Week of February 16, 2021 |
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Message from the COVID-19 Compliance Officer |
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A huge shout out to all of our families for doing a wonderful job keeping our community safe. Thank you for keeping your children home when they are not at 100%. Quarantining can seem daunting, but it absolutely works! With almost 300 students and staff on campus, we have only had a few CoVID-19 cases on campus with ZERO transmission amongst our cohorts or staff.
Our safety protocols are working and your support makes all the difference! Thank you for taking my calls, testing your children and contributing to a successful reopening of our campus.
Thank you,
Maite Ramirez
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- Temperature checks and masks are required for anyone entering the school grounds.
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Return to Campus Guidelines |
Important Return to Campus Reminders
- Temperature checks and masks are required for anyone entering the school grounds.
- If your family traveled within the last 14 days, your child will need to quarantine for two weeks upon return from travel.
- If your child is experiencing any of the following symptoms ever so slightly, please keep them home!
- Congestion
- Cough
- Runny Nose
- Sore Throat
- Fever
- Headache
- Nausea/ Vomiting /Tummy Troubles
- We would like all students to bring a towel to sit on outside. This makes social distancing for lunchtime so much easier and allows for students to have more playtime.
- Please make certain that your child is wearing a well-fitted mask of quality material. Flimsy fabric masks and ones that continuously fall off of the nose should be avoided.
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Please contact Dr. Aimee Ramirez for Remote Learning arrangements.
Drop-Off and Pick-Up Procedures
- Parents must pick-up and drop-off their child(ren) through carline. Do not walk them in. We are limited to only having essential adults on campus.
- A staff member at the carline will assist with any items that may need to be dropped off in the office.
- Students may be dropped as early as 7:30 a.m.
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School Building drop off and pick up takes place from the southernmost driveway off of Holliston Street.
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Ministry Building drop off and pick up takes place from the northernmost driveway off of Holliston Street.
- Please have your yellow placards on the dashboard for both drop-off and pick-up.
- No passing cars. After your child gets out of or into the car you must wait in line.
- Driver must be wearing a mask during drop off and pick up.
- Name placards must be placed in the window.
- If someone other than the parent is picking up or dropping off your child, please provide them the code.
- Wait for your child's temp check.
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Good Neighbor Note: The gates open for pick-up at 1:50pm, please do not line up before 1:45pm.
- Be patient.
Please remind anyone who is going to be dropping off or picking up your child as well.
By following the above guidelines we can ensure that all of our students are dropped off and picked up in the safest manner possible.
Procare App
A few notes for our on-campus families using the Procare app.
- All parents must check in their child participating or learning on-campus through Procare.
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Click here for a tutorial video to help you get started.
- Please do not send messages through the Procare app. Contact your child(ren)'s teacher or the main office to leave a message.
- Parents must sign in their child every morning and sign out every afternoon on the Procare app. The app will not allow you to sign in your child, if you do not sign out the previous day.
- If a child is being picked up after school by someone other than their guardian, that person must be on the school Carpool list and Procare's Authorized Pick-Up.
- If a child is being picked up during school hours by someone other than their guardian, a note from their guardian must be brought to the school office.
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Move-a-Thon February 21-27 |
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WEBSITE IS LIVE! Wow Falcons!! What an amazing job you have done raising funds for our Move-A-Thon in just the first week! We are off to a great start towards our school goal of $60,000. Make sure to register at www.getmovinfundhub.com to participate. The website makes it super easy to share your child's link with family and friends via text, tweet, email, Facebook or Instagram!
RAFFLES & PRIZES! On Friday, February 19, names of students who raised $200 and above will be put in a raffle for a $40 Vroman's gift card. Two winners will be selected.
There will be prizes awarded for most funds raised and most movin' minutes recorded, one winner per grade. There will be a grand raffle at the end of the Move-A-Thon event, for any student who raises $150 and above. Their names will be put in a raffle for a razor scooter (grades TK-3) or Apple AirPods (grades 4-8).
T-SHIRTS! Move-A-Thon t-shirts will be distributed this week so the kids can proudly wear them while working on their movin' minutes. TK-3rd kids on campus will be given to their teacher to distribute. If those TK-3rd students have an older sibling (4th-8th), we tied their shirts together with the youngest sibling. For the grades 4-8 th, we will distribute with the walk and talks that are happening this week on campus. Starting Sunday, February 21, movin' minutes can be recorded on your child webpage. Feel free to send us pictures or videos of your Falcon in action at PTOJogathon@stphiliptheapostle.org
Let's go Falcons, we got this!
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Get ready for our virtual Move-A-Thon going live TODAY! Please see the attached letter for event details.
We Need All Parents to Complete 3 Easy Steps!
1. Register your Child by visiting www.getmovinfundhub.com It's free, easy, and fast to register! For School Identifier use 5df7c440626a3
2. Email and/ or Text your child's student fundraising webpage with 10-15 friends and family. It’s super easy!
3. Post on Facebook or Twitter It's two clicks of a button to post. You'll be surprised when donations come in from distant relatives/friends from HS/co-workers. Post and see what happens!
4. Starting February 21 to February 27- Record activity for the week on your child’s webpage under the Movin’Minutes log.
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Ash Wednesday Virtual Mass |
There will be an Ash Wednesday mass tomorrow morning at 8:15 am. Students will be watching in their homerooms. Parents are welcome to join in by clicking the link below.
More information about Ash Wednesday and the distribution of ashes can be found in the "Parish News and Events" section.
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4th-8th Grade Mental Health Days & Walk n' Talks |
Our next 4th-8th grade Mental Health Day is Wednesday, February 17th. Look below for more information.
Mental Health Dates
- Wednesday, February 17 (Ash Wednesday)
- Students will join their homeroom for Mass
- No Online Classes
- Monday, March 8
- Tuesday, March 23
- Friday, April 16
The above dates will include no online classes. Information about special activities will be sent out.
On-Campus Walk n' Talks
*Procare check-in and temperature checks will be required all on-campus Walk n' Talks.
- Wednesday, 2/17
- 2:30 - 3:15 - 7th Grade
- 3:15 to 4:30 - 6th Grade
- Thursday, 2/18
- 2:30 to 3:15 - 4th grade
- 3:30 to 4:15 - 5th Grade
- Monday, 2/22
- 3:30 to 4:15 - 8th Grade
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Camp Falcon 2021 is back for another fun summer! Click the link below for a letter from the Camp Falcon staff and more information on this year's camp session.
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Directory Updates and FACTS |
Do you need to update your home address, cell phone number, or email address? Please email Karen Conley, kcconley@stphiliptheapostle.org, for information changes.
Please remember to log into your FACTS account to update your information there as well.
We will publish corrections to the physical directory in this section. Please make a note of them in your directory.
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SAVE THE DATE: Red Tie Ball |
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PTO is currently not accepting any used uniform donations. Please do not leave them at the school. |
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If you think you will need help with tuition for the 2021-2022 school year, please apply for financial aid through FACTS Grant and Aid by March 27. |
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Need another reason to shop? Support St. Philip the Apostle School! Use Amazon Smile while shopping on Amazon. You will still get all the same prices, Prime deals, and free shipping, but through Amazon Smile, St. Philip can benefit from your purchases!!
Use the link below to get started!
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If a student is withdrawing during the school year, the school office is to be notified prior to the last day of attendance by written notification. Your family is still responsible for the full tuition amount, and fees must be paid before the last day of attendance to avoid delay in forwarding school records. |
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If your child will be absent, please contact Karen Conley.
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Golf Squad Spring 2021 for St Philip the Apostle students is being hosted at Altadena Golf Course and 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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Come pray with us!
8:30am via Zoom on Thursday mornings. Parishioners (non-school families) welcome, too!
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Check out the mass schedule now that our church is now holding Mass inside and outside!
There are many options for Ash Wednesday on February 17th!
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7 am Mass - Indoors (English)
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10 am Liturgy of the Word with Ashes - Outside in church courtyard (Bilingual)
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12:05 pm Mass - Indoors with live stream *Communion and ashes available for distribution in church courtyard after Mass (English)
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3 pm Liturgy of the Word with Ashes - Outside in church courtyard (Bilingual)
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5 pm Mass - Outside in school courtyard (English)
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6 pm Mass - Indoors (Spanish)
Touchless drive thru in the school parking lot, volunteers will grab donations from your trunk!
Special Needs Ministry needs your help to donate non-perishables, blankets, and cash donations to local food banks. These include Friends in Deed, Mater Dolorosa, and Shepard’s Pantry
For more information and other news and events, click the link below!
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The LA County Library will be providing a virtual program series covering a variety of topics related to the challenges of parenting during this time. Click here for more information and registration.
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What to Know This Flu Season |
Flu and COVID-19 are both contagious respiratory illnesses, but they are caused by different viruses. While it’s not possible to say what will happen, it’s likely that flu viruses and the virus that causes COVID-19 will both spread this fall and winter.
Protect yourself, your family, and your community against flu this fall and winter by getting a flu vaccine. Also follow other CDC recommendations to protect yourself from both flu and COVID-19.
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