STM Newsletter for Wednesday, August 16, 2023

View this email in your browser August 16, 2023 Hello Broncos!  Welcome back!  Hope you had a wonderful summer! School starts tomorrow, Thursday, August 17 and we are excited to see everyone on campus. The school and gym are freshly painted. The floors are shining brightly. The classrooms and teachers are ready for another amazing year!  Soon, STM will be buzzing with excitement! This year, we will continue focusing on joyful learning and wellness. Special thank you to Utopia Preschool and our TK-8 faculty and staff for coming together and preparing for the upcoming school year. Check out the picture of our staff at Lake Merced during our wellness retreat and community-building walk. It was wonderful to bring all of us together.   STM Faculty & Staff 2023-2024 Wellness Walk It is going to be a wonderful year! Please be sure to check out all the announcements below. This Friday, we will celebrate our first school mass of the year. 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 Annual Parents' Club Dues Yard Duty Parent Sign Up  Music Matters Fall Registration Back-to-School Night 2023-2024 School Year Information  Hot Lunch Registration School Schedule  Morning Drop-Off Morning and Afternoon Extended Care FunRun 2023 Asbestos Notification Letter CALENDAR 2023-2024 School Calendar Wednesday, August 16 Utopia Preschool First Day Thursday, August 17 First Day of School: TK-8 begins at 8:10 am Minimum Day 12:15/12:30 dismissal No morning and afternoon extended care Friday, August 18 Opening Friday Morning School  Mass Celebration Morning and Afternoon Extended Care begins Minimum Day 12:15/12:30 dismissal Monday, August 21 Full Day of School  First day of hot lunch service; preorder from SchoolFoodies Wednesday, August 23 Back to School Night 6:00-7:30 pm in STM Gym Monday, August 28  Minimum Day  ANNUAL PARENTS' CLUB DUES The Annual Parents' Club Dues of $40 will be posted to the FACTS Accounts on September 15, 2023.  Yard Duty Parent Sign Up This year we are bringing back the opportunity to volunteer for yard duty during lunch time!  Parents, sign up to supervise lunch and recess for parent hours and engage in our community! This opportunity starts September 5th. This sign up is for the months of September and October only. There will be other sign ups later in the year. Sign up here! In order to do yard duty, parents must finish the Virtus training and be fingerprinted. Contact Miss Molly at morford@stmsf.org for more information.  MUSIC MATTERS FALL REGISTRATION Register for St. Thomas More School's Percussion Protocol and Wind Ensemble. Open to STM students grades 4-8. No experience is necessary.  For more information, see registration forms below. Music Matters Percussion Protocol Ensemble Fall Registration  Music Matters Wind Ensemble Fall Registration Contact: joshyfrye@gmail.com if you have questions or concerns BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT Wednesday, August 23, 2023 6:00-7:30 pm Back-to-School Night is on Wednesday, August 23, 2023, beginning at 6:00 pm in the gym. This is a mandatory meeting for all families. We will have a raffle for $100 off tuition for five STM families who arrive on time! Please pick up your raffle ticket at the teachers' tables. One ticket per child.  SCHEDULE Gates Open/Schoolyard Parking: 5:30 pm Check-In: 5:30-6:00 pm in the Gym Raffle: 6:00 pm Introductions: 6:00-6:20 pm Classroom Sessions Session 1: 6:30-6:55 pm Session 2: 7:00-7:25 pm ATTENDANCE At least one parent from each family is required to attend. Per the 2023-2024 Parent Participation Requirements, families without a representative in attendance will be assessed a $50 fee for a missed meeting. Please email your child's teacher if you are unable to attend.  PARKING Parking will be difficult, please plan to arrive on time. Limited parking will be available in the schoolyard so consider carpooling or parking on Brotherhood Way or in Park Merced. EXTENDED CARE While it would be ideal if children could stay at home, we understand this is not always possible. Childcare for STM students will be available in Carroll Hall at $10 per family.  Please complete the reservation for childcare below. Walk-ins will be charged $20 per family. EXTENDED CARE INFO FOR BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT: BACK TO SCHOOL REGISTER LINK: Back to School Night 2023 While it would be ideal if children could stay at home, we understand this is not always possible. Childcare for STM students will be available in the Library for $10 per family.   Parents and Guardians -  Please drop your kids off in the library (on the second floor above the gym) and they will be picked up from the gym. Please complete the reservation for childcare below. Walk-ins will be charged $20 per family. REGISTER FOR EXTENDED CARE FOR BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT BELOW: BACK TO SCHOOL REGISTER LINK: Back to School Night 2023 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR INFORMATION School days for all students TK-8 will begin at 8:10 am promptly. First day of school for TK-8 is Thursday, August 17, 2023 and is a minimum day.  TK-8 School Calendar TK-8 Supply List Grades 3-8 Summer Reading HOT LUNCH REGISTRATION STM has a hot lunch vendor, SchoolFoodies, for the 2023-2024 school year. Please refer to the registration Information below for more information on how to set up your child's hot lunch account.  LINK: SchoolFoodies Registration Information SCHOOL SCHEDULE MORNING DROP-OFF 7:45-8:10 am: All TK-8 students  8:10 am: Morning assembly in the schoolyard AFTERNOON DISMISSAL - TK-8 will be dismissed at the gate.    TK-3 Grades 4-8 Monday-Thursday  2:45 pm 3:00 pm  Friday 2:15 pm 2:30 pm  Minimum Day 12:15 pm 12:30 pm MORNING DROP-OFF Before you leave for school, please do a quick health check with your child at home. Please keep children at home if they are ill or showing any symptoms that may be related to COVID-19.  MORNING DROP-OFF The schoolyard gate will open at 7:45 am.  TK-8 students may be dropped off between 7:45-8:10 am in the morning.  Please drop students off in the white zone. Pull forward.   Drivers and family members, please stay in your vehicle.  For our younger students, please practice exiting the vehicle. STM staff members will be on traffic duty to supervise and help with morning drop-off.  If you must exit your vehicle, please find a parking space across the church or in the neighborhood and walk your child to school.  NO U-TURNS Please do not gather in front of the gate.     RETURN OF MORNING ASSEMBLY Students will stay in the schoolyard for morning assembly. Parents, family members, and other adults are not allowed in the schoolyard as we continue to limit visitors to our campus. TARDY STUDENTS Students arriving after morning assembly will enter through the front office doors for check-in and receive a tardy pass to give to their teacher. MORNING & AFTERNOON, EXTENDED CARE, AND LUNCH PROGRAMS Morning Care will be available from 7:00 - 8:00 a.m. beginning Friday, August 18, 2023 Extended Care will be available until 6:00 p.m. daily beginning Friday, August 18, 2023 Hot Lunch by SchoolFoodies begins on Monday, August 21, 2023.  There may be a limited number of lunches for $7 each, on an emergency basis only. Emergency lunches will be billed to FACTS accounts. Fun Run 2023 School Parents and Students Asbestos Notification Letter Please read the School Parents and Students Asbestos Notification by clicking the link below: LINK: School Parents and Students Asbestos Notification Letter   Safety & Health Updates Thank you for continuing to keep our community healthy and safe. Please check out SF's safety health reminders.  For all current families, please be sure you have signed up for St. Thomas More's Emergency Messaging System by clicking this link:  STM Emergency Messaging System.  __________________________________   COVID NOTIFICATION  No COVID cases reported in school this week. Please continue to be mindful and safe.  Copyright © 2023-2024 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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