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ST. PHILIP PAGES AND BLOGS
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Principal Notes
Dear Parents,
Spring is here! I'm enjoying the warm sun and beautiful flowers everywhere. We are now in our final trimester of the school year.
Our 8th graders are getting ready to go to Washington D.C. on April 27th and soon after they will graduate. This 8th-grade class has so far received over 100 acceptances to high school. They are attending all of the local Catholic schools, a few charter and public schools, and some more distant school such as Oaks Christian, St. Lucy's, and Damien. I'm very proud of them.
Only three weeks to go until the Red Tie Ball. Don't miss out on this wonderful evening that is also the largest PTO fundraiser for the school. I'm looking forward to the new venue at wonderful Castaways. Let's do all we can to support PTO as they work toward their goal of raising 200K for the school.
Have a wonderful week,
Jennifer
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MAR 26, Tuesday
School Mass cancelled
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MAR 27, Wednesday
Cyber Talk
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MAR 28, Thursday
Jr. High Honor Roll Assembly
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APR 2, Tuesday
Pie 'n Burger Day
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APR 5, Friday
Dollar Dress Day- Assisting Children's Ministry
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| TO DOWNLOAD ALL THE FORMS AND FLYERS, PLEASE CLICK HERE. |
3 WEEKS TO GO UNTIL OUR FABULOUS EVENT!
Ticket prices go up to $185 after this Friday. Buy your tickets today!
Want a chance to be tuition-free next year? Buy a raffle ticket! For $100/ticket, you have a chance for free tuition. Only 300 tickets will be sold.
Raffle tickets can be purchased in the school office.
For all event information, including how to become a Patron and to buy tickets,
go here.
Important Dates:
March 15 - Sign-Up Genius went live
March 29 - Ticket price goes up from $160 to $18
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(Buy
your tickets today!)
April 13 - Red Tie Ball
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California Junior Scholarship Federation
Students in 7
th
and 8
th
grades may apply for membership in the California Junior Scholarship Federation. The student must 1) Apply during the first 3 weeks of the trimester, 2) Must do 3 hours of Christian Service each trimester, 3) May have no grades lower than a C.
The official Honor membership pin and Honor gold seal placed on the diploma is earned by
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Earning qualifying grades for two trimesters in the 7
th
grade and two trimesters in the eighth grade. Each A in academically oriented subjects is worth three points and each B is worth one point. Point total must be double the academically oriented subject number.
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Having no grades lower than C.
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Being recognized as a worthy citizen
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Today is the last day to order for April. Go to www.boonli.com and use the school password falcon174 to create a new account.
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We will publish corrections to the physical directory in this column. Please make a note of them in your directory. Changes are noted in bold:
Daniel Wu -
email dwu@buchalter.com
Please update your records as needed.
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April 2 - 13 CKW is having a sale see the flyer here.
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Last chance to RSVP! Respond only if you are coming by this Thursday, March 28.
Parents, faculty, staff and students are invited to celebrate 100% Participation in the 26th Anniversary of the Blessed are the Children Annual Giving Campaign for St. Philip the Apostle School.
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BIG THANK YOU to Michael and Jane Osborn, owners of Pie 'n Burger, for underwriting the huge majority of this luncheon for 26 years. Proud parents of Michael 2000, Kelly 2002 and Robert 2006.
Parents, if you are able to come, please RSVP here:
(students, staff, & faculty are already accounted for)
Please note: This event is for FACULTY/STAFF, PARENTS AND CURRENT STUDENTS ONLY. There is no cost for the lunch.
The following is the schedule for classes to have lunch. If you wish to join your child(ren) please arrive at the time specified for each class.
Lunch will be served in the school yard.
TK 11:15 - 11:40p.m.
K 11:30 - 12:05p.m.
1st 11:45 - 12:15p.m.
2nd12:00 - 12:30p.m.
3rd12:15 - 12:45p.m.
4th12:30 - 1:00p.m.
5th12:45 - 1:15p.m.
6th1:00 - 1:30p.m.
7th & 8th1:15 - 1:45p.m.
Any questions, please call the Development Office (626) 795-9691 Ext. 449.
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| SERVICE HOURS TIPS AND INFO |
Questions about service hours? All answers can be found on the School website under SERVICE HOUR GUIDELINES.
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The Primary Learning Center is excited to announce another special author visit! St. Philip alum, Brian Hill '06, will be sharing his adorable picture book, Can I Rain On You?, with TK-2nd grade on Wednesday, April 3rd. If you would like to order an autographed copy of the book, please fill out and return the order form below. Books will be delivered to the homeroom noted on the order form on April 3rd. Limited copies are available, order one before they sell out!
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| GRANDPARENTS AND SPECIAL FRIENDS DAY |
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Grandparents & Special Friends Day is Friday May 10th.
It is our tradition to send out invitations to guest(s) you would like to invite to attend. Please submit the name and address of your grandparent or special friend you would like invited this year in the form below:
Once again we are giving the Grandparents and Special Friends of the students of St. Philip the Apostle School an opportunity to honor their student through a donation to the Blessed are the Children Annual Giving Campaign. Grandparents and Special Friends are a very important part of our school, and have always been supportive in giving of their time and their financial assistance. On May 10th, we will honor them with our Grandparents and Special Friends Day.
PLEASE SUBMIT BY MONDAY, APRIL 8TH SO WE MAY SEND OUT THE INVITATIONS
* We only send invitations and/or BATC solicitations to those names you submit.
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| GOLF CLASS BEGINS NEW SESSION |
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Golf Squad at St Philip the Apostle is for both new and continuing students and provides weekly opportunities for your child to learn the technical swing mechanics (i.e. putting, chipping, full swing, etc.) as well as the social skills required to enjoy golf, the clubs, and golf course (i.e. vocabulary, etiquette, rules, history, etc.) all under the instruction of an LPGA or PGA Professional. Golf is a very challenging and fun sport that can lead to college scholarships. So start early and start now...boys and girls! Even if your child already plays, it is great to enjoy weekly, convenient lessons from the pro. (Click Here to read more on how and why your child can benefit from continuing professional, golf practice with Golf Squad at your school.)
Below is the St Philip the Apostle specific link with additional info and online registration:
We look forward to building the foundation to enjoy golf for a lifetime together!"
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The Crochet Spring classes start April 2nd. For more information read
this flyer.
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St. Philip parish will offer the Keeping the Promise Alive class three times in May for those parents that need to renew before the new school year. Please call the parish office to sign-up for a class - leave a message for Carmen Partida 626.793.0693 or email cpartida@stphiliptheapostle.org
May 3 AND May 10 from 6 - 7:30 pm
May 18 from 9 -10:30 am
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Summer enrichment classes will be held the weeks of June 17, June 24, and July 1. For information, refer to
this packet.
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Can't wait for that summer sunshine? We can't wait either! Camp Falcon is back for 7 weeks of fun! This includes swimming twice a week, club activities, movie days, special campers' surprises, and weekly Friday field trips. Check out our Camp Falcon 2019 flyer below. Registration forms are now available on our website under Falcon's Nest. *Field Trip schedule coming soon!
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If you think you may need help with tuition next year, please apply for financial aid through FACTS. See our website for details.
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Please help support our 8th Grade Washington D.C. Trip Fundraiser. Popsicles sold each Friday. All popsicles just $1!
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Box Tops collection is still going on!
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COLLECTING USED EYEGLASSES
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We just donated a large bag full of used glasses to the Lions Club! Thank you for remembering to bring in your old glasses. 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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FALCON INVITATIONAL THANK YOU!
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Dear Parents,
We would like to thank those parents (and past parents) who helped out with the Falcon Invitational this past Saturday. An event of that magnitude takes an army of volunteers to help it run smoothly. Thanks to the hard work of Coach Chris, his fellow track coaches, our Sports Boosters and our parent community, we were able to host another successful track meet. We are blessed to have such a supportive and giving community!
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Program Planning is happy to announce the next speaker, Jennie Ohagan. Jennie will be giving a talk on
Cyber Security and Social Media Citizenship
on March 27
th
. It will be broken down into two parts: 8:15 a.m. after drop off, she will speak with parents; and then at 10:15 am, she will speak with the Jr. High students. If you would like to learn more about her and her programs, you can go to
www.jennieomedia.com
. And if looking for volunteer hours we have some! Go to
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B4DA8A628AB9-spas3
to sign up for food/coffee/supplies.
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We are gathering sports photos for the end-of-year Sports Recognition night. We want a good representation from fall, winter, and spring sports. Submit photos of your athlete to Linda Hodges at lcmprince71@gmail.com.
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SPAS is participating in the Crayola ColorCycle it program this school year! Send used markers in to school and reduce waste. It is that easy. So, Don't throw out that used marker-- ColorCycle it!
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SERVICE HOUR OPPORTUNITIES
Volunteer Requirements must stay current! Are yours?
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PIE 'N BURGER PARTY - HELP WANTED
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Volunteers needed to help next Tuesday, April 2nd to set-up and assist with Pie 'n Burger Day. We will begin at 8:00 a.m. and conclude no later than 2 p.m. Help needed with set-up, serving and clean-up. Please contact Colleen Welsh @ cwelsh@stphiliptheapostle.org or (626) 795-9691 x449. Flexible hours...we want you to take time-out to enjoy lunch with your student(s) too!
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SPEECH & DEBATE - CALLING ALL JUDGES!
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Come join the fun being a judge for our annual spring tournament.
This year's dates are: April 11-12.
The hours are from about 3:15-7:30.
AND we provide dinner.
It's a great way to get your hours. No experience necessary.
Contact Mrs. Gripp if you are interested.
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The annual Art Show will be on Grandparents and Special Friends Day Friday May 10th! We need many hands to help hang up, tag and set out the THOUSANDS of masterpieces your children so proudly have created throughout this year! The two days we need the most volunteers are on THURSDAY, May 9th from drop off until we are through and on MONDAY, May 13th for the take down of all of the artwork. Lunch will be provided on Thursday. Volunteers are also needed on the preview night on Thursday to help with a craft and serve our traditional ice-cream floats. Please send a e-mail to
mrenn@stphiliptheapostle.org
to confirm you can help. Also, this is a great way to jump start your hours for the 2019-2020 school year!
Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080B4DA8A628AB9-artshow |
Kids eat every day! Please, please, please lend a helping hand. Volunteer in the school kitchen. You can earn up to 2.5 hrs. per shift. Already earned all your required hours? No problem, the kids still need you. Email rezangeles@yahoo.com if interested in helping feed our children.
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VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL AT OUR PARISH
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WALKING WITH PURPOSE - WOMEN'S MINISTRY
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Walking With Purpose is a new ministry that St. Philip the Apostle Church is offering to women seeking a deeper understanding of our Catholic faith by studying the Bible. It's not a traditional Bible study. It begins as a 6-week program that incorporates at-home Scripture Study, weekly small group discussions and monthly talks. Walking with Purpose is a supportive and fun loving group who share a common goal to transform hearts to Christ through knowledge of scripture.
Come join us every Thursday up until March 28th, at 7pm in the ministry center at St. Philips in Room 1, as we begin our first study guide program called "Living in the Father's Love."For questions, please call Andrea Leos at (626)354-8254 or e-mail at
drealeos@gmail.com
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TWO OPPORTUNITIES TO PRAY THE ROSARY WITH OUR COMMUNITY
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Mondays -
Children's Rosary right after dismissal
Thursdays -- Parent-led Rosary 8:05 a.m.
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Fun summer science day camp for curious kids 5 to 11!
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REFLECTION OF THE WEEK
"
I've always regarded nature as the clothing of God."
~Alan Hovhaness
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