St. John Paul II Elementary School -

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!

St. John Paul II lunch menu for September 22nd to September 26th

Please join us on September 24th at 6:30 for a fun and relaxed evening at Palace City! It’s the perfect opportunity to mingle and connect with fellow St. JP II parents. Let’s build community, share stories, and enjoy each other’s company!
RSVP: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E45AAAD2AAAFFCE9-58824238-parent

The 5th graders enjoyed some authentic Turkish Delight as they took their first quiz on The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe! (If you haven’t read it, the dessert plays a big part in the story!)

Let us pump your gas and wash your windows...Free will donation benefitting our 2026 Washington DC trip! This Saturday, September 20th from 10-2 at Dakota Sunset!

This week the 5th grade spent some time in math workspace. They took turns racing against the calculator!

School Mass Tomorrow! All parents/family are welcome every Wednesday at 9:00. Hope to see you there! ❤️

St. John Paul II school lunch menu for September 15th to September 19th.

We announced Faith as our Virtue of the Month last Friday, along with the accompanying saints, Saint Martha and Saint Jerome. As a faith to family connection, we will also be sharing some prompts each month to spur family discussions.

We are pumping gas and washing windows on Saturday, September 20th at Dakota Sunset in Mitchell from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. All free will donations will benefit the 2026 - 5th and 6th grade trip to Washington DC. We hope to see you there!

Our Kindergarteners are enjoying the "Spill the Beans" game. We are working on numbers 1 to 5. They are doing amazing!

Mrs. Mueller’s 1st grade celebrated Mother Mary’s birthday today! We sang to her, made birthday crowns and birthday cards, and had some cake, of course! Happy Birthday, Mother Mary!

The 5th and 6th graders wrote and published beautiful identity poems and read each others’ work in a silent gallery walk.

The Sisters of Pro Ecclesia Sancta were able to visit several of our classes and share wonderful messages of God's love. The kids love learning from them!