ALL SCHOOL NEWS

Please Return Media Waiver 
There has been significant change to JPII’s Parent Contact and Photo Release policy. All families must print, sign, and return the 2025-2026 Contact and Photo Release Waiver, indicating their decision as to permission for the use of parent contact information or the use of student work, photographs, video, or name. 

Student Handbook and Acknowledgement Form
To view  the 2025-2026 Student and Family Handbook, please click HERE. After reviewing this year’s handbook, one parent or guardian and also a student must complete the Handbook Acknowledgement Form. 

From the Health Office
A friendly reminder that any student who may need medications during the school day or who may need rescue or emergency medication, will need to update physician’s orders for the school year. All physician’s orders must be rewritten for each school year. Asthma Action Plans and  Allergy and Anaphylaxis Emergency Plans also require yearly updates by your physician. Please send updated copies of orders and action plans to the Health office as soon as possible.

All prescription medications should be brought to the Health office and must be in the original container with the printed pharmacy labels. This includes EpiPens, Insulin and Glucagon orders, inhalers, and all prescriptions.

For questions, please reach out to Laura Linnell RN, llinnell@jpiihyannis.org or Ellen Byrd RN: ebyrd@jpiihyannis.org

ANNIE! Auditions are 9/8 and 9/10
The sun will come out on Friday, November 21 and Saturday, November 22 for JPII’s fall musical! Auditions will be Monday, September 8 and Wednesday, September 10 from 3:15-4:30 in the Auditorium. This is open to all students in grades 5-12.

Students should prepare 16 bars of a song and come ready to read from a script and be in comfortable clothes and shoes to learn a short dance routine.

For more information about auditions, please see the flyer HERE.

Game of the Week Returns for the Fall!  Thurs. 9/11 – 6:00 PM at BHS
Each week throughout the fall, we will choose one game to attend. If you can only make it to one event for the week, make it the women’s field hockey game on Thursday, September 11 vs. Dennis-Yarmouth on the multi-purpose field at Barnstable High School. Game starts at 6:00 PM. Each sport will be represented with at least one home match-up throughout the season. Roar Lions!

JPII Students to Lead Climate Conversations on September 18
You are invited to take a walk around Cotuit’s Eagle Pond to learn more about the floating garden built by the St. John Paul II AP Environmental Science class last spring! From conception to completion, the AP EnviSci class – working in conjunction with Mullen Building, Barnstable Land Trust, Town of Barnstable and BlueBlocks Floating Gardens, via Thread Collective, based in Brooklyn NY – designed, constructed, and installed this sustainable floating garden. Meet the students and Town of Barnstable partners and learn how the floating garden provides a habitat for local pond life, filters pollutants from the water, and helps prevent harmful algae blooms—all of which contribute to the long-term sustainability of Eagle Pond. 

Please register HERE if you plan on attending. 

Save the Date: Grandparents and Special Friends Day, October 22
On Wednesday, October 22, 2025 we will be celebrating Grandparents and Special Friends at St. John Paul II School with a breakfast reception followed by Mass celebrated by Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V. More information to come soon! Save the date!

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
There will be no afternoon Barnstable and CCRTA buses on Friday, September 19.

The Over the Bridge Bus schedule for all early dismissal days is as follows: 

Pick up at 11:40.

Approximate drop-off times are:
Market Basket: 12:10
St. Margaret’s: 12:25
Panera Plymouth: 12:50

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.

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

If you are interested in volunteering at the school store, please reach out to Amy Kowal at akowal@jpiihyannis.org.  

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GR 5 – 8 INFORMATION

Important Calendars for the month:

September Menus

September Activities

A Message Regarding the HSA
The Home and School Association (HSA) is the Preparatory Division’s parent organization.  The mission of the HSA is to enhance the Catholic family spirit while promoting a community atmosphere through special events for students and families throughout the school year (family bingo, games night, dances, cultural enrichment, Catholic Schools Week activities, etc.). In order to cover the costs of these events and activities, there is a $50 annual, per family fee. This fee will be billed through your FACTS account in the coming weeks. 

The first HSA meeting of the year will be held on Tuesday, September 9 at 6:30 PM. The link to attend the meeting is HERE.

Sign Up for Private Instrument Lessons
Private instrument instruction is offered during the school day by Ms. Laurie Uguccioni and Ms. Bonnie Harlow. For more information, including the lessons offered, click HERE. To sign up for private instrument lessons, CLICK HERE.

XBlock Activities Begin on September 8
Students may choose to join a club, go to recess or attend a quiet study hall during XBlock on any given day. The complete list of activities offered changes by day of the cycle. Please see THIS LINK for the 2025-2026 XBlock schedule and encourage your child to get involved!

Grades 5-8 School Photos are on Thursday, September 11
ALL students will be photographed indoors on Thursday, September 11 in their uniform for class pictures. Grade 8 will have an additional outdoor photograph taken on September 22. Please see the information HERE for more details.

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! 

Coffee with Ms. Daly on Friday, 9/12
Please join us on Friday, September 12 at 8:15 AM in the Preparatory building to kick off the school year with Ms. Daly. All parents/guardians are welcome to attend. It’s a great chance to get to know one another.

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:
XBlock Activities Begin
Study Hall and Aftercare Begin

Mon. 9/8:
3:15-4:30 PM: Auditions: Annie!

Tues 9/9:
6:30 PM: HSA Meeting

Wed. 9/10:
3:15- 4:30 PM: Auditions: Annie!

Thurs. 9/11:
Grades 5-8 School Photos

Fri. 9/12:
8:15-9:15 AM: Coffee with Ms.  Daly
Class Officer Elections
7:00-9:00 PM: Gr. 6-8 Welcome Back Dance

Next Week:
Tues. 9/16:
10:00 AM: Opening School Liturgy

Wed. Sept. 17:
MAP Testing

Thurs. Sept. 18:
MAP Testing

Fri. Sept. 19:
MAP Testing
11:24 Early Dismissal

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GR 9 – 12 INFORMATION     

Guidance Notes
The first presentation in Mr. Tanguay’s guidance series will be held on Wednesday, September 10, in the ARC for senior parents and students at 7:00. This is a senior information night.

Additionally, guidance appointments on Wednesdays throughout the semester are available on the Sign-Up Genius located HERE.

XBlock Activities to Start Monday, September 8
The complete list of activities offered changes by day of the cycle. Please see THIS LINK for the 2025-2026 XBlock schedule and encourage your child to get involved!

JPII Students to Lead Climate Conversations on September 18
You are invited to take a walk around Cotuit’s Eagle Pond to learn more about the floating garden built by the St. John Paul II AP Environmental Science class last spring! From conception to completion, the AP EnviSci class – working in conjunction with Mullen Building, Barnstable Land Trust, Town of Barnstable, and BlueBlocks Floating Gardens, via Thread Collective, based in Brooklyn, NY – designed, constructed, and installed this sustainable floating garden. Meet the students and Town of Barnstable partners and learn how the floating garden provides a habitat for local pond life, filters pollutants from the water, and helps prevent harmful algae blooms—all of which contribute to the long-term sustainability of Eagle Pond. 

Please register HERE if you plan on attending. 

Senior Retreats will be held on September 9 and 11
The members of the Class of 2026 will have their Senior Retreat on either September 9 or September 11. Please be sure to return the permission slip.

This Week:
Mon. 9/8:
3:15-4:30 PM: Auditions: Annie!

Tues: 9/9:
Senior Retreats
Hike; Way of Falmouth
11:30 AM: Student Council Elections

Wed. 9/10:
3:15-4:30 PM: Auditions: Annie!
7:00 PM: Senior Guidance Night-ARC

Thurs. 9/11:
Senior Retreats
Art; Biking

Next Week:
Tues. 9/16:
10:00 AM: Opening School Liturgy
11:30 AM: College Visit: Sacred Heart and UVM

Thurs. 9/18:
8:00-9:30 AM: AP EnviSci Walk at Eagle Pond

Fri. 9/19:
11:24 AM: Early Dismissal