This has been quite a week! We are so thrilled to have almost all of our previously remote learners back on campus. It’s great to see their smiling eyes in person and we look forward to the day when we are all together again and our smiles are visible without masks! As you know, current student re-enrollment started this past Wednesday and continues through Monday, February 1st. Please take the time to read the instructions sent via e-mail earlier this week and reach out if you have any questions. Additionally, if you have friends or families who are interested in learning more about our school, please encourage them to register for our Prospective Parent Open House on Feb. 4th (https://staopcs.org/openhouse). Thank you for entrusting your children to us.

Online Re-Enrollment for Returning Students on FACTS Family Online (ParentsWeb) :

5th Grade: Adriana Boles, Mateo De Aguirre, Isabella Del Valle, Jacob Fedoruk, Addy Gregory, Aryanna Lorenzetti, Hallie Martin, Victoria Melendez, Julianna Midden, Bella Nguyen, Caleb Piefer, Charlie Staed, Ellie Tressel, Sammy White, Fernanda Yepiz Zamora, Evan Sophia Zander

6th Grade: Ceci Amparan, Maddie Anderson, Alexa Earls, Sarah Fedoruk, Regina Rincon Gallardo Martinez, Lucy Guion, Ty Heuring, Carri Huard, Gianna Ibrahim, Jackson Little, Gaby Navarro, Mariana Otero, Cameron Piefer, Dara Umoh, Kathryn Winton

7th Grade: Sarah Boyd, Joy Domitrovic, Anderson Dufrene, Natalia Lorenzetti, Sabrina Munguia, Nicolette Naeher, Lia Nelli, Bryer Peik, Christopher Ross, Connor Staed

8th Grade: Sutton Blakesley, Anna Bong, Sofi De Aguirre, Nadean Ibrahim, Colin Leahey, Annie Pesce, Daniel Robbins, Clare Strecker, Luke Tucker

6th Grade: Pablo Cavaluzzi, Andrew Fisher, Cecelia Nahigian, Sadie Rinando, Mia Rothe

7th Grade: Rex McKeig, Ethan Rivers, Benjamin Ross

8th Grade: Nick Beatty, Manuel Del Valle, Tommy Laher, Agustin Mora, Neely Newcomb, Valentina Otero, Cecilia Pavlich, Jacob Shurman, Evan Whatley

1st Grade: Miles Ourso, Patricio Dabdoub, Pandora Hurtado

2nd Grade: Marina Gonzalez, Maddie Dohm

3rd Grade: Grace Kovitz, Luke Toma, Santi Amparan, Ana Lucia Yepiz Zamora

4th Grade: Regina Musi, Will Pesce

5th Grade: Sammy White, Sarah Tovar, Evan Sophia Zander, Jacob Hubbard

6th Grade: Mariana Otero

7th Grade: Caden Dixon, Sabrina Munguia, Ethan Rivers, Izzy Brumfield

8th Grade: Madeline McCollor, Daniel Robbins, Isabella Ibrahim, Gus Cornwell

1st Grade: Sophia Castillo, Jackson McAlister

2nd Grade: Davidson Tucker, Harper Kwiatkowski, Max Reyes

3rd Grade: Bromley Maurac, Dylan Underwood, Hannah Kinnicutt

4th Grade: Charlotte Belhumeur, Nicole Ritchey

5th Grade: Elsie Enia, Aryanna Lorenzetti, Fernanda Yepiz Zamora, Emilio Ibrahim Mireles

6th Grade: Jackson Little

7th Grade: Sara Bong, Barrett LeMaster, Natalia Lorenzetti, Kate Rosas

8th Grade: Sutton Blakesley, Maddie Bitting, Tommy Laher

1st Grade: Brooks Derderian, John Paul Mims, Francisco Ocampo

2nd Grade: Roberta Ibrahim, Marley English

3rd Grade: Eva Campbell, Porter Ourso, Emma Hall

4th Grade: Gabby Cruz, Mac Janiszewski

5th Grade: Corina Guzman, Hanna Brumfield, Frances Scott-Hopper

6th Grade: Sadie Rinando

7th Grade: Sofia Cruz, Luke Podowski, Sara Boyd, Rylan Ellis

8th Grade: Jacob Shurman, Cecilia Pavlich, Manuel Del Valle

Saturday, Jan. 30th or Sunday, Jan. 31st | Students who attend Mass in school uniforms can take a picture at church/piazza and send it to advancement@staopcs.org for Free Dress on Friday, Feb. 5th! Show your support of Catholic education!

Penny Wars kick-off – All funds raised will support St. Vincent de Paul Society! Parent volunteers needed to help tally and roll change. (Sign-up Genius)

All students will celebrate with donuts in classrooms!

Teacher for the Day (from 2019-2020) taking place in classrooms. Bid for Teacher for the Day this school year at staopcs.givesmart.com

Students will celebrate our country with American flag stickers, and patriotic songs during Mass and prayer intentions for our country during morning rosary group.

Students will be creating Valentine’s Day cards for retired priests and nuns and celebrating vocations in classrooms.

Paduan Parents is providing lunch for faculty and is “stocking the snack bar” for Catholic Schools Week! (Sign-Up Genius)

4th through 8th grade students will attend Adoration

We are hosting an outdoor Family Movie Night on Saturday, Feb. 27th on our Sports Fields - more details to follow at a later date. To help us with planning we'd love your vote for the movie we should show! Please pick your top choice below!

Due to COVID restrictions there won't be a Steps for Students 5K race this year ☹️ but we are hosting "Snooze for Students"! Students who register for our Steps for Students team may arrive at school an hour late (9 a.m. and no tardies) on Friday, Feb. 26th and have a Free Dress Day (pajama bottoms or sweats allowed!).

Students will also still receive the famous Archdiocesan race t-shirt and our school's commemorative dri-fit Snooze for Students shirt sponsored by Doucet Safety Analysis, LLC. 

Registration is $18 until January 31st. Price increases to $28 on Feb. 1st!

Join our team at: https://runsignup.com/staopcs

Your student can be "Teacher for the Day"! Each year as a part of our gala, the teachers and staff donate experiences as a part of our silent auction.

These experiences will be open for online bidding during Catholic Schools Week (Jan. 29 - Feb. 5 ONLY) on our gala website: staopcs.givesmart.com!

THANK YOU! Thank you to everyone who is helping to coordinate parties for your classrooms - More parties have been purchased this week!

Pre-K3: Pajama Party - Thank you to the Boles, Walker, Beier, Garfield, Winnicki, Sun, Dabdoub, Midden and Lim families.

Pre-K4A: Ice Cream Social - Thank you to all of the families who contributed, we will recognize you in next week's Messenger!

KA: Mad Scientist Party - Thank you to the Beier, Brennan, Burns, Chaparro Matute, Chen, Click, Norris, Dalton, Faw, Gambertoglio, Greenberg, Kuna, Larkin, Pashuck, Ramirez Villasana, Sewell, Timmons, and Toomey families.

KB: Camping Party - Thank you to the Lewis family.

KB: Luau Party - Thank you to all of the families who contributed, we will recognize you in next week's Messenger!

1A: Camping Party - Thank you to the Ourso & Shaughnessy families.

2B: Mad Scientist Party - Thank you the Bradford, Burns, Duarte, Dohm, Jurkus, Little, Norris, Reinecke, and Umoh families.

4B: Star Wars Party - Thank you to the Curry family.

NEW: Class Parties are now open to purchase for Middle School! Each party will be tailored to grade-level.

With respect to current school safety, this year we are offering Class Parties as in-class events held during the school day. Class Parties may be purchased for $500 each for any Pre-K through 8th classroom rather than purchasing individual tickets. If you are purchasing a party for Middle School (6th through 8th Grade) it will take place during their grade-level's Religion block with Mr. Cayanan. When a party is purchased for a classroom, the teacher and all students are invited for the fun! 

PIZZA WITH THE PRINCIPALS - Kindergarten through 2nd Grade (SOLD OUT!)

Family or Parent-Hosted Parties

Have you ever wanted to host a party or small event to help raise money for our school? Now is your chance to be a fundraising hero! Some examples of parent-hosted parties: adults-only sip-and-paint party, dads poker night, charity softball game, virtual games are great too! The options are limitless! Tell us all about your proposed event and we'll handle the ticketing and marketing. If you are interested in hosting a party to support our school please contact Amanda Walters at agwalters23@gmail.com. 

1/25/2021 - Rosary Group, 2:30 PM, CHURCH

1/27/2021 - 100th Day of School!

1/27/2021 - Mass (7-2), 9 AM, CHURCH, Middle School attending

1/28/2021 - Spanish Rosary Group, 2:30 PM, CHURCH

1/29/2021 - 100th Day of School

1/29/2021 - Spirit Shirt & Jeans Day

1/29/2021 - Teacher Experiences Auction opens (staopcs.givesmart.com)

1/31/2021 - Last day to register for Snooze for Students team for a reduced rate.

1/31/2021 - Catholic Schools Week begins. Students encouraged to attend Sunday Mass in uniform for a Free Dress Day! Email your pictures of students in uniform at Mass to advancement@staopcs.org for a Free Dress Pass.

2/04/2021 - Prospective Parent Open House, 6:30 - 8 pm. Prospective Parents must register to attend at: https://staopcs.org/openhouse

Click here or text STAOPCS21 to 735-343 and follow the prompts.

You can also scroll through and view all the photos on our Waldo Photos free web gallery here: https://waldo.photos/galleries. Enter the join code: STAOPCS21

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The Woodlands, TX 77382