St. John Paul II Catholic School 
KNIGHT LIFE 
105 St. Paul Street
Sellersburg, IN  47172
December 16, 2015 
DATES TO REMEMBER
 December
16 - Parish Penance Service 6:45 p.m. St. Paul Chapel
18 - NON-UNIFORM DAY
18 - Classroom Christmas Parties 1:45 p.m.
18 - 1st Semester Ends
21 through January 1 - No School/Christmas Break
January 
4 - Back to School
7 - Report Cards
8 - Family Friday-Grade 4E/Spirit Wear Day/No Bus Service/1:40 p.m. Dismissal
12 - 2nd Tuition Payment Due
18 - No School - Snow Make-up Day if Needed
30 - HOPE Dinner & Trivia Night
31 - Open House & Pre-Registration


Christmas Mass Schedule 
December 24 
3:30 p.m. at St. Paul Chapel - Homily for Children 
5:30 p.m. at St. Joe Chapel 
9:00 p.m. at St. Paul Chapel 
December 25 
12:00 Midnight at St. Joe Chapel 
10:00 a.m. at St. Paul Chapel 



NOTICE:  CALENDAR CHANGE
The date of the Father/Daughter Dance has been changed to February 20th.
NOEL - Our Advent Elf      
Thursday, December 10 - Noel was reading one of her favorite Christmas stories in Mrs. Meyer's 5th grade classroom.
 
Friday, December 11 -  Noel was in Mrs. Bruggeman's 1st grade classroom having fun looking at the Nativity animals that the class made with the handprints!


Monday, December 14 -  Noel was lighting the candle for the 3rd week of Advent in
Mrs. Popp/Mrs. VanPelt's third grade classroom.
 

Tuesday, December 15 - Noel decided to play a game of Trouble with some of her friends in 3B.  She left a note apologizing for any trouble she has caused and wants everyone to know that she is trying her best to prepare her heart for the coming of Jesus at Christmas!
 

Wednesday, December 16 - Noel showed up in the gym this morning.  She is so happy to be a JPII Knight and to be a part of all the Advent activities with the students during this joyous season.
 
Grade 1    
Mrs. Brock and Mrs. Chrisco's first graders were able to buy shoes, pajamas and underwear for their two Advent Angels ages 5 and 8.  They had enough money left over to get a $25 gift card for the babies at St. Elizabeth's Home and a $25 food angel from Kroger!  The children were so excited and proud that they had a part in helping so many others at Christmastime.  
 
Athletic News 
Introducing Biddy Ball!
A program for parish boys and girls, ages 3-5, to introduce them to the basics of basketball.  Practices and games are held back to back, with 30 minutes of instruction time and then 30 minutes for a game.  Practices and games will start on January 16th and will run for six Saturdays.  Deadline to register is January 6th.  Cost is $30 (includes shirt). A SJP Athletic Release Form must be on file. Register at www.stjohnpaulathletics.org starting December 17, 2015.  Question can be sent to athletics@stjohnpaulparish.org.
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Tacky Sweater Day     
The faculty and staff had fun showing off their "Tacky" Christmas Sweaters!    
 
Registration & Technology Fee
Pre-Registration forms for the 2016-17 school will be going home in January.  The 2016-17 technology fee of $175.00 will be due February 4, 2016.
For further information please click on the document link:   
Good-bye Mrs. Kjersti Milliner!     
Mrs. Milliner has resigned from her position at St. John Paul II Catholic School because of important family issues.  She has accepted another position with fewer hours to give her more time with her family. She first started teaching at St. Paul Catholic School in 1987, teaching 5th grade and then P.E., but most of her time has been spent teaching Kindergarten.  Her students and their parents remember her for the care and concern she has always shown for each child. Her last day here at JPII will be Friday, December 18.  We wish Mrs. Milliner the best and send our love and prayers to her and her family. 
 
New Albany Deanery Catholic Youth Ministries
Christmas Open House - Thursday, December 17, 2015 - 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
101 St. Anthony Drive, Mt. St. Francis, IN  47146
Call 812-923-8355 for more info. 
Grade 4
Fourth grade students read about the Feast of Our Lady of Guadeloupe, colored a picture of the Blessed Mother with the cloak of Juan Diego, and wrote notes on the back of their picture so they could share the story with their families!

   
Santa Shopping 
Thank you to the many parent volunteers who helped with our Santa Shop on Friday. A big thank you to Santa's special shoppers, Tina Thomas and Whitney Wickens. The students had such a great time shopping, it was a fun day for all!
  
Kindergarten
Mrs. Kist's class celebrated Grinch Day.  They had a fun day filled with Grinch themed math and literacy activities.  The Grinch couldn't steal their Christmas Joy!!


Mrs. Milliner's class made Advent maps.  Each part of the Christmas story became more real to them as they "traveled" with the Holy Family.
Grade 5
In grammar, one of the big fifth grade standards is to learn about prepositions.  Through out the week, the fifth grade students in Mrs. Meyer's grammar class learned the prepositions by singing them to the tune of "Yankee Doodle".  They also flew paper airplanes in class and had to create sentences that included prepositions to show where their airplanes landed. 
 

CELEBRATE CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK  
WITH THE INDIANA PACERS!
Indiana Pacers vs. Detroit Pistons 
Saturday, February 6, 2016
  
Tipoff:  7:00 PM (Doors open at 6:00 PM) 
Cost:  $20/ticket (A GREAT DEAL!) and includes a Pacers hat, food voucher; and floor access after the game - makes a great Christmas present! 
A portion of all ticket sales will support the ministry of Catholic schools throughout central and southern Indiana. 
Order tickets by January 7 here: 
https://www.pacersgroups.com/tickets/942/   
Faith Friends
Mrs. Meyer's 5th grade class met with their 1st Grade Faith Friends in Mrs. Brock/Mrs. Chrisco's class last week.  They worked together to create a Christmas art project using the first grader's foot and the fifth grader's finger prints.  They had a great time together.


Tax Credit 
  • To make a last-minute credit card donation to the Tax Credit Scholarship, visit the Institute for Quality Education  (IQE) Site.
  • If you prefer to mail a check, please send directly to IQE.  Mailed donations must be postmarked no later thanDecember 31, 2015.    
  • Stock gifts must arrive in the National Christian Foundation  (NCF) account by December 31, so please initiate the transfer with your broker as early in the month as possible, as some transfers can take several days to arrive at NCF's account.
Bulletin Boards of the Week 
Hallway - Mrs. Katie Sellmer  


5G - Mrs. Heather Gilland


KM - Mrs. Kjersti Milliner


6th - Mrs. Amanda Sumpter
Tree & Manger Decorated by Mrs. Dot Triplett
Have Your "Selfie" A Merry Little Christmas 
from The Faculty & Staff of JPII School