In This Issue:
ST. PHILIP PAGES AND BLOGS
Principal Notes

Dear Parents,

The faculty and Mr. Yniguez and I have been working for two years to prepare for our WCEA-WASC (Western Catholic Education Association- Western Association of Schools and Colleges) accreditation renewal.  The school applies for renewal every six years.  Next week, the accreditation team arrives on campus to spend three days here.  We are excited about their visit and about our chance to shine.  We are doing wonderful things here and it's nice to receive validation from the team for all that we do.  

Part of the accreditation process is to write an action plan that will guide our next six years.  Our plan has three major goals.  The first has to do with using data to guide instruction, methodology, and the classroom environment.  The second is about developing a program that uses the Honor Code as the foundation for student behavior expectations.  The third is about providing staff development in the area of technology to enhance student learning.  I am looking forward to using our action plan to continue to grow as a faculty and as a school so that St. Philips can always be at the forefront of education.  

Please keep us and our visiting team in your prayers.

Sincerely,
Jennifer
DATES TO REMEMBER
FEB 28, TUESDAY 
4th/5th Science Fair;
Mass hosted by Family #22
MAR 1, WEDNESDAY
Ash Wednesday Liturgy
MAR 3, FRIDAY
Dollar Dress Day for Bridge of Life School
MAR 7, 8, & 9, TUES-THURS,
WASC Visitors
MAR 10, FRIDAY 
No School
MAR 13, MONDAY 
Last day of Coffee & Socks Collection
MAR 17, FRIDAY 
End of 2nd Trimester; St. Patrick's Day; Alternate Dress; 8th Grade Social

TO DOWNLOAD ALL THE FORMS AND FLYERS TOGETHER, PLEASE CLICK HERE.  
PARENT-STUDENT HANDBOOK REMINDERS
Page  8
The entire Parent-Handbook is available on our website -  > Publications > Forms & Documents)
Dismissal After School
Kindergarten through fifth grades are dismissed at 3:00 pm (2:00 p.m. every Monday.) Junior High students are dismissed at 3:10 p.m. (2:00 p.m. every Monday) Junior High parents or carpools are asked not to arrive until 3:10 to pick up. Younger siblings will be supervised until the 3:10 Junior High pick-up time. Any child not picked up at 3:20, 2:20 on Mondays, will be signed in to Falcon's Nest and parents will be charged. No student may wait on the street or nearby corners for pickup. This is a matter of safety.

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS
DINE TO DONATE
Come to Sharky's to enjoy Fin-tastic food & help raise money $$ for our school. Bring this flyer or show it on your phone & 25% Net Sales will benefit: St. Philip the Apostle School & Blessed Are the Children.

Special guests include: Denise Alas - Yard Duty Captain Carmen Valenzuela - 5th Grade Aide 

March 6 (Monday) 4pm - 9pm
PASADENA 841 Cordova Street 626-568-3500 DINE IN. CALL AHEAD. TAKE-OUT. 
SUMMER SCHOOL
It's here!!  Below, please find the program for our fantastic summer school classes. Enrollment is now open. And students from other schools are welcome to attend.

SUMMER SCHOOL PACKET
SCIENCE FAIR JUDGES
Do you have a science background? Are you interested in being a judge for the annual Jr. High Science Fair? If so, please contact Megan France at mfrance@stphiliptheapostle.org and further information will be sent your way. The fair will be held on Wed, March 22nd from 8:15 to about 12:00.

SOFTBALL SEASON BEGINS
Girls Varsity Softball Tryouts take place:Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week from 3:30-5pm at Eaton Blanche Park. 
Coaches are Ray Napierala and Steve Dubb. 
Open to all 6th through 8th graders. 6th graders must have some prior softball experience.
SAVE THE DATE - PIE 'N BURGER PARTY!
Wednesday April 12 th Pie 'N Burger Party

Thank you to all the parents, faculty, staff and school board for achieving 100% participation in pledges to our Annual Blessed are the Children Giving Campaign.  This marks the 24 th consecutive year of 100% participation.  CONGRATULATIONS and thank you so very much!

For those new to our school, Mr. Michael Osborn, owner of Pie 'N Burger, treats all students, parents, faculty, staff and school board members to a delicious Pie 'N Burger lunch to celebrate your donation to the Blessed are the Children campaign.  Proud parents of 3 St. Philip alumni (Michael '00, Kelly '02 & Robert '06), Michael and Jane Osborn started this tradition when their children attended school here.

An invitation will follow, but please save the date of Wednesday April 12th to join your student(s) for lunch.
REMINDERS
FINANCIAL AID
If you would like to apply for assistance for the 2017-18 school year, please apply HERE by March 17. 
YEARBOOK CONTEST
The yearbook committee has opened the contest for the yearbook cover. This year the design has to reflect the following SLE:

A St. Philip the Apostle School Student will show they understand our world by developing cultural awareness and acceptance.

Students can use white non-glossy paper (letter size) and bold colors. The due date is Monday March 6. They can turn in their designs to Mrs. Roldan or Mrs. Cross.
CALENDAR UPDATES
The Spring Concert is scheduled for Friday, May 19th on the playground  and the Jog A Thon will be Friday, May 26th. Please update your calendars!

PRAY THE ROSARY 
At St. Philips, we have two opportunities each week to pray the rosary:  Mondays after school (parent and student led) from 2:10-2:30 pm and Thursdays after drop off (parents and grandparents) from 8:05-8:25 am.    We pray for all the private intentions in the school prayer jar by placing the jar in front of the tabernacle when we pray.   We encourage you and your children to place your prayer intentions in the jar and welcome you to join us whenever you can for this powerful prayer time in the church. Please don't hesitate to contact Julie Schnieders (jschnieders@yahoo.com, Mimi Stolpe (mimi_collins@yahoo.com)or Tracy Luiso (tracyluiso@gmail.com) with any questions.

Curious about the rosary and our Blessed Mother?
POPSICLE SALES
Popsicles are sold every Friday after school! $1 each! Help 8th grade go to D.C.!

PTO NEWS
RED TIE BALL NEWS
NEWSLETTER
Keep up with all the latest Red Tie Ball news by reading the weekly Newsletter.

REGISTER, DONATE, BECOME A PATRON
You can register, donate, and become a patron through our website.

Service Hour Requirements
All families on Tuition Plans A and C are required to volunteer a minimum of 2 hours towards the Red Tie Ball. There are many opportunities to help before, during and after the event! Please click for the Sign Up Genius.  Any hours over 2 will count as regular service hours. Don't forget you still need to enter all your hours worked online on the school website. Any questions?  Please contact the volunteer coordinator, Treacy Casciani at SPauctionhours@gmail.com

Please feel free to contact either Maria Campagna (mariac94@hotmail.com) or Renee Norton (nortonfive@gmail.com) with any questions.  

PTO GRATITUDE
It's hard to believe March is already upon us!  The Red Tie Ball is just one month away!   Are you getting excited for the event, the chance to win our all new raffle of One Free Falcon, the opportunity to bid on all the wonderful items our auction team are putting together and seeing the infamous School Auction Video?  We look forward to seeing you all there, celebrating our community and raising money for our school.   Special thanks to Kerri Law for coordinating the Parish Gift Gathering Party this past weekend!  

We also, want to thank everyone who submitted nominations for the annual PTO Service Awards.  We are blessed to have so many wonderful individuals grace us with their time and talents to help us build a stronger school and community. The 2017 PTO Service Award recipients will be honored on Sunday March 19th at the 9:15am Unity Sunday mass and at the Red Tie Ball on April 1st.  It is with great pleasure that we announce this year's winners:

Monsignor Parker Service Award- Joan Powe
Elizabeth A. Mahoney Leadership Award- Annette Blain
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Award- Susan Grant, Robin Johnson, and Sheryl Valdez
St. Philip the Apostle Legacy Award - Eric Garcia and Joe Seager

EYEGLASS RECYCLING
One of our on-going recycling programs is the collection of donated used eyeglasses. One of our parishioners collects for the Lions Clubs International Recycle for Sight service program. We have a box in the office to collect if you have glasses to donate.

THE PTO BOARD IS PLANNING AHEAD!
We are looking for members for the 2017-18 school year.  Click HERE to nominate yourself or nominate your friends to serve on the PTO Board. A great way to serve our children and the school community.  

THIRD GRADE CHRISTIAN SERVICE - COFFEE AND SOCKS FOR THE HOMELESS
See this flyer for more information.

SCRIP SCOOP
 SCRIP SCOOP 
February 27, 2017


AMAZON SMILE: 
When shopping on Amazon, please use "AMAZON SMILE" (same as Amazon) and click, "St. Philip The Apostle School".
( MANDATORY IF YOU SHOP AMAZON)  

SERVICE HOUR OPPORTUNITIES
TB AND VIRTUS EXPIRE EVERY 4 YEARS - BE SURE TO RENEW ON TIME SO YOU CAN STAY ON THE TUITION PLANS A OR C. NOT SURE? KATHY ANDRIC CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION: kandric@stphiliptheapostle.org
SCHOOL SERVICE HOURS
KEEP CURRENT TO KEEP TUITION PLAN
All Volunteer Requirements must be current by June 30th in order to stay on the service hour tuition plans next year . If you entered as a kinder parent and your child is going to be in fourth grade, you probably need to update both Virtus and your TB Test.  Our parish is offering the Virtus recertification class, Keeping the Promise Alive on May 12, 7 - 8:30 p.m. Please call the parish center 626-793-0693 to register for this class.

NEED SERVICE HOURS
Help is needed year-around in the kitchen for Hot Lunch and on the yard for added yard supervision. 

Please contact Sandra Altovar at sandra@altovar.net or 510-579-3766 (texts ok) for hot lunch or Kathy Andric for yard supervision.

HELP WITH NEW BOOKS
The Learning Commons and Primary Learning Center just got a shipment of great new books from Mrs. Nelson's! We are eager to share them with the students but, we need help with covering books. Previous book covering experience is not necessary. We'll teach you how! Please contact Miss Malissa or Ms. Natalie if you are interested in helping.

PARISH SERVICE HOURS
PARISH NEWS & EVENTS
ST. PHILIP THE APOSTLE BLESSING MASS
St. Philip the Apostle will be hosting a special, "Blessing Mass," on Sunday, March 5 th at 9:30 a.m.  All are welcome!  This community mass will focus on the unique traits and talents of the members of our community, while recognizing the diversity among us, especially with regard to physical, medical, and spiritual challenges that some of us face.   Please come to celebrate family and show support to our community.  There will be a community fair in HAH following the mass.

GOLD AWARD PROJECT
Hello everyone! I'm working on my Gold Award project at Saint Philips. I'm organizing an activities fair on Sunday, March 5th, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.following the Blessing Mass.  The fair is open to everyone, but will have specific activities designed for those with special needs. The goal of the fair is to introduce those with special needs and their families to services/programs open to them in the community.   Regardless of whether you have any special need, please join us to support the St. Philip community!  Also, we are in need of drawings to brighten the walls of Holy Angel Hall for this special day.   We'll be passing out paper at pick up on Monday and Tuesday afternoon to anyone who would like to participate.  There will be a box in the office where you can turn in the picture once you're done.  If you participate with a picture, your name will be entered in a drawing for a large jar of candy!  Either way, hope to see everyone on Sunday!
Thanks,
Caitlin Lee :)

ADDITIONAL KEEPING THE PROMISE ALIVE SESSION
The parish  has added a recertification class Monday, February 27th from 6 to 7:30 in the Parish Center. Call 626-793-0693 to reserve your spot.

KEEPING THE PROMISE ALIVE FLYER
COMMUNITY EVENTS
SPRING BREAK SPORTS CAMP
Launch Sports is offering Spring Sports Camp in Pasadena - go to www.launchsports.org for more information. 

GIRLS SUMMER CAMP SCIENCE PROGRAM
Project Scientist is offering week-long and full-time day camp filled with STEM activities, weekly field trips and female STEM role-models! Go to www.projectscientist.org for more info.

FSHA "STAGE DOOR"
Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy presents "Stage Door" with several St. Philip alums. March 9, 10 and 11. Purchase tickets online at fsha.org. See flyer

Purchase tickets online at fsha.org.
ANNUAL LENTEN WALK FOR HUNGER
Catholic Charities invites you to participate in Footprints: Making Tracks for Neighbors in Need, an annual Lenten walk to raise awareness on hunger and poverty in the San Gabriel Region. The walk is Saturday, March 4, 2017 at Bishop Amat Memorial High School Track  at 14301 Fairgrove Avenue, La Puente 91746 from 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. This is a come anytime, leave anytime event. Visit Lentenfootprints.yolasite.com for more info.

REFLECTION OF THE WEEK
 
" In the face of so many wounds that hurt us and could lead to a hardness of heart, we are called to dive into the sea of prayer, which is the sea of the boundless love of God, in order to experience his tenderness." -- Pope Francis