Dear Saint Families,
A message from me two times in one month! Happy Tuesday! I have some exciting news that I wanted to share with you. As part of our strategic plan, we were working towards the hiring of an instructional specialist to assist teachers and ensure high standards of instructional services to maximize effectiveness for all students. We are excited to share that Mrs. De Leon who currently serves as elementary Assistant Principal will take on a new role in the fall of 2020 as Dean of Curriculum and Instruction. We are so happy that she will be able to offer further support and expertise across all content and grade levels as we continue to improve our instructional resources, strategies, and assessments to meet the needs of all our students. I thank you for all your continued prayers and support as the faculty and staff of StJPII continue to move forward in advancing our mission.
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Student Report Cards
Below are the directions to access student report cards for grades 1-8:
1. Log into your Portal
2. Select E-Locker from the menu
3. Download the Report Card you wish to view
Please note: PreK & Kindergarten Report cards will be sent home
Tuesday, January 14
. Report cards will be withheld for any fees overdue (BASP, Library, Athletics, ECI, etc.)
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Click on the various links to see club flyers, contact information, and online registration.
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Dear Parents,
We have some exciting events coming up with the counselors and we hope you can join us. Tomorrow, Wednesday, January 15, please join us in St. Jude Hall at 8:15 a.m. for
"Coffee With The Counselors" where we will discuss how to help our children be RESILIENT in life. We can't protect them from "bumps in the road" of life but we can arm them with skills to bounce back when these events occur.
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Mark your calendars and join the StJPII School Counselors by clicking the button and adding the Coffee with the Counselors event to your calendar today!
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On
Tuesday, February 25, nationally acclaimed speaker, Brooks Gibbs will be coming to campus to talk to parents about ways to help your child with emotional regulation and how to resolve conflicts they face with peers. He is a huge advocate of teaching resilience and will talk to grades 3-8 on March 26. Check out this YouTube video (among many he has on the web) and please join us for his evening talk with our parents.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g06L-Bg3SNY
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Nationally Acclaimed Speaker, Brooks Gibbs to visit StJPII
StJPII is SO excited to share that we have booked nationally acclaimed speaker, Brooks Gibbs to present to our parents and to our students in late February of 2020. Mr. Gibbs is a social skills educator and focuses on strategies for resolving conflict as well as on emotional resilience. He has presented at 2500+ school assemblies and offers games as well as training videos for parents & teachers looking for support in these areas. We hope you check out what he does so we can have a great turn out when he comes! Here is a sample video ... the intro is a little slow but once you see Mr. Gibbs, you'll know he is worth the wait.
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Principal Proclamation Day: January 16
Thanks to our "Principal for the Day" Sadie
Dvorachek
earlier this year, it has been decreed that Thursday, January 16 will be "Principal Proclamation Day" for the following grades. We hope your children enjoy this special treat!
- PreK, Kindergarten, & 1st: stuffed animal and pajama day
- 2nd & 3rd: extra recess & free dress
- 4th & 5th: movie and free dress
- 6th, 7th, & 8th: No homework day & extra recess
- Ms. Fama's Homeroom Class: Movie & Cookies
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Faith and Ale tonight at Watson's House of Ales
Join the StJPII Dads Club for Faith & Ale today at 6:00 p.m. at Watson’s House of Ales. The StJPII Dads Club is designed to focus on strengthening the fathers of our students in faith and love, to help them bring the Catholic faith home to their families and support the mission of the school. As a Father of a child(ren) at the school, you are taking part in this Ministry.
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Be not afraid... to be a future saint! Please share with friends and family members that are interested in StJPII that there are Campus Tours and an Open House on January 23, 2020. Campus Tours are available from 9:30-11:00 a.m. and Open House from 6:00-7:00 p.m. Go to
https://www.jp2.org/winteropenhouse or call (281) 496-1500 for information.
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Save the Date: February 8
Please save the date for the upcoming Father/Daughter Dance on
Saturday, February 8 at StJPII. The Father/Daughter dance is open to all current StJPII girls. 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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Save the Date: Engineering Week February 16-28
Mark your calendars! Ms. Resweber is looking for parents or community members who are practicing engineers to present brief talks and activities to her students! She's extended Engineers' Week at our school to TWO weeks so that all of the elementary classes and her three middle school elective classes can have speakers and activities. The dates are February 16 - 28! Click this
link to provide a bit of information to Ms. Resweber, and she'll be in touch via email. Thank you for your willingness to share your experiences as an engineer with our students!
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Steps for Students
Students and families are invited to the Archdiocese's Steps for Students 5K Run/Walk on
Saturday, February 15 next to the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in downtown Houston. Steps for Students a fun community event supporting Catholic education, and also offers an easy, virtual tool for you to collect pledges and raise money for StJPII. To participate, simply visit
steps4students.org but it is
VERY IMPORTANT that you designate StJPII as your school of choice for the funds to be allocated properly. After registering, participants will create personalized fundraising websites that can easily be forwarded to friends and family asking for their support. Don't delay, registration is now open. Thank you in advance for supporting StJPII!
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Student incentives:
- Free Dress for anyone who registers
- A mini field day for the grade level with the most registrations
- PE Teacher for the Day for the individual Top Earner
Go online to register and set up your fundraising page. This event is lots of fun and a tremendous community builder for Catholic schools! And, it's a great opportunity to raise money for StJPII and show our Saints pride as well. If you have any questions, please contact the
Communications Office.
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Box Tops for Education
If you haven’t already, please download the Box Tops for Education app and start scanning your grocery receipts today.
The PTO will still take the original, unexpired Box Tops so keep clipping.
Great news for those of you who shop for your groceries online... did you know you can submit your email receipts from select retailers to earn Box Tops? All you need to do to earn for StJPII is make sure you have a Box Tops for Education account (you can create one via the Box Tops app or website). Forward your email receipt to
receipts@boxtops4education.com using the email that's associated with your Box Tops for Education account. You will earn credit within 10 business days.
The following email receipts are currently eligible- Instacart, Jet.com, SamsClub.com, Sam's Club Scan & Go, Shipt, Target.com, Target Pick-Up/Drive-Up, Walmart Grocery, Walmart Pay and Walmart.com
Did you know you can credit your child’s House when submitting a photo of your grocery receipt? When you have the Box Tops Digital App open and after you take a photo of your receipt simply click the “Credit” icon located at the bottom left corner. Type in the name of your child’s House and then click “Done”.
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DARR Skate Party- February 13
Save the date for the next DARR Skate Party on Thursday, February 13. 4:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. The party will be Neon Themed, entrance $7 and skate rental $3. Please come out and have some fun!!
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International Festival is NEXT FRIDAY!!
The International Festival is coming up and we are so excited to see everyone there! Everyone from the StJPII community is welcome to this free and educational event. Don’t miss out on the prizes, food samples, scavenger hunt and activities for the whole family. There will also be performances all evening, so you won’t want to miss it!
We can’t wait to see you and your family on Friday from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. in the BAC (gym) – everyone is welcome!
Thank you to all the Platinum Level Sponsors that will be present at the festival:
- ALL STATE INSURANCE (Aquila insurance Agency)
- CASS BARRINGTON ACADEMY OF IRISH DANCE
- DOEHRING & DOEHRING
- ENERGY REALTY
- FEBRES DENTISTRY FOR CHILDREN, P.A.
- HELLMUND PROPERTIES
- HOUSTON ORTHODONTICS
- GLOBODENT
- WTS ENERGY USA, LLC
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Mom's Day Out at The Rustic Brush on Memorial
This is our newest Sign Up Party! Calling all StJPII Moms!!! You are cordially invited to spend a kid-free afternoon with girlfriends, sipping wine and creating a custom piece of art for your home or to give as a gift. No artistic experience necessary! Please visit
www.jp2.org/gala (Sign Up Parties tab) for more information.
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StJPII Catholic School Week
2020 Schedule
Only day students will be wearing full dress is Friday
Monday & Tuesday HOUSE SHIRTS
*See full schedule below
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Thursday, January 23, 2020
Be not afraid… to be a future Saint
- 9:30 am Tours for Prospective Families
- 6:00-7:00 pm Open House for Prospective Families
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Friday, January 24, 2020
Be not afraid… to celebrate our community
- “Thank you” reception in SJH for volunteers, following Mass
- International Festival (6:00-8:00 p.m. BAC)
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Sunday, January 26, 2020
Be not afraid… to spread the good news
- Information tables and displays at area parishes
- Students and staff are asked to wear full-dress uniforms or a school shirt to Mass
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Monday, January 27, 2020
Be not afraid… to Live the Gospel, Model the Saint
•8:30 a.m. – Flag Ceremony: School community gather for morning announcements and kick off to Catholic School’s week celebrating our House/Family system and our new school flag
•Student Council sent invitation to State Representative Jim Murphy to participate
•StJPII Family Night: No Homework tonight: encourage students to spend time with their families tonight
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Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Be not afraid… to show your Saints pride
• 1:30 pm Pep Rally, Relay Races, Hula Hoop Competition, Volleyball Game in BAC/GSC
• All students will wear their House shirts and will be sitting by house color
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Be not afraid… to know your faith
- 8:30 am Saint’s Alive Jeopardy for 3rd-8th in GSC (house competition)
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Thursday, January 30, 2020
Be not afraid… to be a Saint Superstar
• 1:15 pm St. John Paul II Student Council Talent Show in BAC/GSC
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Friday, January 31, 2020
Be not afraid… to learn, serve, lead, succeed
- 8:30 am All School Mass
- NJHS Induction following mass
- 7:00-9:30 pm Middle School Dance in BAC
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Saturday, February 1st – Catholic School’s Got Talent
- Additional Details are in the Community Section.
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WHCSA Elementary Basketball season is here! Practices have started, uniforms should be distributed soon, and games will start this Saturday.
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Middle School
Middle School Basketball has had a really exciting week! Our boys split their District games with a win and a loss between St. Vincent de Paul and Regis but then Varsity closed out their week taking 1st place in the St Elizabeth Ann Seton Basketball tournament defeating Western Academy, St Anne Houston, SEAS, and then St Cecilia in the finals! Kyle Garvis & Hegar Davis won "All Tournament Players" while Joseph LeBas and Michael Sena made it to the final round of the 3 point shootout contest! Nice week for all 3 of our boys teams! Our Lady Saints played St. Michael's where all 3 teams suffered a 1-2 point loss but played incredibly good offense and defense throughout their games! They start their week with home games today against St Cecilia!
Please don't forget to look at the athletic calendar for T&F, Baseball, Softball, and Lacrosse tryout's coming up as well as Coach Porth's (Baseball) and Coach Morales's (Softball) clinics.
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SPRING SPORTS ARE STARTING UP SOON! Mark your calendar for Baseball and Softball tryouts on Thursday, January 30 and Friday January from 4:00-5:30 p.m. at MALL/MAGSA 12900 Westmere Drive 77077.
Please check out Coach Morales flyer below regarding her Softball Clinic! Coach Porth will host a clinic as well here at school on the following dates:
- Tuesday 1/14 4:00-5:30 p.m. Warm up Throwing Mechanics and arm care
- Thursday - 1/16 4:00--5:30 p.m. Baserunning
- Tuesday - 1/21 4:00-5:30 p.m. Bunting
- Thursday - 1/23 4:00-5:30 p.m. Pitchers/Catchers or Outfield TBD
The cost of the clinic will be $10 per session.
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Girls Lacrosse tryouts will be Saturday Jan 25th here at school from 10-12:00 p.m., and Boys Lacrosse tryouts will be on Saturday Feb 1st from 10:00-12:00 p.m.
Track & Field will start in mid February so please check SW as well as the Athletic Calendar for more info!
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Track & Field will start in mid February so please check SW as well as the Athletic Calendar for more info!
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Lastly, a HUGE thank you to our wonderful parents that volunteer to work concessions at middle school games! Concession proceeds help to fund the 8th grade dinner dance! So all the parents that have helped you are truly helping to make their special evening even better!
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Catholic Schools Got Talent
StJPII families are invited to attend the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston's 1st Catholic Schools Got Talent showcase on February 1, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. Come out and support our fellow StJPII students (Aika T., David C., Emily S. and Katerina E.) What a great way to support Catholic Schools and show your StJPII pride. For more information or to buy tickets, click the links below.
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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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