Dear Families of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School,

What a FUN Catholic Schools Week we’ve had! There are an estimated 5 million students across the United States being formed and educated in Catholic schools. This week, we all came together in gratitude and celebration for the unique education we are so thankful to be a part of. Many thanks to Father Jesse for celebrating our 11am Mass last weekend allowing students to serve as the choir, altar servers, lectors, ushers and more. We loved the opportunity to have Roberta, Grace, Hayden and Riley “assist” Father Jesse with the homily sharing personal stories of living the Cube of Love. This week, we launched our third quarter ministry project, Mary’s Meals, and learned more about the tragedy of global poverty and ways we can help. Our students were so inspired by this charity and raised a record number of funds! We prayed a Divine Mercy Chaplet for our nation after Mass on Wednesday and we attended Adoration on Thursday. We had a lot of fun with trivia contests about our Catholic school and a students versus staff basketball game. I am so grateful to be a part of this school and so thankful for each of our students and families. 

Dear Lord, Continue to bless our Catholic Schools. 

Help them continue to be a source of wisdom to learn about your love for us. 

  May all who enter their classrooms be filled with the gift of your Holy Spirit and come to know You in a more meaningful way. 

May Catholic education grow so that Your good news can be taught to children from all around Your world. 

Amen.

Only by His Grace,

Veronica Tucker

Principal

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 10:00 AM.
• If you have questions or need assistance contact Cathy Russell at crussell@ap.school

JANUARY WRITING LEADERS

1ST GRADE - Maria Luisa Yepiz, Juliet McCollor, Quinn Jonkins, John Bradford

4TH GRADE - Ben Cardona, Niza Kuttarappallil, Davidson Tucker, Marina Gonzalez, Madison Laborde, Chloe Feo

5TH GRADE - Ethan Fenn, Zofia Lewis, Natalie Bartsch, Ava Ibrahim, Roxana Romero

SCI://TECH PRIVATE SCHOOL SCIENCE FAIR RESULTS

8TH GRADE:

Sarah Fedoruk: 3rd place - Chemistry

London Lewis: 2nd place-Medicine/Health

7TH GRADE:

Adriana Boles: 1st place - Physics/Astronomy

Julianna Midden: 3rd place - Physics/Astronomy

Jacob Fedoruk: 3rd place - Engineering

Maddie Hinkle: 1st place - Biochemistry/Microbiology

Fernanda Yepiz Zamora: 3rd place - Behavioral/Social Sciences

ENGRAVE A BRICK!

Help St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School finish paving our playground area, and build a legacy! All proceeds will benefit the St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School Endowment. You may individualize a brick for you, your family, honor a loved one, or make a memoriam. The donated bricks will become a part of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School as a lasting tribute, paving the way for generations to come. Ordering will close April 1, 2023 and bricks will be installed in the summer of 2023.

2022-2023 YEARBOOKS

Order your '22-'23 Yearbooks now! All orders will be placed online using the button link below. Yearbooks are $45 and will be delivered at the start of next school year.

You may also create your own page! Commemorate your student's school year!

• Full page ad - $150
• 1/2 page ad - $75
• 1/4 page ad - $50

NURSE NOTES

For 1/29/23 to 2/3/23:

Pre-K4 – One reported case of Conjunctivitis

Kindergarten – One reported case of Strep throat 

Kindergarten – One reported case of Covid

3rd Grade – One reported case of Conjunctivitis

6th Grade – One reported case of Influenza B

7th Grade – One reported case of Strep throat

8th Grade – One reported case of Strep throat

Please continue to report any reportable illness (i.e. flu, strep throat, pink eye, covid, RSV…) to lpavlock@ap.school and any absences to attendance@ap.school. Continue to encourage handwashing, sneezing and coughing into the bend in the arm. 

FISH FRY

The Knights of Columbus need our help! Earn Paduan Points or Service Hours (Middle School) but volunteering at the Fish Fry on Feb. 24th! Thank you for helping make this annual joint event a success!

PARENTS: There are opportunities below to bring in baked goods for selling at the fish fry. You may track 1 Paduan Point for donating items to the Fish Fry. Additionally if you volunteer at the Fish Fry you may track 1 Paduan Point per hour. Please individually package cookies, bars, brownies for individual sale. Items will be sold for $1 each. Cakes, cupcakes, and pies will be sliced and packaged for individual sale, or sold whole. 

MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS: There are opportunities below to assist the Knights during the fish fry at at the baked goods table. Middle School students who volunteer are eligible for service hours.

Steps for Students is an annual event benefitting all Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Galveston- Houston. Over the last 17 years, this exciting day of family fun has brought together our Catholic community for a sunrise Mass, sanctioned 5K race and a post-race party in the Catholic School Village. Anthony of Padua's Steps for Students team will be raising funds to upgrade sound and lighting in our gym to improve our student programs and fine arts presentations! Thank you for supporting this effort. Join our team at: https://runsignup.com/apschool

THANK YOU! 7th Grader, Jacob Hubbard inspired our t-shirt design for this year's race and Doucet Safety Analysis will sponsor our team t-shirts this year! The Knights of Columbus will stock snacks and man our team tent in the Catholic Schools Village!

FUN FOR TEAM MEMBERS:

• 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. 13th.

2023 Race Day Schedule

*Subject to change.

7:00 A.M. – Sunrise Mass at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart

7:00 A.M. – Catholic School Village Opens

8:15 A.M. – Presentation of the David Guite Spirit Award & President’s Cup

8:30 A.M. – Timed 5K Start

8:40 A.M. – Untimed 5K & Family Fun Run Start

9:30 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. – Post Race Party

Where: Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart

1111 St. Joseph Pkwy.

Houston, TX 77002

**NOTE: Team Packets & T-shirts will be sent home by next Friday. **

TEACHER EXPERIENCES AUCTION - 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!

BID NOW AT: apschool.givesmart.com!

BIDDING CLOSES AT THE FOLLOWING TIMES ON FRIDAY, FEB. 3:

10:00 PM FOR:

• 8TH GRADE TEACHER
• 7TH GRADE TEACHER
• 6TH GRADE TEACHER
• MRS. FELCHAK: 5th Grade
• MRS. RAMIREZ: 5th Grade
• MRS. NAEHER: 4th Grade
• MRS. GAMBERTOGLIO: 4th Grade
• MRS. PREUSS: 3rd Grade
• MRS. LOYO: 3rd Grade
• MRS. WEST: 2nd Grade
• MS. GUION: 2nd Grade
• MRS. MEYER: 1st Grade
• MRS. DOYLE: 1st Grade
• MRS. FAW: Kindergarten
• MRS. JOHNSTON: Kindergarten
• MRS. HARRIS: Pre-K4 Teacher
• MRS. WILSON: Pre-K4 Teacher

10:30 PM FOR:

• MR. SCALE: Band Teacher - Middle School band student
• MRS. LIENHARD: Music Teacher - 3rd through 8th grade student
• MRS. MORGAN: Librarian - 3rd through 8th grade student
• MRS. JOHNSON: Spanish - 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: Music & Theatre - 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
• Kitchen 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. SALINAS: Kinder Assist.
• MRS. OSMAN: Kinder Assistant
• MRS. PERRY: 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. 

IN-CLASS PARTIES

In-Class Party sales are now closed! Parties are all being scheduled!

Thank you to all who contributed to In-Class Parties this week!

Kindergarten B (PJs & Pancakes): Barr, Brennan, Briceno Contreras, Cronin, Del Giacco, Guerra, Hean, Higham, Hogan, Jimenez-Michel, Lehmann, Malespin, Pesce, Pingel, Qadir, Sabatini, Salmon families

5A (Pancakes & Pajamas): Amparan, Brignac, Blake, Daigle, Gomez, Flores, Kinnicutt, Ourso, Pickett, Rangel, Toma families

5B (Sundae Social): Aertker, Brennan, Childress, Ebert, Ganau, Hall, Kinnicutt, Lacayo, LeDee, Lewis, Pond, Romero, Toma, Waller families

6th Grade (TBD): Anderson, Bucio, Calero, Feo, Groning, Guerra-libreros/Aldaz, Halstead, Junca, Meyer, Mora-Daza, Muñoz, Navarro, Nava, Norris/Barrera, Pesce, Reyes-Lacayo, Ritchie, Romer, Rosas, Rybolt, Scott-Hopper, Shaw, Smithson, White, Wilson

7th Grade (Sundae Social): Baines, Boles, Brumfield, Cabriana, Castillo, Cooper, Coscio, Cronin, Curtin, DeAguirre, Del Valles, Dickey, Dunkleberger, Enia, Escobar, Fedoruk, Fenn, Gallo Freeman, Garza Perez, Gregory, Guzman, Hinkle, Hubbard, Janda, Johnston, Lorenzetti, Mansur, Martin, Martinez, Midden, Nava Trevino, Oancia, Oghena, Orendain, Peschier, Piefer, Salinas, Scott-Hopper, Shaw, Stamps, Tovar Patino, Tressel, Varela, Velardo, White, Yepiz Zamora, Zander families

SIGN-UP PARTIES

Gala Sign-up Parties are hosted by faculty or families and can be adult, family or child-centered—and most importantly, FUN! All proceeds from Gala Sign-Up Parties benefit our school and students. Thank you to all of our hosts for working hard to plan these parties for our school!

**Stay tuned for a special Gala Messenger on Monday, Feb. 6 with NEW Sign-up Parties!**

CURRENT AVAILABLE PARTIES:

Thursday, Feb. 9

BREAKFAST BREAK (Only 3 Spots)

For Middle School Students

Saturday, March 4

COCHON DE LAIT (SOLD OUT)

Family Party

PRIEST MEALS

A Meal Train has been created to help feed our priests at the rectory weekly. If you would like to sign-up to provide a meal, please click the link, review the instructions and pick a date to sign-up! https://mealtrain.com/e17zoe

MONDAYS - Chess Club, 3:45-4:45 PM, Library

TUESDAYS - Parent Rosary Group (English) 8:15 AM, PLB Room 204 

TUESDAYS - Awakening! Bible Study (Middle School) 7:15 AM, Paduan Center 

THURSDAYS - Parent Rosary Group (Spanish) 8:15 AM, PLB Room 204

THURSDAYS - ROBO Fins Robotics Club, 4-5 PM (7th & 8th Graders)

WEDNESDAYS - Mass Choir, 6:45 AM, Sheltz Hall 

WEDNESDAYS - Run Club, 3:30 PM, Sports Fields

WEDNESDAYS - Art Club, 3:45-5 PM, Art Room

FRIDAYS – Quiz Bowl, 3:45-5:00 PM, Mrs. Sturgeon's Room

Please check the calendar and/or communications from club advisors regarding cancellations or changes. 

02/03/2023 - GALA: Teacher for the Day Auction Closes (10:00 PM, 10:30 PM, 11:00 PM at apschool.givesmart.com)

02/06/2023 - Morning Assembly in the Gym, 8:00 AM

02/06/2023 - New Student Enrollment begins

02/08/2023 - Mass (4A), 9:00 AM

02/09/2023 - GALA: Middle School Breakfast Break

02/09/2023 - GALA: Pizza with the Principals

02/10/2023 - $5 Free Dress benefiting Steps for Students Team

02/11/2023 - Steps for Students

02/13/2023 - Steps for Students T-shirt & Jeans Day - Participants may wear Steps for Students Shirts with Jeans

02/14/2023 - Valentine's Day – Students may wear Red or Pink shirts with uniform bottoms

02/15/2023 - Mass (4B), 9:00AM

02/16/2023 - Middle School Social, 6:30PM

02/17/2023 - SCHOOL HOLIDAY

02/20/2023 - Staff In-service

02/20/2023 - STUDENT HOLIDAY

Full Calendar available in FACTS and on the App!

SHARE YOUR PHOTOS

Do you have athletics or school event photos that you'd like to share for possible use in our yearbook or in school media? Please upload photos to our school Dropbox at this link: https://www.dropbox.com/request/UW0oqUAV9OySKlqlOShr. Photos can be uploaded at anytime before the end of the school year. Thank you for helping us showcase our athletes and students! If you have questions, please contact Mrs. Tressel at advancement@ap.school.