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View this email in your browser WE DID IT! We collected 1132 jars of peanut butter! All students have earned free dress on Friday, December 18! Thank you to everyone who participated in our peanut butter collection, or who donated toys as part of our toy drive for needy children. Your response has been overwhelming. What a great example you are to your children. Dear Parents:   As we approach December 25th we eagerly await the miracle of the Birth of Jesus. During these hectic final few days of Advent let us continue to reflect on the "Good News" during this season of waiting. We use this time to express gratitude for the many blessings in our lives, especially our children. They give us hope for a bright future, they bring joy, love, strength and peace into our lives. The challenge for all of us is to make time in a very busy and hectic schedule to spend time with Jesus. How do we carve out time to spend with our Lord during this sacred season of waiting, hoping, and dreaming? Consider joining us here at St. Thomas More Church on Christmas Eve for the Children's Mass at 6:00pm. Find out what time church services are at your local parish. Take a few minutes to pray with your family. Remind your children often that Jesus loves them and will always watch over them. Take some time to enjoy your family and friends during this holy season.   You're children were AWESOME! We hope you all enjoyed our Christmas Program last Thursday. You should all be very proud of your children who did such a wonderful job. A special thank you to our fantastic teachers for practicing and working with the students over the past weeks to ensure a fantastic evening.   Friday, our last day of school before Christmas vacation is a busy day. Please join the student body for a special end of year Mass at 8:30am.    CHRISTMAS VACATION: Christmas vacation begins at 12:15pm for grades K-3 and at 12:30pm for grades 4-8 on Friday, December 18th. Preschool will be dismissed at 12:00pm.There is no afternoon extended care that day, so plan ahead. Classes resume at 8:10am on Tuesday, January 5th, 2016. STM TAP: Christmas came early to St. Thomas More School – we are happy to announce that we have received a $25,000 grant from the Carl Gellert and Celia Berta Gellert Foundation to be used for tuition assistance. More information will be available on how to apply for the St. Thomas More School Tuition Assistance Program (STM TAP) in the New Year. Thank you once again to the Carl Gellert and Celia Berta Gellert Foundation! HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS: For all of you who have children applying to high school this year, please check out this information from Bay Scholars. Bay Scholars is a non-profit scholarship fund dedicated to making Catholic college prep education a reality for low-income students across the Bay Area. Bay Scholars has partnered with eight Catholic high schools in the Bay Area, each of whom, within their unique community, is dedicated to holistically preparing students for four-year colleges and universities. The students who benefit from attending our partner schools are prepared not just for the academic journey through college, but for the personal journey of growth in the world at large. They seek out young scholars who shine academically, engage actively in society and demonstrate outstanding promise and a willingness to give back to their communities. Our 4-year scholarship makes college-prep high school education a reality for our scholars. Information on the Bay Scholars application process can be found on their website: http://bayscholars.org As we reflect back on the past year, we are thankful for so many things. We are thankful for our supportive families, our dedicated teachers and staff, our Parents' Club, and the many parents who volunteer hundreds of hours beyond that required. Most of all we are thankful for our children.  Blessings of the Advent and Christmas Seasons to you and your family. 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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