September 20, 2022

Weekly Mass Schedule

Optional daily Mass will be tomorrow, Wednesday, September 21. All are welcome! Mass starts at 7:10 a.m. and ends at 7:40 a.m. It’s in the All Saints Chapel every Wednesday before school. You are also welcome to join us for our All School Mass this Friday, September 23. Students will need to be in full dress uniform. Mass will begin at 8:30 a.m. Please arrive on time. 

*Click on the button below for more Faith Focus information.  You can find the monthly virtue, Saints of the month, and service projects.

Click on the video above to watch a special spirit week invitation. 

StJPII Homecoming Week 2022

There are multiple opportunities to celebrate our ONE Saints community this week!  We hope you are coming out tonight to the soccer and volleyball games on campus.  Make sure you wear burgundy to cheer on our Saints! The 3rd Annual StJPII Homecoming Football Game is Wednesday, September 21 at 5:00 p.m.  Saints should wear navy to the game.  Don't forget, we will have  Chick-fil-A, Kona Ice, and Don Cornelio's Food Truck, Concessions, PTO Treats, and MORE! Bring your blankets, lawn chairs, cash, and coolers (no glass).

*There will be Special performances by the Cheerleader for the Day and the Mini Cheer Camp Cheerleaders. 

Early Dismissal - TUESDAY, September 27

Our first early dismissal for this school year will be on Tuesday, September 27. Pre-K and Kindergarten students are dismissed at 2:15 p.m., 1st - 5th graders are dismissed at 2:30 and Middle School is dismissed at 2:45. We have early dismissal once a month, usually on the last Tuesday of the month, to allow time for monthly faculty meetings. Typically on these days, students may wear school-appropriate blue jeans and their StJPII House Shirt. Please refer to the Parent/Student Handbook for more guidelines. All early dismissal dates are posted on the online calendar.

Spirit Night at Chick-fil-A

Families are invited to patronize our neighborhood Chick-fil-A on early dismissal day, Tuesday, September 27, from 2:00-6:00 p.m. Once a month we will partner with the 13412 Briar Forest location (around the corner at Eldridge) and they have graciously offered to donate 10% of the dine-in and drive-thru proceeds back to StJPII. (Orders through their APP qualify for 15% back!) When ordering, share you are with St. John Paul II Catholic School. Please thank them for this wonderful partnership!

Used Uniform Sales

Used Uniforms are still on sale through the Spirit store. Please contact useduniform@jp2.org for your uniform needs. Proceeds will benefit the Class of 2023. 

Annual Fund

The 2022-2023 Annual Fund Drive is going on now! Hopefully by now your letter has been received and you are prayerfully considering how you will make a difference this year. The Annual Fund is our cornerstone fundraising campaign and your donation is so vitally important to help us sustain our mission. Thank you in advance for your support! Together, as ONE, we can make a difference for our school, for our students, and for our community.

Many companies in our area match your charitable donations dollar for dollar.  That means you can double the size of your contribution to StJPII! Click the button below to see a list of companies that have given in the past and check with your HR department to see if they participate in matching gifts. Last year, StJPII received over $80,000 in matching gifts, so corporate funds truly have a tremendous impact on helping us meet our operational goals and sustain our mission.

October PTO Meeting

Please join us for our next PTO meeting scheduled for Wednesday October 5 at 8:30 AM in St. Jude Hall. All are welcome! Please contact PTO President,  Amber Leech at pto@jp2.org if you have any questions.

There will be a guest speaker at this meeting, Linda Schurman.  

International Festival Meeting 

Thank you to all of those who have shown interest in helping with the StJPII International Festival. There will be a meeting on September 28 at 10:30 a.m. in St. Jude Hall to explain the event and for individuals to sign up for their country booth. We are still looking for volunteers to help! Please come out if you can. This is going to be a wonderful event for the StJPII community! 

If you are interested in hosting a country or assisting with a country please email Lauren Gerland at communications@jp2.org

Save the Date 

We are looking forward to celebrating Grandparents & Special Friends Day the Friday before Thanksgiving, the morning of November 18. Invitations will be mailed SOON!

Library Google Page

The StJPII Library has a Google site full of useful resources for students and parents. The site is updated regularly, so be sure to bookmark the page so you can easily access it throughout the school year. Click on the link below to read a few short articles that Ms. Lamb recently added about reading and studying that are sure to assist your family. Happy Reading! 

Parent Study Skills Class

The Study Skills parent workshop will take place on Monday, October 3 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. in St. Jude Hall.  Parents will learn more about the study skills we teach across the campus, including organization, time management, listening and taking notes, strategies for taking tests, and much more! Please click on the Study Skills flyer button for more details. If you plan to attend, RSVP to Ms. Lamb.

Middle School Athletics 

We have had a great start to Saints week! Be sure to come out and support all of our Saint teams this week.  Please check the Athletic calendar for times and locations. Let's go Saints! 

Elementary School Athletics 

Elementary Soccer kicks off this Saturday, September 24. Thank you to all of the families who have signed up and to the wonderful parents who have stepped up to volunteer. Your coaches should be sending your season schedule soon.  Go Saints! 

Fall Math+: Advanced Mathematics Learning Opportunity

This season’s course will be taught at Strake Jesuit on Wednesdays from 5:00 to 6:00 pm starting on Wednesday, October 5 for six weeks. The program will cost $200.

Families can sign-up at www.RedwoodPrep.com.

This Fall’s course focuses on Geometry. Geometry focuses on questions of shape, size, space, and relative position. The concept has clear practical applications,

represents a critical standardized test topic, and forms the basis for most engineering

disciplines. Please contact Reynold D'Souza, the Mathematics Instructor at Strake Jesuit with any questions. Email: rdsouza@mail.strakejesuit.org