🙏 The Messenger - February 4, 2022 🙏

February 4, 2022

Dear Families of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School,

What a great Catholic Schools Week! Things kicked off with the Father/Daughter Dance --- one of my favorite STAOPCS events. There is nothing sweeter than watching our Dads with their little princesses. Thank you to all who were able to attend and show off their Macarena, Ballroom and Chicken Dance skills! Our all-school Divine Mercy Chaplet on Tuesday was a beautiful reminder of God’s mercy on each of us and our entire world. As usual, we centered on the Eucharist at Mass on Wednesday and even had a special blessing for our basketball players from Father David. On Thursday, we remembered St. Blaise in the Blessings of the Throats and enjoyed a lesson by our 8th graders on the importance of sharing Christ’s love with others. And, thanks to our weather, we will get to extend our celebration of Catholic Schools Week to Monday with Pastries with Parents! I look forward to seeing you Monday morning. Please stay warm and safe.

Only by His Grace,

Veronica Tucker

Principal

ALL-SCHOOL NEWS

NEW STUDENT RE-ENROLLMENT FOR 2022-2023

New Student Enrollment begins Monday, Feb. 7th at: https://ap.school/admissions
If you have a sibling of a currently enrolled student, you will submit their application beginning Monday. Application will be available by 10 a.m.
If you have questions or need assistance contact Cathy Russell at crussell@staopcs.org.

CHARACTER COUNTS - JANUARY

The following students have been nominated by their homeroom teacher for the Character Counts award for the month of January. These students have exemplified their PERSONAL BEST. Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines personal best as “The best performance or record an individual has ever had in any given discipline.” However, online sources go on to say, “An individual’s personal best isn’t necessarily something that one does. Rather it is a state of mind one achieves that drives all their actions and behaviors.”

1A – Sophia Walker

1B – Ana Lou Sierra

2A – Grayson Cooper

2B – Brian Goduto

3A – Emily Curtin

3B – Roberta Ibrahim

4A – Porter Ourso

4B – Roxana Romero

5A – Luis Torres

5B – Gabby Cruz

6A – Corina Guzman

6B – Addy Gregory

7A – Cate Woolsey

8B – Evan Filley

Congratulations to all of you!!

CAR LINE NOTES

Baseball & softball games will be starting this week. On home game days, cars from the visiting teams will be entering the St. Teresa parking lot from Bay Branch and will be parking in the St. Teresa Center lot. Games start at 4:15 pm, so cars will be arriving during dismissal time. If you use the rear lot for personal pick-up, please be extra cautious of traffic and courteous to our guests.

PHOTO SHARING

Do you have great photos of athletics or school events that you'd like to share for use in our yearbook or in school media? Please upload photos to our school Dropbox at this link: https://www.dropbox.com/request/FempJtk0mApnkMAr3OjV. Photos can be uploaded at anytime before the end of the school year. Thank you for helping us showcase our students! If you have questions, please contact Mrs. Tressel at advancement@staopcs.org.

NURSE'S NOTES

We will continue to work closely with our local health department officials and the Catholic Schools Office to ensure the safety of our students and staff should the school experience a positive case of COVID-19. Please see the attached document regarding screening of your students and on-campus requirements should someone test positive for COVID-19.

Parents, please call or e-mail attendance@staopcs.org and Mrs. Pavlock (lpavlock@staopcs.org) if a child is out for illness.
REMINDER: Students must stay home if a household member is being tested for COVID and must remain out until results have returned.

ON-CAMPUS REQUIREMENTS

SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE (updated 12.29.21)

DNN - Jan. 28th

PADUAN PARENTS

SHOUT-OUTS

Thank you the parent volunteers who helped us count money this week for our 3rd quarter stewardship project! We are excited to announce the results next week!

GO TEXAN DAY - Volunteers needed!

Go Texan Day is Thursday, Feb. 17th and we always need volunteers to help run activity stations! Please sign-up if you are able to assist!

CAR LINE VOLUNTEERS - Morning & Afternoon

We always need volunteers who are willing to help with car line in the mornings or afternoons! If you can volunteer, please contact Mrs. Bierbaum at cbierbaum@staopcs.org. Thank you for offering to help!

RUN FOR THE ROSES GALA

TEACHER EXPERIENCES - BID NOW!

Your student can be "Teacher for the Day"! Each year as a part of our gala, the teachers and staff donate experiences as a part of our silent auction.

These experiences are open for online bidding until TONIGHT ONLY - Friday, Feb. 4!

BID NOW AT: apschool.givesmart.com!

BIDDING CLOSES AT THE FOLLOWING TIMES ON FRIDAY, FEB. 4TH:

10:00 PM FOR:

10:30 PM FOR:

MR. SCALE: Band Teacher - Middle School band student
MR. BURTON: Music Teacher - 3rd through 8th grade student
MRS. MORGAN: Librarian - 3rd through 8th grade student
MRS. BAGLIO: World Languages - Kindergarten through 8th grade
MR. CAYANAN: Religion - 3rd through 8th grade
MRS. BLOUIN: Assistant Religion - 3rd through 8th grade
MRS. ETTMAN: Art Teacher - 3rd through 8th grade
MS. MCDOWELL: Theatre Teacher - Middle School student
COACH QUICKEL: Athletics - 2nd through 8th grade
MRS. KOETT: Assistant Athletic - 1st through 8th grade

11:00 PM FOR:

Front Office Adventure - 3rd through 8th grade
Advancement Adventure - 3rd through 8th grade
MRS. GARFIELD: Counselor - 1st through 8th grade
MRS. PAVLOCK: Nurse - Kindergarten through 8th grade
MRS. BLAKESLEY: Enrichment - 1st through 8th grade
MRS. LYONS: Learning Advisor - 2nd through 5th grade
MS. MACORA: Kinder Assistant
MRS. OSMAN: Kinder Assistant
MRS. TAMEZ: Pre-K4 Assistant
MS. FLOT: Pre-K4 Assistant

Don't want to miss out on bidding for your favorite teacher? Try AUTO BID!

Allow the system to automatically bid up to a designated amount for you. The system will bid incrementally up to the amount designated as long as someone else places a bid against you. If no one bids against your auto bid, the price remains the same.

1. Click the item of interest

2. Click the Auto Bid tab

3. Enter in the maximum amount you would like to bid

4. Click Bid.

PARTIES & SOCIALS

We are excited to announce more Gala Parties & Socials!

UPCOMING PARTIES:

Thursday, February 10th - BREAKFAST BREAK - Middle School Students-1 Spot!

Thursday, Feb. 17th - BOWLING PARTY - Pre-K4 (SOLD OUT)

Friday, March 4th - LEGO PARTY - 1st - 4th Grade Students (SOLD OUT)

NEW - Tuesday, March 22nd - PICNIC WITH FATHER JESSE - 2nd Grade

NEW - Friday, March 25th - GLOW SKATE PARTY - 5th Grade

NEW - Friday, April 1st - WILDLIFE PARTY - 3rd Grade

NEW - Sunday, April 3rd - POLO PARTY - Adult

NEW - Saturday, April 9th - CRAWFISH BOIL - Adult

To purchase multiple party spots visit: PARTIES & SOCIALS.

IN-CLASS PARTIES

After great success last year, we will offer several Class Party options as in-class events held during the school day. Class Parties may be purchased for $500 for Pre-K through 5th Grade or $1000 for Middle School grades. When a party is purchased for a classroom, the teacher and all students are invited for the fun! Anyone may purchase a party for the benefit of one (1) classroom or grade (middle school), but we also encourage families to collaborate to select parties that their students will enjoy. Parties will be held on a mutually agreeable date with the teacher. In-Class Parties will be on sale until Feb. 5th.

In-Class Party Options:

1. BINGO & Brownies - This fun party for the whole class will feature bingo games, brownie treats, and PRIZES.

2. Pajama Party - Students can wear their pajamas, grab their favorite stuffy, and enjoy a movie and popcorn.

3. Sunny Day Sundae Social - Every child loves ice cream! Extra recess or social time and making the ultimate sundae will be on the schedule for this fun event!

4. Floats & Fun - Root Beer floats and old-fashioned outdoor games will be exciting for the whole class.

5. Minute to Win It - Are you in it to win it? Teams will complete various tasks using skill and speed while enjoying popcorn and treats.

Thank you to the families who purchased parties for their classes this week!

Pre-K3: Linton, Carson, Dohm, Bunyan, Meyer, Sparks, Sierra and Broad families (TBD)

Pre-K4A: Brennan, Garfield, Midden Shaughnessy, Barr, Bunyan, Chaparro, Sabatini, Rinando, Qadir, Richards, Higham, Matson, and Hogan families (Pajama Party)

Kindergarten A: Hogan, Ourso, Wood, Carson, Goduto, Dohm, Bunyan, Borsboom, Santo Tomas, Pavia, Meyer & Liggon families (Sunny Day Sundae Social)

4B: Amparan, Brignac, Carrone, Lewis, Isaac, Held, Hall, Ebert, Gregory, Kovitz, Kinnicutt, Dunkleberger, Romero, Ibrahim, Velardo, Rangel, Ruiz-Olloqui, & Jundos families (Minute to Win It & Pajama Party)

6th Grade: Tovar, Piefer, Mansur, Curtin, White, De Valle, Janda, Cooper, Trevino, Tressel, Oghena, Mares Boles, Midden, Guzman, Yepiz, Shaw, Yu, Martinez, Velardo, Hubbard, Martin, Castillo, Brumfield, Johnston, De Aguirre, Ortiz, Lorenzetti, Vigil, Gregory, Fenn, Cabriana, Enia, and Coscio families (Sunny Day Sundae Social)

7th Grade: Miller, Woolsey, Beatty, McNeese, Little, LeMaster, Heuring, Hansen, Rinando, DeAzevedo, Smithson, Winton, Schmidt, Amparan, McCollor, Amador, Correa, Rabalais, Fisher, Guion, Cavaluzzi, Piefer, and Interiano families (Sunny Day Sundae Social)

AUCTION BASKETS & REGISTRY

This year's Class Baskets have been re-imagined as themes with your choice of basket to participate in instead of being grade-level specific. Please see the flyer for more details on each basket theme.

To make shopping even easier, our gala committee has put together an Amazon Gift Registry (https://www.amazon.com/wedding/share/runfortheroses) featuring many of the items we would like to include in our auction baskets/themes. Items may be shipped directly to the school or dropped off at the front desk anytime during school hours. To ensure proper recognition at the auction and on our Gala website (apschool.givesmart.com), please submit your donations no later than March 11, 2022. Please include your family's name with your donations/gift cards so that we can provide proper donation acknowledgment.

AUCTION BASKET THEMES

AMAZON REGISTRY

STEPS FOR STUDENTS

THANK YOU to Andrea Navarro for designing our team t-shirt & to Doucet Safety Analysis for their sponsorship!

St. Anthony of Padua's Steps for Students team will be raising funds to purchase a technology iPad cart to facilitate our new NWEA testing program. This is critical in allowing our testing to be conducted more efficiently among all grade levels. Thank you for supporting this effort!

FUN FOR TEAM MEMBERS:

The student who raises the most through their individual fundraising page will win an iPad!
All students who attend the race and beat Mrs. Tucker’s time will get a Homework Pass.
Middle School students who join our Steps for Students Team and attend the race will earn 2 service hours.
All students who join our team can wear their Steps for Students t-shirts and jeans on Monday, Feb. 14th.

JOIN OUR TEAM. There are 4 ways to participate:

5K TIMED: Compete against other runners and your best 5K time on this route! Price: $20.00 Race Fee
5K UNTIMED: Like the Timed 5K.... but not timed. Price: $18.00 Race Fee
FAMILY FUN RUN: Under a mile route. Price: $17.00 Race Fee
HIT THE SNOOZE FOR STUDENTS: Support Catholic schools without running the race! Register to Hit the Snooze and you will still receive the official race t-shirt shirt, but will not receive a bib or race medal. This is the option for those who would like to participate virtually. Price: $18.00 Race Fee

IMPORTANT DATES:

January 31, 2021: All race fees increase by $10.00.

JOIN OUR TEAM

AROUND OUR COMMUNITY

ANNUAL KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS FREE THROW CONTEST

Sunday, February 6 | 12:30 PM (ends around 3 PM)

St. Anthony’s Gym

Boys and Girls | Ages 9-14

Registration will take place at the door.

Must be those in age range before January 15. Registration must include copy of birth certificate for age verification.

Council and District Contests will occur the same time frame on Sunday.
Winners of each boys and girls age group with advance to Regionals on Sunday, February 27th.

Please feel free to reach out to John Wood at jb1wood@yahoo.com with any questions.