Dear StJPII Families,
I hope you had a wonderful summer and are ready to be back! The time is here! Our saint faculty and staff are so excited to welcome you to school tomorrow for the 2018-19 school year! We have all been on campus planning and preparing for your arrival and are anxious to see you and begin the new year.
As you are anticipating having to wake up early or worried about who will be in your homeroom class with you, remember to “Be not afraid…” Trust in Him and He will provide all that you need! I encourage all of you to share that message and spread joy about the opportunity to learn something new each day!
Don’t forget we will celebrate Mass the first day for the Feast of the Assumption so wear your full dress uniform and then you can wear regular dress on Friday this week. Also, I know you have been working on your summer Math and Reading packets, so bring them in to show your progress!
I look forward to seeing you tonight at Meet & Greet!
In Him we trust,
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Principal
P.S. We will be implementing a new student information system so your view of student grades will look different, more details coming soon!
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Carpool Procedures
You may read our
Parent Student Handbook
for a complete overview of carpool line procedures, including rainy-day carpool. Here are a few reminders about our process:
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Starting Thursday, parents are not allowed to walk their students into school. You must use the carpool line or walkers.
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Students in PreK-2nd Grades should be sent to school with a name-tag listing their full name, homeroom teacher, Family ID# and how they are going home (carpool, Brimhurst, Manderly, BASP) for the first week of school.
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All PreK and Kindergarten students waiting for older siblings will be kept in Mrs. Layfield's Kindergarten classroom. Please instruct older siblings to retrieve them and escort them to their dismissal location.
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Write your Family ID# on the outside of your student's backpack.
Fire Lane
Please do not park along the red curbs in the parking lot. This is a fire lane and needs to remain clear at all times. Thank you in advance for using the visitor parking spaces when dropping off/picking up your children for the BASP program, early dismissals and late arrivals.
Reserved Parking Lot Spaces
Please respect the parking spaces designated for a particular individual or staff member as indicated. Visitors are welcome to park in the designated "Visitor" spaces in the parking lot or along Parkway Plaza next to the school during non-carpool hours. In appreciation for their volunteer efforts, we have reserved a space for our PTO President and Clergy visiting the school. These individuals, as well as our business assistant and administration, attend meetings or have business away from the office throughout the school day and many times when they return someone has parked in their space, so please do not park in these spaces even for a brief moment. Of special note are the spaces along the soccer field fence reserved for our part-time staff. Please do not park in these spaces during the hours noted.
Visitors to Campus
To ensure the safety of our students, all visitors and parents are asked to enter through the front doors of the main building and check in at the office where you will be asked to provide a driver’s license or valid ID. The license or ID will be scanned by our Raptor system, and once cleared by the system, the individual will be issued a visitor or volunteer badge. Parents will only be asked to do this the first time they visit StJPII each school year if they have gone through the Volunteer Approval Process.
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First Day of School Mass
All-school Masses at StJPII are very special times for our community to come together as the Body of Christ. Tomorrow will be our First All-school Mass of the school year at 1:30 p.m. to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption. All are welcome to attend.
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First Day of School BASP Reminders
BASP will start tomorrow on the first day of school. Students in PreK- 2nd grade start the morning in St. Jude Hall. Students in 3rd-8th grade should be dropped off at the BAC. In the afternoon, please come to the front office and the location will be listed on the TV. For more information about Before and After School Care, please contact
Leticia Velasco
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ECI Cafeteria Service
Our school cafeteria is run by
ECI Management Group
and provides lunch meals daily for registered students. Students use cash or personalized debit cards that are managed online through
www.diningpay.com.
(For those who used the debit card system during the past school year, the account balance will carry forward.)
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Elementary Athletics
Soccer season is off and running!! We have close to 175 kids already registered for WHCSA Soccer! Please remember registration closes on
August 22, and there is no physical needed. Simply go the the Athletic tab on the website and proceed to
Elementary Soccer - all info is on the page.
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Middle School Athletics
Middle School Fall Athletics are all geared up and ready to go! Football has been in training camp for the last two weeks and the boys are looking better and better every day! Volleyball tryouts are this week, Soccer tryouts are next week as well as the start of Cross Country! Please refer to the
Athletic Calendar for all Athletic information regarding dates and times and remember to have your physical turned in to either
Mrs. Aertker or
Coach Hewitt prior to tryout's!
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On behalf of the entire PTO, I would like to welcome you back to the 2018-2019 school year, or if you are new welcome to St. John Paul II! The PTO is very excited to continue providing activities that help promote the spiritual, educational, physical, and cultural development of our children. We are blessed to have such a dedicated group of moms and dads who make this mission a reality in programs like Altar Society, Library Aides, Fun In The Sun, and Art a La Carte, to name a few.
When thinking of our new school motto “Be not afraid…” I couldn’t help but think of my first time going to a PTO meeting and volunteering for a committee. I was afraid. I didn’t really know anyone and I didn’t know what to expect. I’m so glad that I went so many years ago, because I have met a lot of great people, many of whom I call my closest friends. As a result, I also feel that I have contributed to this great community in a meaningful way.
So I ask you to “Be not afraid…”. Please plan to attend PTO meetings and volunteer for one of our many activities to help enhance your child’s StJPII experience. We need you and I hope that your involvement in the PTO is mutually beneficial. And the great thing is, everyone is already a member!
Prayers for a wonderful year ahead,
Andrea Dvorachek
2018-2019 PTO President
P.S. Mark your calendars! The first PTO meeting will be September 5 at 8:15 a.m. in St. Jude Hall.
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Volunteer Approval Process
In order to volunteer, you must attend Virtus training and submit paperwork to the school office. As a courtesy for our parents, StJPII will offer a "Protecting God's Children" class on campus on
September 20, in the morning.
This class is also open to the Archdiocese. We are letting our parents know about the class now so you can mark your calendars.
You must sign up through the VIRTUS website to attend.
Spots will fill up quickly, and once the class is full we cannot add any more spaces. Please
click here
for information on our website for the StJPII Volunteer checklist and how to become volunteer-approved.
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RWTS- Sign up today for Registration/Shirts or to Volunteer
StJPII's annual 5K, which benefits children's cancer in memory of StJPII student Lauren Lockard, is scheduled for
October 27.
If you are a runner, would like to sign your child up for the Kids K, or want to buy a shirt visit the button below.
We also need volunteers to plan and make this the best race yet! Running experience is a bonus, but not required. Please contact RWTS Volunteer Recruitment Coordinator
Annette Colgan
for more information on Volunteering. If you have questions regarding the Run with the Saints event, please contact our Events Officer
Kaela Lewis
for more information.
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Parent Nights
August 29 - PreK, Kindergarten, Middle School Parents
August 30 - 1st-5th Grade Parents
Parents are invited to attend and learn more about StJPII. You will have the opportunity to hear about your child(ren)'s academic year with their teachers in the classrooms. This event begins at 6:00 p.m., and is for parents only, so please make plans for your children to stay at home.
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Do you know why St. Jude is so important to StJPII?
When StJPII was conceived, it was said that there would never be a Catholic School on the west side of town. Not to be deterred, the laity who were committed to the cause started planning and praying for our school. In their devotion, they prayed to St. Jude, the patron saint of hope.
St. Jude is second only to the Lord Himself in being instrumental to the success of our school. Whether big challenges or small inconveniences, when asked, St. Jude intercedes on the school’s behalf so that our actions will be pleasing to God. Our school has no better friend than St. Jude who is always there for us, and for you.
This summer, a new painting of St. Jude was installed in St. Jude Hall. It was created and donated by former families. The next time you are in SJH, please take a look!
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8/15 First Day of Class/All School Mass/Full Dress Uniform
8/22 Blue Jean & Spirit Shirt Day/Early Dismissal (1:45/2:00/2:15 p.m.)
8/24 All School Mass,
8:30 a.m. BAC/GSC
8/29 Parent Night, PreK/K/MS, 6:00 p.m. GSC
8/30 Full Dress Picture Day
8/30 Parent Night, 1st-5th, 6:00 p.m. GSC
8/31 All School Mass, 8:30 a.m. BAC/GSC
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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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