STM Newsletter for March 1, 2017

View this email in your browser Dear Parents: Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of the Lenten Season and students had an opportunity to attend Mass and receive ashes. During Lent we are reminded to show our love for others. One way that students can do this is through personal acts of kindness and sacrifice. Last week, the students had a visit from the Missionary Childhood Association, whose motto is Children Helping Children. During the presentation the students heard about the great needs of the world's poorest children. During this Lenten season, we invite your children to pray and offer financial help so that the "children in the Missions today may know Christ and experience His love and care". Today your child is receiving individual coin collection boxes. Let's all make a special effort this season to continue to make a difference in the world.  CIOPPINO 2017 Our 25th Cioppino celebration is history! What a wonderful event. This is our largest fundraiser of the year and we are grateful to all who supported the event in any way. There were over 350 diners and countless volunteers for set up, the event itself, and clean up. A BIG thank you to the two honorees of the night, Linda Shah and Zodine Spiegel for their tireless work on the past 25 Cioppino dinners as well as their ongoing dedication and contributions to St. Thomas More School. Thank you also to the cioppino committee made up of Anarose Schelstrate, Jessica Ramirez, Valerie Willsea, Judy Silva, Trilce Farrugia, April Dominguez and Shelley White, for all their hard work. A special thank you to the three honorary committee members: David Joy, Jim Schelstrate and Warren Spiegel and to the fantastic DJ, Herb Felina. Congratulations to head chef, Robert Maldonado and his wonderful crew made up of Don Brenes, Anthony Bustos, Jason Bustos, Joe Goncalves, Grant Jung, Benny Sablad, Pete Martinez, Seth Maldonado, and Matthew Goncalves for catering such a scrumptious meal again this year. A special thank you also to Boy Scout Troop 343 for donating their time to assist with parking and serving dinner. CHANGE OF DATE - PARENTS' CLUB MEETING Please join us for our next Parents' Club meeting on THURSDAY, MARCH 9 at 7:00pm in the library. STM TAP Families who applied for STM TAP in a timely manner will be receiving the status of their award today. SPELL-A-THON Just a reminder that pledges for the Spell-a-thon are due to your child's teacher by dismissal on Friday, March 3. Keep those pledges coming! Does your child have a March Birthday? Please click HERE to schedule a birthday party for your child and complete a birthday book request. STEAM Yesterday we began our Spring STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) electives for the 6th, 7th and 8th graders. These classes nurture students' interests and love of learning through a project based learning approach that emphasizes our school learning expectations (THINK) as well as inspire innovation and creativity. Classes take place on Tuesdays through April 4th with a showcase on April 7th. STEAM students will share their work and projects with STM students and families in the showcase that shows the rigorous work and training resulting from student collaboration, problem solving, effective communication, and the use of critical thinking skills. Ask your junior high student how their STEAM class went! MOCK TRIAL WORKSHOP We are delighted to be again offering the 6 week Mock Trial Workshop, which will begin next week, March 8, to our 6th, 7th and 8th graders. The workshop will culminate in a final presentation before real judges. Please sign up immediately using this flyer as spots are limited. Sessions meet every Wednesday evening from 5:00-6:30pm in the 8th grade classroom.           RE-REGISTRATION Re-registration for current PK-7th grade students will be online again this year. More information on how to re-register will be available next week. Sincerely, Marie Fitzpatrick Principal Copyright © 2017 St. Thomas More School, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email from the office of St. Thomas More School.   Thank you for helping us go green. Our mailing address is: 50 Thomas More Way San Francisco, CA 94132 www.stmsf.org unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

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