The Gates family needs our help. We have created a meal train for the next few weeks 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

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

Next week is Catholic Schools Week! Below are the themes for each day.

Tuesday: Celebrating your Students

• Students will bring a towel or blanket to enjoy their lunch picnic style. They will also get a yummy treat. 
• Teachers can write a quick note of affirmation to their students. 
• Dress theme: Wear attire from your favorite high school or college. 

Wednesday: Celebrating Vocations

• We will have our first regular whole school mass. There will be a special speaker after mass to talk about vocations. 
• Dress theme: Wear your jog-a-thon shirt with the appropriate bottoms of your choice.

Thursday: Celebrating the Nation

• Watch the YouTube for the book  The Flag We Love. Then, with your homeroom write a whole class prayer for the nation to be prayed together at the end of the day. 
• Dress Theme: Wear Red, White, and Blue

Friday: Celebrating Faculty and Staff

• There will be a special treat for the faculty and staff (and students).
• Dress theme: Pajama Day… Come to school in clean pajamas, not what you wore to bed the night before. Please wear regular shoes. T-Shirts must be appropriate, no tank tops, spaghetti straps, bare midrifts, tight shirts. 

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

Islands Pasadena

3533 E. Foothill Blvd.

January 17th (4pm - close)

Click Flyer for more information

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. 

Ordering for February hot lunch closes on Wednesday, January 25. www.boonli.com

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, 9:00-11:30AM. Send them this flyer.

We are thrilled to welcome author and sleep expert, Heather Turgeon, MFT on our school campus. Please join us TOMORROW Wednesday January 18th, 8:15am in the Landa Room in the Parish Center. She will speak to our parents about sleep and the developing brain (learning, memory, emotional regulation); and talk about healthy sleep habits, how to handle anxiety at bedtime, and all the things we need to do to protect elementary and especially middle school kids from losing their sleep when they get to the teen years. 

Save the Date for Jogathon! This year's event will take place on Friday, Feb. 10th. Get registered today! Click here for more information.

Jan. 22 - Open House Volunteer Opportunity! Volunteer to help our school shine! The PTO Refreshments Table Needs Volunteers to Stock & Host our Table! Many Volunteer Opportunities available!

Please check out the Sign Up Genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4AADAE29A2FFC70-open 

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.

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

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.

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. 

We will need volunteers to help set-up and clean-up for our Open House on Sunday, January 22. If you would like to help, please contact Tricia Ortega at tortega@stphiliptheapostle.org.

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

Classes will begin on Wed 1/25 and culminate with a recital in Holy Angel Hall. Classes are from 3:20 to 4:00pm.

Click here for information flyer and sign up sheet

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.

The January 21st Family Promise Orientation meeting has been cancelled. The family that St. Philip hosted in October has found housing and the program does not have any other families enrolled in the program at this time. Thank you for your interest in the volunteering, we will have a bulletin announcement for orientation as we get closer to our next host date.