STM Newsletter for Wednesday, April 11, 2022

View this email in your browser April 13, 2022   Dear Parents, Holy Week is considered the most sacred week in the liturgical year. As we move through this week we are reminded that Jesus died for our sins on Good Friday and rose from the dead just three days later, on Easter Sunday. This video, Understanding Holy Week, gives a brief outline of the major events of this week.  Below are the updates for this week:  Calendar Covid Tests Read-a-thon First Communion Stations of the Cross Re-registration Financial Aid Application Parent Participation Requirements And Tuition Agreement Forms Easter Egg Hunt Spring Festival Yearbook Nova Ukraine COVID Notifications CALENDAR Thursday, April 14 Minimum Day 12:15/12:20 dismissal Friday, April 15-Friday, April 22 Easter Holiday Saturday, April 16 Easter Egg Hunt 9 am - 1 pm Monday, April 25 Classes resume Minimum Day 12:15/12:30 dismissal Return-From-Break Testing with At-Home Rapid Antigen Tests: CDPH is building upon existing efforts to keep schools safe as the school community returns from break by increasing access to no-cost, at-home COVID-19 antigen tests. More information for families, such as fliers to encourage reporting and instructions in multiple languages, can be found in this Google Drive.  There is NO state-wide testing requirement for returning to school we encourage you to use the testing kits to help us all return safely to school following Easter break.  Private school students will receive an allocation of ONE Rapid Home Test kit that includes 5 individual test kits. We are picking up these kits tomorrow, 4/14/2022 and will distribute one kit per student. Please check your child's backpack for the kit.  At minimum, students should test the day before or the morning of returning to school. Ideally, they should test 1 day prior/day of returning to school (April 24) AND 2-3 days after returning to school, April 26. For example if your school returns from break on a Monday, testing should be done on Sunday and Tuesday of that week. READ-A-THON Thank you, STM families and friends, for supporting the 2021-2022 Read-a-thon! This year our students raised a total of $13,880 that will go towards updating our library and media center with books, tech, furniture and comfy seating for all of our students to enjoy.  Top Fundraisers ★ Students who collected the most money per class received a free dress.   Top Readers ★ Students with the most pages read in each class received a certificate of achievement. Highest Fundraising Class ★ Fourth grade raised the most money (based on the average per child) and earned a free dress and movie party!        FIRST COMMUNION Congratulations to our students who received their First Holy Communion at St.Thomas More Church on Saturday, April 9, 2022. ​​We invite all members of the STM community to pray that our First Communicants will continue to grow in love for Jesus as they regularly receive Him in the Eucharist.   STATIONS OF THE CROSS Our 1st and 3rd grade students presented a beautiful and reverent edition of the Stations of the Cross to their classmates and parents earlier this week.  Thank you, Princess Costello, for recording and sharing the Stations of the Cross video with us.  Stations of the Cross Video Stations of the Cross Photos 2022-2023 STM RE-REGISTRATION DUE FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 2022 Re-registration fee is due no later than 4/15/22 to ensure a spot is held in the classroom for your child for the '22-'23 school year. PARENT PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS AND TUITION AGREEMENT FORMS 2022-2023 DUE TOMORROW, APRIL 13, 2022 Please submit your Parent Participation Requirements and Parent Tuition Agreement forms if you have not done so already. Please sign and return the parent tuition agreement and parent participation requirements by April 13, 2022. Financial Policies Parent Tuition Agreement see page 1 (signature required) Parent Participation Requirements see page 2 (signature required) Contact us at office@stmsf.org if you have any questions. FINANCIAL AID APPLICATIONS DUE APRIL 15, 2022 The deadline to apply for the CARL and CELIA GELLERT FOUNDATION FUND and STM Financial Aid is approaching.  This will be the only opportunity to request financial aid for the 2022-2023 school year so please avail of this service now. Both an application with TADS (www.mytads.com) and the STM Form need to be completed.  LINK: FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION FORM Grants will be awarded based on information received from TADS. Please contact Nancy Cottura at ncottura@stmsf.org if you have any questions. EASTER EGG HUNT Saturday, April 16, 2022 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Sign your family up with the link below:  EASTER EGG HUNT REGISTRATION The Easter Egg Hunt will be in the school gym if it rains on Saturday.  Contact parentsclub@stmsf.org if you have any questions. SPRING FESTIVAL Saturday, May 14, 2022 Come one, come all to a spectacular Spring Festival Celebration!  Make sure to save the date for a full day of food, music, and games.  Ticket Pre-order Form:  https://stthomasmoreschool.aware3.net/form/EdWgFDu3U ORDER YOUR 2021-2022 YEARBOOK NOW!   Each yearbook purchase includes 2 free custom yearbook pages!   ORDER NOW https://www.treering.com/validate?PassCode=1015250322084584 DEADLINE: April 24, 2022 THANK YOU FROM NOVA UKRAINE COVID NOTIFICATIONS There were no COVID general notifications for this week. Marie Fitzpatrick Principal Copyright © 2022 St. Thomas More School, All rights reserved. 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