STM Newsletter for Wednesday, November 18, 2020

View this email in your browser November 18, 2020 Dear STM Families, We are so grateful to now have over 60% of our students back on campus. It is joyful to come to school each day and to see their smiling faces and hear their excited chatter.  The recent spike in COVID-19 cases in California and the Bay Area reminds us to continue to be extremely vigilant and to follow guidelines from the local health department, as well as the CDC, in all our decision making.  As we head into Thanksgiving break I want to remind you again about the need to continue to  follow the COVID Travel Advisory updated November 12, by the SFDPH. Please consider keeping your child at home for 14 days after the break, or have them tested, if they have been in gatherings with people outside of your regular bubble.  Teachers and staff now have the opportunity to be tested on campus twice a week, with a 24 hour turnaround, and this has definitely been helpful in relieving anxiety.  EXTENDED CARE When we completed our last survey regarding returning to campus we had 27 families express interest in having an Extended Care Program in place. With this in mind, two staff members were hired to run that program. Currently, we only have three students attending EC. This is not sustainable financially, so unfortunately we will be discontinuing the program after December 18th. Hopefully, this will give families using the service enough time to make alternative arrangements.  Returning to In-Person Learning If your family is currently in distance learning, the next opportunity to return to in-person learning will be January 6, 2021.  We will not be accepting any additional students back in December. If you wish to have your child return in January, complete the Request for Student In-Person Learning form no later than Monday, December 15, 2020 so that we have adequate time to make any necessary adjustments.  Please email our Admissions Assistant, Betty Quinlan, at bquinlan@stmsf.org, if you have any questions. TRIMESTER 1 REPORT CARDS  Report Cards and STAR Parent Reports will be distributed tomorrow, November 19, 2020.   In-school Learners: Printed copies of the trimester 1 report cards and Q2 STAR parent reports will be distributed in school. Grades 1-8 will also have student ID cards sent home. Grades 7-8 students will not have printed copies of the report card. Please view grades in Powerschool.  Distance Learners: Teachers will email parents a digital copy of the report card and STAR parent report to families with distance learners.  The student ID card will be held in the office for when your child returns for in-person instruction. CALENDAR Thursday, Nov. 19 Trimester 1 Report Cards and Q2 STAR Parent Reports distributed Monday, Nov. 23 and Tuesday, Nov. 24 TK-8 Distance Learning Days  Minimum Days - 12:15/12:30 pm Wednesday, Nov. 25-Friday, Nov. 27 Thanksgiving Holiday - school closed Monday, Nov. 30 Classes resume FUN RUN What a successful event this was! The total raised was about $70,000. After paying website costs, buying prizes and t-shirts, and other expenses our profit was close to $50,000.  A special shout out to our five biggest student fundraisers who raised a whopping $8940 between them. Coming in with the highest total was Eoin Clancy from 3rd grade with $2255, followed closely by Patricia Paraiso (8), Eithne Clancy (3), David Hom (K) and Briana Seymore (1). Congratulations to everyone on a job well done. For families who did not meet the minimum requirement of $100 per student, your FACTS account will be billed tomorrow, 11/19 for $150, as outlined in our financial policies. STM 29th Annual Cioppino Dinner  Save the date: Saturday, February 27, 2021  We are doing things, a little differently this year - Cioppino On The Go! More information to come. Until then…Remember how much fun you had buying baskets at Cioppino? Or wishing you had been there when you saw the great items your friends brought home? Cioppino Christmas Baskets are now here! Do your Christmas shopping early and help our school at the same time.Order a beautiful gift basket custom made by the Cioppino Committee and delivered to you in time for Christmas. View and purchase Christmas baskets here https://stmcioppino.weebly.com/ Only $25.00 per basket!  Basket orders must be placed by December 1st. Christmas Basket questions: Linda Shah (alumni) Lp1114@aol.com or Trilce Farrugia (3nd & 8th Grade) trilce.farrugia@gmail.com Interested in joining the Cioppino Committee or volunteering contact Angelina Lee (Kindergarten)  angelina.lee03@gmail.com Don't forget to save the date for Cioppino On The Go!   HOLIDAY SHOPPE We'd start the online shop on November 30th and have it open until Friday, December 11th. We'll have our 2 day in person event on December 9th and 10th. A sign up genius will be going out to ask for limited parent volunteers for this event.   AMAZON SMILE  You can make an impact while you shop for Black Friday deals. Simply shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/94-1665274 and AmazonSmile will donate to St. Thomas More School, at no cost to you.     Copyright © 2020 St. Thomas More School, All rights reserved. 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