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. To give now, you can send a check to the school office or donate online here: Donate Now.

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

Matching Gifts

Check with your employer if they have a matching gift program. Many companies do and will help us meet our goal! Matching gifts can be used for any donation you make to BATC or PTO fundraisers. Contact your employer or email Tricia Ortega to find out if your company will match your donation.

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.

Re-registration for current students is due Friday, January 20th. Please click here to re-register for the 2023-24 school year. By doing so, the school will reserve your child spot for the next school year.

Sibling applications for the 2023-24 school year are due THIS 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

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.

LAST CHANCE TO ORDER! 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 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.

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

Islands Pasadena

3533 E. Foothill Blvd.

January 17th (4pm - close)

Click Flyer for more information

Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 25th, at Le Meridien, Arcadia.

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 the Landa Room, 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!

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

Do you have questions about Covid testing? Click here for a guide from the City of Pasadena Health Department.

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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