STM Newsletter for May 1, 2019

View this email in your browser Dear Parents, During the Month of May, a month both named for and dedicated to Mary, our blessed mother, Catholics have long honored Mary by placing a crown on her image. The tradition in the United States and many other countries has been for school children to have a "May Crowning" ceremony, with a procession, pretty dresses and a wreath of fresh flowers that are placed on the statue. Thank you to those who joined us at this morning's assembly for the crowning of a statue of Mary which was presented by 8th grade. As we move through the Easter season, please continue to encourage your children to fill their Lenten envelopes so that the MCA missionaries can continue their good work in the world. Please send these envelopes into the office by May 15. CONFIRMATION When: Friday, May 10 Time: 5:00pm Where: STM Church FIRST HOLY COMMUNION When: Saturday, May 11 Time: 10:00am Where: STM Church YEARBOOK Yearbooks are going home today to those who pre-purchased. If you didn't order a yearbook, it's not too late. To purchase and customize your yearbook: 1. Go to www.treering.com/validate 2. Enter STM's passcode: 1015250322084584 CIOPPINO 2020 The committee is holding a preliminary meeting for next year's Cioppino. Please feel free to join them and share your ideas on Tuesday, May 7, in the library at 6:30pm. TDAP Parents of current 6th grade students need to submit evidence that their child has received their Tdap shot before August 9, 2019. Students without this on file will not be able to begin the 19-20 school year. VOLUNTEER HOURS Have you completed your required Parents' Club hours? If not, there's another opportunity coming up. Click here to sign up to volunteer for the upcoming Trivia Finals on May 4. EXTENDED CARE RATE CHANGE The fees for Extended Care have remained at $5 per hour for the past three academic years. As many of you are aware, the City of San Francisco has increased the minimum wage 20% in those three years. Accordingly, Extended Care will raise its fees to $6 per hour upon our return to school in August 2019. SCRIP REQUIREMENT Funds from our Scrip requirement are used to directly fund our PE and Music programs. We budget this income to cover most of the costs of these valuable programs. We are grateful to all of the families who have completed this requirement for the 2018-2019 school year. As of today, May 1, any scrip purchases will be credited to the 2019-2020 school year. All families will be notified next week as to whether or not they have fulfilled this requirement. Balances owed will be billed to your FACTS account shortly thereafter. Sincerely, Marie Fitzpatrick Principal Facebook Twitter Website Instagram Copyright © 2019 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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