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We're very happy so many of you wanted to participate in this. Great job to everyone who entered! Wishing you and your families a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year~ Ms. Natalie and Miss Leah And now, our top 5 winners for the "Disguise a Gingerbread Contest"! The winning submissions are featured below, and... Continue Reading →
Ms. Natalie and Ms. Leah are happy so many of you wanted to participate in St. Philip's first ever Disguise a Gingerbread Contest! We know you've all been working so hard this school year, and thought a Christmas themed activity would be fun. Even if you didn't enter the contest, we hope you enjoy seeing... Continue Reading →
Each year the 7th grade creates book trailers for their favorite books. It's a fun project that combines reading comprehension and technology to make a book trailer that will entice students to read the books. This year is even more fun because the new Destiny Discover allows us to add digital reviews for all users... Continue Reading →
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens When I was little, I loved watching Mickey’s Christmas Carol. I finally read the book in high school, and it has become one of my favorite Christmas stories. Last year, 3rd grade read a play version with me and we talked about how Ebenezer Scrooge’s character changes throughout the... Continue Reading →
The Gingerbread Man needs your help! He’s looking for the perfect disguise so he won’t be recognized and eaten this holiday season. You all did such a great job with the pumpkin decorating contest, so let’s kick-off the holiday season with another one! There’s no baking required, just follow the guidelines below and get creative.... Continue Reading →
It was a quick round of voting this year. So without further ado, here are the top five winners. Your prize will be available for pick up in the school office starting Monday November 9, 2020. Congrats to everyone! The pumpkins were fantastic. Harry Potter by Sonora Landa Baby Yoda by Willam Loftus Dog Man... Continue Reading →
St. Philip the Apostle School students have participated in their 4th annual book character pumpkin decorating contest.
It's time for our 3rd Annual Book Character Pumpkin Decorating Contest. While we won't be able to see the pumpkins in person everyone at SPAS definitely still wants to hold the contest. We love seeing the colorful pumpkins decorated as book characters! Not to be deterred we came up with a plan to hold the... Continue Reading →
Ok Falcons, now that we have two weeks of school done I wanted to put together some brain break exercises for you. These are great ways to stop and reset after you have been on virtual learning. You might feel you need to do this after one class or after a few classes. Either way,... Continue Reading →
We are all a little sad that some of our fun summer vacations had to be canceled this year. To fill that void I have started to put together virtual vacations where you can explore some exciting places from the comfort of your home. These vacations started out as places that I wanted to go... Continue Reading →
SPAS is super excited to announce that the digital library from Junior Library Guild is now available on the Destiny homepage. Just look for the JLG Google Slide. Each month new books are added to the stream as old books retire. Which makes for an awesome variety of books! If SPAS students seem to enjoy... Continue Reading →
Hi Falcons! As the school year winds down and we wrap up this very unique year I find that once again I didn't blog on here like I wanted to. To make up for it I've put together a Where's Waldo: Falcons Edition. With help from the SPAS Faculty and Staff, of course! See if... Continue Reading →
