| | | | Newsletter for Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Dear Parents,
Our second graders will receive their First Holy Communion this Saturday, April 25th at 10:00am in the church. First Holy Communion, the second sacrament of initiation, is usually received at about age seven or eight, about the time when the children are in second grade. Because receiving the Eucharist for the first time is such a special sacrament, assisting your child in preparing to receive First Holy Communion, both by instruction and example, is important. By attending Mass frequently, participating in reconciliation on a regular basis and abiding by Catholic values, we can show children how their relationship with God can become stronger. Eucharist is a celebration of what Jesus did at the Last Supper. The word Eucharist means "to give thanks". When we celebrate this sacrament, we thank God for His many gifts and blessings. All are welcome to join us. Please keep the second graders in your prayers as they prepare for this special day.
Parent Tuition Agreement and Parent Participation Requirements: Returning kindergarten through seventh graders are receiving the Parent Tuition Agreement and the Parent Participation Requirements for the 2015-2016 school year today. Please read them over and then complete both sides of the form and return them to us by the deadline, Friday, May 8th. By returning those forms, we will know that you agree with the Parent Tuition Agreement and that you acknowledge and understand the Parent Participation Requirements for the coming school year.
Parents' Club Nominations: The current Parents' Club is seeking interested parents to take a leadership position as part of the 2015-2016 Parents' Club. We hope you will consider yourself an interested candidate, or if you know of someone else who should be considered, please write that name next to the position you feel appropriate. Your suggestions do not obligate these parents in any way, but only assist us in the selection. Please complete the paper survey you received last week and return it to the school office as soon as possible.
Online Surveys: We are currently assessing our needs for the 2015-16 school year and would love to have some feedback from you, our families. Please take a minute to complete these two brief surveys. One survey is about our middle school iPad Program and the other concerns extending the school day by 10 minutes. We thank you in advance for your valuable input.
Spell-a-thon Money at Work!: Great news!! Thanks to your fantastic fundraising on our spell-a-thon earlier this year, all grades, kindergarten though 8th grade as well as the science lab now have mounted projectors and Apple TV's in their classrooms. | | | 8th Grade Festival of Plays: Please join us for 'Festival of Plays', a unique showcase of 10 original plays, written, directed, produced and performed by the 8th grade class. The showcase will be on Thursday, April 23rd at 7pm in Carroll Hall. This one-of-a-kind performance is open to all St. Thomas More School Families. See you there! | | | April 25th
First Communion 10:00am | | April 27th
Teacher Appreciation Lunch | | | | Golf Tournament: Thank you to everyone who supported our inaugural Golf Tournament, The STM Classic. It turned out to be a wonderful success. In all, we raised $5,753 to aid in the construction of a stage in our new Creative Arts Center. Congratulations to the winning team - Ray Costello, Pat O'Halloran, Eamon Young and Dominic Cormican. A big thank you to Sinead Foley (mom of Anna O'Shaughnessy, 2nd, and Kieran O'Shaughnessy, Kinder) for planning and organizing the tournament. Sinead is a member of the finance committee on the School Advisory Board and came up with this fundraiser for the build out of the Creative Arts Center.
Sincerely,
Marie Fitzpatrick
Principal | | | | | | | |
