All School Mass
We will have All School Mass on Friday, January 14. Students should wear their full dress uniforms. There will be optional daily Mass before school on Wednesday, January 12 in the Chapel at 7:10 a.m.
January Service Project
1st Grade will be collecting items to make Blessing Bags for the less fortunate. Bags will be donated to a local shelter. Please see the list below for your students' designated items to donate:
- Mrs. Garcia's Class: Travel size toothpaste, toothbrushes, and mouthwash
- Mrs. Valencia's class: Travel size hand sanitizer, Kleenex, and deodorant
- Mrs. Eldridge's Class: Granola bars, and individually wrapped crackers
*All Grade levels are welcome to participate and donate.
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Mom's Club: Wisdom and Wine Event
Thank you to the ladies who came out to join us at Sylvias! We had a great time! Also, many thanks to Charlene Alexander. Charlene spoke about quieting your inner envy and practicing vicarious joy. We also chose patron saints for ourselves, for the year. Each saint has a virtue associated with it therefore we will need to practice that as the year goes on. What a great idea!
*Please plan to join us for our next Wisdom and Wine Event on Wednesday, February 2nd.
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Re-Enrollment Information 2022-2023
Online re-enrollment forms for the 2022-2023 school year were emailed to each current PK-7th grade parent's primary email address last week. Check your spam, trash, and all gmail tabs (if you have a gmail account) for the email if you do not see it in your inbox. The email's subject will contain your oldest or only student's name, but the link within the email will contain all of your current StJPII student's re-enrollment forms. Please read the entire email before filling out the re-enrollment form(s).
Online re-enrollment forms are due by 3pm Thursday, January 13, 2022
Please email Jessica Ande at jande@jp2.org if you did not receive the email or have any questions.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
StJPII will be closed on Monday, January 17 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
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Temple Sinai Testing Center
Tuesday, January 11th and Wednesday, January 12, free Covid-19 Testing will be offered in our school neighborhood at Temple Sinai (13875 Brimhurst Drive) from 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM on both days.
We anticipate that this event may cause some delays and impact anyone who uses Brimhurst walkers in the afternoon because there could be extra cars parked on the street. This testing site is open to the public and hosted by the City of Houston, so it has the potential to cause traffic.
We will proceed with regular dismissal procedures so you may continue to use Brimhurst at your discretion; however, to ease congestion, we recommend that you consider using the carpool line or Manderly as alternatives. Please talk with your children this evening about any changes to your normal pick-up routine.
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Casual Uniform Orders
Most of the uniform orders from last semester are expected to be delivered at the end of January. The manufacturers are still experiencing delays with production and delivery. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
We would be happy to provide you with some used uniform pieces while you are waiting on your order to be delivered. Please contact Jessica Ande at jande@jp2.org if you are interested in receiving used uniforms.
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Thank you Mrs. Costantini and Dr. Sax
Thank you to our Middle School Counselor, Mrs. Costantini for orchestrating our guest speaker last week, Dr. Leonard Sax. Dr. Sax did an amazing job of speaking to all of our community regarding issues that we are currently facing. If you were unable to attend one of Dr. Sax's sessions, we will have video links up soon of his parent sessions. Please click below for the handouts he mentioned during his lectures.
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Annual Fund
Thank you to everyone who has already given to the Annual Fund! We had several year-end gifts come through over the break and we would like to thank you ALL for your generosity! Please click the button below to see an updated list of our generous benefactors.
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Speakeasy Soiree Gala
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2.26.22
85 TICKETS LEFT!
46 days until the Speakeasy Soiree Gala...the event is almost sold out...less than 9 tables remain! Buy your tickets today!
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PTO Meeting
Please join us for our PTO meeting on Wednesday, January 12 at 8:30 a.m. in St. Jude Hall. If you have any questions please contact Nicole Lambert at PTO@jp2.org. Please remember to park along Parkway Plaza if you will be attending the meeting.
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Middle School Athletics
Middle School Basketball is back and ready to play the 2nd half of their season! All of the teams are running full speed and getting back into shape! Check the Athletic Calendar and come out and see our Saints hoopin' it up!
Elementary School Athletics
Elementary Basketball starts this week! Practices are on, uniforms are in, and league games start this Saturday for the kiddos! We wish them luck as they start their basketball season, I know their Coaches are ready to start playing some basketball!
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Save the Date for the Father Daughter Dance!
Ticket link will be available soon!
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Steps for Students
Come out and support StJPII on February 12, 2022 in downtown Houston at the Steps for Students 5K. This run/walking event is to raise awareness and support for Catholic Education. Click below to register.
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8th Grade Yearbook Recognition Ad and Brick Paver
Want to give your Class of 2022 graduate something to commemorate their time at StJPII? Order an 8th-grade Yearbook ad and brick paver for your graduate. Order forms were sent home in Tuesday folders today, January 4, 2022. There are two ways to order: Electronically via balfour.com or check/cash to the school. The Balfour electronic store is live now...just search for "St. John Paul II Catholic School" and the site will walk you through the process. If you order electronically, you can also submit images and messages via the Balfour site for the Journalism staff to retrieve and create the ad. Other image and message submission options are outlined in the order form packet.
A pdf version of the order form packet can also be accessed via the link below. Order by January 26, 2022 and save $20! Thanks for honoring your 2022 8th grade Graduate and supporting The Spirit Yearbook! Questions? Contact Dr. Hiltbrand at sehiltbrand@jp2.org.
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Call to Action: Day of Prayer
"A great prayer for life is urgently needed, a prayer which will rise up throughout the world. Through special initiatives and in daily prayer, may an impassioned plea rise to God, the Creator and lover of life, from every Christian community, from every group and association, from every family and from the heart of every believer." - Pope Saint John Paul II
Saturday January 22, 2022 is a day set aside by the Catholic Church to pray for the unborn. Please set aside some time to pray a rosary for the unborn.
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RCYA Silent Event
Fr. Eamonn Shelly LC, Chaplain at StJPII, is preaching during a Silent Retreat on February 4-6, and StJPII parents/staff are invited to extend the invitation to their older children in the 18-30 age bracket. For more information, visit: https://www.rcyahouston.com/silent-retreat
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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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