STM Newsletter for Wednesday, February 5, 2020

View this email in your browser Thank you, grandparents and special friends, for celebrating Grandparents' Day with our students last Friday. Check out our Grandparents' Day 2020 Photo Album with pictures from our photo booth and the day's events.  Dear Parents: When the cold and flu season rolls around, getting sick can seem unavoidable. On average, we catch at least two or three colds per year, and millions of us get the flu.  Often, these illnesses are spread by children. They're sharing many classroom items, touching the same surfaces and spreading germs. Please encourage healthy habits to help your child and your family stay healthy. Proper hand-washing, at least 20 seconds with soap and water, is one of the most effective ways to prevent spreading and catching germs. Remember to cough and sneeze into your sleeve and avoid touching your face. If your child is not feeling well in the morning do not send them to school. Children must be fever free for at least 24 hours before returning to school.  News regarding the spread of the coronavirus in China has prompted many safety concerns here in the US, and around the world. This letter from Pam Lyons, Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of San Francisco, outlines some of the practices put in place to ensure the health and safety of all our students, families and school staff. CALENDAR Q3 STAR Testing from Monday, February 3-Friday, February 14 Wednesday, February 5 - Last Day for Grade 6-8 Parent Portal  Thursday, February 6 - Parents' Club Meeting 7 pm in the Library Friday, February 7 Sandwiches for the Needy led by Grade 5 Grade 8 Graduation Photos Grade 5 Chess class Sunday, February 9 - Family Mass led by Grade 6, 10 am at STM Church Tuesday, February 11 - Talent Show 1 pm in the Gym Friday, February 14 - Minimum Day - 12:15/12:30 pm dismissal Wednesday, February 19 - Class Photo Day Check out our Parent Calendar for upcoming events. Grade 5-6 Outdoor Education Parent Meeting TONIGHT! Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at 6 pm Monday's Super Bowl Free Dress and Popsicle Day raised over $700 for our fifth and sixth grade outdoor education program. Thank you for your support! CURRENT TOTAL: 82 Winter is here and there are many families in our community who are in need of a warm winter coat. Between January 17-February 5, St. Thomas More School will be collecting clean, new or gently used coats in conjunction with ONE WARM COAT. Your donations will benefit many local charities in the area which are in desperate need of coats. Please help us keep everyone warm this winter. Thank you in advance for your generosity. Kindly bring coats to the STM School Office. Class Group Photo Day  Wednesday, February 19, 2020   Please check your Wednesday envelope this week for the enclosed MugsyClicks envelope to order your class group photo. The access code is preprinted on these envelopes.  Families who pre-order their photos online or by envelope will receive their prints via school and have no shipping fees. No individual student photos will be taken on this day.  Please mark your calendars for our Annual Cioppino Dinner and Silent Auction on Saturday, February 22, 2020. The evening includes appetizers, antipasto, salad, garlic bread, cioppino (or chicken if you prefer), dessert, balloon prizes and a fabulous auction. This is our biggest fundraiser of the year and is always a sell out event. Cioppino 2020 Bucket List & Class Baskets We're back! The 2020 Cioppino committee is hard at work to make this year's cioppino dinner and silent auction the best yet. And to remind you that our children get a great education at a tuition rate lower than most private schools - in part because of fund-raisers such as this. The committee has a wish list. And the first two items on the list won't cost you a cent. If you have any questions, contact Trilce at trilceperu@aol.com or Linda at lp1114@aol.com. For more information, check out: Cioppino 2020 Bucket List & Class Baskets flyer This year, the Cioppino Committee is also holding a 50/50 raffle. All students will be receiving a book of tickets in today's envelope. If every family sold just one book of tickets that would bring the first prize to about $12,500! Check out their flyer for more information.  Marie Fitzpatrick Principal   Copyright © 2020 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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