Save the Date for November 1st
Monday, November 1st we will be celebrating All Saints Day. Kindergarten will start us off by parading into Mass at 8:30 a.m.
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Current Service Project (Kindergarten)
The October Service project is organized by the kindergarten class, and of course anyone can donate if you would like. The donations will coincide with Respect Life month. Please donate baby items for us to give to The Pregnancy Help Center. There will be bins in the hallway to collect the items. Once again, thank you for helping those in need. The Pregnancy Help Center is in need of:
- Clothing (sizes 9 months-3T)
- Pajamas with feet, new black or white tights (sizes 6 months-3T)
- Baby towels
- Bottles, pacifiers, teethers
- Crib sheets
- Baby shampoo
- Baby lotion
- Diaper cream
- Diaper Genie refills
*The last day for collection will be Thursday, October 28th
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A Word from Mrs. Yohr our Religion Coordinator
Sending out a BIG Thank you to all my wonderful helpers for Vocations day. Jenny Hoang, Nicole Lambert, Cynthia Grillo, Hilda Hickman, Khristine Salvatierra, Dung Lim, Emma Welsh, Erica O’Connor, and Grace Yesko.
I really appreciate all the help welcoming our speakers and serving them lunch and snacks. A big thank you also to the many families who brought yummy desserts for the lunch. I would also like to thank Wendy and all the ECI staff for making a delicious pasta lunch for our speakers. And finally thank you to Mrs. Steiber and her art students for making beautiful baskets as a gift for our speakers. It was a lovely day and I could feel the Holy Spirit moving through our speakers into our students. Please continue to pray for Vocations!
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Fr. Richard McNeillie, the Vocations director for the Archdiocese, was here last Friday to celebrate mass and be here for our Vocations Day. In his homily, he mentioned that there were three things St. John Paul II wanted everyone to do on a daily basis. Since St. John Paul II is our patron Saint, Fr. Richard told the students to try to do each of these three things daily for homework.
The students should:
1. Love Jesus
2. Live their Vocation
3. Say a rosary daily
Here is a link of different ways to pray the rosary with your children. I hope it comes in handy. Give it a try!!
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Spirit Night at Chick-fil-A TODAY
Families are invited to patronize our neighborhood Chick-fil-A today, Tuesday, October 26, 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!
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Open House
If you know anyone who is interested in joining the St. John Paul II Family, please let them know that we are having another open house next Thursday, November 4th.
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Arrival and Dismissal - More Reminders
Help us be good neighbors, keep everyone safe, and set a good example for our children by:
- Not parking in the Temple Sinai parking lot, as we need to respect that this is private property. Please stay on the sidewalk; students should refrain from running on their grass or climbing their trees.
- Not using cell phones while in the carpool line or in the school parking lot.
Thanks in advance for your cooperation.
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Halo News
Please click below the latest addition of Halo News produced by our Journalism students.
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Trunk or Treat
The time of Trunk or Treat has changed due to multiple sporting events going on that evening. We are pushing the start time back to 5:00 p.m. and will be ending our event at 7:00 p.m. We want to accommodate all of our sports fans by allowing families time to get home to cheer on the Astros.
There is still time to signup to participate! Click below if you would like to have a spot for your car at the event.
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Grandparents Day
We are looking forward to celebrating Grandparents & Special Friends Day the Friday before Thanksgiving, the morning of November 19. Invitations have been mailed! If you need an extra invitation to forward, please visit our website where you may download and share an invitation, which can be found by clicking here. Or, we have a few extras available that you may pick up from the Front Office.
Update: the event will be recorded and shared the first week of December, so parents may watch/save the performances and share them far and wide. In the past, parents have been welcome to attend the rehearsal; however, we are not having a rehearsal this year.
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Red Ribbon Week - October 26-29 |
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Faith & Ale - Save the Date
Join the StJPII Dads Club for Faith & Ale on Thursday, November 2nd from 6:00-8:00 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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Bookfair Starts Today
Our Scholastic Book Fair starts TODAY! and will continue through November 1. This will be held in the school library. The dates of the fair will not include Grandparents Day in consideration of Covid and social distancing for the large numbers of guests for that day. Ewallets, checks, cash, Mastercard and Visa are all suitable payments for items in this fair. The online book fair is now open.
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Parent Study Skills Class
The Study Skills parent workshop will take place on Tuesday, November 9 right after carpool drop-off in the Library. 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. |
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PTO Meeting
Please join us for our next PTO meeting scheduled for next week Wednesday, November 3rd @8:30 am in St. Jude Hall. All are welcome! Please contact Nicole Lambert at pto@jp2.org if you have any questions. Go Saints!
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StJPII Door Hangers - Available for a Limited Time
Show your neighbors your StJPII Spirit with a handmade puffy StJPII Door Hanger!
- The Door Hangers are hand-painted on canvas (approx. 18"x18")
- Each design is custom made, so you may also request an additional line with "Athletics", "Band", "Cheer", etc.!
- The Door Hangers will be delivered to your child's homeroom once they are completed.
Orders will be taken through October 31. The proceeds from the sale benefit the PTO. If you have any questions, contact: pto@jp2.org
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Poinsettia Fundraiser
Please join the StJPII PTO for the 2nd Annual Poinsettia Fundraiser
We are partnering with the Brookwood Community this year!
* Grown in a 6" pot
* Average 14" to 16" in height
* Have 5-7 blooms each
* Only RED poinsettias are available.
Your purchase benefits the PTO and enhances the educational programs for the adults with disabilities at Brookwood. Thank you for your support!
Poinsettias will be available for pick up December 8th/9th. (Pick up details to follow)
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Give by Shopping
StJPII receives percentages of your shopping when you “Give by Shopping” at these participating vendors: Amazon Smile, Kroger, Randall's, Shutterfly, Office Depot and Josephine’s Day Spa and Salon. Please check out our webpage for opportunities to give by shopping and contribute to our Saints community. Thank you!
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Halloween Skate Party Recap
Thank you to all who came out for the Dairy Ashford Roller Rink Halloween Skate Party benefiting StJPII. It was a howlin’ good time! Costume contest winners were Andrea Osorno, Omar Villesca & Susie Bramanti. Thank you to Dairy Ashford Roller Rink for donating back $3 per attendee and for providing some fabulous raffle prizes, including several 4-pack skate passes and a skate party for 10 guests!
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GHCAA Middle School Athletics
Middle School Athletics are all in the GHCAA Playoffs! Cross Country competed in the Championship Meet last Thursday in Spring and our runners did amazingly well! Our Boys placed 5th and our Girls took 3rd place! Coach Jones and Coach Colgan are so very proud of their team and the huge accomplishments they have made!
Varsity Football finished strong last week closing out District play by defeating St. Rose of Lima and now looking forward to the semi final game which we get to host as the #2 seed in district. We will play against St. Anthony of Padua tomorrow, Wednesday October 27th, right here at home so come out and cheer on our boys! Our Lady Saints Varsity Volleyball team defeated St. Theresa Friday, which placed them as the 2nd seed in our district. The girls came out yesterday for their round 1 playoff game and defeated St. Elizabeth Ann Seton! Meanwhile outside, our Soccer Saints were playing their 1st round game against St. Martha and took the lead rather quickly finishing strong with a win! Both Soccer and Volleyball now advance to the 2nd round and each team will play this Wednesday. Please refer to the Athletic calendar for all information in regards to game times and venues!
Girls & Boys Basketball tryouts will be held on Monday, Nov 1st AND Tuesday, Nov 2nd. Boys in 6th-8th grade will go first at 3:30-5:30 on BOTH days. Then the girls will be 5:45-7:30 on both days. There is no registration needed, just come to tryouts. Please make sure you have your physical on file!
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WHCSA Elementary Athletics
Elementary Soccer is officially halfway through their season! We look forward to finishing strong and ending our season in the next few weeks with a lot of fun!
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Share Your Photos
We love to see your photos of our saints in action! If you get a great shot at practice or a game, please share with StJPII! Your photo(s) may be featured on social media or in The Spirit yearbook. You may email your pictures to: communications@jp2.org or upload them directly using the button below.
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Interested in visiting the Holy Land? You’re invited to join StJPII Chaplain, Fr. Eamonn Shelly, along with Fr. Nathaniel Haslam, LC and Charlene Alexander, Consecrated Woman of Regnum Christi, on pilgrimage next summer! For more information, click below to see the brochure or contact eshelly@legionaries.org.
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St. John Paul II Catholic School |
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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