that you RSVP to let us know if you plan to attend. Yeehaw!

Smart Families will return on Oct. 3 to speak to students. Don’t forget to mark your calendar for our Family Code Workshop on Oct. 24.

October 3 - The App Trap - Student Presentation

October 24 - Family Code Workshop - 6:30 PM - All invited!

If your family is ready to sign the Smart Families pledge to delay giving your child(ren) smart phones until high school, click the link below!

NURSE NOTES

For 9/22/24-9/27/24

• 3rd Grade - Reported case of strep throat. 
• We always have reports of a tummy issue here or there, but nothing isolated to a grade or class and not numerous cases. I will normally only note tummy virus issues when it seems there are several out in a specific grade. 
• It is flu season, so if your child normally receives a flu vaccine you should plan to have it scheduled soon.  

WISH LIST - 2024-2025

Are you interested in making an immediate impact for our students? We have created a list of classroom or school-wide items that we need! As a school we will be working to fund these items through the Fund for St. Anthony but if you would like to give to specific items, you may give online at the link below. A gift through our Wish List also counts as Fund for St. Anthony Participation (more on the Fund for St. Anthony to come)!

MONDAYS - Chess Club, 3:45-4:30 PM.

MONDAYS - Spanish Culture Club, 3:45-4:30 PM.

MONDAYS - Violin Club, 3:45-4:30 PM.

TUESDAYS - Student Rosary Group, 7:15 AM in Paduan Center. 

WEDNESDAYS - Parent Rosary Group (English) 8:00 AM, PLB Room 204.

WEDNESDAYS - Mass Choir, 6:45 AM, Sheltz Hall.

WEDNESDAYS - Art Club, 3:45-5:00 PM, Art Room.

WEDNESDAYS - Run Club, 3:45-4:30 PM, Sports Fields.

THURSDAYS - Parent Rosary Group (Spanish) 8:15 AM, PLB Room 204

Please check the calendar and/or communications from club advisors regarding cancellations or changes. More clubs to be added soon!

9/30/2024 - NO AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES | Including Beyond the Bell

9/30/2024 - SPIRIT DAY | MOD PIZZA | ALL DAY

10/01/2024 - SPECIAL EVENT | Living Rosary

10/02/2024 - MASS: Memorial of The Holy Guardian Angels (5-A), 8:30 AM, Church

10/03/2024 - SPECIAL EVENT | Smart Families | Student Presentation

10/03/2024 - What's Brewing w/Mrs. Tucker | 5th Grade, 8:30 AM, Paduan Center

10/04/2024 - SPECIAL EVENT | EC Pumpkin Day

10/04/2024 - SPIRIT WEEK | Pep Rally | Wear Spirit Shirt & Jeans

10/04/2024 - What's Brewing w/Mrs. Tucker | 2nd Grade, 8:30 AM, Paduan Center

10/05/2024 - Angels HOCO Cheer Clinic, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM, Gym

10/05/2024 - SPECIAL EVENT | Mother-Son Dance, 6:30-8:00 PM, Gym

10/07/2024 - ASSEMBLY | Monday Morning Assembly

10/07/2024 - SPIRIT WEEK | Sock Hop - Wear Crazy Socks

10/08/2024 - SPIRIT WEEK | Tie Dye Tuesday - Wear tie dye shirt with uniform bottoms

10/09/2024 - SPIRIT WEEK | Future's So Bright - wear sunglasses with Mass uniform

10/09/2024 - MASS: Wednesday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time (5-B)

10/09/2024 - RECONCILIATION | 5B | OLA Chapel

10/09/2024 - SPECIAL EVENT | Homecoming Football Game

10/10/2024 - SPIRIT WEEK | 90's Neon - Wear neon shirt with uniform bottoms

10/11/2024 - SCHOOL HOLIDAY | Staff Development

10/14/2024 - SCHOOL HOLIDAY

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FRASSATI CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL UPDATES

Middle School Football Night - October 4

Friday, October 4, is Frassati Catholic High School's Middle School Football Night. All middle school (and elementary) students get in free as Falcons Football takes on St. Joseph High School. We'll invite athletes, cheerleaders, band and choir members to join us at points throughout the game. Gates open at 6pm, with the National Anthem at 6:50pm, and kickoff at 7pm. Tickets for adult family members on sale HERE on the Athletics page of the Frassati Catholic website. See you there! Located at St. Michael the Archangel Field at Frassati Catholic High School.

Frassati Catholic Open House - October 30

The Frassati Catholic Open House is the perfect event for 6th-8th grade students and families interested in becoming Frassati Falcons. On Wednesday, October 30, from 6-8pm, you're invited to the Frassati Catholic Open House for an info session and tours of campus. Learn more about Frassati Catholic, meet current students and faculty, and take the opportunity to see what life is like at a Frassati Falcon. RSVP at https://www.frassaticatholic.org/openhouse.  

Applications Open for 2025-2026!

Applications are open for the 2025-2026 academic year at Frassati Catholic! For current 8th grade students or those interested in transferring, this is the first step to becoming a Frassati Falcon - and families can get started today. Simply log in to the SchoolAdmin admissions portal, click "begin admissions process" and you'll be on your way! Following the completed online application, applicants will have access to the applicant checklist, providing the ability to upload documents, see their application progress, and even schedule a shadow visit on campus this fall. Details and application process can be found at frassaticatholic.org/apply. Questions? Contact Mr. Tim Lienhard, Director of Enrollment, at admissions@frassaticatholic.org.

ST. AGNES ACADEMY OPEN HOUSE

Please join us for our annual Open House Sunday, October 20 at 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. This event starts promptly at 3:00 p.m. in Meyer Hall and will give interested families an in-depth look at all the opportunities St. Agnes has to offer its students and community.

JUNIOR CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS OF AMERICA

JCDA continues to seek new members, new service ideas, and outreach. For more information, or if you know of a young girl, age 8-18 that is interested in meeting new friends and growing in her Catholic faith, please contact Susan Smith at 713-397-1752 or Lory Barnhill at 713-302-0160.