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ARRIVAL/DISMISSAL PROCEDURES

Before School

7:30 to 8:00 a.m. is the normal arrival time for students. Many working parents need to drop their children at an earlier time, so arrangements have been made for Falcon's Nest to be open in the morning from 6:30 to 7:40 a.m . Any child arriving before 7:30 a.m. will be sent to Falcon's Nest and a bill will be sent monthly.

School begins at 8:00 a.m. It is important that all students are in the classroom by the 8:00 a.m. bell. Parents driving their children to school are to enter the school grounds through the driveways on Holliston and drop their children off at the appropriate site. Parents are to pull their vehicles up as far as possible before releasing their children. Vehicles exiting onto Hill Avenue are to make a right turn only. Parents are not to park on Hill Avenue or Cordova Street to drop off or pick up their children before or after school. This is for everyone's safety. Please see the traffic plan sheet that is sent home in the August packet for details.

November 2 is Picture Makeup Day. Students re-taking their photo may wear alternate dress.

For those of you who were absent on Picture Day, or are not satisfied with the original picture you purchased, or for those students that are new to the school, we are having Picture Make-Up Day. New students and absent students can order pictures online at:

www.pictureswithclass.com   / Access Code: 0021315AR

If you are having your picture package re-taken, please remember to bring back the original picture package that you received. Please include a note telling what you did not like about the original picture and what you would like us to do differently for the retake.

School photos are coming home today! This Thursday is Picture Make Up for anyone that missed the first day. If you wish to have your child's photo retaken, please send the first photo booklet in with your child.

As part of their Christian Community Service, our St. Philip the Apostle 8th grade students will host the annual Senior Citizen Thanksgiving Luncheon on Thursday, November 16th after the 12:05 Mass.  All 8th grade grandparents and parish seniors are welcome to enjoy a delicious lunch, fellowship and entertainment. Please see the attached flyer. Any questions, contact Sara Lee at  [email protected] or Sheryl Valdez at [email protected].

Students that are going to be picked up during the school day by someone other than a parent will need a written note from a parent, that includes the date and signature of a parent. No student will be released to anyone unless a release is verified in writing by the parent. The staff may ask for identification if the staff does not know the person. The Car Pool list is only used for after school pick up and Emergency Cards are used only when your child is sick or injured or in case of earthquake or another emergency.

Applications for admission are available on our website. Siblings may apply now! The sibling application due date is January 10, 2018. For other applicants, the priority due date is February 1, 2018.

If you get new glasses remember to turn in your old pair to the office. We collect for the Lions Club!

We would like to extend our sincerest thank you to all those involved in making Fall Fest 2017 a huge success!   We are grateful for our many Sponsors and volunteers who made the Fall Fest so much fun this year!   We would like to offer special thanks to Kimberly Crowley, the Fall Fest Chairperson for her tremendous leadership and organization.   Kimberly and her team went above and beyond to ensure everything went smoothly and that all of our school families had a safe enjoyable evening.   And of course all of our SPAS families who volunteered their time towards the event.  

Please join us in thanking the 2017 Fall Fest Team:

Kimberly Crowley - Fall Fest Chair Person Ann Kennedy - PTO VP of Fall Fest Pablo Gabella -   Activity Rentals The Smokin ' Cobras - Band Tim Judge - Bingo   Rob Richard - Breakdown/Cleanup Ashlee & Ryan Schauer - Breakdown/Cleanup Steve Arellano - City Permitting & Police Lionel Mabasa - DJ Reza Bitanga - Festival Tickets Yuri Frias - Festival Tickets Brenda Cabato - First Aid

Robert Gray - Food & Beverage Joey Martin - Food & Beverage Russ Watroba - Food & Beverage Lou Poblano - Games & Novelty Booth Jen Mendez - Newsletter Mike Harden - The Oasis Ed Sayer - Operations/Production Support Naomi Poblano - Prize Room Captain Kristy Gonzales - PTO Procurement Dena Mechoso - Pumpkin Patch   Stacey Pereira - Raffle   Stu von Wolffradt - Security Captain

Mark Costa - Setup/Logistics/Electrical Fernando Vasquez - Setup/Logistics/Electrical Tim Burke - Setup/Logistics/Electrical Vince Anido - Tech Support Guz Guzman - Televisions for Oasis Andrea Balian - Tickets Dani Michelena - Tickets Michelle Alfonso - Treasurer Michelle Heimerl - Treasurer Virginia Napierala - Volunteer Staffing Sandra Guerra - Volunteer Staffing

On behalf of the Fall Festival 2017 Committee THANK YOU for all of your hard work on this year's Fall Festival!  It was a great day with beautiful weather, and lots of happy St. Philip's students!  Our festival couldn't happen without the talents and dedication of our terrific committee.  If you're interested in serving on the committee, or taking on a Fall Festival role, then please contact Kimberly Crowley, Fall Festival Chair, at [email protected].

The school has some lost and found items from Fall Festival, so please check with the front office if you are missing a personal item.  We found two sets of keys (one on a St. Francis lanyard, and one key with a football keychain), and 2 pairs of eyeglasses.

Please see the Monday Newsletter for submitting your Fall Festival hours which are due by October 31.

Don't just dress up as a hero this Halloween be a real life one!

You can share your gifts this year by helping the second graders in the Trick or Treat for UNICEF program. UNICEF helps people throughout the world who have been displaced by natural disasters or emaciated living conditions. This year we have seen an overwhelming amount of floods, hurricanes and earthquakes, let's trick-or-treat for UNICEF to help out. You will be given UNICEF trick or treat boxes that you can take with you and have your family, friends, and neighbors donate change. These boxes can then be returned to the school by or before Nov 3rd. The school will collect the donations and send them to the UNICEF Trick or treat program. If you would like to find out more information about this program please feel free to check out their website at   www.unicefusa.org/trick-or- treat.  This year all of the proceeds from this program will specifically go to help the people in Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, and Mexico. Remember be a hero, donate your change to make a change in these grief stricken areas of the world.

Are you scared of your kids Halloween candy hangover? We

have a sweet way to help you get over this fast.... You can donate that excess candy to those in need. The second grade class will be collecting candy in large plastic containers near the front office beginning Wednesday Nov 1 through Friday Nov 3rd. Feel free to drop off a bag of candy or just a few  candies. Every candy makes a difference.

Great Selection of Used Uniforms at Even Better Prices!

Stop by the used uniform sale prior to the Halloween Parade on Tuesday, October 31st. Sale will be held from 7:30 to 10:30am. Get a great deal on gently used uniforms while supporting our school. Don't forget to clean out your closets too. You can drop your gently used uniform donations in the bin near the school's front door.

Looking for a fun way to earn service hours? Sign up to work the sale by visiting http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0C4CAFA72AA75-halloween1

Set-up 6:30-7:30am

Sale 7:30-10:00am

Clean-up 10:00-11:00am

For more information on Used Uniforms, contact Contact Brandy Nava at [email protected] or Alison Crist at [email protected] .

Exciting daily bonuses this week! If you missed Thank-Scrip-ing Day's awesome bonuses last month, here's your chance to load up on really great bonuses. Great Lake Scrips is celebrating their 23rd anniversary and is offering BIG bonuses through Oct 31st. Log into   shopwithscrip.com  daily Offers are good for 24 hours, so long in every day. Don't miss out!

Important Deadline and News:

For families that elected to participate in the Scrip program, you must complete at least one scrip purchase by October 31st, 9pm PST. If you have not made any purchases by this deadline, you will be moved to the "Buy-Out" status and billed $250 in December.  

***Please remember to check your child's backpack and planners for Scrip orders on Wednesdays AND Thursdays. Orders placed by 8am Monday morning are delivered same week.***

Safeway scrip is temporarily unavailable for new orders. We're hoping the vendor will have them available within the next few weeks. In the meantime, Sprouts, Albertsons, Whole Foods, Target and Amazon are available. Target has a small grocery section and AmazonFresh delivers groceries right to your door.

hank you for your continued support of the Scrip Program. 

Please email questions to  [email protected]

Maite Ramirez

Volunteer Scrip Coordinator

The Learning Commons and Primary Learning Center are looking for library volunteers to assist with book covering, shelving, and circulation. (No experience needed!) If you are interested in volunteering, please contact either Miss Malissa or Miss Natalie for additional information and time options.

Malissa Balderama   [email protected]

Flintridge Sacred Heart presents:  Radium Girls

FLYER HERE.

Nov. 9 at 7:00pm  tickets= $20

Nov. 10 at 7:00pm tickets= $17

Nov. 11 at 2:00pm tickets= $17

For tickets, got to www.FSHA.org

Save the date Sunday, November 5, 10 AM to 3 PM -