| | | | | 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 1, 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, Wednesday, November 1 is a holy day of obligation. Please consider joining us next week when we will be celebrating this special feast day by attending the 8:30am Mass. | | | | FALL FESTIVAL/HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL
A BIG thank you to our 2017 co-chairs of the Fall Festival; Ivon van Mechelen and Michaela Munda. What a fabulous time everyone had this past Saturday. The sun was shining, the food was delicious, and the children just had a tremendous day. Thank you also to the many volunteers for their countless hours in making this event such a great success. Thanks also for the many donations that were dropped off over the past few weeks. | | | | Congratulations to select members of our STM Choir! Isabella Alcantara (6th), Breanna Dizon (6th), Angelica Estrada (6th), Isabel Sanchez (7th), Caitlin Conroy (8th) and Elizabeth Pinkham (8th) were chosen through an auditioning process and will be performing our country's National Anthem along with members of other choirs across the Bay Area, at tonight's Warriors gameat Oracle Arena! And a special note to Elizabeth who will have a solo line to sing, "..the bombs bursting in air!" Good luck girls, we are proud of you!P.S. Being in choir does have its perks! | | | ICE CREAM SOCIAL and BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
Thank you to all who supported Student Council's ice-cream social to raise funds for the Breast Cancer Emergency Fund. Thanks to the ice cream donation by Three Twins, we are happy to report that we raised a total of $930 for this worthy cause! | | | The results are in! The tabulating and calculating takes some time, however we are able to report the final results of one of our biggest school FUNdraisers. After paying fees that include operating the website, costs of t-shirts and prizes, the facilitator's salary - the total is.... $43,000!!
A very big thank you and heartfelt gratitude to everyone who helped to make this a success. Teachers - thank you for always encouraging your students. Parents, friends and families, thank you for the support you gave and continue to give. We are blessed to have such a caring Bronco family and community that encourages and helps over and over again. | | | | Chipotle YUMraiser for Outdoor Ed! Thursday, October 26 is the Outdoor Ed YUMraiser night at Chipotle in Stonestown. This event is a fundraiser to support the fifth and sixth grade Outdoor Education program. The program will receive 50% of all the money spent between 4pm-8pm at the Stonestown location. Check out the flyer in today's envelope – you'll need to hand it over when you pay for your order. In case you left the flyer at home, you can show it on your smartphone and/or tell the cashier you're supporting STM! Don't forget to order your Chipotle scripNOW! | | SHOP WITH SCRIP - 24-HOUR FLASH BONUSES
Dedicated organizations and scrip shoppers have helped Great Lakes Scrip Center (Shopwithscrip.com) grow over the last twenty-three years, and they want to show their appreciation by partnering with some of your favorite retailers to run their annual anniversary promotion! For the next 7 days, until October 31, they'll be offering a new set of 24-hour flash bonuses from different retailers each day. | | 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. | | OLIVE THE STORYTELLER
Olive has brought the joy and magic of storytelling to countless children and grown-ups over the past three decades throughout the Bay Area. Olive the Storyteller visits our K-5 students monthly and is excited to announce her new website! Click here to listen to some of her much loved stories. | | | | HALLOWEEN PARADE
Our K-8 Halloween parade, will begin at 10:45 in the schoolyard on Tuesday, October 31. 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 Tuesday, October 31 is a minimum day with a 12:15/12:30pm dismissal. | | |  | MOTHER-DAUGHTER EVENT
Inviting mothers and young daughters of the Bay Area! The Archdiocese Office of Marriage and Family Life is hosting their first-ever Mother / Daughter event. This fun and light-hearted program introduces girls to the beauty and wonder of God's plan for becoming teenagers and young women. For more information, click here. | | | NOVEMBER CALENDAR
In your envelope today you are receiving the Calendar of Events for the month of November. With all the minimum days for conferences, etc., it will be a helpful reminder throughout the month. Please take note that Tuesday, November 21 is a minimum day and yes, extended care will be available that day until 6pm. | | | REPORT CARDS
Report cards are going home on Friday, October 27.
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE and CITIZENSHIP AWARDS
We would like to invite everyone to join us at the 8:30am mass, followed by the awards ceremony on Friday, October 27. We will present 1st quarter honors and citizenship awards at this time.
Academic Excellence Awards will be presented to students in grades 6 through 8 if he/she maintains outstanding grades in the following subjects: Religion, Mathematics, Reading/Literature, English, Science/Health, History/Social Studies, Behavioral Expectations, and Learning Skills. Students receiving first honors must earn a 3.75 GPA or above in all subject areas, and students receiving second honors must earn a 3.50 GPA or above. As a reminder, all honor roll students must receive a 2 or above in Behavioral Expectation and Learning Skills.
In lieu of Academic Awards, two students in each grade, K-5, will receive Citizenship Awards based on the following criteria:
1. Exemplify exceptional Catholic values
2. Demonstrate overall good citizenship
3. Behavioral Expectation and Learning Skills of 2 or above | |  | APPLICATION FORMS and SCHOOL TOURS We have three more tours scheduled for November 8, November 29 and December 13. If you know anyone interested in learning more about our school, please encourage them to use this link to reserve a space on one of our tours. Applications for students new to the school for the 2017-18 school year are available from the office or can be completed online. TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN (TK) This program is open to children turning five years old between September 2 and December 2. For more information about this program or to submit an application, click here. | | Sincerely,
Marie Fitzpatrick
Principal | | | | | | | |
