STM Newsletter for Wednesday, December 14, 2022

View this email in your browser December 14, 2022  Hello STM Broncos! Happy Wednesday!  This is the last bulletin before Christmas break and I want to thank you all for a wonderful semester!  St. Thomas More School is truly a special place and I feel very fortunate and proud to be part of the community.  Thank you for the opportunity! We are all so appreciative of the time to celebrate and gather with family and friends.  Thank you for keeping our community healthy and safe. Please check out SF's latest safety health reminders.  Thank you to everyone who came out for STM's Holiday Faire! The cold, wind and the rain could not stop the fun and Christmas spirit!  The food, games and vendors were all amazing!  Special thanks to 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade family Superstars that produced our 2022 Holiday Faire!    Special thank you to: Chatess Sales, Joy Leonardo, Kim Lin, Ennee Ngoon, Princess Costello, Regina Thomas, Harry Hoang, Cat Chang, Mary Wu, Trilce Farrugia, Maura Devin-Clancy, Jasmin Viloria, Jessica Jimenez, Irene Noble, Jazmin Balocating, Margarita Talorda and to all the amazing parents and community members that helped on Saturday!  STM Physical Education Christmas Camp with Coach Trevor – December 19-22. Registration is currently open - Four Days of Fitness Fun!!! Registration Closes on Friday, Dec. 16! Click this link for more info or to Register for STM's 2022 - Christmas PE Camp with Coach Trevor. PERFORMING ARTS UPDATE – IT'S SHOWTIME FOLKS! See you tonight for our visual and performing arts extravaganza! TONIGHT! ONE SHOW ONLY! 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.  *** Gates open at 5:30 for parking ***  PARKING LOT WILL FILL UP – PLEASE PLAN AHEAD * Doors to the auditorium open at 5:45 * * * * * * * * * * * * Festive attire is encouraged by all! * * * * * * * * * * *   Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!   Thank you for all your support!  We are all truly blessed to be part of such an amazing community! Thank you, and I look forward to seeing you soon!  School resumes Tuesday, January 3, 2022.  Let's Go 2023!!!  God bless you all! Peace, love, happiness and harmony. David Greenbaum (Mr. G.), Principal   Below are the updates for this week:  Calendar Toy Drive Sports Announcements from Mr. K STM iPad Drive STM Lego Drive TK/Kindergarten Santa Letters Christmas PE Camp Cioppino Save the Date Covid Notification CALENDAR Wednesday, Dec. 14 Christmas concert- 6 pm Student call time: 5:30 pm   Friday, Dec. 16 Minimum Day    Dec. 19-Jan. 3 Christmas Break Wednesday, Jan. 12 Parents' Club Meeting- Virtual 7 pm Monday, Jan. 16  Martin Luther King, Jr. Day No school 2022-2023 School Calendar Toy Drive Thanks to the San Francisco Fire Department for picking up the STM toy donations! And thank you to the student council for organizing the toy drive for the school!  Sports Announcements from Mr. K.   Big Basketball Weekend:   --- On Friday night, we are hosting four games.  Our first game at 5:30 will be 5th grade. They will be followed by the 7th grade team at 6:30 and the 8th graders at 7:30.  The nightcap is a rescheduled Week 1 game featuring the 4th grade vs. Salesian.    --- On Saturday, the morning coffee will be served with the combo 6th-7th team starting at 9 AM, followed by the 5th grade at 10 AM.  The 4th grade game is currently scheduled for noon, but may move to 11 AM.     Remember to support the Snack Bar, which will be open for all games and remember it is benefitting 5th & 6th Grade Outdoor Ed.    GO BRONCOS! 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!  TK/Kindergarten Santa Letters On Friday, the TK and Kindergarten classes received replies from Santa! More photos here! Christmas PE Camp Click this link for more info or to Register for STM's 2022 - Christmas PE Camp with Coach Trevor Cioppino Save the Date COVID NOTIFICATION   No new COVID cases have been 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. 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STM Newsletter for Wednesday, December 7, 2022

View this email in your browser December 7, 2022  Hello STM Broncos! Happy Wednesday!  The holiday season is upon us and we are so appreciative of the time to celebrate and gather with family and friends.  Thank you for keeping our community healthy and safe. Please check out SF's latest safety health reminders. Thank you to Mr. Schnur, Ms. O'Donnell, 7th grade and student council for hosting Sunday's Family Mass on December 4, 2022.  It was wonderful to see all of you! Sunday Family Mass 12/4/22 STM's Holiday Faire is THIS WEEKEND!!! Saturday, December 10, 2022 from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Get your tickets while you can and join in the fun!  Fun for the whole family! FOOD, DRINKS, MUSIC, RAFFLE, FUN ACTIVITIES, COMMUNITY, STUDENT MARKETPLACE, CRAFT VENDORS AND MORE! Get your STM Holiday Faire Tickets Here! 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. PERFORMING ARTS UPDATE – ONE WEEK AWAY!!!!!  We are excited to host a live in-person visual and performing arts extravaganza!  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! * * * * * * * * Thank you for all your support!   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 Toy Drive 2022 Santa's Secret Shoppe STM iPad Drive STM Lego Drive Holiday Faire Christmas PE Camp Robotics Club Sign Up Cioppino Save the Date Covid Notification CALENDAR   Dec. 8 - 9  Santa's Secret Shoppe Carroll Hall: 9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.   Saturday, Dec. 10 Holiday Faire   Wednesday, Dec. 14 Christmas Concert - Performing Arts Festival Student call time: 5:30 p.m. Performance begins: 6:00 p.m.   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!  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!  Christmas PE Camp Click this link for more info or to Register for STM's 2022 - Christmas PE Camp with Coach Trevor 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 Cioppino Save the Date COVID NOTIFICATION   COVID cases have been 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. 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