St. John Paul II Catholic School 
KNIGHT LIFE 
105 St. Paul Street
Sellersburg, IN  47172
February 17, 2016 
Dates to Remember
February 
19 - Stations of the Cross 8:30 a.m. (5M)
20 - Father/Daughter Dance
22 - Kindergarten Field Trip
22 - ISTEP Kickoff/Star Wars Theme/Non-Uniform for K-6
24 - Mass 8:30 a.m.
26 - Stations of the Cross 8:30 a.m. (4E)
26 - Grade 6 Deanery Academic Olympics
29 - ISTEP Begins
March 
2 - Mass 8:30 a.m.
3 - 2016-17 Kindergarten Open House 8:15 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
4 - Family Friday-5M/Spirit Wear Day/No Bus Service/1:40 p.m. Dismissal
4 - Stations of the Cross 8:30 a.m. (4C)
4 - End of 3rd Quarter
6 - PreSchool Open House & Registration 12:00 - 3:00
6 - SPRINGFEST
9 - Mass 8:30 a.m.
10 - Report Cards
11 - Stations of the Cross 8:30 a.m. (3B)
12 - Grade 2 Family Retreat
13 - Daylight Savings Time Begins
14 - Grade 3 I-Read
15 - PHS to perform Cinderella for Kindergarten to Grade 3
16 - Mass 8:30 a.m.
17 - St. Patrick's Day/Non-Uniform to Wear Green
18 - Stations of the Cross 8:30 a.m. (3P)
20 - Palm Sunday
23 to 25 - No Bus Service if West Clark is on Spring Break
23 - Mass 8:30 a.m.
24 - Holy Thursday
25 - Good Friday/Grade 6 Passion Play
27 - Easter Sunday
28 through April 1 - SPRING BREAK - NO SCHOOL
April 
4 through 7 - Spring Break/Snow Make-up if Needed
8 - School in Session, Make up Day for January 22
St. Valentine's Day Parties  
 
     
Ash Wednesday   
The students placed their Lenten Promises on the cross in church.
   
 
   
Grade 3 Music
The third graders are studying the instrument families in music class this quarter.  Mrs. Jackson brought her tenor saxophone for students to get an up close view.  The students were wonderful listeners! 
     
Sister Mary Montgomery  
Sister Mary Montgomery visited the school and talked with the students on Monday. 
 
Grade 1  
It was a super sweet day in first grade!  Mrs. Bruggeman's first graders had fun celebrating Valentine's Day!  They enjoyed learning some facts about St. Valentine, they loved sorting and graphing candy hearts during math, and they especially loved making a special Valentine bag for their Valentine cards.
 
 
Save the Date for Vacation Bible School!  
Our "Camp Creation" VBS will be held on June 14-16 from 6:30 to 8 pm at the St. Joe Hill Parish Hall.  Our free VBS is for children 4-10 years old.  Registration forms and volunteer sign-ups will be available soon.  To be a part of our planning team, join us at our next Meeting on Thursday, March 3 at 6pm at the St. Paul Activity Center, room 107.  Contact Kristina Vogt at kvogt@stjohnpaulparish.org for more info. 
  

Annual SpringFest 2016 
Excitement is in the air. As you can see below, Class Basket Volunteers are now in place and Themes have been selected. But, it's not too late to get involved. There are still ways to participate. If you prefer, you can donate items for the class basket(s) - simply drop your donation off in the classroom. Be sure to place all money donations in an envelope marked "Class Theme Donation" along with the name of your child's teacher and grade.
 
Class
Theme
Class Volunteers
KK
Outdoor & Gardening
Jennifer Dunn & Courtney Cooper
KH
Everything Games
Emily Rose & Kathryn Tanner
1BC
Cooking in the Kitchen
Jennifer Gatti & Nicole Ruddell
1BC
Golf
Alicia McAfee
2B
Tool Time
Cinnamon Lohr
2N
Family Fun & Recreation
Kathryn Tanner, Margaret Tschaenn & Mandy Ash
3B
Gift Cards Galore
Kim LaMaster
3P
All Things Lottery
Tina Hendrick
4C
Hunting & Fishing
Jessica & Erik Velten & Melinda Graf
4E
Nerf
Alicia McAfee
5G
Home Improvement
Jacki Partlow, Amy Nevitt & Brandi Graf
5M
Margaritaville
Kathleen Eckert & Tina Thomas
6S
eCards - "e" for Entertainment
Jennifer Lampton
 
You can also donate items, or solicit items for donation from family, friends and/or your employer for the Silent Auction. Donations can be dropped off in the classroom and should be marked "Silent Auction Donation."        
 
Next week, we look to unveil some of the changes we've made to SpringFest 2016 based on your feedback from this year's Survey. However, we were limited, in terms of our capabilities, given the timing of the survey, in relationship to the event itself - having said that, we look to send out a follow-up survey shortly after this year's event, so that we can continue to move in the right direction. We ask for your patience, and invite each of you to participate on the SpringFest Subcommittee. With your input we can make a fun event even better!
 
Bulletin Board of the Week 
6th - Mrs. Amanda Sumpter