St. John Paul II Catholic School 
KNIGHT LIFE
105 St. Paul Street
Sellersburg, IN 47172
812-246-3266

April 24, 2024
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
  • Parent Resource Section for quick reference at the bottom of the newsletter!
CALENDAR
April:
27:First Eucharist Mass at 11:00 a.m.

May:
1: May Crowning Mass
2: Derby Activities (visitor pre registration is REQUIRED/ link below open until 4/30 at noon)- students may be out of uniform!!
3:Knights Friday/Spirit Wear/1hr Early Dismissal/ NO BUS!
6: Frist Grade Field Trip to Zoo
7: Kindergarten Field Trip to Huber's
7:Deadline to order MS leadership shirts for Step-Up Assembly (More Info to Come)
8: White Mass (Honoring and Blessing Health Care Workers)
10: Frist Grade Muffins with Moms 8:30
14-16: 6th Grade Camp Retreat
16: 5th Grade Play
17: First Grade Donuts with Dads 8:30
17: Kindergarten Celebration (More Info to Come)
21: 8th Grade Graduation Mass (6:00pm St. Joe Campus)
23: Last Day of School
PARISH MISSION STATEMENT
Building God's Kingdom by growing disciples and making disciples through 
love of God and neighbor.


SCHOOL MISSION STATEMENT
Building God's Kingdom by growing disciples through fostering spiritual development, academic excellence, service, and responsibility, in a safe welcoming learning environment. 
SAVE THE DATE!!
Grades K-5 Derby Activities
You are invited to attend this fun annual event! Please click the link for the REQUIRED Pre- Registration Form for ALL guests attending! You will receive your EventPass via text message within 24 hours of the event. Door A3 will open at 1:05 and the event will begin at 1:20pm. There will be NO admittance to the event after 1:35pm
REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE 4/30 at noon!
Indiana Choice Scholarships for 2024-25
This spring, after the 2024-25 tuition is set, all registered families will be emailed information about Indiana Choice Scholarships for 2024-25. It will be a similar email to what was sent for this school year. It will include the family income guidelines.

Parents will be asked to reply "Yes" or "No" as to whether they qualify or not based on the income guidelines. If parents reply "Yes", they will be asked to submit a copy of their 2023 Federal tax return to verify household size and income. The school uses this information to complete the online application for the family.

For now, there is nothing that you need to do. We will not let you miss this information. We will email you again if we do not get a "Yes" or "No" with the first email.

Thanks,
Karen Haas
Principal
JOIN THE JPII FAMILY!
AFTERNOON JPII SCHOOL POSITION AVAILABLE
·      Monday-Friday from Noon-3:00.
·      Great hours for a parent that comes to JPII every day for pick up.
·      This is a paid position.
·      Duties include:
-Answering the “Buzzer” at the middle school door C3 when students arrive late or need to be picked up early.
-Assisting middle school teachers with copying, etc. 
·      Please contact Karen Haas (khaas@stjohnpaulschool.org or 812-246-3266), 
KINDERGARTEN
Kindergarten completed Animal Research Projects. They shared interesting facts about their chosen animal and learned how to research a topic.
SECOND GRADE
Mrs. Clark's 2nd graders finished their research papers last week on animals! They found facts on the Chromebooks, wrote 5 paragraphs, made illustrations, and shared their papers with their class. They did a great job and learned so much about research and writing!
2C Chalice Painting
Mrs. Barber’s class took time Thursday to continue a First Communion tradition. Each child got their own blessing cup and painted it with bibles, grapes, host, stain glass, and pictures of Jesus. We can’t wait till Saturday when they make their First Holy Communion.
THIRD GRADE
Star of the Week
Raegan
MIDDLE SCHOOL
7th grade is learning how to properly use a microscope in science!
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR
NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY INDUCTEES
Upcoming Events:
KNIGHT CAFE


-Please note, each lunch account is a debit account, not a credit account. Any accounts with a negative balance will need to bring a sack lunch. Please refer to the JPII Student Handbook in regards to this policy.

-"If a negative balance occurs the parent/guardian will be asked to send a sack lunch for their
child." Page 38 Appendix B

-To add money to your child's lunch account, please send a check to the school office or make an online payment via EZSchoolPay. Please note, only one check per family is needed. Lunch accounts are shared amongst siblings.
Be sure to write the name(s) of your student(s) in the memo line of the check.

-Student lunches are $3.25/day or $16.25/week, per student- not including any extra entrees or milk.

Lunch Menu: