October 18, 2022

Faith Focus

Living Rosary

Our third graders will lead the student body in praying the Living Rosary at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, October 21. Even though we will not have all-school Mass this Friday, students should wear their full dress uniforms for this special StJPII tradition. While we would love for all of our families join us, due to space constraints we can only accommodate the third grade parents. We look forward to seeing everyone when we resume Mass next week.


*Optional daily Mass will be tomorrow, Wednesday, October 19.

A Word from the Religion Coordinator

Sending out a BIG thank you to all the wonderful helpers for Vocations Day. Amber Leech, Jenny Hoang, Nicole Lambert, Hilda Hickman, Khristine Salvatierra, Dung Dinh, Erica O’Connor, Analia Gugliotti, Christine Bartolo, Sarah Takagi and Henry Langer. They really helped with all the many pieces that go into this big day and I couldn't have done it without them. 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 and drinks for the lunch; Rocio Morales, Kathy Kuria, Michelle Huertas, Colleen LaPaglia, Sandra Vreedenburgh, Ana Esteva-Parra, Lauriane Fargheon, Hang Tran, and Jenn Bickley.


I would also like to thank Wendy, Mandy and the ECI staff for making a delicious pasta lunch for our speakers with breadsticks and salad as well. And finally, thank you to Mrs. Stieber and her art students for making beautiful canvas cross pictures 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! 

~ Mrs. Kristi Yohr

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

Faith Focus Monthly Information 

School Business 

Spirit Night at Chick-fil-A

Families are invited to patronize our neighborhood Chick-fil-A on early dismissal day, Tuesday, October 18, from 2:00-6:00 p.m. Once a month we 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!


Houston Astros Shirts

Students are welcome to wear ASTROS shirts with uniform bottoms tomorrow, Wednesday, October 19 to show our hometown pride as we open the ALCS. Go Astros! 

Report Cards on Portal

Student Report Cards for grades 1-8 will be live on the Parent Portal this Friday. Below are the directions to access students' report cards for grades 1-8:

  1. Login to the Parent Portal
  2. Click on the name of the child you wish to view
  3. Report cards will be visible in the "E-Locker" of your student's profile


Please note: PreK & Kindergarten Report cards will be printed and sent home with the students this Friday.

Accreditation Visit

The Accreditation Team from the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops Education Department (TCCBED) will be on campus, visiting during the week of October 25-28. Please be mindful when on campus and in the parking lot. Thank you for your cooperation. We look forward to welcoming them and sharing our wonderful StJPII community with them. 

Annual Fund

We’re one month into our Annual Fund campaign and we’re doing great so far! We want to thank all of our families who have already made their gift! Please click the button below to see a list of our 2022-2023 Benefactors.

Give Today
2022-2023 Benefactors

Library News 

Hello Friends, here is our library news for October. Look for a few things on Ms. Lamb's Google site linked below...there you will find Research Lessons, Public Library Information, Study Skills Toolbox, and Author birthdays! Bookmark this so you can visit it often, it is updated at least twice per month.


The Book Fair is just around the corner! Our Scholastic Bookfair arrives November 3 to open on November 4. We will run through Friday November 11. Families enjoy the simplicity of e-wallets instead of having students carry cash. This year a new feature-families can share the e-wallet with other family members like grandparents! So, even better right? You can sign up for e-wallets very soon! The link to the Bookfair is also included below.

StJPII Book Fair
Library Google Homepage

Events

Trunk or Treat 

Only a few spots left! Join the StJPII community for our annual Trunk-or-Treat festivities in the StJPII parking lot on Friday evening, October 28 from 6:00-7:30 p.m.  Kids and parents are encouraged to dress in costume for safe trick-or-treating, games, food, photos, and fun! Your participation is key to helping make this event a success...without trunks, there are no treats! If you are interested in reserving a spot in the parking lot to decorate your vehicle, sign up below. 


The parking lot will be in use by our visiting Accreditation team in the afternoon, so the event will start later this year. Families decorating trunks cannot arrive until 5:00. So please allow them time to get ready (don't be early)! General attendee trick or treaters should plan to arrive when the event begins at 6:00.

Trunk or Treat Sign Up 

Red Ribbon Week 

Mark your calendars for Red Ribbon Week.  The week will be October 31 through November 4.  The theme of the week is "Celebrate Life! Live Drug-free."  More details to come next week.  

Mother and Son Bowling 

Save the date for a special evening for StJPII moms and their sons. Mother and Son Bowling will be Friday, November 11, at Bowlero Houston from 6-8 p.m. Tickets are on sale now!  

Mother Son Bowling Tickets

Parent Teacher Organization 

Poinsettia Fundraiser 

It’s time for the 3rd Annual StJPII PTO Fundraiser! We are accepting pre-orders now! Don’t

miss out on this opportunity to purchase beautifully grown Brookwood poinsettias! Buy

them for your home or gifts. All the proceeds benefit Brookwood and the StJPII PTO.


If you would like to know more about the Brookwood community please visit, https://www.brookwoodcommunity.org/about/

Poinsettia Orders

Holiday on the Parkway

Do you make and sell arts/crafts? Do you own a business you'd like to promote and/or sell your products? If you are or may know someone interested in reserving a table during the StJPII Holiday on the Parkway on Dec. 2 & 3 2022, sign up here! Should you have questions, please contact Sandy Russell at russellfamily610@gmail.com with the subject "Holiday on the Parkway."

Holiday on the Parkway Sign Up 

Halloween Skate Party 

All Treats & No Tricks! Our Halloween Skate Party & Costume Contest is back! Join us on Thursday, October 20, 3:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. at Dairy Ashford Roller Rink. Costume contest with prizes, sweet treats & fun await your witches, ghosts & superheroes! 

Spirit Store 

Show your school spirit and support the Spirit Store! New items are available for purchase.  New water bottles, rolling coolers, and visors. Purchase online today!

Spirit Store

Join the Birthday Club

The PTO has a Birthday Club fundraiser that helps you celebrate your child's birthday. Click on the button below to order your birthday t-shirts, water bottle, or name on the marquee. Birthday t-shirts can be worn on the actual birthday, except if it falls on Full Dress day. The Birthday Club is now ONLINE! Place your orders today by using the button below.

Birthday Club
Athletics

Middle School Athletics

Football - The varsity football championship is all set!! The game will be on Wednesday, 10/26 at St Pius X High School. Kickoff will be at 7:00 p.m. vs. St. Anthony of Padua. PLEASE COME  TO THE GAME AND SUPPORT OUR SAINTS!


Basketball - Middle School Basketball tryouts are coming up the 1st week in November! We will post more specifics later this week on the athletic calendar.


Cross Country - Good luck to Cross Country athletes as they participate in the GHCAA meet today, Tuesday, 10/18. At our last meet of the season (Faith Academy Bellville) all the athletes who competed ran their season's best! Great job SAINTS! The girls placed 1st overall, and the boys placed 4th overall.


Cross Country Medal Winners:

Roselynne Da Silva: 2nd place

Laura Lozano: 4th place

Sophia Nguyen: 11th 

Andrew Bowring: 13th


Please look at the calendar in the next few days for all of the other Fall sports playoff schedules! Check out the Athletic Calendar for all the details.


Elementary Athletics

Our young Saints are doing great this season! Keep up the good work. As always, thank you to the coaches and parents for all of your support with WHCSA soccer. 

Worth Repeating

Parent Teacher Conferences

Monday, October 24 is Parent/Teacher conference day. This is not a regular school day.


  • Primary School Students (PK/K) are not expected to be present for the Parent Teacher Conferences. 
  • Elementary and Middle School (1st-8th) Students are expected to be present for the Student-Led Parent Teacher Conferences.


StJPII School Volunteer Representative

Help spread the word about our wonderful school to prospective families! StJPII is looking for parent volunteers to represent our school at their parish and/or neighborhood. Duties would include dropping off or posting flyers, posting to neighborhood apps, and informing StJPII about parish/neighborhood events, attending and representing StJPII at events, etc. If you are interested in volunteering,

please contact Jessica Ande at jande@jp2.org

Used Uniform Sale

Have your kiddos already outgrown their uniforms?  Maybe your kiddo needs a sweater or a pair of long pants. The next Used Uniform Sale will be on Thursday, October 20 at 8:30 a.m. in St. Jude Hall. 

In the Community 

SJV CARES!

Join us on Saturday, November 12 from 8:00 a.m - 12:30 p.m. for a day of community beautification at St. John Vianney. We will meet at 8:00 am on the SJV basketball court. From there, we will send teams out to help clean the yards in homes of the elderly in our surrounding neighborhoods. We will return to SJV around 11:30 am to enjoy lunch. Free tee shirts to the first 150 participants (or, until supplies run out by size). 

 

All volunteers must sign up ahead of time. Adults and older children (with parental supervision if under 16) are invited to participate. A waiver will be available upon check-in. Please click on this link to sign up.

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