| | | | Dear Parents:
Our Catholic faith is central to all that we do at St. Thomas More School. Gospel ideals permeate the substance and structure of lessons prepared by our teachers. Faith is shared through daily prayer and the regular celebration of Mass as a school community and with our families on Sundays. Catholic schools offer an excellent, nurturing, values-centered education in a structured environment. This helps children of all backgrounds realize their fullest potential as human beings.
The Catholic school experience is an unparalleled opportunity to develop a child's mind, heart and soul.
On the night of our Christmas Program I announced that we would have the grand opening of our Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, January 28th. Unfortunately, that plan had to be changed for several reasons. The church has scheduled an event in Carroll Hall that evening and parking would have been a major issue. Additionally, since our Catholic Schools Week Mass was scheduled for Sunday January 29th we decided it was better to combine both events rather than asking you to attend two events back to back. Therefore, we will combine the grand opening with our Mass and Open House on Sunday, January 29th. Please click HERE for further information. | | | REPORT CARDS
HONOR AWARDS
Report cards and STAR testing results will be sent home with your child this Friday. Please join us at the honor awards ceremony on Friday, January 20 immediately following the 8:30am mass. | | SIGN UP GENIUS Volunteers are needed for the Scholastic Book Fair (Jan 27-Feb 2) and Cioppino (Feb 25). As a reminder, each family is required to volunteer and serve 12 hours for Parents' Club designated events this school year. | | | | WARM COAT DRIVE
Clean out those closets and continue to send in warm coats or jackets. Students who turn in one or more coats will receive a free dress pass! Lets try and collect at least 100 coats between now and Friday, January 27.
Current collection: 32 | | SCRIP REQUIREMENT How's your scrip requirement going? It's not too late to sign up for Great Lakes Scrip, just click here and use our school enrollment code: 17L5C54E28365. If you have any questions about your current balance, contact Judy Silva at jsilva@stmsf.org. | | | CIOPPINO 2017 Please mark your calendars for our 25th Annual Cioppino Dinner Dance and Silent Auction on Saturday, February 25, 2017. The evening includes appetizers, antipasto, salad, garlic bread, cioppino (or chicken if you prefer), dessert, balloon prizes and a fabulous auction. Babysitting is also available on site! Make an ONLINE RESERVATION! CIOPPINO DONATIONS Do you have items at home that you cannot use? Are you always thrilled by all your Christmas gifts? Well, one person's trash is another person's treasure. Send us your unwanted/unneeded gifts. We'll turn those lumps of coal into diamonds! Check out the baskets and some auction items on display in the office. The committee is now accepting donations of all kinds. Please drop all donations to the school office and remember to include your child's name so that they may receive free dress! | | | NATIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK
This runs from January 29 through February 4. Please mark your calendars for our Family Mass, Center for the Performing Arts Grand Opening, Open House, Book Fair, and other exciting events on Sunday, January 29. The schedule for the week is available here. Today you will find an invitation for grandparents and other special guests to participate in Grandparents Day on Thursday, February 2. Please RSVP by the January 26 deadline.
STM TAP
Families that requested and application for the STM TAP will be receiving it via email today. We will continue to accept application requests through the end of January. Please click here to request an application.
STUDENT HOLIDAY
Plan ahead - Please remember that the school, preschool through 8th grade, will be closed on Friday, February 3. This is the day set for the annual Archdiocese Professional Development for all Catholic school teachers and administrators.
Sincerely,
Marie Fitzpatrick
Principal | | | | | | | |
