STM Newsletter for March 15, 2017

View this email in your browser Dear Parents: Students are learning that Lent is a time for preparation for the Resurrection of Jesus. Throughout the Lenten season, students discover how forgiveness, charity, and faith can help them participate in the sacrifice of Jesus. Please work along with us as we help your children explore how they can prepare their hearts for Easter. Discuss with them some of the changes they are hoping to make in their lives during the season of Lent. Share with them some of the changes you hope to make. Together we can help the children understand the significance of this important time in our church calendar. Check out this site for activities you can do with your children.   Thank you to all who joined us for our Family Mass this past Sunday. The 6th graders, along with their teachers, Mrs. Santillan and Mr. McKillion, prepared a meaningful service. Thank you also to our wonderful choir and their director, Shelley White, for gracing us with their beautiful voices. ERIN GO BRAGH! HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY! St. Patrick is one of the three patron saints of Ireland. We celebrate St. Patrick's feast day every year on March 17. This Friday we will hold our annual celebration of this great saint who is credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland. As is our custom, we will mark the day with a celebration of dance and song with an Irish slant. Please join us at 11:15am in the gym. Show your St. Patrick's Day spirit and wear green free dress on this day. Don't forget that Friday is a minimum day, with dismissal at 12:15/12:30. RE-REGISTRATION Families returning to STM/UTOPIA for the 2017-2018 school year Families NOT returning to STM/UTOPIA for the 2017-2018 school year RE-REGISTRATION GUIDELINES Deadline to complete re-registration online is TOMORROW, Thursday, March 16. If the online form is not completed by midnight tomorrow, a seat will not be saved for your child. As always, re-registration fees are non-refundable (will be billed on Friday, March 17 - due by April 7). Students had such a great time showcasing their spelling skills during our annual Spell-a-Thon! Please remember that all monies pledged are due back by next Wednesday, March 22. All families who do not submit their monies by this date will be charged the $30 per child fundraiser minimum to their FACTS account. STATIONS OF THE CROSS  Please join us in the gym on Tuesday, March 21 at 8:10am for 4th grades presentation of the Stations of the Cross. Friday is a big day for our eighth graders. They will be receiving notification of their acceptances in the various Catholic high schools to which they have applied. They are a wonderful, talented and mature group of students. We know they will do amazingly well! Just a reminder that this Monday, March 20 is a local holiday. Sincerely, Marie Fitzpatrick Principal Copyright © 2017 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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