St. John Paul II Catholic School 
KNIGHT LIFE 
105 St. Paul Street
Sellersburg, IN  47172
September 14, 2016 
Dates to Remember
September
16 - Last Day to Sign up for Parent-Teacher Conferences.
20 - Culver's JPII night. 
21 - Mass 8:30 a.m. (1B)
23 - End of 1st Quarter
27, 28, 29 - Parent Teacher Conferences
28 - Mass 8:30 a.m. (4E)
28 - JPII Parents Lunch for Faculty & Staff
30 - Family Friday (5G)/SpiritWear Day/Early Dismissal 1:40/No Bus Service
30 - Pet Blessing/Family Friday 7:45 a.m. 
October 
2 - Turkey Shoot/Fall Festival at St. Joe Campus
3 through 14 - Fall Break/No School
19 - Mass 8:30 a.m. (5G)
21 - Living Rosary
26 - Mass 8:30 a.m. (KB)
29 - 1st Reconciliation Parents' Meeting (Grade 2)
31 - Halloween Parade & Parties
November  
1 - Mass 8:30 a.m./All Saints Day/Gr. 3 Grandparents  
11 - Adult "Knight" Out   

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Grade 6 Art Work
 
PET BLESSING: FAMILY FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH
It won't be long now and we'll celebrate Saint Francis with the Blessing of the Animals at September 30th's Family Friday at 7:45 a.m. You are welcome to bring your socially-friendly pet to join us. We anticipate pets of many types to be present, so please consider whether your pet "plays well with others". Students that have pets that would not do well in this environment or cannot attend for any reason are welcome to bring in a photo of their pet to our blessing. The ceremony will take place in the courtyard between the two school buildings unless the weather is uncooperative.
 
We ask you to plan now to get your pets groomed (bathed), brushed, deodorized, and "spiffed" up so that they can look their "Sunday best" and join us in worship. If you have an animal that sheds, be sure to brush your pet thoroughly before coming to the blessing. (We may be inside the gym if it rains.) If your sweet pet makes a deposit or leaves a calling card (and you know what we mean), you are asked to be responsible and clean it up (supplies will be available). Finally, we ask folks to keep their pets on leashes or in cages to help our ceremony run smoothly.

As with every school morning we will ask parents that are staying to park in the non-numbered spaces in the Activity Center parking lot. If this area becomes full, please do not park on the street. Additional parking is located on the side of the church building closest to the ramp entrances to the church. Please do not park in the large church parking lot (playground). Morning drop-off will be taking place there.
 
Grade 4
Fourth grade students in Mrs. Clark's science classes completed their first lab last week.  Students looked at a corn stem, onion epidermis, butterfly antenna, and locust wings under the microscope to see the cells of these organisms, then drew pictures of what they saw.

Ms. Ernstberger's students were working hard in their Google Classroom. 
   
Walk-a-Thon 2016
Kindergarten

   Grade 1



Grade 2 

Grade 3
Grade 4 
 

Grade 5 

Grade 6 



 
Athletics
Parent Workers - Grades 1 & 2 Volleyball 
Saturday, September 17, at JPII 
Game Time                     Door Admissions                       Concessions 
10:00                              LaMaster                                  Bauer/Partlow
11:00                               Ruddell                                     Lacy/Black 
1 
Grade 1
Mrs. Bruggeman read her favorite book called "Pinkalicious" to her first graders.  Her class worked on finding examples of cause and effect in the story.  They couldn't believe that Pinkalicious turned pink after eating too many pink cupcakes!  They especially loved eating pink cupcakes!  It was a sweet day in first grade.  


Mrs. Brock and Mrs. Chrisco's class has been working on the main idea and details of a story.  They read stories, watched videos online and researched facts about elephants!  They had a blast and worked so hard.

Mrs. Brock and Mrs. Chrisco's class practiced the skills of counting on and graphing by playing a fun dot cube game!
 
Grade 3
Mrs. Popp and Mrs. Barnett's classes had a great time on their annual "AG" Day trip to the Clark County 4H Fairgrounds.  The third graders enjoyed looking and learning about animals on their field trip.

 
      
St. John Paul II Turkey Shoot
Sunday, October 2, 2016
Parish Fundraiser - We Need Lots of Help!
Dining Room (Clear tables, serve drinks, etc.)
Carry Out (Fill to-go orders)
Parking (Direct Traffic)
Make this a Family Event!
Contact Jenny at 812-989-5545 or email at jenny.alexander1965@gmail.com to sign up! 

 
Box Tops for Education - New Box Tops Bonus App
Earn even more cash to help your school get what it needs through the Box Tops for Education Bonus App.  Turn your everyday receipts into cash for your school.  It's free and as easy as 1-2-3. Here's how it works:
BUY - Find offers - Buy Products.
SCAN - Scan your receipt.
EARN - Watch earnings stack up.
You can earn Bonus Box Tops in the Box Tops Bonus App in combination with the on-pack Box Tops clip and any other coupon, discount, store program or promotion. 
Parish Mission Statement
Members of Ms. Ernsberger's fourth grade class presented Father Tom with artwork the class created centered around the parish mission statement. 
 
Congratulations!
Congratulations to Maggie for winning the Chromebook during our Walk-a-Thon!
 
 
Faculty & Staff Birthdays
Happy Birthday on September 23 to Ms. Marcia Ernstberger and Mrs. Julie Cahalan!
 
 
REPEAT ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING CONFERENCES
Dear Parent,
Each year at the end of the first quarter teachers and parents meet in a fifteen minute session to formally discuss the progress of each child, and answer any questions parents may have. The dates of the Parent/Teacher Conferences this year are Tuesday-Thursday, September 27-29.
We are happy to provide a quick and easy way for you to sign up for Parent/Teacher Conferences for your child/children.
The link below will take you to the page you need on the signupgenius website. Here you will create an account, or sign in with your existing account to see the dates and times that your child's teacher is available. The teacher's names are listed on the left. Scroll down to find your child's teacher and click on the day and time you would like to meet. Sign-ups will be available until Friday September 16th.
Thanks,
Karen Haas
Principal
 
JPII Preschool & Child Care Job Opportunity
St. John Paul II Preschool & Child Care is hiring.  We are looking for a dependable & intelligent individual who would enjoy working with young children.  The position would be Monday-Friday from 11:00am to 6:00pm.  Contact Ruth Lile at rlile@stjohnpaulparish.org or call 812-246-5890. 
 
Culver's Night
St. John Paul II Parent Group is sponsoring a fundraiser this Tuesday, September 20th at Culver's located at 1555 Veteran's Parkway (in front of Menards.)  A percentage of the sales from 5 to 8 p.m. will be donated to this organization.  No flyer is needed.  Take the "knight" off and join your school family at Culver's!! 
 
Bulletin Board of the Week
5th Grade - Mrs. Heather Gilland