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View this email in your browser Dear Parents, Last Sunday 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 on November 24th. 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. 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. PENNY BUCKET CHALLENGE: Last Friday marked the last day of the Student Council's "Penny Bucket" challenge. The class who collected the most pennies, weighing in at 220.5 lbs, and the winners of pizza party is 3rd grade. 2nd place - 1st grade with 209 lbs 3rd place - 4th grade with 132 lbs 4th place - 2nd grade with 108 lbs 5th place - Kindergarten with 64 lbs 6th place - 8th grade with 52 lbs 7th place - 6th grade with 41.5 lbs 8th place - 7th grade with 39 lbs 9th place - 5th grade with 32.5 lbs As a school, this year, we almost doubled our collection from last year (537 lbs) for a total of 898.5 lbs of pennies (which is almost $1,500) to be donated to the Breast Cancer Emergency Fund. A BIG thank you to everyone who participated in donating pennies for this great cause. PANORAMIC PICTURE:  Lifetouch, our school picture company, will come this Friday, November 6th to take this picture of all students, preschool through 8th grade, as well as all faculty and staff in our gym at 10am. For the eighth year running, we are offering a 10"x30" panoramic student body picture for purchase. 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 seven years are on display here in the school office. Drop by and check them out! UPCOMING EVENTS PARENTS' CLUB MEETING: Please come and join us for our monthly meeting tomorrow night, November 5th at 7pm in the Library. BOBA SALE: Please use the form in today's envelope to order a boba drink for November 20th. All proceeds from this sale will benefit the 5th and 6th grade Outdoor Education program. Saturday, November 21st Tacos and Trivia Night Sunday, December 6th Holiday Fair and Pancake Breakfast! SAVE THE DATE Holiday Fair Request to become a vendor!   Sincerely,   Marie Fitzpatrick Principal Copyright © 2014 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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