St. Philip the Apostle School

Principal Notes

9/25/2023

Dear Parents,

The Book Fair last week was so much fun and a great success. Thank you Tiffany Wopschall and Nicki Dobson for all that you did to make it such a successful event!

This week we begin hosting high schools for our 8th graders at lunchtime. Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, Mayfield Senior School, and Don Bosco Technical are visiting. Our 8th graders will have the chance to hear from all of the high schools in the next few weeks. 

Also this week the first session of Falcon Fun Thursdays begin. These classes always fill up so quickly. We had some new offerings this session and I’m glad that they were so popular.

As we lean into the halfway point of the first trimester here are just a few reminders;

• Reach out to your child’s teacher if you have any questions or concerns.
• Sleep is so important for all of us but especially for children and teens.
• When faced with having to make a decision, choose the path that is kindest.
• Remind your child that sometimes work is hard and that is ok. They do not have to be perfect. Learning is about trying new things, not being perfect.

My favorite Dodger, Mookie Betts, has batted 564 times this season. He has 174 hits. If our students judged themselves on a record similar to Mookie’s they would think of themselves as failures yet Mookie has the 4th highest record in the MLB right now. We need to help our students to look at everything they do as an effort and an opportunity to learn. Sometimes we get hits and sometimes we don’t but we stay in the game and keep trying.  

Let’s all take a deep breath and slow down so we don’t become so stressed that by next June we are falling apart.

Have a slow and peaceful week,

Jennifer

2022/2023 Annual Blessings Report

Our 2021/2022 Annual Report has been published.

CLICK HERE to view the Annual Report.

Fr. Joe Moniz Educational Fund

Fr. Joe Moniz Educational Fund

Fr. Joe served St. Philip the Apostle Parish for 20 years as our pastor. To honor his legacy of supporting Catholic education, we established an endowment in his name at the Catholic Community Foundation of Los Angeles to support tuition assistance and the educational needs of all St. Philip the Apostle School students. As this fund grows, our school will greatly benefit from financial stability in the future years. 

The Fr. Joe Fund will be supported through our annual “Paddle Raise” at the Red Tie Bash.  Be sure to attend, and raise your paddle to support the FJF!

You can also donate by mailing a check to the school office or by going HERE
 

CCF-LA Link:

Father Joe Moniz St. Philip the Apostle School Educational Fund

https://ccfla.iphiview.com/ccfla/ClientsFundAdvisers/MakeaGift/tabid/464/dispatch/givingopportunities/Default.aspx#dispatch=GivingOpportunities

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