Hey Falcons, we’re so excited about Jogathon - it’s less than 3 weeks away!

So far we’ve raised over $36,000, which is 42% of the way to our goal! Let’s keep going!

Way to go to our Top 3 classes that are in the lead so far for most funds raised:

1. KA - Ms. Almquist

2. KB - Mrs. Ramos

3. 1A - Mrs. Khalaf

We also want to announce the 3 students who won the first raffle drawing. They each raised at least $35 as of Friday, January 20th reaching Falcon Star level, and will each be receiving a $50 Nike Gift Card! Congrats to...

1. Mariella Bicos

2. Adam Lyddon

3. Justinas Venckus

Did you know that if you raise $150 in donations by this Friday, January 27, you will reach the Falcon Shooting Star level and be entered into a raffle to win a $100 Nike Gift card?

There will be 1 winner. There’s also a bonus prize of 10 Free Dress Passes!

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 to 10-15 friends and family. It's super easy!

3. Post on Instagram, 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, and co-workers.

Post and see what happens!

Student Goals!

● We need 100% student registration so please visit www.getmovinfundhub.com today!

● Each student is encouraged to raise $35.00

● Be a Flock Star: Students who register and send 5 emails by Fridays (1/27 or 2/3) can wear

their Jogathon t-shirt on 1/30 & 1/6.

● Be a Falcon Star: Students who raise $150 & above (names will be entered into a raffle for a $100 Nike gift card - 1 winner. 10 free dress passes will also be raffled off.)

● Be a Falcon Superstar: Students who raise $200 & above (names will go into a raffle for a $200 Nike gift card - 1 winner. 10 free dress passes will also be raffled off.)

● Be a Fantastic Falcon Family: St. Philip families who raise a total of $300 or more (Shout Out Family Yard Sign will be delivered to you)

● There will be prizes and raffles for top fundraising and laps by classroom and individuals.

Our TOTAL SCHOOL GOAL is $85,000.00

Event Details:

● Register your Child today at www.getmovinfundhub.com School Identifier 5df7c440626a3

● Event Date: 2/10/2023

● Final Donation due date: 2/17/2023 11:59 PM

● We prefer online donations through your child’s webpage.

● Donations in the form of checks should be turned into the school front desk.

● Please make checks payable to: St. Philip the Apostle School

We are also looking for volunteers for a number of roles for the event, check out the Sign Up Genius here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4dacae2fabf4cf8-2023#/

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us anytime!

Thank you,

Karen Fojas and Matt Ahumada

2023 Jog-A-Thon Co-Chairs

ptojogathon@stphiliptheapostle.org

PTO helps provide vital support to the SPAS academic programs, enrichment opportunities and tuition assistance. Funds in excess of current year expenses and reserves will be contributed to the CCF Fr. Joe Moniz St. Philip the Apostle School Educational Fund.

Winter sports photos will take place in the morning, next Thursday, February 2. Please make sure students come to school in their uniform.

Falcon Fun Thursday sign ups will open tonight at 8:00 PM and close on Friday at 11:00 AM. Please click the link below to sign up!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0c4ba5a72aa31-falcon2#/

Falcon Fun Thursday session 2 will begin on February 9th and run for seven weeks until March 23.

Our classes for Session 2 are:

K through 2

Mad Science with Ms. Cassandra

Game Time with Mrs. Cresta

Legos with Mr. Jonathan

Cheer and Dance with Coach Mallory

3-5

Mystery Math with Ms. de Roulhac

Garden Time with Ms. Rebecca

Baking with Mrs. Morales

Game Time with Senora Cross

The Gates family needs our help. We have created a meal train for the month of February to help support their family while Michael recovers and goes through his treatment. We appreciate your prayers and your support. Thank you. - PTO Helping Hands

http://mealtrain.com/l6ydqw

Registration for Camp Falcon will open February 1st. Please look for the registration link in next weeks newsletter. Make sure to sign up early, space is limited. Click here for flyer.

Please mark your calendars! Meet the Teacher Day will be on August 22, 2023. You can find a snapshot of the 2023-24 school year calendar here. 

On February 2nd at 6:30 pm, Huntington Hospital’s emergency medicine pharmacist, Evan Adintori, PharmD, will speak with our SPA School parents about protecting your family against the dangers of fentanyl. If you have any questions, please contact SaraAlexanderVanis@gmail.com. 

Zoom link: https://la-archdiocese.zoom.us/j/93793763490

Emergency medicine pharmacist, Evan Adintori, PharmD will speak about:

• What are opiates

• Why fentanyl is different

• What occurs in the body during an overdose

• How to protect yourself and those around you

• Tactful ways to approach at-risk friends and family

• The use of Narcan (naloxone) to reverse a suspected overdose

Click here for more information.

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

It’s that time of year again… Let’s start talking about Procurement for our largest fundraiser of the year- Red Tie Benefit on March 25th!  

We appreciate ALL donations, but the items that sold well last year were Experiences (Rose Parade, Tickets, Exclusive Access, Rose Bowl, Spa Day, Disneyland Day, Universal Day, etc.), Vacation Packages/Vacation Homes/Hotel Stays, Sports or Event Tickets (Dodgers, USC, UCLA, Lakers, Clipper, Rams, Chargers, Soccer, Hockey, Nascar, Plays, Shows, Comedians, Concerts), Golf Rounds/Club Dinners, Jewelry, Gift Cards, & Alcohol: specifically, Wine & Whiskey!   

Get Creative! If you have an idea, please reach out and we will happily work with you! Please email Melissa Montoya at procurement@stphiliptheapostle.org with any questions.

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

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.

We are helping our local food pantries re-stock their shelves.  Please help by donating non-perishables foods including peanut butter, canned vegetables and fruit, rice, etc.  If donating canned items, please try to buy cans with pull-off ring as folks don’t have can openers readily available.  Collection will take place at morning car line on February 8 and 9 OR February 11 from 10-12 outside Holy Angel Hall.  If you’re looking for SERVICE HOURS, sign up to assist with the morning Feb.8/9 food collection here: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/20f094cada92aa1f58-food1.  Thanks!

Join the women of Walking with Purpose on Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 7pm - 8:30 pm, as they watch the Touching the Divine video, Jesus, the King. The coffee will be on, and the discussion will be meaningful as we dive into this virtue. Your true destiny and joy are waiting for you. Click here for more information.

The sounds of angelic voices at our Christmas liturgies reminded us of the birth of the Christ Child and we are hoping the parents of your school children will be encouraged to consider enrolling their children in Pueri Cantores San Gabriel Valley (PCSGV). We have much to be grateful for in this, our Thirtieth Anniversary Year, and support for our reputation of exceptional distinction may be reviewed in the photos, videos and audio recordings on our website puericantoressgv.org and/or at the Pueri Cantores SGV - YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkzZoiYKUmv-PbyEfHRItUw

Choristers are assigned to beginning, intermediate or advanced levels with an age range from 6 to 18 years old. We have an annual schedule of concert, stage and liturgical performance and we are currently planning our sixth international tour to Rome (12/28/23 - 1/7/24). The Rome Touring Choir will be made up of students who are at the Fourth Grade level or above, and at the advanced level. 

Please visit our website to see for yourself! I may be contacted via email puericantoressgv@gmail.org or called/texted at (626) 374-2410 to schedule an audition.

Click here for information flyer.