Week of October 9th

Picture Day/NUT Pass
Picture Day will be on Tuesday, October 10th for grades K-8 and PreK 3. This will also be a non-uniform day. KR4 will have their pictures taken on Wednesday, October 18th, which will also be a day for retakes or anyone who did not have their picture taken on the 10th. Order forms went home last week, and are due on Picture Day. Cash or checks made out to Melissa Kowalski Photography are accepted! Please contact the office if you have questions.

No School
There is no school on Friday, October 13th. Even though there is no school, Athletics will still be holding Open Gym from 5 pm - 7 pm!

Pizza Lunch
This Wednesday, October 11th, our Home and School Association will be offering a Hot Lunch featuring pizza, applesauce, and a cookie! If your child did not participate, please send a lunch, as usual.

Home & School Meeting
Our home and school meeting will be held on Thursday at 6:00 PM in the School Gym. All are welcome and encouraged to attend – remember, meetings count towards your volunteer hours!

JPII Fun!
We’ve been having so much fun at JPII; here is just a little bit of it!
3K has been spending a lot of time exploring inside and outside the classroom and fitting in quite well at JPII!
This week, Miss Kricket visited 4K to do a special art lesson with leaves for fall. Thank you, Miss Kricket!
Check out some of the neat pictures drawn by Kindergarten students during free time this week!
We have some beautiful artwork on display created by students in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade inspired by Vincent van Gogh’s painting The Starry Night.
Mrs. Van Brocklin’s 7th & 8th grade students got their chance to work in groups to create a model of a cell with cake and candy. The cake was the cell, square for plant cells and round for animal cells, the frosting and candy represented the parts of the cell called Organelles. When the students were done assembling their cake, I had them explain what organelle each candy represented and what that organelle's job is in a real cell.
Athletics held a Basketball skills and drills day for JPII students in 3rd through 8th grade. Coach Jen Milostan and Athletic Director Sarah Windbiel hosted this event. A HUGE Thank You to Jen and Sarah! The kids enjoyed many fundamental drills to build their skills, including fun games. We look forward to doing this event again in the near future!

Fall Festival
Home & School Association is excited to bring back our Fall Festival this year including live music, children’s activities, festive food, and a craft/vendor show. The festival will be held Sunday, October 15th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the school gym. Free entry to the event; concessions with delicious soups and a bake sale will be available to purchase.
Baked Goods Needed: We need your help making items for our Fall Festival Bake Sale! Please drop off donations of baked goods at the school office on Thursday, October 12th, or the school gym on Saturday, October 14th at 1:00 PM.
Volunteer Opportunities: We need quite a few volunteers to help make this event a success - Click here to sign up or let the office know!

Book Fair
JPII will be having its annual fall Scholastic book fair Tuesday, October 17th - Thursday, October 19th. Mrs. Mielke will need some help to make it a huge success!
We are looking for some volunteers to help with set-up on October 16th, take-down on October 20th, and with the Book Fair itself on October 17th - 19th. If you are able to help, you can sign up here, or email Mrs. Mielke.

Hometown Family Restaurant Fundraiser
Eat at Hometown Family Restaurant and help raise money for the JPII Athletics Club! A percentage of the funds will be donated to the Athletics Club! Come show your support for sports on October 18th, from 4 pm to 8 pm!

52 Club
Congratulations to this week’s winners!
As a reminder, the last drawing for this cycle of 52 Club tickets will be on Monday, October 9th. The first drawing of the 2023-2024 tickets will be on Monday, October 16th. We need all your tickets turned in to the office at the latest by Thursday, October 12th!!
Tickets that have not been brought in by Thursday, October 12th will be charged to your FACTS tuition account!!!
Tickets turned in after Thursday, October 12th will not be entered in the 1st drawing, so please don’t miss this deadline!

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Picture Day/NUT Pass