| | | | Dear Parents,
When you think of Halloween, what comes to mind? For a lot of people, Halloween has become synonymous with candy, costumes, scary stuff, and pumpkins. But do you know the religious connection to the holiday? The word Halloween itself is a contraction of "Hallowed evening". Hallowed is an old English word for "holy" — as in "Hallowed be Thy Name", in the Lord's Prayer. All Saints Day, celebrated on November 1st, is the day on which Catholics celebrate all the saints, known and unknown. The vigil or eve of this feast, October 31, is Halloween. The purpose of Halloween is to prepare us for All Saints Day by remembering and celebrating those saints. All Saints Day, Sunday, November 1st is a holy day of obligation. Celebrating this special feast day by attending Mass is a wonderful way to honor the saints. | | | PENNY BUCKET CHALLENGE: The Student Council's "Penny Bucket" is well underway! As of the latest weigh in, 2nd grade is in the lead with 38.5 lbs, 1st grade is currently in 2nd place with 31lbs and kindergarten is in 3rd place, weighing in with 28lbs. At the end of October, the class that collects the most pennies will earn a pizza party! Keep sending those pennies in - they will continue to be collected through October 30th! | | | FUNDRAISING CATALOG: The catalog orders have arrived! We do not have any facilities at school to store your perishable items overnight - THEY MUST BE PICKED UP TODAY TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS. Please check your order thoroughly and notify us immediately if you are missing anything. Call the office and check with Melody if you have questions. She has a complete list of those items.
PARENT CONFERENCES: This Friday, October 23rd marks the end of the first quarter of the school year. Report cards will be sent home next Friday, October 30th. Also, next Friday, please consider joining us for mass at 8:30am. The Academic Awards ceremony will immediately follow. ITBS (Iowa Test of Basic Skills) scores (second through eighth graders) will all be available to you at your parent-teacher conference. We are sending home scheduled appointments today. If you do not receive an appointment, please login to your FACTS account to ensure your accounts are up to date.
SIGN-UP GENIUS: We are in need of a few more volunteers to help on Saturday night as we host Brainstormer.com's Summer League Trivia Finals. Please consider helping out for a few hours at this fundraiser for STM. | | MOCK TRIAL: There are only 7 spaces left to sign-up! This great opportunity is open to 6th, 7th and 8th graders. Sessions will be held on five consecutive Fridays, 4:30-6:00 PM, starting on October 23rd through November 20th. | | | | Friday, October 30th 8:30am Mass and Honor Roll Assembly
Report cards go home!
K-8 Halloween Parade 11:00am in the schoolyard
Minimum Day, 12:15/12:30pm dismissal | | | | HALLOWEEN: Our K-8 Halloween parade, will begin at 11:00 in the schoolyard on Friday, October 30th. All are welcome to attend! When purchasing costumes for wearing to school for the parade, please consider the following: - Age appropriate
- Bathroom accessible
- Make up must be applied at home
- Shoes must be comfortable for walking
- No weapons of any kind
Also remember that Friday, October 30th is a minimum day with a 12:15/12:30pm dismissal. | | | | FROM THE DAD'S CLUB: Please join the Dads' Club for an upcoming barbecue on Sunday, October 25, 2015, 4pm at St. Thomas More's Carrol Hall. Fantastic food and delicious local San Francisco beer will be provided (free of charge). Note: The Niners play the preceding Thursday night game so there is no schedule conflict--come unwind and relax! Email your RSVP to vilaska.nguyen@gmail.com. | | | Just a reminder that this Monday, October 26th is a minimum day with 12:15/12:30 dismissal.
Sincerely,
Marie Fitzpatrick
Principal | | | | | | | |
