Dear Families of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School,
Happy Friday of Catholic Schools Week! What a week it has been! It was so great seeing so many students in uniform at Mass last weekend. Throughout the week, we have celebrated our students, our teachers, our families, our nation and more. We also hosted an Open House for prospective families last night and look forward to welcoming more Dolphins on our campus next year!
In addition to this celebration of our schools, the month of February is Black History month. To honor this month, each day before morning prayers, we will learn a little about some black Americans who have impacted our nation and our world. This week, we’ve learned about George Washington Carver, Shirley Chisholm, Bessie Coleman, Frederick Douglass and Katherine Johnson. Please be sure to ask your students about what they’ve learned. Thank you for joining us in recognizing our country’s diversity and the gift of Catholic Schools!
Only by His Grace,
Veronica Tucker
Principal
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NEW STUDENT ENROLLMENT
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New Student Enrollment begins Monday, Feb. 8th at: staopcs.org/admissions
- If you have a sibling of a currently enrolled student, you will submit their application beginning Monday. Application will be available by 10 a.m.
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If you have questions or need assistance contact Cathy Russell at crussell@staopcs.org.
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CAR LINE NOTES
Baseball & softball games will be starting on February 15th. On home game days, cars from the visiting teams will be entering the St. Teresa parking lot from Bay Branch and will be parking in the St. Teresa Center lot. Games start at 4:15 pm, so cars will be arriving during dismissal time. If you are in back carline, please be extra cautious of traffic coming in as you exiting through the St. Teresa Center parking lot.
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CLASS GROUP PICTURES & RETAKES
Wednesday, February 10th
Class group pictures will be taken on February 10th! All students need to wear their official Mass uniforms (plaid).
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. Please return the order forms prior to picture day.
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THANK YOU for helping us celebrate Catholic Schools Week! Our Penny Wars was an amazing success in support of St. Vincent de Paul Society. St. Vincent De Paul helps tackle poverty and disadvantage by providing direct practical assistance to anyone in need. This is usually provided as short-term assistance to those in crisis in the form of rent assistance, utility bills, or other emergency funding.
TOTAL RAISED: $3,682.32 - ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!
Penny Wars Total Points
- Mrs. Foy -3205
- Mrs. Harris -3961
- Mrs. Gambertoglio -4569
- Mrs. Smith -4868
- Mrs. Insignares -4944
- Mr. Barnes -4945
- Mrs. Graff -5031
- Ms. Preuss -5177
- Mrs. Sturgeon -5650
- Mrs. Turner -7137
- Mr. Cayanan -7266
- Ms. Parks -7833
- Mrs. Wilson -8820
- Mrs. Loyo -9240
- Ms. Macora -10246
- Mrs. Naeher -10489
- Mrs. Meyer -12205
- Mrs. Ramirez -13698
- Mrs. Faw -19275
- Mrs. Doyle -20255
- Mrs. Abib -62011
To thank our students for their enthusiasm towards supporting this worthy ministry - ALL STUDENTS may have a Free Dress Day on MONDAY, FEB. 8TH! Well done Dolphins!
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FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT - FEB. 27TH
Food trucks available at 6 PM | Movie starts at 6:30 PM
- Flags will be positioned on the field to enforce social distancing for families.
- Parents must remain in attendance with their children.
- Masks must be worn when ordering food and moving throughout campus.
- Picnic blankets and low-lawn chairs are welcome!
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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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WE HAVE OVER 200 TEAM MEMBERS SO FAR! |
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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 (Pictured).
Help Raise Funds and Awareness for Catholic Education! And hopefully we'll be back to racing together in 2022!
FINAL DAY TO JOIN OUR TEAM AND RECEIVE A TEAM T-SHIRT IS Thursday, Feb. 11th!
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HAVANA NIGHTS - 20TH ANNUAL GALA |
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Your student can be "Teacher for the Day" for their current classrooms, auxiliary classes or in our Front Office. Teacher experiences will take place in April!
These auction items are open for bidding THIS WEEK ONLY! Auction closes tonight (Feb. 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-K3: Ice Cream Social – Thank you to the Dabdoub family.
Pre-K4A: Ice Cream Social - Thank you to Brignac, Corona, Cooper, Meyer, Qadir, Smart, and Ourso families.
1B: Obstacle Course Party – Thank you to the Dabdoub family.
2A: Glow Party – Thank you to the Pond, Ellis, Liggon, Kwiatkowski, Higham, Cavazos, Ruiz Camacho, Johnston, De Azevedo, Barr and McDevitt families.
3B: Carnival Party – Thank you to the Flores, Ibrahim, Toma, Isaac-Medina, Dabdoub, Kinnicutt, Velardo, and Amparan families.
6-2 Religion: Ice Cream Social – Thank you to the Beatty, Amador, Marcotte, Heuring, Balzadua, Little, Schubert, Umoh, Idowu, Maurac, and Schmidt families.
6-2 Religion: Cookie Decorating & Movie Party – Thank you to the Maggio family.
8-2 Religion: Ice Cream Social – Thank you to the Tucker, Blakesley, Del Valle, Robbins, Whatley, Beatty, Laher, Wells, Shurman, and Leahey families.
8-2 Religion: Nerf War Party – Thank you to the De Aguirre, Doucet, Otero, Strecker, Pesce, Zakielarz, Bong and Ibrahim 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:
- Pre-K3, KB-Faw, 1A-Meyer, 1B-Doyle, 2A-Abib, 2B-Macora, 3A-Loyo, 3B-Preuss, 4B-Gambertoglio, 5A-Graff, 5B-Ramirez, 6-2 Religion, 8-2 Religion. Thank you!!
CLASS PARTIES AVAILABLE (Click to purchase):
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Feb. 25, 8 - 8:45 am | $75 per student (Only 2 spots left!)
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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 (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.
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PADUAN PARENTS & VOLUNTEERING |
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SHOUT OUTS!
- Thank you to all of our parent volunteers who helped to tally and count change from our Penny Wars this week! It was wonderful to welcome parents back to campus.
- Thank you to Jennifer Jurkus for helping to set-up our staff snack bar and decorating our front desk for Catholic Schools Week!
- Thank you to all of our families who helped stock the snack bar with yummy snacks for our faculty and staff.
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MARDI GRAS BEADS
Do you have Mardi Gras beads that you would be willing to sort, bundle and donate for our annual Mardi Gras festivities? If you are able to take the time to sort beads and bring them to the school, you can track Paduan Points for this activity. This can be done at any time. Please email advancement@staopcs.org if you have any questions or want to schedule a time to bring beads to campus. |
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SAFE ENVIRONMENT TRAINING
Our school requires anyone wanting to get involved in volunteer activities to complete Safe Environment Training. As a community of faith it is our moral responsibility to safeguard children. As we begin to open our campus for more volunteer activities, please make sure you have completed the Safe Environment Training. Reminder - You can track Safe Environment Training for Paduan Points!
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2/08/2021 - Free Dress Day to celebrate Penny Wars!
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
2/16/2021 - Early Childhood Mardi Gras Parade
2/17/2021 - ASH WEDNESDAY
2/17/2021 - Student Rosary Group, 7:15 am, Fellowship Hall
2/17/2021 - Mass (8-1), 2nd & 3rd Attending
2/19/2021 - Go Texan Day - Students may wear western attire.
2/19/2021 - NOON DISMISSAL
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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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