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Reverence: Our October Virtue of the Month

St. John Paul II lunch menu for October 6th to October 10th

The October Virtue of the Month and accompanying Saints of the Month were revealed today.

Students can wear shorts tomorrow and Friday! 🌞

Save the date for our Bids for Kids Extravaganza on Friday, April 10th at the Highland Conference Center. This evening of fun and fellowship benefits the Catholic youth of the Mitchell community, including St. John Paul II School and K-12 Faith Formation programs.

Mr. Thury's class is busy spending the year learning about saints and the role models they can be for us. Their first saint of the year was St. Jerome who spent thirty years translating the Bible into Latin, the common language of the time. This is why he is the patron saint of librarians. We thought it was only fitting to write a little thank you note to our school librarian Mrs. Spitzenberger.

The students are having a blast at recess with the Brothers and Sisters!

St. John Paul II School lunch menu for September 29th to October 3rd.

We are selling cookie dough and other items to raise money for our awesome school! Please see your favorite St. John Paul II School student for more details.

The second graders have been working on addition and subtraction. They played a fun game today to practice their addition skills!

Culver's Restaurant Night is on Monday, September 29th from 5:00-7:00 pm. A portion of the proceeds will benefit our 2026 5th & 6th grade trip to Washington DC.

Thank you for supporting our school! Parent Volunteer Hours can be submitted in the App (Forms tab) or on a paper form found in the Documents tab and turned in to the office—join the next Parent Club meeting to earn an hour!

Dear Parents and Families of St. John Paul II School,

I am writing to share an update regarding the safety of our school.

This past week, we welcomed a representative from the Department of Homeland Security to conduct a walk-through of our facility and the parishes. He completed a thorough assessment and provided us with several recommendations. Some of these are already in progress, and we will thoughtfully incorporate others into our safety plan moving forward.

While I won’t share every detail of these security measures publicly, please know that if you have specific questions or concerns, you are always welcome to reach out to me directly.

I am pleased to report that, overall, he affirmed that our school is doing well in ensuring a safe environment for our students.

Thank you for entrusting your children to our care. We hold their spiritual formation, academic growth, and safety as our highest priorities.

In Christ,
Mrs. Sarah Timmer

Our Kindergarten & 6th grade Buddies got together and practiced writing letters and making the letter sounds. They have such a great time learning from each other!

The next Altar Server training is this Sunday, September 28 at 6:15 PM at Holy Spirit. All students who have received their First Holy Communion are welcome!

We are so excited to celebrate our Grandparent/Special Friend Mass on Wednesday, October 1st at 9:00 am at Holy Spirit Church. We will have a reception and ICLE classroom activities following the Mass. Parents are welcome!

Please rsvp to Renee LeBrun at renee.lebrun@k12.sd.us.

Kindergarten learned about our bodies and how God created us individually in his eyes. We then traced our bodies to show how we are each special. God is so good!