St. John Paul II Catholic School 
 KNIGHT LIFE 
105 St. Paul Street
Sellersburg, IN  47172
November 18, 2015 
DATES TO REMEMBER
 
November 
23 - Toys due for Campton
23 - Grade 4 Field Trip
25 through 27 - Thanksgiving Break/No School

December 
2 - Christmas Program 7:00 p.m. for Kindergarten, Grades 1 & 2
2 - Mass 8:30 a.m.
3 - Christmas Program 7:00 p.m. for Grades 3, 4, 5 & 6
4 - Family Friday-Grade 5G/Spirit Wear Day/No Bus Service/1:40 p.m. Dismissal
4 - Providence Popcorn Players Perform 8:15 a.m.
5 - Breakfast with Santa at St. John Paul II
8 - Mass 8:30 a.m. - TUESDAY - Feast of the Immaculate Conception
9 - JPII Parent Group Lunch for Faculty & Staff
10 - Penance Service for Grades 3-6 9:30 a.m.
10 - Grade 1 Field Trip
11 - Santa Shop
14 - Grade 4 Famous Hoosiers
16 - Mass 8:30 a.m.
16 - Grade 2 First Reconciliation
18 - Classroom Christmas Parties
18 - 1st Semester Ends
21 through January 1 - No School/Christmas Break

NOTICE:  CALENDAR CHANGE
The date of the Father/Daughter Dance has been changed to February 20th.
Market Day 
Market Day has sold out to World's Finest Chocolate and no longer does the  school grocery shopping fundraisers.  We know their pies will be sadly missed during the holidays!  
Morning Drop Off November 19 & 20   
On the mornings of Thursday, November 19 and Friday, November 20 there will be a few extra cars in the Activity Center Parking Lot.  This lot will be used for parking for those attending NCYC with the Youth Ministry Group.  We are unsure of how many cars this will involve.  As always, there will be staff on duty to help with parking.

Everyday there is another drop off option available.  Students may be dropped off at the parking lot (playground) between the two day care buildings and pull up to the bottom of the stairs and have your child exit there.  Adult supervision is provided there and as they go between the school buildings. 
INCLEMENT WEATHER INFORMATION
St. John Paul II Catholic School will use the following procedure for inclement weather days: To allow St. John Paul II Catholic School to take advantage of the results of the West Clark team's study of road conditions while having the ability to potentially lessen the number of school days missed we will follow this procedure:
  • All St. John Paul II Catholic School closings, delays, and early dismissals will be announced through the media separate from West Clark.
  • So, our families will look for St. John Paul II Catholic School to be announced on WDRB and WDRB.com.
  • Most of the time we will follow the results of the road condition research completed by West Clark's team. There may be times when it could be judged safe to remain open on a day that West Clark is closed, and announcing our school separately will give us the ability to do this.
  • If St. John Paul II Catholic School is not listed, then we would be open.
  • Please look to WDRB News and/or WDRB.com for our closing and delay announcements. This is the only news outlet that will be announcing our closings and delays.
  • WDRB has a free service that will send you a text message when a JPII announcement is posted. These services have been proven a timely way to receive the information. If you would like to receive these alerts click on http://my.textcaster.com/asa/Default.aspx?ID=c4f69af1-fcf8-4a83-b929-f0ed22af349a to sign up.  Or you can go to WDRB.com, click on Weather, and then Snow Fox Text Alerts and follow the prompts.  We have been in contact with WDRB and if you have signed up previously with St. Paul it will automatically change it to St. John Paul II.
Reminder - Christmas Comes to Campton, Kentucky  
The last day to bring new, unwrapped toys to school for Campton is Tuesday, November 24th.
Christmas Programs 
The program for Kindergarten and Grades 1 and 2, "A Christmas Meditation", will be on Wednesday, December 2 at 7:00 in the Activity Center.  Students should wear their "Sunday best" for the program. 
 
The program for Grades 3 through 6,"Once Upon a Christmas", will be on Thursday, December 3 at 7:00 in the Activity Center.  Grade 4 has been given info on what they are wearing. Grade 3, 5 and 6 please wear white socks or tights with dress clothes.

Door will open at 6:30p.m. for both events.
 
WANTED:  Student Artwork, Poetry, or Prayers for  
Office of Catholic School Christmas Card
The Archdiocese of Indianapolis Office of Catholic Schools (OCS) intends to send Christmas cards and would like to feature student work.

Artwork submissions can include digital photographs of student-made 3-D artwork, high resolution color scans of drawings or paintings, or art developed in a computer program.

Written submissions could include an original Christmas poem or Christmas-themed prayer.  Artwork and writings should be religious in nature.

If your child would like to submit a piece of art for consideration, please submit them electronically to office@stjohnpaulschool.org by the morning of Monday, November 30th.  The school will forward all submissions to the Office of Catholic Schools by noon on Monday, November 30th.
Athletic News
Plans are under way for our May 21, 2016 Athletic Awards Banquet, and we want your input!  Go to stjohnpaulathletics.org for a survey link and more details.  The survey will take less than 5 minutes for you to complete and will be open through Friday, December 4.

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Boys/Girls Basketball Parent Worker's Schedule
Saturday, November 21 at SJPII
 
Athletic Committee Members: Shawn Nevitt, Chad Chamberlain, Beth Marcum
Time                             Door                           Consession                                  
9:00                                     Nevitt                               Chamberlain/I. Heil
10:00                                    Graf                                  Chamberlain/Reed
11:00                                     Partlow                             Adams/Reiger
12:00                                    Spear                                Early/Eckert
1:00                                      Nevitt                               Sad/Clifford
2:00                                     Thomas                              Sidebottom/Wilt
3:00                                     Moore                                Nigg/Seidenfaden
4:00                                     Bonnet                               Cissel/Howard 
 
Second Grade First Reconciliation 
 
The second graders spent Saturday morning preparing for their First Reconciliation.  They watched an Act of Contrition play, made a 10 Commandments keychain, and spent time with their family in prayer.

    
 
     
Grade 1
Mrs. Bruggeman's first graders have been busy readers in first grade!  They have had fun comparing and contrasting characters from different Thanksgiving stories.  They even got to taste test honey after reading and learning facts about honey bees.  Most of them loved how sweet the honey tasted!
 
  
Kindergarten 
Mrs. Kist's class led our very special Thanksgiving Mass today.  Many families will have a wonderful holiday due to your generosity!  A big "thank you" to our St. John Paul II School Family!
Pre-SpringFest 2016 
Calling ALL Thinkers and Shakers . . .  
We are looking for individuals interested in getting together and brainstorming around the 2016 SpringFest.  Our goal is simply to look at ways we can grow and improve the level of participation and involvement at this event.  If you want to get involved, and like sharing ideas then we are looking for you!  Please contact Grace Yates Rieger at gyates1111@aol.com or 502-767-2025 today, and let's get started. 
Together we can make a Difference! 
ONLINE AUCTION
CYBER MONDAY ONLY!
Three "Hot Items" that are available the years that we have the Reverse Raffle are:
  • 6 Reserved Front Row Seats at the K-2 Christmas Program
  • 6 Reserved Front Row Seats at the 3-6 Christmas Program
  • "Name the Street": Your choice of name for the street at the entrance to the church parking lot/playground. (Between the two daycare buildings)
These are always items that people really want. So, we are making them available through an online auction.
As you may know, the Christmas Programs always bring large crowds. The program starts at 7:00 p.m. and the doors open at 6:30 p.m. There is always a line waiting. (See photo from last year's program below.) If you would like to arrive a little later, and have the best seat in the house be looking for the email with the link to the online auction for the three items listed above.
An email with the link to the online auction will be sent to you on Monday, November 30th (Cyber Monday). Be on the lookout for it!
Bulletin Board of the Week 
3B - Mrs. Dorie Barnett   


The Faculty and Staff of St. John Paul II Catholic School Wishes You and Your Family A Very Happy Thanksgiving! 
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