Dear Saint Families,
Happy Tuesday! It is hard to believe that we are in the last week of February with Lent right around the corner! As we quickly approach the Lenten season, I hope you will be using this time the Lord gives us for prayer and reflection before the celebration of Easter. Many of you might recall that this is my favorite season within the church.
Jesus Calling today had a beautiful reflection calling me to remember not to worry and to place my trust and dependence on Him. Enjoy the scripture reflection below and I hope to see many of you at First Friday Mass this week.
“I am leading you step by step through your life. Hold my hand in trusting dependence, letting Me guide you through this day. Whenever you find yourself worrying about the future, repent and return to Me. I will show you the next step forward and the one after that. Relax and enjoy the journey in My Presence, trusting Me to open the way before you as you go” Deuteronomy 29; Luke 12; Psalm 32
In Him,
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Major Dates 2019-2020 School Year
Below are the Major Dates for the 2019-2020 school year. Please mark your calendars.
- August 12, Meet & Greet
- August 13, Classes Begin
- September 2, Labor Day Holiday
- September 30 – October 4, 8th Grade DC trip
- October 14, Teacher In-Service - Student Holiday
- October 15, End of First Nine Weeks
- October 25, Parent/Teacher Conference Day (not a regular school day)
- November 18 – 20, 5th Grade Camp Allen
- November 22, Early Release (12, 12:15, 12:30)
- November 25 – 29, Thanksgiving Holidays
- December 20, End of Second Nine Weeks
- December 20, Early Release (12, 12:15, 12:30)
- Dec 23 - January 3, Christmas Holidays
- January 6, Teacher In-service – Student Holiday
- January 7, Students Return to School
- January 20, Martin Luther King Holiday
- February 17, Teacher In-service – Student Holiday
- March 10, End of Third Nine Weeks
- March 16 – 20, Spring Break
- April 9, Early Release (12, 12:15, 12:30)
- April 10, Good Friday Holiday
- April 13, Easter Monday Holiday
- May 15, Fun-In-The-Sun Day – 3pm Dismissal
- May 20, 8th Grade Graduation
- May 21, Last Day of School-Early Release 12/12:15/12:30
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First Friday All-School Mass
This Friday, March 1, we will continue our tradition of honoring the First Friday devotion with an all-school Mass. Full Dress Uniforms are required.
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Early Dismissal Tomorrow
Tomorrow,
Wednesday, February 27
we will have early dismissal. Pre-K and Kindergarten students will be dismissed at
1:45 p.m.,
1st - 5th graders will be dismissed at
2:00 p.m.
, and Middle School will be dismissed at
2:15 p.m
. Students may wear school appropriate blue jeans and a StJPII spirit t-shirt. Our neighborhood Russo's Pizzeria will also host another Spirit Night benefiting our PTO, so mark your calendars!
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Principal Proclamation Day: March 7
Thanks to our "Principal for the Day" Andrew Knobbe earlier this year, it has been decreed that
next Thursday, March 7 will be "Principal Proclamation Day" for the following grades. We hope your children enjoy this special treat!
- PreK and Kindergarten- stuffed animal and pajamas
- First grade- free dress and board games
- Second grade- free dress and arts and crafts
- Third grade- extra recess and pajamas
- Fourth grade- nap/free time
- Fifth grade- longer recess and funny hats (Sudkamp's homeroom gets a pizza party!)
If YOUR child is interested in serving as "Principal for the Day" next year, you may bid on the package in the Online Auction that opens tomorrow!
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Class Picture Retake Day: Full Dress Uniforms on Thursday
Get ready to SMILE! This
Thursday, February 28,
is Class Picture Retake Day. This spring, all students are participating in the Class Picture Retake Day after parents voiced concerns about the quality of the class photos from our new vendor. We were able to ensure a new date for the retakes.
All
Students must wear their full dress uniforms.
If you purchased your class group picture in the fall, you will automatically receive the new class picture. If you did not order a class picture in the fall, but would like a class picture, please visit the front office for a form. All payments and forms will need to be submitted to the school at the beginning of the school day on Thursday. Thank you in advance.
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ECI Catering
Many families have balances that need to be paid. Payments can be brought to school or parents may
pay online.
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Bidding with Bernie Online Auction
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“Bidding with Bernie,” StJPII’s Online Auction, goes live TOMORROW! Click here to preview the packages before the bidding begins!
https://one.bidpal.net/biddingwithbernie/welcome
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2019 Go Texan Art Show Winners
StJPII sponsors the annual “Go Texan Art Show”! The Blue Ribbon Winners were the “Runners-up” for the “Rodeo Art Show”.
Middle School: Artisan, Art 1, 6
th
grade
- 8th Grade – 1st Place-John Williamson and Samantha Poncio, 2nd place-Kamden O’Connor and Anthony Rizzo
- 7th Grade – 1st Place-Ana Paulina Munoz-Ledo, 2nd Place-Nhi Vo and Samantha Muro, 3rd Place- Keenan Senico-Sims and Nubia Nangne
- 6th Grade – 1st place-Marianna Rondon
Elementary:
- 5th Grade– 1st Place-Perry Lambert and Victoria Hillier, 2nd Place-Genevieve Bellows and Joshua Cline, 3rd Place-Jack Bradshaw, Honorable Mention-Sofia Pigurina and Bridget Hughes
- 4th Grade– 1st Place-Maite Gallart and Mia Hernandez, 2nd Place Olivia Hildebrand and Diego Pruneda, 3rd Place-David Harris and Vincent Kushner, HM - Ashleigh Alexander
- 3rd Grade– 1st Place-CJ Alfred, Huntley Cook, and Reese Nguyen, 2nd Place-Lorenzo Garcia, Miles Dunn and Lila Forbes, 3rd Place-Jacob Cardona, 3rd Place-Mariana De la Rosa
- 2nd Grade– 1st Place-Caroline Nguyen and Jean-Luc Alexander, 2nd place-Simon Parra, 3rd Place-Lainie LeBas, HM- Omar Villesca and Lucas David
- 1st Grade – 1st Place-Caleb Salako, Londyn Lewis and Luke Breaux, 2nd Place-Andres Decker, 3rd Place-Isabella Sabonghy
Congratulations to all Students for their positive artistic expression and efforts!
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Giving Back through Service
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6th Grade Bake Sale
On Monday, March 4, and Tuesday March 5 the 6th graders are having a bake sale at lunch to benefit Amigos de Jesus Home. Everything will be $1.00
Corporal Works of Mercy: Feed the Hungry
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Ladies Retreat- Tomorrow, February 27
All StJPII mothers are invited to the Ladies Retreat on
tomorrow, February 27
from 6:00-8:00 p.m. in St. Jude Hall, hosted by the St. Katharine Drexel Society.
The St. Katharine Drexel Society is our "Mom's Club" which is similar to the "Dad's Club." It is intended to form life long bonds of sisterhood and charity. It is an opportunity to help each other grow in our faith, strengthen our devotion, and be good stewards of the word of Christ.
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Men's Retreat- March 23
Join the StJPII Dads Club for their next Men's retreat on March 23, 2019. This year's theme is
Be not afraid
to Come Out of the Wilderness and Into the World of Faith. Please check out the schedule of the retreat below.
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- 9:00 to 9:30 – Meet and greet in St. Jude Hall
- 9:30 to 11:00 – Topic 1: Be Not Afraid to Come Out of the Wilderness and Into the World of Faith
- 11:00 to 11:30 – Confessions and silent time (with contemplative music by Kenneth Hughes)
- 11:30 to 1:15 – Mass, followed by Lunch and then Stations of the Cross
- 1:15 to 2:45 – Topic 2: How to be fearless: Practical Rules and Approaches to Live Publicly as Catholic Men; break into small groups for discussion
- 2:45 to 3:00 – Final thoughts and action plans
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Dads' Basketball
StJPII dads play men's basketball on
Wednesday nights
in the gym at 7:00 p.m. Please contact Mark Gugliotti to be added to the distribution list and for more information:
markgoogs@att.net
or 832-301-1681. Everyone is welcome. It's a fun way to meet other dads and get some great exercise!
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Crawfish Boil - Save the Date- April 12, 2019
Plans are already underway for our
5
th Annual Saints @ Sunset Crawfish Boil! Mark your calendars for the evening of
Friday
, April 12,
here on campus. We have already booked the band, BB's catering for the crawfish, Kona Ice and a beignet truck! We had over 800 people attend last year, and it will be even bigger and better in 2019!
If you would like to volunteer to help make this event even better, send an email to
Communications@jp2.org
. We are also looking for corporate sponsors!
If your business is interested in helping sponsor the event and receiving advertising and promotion opportunities, please visit the
Saints at Sunset web page or contact Communications and Events Officer,
Kaela Lewis
.
Tickets will go on sale after Spring Break.
Laissez le bon temps rouler!
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Mother/Son Bowling- Save the Date, May 3
Please save the date for the upcoming Mother/Son Bowling event on
May
3 at Bowlmor Houston. The Mother/Son bowling event is open to all current StJPII students from PreK-8th grade. We are having our first planning meeting on Friday, March 1 following Mass. If you wanted to get involved with social events happening at StJPII the time is now. Please send an email to
Communications@jp2.org.
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Go Texan Day at StJPII Photos
Thank you for participating in Go Texan Day at StJPII. We had such a great turnout for Go Texan Day last Friday. Please check out all the beautiful photos
here!
Additionally, staff participated in the first Chili cook off at StJPII! What a wonderful time had by all!
Here are the Winners:
- Most Creative: Cumin Take it
- Best Team Name: Cumin Take it
- Best Overall: Red Hot Chili Chicas
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Russo's Spirit Night tomorrow, February 27
Russo’s Spirit Night will be tomorrow, February 27. The participating location is Russo’s at 13346 Briar Forest Dr. Suite #100, Houston, TX 77077 (in the LA Fitness retail center). Give your kitchen a break Wednesday evening while helping StJPII! Be sure to mention our school name when ordering.
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Middle School Sports
Spring Sports Pictures will be taken on the following dates:
- Baseball at MALL and Softball at MAGSA on Tuesday March 5
- BOYS & GIRLS Lacrosse Teams at StJPII on Thursday March 21
- T&F and CHEER at StJPII on Thursday March 28
Rain rain go away...please! We need to get out spring sports up and going! Last week was a crazy week for middle school sports teams. Our Varsity boys baseball team squeezed in their games against St. Laurence and St. Vincent de Paul and battled it out in both games but unfortunately lost to both schools. Our Lady Saints Softball team and our Track and Field team got rained out in their respective games and meet. Our boys Varsity Lacrosse team got to play both River Oaks Baptist (ROBS) and St. Francis Episcopal, and our Lady Saints Lacrosse team also played ROBS despite the cold rainy weather. The outcome for both teams were losses but their scores were very close and they all look to get W's in the upcoming week!
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2019-2020 Cheerleading Tryouts
Show your school spirit by being a St. John Paul II Cheerleader!
Open to girls currently in the 5th, 6th, and 7th grades.
All interested cheerleaders must attend an orientation meeting on Wednesday, March 20 at 6:00 p.m. in St. Jude Hall. A parent must be present.
- Try-out practices will be held March 25– 28 from 3:30 p.m – 5:30 p.m.
- Try-outs are on Friday, March 29 at 3:30 p.m.
Please contact Mrs. Shannon Chaisson with any questions at
schaisson@jp2.org.
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Elementary Sports
We are winding down basketball season only to step right into spring sports for our little ones! The teams are almost formed and emails will go out by Friday to all the wonderful coaches that have volunteered their time.
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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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Engineers Weeks- Going on Now!
Engineers invent things that amaze us in the moment. Think jaw-dropping space launch. But many of us take for granted much in this engineered world that is everyday amazing, like clean drinking water at the turn of a faucet. During Engineers Weeks, we celebrate engineers and how they improve our lives. The need for the next generation of practical inventors and innovators continues.
Mrs. Resweber, Computer Science Teacher, is looking for speakers for upper elementary and middle school classes who would be willing to host a 40-minute hands-on session during Engineers Weeks,
now- March 1.
Last year, we had several engineering disciplines represented by both men and women and the talks and demonstrations were wonderful! For more information, or to volunteer, please click the button below. For more information, please contact
Mrs. Resweber.
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Summer Enrichment Program
Children 3 years old through 8th grade are invited to the StJPII Summer Enrichment Program (SEP),
June 10-28 from 9:30-2:30,
when we emphasize hands-on exploration in a fun, stimulating and supportive environment. The program features small class sizes and is taught by highly-qualified teachers. (Before and after care is available too.)
The early registration deadline is
April 5
, after which date the registration fee increases. 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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Marian Family Pilgrimage with Fr. Eamonn Shelly
StJPII families, you are invited to join other families on a pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City for June 3-7, 2019. Special discount of $100 per person closes this
Friday, March 1.
Space is limited so see attached
brochure for details
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StJPII students are invited to the St. Thomas High School Round Up 2019. This event is held on Sunday, March 3 from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at St. Thomas High School. Round Up is a gift to current and future students as it is the major source of scholarship money available for distributing to next year's students! All raffle proceeds go to the Tuition Assistance Program. For more information on Round Up or St. Thomas, please visit their
website.
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Community Events at SJV
St. John Vianney is hosting their annual Lenten Dinners starting Friday, March 8 from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. in the Activity Center. This week's menu is Shrimp Scampi catered by Piatto Ristorante. Kids meals are also available, kids 8 and under eat free. To reserve and pay online go to their website and look for the Lenten meal promo. You can also reserve by calling
281-497-1555
or email
sjvrsvp@stjohnvianney.org
and pay at the door. For the complete list of meals, daily masses, stations of the cross and confessions during lent at SJV, visit
www.stjohnvianney.org
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CAMP SJV – St. John Vianney Summer Day Camp
–
Faith, Fun & Friends
– For ages 4 – 12. June 3 – August 2, Monday – Friday, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. They do offer early drop off and late pick up options. For more information
sjvcamp@stjohnvianney.org
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Upcoming Challent Events
March 1-3: Girls Challenge Weekend Retreat (grades 5th-8th)
June 9-15: Challenge Girls Summer Camp
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Did you know...that StJPII serves students from 41 different zip codes across the Houston area? While most of our families live in the Energy Corridor and Katy, many in our community drive from much further away. We our blessed by our families who have chosen to make StJPII to their home away from home. In spite of our size, we are a very tight-knit community! We are in the process of testing prospective students and we look forward to welcoming new families later this year!
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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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