End of Year Giving 

As the calendar year draws to a close, there is no better time to consider a tax-deductible gift to St. Philip the Apostle School. You can choose to donate to BATC, PTO fundraisers or to the Father Joe Moniz St. Philip the Apostle School Educational Fund held at the Catholic Community Foundation of Los Angeles (CCF-LA). 

To ensure your gift to us is properly recorded for calendar year 2022 and eligible for a charitable tax deduction in 2022, checks payable to St. Philip the Apostle School or directly to CCF-LA for deposit to our account must be postmarked by December 31, 2022. Gifts of stock should be delivered by December 28th, while online gifts can be made up to December 31st at school.stphiliptheapostle.org or directly to www.CatholicCF-LA.org. Wire transfers and ACH gifts can be made on December 30th, the last business day of the year. 

Gifts of Long-Term Appreciated Stock

Gifts of appreciated assets like stock can be more tax advantageous to you than giving cash because you may be able to bypass capital gains taxes. This can be especially useful in optimizing your tax benefits; and if you cannot recognize the full value against your adjusted gross income in this calendar year, gains can be carried forward for up to five years. For gifts of stock, contact CCF-LA at the number below for delivery instructions.

Blessed are the Children

Thank you to all those who have contributed to this year’s Blessed Are the Children campaign! All donations go towards filling the gap of what it costs to educate each child and what we charge in tuition. This year, the gap is $1500 per student and we have a goal of raising $365,000. Your contributions to this campaign will go towards ensuring your child(ren) receives an outstanding Catholic education.

Matching Gifts

Check with your employer if they have a matching gift program. Many companies do and will help us meet our goal! Or email Tricia Ortega to find out if your company will 

Planned Giving

Have you considered your planned giving? Please read this article to learn how you can keep St. Philip the Apostle in your plans. Planned Giving Article

Open House

Now is the time to apply to St. Philip the Apostle School! If you know anyone looking for a school, please encourage them to come to our Open House on Sunday, January 22, 2023, 9:30-11:00AM. Send them this flyer.

If you have any questions or still need to make a pledge, please contact Tricia Ortega at tortega@stphiliptheapostle.org.

Support the 8th Grade Washington D.C. Trip! 

Islands Pasadena

3533 E. Foothill Blvd.

January 17th (4pm - close)

Click Flyer for more information

Ordering is open for January. Please order this week so you don't forget! The last day to order is Christmas Day.  www.boonli.com

Hey Falcon Fans! Order a Jogathon shirt to wear while your little falcons run! Please note that these are pre-sale only and the last day to order will be January 11th. Checks can be made out to St. Philip the Apostle School and should be given to the front office, along with the order form. If you would like to pay via credit card, the PTO presidents will take orders after Monday morning assembly on 12/12 and 1/9. Click here to order. Reminder: All students will receive their own color-themed class shirts provided by the school. This pre-order shirt is for parents, family members, or friends, etc.

Period 1 service hours were due 11/30. Any shortfalls will be billed this week via FACTS.

Sibling applications for the 2023-24 school year are due Friday, January 6! Please go to our website under the Admissions tab and click on SPAS Online Application to start the process. Contact Karen Conley with any questions. Application Link

Click here for the Red Tie Benefit save the date.

Red Tie Benefit needs your help! Do you love event planning? Data entry? Interested in donating flowers/arrangements? Wrapping packages? Donation solicitation? Or even none of the above! We're looking for RTB Committee Volunteers and would love to hear from you! Contact the RTB Committee at ptoauction@stphiliptheapostle.org

Save the date: January 18th, 2023 8:15am in Holy Angel Hall, sleep specialist and author Heather Turgeon will discuss the science of sleep along with ways that families and schools can take steps to help our elementary age kids improve their sleep, health and wellbeing. More info to come after the break!

Looking for a few more uniforms? The Used Uniform Committee has your back, and we have lots of new inventory! We have monthly used uniform pick up/drop off from 7:45 am to 8:30 am by the PTO Closet, outside of the Ministry Center (at the TK parking lot), the 1st Friday of every month. If you have any questions, please reach out to the Used Uniform Committee at uniforms@stphiliptheapostle.org

If your family is on tuition plan A or C, volunteer requirements must be up to date for both parents before service hours can be earned. If you are on a non-service plan but would like to volunteer you must satisfy all volunteer requirements.

We must have the following on file : 

• Current TB 
• Virtus
• LiveScan

Proof of covid vaccination and/or negative covid test is not currently required to volunteer on campus. 

As a reminder, you must be feeling 100% healthy to volunteer on campus. We thank you for your efforts in helping keep our campus safe and healthy. 

The service hour requirement has been reduced by 4 hours. Tuition plans A and C are no longer required to perform parish service hours. Instead, we encourage you to volunteer at the parish and a maximum of 4 hours will count towards regular school service hours. 

30 hours school + 4 hours Fall Fest + 2 Red Tie Benefit hours (when applicable) = 36 service hours total per school year. 

Want to get your Volunteer Hours in a quiet, low-key setting? Come help us in the PLC (TK-2nd library)! Sign Up Genius below.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c094dadaa28abfac61-plclibrary

Interested in coming out to help Ms. Malorie with Playworks? Looking for volunteers to assist with lunchtime games and recess. This is a fun way to get out there and play with the kids, making sure that all are included on the playground and teaching kindness. Please see the sign up genius below. When submitting hours, please submit under Playworks- Kelly Paulus. 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080F4FADAD29A02-playworks

Any questions, please reach out to me at kellypaulus@gmail.com

All levels of experience are welcome! Click here for more information about weekly crochet classes with Mrs. Nieto.

The health department has recently updated their health requirements, please refer to the flow chart below. Questions regarding Covid please email our Health Aide - Dorene Flores dflores@stphiliptheapostle.org

Click here to view the Quarantine Pathway Flow Chart

St. Philip the Apostle School is proud to be the largest ministry of St. Philip the Apostle Parish. As the largest active ministry of the parish, our students have been invited to have a regular, active role in our Sunday 9:00 AM Mass. Students in grades 4th-8th have been invited to be the Lectors for the first reading and to be greeters and ushers during the mass. We feel this is a wonderful opportunity for our students to experience being active participants in our Parish Mass.

Click here for Sign Up Genius link. We would like to ensure that every 9:00 AM mass has our students participation.

Please note - families will be expected to attend the mass with the student. When you sign up, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions. Students who sign up will practice during the week before their scheduled mass.

Thank you and we look forward to having an active presence at the 9:00 AM Liturgy!

If your child is late because of a doctor or dental appointment, please bring a note to the office from the professional for an excused tardy. 

If you pick up your child early, please sign them out at the front desk. If someone other than the parent picks up a child during the school day, we need a note signed and dated by a parent giving that adult permission to take the child out early. This is the case even if they are on the carpool and/or the emergency list. Thank you for understanding that this is to keep your child safe!

When reporting your child out, please state the reason for the absence. Thank you for being a partner in keeping everyone safe!

You can report your attendance to Karen Conley at kcconley@stphiliptheapostle.org.

St. Philip is excited to announce that we will soon host families that are a part of the Family Promise Program.  Our next host week is February 12th- February 19th.  We are looking for dedicated and passionate volunteers ready to help! Please contact Erin O’Toole-Delawari at edelawari@gmail.com to sign up to help or for more information. Click here for more information about Family Promise.

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