NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Saint Philip the Apostle School
665 Elizabeth Street| San Francisco, CA 94114
P: 415.824.8467 | F: 415.282-0121 |
www.saintphilipschool.org
NOVEMBER 12, 2014
Principal’s Bulletin
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Events this Week & Important dates…..1
Thank you for taking time out of your busy work schedules to
meet with our faculty this past week. We hope you found it
beneficial to have this face-to-face opportunity.
Thank you for your well wishes too, I’ll be back in the office
soon.
Sharing Blessings & Thanks……………….2
Fundraising, boxtops & Scrip dates…....3
High School Open House B-days..….…..4
PTA News & local Fundraisers….…….....5
Have a Wonderful Week.
Mrs. Remy Everett
UPCOMING ACTIVITIES/EVENTS THIS WEEK
& BEYOND!
 Nov. 12, - Tonight! Hor ner ’s Corner St. Philip’s Night
 Nov. 13, - Thursday P.T.A. Meeting
 Nov. 14, Friday - IMPORTANT LUNCH NOTICE. Diamond
Café is unable to deliver lunches this Friday. You can still order
but you will need to bring the lunch yourselves. They apologize
for inconvenience.
 Nov. 17, - Monday, Scr ip Or der s Due
 Nov. 18, - Tuesday, Bacco Ristor ante Suppor ts St. Philip
Night!
ADVANCE CALENDAR PLANNING
Nov. 11-14 - Science Camp, Grade 6
Nov. 13 - P.T.A. Meeting 7-8:30PM, Parish Hall
Nov. 21 - St. Philip Wine Tasting Fundraiser
Nov. 24 & 26 - 12:30 p.m. Early Dismissal
Nov. 26 - School Office Closes at 1:00 PM
Nov. 27 - 28 - THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
SHARING OUR BLESSINGS
 Thanksgiving Food Program - Our school’s
Thanksgiving Food Program continues and is
part of the parish effort to support those families
in need. We are asking families to donate any of
the following non-perishable food items:
Canned soup, vegetables, and fruit; canned
tuna, meats, beans
Packaged dried beans, rice and pasta
Packaged cereal, cake mixes and cookies
Please add a jar of peanut butter and/or jelly to your donations (to be sent
to a St. Joseph’s senior center in San Francisco.
Our families have been generous throughout Saint Philip the Apostle’s history and
many families benefitted from this generosity. Please support this wonderful tradition of giving. Also, please check expiration dates of all goods. Have your child
bring these items to their classroom teachers; Student Council officers will pick up
the donated items each week. We will be presenting some of the food offerings at
our school Thanksgiving Mass on November 26th at 8:45 a.m. Food donations will be delivered or picked up that day.
Good News Awards
The Gospel Value for
November is: Cooperation
Congratulations to the following
students who were
recognized for practicing
Cooperation on Nov. 7th
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Gus Freundlich K
Jack Spencer
1
Liam Lyons
- 2
Andrew Cudden
- 3
Alastair Howarth
-4
Sicily Dowdell
-5
Jake Gresham
- 6
Catherine Cibotti
- 7
Rachel Ware
- 8
Jasmine Sanchez-(Science, 5th)
Donations of unopened beauty products, jewelry, gift card for at-risk
teenage girls and women through simple acts of giving.
Collection box is the school’s vestibule. Donate by Friday, Dec. 5th.
WITH MUCH GRATIDUE!
The Operation Gratitude Project: Many thanks for those of you who generously brought in your extra sweets and funds to cover postage for our Operation
Gratitude Project. Without question, this will put smiles on those servicemen and
women who give of themselves to protect us.
Fall Coat Collection - More thanks are in order for all of you who took time to
clean out the closets or finally let go of those items that could fit some day!.
Your efforts will bring warmth and dignity to many needy individuals. Special
thanks to Liam Clayton our 7th grade student for spear heading this cause.
Thank you all who supported our Scholastic Book Faire. We hope you enjoy
your purchases and spreading the gift of reading.
It was a successful event and couldn’t have been so without your support.
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CHOICE LUNCH
http://www.choicelunch.com/assets/b2s/2014/choicelunch-2014-excellence.pdf
 Lunches are being offered Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays only with
pizza from Haystack as a choice for Mondays and Fridays in addition to
the regular menu.
 All information is on their website. Link noted above.
All information email Megan Powers at megan_shenon@yahoo.com with
any questions.
SAINT PHILIP THE APOSTLE SCHOOL
ANNUAL FOOD AND WINE TASTING
NOVEMBER 21, 2014
6:00 TO 8:00 P.M.
PARISH HALL
LUNCH
OPPORTUNITIES
Diamond Café
Lunches need to be preordered no later than 12:00
midnight the night before
by email. You can also
place orders before 9:00
a.m. directly at the café.
Contact information is:
diamondcafelunches@gmail.com
Parents, families & friends,
You are cordially invited to participate in merriment, food & wine tasting and socialization while
raising funds for our school.
Get a jump start on your holiday shopping and
start checking off names from your Christmas list.
Great ideas for hostess gifts too!
See the attached flyer for specific details and order forms.
The Consultative Board
St. Philip's is registered as a Box Tops 4 Education school recipient. We can earn money for
our school by simply clipping the Box Top label
off of participating products. Please visit their
website, http://www.boxtops4education.com/,
for a list of all participating products. Additionally, you can register with Box Tops 4 Education online to earn "eboxtops" credits, as well as to view recipes and receive coupons. Our school ID number is: 415665. You can also sear ch
for it using our zip code, 94114.
Please continue to save those Box Tops and Labels for Education.
Let me know if you have any questions. Thank you!
Brenda Dowd (Caitlin, 2)
 Pizza from
Haystack will now be
a choice for Mondays
and Fridays in addition to Choice
Lunch’s regular
menu.
SCRIP ORDERS
SCRIP orders are due on
the following Mondays:
November 17
December 1
SCRIP gift cards will be
available for parent pick
up during the latter part of
the week.
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MOVING FROM GRADE SCHOOL TO HIGH
SCHOOL NEWS
Announcing the following Open Houses to explore:
In Date Order
 Immaculate Conception Academy - Saturday, November 15th,
at 3625 - 24th Street, SF 9:00 a.m. to Noon. www.icacademy.org
 Stuart Hall - Sunday, November 16th 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. 1715
Octavia Street (at Pine) San Francisco, CA www.sacredsf.org
 Mercy High School, Burlingame - Sunday, November 23rd,
12:30 to 3:00 p.m. www.mercyhsb.com
 Junipero Serra High School - Thursday, December 4th at 7:00
p.m. located at 451 West 20th Avenue, San Mateo.
www.serahs.com
Birthday Acknowledgements
TIME FOR CELEBRATIONS
Happy Birthday to the following Students:
November 8
Alicia Corcuchia
Grade 8
Keefa Cudden
Grade 1
November 9
Shawn Arnold-Kraft
Grade 7
November 11
Asher Dowdell
Anneliese Fisher
Max Oliver
Grade 2
Grade K
Grade 5
November 12 Evie Carron
Shane Duffy
Grade 4
Grade 6
November 13 Frank Clarke
Grade 5
Rachel Kavanagh
November 14 Lainey Todd
Grade 3
Grade 5
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P.T.A. News
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The Saint Philip PTA will have a meeting on Thursday, November 13th from 7:00
to 8:30 p.m. The PTA will be partnering with the Parents Network to show off the
resources in the new ‘Bruins Den.’ Refreshments will be served and childcare will
be available.
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Don’t forget tonight is fundraiser night at Horner’s Corner at 24th and Church
Streets. Write Saint Philip and your last name and grade on the receipt and a donation will be made back to our PTA!
Bacco Ristorante Support
We wanted to share the exciting news from our neighbor Bacco Ristorante. The owners
have generously offered to donate 10% of all their food sales taken in on Tuesday nights
during the month of November to benefit our school.
This will also be communicated to all diners when they receive their tab so they know
their dinning experience also went to support our educational efforts.
Spread the word and “Manga, Manga!”
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St. Philip's night
@ horner's corner
Come join us this Wednesday
NOVEMBER 12TH!
and the second Wednesday of each
month after!!
Come join your St. Philip friends and families
at Horner's Corner - corner of Church St.
and 24th
1199 Church Street San Francisco
10% of every St. Philip family meal
will go to our school PTA!!
No need to bring flyer
Please write your name and "St. Philip
school" on the signed receipt you hand
to your server and we will be credited!
SAINT PHILIP SCHOOL SCRIP ORDER FORM
*ALL SCRIP WILL BE HELD IN THE OFFICE FOR PICK UP/SIGN OUT BY PARENT*
LAST NAME:
GRADE:
DATE:
GREAT LAKES SCRIP CENTER RETAILERS
AMAZON.COM
$25
$100
BARNES & NOBLE
BEST BUY
CVS PHARMACY
DISNEY
CHECK #:
AMC THEATERS
$25
CINEMARK THEATERS
$25
BED BATH & BEYOND
$25
$100
DICK'S SPORTING GOODS
$25
$100
DENNIS UNIFORM
$20
$25
$100
T.J. MAXX
$25
$100
$25
$100
J. CREW
$25
$10
$25
$100
$25
$100
$250
GAP/OLD NAVY
$25
$100
SPORTS AUTHORITY
$15
$100
HOME DEPOT
$25
$100
$500
CHUCK E CHEESE
$10
CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL
$10
ITUNES
$15
$25
76 GAS
$25
$100
KOHL'S
$25
$100
ARCO
$50
$100
$250
LOWE'S
$25
$100
$500
CHEVRON
$50
$100
$250
SHELL
$25
$50
$100
WHOLE FOODS
$25
$100
SAFEWAY
$25
$100
MACY'S
STARBUCKS
$25
$100
$10
$25
TARGET
$25
$100
WALGREENS
$25
$100
*SPECIAL ORDERS*
WALMART
$25
$100
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2012!Cabernet!Sauvignon!! !
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$20!
Exhibiting!intensity!and!balance,!but!with!an!extra!
level!of!richness!reflecting!this!wonderful!year.!A!
judicious!use!of!French!Oak!of!mixed!toasts!gives!this!
vintage!added!elegance!and!grace.!
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2013!The!Field!Blend! !
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$19!
Under!the!guidance!of!famed!viticulturist!Steve!
Matthiasson,!The!Windmill!Vineyard!in!Dunnigan!Hills!
was!planted!to!four!white!Rhone!varietals,!with!the!
intention!of!producing!a!true!Field!Blend.!The!fruit!was!
whole!bunch!pressed!and!then!fermented!in!neutral!
French!oak.!Each!individual!barrel!was!left!unstirred!to!
age!sur!lie!until!bottling!in!March!2014.!
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White!Wine!Number!One!
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$16!
White!Wine!Number!Two!
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$16!
A!dramatic!blend!of!Sauvignon!Blanc,!Muscat!
Canelli!and!Riesling.!The!aroma!is!wild!and!serves!
you!an!exotic!blast!of!tropical!and!spice!notes.!The!finish!
has!a!hint!of!sweetness,!which!is!carried!beautifully!by!
the!intensity,!and!complexity!of!the!wine.!
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The!inaugural!2012!harvest!proved!the!brilliance!of!this!
plan.!Each!variety!ripened!beautifully!and!delivered!on!its!
expectations.!Piquepoul!(literally!meaning!lip!stinger)!
with!its!tingling!freshness,!mineral!and!lemony!flavors;!
Grenache!Blanc!with!richness,!length!and!citrus;!
Roussanne’s!delightful!herbal!tea,!honey!and!pear!
characters!and!luscious!Viognier!with!that!delicious!
combination!of!aromatics!and!texture!flavored!by!
apricots!and!peaches.!!
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Red!Wine!Number'One!
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$18!
Bright!raspberry!characters!of!Cabernet!lead!
to!a!brilliant!middle!palate!of!Merlot.!The!Montepulciano!
adds!density!and!a!spicy!flavor!with!a!gorgeous!deep!ruby!
color!so!
bright,!it!sometimes!looks!pink.!Small!amounts!of!older!
Malbec!and!Cabernet!Franc!add!something!extra!only!a!
carefully!aged!wine!can!offer.!
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Red!Wine!Number!Two!!
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$18!
Glorious!Lodi!Grenache!is!juicy,!delicate!and!very!
fragrant.!The!Santa!Lucia!Highlands!Syrah!is!a!precision!
wine!that!leads!the!Grenache!around!your!palate!in!a!
brilliantly!choreographed!parade.!The!wild!card!is!the!
stunning!ZinfandelX!ripe!&!juicy!and!a!wonderful!
complement!to!the!Rhone!varieties.!!Mourvedre!provides!
a!hint!of!tarry!spiciness!and!a!dollop!of!cold!fermented!
Viognier!works!beautifully!with!the!aromatics!of!the!
Grenache!and!Syrah.!The!result!is!a!medium!bodied!wine!
with!a!bright,!juicy!outlook!that!will!leave!you!longing!for!
another!glass.!
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2013!California!Sauvignon!Blanc! !
$20!
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2013!California!Chardonnay!
$25!
Tantalizing!aromas!offer!a!hint!of!the!citrus!
And!tropical!flavors!to!come.!These!fresh,!crisp!
Characters!draw!the!wine’s!many!elements!into!
a!long,!elegant!finish.!
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Smells!like!a!bowl!of!fresh!ripe!fruit!straight!from!the!
orchard.!Fabulous!texture!with!mouth!filling!
flavors!and!just!a!touch!of!French!Oak!spice!characters.!
This!wine!will!nicely!complement!your!sauciest!chicken.!
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2010!California!Cabernet!Sauvignon!
$25!
An!alluring!wine!with!seductive!dark!fruit!
flavors,!medium!body!and!exquisite,!soft!texture.!
A!wine!of!great!intensity,!yet!with!a!timeless!sense!
of!elegance.!
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2010!Napa!Valley!Cabernet!Sauvignon! $50!
Unique!parcels!of!fruit!from!special!vineyards!in!Napa!
Valley.!Aromas!burst!forth!and!a!silken!treasure!unfolds!
onto!your!palate.!This!is!a!rich!and!vibrant!wine!of!
signature!Napa!Valley!style,!possessing!classic!Cabernet!
Sauvignon!flavors!and!structure.!
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D’ANNEO
2009!Estate!Cabernet!Sauvignon! !
$65!
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This!tiny!jewel!of!a!vineyard!is!tucked!away!near!an!
ancient!creek!and!shares!the!property!with!300!year!old!
Valley!Oaks.!This!fertile!gem!is!perfect!for!lush!and!
refined!Cabernet.!!
The!vineyard!is!dry!farmed!and!never!sprayed!–!ever.!
Everything!is!done!by!hand.!!
The!small!amounts!of!rich,!aromatic!fruit!was!picked!in!
late!fall.!The!wine!is!fermented!in!open!containers!before!
being!aged!in!French!Oak.!!
This!vintage!has!the!weight!of!a!hallmark!Napa!Cabernet,!
but!the!refined!finish!and!nuances!of!a!French!Boudreaux.!!
Few!have!had!the!opportunity!to!taste!this!tiny!treasure,!
but!none!who!have…!will!ever!forget!it.!!
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2009!Old!Vine!Zinfandel!!
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D'Anneo!Vineyard!is!a!tiny!block!of!Zinfandel!that!was!
originally!planted!in!1924.!This!vineyard!is!entirely!dry!
farmed;!these!are!tough!old!vines!that!have!been!in!the!
ground!longer!than!most!people!have!been!alive.!This!is!
an!
elegant!representation!of!this!varietal,!its!bouquet!is!
balanced,!
refined!and!shows!pleasing!aromas!of!lavender,!raspberry!
and!red!cherry.!Red!fruit!dominates!the!palate!and!
there!is!a!delightful!earthy!component!to!the!nose.!
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ORDER!FORM!
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the!girls!in!the!vineyard!
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2012!Cabernet!Sauvignon! !
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2013!The!Field!Blend!
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The!Messenger!
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White!Wine!Number!One! !
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White!Wine!Number!Two! !
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Red!Wine!Number!One!
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Red!Wine!Number!Two!
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Circadia!
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California!Sauvignon!Blanc! !
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California!Chardonnay!
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California!Cabernet!Sauvignon!
Napa!Valley!Cabernet!Sauvignon!!
11*14!
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2009!Estate!Cabernet!Sauvignon!
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D’Anneo!
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2009!Old!Vine!Zinfandel!! !
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Discount!10%!on!12!or!more!
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50%!of!the!sale!price!of!ALL!
wine!sold!will!be!donated!to!!
St.!Philip!School!
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*Order!at!least!12!bottles!and!receive!a!10%!case!discount.!
Please!feel!free!to!Mix!and!Match.!
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Napa,!California!
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50%!of!the!sale!price!of!ALL!
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Olive This Olive That Order Form
St Phillip’s Parish Fundraiser
15% of Proceeds Donated
100 ML Gift Box Sets: $33
1. Local’s Favorites:
Single Bottles 375 ML: $17
Extra Virgin Olive Oil:
Frantoio “Olio Nuovo” new oil
($22)
No:
(Basil Oil, Lemon Oil,
Roasted Garlic, White
Balsamic
No:
Ascolano / Mission EVOO
2. Classics:
(Ascolano/Mission EVOO,
Barrel Aged Balsamic,
Arbequina, Blood Orange)
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Arbequina EVOO
Roasted Garlic Infused Oil
Rosemary Infused Olive Oil
Basil Infused Olive Oil
Blood Orange Infused Olive Oil
Citrus Habanero Infused Oil
100 ml set and 375 ml set
Balsamic Vinegar:
375 ML Gift Box Sets: $38
1. Holiday Flavor:
Barrel Aged Balsamic
(Cranberry Walnut Balsamic &
Blood Orange Oil)
Fig Balsamic
2. Traditional:
(Ascolano/Mission EVOO &
Barrel Aged Balsamic)
3. Sweet and Savory:
(Rosemary Oil &
Fig Balsamic)
ORDER:
Cranberry Walnut Balsamic
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Dark Chocolate Balsamic
Plum Basil Balsamic
Champagne Mimosa
Name: ____________________________________
100 ml Gift Sets: $33 ____ / ____
375 ml Gift Sets: $38 ____ / ____
Olio Nuovo:
$22 ____ / ____
375 ml Bottles:
$17 ____ / ____
TOTAL: ____________
Email: ____________________________________
Tel: ______________________________________
Credit Card: ________________________________
Exp: ______________ Date: ___________________
Pick up at: Event _________ OTOT __________
www.OliveThisOliveThat.com
304 Vicksburg St (btwn Church & Sanchez)