Dear Saint Families,
Happy Tuesday! We have had two successful days of our IOWA/CoGat testing. Thank you for making great efforts to have your children here on time and ready to begin.
April is here and we are excited about the community events coming up in the next few weeks. Our 5th Annual Saints at Sunset Crawfish Boil is coming up soon on April 12! This is our biggest and best family event and I can’t wait to see everyone there enjoying the fellowship, food, and festivities! During the Boil, we will draw our Tuition Raffle winner. Remember to submit your tickets for a chance to win free tuition for the 19/20 school year. I'm also looking forward to our first STREAM night on April 29! Our students and teachers are preparing demonstrations focused on the six elements of STREAM (science, technology, religion, engineering, art, and math); it will be great to see their projects in action! Please read all the details below for more information.
I hope and pray that you are remembering to reflect on those holy moments that you can create through the Lenten Season. Matthew Kelly from Dynamic Catholic challenges us to think about people we admire because they live their lives differently and radiate holiness. Someone like St. Teresa of Calcutta comes to mind because she devoted her life to caring for the needy and truly radiated holiness. I would ask you to consider, "Who is a person you know who demonstrates holiness?” And, “How can you emulate their actions?”
In Him,
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First Friday All-School Mass
This Friday, April 5, we will continue our tradition of honoring the First Friday devotion with an all-school
Mass at 1:30 p.m. due to testing in the morning. Full Dress Uniforms are required.
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Annual Fund Update
To date, only 49% of our families have given to the Annual Fund. We need everyone's participation in order to reach our goal! See the chart below of the current donations by grade – where do you land? If you haven't yet given to the Annual Fund, please give today and help us reach our goal.
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Iowa and CogAT Testing
Please note that our campus will be closed to outside visitors all day April 1-12 due to testing. This means that volunteer activities and birthday lunches will need to be rescheduled. Visitors will only be permitted past the front office for All School Mass (4/5 and 4/12). Thank you for your cooperation and helping us maintain a quiet testing environment.
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2019 Tuition Raffle: Enter to WIN
It’s finally here…the 2019 Tuition Raffle! Here’s your chance to win FREE StJPII TUITION for your oldest child for the 2019-2020 school year! All raffle proceeds benefit St. John Paul II Catholic School. It’s simple to participate…just fill out the tickets that were enclosed in your March 26 Tuesday folder and send them back to the school office. Additional tickets may be downloaded from
https://www.jp2.org/tuition-raffle. All tickets are due before
April 10 at 3:30 p.m. The winning ticket will be drawn during the Crawfish Boil on
April 12.
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Optional Casual Uniform Orders
StJPII offers Optional Uniform pieces for students to wear any day of the week that is not designated as “Full Dress”. The
Casual Uniform Link is active on the
website under "Community".
- Last day to order is May 7 to pick up at Meet N Greet.
- All prices include state sales tax. Orders will only be accepted online through the Acceptiva link on our school website
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Summer Enrichment Program (SEP) Early Registration Ends Friday...Don't Delay
Enrichment Program (SEP) registration is going on now! Discounted registration is available through
this Friday April 5
, so sign up soon! SEP is available for three weeks at the start of summer, June 10-28 from 9:30-2:30. Shorter than a school day, SEP is a fun and casual way to keep those learning gears in motion! As you consider your summer camp plans, remember that SEP is for children as young as 3 years old. We offer a little something for everyone...whether your student needs academic enrichment, or just a safe/fun environment while you are at work, SEP is a great opportunity to make new friends and get a preview of what's to come in the Fall! The program emphasizes hands-on exploration in an enjoyable, creative, and supportive environment. Before/After Care and sibling discounts are also available. For more information and to register, click the button below or contact SEP Director
Kim McCurry.
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6th Grade Service Project
The two sixth grade bake sale service projects raised a total of $1583.00. This allowed StJPII to fund four (4) scholarships for students to attend Amigos de Jesus, a school/home for students in Honduras. The 6th grade thanks everyone for their participation in our service project.
- Corporal Works of Mercy: Shelter the Homeless
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1st Grade Girl Scout Troop Service Project
The 1st Grade Girl Scout Troop would like the StJPII community’s help with their service project. The troop is assembling birthday kits to help families in need so that they can give their children a birthday celebration. Items needed include aluminum cake pans, cake mixes, frosting, birthday candles, simple decorations, and party tableware. Bins will be placed throughout the hallways for collection the week of
April 29- May 3. Birthday kits will be donated to West Houston Assistance Ministries. We thank you for your support .If you have any questions, please contact
Troop Leader Tiffany Doucette at
tifslater@hotmail.com
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- Corporal Works of Mercy: Feed the Hungry
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5th Annual Saints at Sunset Crawfish Boil
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Mark your calendars for April 12, 2019- Ticket sales end April 8. Don't miss the party of the year!
Join family and friends on the Fischer Pavilion for the largest community event this Spring! It's time for
our
5
th Annual Saints @ Sunset Crawfish Boil! Mark your calendars for the evening of
Friday
, April 12,
here on campus for a great time. We have already booked the band, BB's catering for the crawfish, Kona Ice, face painting and a beignet truck! We had over 800 people attend last year, and it will be even bigger and better in 2019!
Remember tickets are only
sold online
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HELP NEEDED FOR VOLUNTEERS
Please consider volunteering for a short shift. We are looking for Beverage Garden Volunteers, registration attendants and more! We also need to borrow coolers! Please labels your cooler(s) and drop them off at the front office. Remember all coolers must be picked up on Monday, April 15. Laissez le bon temps rouler!
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Study Skills Tips and Test Preparation
With testing week upon us, here are a few study skills strategies if your student is a little anxious.
Overall
- Get plenty of rest nightly (full 8 hours or more for some children)
- Eat and drink well (healthy food and snacks, and plenty of water daily-avoid excess sugars)
- Play games (fun BRAIN games…not video games per se, BRAIN games, like Sudoku, Memory {that old-fashioned game when you match two like items}, crossword puzzles, apps like clockwork brain, elevate, brainteasers, brain trainers, and Lumosity)
TEST Taking strategies
- Have school items READY the night before (lunch kit, backpack, bags, uniforms, after school items).
- TURN OFF ALL electronics in the bedroom. All screens need to be charging in another room overnight.
- GO TO BED on time or a bit early.
- BE ON TIME to school, or a few minutes early, so rushing does not fluster you.
- HAVE A GOOD BREAKFAST (not just donuts). Proteins like eggs, bacon, etc. are excellent fuel for the brain.
Remember
– You cannot really study for the IOWA/Cogat tests. These just measure what you already know in general. But good strategies are always a great approach to any test.
- BREATHE- close your eyes and take a few good cleansing breaths. This will do wonders to help break the cycle of stress about a test of any kind.
- READ all directions carefully and read more than once.
- READ all questions carefully looking for trick words like NEVER, ALWAYS, NONE, ALL, Only A and C, etc.
- READ all answer choices given before choosing. YES, you may want to pick your first gut pick, but read all of the choices before selecting your final answer.
- Put a small pencil mark on ones you are not sure about. Go back and check after you have completed the section.
- Make sure you answer the first ten or so questions, so the automatic scoring machines will grade the test.
- Make good bubble marks. Make good clean erasures when you change your answers.
Good Luck ~ Ms. Lamb
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BOOK FAIR is Coming Soon
BOOK FAIR is coming soon! Southwest Books is providing our Spring Fair from
April 26 until May 3, 2019. We hope to have many of the required summer reading books at the sale for your convenience. The spring fair is a golden opportunity to gather some great reading for the summer while supporting your school library. Students can earn funds for the fair with help around the house too! You can make this a great opportunity for your family. We look forward to your visit to the Book Fair! Happy Reading!
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STREAM Night
STREAM Night will be held on
Monday, April 29 from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
There will be a PK/K station, 1st/2nd station, 3rd-5th station, 6th-8th station, SOAR and Robotics stations. There will be a teacher representative among those grade levels at each station to highlight a particular activity or project completed by a grade level, select students or class. Student presenters will showcase their learning through interactive, make-and-take, and display sessions.
Be not afraid...
to come aboard and learn what's going on at StJPII!
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Mother/Son Bowling- Save the Date, May 3
Don’t strike out … come join in the fun with your son(s)! Spend the evening making great memories with pizza, laughter and bowling!
When: Friday, May 3 at 7:00 p.m.
Where: Bowlmor Lanes, 925 Bunker Hill Rd, Houston
Details: Mother – Son bowling teams. The cost is $30 per person and for an additional StJPII current student is an additional $25. This will include bowling, shoe rental, all you can eat pizza and drinks. This private event is for Mothers and their sons who are currently enrolled StJPII students. If Mom cannot make it, you are welcome to send your son(s) with a special friend – Grandma, Aunt, etc.
Registration: Registration and Ticket Sales will be available April 12 online! There are limited number of spaces so please do not delay!
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PTO Meeting tomorrow, April 3 at Pecan Creek Grille
Please join the PTO at Pecan Creek Grille at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow morning for the April meeting. Jessi Cook, Development Director, will be talking about all the fun Development events coming up, not to mention we will be discussing all the end of year PTO activities. Hope to see you there!
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2019 FUN IN THE SUN– Be not afraid...to volunteer!
It takes over 200 volunteers for Fun in the Sun to run smoothly each year and we want YOU! For new parents or grandparents; now is your chance to get involved! Don’t forget to mark your vacation calendar now. Volunteer sign up will be available when registration for FITS opens on
April 23. All volunteers must be StJPII volunteer approved with a StJPII picture ID. Questions, please don’t hesitate to ask (
fits@jp2.org) and keep checking
Saints Weekly for the details.
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Ambassador Families- Sign up link now live!
A wonderful tradition we have at StJPII is our Ambassador Family program, welcoming new students and their families into our Saints community. Every incoming family is assigned an “Ambassador Family” to help guide them during their first year at StJPII. Volunteers are needed from all grades, and we need LOTS of volunteers in order to find a match for each of our new families.
Families with PreK and K students will comprise more than 60% of our volunteer needs!
Families with elementary students in grades 1-5 comprise almost 30% of our volunteer needs!
Families with middle school students in grades 6-8 comprise more than 10% of our volunteer needs! If you are willing to assist, please sign up -- we need you! Go to
https://jp2.org/ambassador-family-program for more information and to sign up today!
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Elementary Sports
Elementary Parents, please join the StJPII WHCSA album to share and save your favorite photos of the season by clicking on the link below. Thank you to all of our volunteer Coaches, you make it all such a great experience for our kiddos!
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Lenten Dinner at SJV- April 5
Fish Fry - This Friday, April 5, in the Activity Center, 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. Lightly battered Fried Cod Filets served with Steak Fries, Hush Puppies, Cole Slaw and Dessert. $10 per person. Beer, wine and soft drinks are available. Our Free Kids' Meal for ages 8 & under is Homemade Cheese Pizza served with Carrot Sticks & Fruit Cocktail. The Cheese Pizza Meal is available for ages 9 and up for $5. Reservations are needed by this
Wednesday, April 3. To reserve and pay online click on this link
https://stjohnvianney.weshareonline.org/ws/opportunities/2019-04-05LentenDinner or you can reserve and pay at the door by calling 281-497-1555 or
sjvrsvp@stjohnvianney.org. Dinner prepared by the SJV Cooks and served by our Confirmation Students. Desserts provided by our Choirs. To view the list of all our Lenten dinners, please visit our website.
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Catholic Family Day at Minute Maid Park- April 26
Join in for a night of fellowship as the Houston Astros take on the Cleveland Indians. There will be a special guest throwing out the first pitch, and the Knights of Columbus will be presenting the Color Guard! Stay after the game to enjoy Friday Night Fireworks!
Discount tickets are available
here and a portion of the proceeds benefits Catholic School Education.
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Rethink your summer at STH
From St. Thomas High school's elementary, middle school and high school academic and enrichment camps to the middle school sports camps, STH mission is to provide an experience which sparks curiosity and ignites passion while improving core skills through a wide range of fun yet challenging activities in the classroom, on the stage, in the lab or on the field. Rethink your summer – Summer @ STH! For more information, please click on the attached flyer.
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To view events related to StJPII, please click on the school calendars below.
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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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