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ST. PHILIP PAGES AND BLOGS
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Principal Notes
Dear Parents,
Thank you all so much for the hours of work put in to making Fall Fest so much fun. I know it is a PTO fundraiser, but just as important it is a community builder. Our students love the Fall Fest and their enjoyment makes all of the work worth it. A special thanks to the Fall Fest team and your leader, Kim Crowley. We could not have done it without each of you!
Next Wednesday we celebrate Halloween with class parties at 10 am and our parade at 11:15. Parents are welcome to come enjoy the parade and younger siblings will have a chance to join us, if they wish. This is a huge day with lots of visitors and the parking lot fills up quickly so plan to pay $2 to park at PCC, or find street parking.
Do not park in any red zone. The police will be called to ticket cars parked in red since these are emergency zones. Should we have an emergency, cars parked in red zones will block the police and fire vehicles access to the school and church and lives could be affected. Also, there are spots reserved for our priests and parish staff. Do not park in these spots.
We all want to have a good time and enjoy our children on Halloween. I appreciate your support in helping to keep our children safe.
Here is a link to our Falcon's Fables website. On it you will find voting for our pumpkin decorating contest. Please vote!
Have a wonderful week!
Jennifer
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OCT 23, TUESDAY
Family 18 leads Mass
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OCT 26, FRIDAY
Spirit Shirt Day
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OCT 30, TUESDAY
School Mass
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OCT 31, WEDNESDAY
Halloween Parties and Parade
12:30 Dismissal
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NOV 1, THURSDAY
All Saints Mass led by 1st grade;
STAR #2 begins
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Rainy Day and Extreme Heat Dismissal
Orange flags indicating an "Inside Day Pick Up" will be posted at the driveways. ALL students will remain in their homeroom classrooms. Parents may arrive in the classrooms to pick up their students fifteen minutes before the normal dismissal time. Parents are to park in the parking lots and
NOT IN ANY DRIVEWAYS
. Parents will then go to their child's classroom where the children will be waiting to be released by their teacher. Parents will go to each classroom if they have more than one child. Falcon's Nest students will be sent or delivered there at 3:15 p.m.
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Ordering for November closes this Thursday, Oct. 25. Go to www.boonli.com and use the school password falcon174 to set up a new account.
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SERVICE HOURS INFORMATION
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FALL FEST -
Please remember you you must sign IN and OUT of fall fest AND log your hours online. As is for all volunteer work, no one submits your hours for you. PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR CHILD'S LAST NAME ON SIGN IN SHEETS AND EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE.
UNAPPROVED HOURS -
If you have unapproved hours in your account you can contact the approver directly to follow up. Hours should be approved within a week or so typically.
APPROVER EMAILS - Approvers, we believe that email glitch has been fixed! You should be again getting email notifications when someone submits hours!
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CKW will be in the foyer of Holy Angel Hall TODAY, October 22 from 2 - 5:30 pm for parents that would like to do uniform shopping. They will also deliver the pre-ordered long-sleeve polos that day.
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Class Halloween Parties all take place at 10:00 a.m. and the Halloween Parade is at 11:15 a.m. Come and enjoy the creative costumes!
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SAVE THE DATE - NOV.6 - DINE TO DONATE AT LOS TACOS
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Tuesday, November 6th join us at Los Tacos at 1 W California Blvd #211, Pasadena, CA 91105 to support the 8th grade trip to DC. Flyer will follow later. Taco Tuesday! 15% from all purchases will go to the 8th grade. Yum! Thank you Ralph and Leos family!!!
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NO GLASS ALLOWED AT SCHOOL
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Please do not send students to school with glass water bottles. Glass is not allowed for the safety of all!
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Popsicle sales are back!! Please help support our 8th Grade Washington D.C. Trip Fundraiser. Popsicles sold each Friday after school. All popsicles just $1!
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Box Tops collection is still going on! See the Flyer today!
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COLLECTING USED EYEGLASSES
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If you get new glasses remember to turn in your old pair to the office. We collect for the Lions Club!
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THANK YOU TO OUR AMAZING FALL FEST TEAM
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We hope that everyone enjoyed Fall Fest!!! Many thanks to our fantastic chair, Kim Crowley, for another successful event. And thanks to her amazing team who worked for months to create a night filled with food, games, and fun for our St. Philip the Apostle community. From permitting, set-up, planning our amazing food booths, the Oasis, designing the event lay-out, seeking out the best games, activities and prizes, staffing volunteers, then spending all night on tear-down, so much goes into Fall Fest to make it happen. The Monday newsletter could never be big enough to properly thank you, but we recognize and appreciate all of you! Of course, thanks to all our dedicated parent volunteers. Without you, our Fall Fest tradition would not be possible. This year, we were also blessed by the generosity of so many sponsors and donors. Your contributions and donations are greatly appreciated and truly contributed to the success of Fall Fest 2018!!!
With Gratitude,
Renee & Maria
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THANK YOU
to all of the hard-working, wonderful parents who helped make Fall Festival 2018 a smashing success! We are beyond blessed to have such an amazing group of parents who so selflessly dedicated their time and skills to this annual event.
Each of you is a gift/blessing to St. Philip the Apostle School community.
Gratefully yours,
Fall Festival 2018 Committee
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Show your SPIRIT! Stop by Falcon Wear Shop! T-shirts, hats, visors, water bottle coffee tumblers & more!
Upcoming Falcon Wear Sale Days:
Spirit Shirt
Thursday, October 25th from 7:30-8:15a.m at the lunch tables.
Thursday, October 25th from 2:30-3:15 at Falcon Spirit shop at minerstry center near TK classrooms.
Unity Sunday
Sunday, November 11th from 9:30-10:45 in front of Holy Angel Hall.
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USED UNIFORM SALE - Great Selection of Used Uniforms at Even Better Prices!
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Stop by the used uniform sale prior to the Halloween Parade on Wednesday, October 31st. Sale will be held from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. 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
Set-up is 7:30am - 9:30am
Sale 9:00am - 11:00am
Clean-up 11:00am-1:00pm
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Are you creative? Do you love arts & crafts projects? If so, then the Holiday Boutique needs your help!
Please contact Renee Norton and Maria Campagna at [email protected], for more details on how you can help.
Thank you!
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SOLES FOR SOULS IS BACK AT SPAS
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We will be collecting shoes (even singles) in May 2019. Please set aside any you may have. Your effort helps eliminate textile waste and creates economic opportunity around the globe!
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SPAS will participate in the Crayola ColorCycle it program this school year! It is very simple. Send used markers in to school and reduce waste. It is that easy. So, Don't throw out that used marker-- ColorCycle it!
In 2016, we recycled 400 used markers. Can we beat that this year?
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Sports Boosters are in need of Fall sports photos for the Falcon sports kiosk. The kiosk is located outside Holy Angel Hall by the school lunch tables. If you have any photos of your children participating in Cross Country, Girl's Volleyball or Flag Football, and would like your athlete's photo in the kiosk, submit photos to Julie Schnieders via email at [email protected].
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Your used ink cartridges can turn in to $$$ for SPAS! We are partnering with Cartridges For Kids again this year! See the flyer below for a more specific list of what we are collecting. You can do something good for the earth and help our school at the same time!
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SERVICE HOUR OPPORTUNITIES
Volunteer Requirements must stay current! Are yours?
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SCHOOL VEGETABLE GARDEN HELP!
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Mrs. Gripp needs a new drip system installed and new soil mixed into the raised bed so that the children can plant their fall garden. It's a great way to get service hours and be outside in the sunshine. Please email Mrs. Gripp directly if you can help.
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Calling all amateur and/or professional graphic designers and photographers. If you have some skill or passion for graphic design or taking photos and would love to use your passion to earn your school hours, then please contact Michelle Mapp, [email protected] or Vanessa Sinner, [email protected].
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LIBRARY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
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The Learning Commons and Primary Learning Center are looking for library volunteers to assist with book covering, shelving, and circulation on a bi-monthly basis. (No experience needed!) If you are interested in volunteering, please contact either Miss Malissa or Miss Natalie for additional information and time options.
Natalie Ramirez [email protected]
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Looking for a fun and easy way to earn your service hours? All it takes is 30 minutes a week with the traffic team and you'll earn all 30 hours! Help us keep our kids safe. Join the traffic team!
For more information contact DJ Saltarelli at [email protected].
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Do you need to fulfill hours this year? Volunteer in the school kitchen to help and earn up to 2.5 hrs. per shift. Email [email protected] if interested.
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LUNCH SUPERVISION HELP NEEDED
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We are looking for parents that are available to assist with lunch supervision for 2nd through 8th grades. The commitment is to assist at least one lunch period a week every week of the school year. If you are interested please contact Kathy Andric for more detailed information and to learn of the available time slots- [email protected].
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - EARN PARISH HOURS
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We are looking for some volunteers to wash and iron the black and white altar server gowns. This a simple way to earn parish hours from your own home. If you are interested, please email Kristin Kyle de Bautista at
[email protected].
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PLEASE CONSIDER DONATING BLOOD
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A 2 year old child named Cheyanne Swallow is currently undergoing treatment for metastatic cancer at Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. She is in desperate need of O+ blood and her doctor's expect her to need a blood transfusion with every chemotherapy treatment. They welcome blood donors of any blood type, but particularly need O+ for Cheyanne.
If you are willing to donate blood on her behalf please call to make an appointment at the Children's Hospital Blood Donor Center (
323) 361-2441
. Please tell them it's for Cheyenne Swallow, (born February 17,2016). It only takes about an hour to donate.
Her parents, family and friends thank you for your time in considering being a blood donor for Cheyanne or any other child with this need.
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October is Respect Life Month! Please participate in our annual Crib Project. The gifts are donated to: San Gabriel Valley Pregnancy Help Center, Foothill Pregnancy Resource Center, Holy Family Adoption Services and St. Anne's Maternity Home. Larger size diapers and wipes are always appreciated. Teddy Bear Tags suggest other gifts.
Help us fill the school crib with a celebration of Life! Your donations have made a wonderful difference to mothers in crisis-and to those who help them. Thank you!
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Two Opportunities at SPAS
All are welcome to join the parent-led Rosary Thursday mornings at 8:05am in the church. We have "cheat" sheets and friendly banter before and after we pray. It's a great way to meet people in the St. Philip's school community all while praying for our needs.
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The Children's Rosary will begin on Monday, October 15th and run through December 15th. Please have your child sign up with Ms. Maggie in Falcon's Next if you want your child to participate. For more questions, contact Miriam Ayon at (626) 255-6868.
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REFLECTION OF THE WEEK
"Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures."
~H. Jackson Brown, Jr., Life's Little Instruction Book
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