Lifetouch casual picture day packages will be sent home in Tuesday folders today, April 27. Orders can still be placed online at mylifetouch.com. If you have any questions about your order, please contact Lifetouch at 800-736-4753.

Your tuition invoices for school year 2021-22 were sent home in your youngest student's folder. Please remember that Tuition is due on Friday, April 30, 2021. If you need a tuition invoice, please contact the Business Office.

Children 3 years old through 8th grade are invited to the StJPII Summer Enrichment Program (SEP), June 7-25 from 9:30-2:30, where we emphasize hands-on exploration in a fun, stimulating, and supportive environment. The program features small class sizes and is taught by highly-qualified teachers. (Before and aftercare is available too.) Sibling discounts are also available. For more information and to register, click the button below or contact SEP Director Kim McCurry.

Friendly reminder that if your student has lost water bottle, lunch bag, textbooks, sweatshirts, hoodies, sweaters, etc, please have them check the 2 main lost and found areas within the school.

There are several water bottles that have been placed on the ledge on the playground in front of the elementary music room.

Mrs. Takagi has taken up the task of reunifying lost clothing to students who have their names written inside the clothing. If your student has perhaps lost a piece of their uniform and you did not receive it back or forgot to place their name inside, please email Mrs. Takagi at takagisarah@gmail.com to see if it may be among the no-name items.

We are trying to reunite as many uniform pieces as possible to families. Thank you to those parents who placed their name inside.

As you may have heard, our friends at Mrs. Donuts suffered some damage to their building and are temporarily closed while they are in the process of repairs. If your child received a coupon for the 3rd quarter award, please rest assured that the coupon is still valid and will be honored through the summer. We all look forward to Mrs. Donuts reopening as soon as possible!

Don’t strike out … come join in the fun with your son(s)! Spend the evening making great memories with pizza, laughter and bowling!

When: Saturday, May 1 at 7:00 p.m.

Where: Bowlmor Lanes, 925 Bunker Hill Rd, Houston

Details: Mother – Son bowling teams. The cost is $60 per Mother/Son duo and $25 for an additional son. This will include bowling, shoe rental, all you can eat pizza and drinks. This private event is for Mothers and their sons who are currently enrolled StJPII students. If Mom cannot make it, you are welcome to send your son(s) with a special friend – Grandma, Aunt, etc.

Registration: Registration and Ticket Sales are available now until TONIGHT, April 27 or tickets are all gone! There are limited number of spaces so please do not delay!

Covid cleaning and protocols in place - Masks and hand sanitizer required for all, Temperature taken at the door.

Set up MONDAY - purchasing later in the day.

Look who’s all grown up! Buy your tickets today to attend this memorable ‘Let Your Light Shine’ 8th-grade class graduation dinner and dance held on May 28th!

Fun In The Sun is almost here and it is time to register your student for the “Best Day of the School Year!” Please register your child for FITS by purchasing a lunch meal choice of Chik Fil A (nuggets or sandwich), bag of chips, bottle of water, and a cookie using the attached registration link below.

When purchasing the lunch ticket, please click “my guest” and fill in your child’s name and Homeroom teacher in the “Special Request” section. This will allow us to deliver the correct lunch choice to your child. You must complete this step when registering!

Registration Deadline is Tuesday, May 11, 2021.

This past weekend our T&F team ran their last Meet. All in all the Meet 3 went well as expected we had many personal best and top competitors. Below are the Medal winners which are top three and ribbon holders which are place 4th-6th. We are so very proud of ALL of our athletes, and we are so happy we at least got to participate in the T&F season!

5th place: 7th grade 4X400m relay - 5:19.19

4th place: 7th grade 4X100m relay 1:01.94

Averi Garrity – 8^th grade

Thy Yen Tong – 8^th grade

Viviana De la Rosa – 8^th grade

6th place: 8^th grade 4X100m relay - 1:06.57

Andrew Bowring – 6^th grade

Carson Stovall – 7^th grade

Jonah Lim – 7^th grade

Paul Naddaf – 8^th grade

Christopher Pietrak – 8^th grade

Coach Ade will run his week long Monday ~ Thursday PreK-5th grade level camps again starting the 1st week of May! Please refer to the Athletic calendar for your specific grade level week, and all necessary information as well as how to register!!

For: 5th thru 8th Grade ~ any young man that wants to be a better athlete!

 *Purpose: To train young men to be better athletes and to learn how to put in the work to be a successful athlete.

*Starts Monday, May 3rd 3:45 PM until 4:45 PM.

*Days: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.

*Duration: Until the end of school. Will Continue during summer.

*Cost:$10 per session payable on Acceptiva on the Middle School Athletic Home page

*Please install the REMIND SMARTPHONE APP and JOIN our CLASS:

SJPII Conditioning Class CODE: @c82gceg

*Basic Format:

Check-in - Temperature check then Wash hands – put on gloves and masks.

Warm-up/Stretch Agility drills

Workouts – Calisthenics to start – light weights (age appropriate later).

Power drills/Plyometrics or throws or heavy carry later as appropriate.

Running – Sprints or Endurance or Shuttle drill.

5-minute skill instruction on something athletic.

Sometimes a quick “fun” game that is also training (heart rate up) on Thursday.

Prayer.

Wash hands and gloves to exit.

Elementary Spring Athletics continues to be just a great season with the Coaches, kiddos and their parents loving every minute of being back "together" so to speak, playing America's favorite game! So much fun, lots of learning, and lots of happy faces....God is good!

As part of their Bronze Award project, 5th grade Girl Scout Troop #149104 will be hosting a book drive next week, April 26 -30. Gently used books appropriate for ages PreK through 8th grade will be accepted. All books will benefit the Houston nonprofit Books Between Kids.

Containers will be placed in the school hallways, so your child can easily drop off books. Thank you for your support!

Pathways to Independent Learning is the third in a series of enrichment courses for middle school students sponsored by St. Thomas High School. The first two are Step Up Study Skills and Preparation for the High School Entrance Exams.

In this course, students are given tools and strategies to take charge of the learning process. They will be able to take full responsibility for choosing effective approaches to long-term learning. Students need the skills and strategies of independent learning in order to excel in any learning environment or situation. Research has proven that facility and practice of executive functioning skills and critical thinking is a greater predictor of student success than IQ. Students who develop the skills of independent learning are better able to adapt and succeed when they encounter obstacles.

The program consists of three major instructional units:

I.          Developing Self-Advocacy

II.         Developing Communication Skills

III.        Developing Critical Thinking Skills

This course will be offered in two separate sessions. Each session consists of three successive Saturday classes. Session 2 repeats the content offered in Session 1. The classes are conducted on a safe and secure virtual platform. All materials are supplied.

For more information and student registration, click on the link below.

CAMP SJV - Faith, Fun and Friends! St. John Vianney Summer Day Camp is for children ages 4-12. June 7 - Aug 6. Monday - Friday, 9 am - 4 pm with early drop-off and late pick-up options. For Information, sjvcamp@stjohnvianney.org . Deadline to register is April 30.

Looking for a summer camp for your kids? SJ23 has got you covered. We are offering summer camps for Middle school and High School ages. From Athletic to Fine Arts, SJ23 has it all. Click the link to see all camps offered, contact information, and how to register for each camp.

Summer Camps (sj23lions.org)

If you have any questions, please contact the director of each camp or admissions@sj23lions.org and we will be happy to assist you in any way we can.

Thank you for your interest in St. John XXIII!