| | | | Dear Friends,
As we move towards the holiday season, we want our students to continue to peacemakers by participating in our annual collection of peanut butter. Our collection this year will benefit the St. Vincent de Paul Society. The St. Vincent de Paul Society has requested peanut butter, as it is a much-needed nutritious staple for them throughout the holiday season. This year, our collection, which starts today, November 8, will run over the next four weeks. Please send a jar (or two!), any kind, any size with your child by Friday, December 8. | |  | | Last years' first graders with the peanut butter collection. | | | At this time of year, those less fortunate often need to rely on our kindness of others. Over the next few months, in association with the School Advisory Board, there will be several collections for those in need. The first of these collections is the peanut butter drive which kicks off today. When we return from Thanksgiving break, we will begin our toy drive and following that, in the new year, our warm coat drive. While we understand that asking you to contribute to all of these collections may prove challenging, we hope you will be able to donate to at least one or two. | | WE NEED YOUR HELP! All STM parents and guardians are invited to participate in a survey for the WCEA school accreditation process. It will be electronically collated and the results will be incorporated into our next WCEA study. Please complete this survey by Friday, November 10. | | | DISCOVERY DAY AT AT&T PARK
The 7th annual Discovery Day at AT&T Park is Saturday 11/11/17. There will hundreds of hands-on activities, opportunities to meet local scientists and engineers, and plenty of fun and educational entertainment. The entire ballpark is packed to the rafters with science content: on the field, at every entry/exit, and every level of the ballpark. Get ready to unleash your inner scientist. Click here for more information and to register (FREE) for this fun event. | | | STUDENT HOLIDAY This Friday, November 10, is a holiday for all students, Preschool through 8th grade. The staff will engage in a faculty retreat and service projects. This year we will be working on site with the members of the Breast Cancer Emergency Fund. Find out more about the work they do here. MOVIE NIGHT Join the 5th and 6th grade on Saturday, November 18 for this fun movie night supporting Outdoor Ed! Order forms are in your envelope today. THANKSGIVING BREAK Tuesday, November 21 we begin our Thanksgiving break with minimum day dismissal, 12:15/12:30. Extended Care will be available. School will resume on Monday, November 27 (minimum day, 12:15/12:30 dismissal). PANCAKE BREAKFAST Please mark December 2 on your calendar as an exciting day here at STM. We will begin the day with our 10:00am Family Mass, followed by a Pancake Breakfast presented by the 6th and 8th grade dads, and a visit with Santa in Carroll Hall. Be sure to check out the Holiday Fair items for sale in Carroll Hall as well. | | |  | SUMMERBRIDGE PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS Summerbridge a full-time summer academic enrichment session and a school-year academic program. Students attend the six-week summer session over three consecutive summers and spend two years with Summerbridge during the school year. For more information, check out their Information Flyer and Open House Schedule. | |  | APPLICATION FORMS and SCHOOL TOURS It was great to see so many of our Preschool families join us for today's tour. We have two more tours scheduled for 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. | | | CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
Please remember to reserve the night of December 14 for the St. Thomas More School Christmas Program. All students will be involved in this production. Information regarding clothing suggestions will be sent home in the coming weeks. We look forward to your attendance for this faith-filled and fun-filled program. | | | PARKING AND TRAFFIC
For the safety of our children please follow the following traffic directions: - Do not make U-turns. Please drive around the church instead.
- Do not double park, even if it's a quick drop-off
Please be respectful and courteous to our neighbors at the Golf Club, St. Thomas More Church and Alma Via. We all need to share the valuable and limited parking spaces. | | Sincerely,
Marie Fitzpatrick
Principal | | | | | | | |
