STM Newsletter for Tuesday, November 22, 2022

View this email in your browser November 22, 2022 – Special Tuesday Edition Hello STM Broncos! Happy Tuesday! Blessings to you all as we prepare for Thanksgiving! As the holiday travel season is upon us, please check out San Francisco's latest safety health reminders. Advent begins next week and we have so much to be thankful for! Thank you to all the hard work the students have put in so far! We are so proud of all your efforts!  Congratulations to all the students who made the Honor Roll! Thank you to the 4th and 5th grade classes for hosting the family mass on Sunday, November 20, 2022. Thank you Ms. Verzosa and Ms. Sheedy! Great job! Thank you to the 8th grade class for hosting a wonderful Thanksgiving luncheon. Congratulations to STM 5th, 6/7th and 8th grade girls volleyball teams for making it to the championship! Congratulations to STM 8th grade girls volleyball team for winning the 8-1 Championship! NEW FOR DECEMBER 2022 - STM will be hosting a Physical Education Christmas Camp with Coach Trevor – Registration is now open. Click this link for more info or to Register for STM's 2022 - Christmas PE Camp with Coach Trevor. Tomorrow, Wednesday November 23 is the LAST day to sign up for Chess Class! Scroll down for more info or register here: Academic Chess Registration. PERFORMING ARTS UPDATE – To ensure that all our students have a chance to participate, we are excited to host a live in-person visual and performing arts extravaganza! We are so excited! When? Wednesday, 12/14/22 @ 6:00 p.m. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *  STM Presents  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 2022 Christmas Concert – JOY TO THE WORLD! Wednesday, December 14, 2022 @ 6:00 p.m. Parents – please plan on getting your students home for an early dinner and then prepare for a festive evening filled with visual and performing arts. Students – please report back to school @ 5:30. * * * * * * * * * * * Festive attire is encouraged by all! * * * * * * * * * * * Outdoor Education continues! Our 5th , 6th and 7th grades will be participating this year! Our entire school community is rallying to help make this happen. Stop by the STM Snack Bar during home sporting events. All purchases support Outdoor Ed! Get an early start on holiday shopping by supporting the Outdoor Education Fundraiser 40% of all the sales goes back to the school. Thank you for all your support! Hope you all have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving! We are all truly blessed to be part of such an amazing community! Thank you, and I look forward to seeing you soon! God bless you all! Peace, love, happiness and harmony.  David Greenbaum (Mr. G.), Principal Below are the updates for this week:  Calendar STM iPad Drive STM Lego Drive STM Outdoor Education Fundraiser See's Candies Fundraiser Holiday Faire Holiday Faire - Call For Vendors Christmas PE Camp Academic Chess Sign Up Robotics Club Sign Up Eighth Grade Thanksgiving  Eighth Grade Honor Roll Cioppino Save the Date Covid Notification CALENDAR Nov. 23-Nov. 25  Thanksgiving Holiday Monday, Nov. 28 Minimum Day Thursday, Dec. 1 Parent's Club Meeting (In-Person)- 7 pm Saturday, Dec. 10 Holiday Faire Friday, Dec. 16 Minimum Day Dec. 19-Jan 3 Christmas Break 2022-2023 School Calendar STM - iPad Drive - November & December 2022 If you have a gently used or new functional iPad that you or your business would like to donate to St. Thomas More School - that would be wonderful! More info follows below: Here's what we are looking for: iPad Donation iPad 5th generation or newer iPad mini 3rd generation or newer  iPad air 2 or newer iPad pro 3rd generation or newer   Thank you for supporting STM School! STM - LEGO DRIVE - November & December 2022 Do you have tons of legos around the house? Are legos taking over your space and you are trying to figure out what to do? Do you want to help us add to our lego collection for extended care and STEAM? If the answer is yes – please bring a bag, box or bin and label it STM Legos! Help STM build our lego collection and inspire future engineers! Thank you for supporting STM School!  STM Outdoor Education Fundraiser The last day to purchase is November 28th! Outdoor Education Fundraiser See's Candies Fundraiser  Holiday Faire Join us on Saturday, December 10th as we celebrate the holidays and GIVE JOY to our community!  Food | Drinks | Music | Raffle | Fun Activities | Community | Student Marketplace | Craft vendors and more! Event tickets are $5.00 per person.   Hurry, purchase your tickets by Friday, 12/9.  Limited tickets will be available on the day of the event. Attire:  We recommend dressing ready for the cold weather as SF weather is unpredictable.  And of course, holiday festive is highly recommended! Activities:  There will be fun activities for kids and adults to enjoy.  Giving back to our community:  Bring an unwrapped toy, a warm coat or a non-perishable breakfast item and you will receive a ticket to be entered into our raffle!  *Non-perishable breakfast items: oatmeal, cereal, peanut butter, jams, pancake/waffle mix, pop-tarts, fruit cups, etc.* Raffle tickets:  With every purchase of entrance ticket, you will receive a raffle ticket.  Also, we will be selling raffle tickets at the event.  $5.00 per ticket or 5 for $20.00.  Prizes will be items from our vendors.  Winners of non-food items do not need to be present to win. Wreath Auction:  Let us help decorate your home and bid on wreaths curated by each class.  We have fun themes that will surely delight everyone! Nintendo Theme, Pokemon Theme, Roblox Theme, Disney Theme, Succulent + Gardening Theme, Scratchers Theme, and more! Vendors:  Start your holiday shopping and support the small businesses we invited to our Holiday event.  We will announce the vendors on our social media pages soon. For more information or questions, please contact our event team at parentsclubevents@stmsf.org.  We hope to see you there!  Holiday Faire Call for Vendors The Holiday Faire Planning Committee is looking for vendors for our event.  Do you or know anyone that will be perfect for this event?  Send this vendor application to them for consideration.  For questions, please email parentsclubevents@stthomasmoreschool.org.  Deadline to apply to be a vendor is Monday, November 28th.  Christmas PE Camp Click this link for more info or to Register for STM's 2022 - Christmas PE Camp with Coach Trevor Academic Chess Sign Up    ACADEMIC CHESS FALL/WINTER 2022 Academic Chess will begin after school Wednesday, November 30, 2022 from 3:05-4:05 and will run for 8 weeks. Space is limited and sign ups will close when the maximum number of students is enrolled. REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Wednesday, November 23, 2022   LINK: Academic Chess Registration STM Robotics Club  Robotics returning Spring 2023! STM Bronco Botics teams are forming for First Lego League (FLL) events this Spring.  This year's theme is "Supercharged" and it will be Super Fun! FLL Challenge program for Grades 5-8 and FLL Explore for Grades 1-4 Season runs mid January through April/May, depending on FLL event dates. Registration open NOW!!!  Fee $200 billed to FACTS. Register here! Coaches also needed! FLL requires two coaches per team of 6-10 students. Note that we cannot form teams without coaches, but no experience is required, and coaching robotics is a blast! All materials provided with team fee. Teams complete exciting challenges with Lego and coding, and attend NorCal events in April-May. For more information, contact Maura Clancy at maura_clancy@hotmail.com Eighth Grade Honor Roll Eighth Grade Thanksgiving Photos here! Cioppino Save the Date COVID NOTIFICATION   There has been one COVID case reported in school this week. Please continue to be mindful and safe.  As the holiday travel season is upon us, please check out San Francisco's latest safety health reminders. Copyright © 2022 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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