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MAY 23, TUESDAY
2nd grade First Communion Mass
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MAY 25, THURSDAY
New Parent Orientation 6pm
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MAY 26, FRIDAY
Jog a Thon & Health Fair
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MAY 29, MONDAY
No School - Memorial Day
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JUN 2 - JUN 4 FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY
Drama Club presents
Singing in the Rain
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JUN 4, SUNDAY
Unity Sunday- 2nd Grade
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JUN 6, TUESDAY
Sports Recognition Night
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JUN 9, FRIDAY
Noon Dismissal; Baccalaureate Mass; Graduation
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| TO DOWNLOAD ALL THE FORMS AND FLYERS TOGETHER, PLEASE CLICK HERE. |
DRAMA CLUB PRODUCTION TICKETS ORDER FORM
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Drama Club's production of Singin' in the Rain is June 2, June 3 and June 4! Order your tickets with this order form and return to the office!
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All are welcome to attend 9:15 Mass June 4th when our parish community will say goodbye to Miss Lieber, Mrs. Currin and Mrs. Scanlan.
See our flyer here.
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GRANDPARENTS & SPECIAL FRIENDS DAY BAKERS
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First, thank you for your delicious baked goods! Our guests and students loved them. If you are missing any platters/containers, please stop by Colleen Welsh's office to claim ASAP.
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Service hour period 2 and school year 2016-17 has now ended (as of 4/30/17).If you are being billed for any hours in the 2016-17 school year YOU HAVE UNTIL 6/30/17 to clear up problems. After this date, YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE AMOUNT BILLED.
If you are an 8th grade parent, you must rectify your bill ASAP. If it is not cleared, your child may be held back from the Disneyland trip and/or receiving their cap and gown.
General notes on your accounts:FALL FEST HOURS ARE SHOWING AS SCHOOL HOURS.
This is not an issue that will be resolved this year. If you were not billed for fest hours already, then you can assume that they are in the system. You are responsible for making sure you have the correct total amount of hours and also the needed hours for each event (school, parish, DDA, fest). Please look closely at your account.
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Ordering for June closes this Thursday, May 25th. Please reconcile any outstanding emergency lunch charges.
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2017-2018 SCHOOL CALENDAR
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The school calendar is here now!
2017-2018 School Calendar
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STUDENT COUNCIL ELECTIONS
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Below is the schedule for 2017-18 Student Council elections:
Monday, May 22nd- Student Council will announce the upcoming elections during morning assembly.
Students who want to run for Student Council may come to Ms. Perez or Mrs. Currin for forms.
Friday, May 26th- Forms due to Ms. Perez or Mrs. Currin
Friday, June 2nd- Elections at 8:30 am in Holy Angel Hall
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SUMMER SCHOOL ENROLLMENT DEADLINE IS APPROACHING
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June 2 is the last day to enroll. A few classes are almost full, and we may have to cancel a few classes due to low enrollment, especially the awesome language arts and math classes! These are great classes right in the middle of the summer designed to keep your children's skills up during the summer.
Summer School Information and Registration
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SCHOOL BOARD COMMITTEE MEMBERS
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Earn your hours doing what you love...
The success of our school depends on parents like you donating your time and talents. If you can spend that time doing something you love, then we all win. Take a look below and see if one of these School Board opportunities brings a smile to your heart.
Do you take your own Christmas card pictures?Did you write for your school newspaper?Do you have a background in sales or public relations?
Join the Public Relations committee
Did the Flush Fund excite you?Have you studied architecture or property management?Do you have a background in developing or managing commercial properties?
Join the Facilities committee
Are parties your thing?Can you be creative on a budget?Do you like working with a fun group of people?
Join the Special Events committee
Contact SaraAlexanderVanis@gmail.com for more details
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SPORTS AWARDS 2017 SLIDESHOW
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If you took any sports pictures this year please forward them onto Mr. Yniguez ayniguez@stphiliptheapostle.org or dropbox https://www.dropbox.com/sh/q1n2znxr1jm9d9l/AABTkHU8p84A9OU-OSSFjJtra?dl=0Sports awards just around the corner Tuesday June 6th!
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Bring your kids to our after school rosary on Mondays in the church - just twenty minutes- and so fruitful. Also, Thursday mornings after drop off, you are encouraged to come to our parent rosary prayer time , especially if you haven't ever been! Rosary guides and extra rosaries are available to make it easy to follow along. Hope to see you there!
Please don't hesitate to contact Julie Schnieders (jjschnieders@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?
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The 2017 Health Fair is coming up! The Health Fair for grades K-5 will be held May 26 in conjunction with Jog-a-thon. The kids will have an opportunity to visit several stations and learn about a variety of topics including healthy snacks, alternatives to sugary cereals, fruits of the world and how to make a stress ball. Each grade (K-5) has a display and the kids will have time to explore each booth in small groups. Grades 6-8 will get to participate in a mindfulness presentation on May 24 with Gloria Kamler, faculty at UCLA Mindfulness Awareness Research Center.
We are in need of a few last minute volunteers, please sign up at:
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JOG-A-THON MAY 26TH 8:00-11:00 AM
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It's time to lace up your running shoes for St. Philip's 3rd Annual Jogathon! This is a fun event that really gets the kids moving! Sponsor forms went home last week. Please collect donations and turn them in by Friday 6/2. Sponsors can also donate online on the school website using this
Donation Page
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ROOM PARENTS WANTED FOR THE 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR
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We are looking for enthusiastic parents to assist our teachers in planning events for each classroom for the 2017-2018 school year. This is a great way to get involved, earn service hours, get to know your student's teacher and meet your class parents! If you are interested please fill out the attached flyer and put it in the Room parent's box no later than June 9th.
SEE FLYER
Thank you so much!
Tina Alietti and Cortney Vanis
2017-2018 Room Parent Chairs
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SHOE DRIVE ENDS TOMORROW!
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Shoe collection ends tomorrow! Bring your shoes to drop off. We accept all kinds of shoes including single shoes, tennis shoes, dress shoes, etc. They are given to Soles4souls which distributes them domestically and internationally to people in need.
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You still have a chance to donate to the Fund-a-Project to renovate our oldest bathrooms and install new drinking fountains that also refill water bottles. The attendees of the Red Tie Ball were able to contribute almost $30,000. However, we still need your help to raise our goal of $40,000.
There are two ways to give:
You can bring in donations to the school office
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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.
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SCRIP SCOOP
MAY 22, 2017
Welcome to our new Scrip Year!
Thank you for supporting the Scrip Program.
VONS/SAFEWAY
Great Lakes Scrip Center recently announced that VONS
reloads will not be available for the next month.
VONS is merging with Albertsons.
Your previously purchased VONS cards will not be reloadable.
A new VONS card will need to be purchased when our new
cards arrive next month.
Please take a moment to browse the Shopwithscrip.com website.
Our families are purchasing so much more than just gas and grocery.
Families have purchased cruises, air travel, hotels, car rentals, construction, appliances, Spas, Floral, Auto, Disney, Nordstrom and many more to meet their
Scrip rebate needs simply and efficiently throughout the year.
Cynthia Gonzalez
Scrip Coordinator
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)
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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
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SERVICE HOURS START NOW FOR 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR!
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The school service hour "year" started May 1st! Hours you're working from this point on are counting toward the next school year.
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Please be sure your TB test result and VIRTUS certification are current
or your plan will be switched to a non-service plan and due to budgeting the plan will not be changed back until the following school year!
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Notices were mailed to parents before Easter if either of these were due or coming due. The list of those notified has been sent to our tuition coordinator Diane Carreon.
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If you have kept up with the on-line Virtus bulletins on the Virtus On-Line website you are able to print your certificate yourself.
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If you would like to earn hours by helping on the yard during lunch, contact Kathy Andric
kandric@stphiliptheapostle.org
This is a 30 to 60 minute commitment one day a week every week for the school year.
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| HELP IN THE LEARNING COMMONS AND PLC |
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The Learning Commons and Primary Learning Center is looking for volunteers to help check in and shelve books. No previous experience necessary! Please contact Malissa Balderama or Natalie Ramirez if you are interested. Thank you!
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| SERVICE HOUR PERIOD 1 (2017-2018) IS UNDERWAY |
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Get a jump start on your hours. Were you scrambling to get your parish hours done? Call David Landa now, he has hours available for May and the summer!
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| PARISH VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL |
See
this flyer for more information and to register for the Parish Vacation Bible School.
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An ACA accredited resident camping summer camp for Girls. Visit
www.CampMariastella.com
for more info or pick up flyer in the school office.
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| LA SALLE GIRLS BASKETBALL CAMP |
| SUMMER BASKETBALL CAMP AT ST. PHILIP |
Registration form is here to sign up for Summer Basketball Camp run by two alumni of St. Philip, Tomas Seager and Jack Dakan. Check it out here!
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| SPEND YOUR SUMMER AT THE BEACH |
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Summer of Surf is a beach activity camp that provides transportation from Pasadena and neighboring cities to Santa Monica all summer long. We offer a wide array of beach activities including surfing and bodyboarding. Our focus is on providing a safe and supportive atmosphere for your child to grow and develop their skills in the ocean, whether they are brand new to the ocean or they are an experienced surfer. Ages 7-15, flexible scheduling options available.
Phone: (818)433-2694
Email: info@summerofsurf.com
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REFLECTION OF THE WEEK
"
Jogging is very beneficial. It's good for your legs and your feet. It's also very good for the ground. It makes it feel needed." ~Charles Schulz, Peanuts
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