Important Dates

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Upcoming Important Dates
August 26, 10am – 2pm. Uniform Exchange taking place in the JCPC.
 
August 27, 5:30pm – 8pm: Parish End-Of Summer Picnic.  This is a back-to-school social event hosted on the school playground. Come see your friends or meet new ones over an In-n-Out Burger! Info attached.
August 29 7:45pm – 12:30pm: First day of school! Please bring your children to school no later than 7:45 am, as there will be a special prayer assembly in the school yard. School will be dismissed early, at 12:30 pm.
August 29, 8:15pm: PWC Coffee social for parents. Join us to mingle.
 
August 31: Fingerprinting. All parent volunteers must be fingerprinted. Those interested in fingerprinting, they need to email Mayora Hiney to schedule an appointment: mhiney@sp-apostle.org.
 
September 4: Labor Day. No School!
 
September 7, 9:30am: Virtus Training. This 3-hour training is required for those who wish to volunteer at the school. Virtus certification renews every 4 years.
 
September 7, 5:30pm: Parents Night Out. Mark your calendars. Evite and details forthcoming. 
 
September 11, 6:30pm – 9:30pm: Back to School Night. Mark your calendars. More info to follow.
 
October 20 – 22: The Festival. Get ready! It’ll be here before you know it!
 
October 23: No School.

Hot Lunch

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Starting on September 5th, Organic Kids LA will be providing our hot lunch at SPA. Organic Kids LA provides hot lunch meals M-Th.

Please note that although you can create your account anytime, you will need to provide your child’s homeroom when signing up and those will not be known until the first day of school (8/29/23).

While Jersey Mike’s will continue to be offered every other TUESDAY throughout the school year, please note that we will no longer have Pizza Tuesday’s, since OKLA offers homemade pizza several times a week.

Please click the link to access the OKLA website.

Back to School | Welcome All

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First day of School is 8/29. Please bring your children to school no later than 7:45 am, as there will be a special prayer assembly in the school yard. School will be dismissed at 12:30 p.m. for all students that day. The extended care program will be open for any students needing after-school care.

The class lists indicating your child’s room assignment will be posted on the classroom doors Tuesday, August 29, the first day of school.

 

Welcome to 7th Grade!

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Welcome to 7th Grade!  We have a very busy September & October as a class.  Please note all important dates listed below and watch your email and WhatsApp for additional updates.

Important 2024-25 Dates

  • September– 7th Grade Hot Lunch Duty – Sign up Genius
  • September 12th – Picture Day
  • September 16th – @ 6:30 pm – Back to School Night in Parish
  • October– Mandatory Traffic Duty for 7th Grade- Sign up Genius
  • September 17th- Sign ups open for Festival Duty
  • October 4–6th– SPA Ranch Fall Festival
  • October 13th- 7th Grade Family Mass- 9:30am
  • October 18th– 7th Grade Sandwich Builders
  • October 15th – 7th Grade Liturgy Dinner
  • TBD – Catalina field trip forms due to 7th Grade Teachers
  • TBD -7th Grade Catalina Field Trip
  • May 21st– Spring Sing 2 – 5th- 8th grades

Reminders

  • Uniforms – check handbook for requirements. Students may wear festival clothing every day until the weekend of the festival. Thereafter, festival t-shirts may be worn on Fridays only, and festival sweatshirts may be worn at any time.  Please note that festival attire from any previous years may no longer be worn to school.
  • Updated Virtus training, fingerprinting and TB testing are required for volunteering on campus and field trips, but are not required for mandatory traffic duty and festival duty.
  • A family badge is required for entry on campus at https://school.sp-apostle.org/school-info/family-badge-submission-form.
  • Check Schoology for assignments and grades, set reminders (if desired).

 

Welcome to DK!

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Parent/Student Handbook

Click HERE to view the full parent/student handbook. There is a lot in there that is more relevant to older students, but we suggest any new DK families at least read the following 5 pages (or keep them handy for when you need this info!):

  • Attendance policies and procedures p.16 (for when you drop off late or pick up early)
  • Daily schedule p.20 (late bell, lunchtimes, etc. Keep in mind DK classroom opens at 7:30am not 7:10am)
  • Parent responsibilities starting on p.21 (traffic duty, festival shifts, etc)
  • Uniform and festival wear p.36 (Uniform info and when students can wear festival wear)
  • From the Health Office section p. 48

Mark your calendar! And click HERE for the full school calendar

  • Sept 2 – No school, Labor Day
  • Sept 12 – Picture Day
  • Sept 16 – Back to School Night – 6:30pm (Get a sitter!)
  • Oct 4-6 – Saint Paul Ranch Festival! Remember: Mandatory parent volunteer requirement (No Aftercare on Friday)
  • Oct 7 – No School (Monday after festival for ride/yard clean up)
  • Nov 6, 7, 12, 13, 14 – Parent teacher conferences dismissal at 12pm each day (sign ups will come out later) Aftercare available!
  • Nov 11 – No school, Veteran’s Day
  • Nov 27-29 – No school, Thanksgiving break
  • Dec 19 – Christmas Pageant 7pm in the church
  • Dec 21 – Jan 5 – Winter Break

Full school calendar has all the important dates through the end of the school year!

 

Supplies

  • Backpack
  • Lunchbox (lunch/3 snacks with easy to open items), Organic Kids La lunches will be available Tuesday, September 5th Please check the website to order.
  • Water bottle
  • Extra set of clothes for accidents.
  • **All items should be clearly labeled with student’s name**

Drop-off & Pick up Directions 

-7:30 a.m. school drop off starts in the D.K. classroom under the church. Parents please walk your child into the DK classroom. Last drop off should be at 8:00 a.m.  If arriving after 8:05, please enter through the front office on Selby. NOTE: DK has different rules than the rest of the school. The school yard opens at 7:10am for older kids but DK students should be walked to the classroom after 7:30am.

–Pick up begins at 2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m at the DK classroom. Students that have not been picked up from the classroom will be walked over to the lunch tables to be picked up or signed into aftercare at 3:30 p.m. If running behind or picking up later than usual please email Ms. Aguiluz or Mrs. Bitto.

 

Teacher Email Addresses

Ms. Evelyn Aguiluz: eaguiluz@sp-apostle.org

Mrs. Courtney Bitto: cbitto@sp-apostle.org.

Shop & Support SPA

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Oliver’s Labels*

(*not just for kids named “Oliver”!)

Let’s put the “found” back into “lost and found”!  Shop for completely customizable waterproof labels, clothing labels, even bag tags in tons of sizes and designs, including the adorable MyMojis™, PetMojis™, and sports jersey labels!  Shop through this link and 20% of your purchase will go toward SPA (excludes gift cards). Feel free to share the link with your family and friends!