Dear Families of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School,
This upcoming week is Catholic Schools Week --- a national celebration of Catholic education. This week is always a great annual reminder of why we, as parents, make the decision and the financial sacrifice to send our students to Catholic school when there are so many excellent schools around us. Beyond our academic rigor, top-notch faculty and staff and expanded programs, what truly sets us apart is our faith. With prayers throughout the day, weekly Mass, Reconciliation services, a presence of clergy, Adoration, easy access to our parish and our faith connected to all subjects, we know this is what makes our school stand out. This time of year, it is always interesting to explore stats about Catholic schools. Did you know…
- That the largest private school system in the United States is operated by the Roman Catholic Church?
- That Catholic schools provide over $24 billion a year in savings for the nation?
- That 99% of students who attend Catholic high school graduate and of those 88% attend 4-year colleges?
- That currently 6 of the 9 Supreme Court Justices went to Catholic school?
- That Catholic school students are more likely to pray daily, attend church more often, retain a Catholic identity as an adult and donate to the Church?
- That students in Catholic schools demonstrate higher academic achievement than their peers from similar socioeconomic backgrounds?
- That the achievement gap between students of different racial and/or socioeconomic backgrounds is significantly smaller in Catholic schools?
- Information obtained from www.ace.nd.edu, www.ncea.org, www.usccb.org.
May God Bless our Catholic School! Happy Catholic Schools Week!
Only by His Grace,
Veronica Tucker
Principal
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RETURNING STUDENT RE-ENROLLMENT
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Re-enrollment for returning students is open until Monday, February 1.
- If you have a sibling of a currently enrolled student, you will submit their application during New Student Enrollment Feb. 8th-19th.
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You will receive an email on Wednesday when your student’s re-enrollment packet is ready on your FACTS Family Online (ParentsWeb) account.
- Complete your student’s online re-enrollment packet for the 2021-2022 school year.
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If you have questions or need assistance contact Cathy Russell at crussell@staopcs.org.
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CLASS PICTURES & RETAKES
We’re excited to announce that we will be taking our class pictures on February 10th! This is also an opportunity to take/retake your individual headshot. Picture order forms will be in your student’s green folder. If your student has yet to take a headshot or you would like a retake, please have them stop by the Front Desk to grab an order form. All students need to be in their official Mass uniforms. Please return the order forms prior to picture day.
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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!
Monday, Feb. 1 | Celebrating Community
- 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)
- Spirit Night at Fuddrucker's Creekside, 4-8 PM
Tuesday, Feb. 2 | Celebrating our Students
- 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
Wednesday, Feb. 3 | Celebrating the Nation
- Students will celebrate our country with American flag stickers, and patriotic songs during Mass and prayer intentions for our country during morning rosary group.
Thursday, Feb. 4 | Celebrating Vocations
- Students will be creating Valentine’s Day cards for retired priests and nuns and celebrating vocations in classrooms.
Friday, Feb. 5 | Celebrating Faculty, Staff & Volunteers
- 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.
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FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT - FEB. 27TH
We are hosting an outdoor Family Movie Night on Saturday, Feb. 27th on our Sports Fields. Wreck-it Ralph won the movie poll last week with a narrow victory! Thank you to all who voted. Stay tuned for more details about this event!
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It's yearbook time! Click the link below to purchase a 2020-2021 Yearbook! Yearbooks are $45 and will be delivered in August. Yearbook ads to commemorate your student are also available for purchase at the same link. |
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NURSE'S NOTES & COVID-19 REMINDERS |
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SCREENING AND ON-CAMPUS REQUIREMENTS
We will continue to work closely with our local health department officials and the Catholic Schools Office to ensure the safety of our students and staff should the school experience a positive case of COVID-19. Please see the attached documents regarding screening of your students and on-campus requirements should someone test positive for COVID-19.
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STEPS SNOOZE FOR STUDENTS |
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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.
Help Raise Funds and Awareness for Catholic Education! And hopefully we'll be back to racing together in 2022!
Registration is $18 until January 31st. Price increases to $28 on Feb. 1st!
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HAVANA NIGHTS - 20TH ANNUAL GALA |
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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 online auction!
These experiences are open for bidding now until February 5th on our gala website: staopcs.givesmart.com. You must register on our gala website with a credit card in order to bid.
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BIDDING CLOSES AT THE FOLLOWING TIMES ON FRIDAY, FEB. 5TH:
10:00 PM FOR:
10:30 PM FOR:
11:00 PM FOR:
Don't want to miss out on bidding for your favorite teacher? Try AUTO BID!
Allow the system to automatically bid up to a designated amount for you. The system will bid incrementally up to the amount designated as long as someone else places a bid against you. If no one bids against your auto bid, the price remains the same.
- Click the item of interest
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Click the Auto Bid tab
- Enter in the maximum amount you would like to bid
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Click Bid.
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THANK YOU! Thank you to everyone who is helping to coordinate parties for your classrooms - More parties have been purchased this week!
Pre-K4A: Ice Cream Social – Thank you to Brignac, Corona, Cooper, Qadir, Smart, and Ourso families.
Pre-K4B: Ice Cream Social – Thank you to the Landry, Dacus, Rosales, Liska, Jonkins, Brennan, and Mounce families.
KB: Luau Party – Thank you to the Aertker, Barr, Bonilla, Cruz, Dickey, English, Higham, Jurkus, McClellan, Oghena, Velardo, Zelinka families.
1B: Glow Party – Thank you to the Bui, Chee, Dabdoub, Flores, McAlister, Romero and Terry families.
3A: Camping Party – Thank you to the Maurac, Childress, Brignac, Ourso, Aertker, Campbell, Romero, Kovitz, Walters, Dunkleberger, Ebert, and Brennan families.
3B: Carnival Party –
4A: Glow Party – Thank you to the Dykes, Thurston, Belhumeur, and Cruz families
4B: Camping Party – Thank you to the White, Mora, Torres, Cooper, Groning, and Janiszewski families.
5A: Camping Party & Nerf Battle – Thank you the Baines, Boles, Castillo, Dickey, Fedoruk, Janda, Johnston, Lorenzetti, Martin, Martinez, Peschier, Piefer, Staed, Tressel, Velardo, White, and Yu families.
5B: Pajama Party & Nerf Battle – Thank you to the De Aguirre, Del Valle, Dunkleberger, Garza, Hubbard, Ibrahim, Jacob, Melendez, Midden, Oghena, Salinas, Scott-Hopper, and Varela families
8-2 Religion: Ice Cream Social – Thank you to the Tucker, Blakesley, Del Valle, Robbins, Whatley, Beatty, Laher, and Wells families.
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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!
Anyone may purchase a party for the benefit of one (1) classroom, but we also encourage families to join forces to select parties that their students will enjoy. Grandparents are also welcome to purchase these fun experiences for our students as well. Parties will be held on a mutually agreeable date with the teacher. Out of respect for classroom instruction, purchases will be limited to no more than two (2) parties per classroom. The following classes have "maxed-out" the number of parties that can be purchased:
- KA-Faw, 1A-Meyer, 2B-Macora, 3A-Loyo, 3B-Preuss, 4B-Gambertoglio, 5A-Graff, 5B-Ramirez. Thank you!!
CLASS PARTIES AVAILABLE (Click to purchase):
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- Feb. 25, 8 - 8:45 am | $75 per student
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Feb. 25, 11 - 11:45 am | SOLD OUT
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Feb. 25, 12 - 12:45 pm | $75 per student (1 spot remaining!)
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.
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PADUAN PARENTS & VOLUNTEERING |
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
- We are seeking Parent Volunteers to help roll and count money for our upcoming Penny Wars during Catholic Schools Week - Click the Sign-up Genius for more information and to sign-up! Thank you to everyone who has signed up so far! Please check in at the Front Desk when you arrive to help!
- Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who signed up for Stock the Snack bar again for our Faculty & Staff during Catholic Schools Week - Click the Sign-Up Genius to review your sign-up items!
- For information about Paduan Points and volunteering visit: https://staopcs.org/volunteer-opportunities
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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.
2/01/2021 - CSW: Celebrating Community
2/01/2021 - SPIRIT NIGHT: Fuddrucker's Creekside, 4-8 pm
2/02/2021 - CSW: Celebrating Your Students
2/03/2021 - CSW: Celebrating the Nation
2/03/2021 - Student Rosary Group, 7:15 am, Fellowship Hall
2/03/2021 - Mass (5A), 4th & 5th Grade Attending
2/04/2021 - CSW: Celebrating Vocations
2/05/2021 - CSW: Celebrating Faculty, Staff, and Volunteers
2/08/2021 - New Student Enrollment Opens at: staopcs.org/admissions
2/10/2021 - Mass (5B), 4th & 5th Grade Attending
2/10/2021 - Student Rosary Group, 7:15 am, Fellowship Hall
2/10/2021 - PICTURES: Individual re-takes and class group pictures
2/11/2021 - Middle School Social
2/12/2021 - SCHOOL HOLIDAY
2/15/2021 - Staff Development Day
2/15/2021 - STUDENT HOLIDAY - President's Day
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You can still enroll in the optional Waldo photo delivery service where you'll get all YOUR student's photos texted to your phone!
How to enroll:
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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(281) 296-0300
7901 Bay Branch Dr.
The Woodlands, TX 77382
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