| | | |  | | The 3rd grade and Miss Beach in their free PINK dress they earned for collecting 129 lbs of pennies. | | Dear Parents:
Last Saturday we began the month of November with the Feast of All Saints (November 1st) and All Souls (November 2nd). November is traditionally dedicated to those who have died and "have gone to their rest believing in Jesus Christ" (Eucharistic Prayer II). The month of November also draws to an end the liturgical calendar of the church. Throughout the month, scripture readings at mass reminds us of the last days, culminating with the Feast of Christ the King, November 24th, the closing of the Year of Faith and the National Holiday of Thanksgiving day, November 27th.
This Sunday, November 9th we invite everyone to celebrate our 60th Anniversary. Please join us as we honor St. Thomas More School! The celebrations will begin with a special Mass at 10am, and will honor the more than 2,000 students who have graduated from St. Thomas More School over the past 60 years as well as current students and their families, and all that have been part of the STM community. Reunite with school friends from the 50's, 60's, or later! Following the Mass, please join the hundreds of alumni, former teachers, current students and families for a brunch in the Gym and enjoy a trip down memory lane as you wander the STM hallways and classrooms.
We hope your parent-teacher conferences are going well. The teachers always look forward to meeting with you and sharing the good news about your child's progress. Once again, our school showed very healthy IOWA test results with the majority of students scoring at or above the 75th percentile. Please remember to sign and return your child's report card. Just a reminder that every day this week is a minimum day, with dismissal at 12:15pm for grades K-3 and 12:30pm for grades 4-8. | | | SCHOOL TOURS: We held our first school tour yesterday and were happy to have 8 families join us. Thank you to our 8th grade student ambassadors who shared a wealth of information with those families. We have another three tours scheduled for November 19th, December 3rd and January 14th. If you know anyone interested in learning more about our school, please encourage them to use this link to reserve a space on one of our tours. Applications for students new to the school for the 2015-16 school year are available from the office or can be downloaded from our website. Please share this information with your family and friends. Students currently enrolled in grades K-7 need not reapply. You will be receiving re-registration information in the spring. | | | | PARENTS' CLUB MEETING: Please come and join us for our monthly meeting tomorrow night at 7pm in the Library.
| | | SANDWICHES FOR THE NEEDY: 8th and 4th grade take the lead this Friday, November 7th in providing Sandwiches-for-the-needy. | | | STEAM SHOWCASE: Please join us tomorrow, Thursday, November 6th in the gym and Carroll Hall (mock trial) from 10:45-11:45 for the STEAM Showcase.
| | | OUTDOOR EDUCATION PARENT MEETING: All 5th and 6th grade parents are required to attend the mandatory meeting next Thursday, November 13th at 6:30pm in the 6th grade classroom. | | | PEANUT BUTTER COLLECTION: As we move towards the holiday season, we want our students to continue to 'show a little kindness' by participating in our annual collection of peanut butter. Our collection this year, lead by the first graders, will benefit the St. Vincent de Paul Society. The St. Vincent de Paul Society has requested peanut butter, as it is a much-needed nutritious staple for them throughout the holiday season. Last years collection was so successful, that the students brought in about 500 jars in just 4 weeks. This year, our collection, which starts on Wednesday, November 12th, will also run over four weeks so our goal as a school is to again collect 500 jars. If we reach our goal of 500 jars of peanut butter by December 12th, the student body will enjoy free dress on Friday, December 19th. Please send a jar (or two!), any kind, any size with your child by Friday, December 12th.
PANORAMIC PICTURE: For the seventh year running, we are offering a 10"x30" panoramic student body picture for purchase. Lifetouch, our school picture company, will come this Friday, November 7th to take this picture of all students, preschool through 8th grade, and faculty in our gym at 11am. If you are interested in purchasing one, please return the order form you received last week with your child no later than this Friday, picture day. Panoramic photos are pre-pay only and additional items cannot be ordered later. The original pictures from the last six years are on display here in the school office. Drop by and check them out!
Please continue to keep Monsignor Labib in your prayers as he is undergoes another serious surgery. He continues to express his gratitude for your kind words and thoughtfulness. | | Sincerely,
Marie Fitzpatrick
Principal | | | | | | | |
