Click here for the October Remote Learning Calendar.
Click here for the November Remote Learning Calendar.
Please note Guided and Direct Learning Days apply to grades K-3 only.
Click here for the Days-off and Early Dismissal Calendar.
Principal Notes
Dear Parents,
Our waiver process is moving forward. We have an appointment this afternoon with a public health department nurse to go over our plan. I will let you know as soon as possible when we are approved and what date the opening might take place.
Progress reports were mailed on Friday for TK through 3rd grades. For 4th through 8th grade they will be available for you to access on the Portals this afternoon. Please reach out to your child’s teacher(s) if you have questions.
The Pumpkin Patch is this Friday and spaces are full. We have had trouble getting volunteers to help and so we have been unable to open up to more hours. Please remember that we continue to need help and those on volunteer tuition plans still need to try their best to do their hours. We may not be billing for hours, but that does not mean we do not need help, especially PTO. PTO is trying to build community and plan safe and fun activities for our students but they cannot do it without your help.
Please, please, please, if you have had any exposure to Covid-19, directly or indirectly, do not come to the Pumpkin Patch. We have put every precaution we know to make certain that this is a safe event but we cannot control what you do on your own time. However, do not come if there is even a chance that you have been exposed. Everything, including the re-opening of school, is dependent on us doing this safely. Thank you.
I loved Kindness Week last week and seeing the activities that came from the hearts of our students. Let’s keep the kindness going for the whole year. Or even for forever!
Have a wonderful week,
Jennifer
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Announcements and Events
Picture Day Pictures are Here!
Pictures are ready for pickup in the front office this week from 8-3pm, Friday 8-2pm. Please come by!
Dodger Day
Let's get ready for Game 1 of the World Series! Students are welcome to wear their Dodger gear and/or blue tomorrow, Tuesday, October 19th.
Pumpkin pictures must be submitted by October 29th at 3pm. Contest will run from October 30-31st.
PTO
Book Fair 2020
Get ready for Book Fair 2020!
The 7 days of Book Fair November 2-7, 2020. Help out St. Philip and support your local businesses!
We will have a "Book Fair" at San Marino Toy and Books- with online and in store shopping 11/2-11/7. The school will receive a portion of the profit on all book sales.
We will also have Dine to Donate options with Tacocita, The Stand, Mother Moo Creamery, BC's Donuts, and more. Dates and times will be announced soon! If you have a small business that would like to participate, please get in touch with us at pto@stphiliptheapostle.org
Pumpkin Patch
Join us for the Pumpkin Patch! Buy your pumpkins! Wear your costume! Enjoy Snow Cones! Win a giant pumpkin! Wear your mask!
Credit card payment only.
Please sign up for a time so that we can comply with social distancing protocols. The sign up is for each family, not each person. One family=one slot. If you have a large family (5+) , please sign up for two spots.
We are also in need of a few volunteers to help with Pumpkin Patch. Thursday to help unload and set up pumpkins, and Friday to help with the sale. Your VIRTUS, Fingerprinting, and TB must be current in order to volunteer.
We thank Kelly and Lon Duncan for donating all the pumpkins! We invite you to help additionally support this event by becoming a sponsor! Please see the attached for additional information. To be recognized on signage, please turn in your sponsorship by 8pm Tuesday, Oct. 20. Thank you!
A BIG Thank You to Karen Dunn and the nurses and nursing students from Huntington Hospital for a very successful Flu Shot Clinic! We gave out 142 Flu Shots!
If you still need a flu shot- the last page of the flyer has a list of additional free flu shot clinics.
Parents are responsible for submitting attendance every day for each student on both Guided Learning and Direct Instruction days by 8:00 am. If your child will be absent, please contact Karen Conley.
Due to the schedule change, daily attendance for grades 4th-8th will be recorded by their homeroom teacher each day. If your child will be absent, please contact Karen Conley.
Students who have placed books on hold for pickup can be pick them up in the school office throughout the week. Hold requests submitted by Thursday each week will be ready for pick up for the following week.
Make-Up Picture Day
SAVE THE DATE: Tuesday, November 10th 1:00-3:30pm
If your child(ren) missed last week's picture days, please bring them on Tuesday, November 10th
Student Tutoring
Some of our all-star 8th grade students have created a Tutoring Team for our TK-6 grade students!
