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Dear St. John Paul II Families,
I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend, I am looking forward to seeing you tomorrow and Thursday for Parent Night! We are excited to share successes from the past year as well as new things happening at StJPII. The teachers have prepared an informative evening so that you can have a clear picture of what learning will look like in the classroom throughout this school year.
See you soon. In Him we trust,
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Forming
Families
of Disciples
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Our family pet, Buckley, is a certified therapy dog with Faithful Paws. This is a unique ministry that has allowed our whole family to get involved. As a family, we accompany Buckley on his “work” visits to nursing homes. We get an opportunity to greet and visit with the residents and their family members while Buckley gets his share of "oohs and aahs" and lots of petting. This small act of service has taught us how much a friendly smile and gentle touch can be an instrument of comfort to those who need it the most!
We want to tell your family's discipleship story!
Send an email to: advancement@jp2.org
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After-School Clubs Start this Week
See the school calendar for the schedule.
Click on these links and contact names for flyers and sign up information:
Conquest Club - Meets Tonight - Conquest is a Catholic Youth Ministry Program for boys in 3rd-8th Grade, designed to instill virtue, develop character, and encourage spiritual growth…all in an atmosphere of sports, fun and adventure! Boys learn about leadership, service and virtue while forming authentic friendships. The group is led by Mark Mills, recent StJPII alumni, and Legionaries of Christ clergy (including Fr. Matthew Schmitz). Please encourage your sons to join us every other Tuesday in the GSC from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Click here for the Registration Forms to bring to the meeting with your dues. For further information, please contact Mark Mills or (713) 857-6689.
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More Donations - Non-Saint Uniforms & School Supplies for Baton Rouge
Still have old “non-saint” casual uniforms? Polos, sweatshirts, spirit shirts? Girl Scout Troop 20254 continues to collect outdated uniforms and will distribute them to those in need in Louisiana. They are also collecting school supplies and have assigned specific items to each grade level:
crayons (pre-k), glue sticks (kinder), pencils (1st), colored pencils (2nd), highlighters (3rd), pens (4th),
construction paper (5th), pocket folders (6th), wide ruled notebook paper (7th), and scissors (8th). Y
ou may drop these items in the marked bins through Friday, September 9. Thank you for your help!
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Bilingual Rosary in Honor of The Feast of The Most Holy Name of Mary
In order to acknowledge our growing multicultural community, we invite you to join us at a special bilingual Rosary for parents in honor of The Feast of The Most Holy Name of Mary. The Rosary will take place before afternoon carpool in the Chapel on Monday, September 12 at 1:30 p.m. with a reception to follow. Please contact
Ashley Kearney
in Development with any questions. We hope to see you there!
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Study Skills Parent Workshop
Parents of students in 3rd-8th Grade (and new parents!) are encouraged to join us Thursday, September 22 for StJPII's Study Skills Workshop. We will discuss the important strategies your children are learning and how you can help them be the best learners they an be. Click here for more information. RSVP by email to Librarian
Mrs. Lamb
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5th Grade Field Trip to Camp Allen
Parents of 5th graders: Mark your calendars for a brief mandatory meeting on Monday, October 17 at 8:15 a.m. to discuss details for the trip to Camp Allen in Navasota, TX which will occur on November 14-16, 2016. Remember that the deadline to return the forms that were sent home and your first payment are due next Tuesday, September 13th.
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Run with the Saints
Volunteers Needed!
Our annual 5K, which benefits The Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation in memory of StJPII Alum Lauren Lockard, is scheduled for Saturday, October 29th. We need volunteers to plan and make this the best race yet! Please contact Bernie Weber if you you are interested in helping and getting to know other SJPII families. If you are a runner, would like to sign your child up for the Kids K, or want to buy a shirt, register online.
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StJPII Book Club
StJPII is blessed to share the gift of reading through grade-level Book Clubs. If you would like to sign up your child, please email Heidi Dietrich (provide student's name/grade and boy/girl). Additionally, we need volunteers for 5th grade girls, as well as 6th, 7th and 8th grade boys and girls. When signing up your child, please indicate if you would be able to volunteer in sharing the joy of reading with our StJPII Saints.
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Special thanks to: Margaret Tucker, Sanjuana Valdez, Patti Breaux, Ashley Wehrly-Kearney, Joyce Holicek, Alicia Rehfeld, Tanya Da Silva, Emily Irwin, Andrea Aertker, Anne Davis, Victoria Forkner, Jennifer Gomez, Gail Anderson, Kate Yuan, Khristine Salvatierra, Lily Luu, Lourdes Codina, Julia Hiller, Federica Penovi, Heidi Galito, Marcela Pigurina, Nadia Guaida, Valentina Lares, Hazel Mohan, Adriana Cayama, Nicole Lambert, Lourdes Pozo, Brenda Holden, Rossana Montilva, Tina Schroeder, Eric and Mariam Janda, Soledad Khoury and Noha Tuma.
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Box Tops - Our classroom contest is just around the corner. Here’s your chance to earn extra box tops! See the Boxtops Website for a full list of eligible products. Also, the
HEB Bonus Box Tops Promotion starts tomorrow! From September 7-20th, please consider stocking up on pantry staples to maximize our points:
- Purchase 10 Box Tops products in 1 visit & get 60 Bonus Box Tops (15 Box Tops products = 100 Bonus Box Tops)
- Be sure the cashier hands you the certificate with your receipt at checkout.
- Buy granola bars, fruit treats & juice boxes for sports team snacks
- Stock up on Ziploc and Reynold’s products; Hefty paper plates, cups and trash bags.
- Buy Old El Paso taco seasoning packets and taco kits.
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Birthday Recognition - You can still give your StJPII student a birthday to remember through our Birthday Recognition program. Please email
Lorena Betancourt
or click
here
for the order form.
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Elementary soccer practices start this week. Coaches will share game schedules September 14th.
For more information, you may contact Deanne Gordon. Have fun, be safe & Go Saints!
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Middle School Athletics was off and running last week! The Cross Country team participated in their second meet of the season on Saturday. For the second week in a row, the girl's team won third place. The following runners received medals for finishing in the top 15: Daniela Esqueda and Camden O'Connor. The next meet is the Chavez Lobo Invitational this Saturday, September 10th. Our three Volleyball teams had 2 days of practices and 2 days of scrimmages to prepare for the start of District play. The teams did very well and Coach Woods is hoping for some more great games to start off their season! In Football, our Saints continued to work hard as they played another scrimmage against the Stallions last Thursday. It was a tough loss, but the boys are continuing to improve, as they get prepared for their game against a tough opponent, St. Vincent de Paul, this Thursday, September 8th. Our Varsity & Junior Varsity Soccer teams continued their conditioning and practice as they prepare for their first game this Thursday against St. Laurence. Please refer to the school calendar for all information regarding the games so you can support our Saints!
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Westside High School is offering a Cheerleading clinic for Kindergarten through 8th Graders on Saturday, September 24. Click here to learn more and register. Attendees will learn cheer routines with the WHS team and get the opportunity to cheer at a game.
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9/7 PTO Meeting 8:15 a.m., SJH
9/7 School Tours (prospective families 9:00-11:00 a.m.)
9/7 PK/K/MS Parent Night 6:00 p.m., GSC
9/8 MS Volleyball away at St. Laurence, 4:30 p.m.
9/8 MS Football away at St. Vincent de Paul, 5:00 p.m.
9/8 MS Soccer vs. St. Laurence
9/8 1st - 5th Parent Night 6:00 p.m., GSC
9/9 All School Mass 8:30 a.m., GSC
9/9 Altar Society Meeting after Mass, SJH
9/9 Non-Saint Uniform Donation deadline
9/9 Lunch Bunch (1st-4th Grades)
9/10 MS Cross Country Lobo Invitational 8:00 a.m.
9/10 Dad's Basketball 8:30 a.m., BAC
9/12 VIRTUS Class at StJPII 8:30 a.m., Library
9/12 Rosary for The Feast of The Most Holy Name of Mary 1:30 p.m., Chapel
9/12 MS Volleyball away vs. STM 4:30 p.m.
9/13 5th Grade Camp Allen paperwork due
9/13 8th Grade Parent Meeting 6:30 p.m., SJH
9/13 Board Meeting 7:00 p.m.
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St. John Paul II Catholic School
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1400 Parkway Plaza,
Houston, TX 77077
281-496-1500 •
281-496-2943 (fax)
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St. John Paul II Catholic School prepares all students spiritually
and academically to succeed in life and to do God's will.
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