🙏 The Messenger - February 28, 2020 🙏

February 28, 2020

Dear Parents of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School,

I am happy to share with you our 2020-2021 academic calendar. Like this year, our schedule this upcoming year is based on minutes rather than days. This allows us to enjoy some additional family time during our Christmas and Easter breaks as well as completing the year before Memorial Day. In addition to our breaks and holidays, please make note of these noon dismissal days:

First day of School – August 12th
International Day – October 16th
Grandparents’ Day – November 20th
Day before Christmas Break – December 17th
Go Texan Day – February 19th
Last Day before Spring Break – March 12th
Holy Thursday – April 1st
Fun Field Day – May 21st
Last Day of School (PK – 7th grade) – May 26th

See below for a printable calendar and have a great weekend!

Only by His Grace,

Veronica D. Tucker

2020-2021 School Calendar

ALL-SCHOOL NEWS

FEBRUARY WRITING LEADERS

1st Grade - Roberta Ibrahim

2nd Grade - Jack Held, Damien Chee, Lucas Veach, Porter Ourso, Roxana Romero, Khloe Flores, Camilla Mims, Luke Mattern

4th Grade - Ellie Tressel, Sammy White, Hallie Martin, Nicolas Velardo

NURSE NOTES

For the week of February 24th:

2/24/20 | K | Pinworms

2/24/20 | 5A | Influenza & Conjunctivitis

DEACON MIKE MIMS MEMORIAL FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP

1st Place - $2,500 | 2nd Place - $1,500 | 3rd Place - $1,000

Provided By: St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School

Deacon Mike Mims was constantly growing in his faith. His missionary spirit was seen in every aspect of his life. How has your family's faith grown at St. Anthony? How have you served as Christ's missionary within our school? Click the button for more details.

Deacon Mike Mims Memorial Scholarship

TECH TIPS

What are the upsides and downsides of striving for online attention? Parents, we encourage you to read this week's Tech Talk from Screenagers and use it to continue the discussion of Internet Safety at home.

DNN - Feb. 28, 2020

GUARDIAN NOMINATION WORKSHOP

The Law Office of David Stevens (www.dstevenslegal.com)

Wednesday, March 18, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., School Library

In this no-charge class, you will discover: The 6 most common mistakes parents make when naming guardians for their children in case of the parents’ incapacity or death, and how to fix them; how to choose the right guardians for your children and make sure your children are never taken from your home or placed with strangers if something happens to you; how to make sure your assets are immediately and privately available to the people you’ve named to care for your children; and why a Will alone is very likely not enough to make absolutely sure your kids are taken care of the way you want, by the people you want, no matter what. At the end of the class, you will have named legal guardians for your children with attorney-drafted legal documents… all FOR FREE!

Please let us know if you will attend by registering and obtaining your FREE tickets at https://guardian-workshop.eventbrite.com.

VOLUNTEERING

FISH-FRY & STATIONS OF THE CROSS - TONIGHT!

Thank you for all your help for tonight's Fish Fry! Please see the sign-up genius if you have questions regarding where you volunteered! Special thank you to Mrs. Pesce for volunteering to be our Fish Fry Champion this year!

Fish-Fry & Stations of the Cross Sign-up Genius

BOOK FAIR - MAR. 2-6

It's Spring Book Fair time! If you can contribute a little of your time, it would be very much appreciated! Classes visit the book fair throughout the week. Below are a list of times available to assist with each class. During your shift, you will help children make their Wish Lists and purchases. We are also seeking volunteers to help with set-up and take-down! Volunteers must be compliant with VIRTUS/Safe Environment and may volunteer with any grade-level. Sign-Up Genius

A MILLION WISHES GALA

Don't forget to sell your Winner's Choice Raffle Tickets! If you are unable to sell your tickets, please return them to school for redistribution to other families. All tickets should be returned to the school by April 3rd.

WINNER’S CHOICE RAFFLE • PRICE: $20.00 each

One Grand Prize Winner will win a choice of one of three trips :

Fairmont Bermuda - 4-Night Stay at The Fairmont Southampton in Bermuda with Airfare for 2
Disney World Adventure - 4-Night Stay at Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress with Airfare for 2 & Disney Gift Card ($550)
New York Broadway - Choice of 2 Broadway Shows, 3-Night Weekend Stay with Airfare for 2

5 Tickets were sent home to each family in December! Please be sure to read the Raffle Ticket Sales Guide thoroughly to answer any questions.

NEW: To purchase Raffle Tickets with a Credit Card, please visit our gala website at: staopcs.givesmart.com and click ITEMS to find the RAFFLE listing and choose the quantity of tickets you are purchasing.

All online/credit card tickets will be mailed to purchasers within two weeks of purchase.
Please return your ticket packet back to school if you wish to pay online via credit card for our raffle auditing purposes.

SPONSORED BY:

Jason & Leila Higham

UPCOMING PARTIES & SOCIALS - Purchase a spot at the links below!

MARDI GRAS CRAWFISH BOIL (Adult Party) (SOLD OUT)

Feb. 29, 4 pm | $75 per person

NIGHT AT THE LIBRARY - 3rd through 5th grade (Closed)

Feb. 29, 6:30 - 8:30 pm | $50 per student

MUSICAL & MUNCHIES - Pre-K & Kindergarten (SOLD OUT)

Mar. 19, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm | $50 per student

URBAN AIR NIGHT OUT - 5th grade

Mar. 27, 7-9 pm | $60 per student

DRIVE-IN MOVIE PARTY- Kindergarten

April 3, 1-3 pm | $50 per student

PADUAN PALETTE PAINTING - 4th - 8th Grade

April 3, 1-3 pm | $60 per student

PETTING ZOO & PIZZA PARTY - 4th grade

April 4, 3-5 pm | $60 per student

COCHON DE LAIT - FAMILY PARTY

April 4, 3-6 pm | $125 per family

HELP OUR AUCTION COMMITTEE!

Our auction committee is hard at work looking for concert tickets, sports tickets, vacation rentals, and more! Did you receive unwanted gift cards, wine or gifts over the holidays? We are happy to accept your donations to create amazing auction packages! If you have questions, please contact ktressel@staopcs.org or drop off at the school office during school hours!

GIFT REGISTRY: Our Gala Committee has picked out some "Wish List" items. Click here to visit our Amazon Registry and start shopping! Items purchased through the Registry can be sent directly to the school for your convenience.

DONATION IDEAS: Here is a fantastic list of suggested items !