| | | | Dear Parents:
The Family Mass, Book Fair, the school-wide open house and the general spirit of goodwill were a fitting beginning to National Catholic Schools Week at St. Thomas More School. We have accomplished so much here by working together. A special thank you to our kindergarten teachers, Anna Tyaglo and Megan Kennedy for preparing a beautiful Family Mass with the kindergarten students and their families. We are so proud of our wonderful kindergarten students.
This is a good time to reflect on the benefit of being part of a Catholic school. The strong school community, grounded in a shared faith and the support and high expectations of parents, teachers and the larger community, offers your children a foundation for facing the rapidly changing world around them. By sharing this belief in God's goodness and living out their faith every day, your children are blessed with a clear advantage. Faith provides an anchor that will serve your children well into the future. | | | Tomorrow we will wrap up Catholic Schools Week here at STM with Grandparents and Special Friends Day! Parking will be available in the schoolyard beginning at 8:30am. A light breakfast for the grandparents will be provided in the gym beginning at 8:30am and activities with the students will begin at 9:30am. Thank you to the 150+ special guests who have RSVP'd for this fun event. The children are really looking forward to welcoming them to our school. Your children are so lucky to have such special people in their lives. | | | BOOK FAIR! Today after school and tomorrow are your last chances to visit the Book Fair! Thank you to all who have visited. They have already raised $3,000! Can't make it to our Book Fair? Check out our Online Book Fair. Click here to purchase books. All orders will ship directly to the school when the Online Fair has ended. | | | | Spirit Week ends tomorrow, Thursday, February 1, with Bronco Day! Do you have school spirit!? Represent STM by wearing the school colors, blue and white. Let's go BRONCOS! | | | Please remember that all monies pledged were due back by today's deadline. All families who did not submit their pledges will be charged the amount pledged to their FACTS account. | | | | ONE WARM COAT COLLECTION
Thank you so much to everyone who donated a warn coat to those in need. We will continue to take donations until next Tuesday, February 6.
Total coats donated so far: 123! | | | Please mark your calendars for our 26th Annual Cioppino Dinner and Silent Auction on Saturday, February 24, 2018. 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! UNWANTED CHRISTMAS GIFTS? The Cioppino Committee is still accepting donations which they will turn into spectacular auction items and balloon prizes. Please drop all donations to the school office and remember to include your child's name so that they may receive free dress (for all donations $20+)! | | | WIN AN INSTANT WINE CELLAR - CIOPPINO RAFFLE
25 bottles of exclusive red and white wines with a minimum value of $500.00 could be yours. Only $5.00 a ticket or 5 for $20.00. The winning ticket will be drawn at Cioppino 2018.
| | | All raffle tickets purchased will ALSO be entered into a weekly drawing (between now and Feb. 24) for a bottle of wine! Congratulations to Gina Forrester, our first weekly winner! Get your tickets in for your chance to win next week's prize! | | |  | AFTER SCHOOL BALLET PROGRAM - Preschool-5th grade The spring ballet session is beginning shortly with Ms. Shan-Yee Poon, who trained at the prestigious Royal Ballet School in London. She has been teaching for the past 30 years proudly providing the San Francisco Bay Area with outstanding dance instruction. Classes for preschool through 5th grade students will be held on Wednesdays, in Carroll Hall, beginning on February 7. Please return the flyer and registration form you received in your envelope last week if you are interested. | |  | | Please consider attending the 3rd Annual STEM Symposium for a fun day filled with hands-on STEM activities, workshops and networking with STEM professionals. When: Saturday, February 10th Time: 10am-2pm Where: St. John's School Cost: FREE | |  | SPELLING BEE Another thrilling Spelling Bee, complete with a nail-biting ending, was enjoyed by all during Catholic Schools Week! For the second year running, congratulations go to the first place winner, 7th grader Mikaylla Catangay! First place was closely contested by 7th grader, Eric Duarte, who came in second place. Congratulations to all our participants! You are ALL winners! | |  | | GEOGRAPHY BEE
Congratulations to 8th grader Jack Kavanagh! Jack won the National Geographic Geography Bee conducted last Friday. The bee included three qualifiers each from grades 4-8. Second place went to 6th grader, Breanna Dizon. Congratulations to all of our students who participated. | |  | 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, click here. | | | Does your child have a February Birthday? Please click HERE to schedule a birthday party for your child and complete a birthday book request.
PARENT VOLUNTEER HOURS
Please remember that ALL families need to complete a minimum of 12 volunteer hours per school year for events designated in advance by the school. If you have not completed your required hours, there are still several slots open for our Cioppino fundraiser on February 24.
MUSE WINTER CONCERT
All San Francisco MUSE band students will come together to perform as one large ensemble on Sunday, February 11 at 2:00pm in Carroll Hall. This is a great opportunity for you to see what our band program has to offer. All are invited.
STUDENT HOLIDAY
Plan ahead - Please remember that the school, Preschool through 8th grade, will be closed on Friday, February 2. This is the day set for the annual Archdiocese Professional Development for all Catholic school teachers and administrators.
Sincerely,
Marie Fitzpatrick
Principal
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