ALL SCHOOL NEWS

2025-2026 Academic Calendar
The Academic Calendar is now available for the 2025-2026 school year. Please click HERE for the most up-to-date version.

Parent Partnership Meeting: Wednesday, August 27 at 8:15 AM
The Parent Partnership is a group dedicated to uniting the school as a comprehensive grades 5-12 experience. The goal of the Parent Partnership is to grow the sense of community at JPII through fostering parent involvement. The first meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 27 at 8:15 AM in the ARC at the high school. This is open to parents and guardians of all students, regardless of grade level. Please RSVP HERE if you will be attending.

Food Service Worker (at JPII) Employment Opportunity

The Abbey Group, a school food management company, is looking to hire a School Food Service Worker for the lunch program at our school.  This could be a great opportunity for a member of our school community! 

Responsibilities include:

• Ensuring food preparation areas are clean and hygienic.
• Sorting and storing ingredients. 
• Food preparation: washing, peeling, chopping, cutting and light cooking 

Hours:  Monday-Friday 7:30 A.M. – 1:15 P.M. (follows school schedule – no weekends, holidays, and school vacations).

Call or text Nancy Dias at 617-797-5754 for more information. 

Uniform Information
Grades 5 – 8 
Grades 9-12* please note updates to skirt length

You can access School Uniforms by Tommy Hilfiger by clicking THIS LINK.

Families are encouraged to subscribe to School Uniforms by Tommy Hilfiger to receive updates on promotions. Click HERE to subscribe.

Used Uniform Donations
If you have current JPII uniform items that are in good, clean (non-stained or ripped) condition that you no longer need, please donate them to the school store.

Your items can be dropped off in the main office at either the Preparatory Division or the High School Division Tuesday through Thursday between 9:00-1:00. Please clearly mark them as school store donations.

Breakfast and Lunch Available to All Students
St. John Paul II School offers a free breakfast and lunch program through the Abbey Group and Barnstable Public Schools. Students enrolled at St. John Paul II School are entitled to one free breakfast and one free lunch each school day. Click here for a program overview, link to menus and meal accommodation information. 

Transportation Information
Barnstable Buses:
There will be NO Barnstable buses on August 26. They will begin on August 27.

Cape Cod RTA:
The Cape Cod RTA buses will begin on September 2.

Over the Bridge Bus Registration:
If you have not already done so, please click here to register for the Over the Bridge Bus for the 2025-2026 school year. Daily pick up/drop off is at one of three stops in Bourne, Plymouth, and Buzzards Bay with travel directly to St. John Paul II School in Hyannis.  

If you have already registered, please watch the mail for your child’s 2025-2026 bus pass.  If you have any questions please contact Danielle Siscoe, dsiscoe@jpiihyannis.org.

Announcement from FACTS
Beginning September 1, 2025, the fee for credit card transactions via FACTS will move to 3.05%. This slight change reflects the rising costs imposed by credit card companies and ensures FACTS can continue to offer convenient payment options while maintaining the quality of their services. Please note that this fee is charged by FACTS and not collected by JPII.  As always, alternative payment methods, such as ACH, are available at no additional cost.  If you have any questions please contact Margaret Keras, Student Accounts at mkeras@JPIIHyannis.org.

School Store 
New hours at the school store beginning Tuesday, August 26! The store will be open every day during XBlocks and Monday through Thursday from 2:45-3:30. Stop by and check it out! 

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GR 5 – 8 INFORMATION

Important Calendars for the month:

August Menus 

September Menus

August Activities

Welcome Back Breakfast for Parents and Guardians
Come to the HSA sponsored welcome back breakfast on the first day of school after drop off. Reconnect with old friends and meet some new ones after you see your child off in the gymnasium! All are welcome and encouraged to drop by!

See the flyer here: Welcome Back Breakfast

Preparatory Division Fall Sports Meeting
On Wednesday, August 27 there will be a meeting for students in grades 5-8 interested in a fall sport at the Preparatory Division. This meeting will be held in the high school auditorium from 5:00-6:00 and one parent/guardian MUST attend with their athlete.

Lunch Volunteers Needed – Preparatory Division
Do you have an hour to come to school and help with the lunch program? Volunteers are needed at the Preparatory Division to assist 11:00-12:00. Click HERE to sign up. It can be one hour a month or one hour a week, whatever fits your schedule! 

Grade 5 Games Night is Friday, September 5
Take advantage of this opportunity to get to know other classmates by attending Games Night in the JPII gym on Friday, September 5 from 6:30-8:30 PM. Please see the informational flyer HERE

Grades 6-8 Back to School Dance: Friday, September 12
The first dance of the year for students in grades 6-8 will be on Friday, September 12 from 7:00-9:00 PM in the JPII Gym. Many hands make light work, if you can volunteer to help make this a fun event for our students, please sign up using the link HERE.

For more information about the first dance, please see the flyer HERE.

This Week:

Tues. 8/26:
First Day of School
7:45-8:30 AM: HSA Welcome Back Breakfast

Wed. 8/27:
8:15 AM: Parent Partnership Meeting
5:00-6:00 PM: Prep Fall Sports Meeting

Fri. 8/29:
No School

Next Week:
Mon. 9/1:
No School

Fri. 9/5:
6:30-8:30 PM: Gr 5 Games Night

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GR 9 – 12 INFORMATION     

Coffee with Miss Val
Please join us on Friday, September 5 in the ARC to kick off the school year with Miss Val. All parents/guardians are welcome to attend. It’s a great chance to get to know one another.

Senior Retreats will be held on September 9 and 11
The class of 2026 will have their Senior Retreat on either September 9 or September 11. Students will be asked to rank their retreat preferences and we will do our best to match students with their preferred retreat. Please be on the lookout for the permission slip coming soon.

This year there will be four options:
Sandy Neck Beach Hiking (Sept. 9)

Way of Falmouth (Sept. 9)
Biking Retreat on the Cape Cod Rail Trail beginning in Orleans (Sept. 11)
Art Retreat at Heritage Gardens (Sept. 11)

High School Uniform Quarter Zip Pullover
Please note that the quarter zip is ordered through the school store.  Click here to place your order.  The school will contact you when your order is ready for pick-up.

This Week:
Tues. 8/26:
First Day of School

Wed. 8/27:
8:15 AM: Parent Partnership Meeting

Fri. 8/29:
No School

Next Week:
Thurs 9/4:
Student Council Elections

Fri. 9/5:
8:15-9:15: Coffee with Ms. Val