STM Newsletter, February 26, 2025

View this email in your browser February 26, 2025 Happy Wednesday Broncos!   Thank you to everyone for coming out to STM's 33rd Annual Cioppino!  It was so wonderful to bring multiple generations back together for a festive evening of food and fun.  We were able to raise funds to support our ongoing commitment and programming to health and wellness for our students.  Through the arts and innovative resource supports, we are truly continuing and growing the legacy of joyful learning which will prepare our students now and for the future.  * * * St. Thomas More's 33rd Annual Cioppino! Thank you for joining STM's 33rd Annual Cioppino! See you next year!  * * * Last chance to bid on STM Silent Auction Items -  Including once a year only experiences!   Bidding closes tomorrow, Thursday at 4:00 p.m.  Limited spaces available! Click the Silent Auction Link below to check out a few items and bid on the Awesome Teacher Experiences!     Silent Auction Link: https://stmcioppinodinner.weebly.com/silent-auction.html  * * * Thank you to all the parents that made a donation to Cioppino's Silent Auction! With everyone's support and contributions we were able to have another successful Silent Auction! Special Announcement from the Cioppino Team: Out of 71 names, the random name selection has decided and the gift certificate for a PE Uniform from Simply Uniforms goes to Timothy F. from Kindergarten this year!!! - Details to follow with the date for free dress for all families that made a donation this year.    * * * STM Family Mass Thank you to all the families who joined the STM Sunday Famliy Mass! Special thanks to Ms. Gallo, Ms. Imperial, Mrs. McFadden, Mrs. Neary and Mr. Ronnie. Great job students!  * * * Congratulations to 6th grader Jayden Poblete - who is the winner of STM's 2025 Geography Bee which took place on Monday, 2/24/25.  Special thanks to Mr. K. for coordinating!   * * * Congrats to our 8th grade Boys Basketball CYO Achievement Game Participants! Great job Aiden Pangilinan & Brandon Jimenez! * * * There are so many activities and events coming up!  Please be sure to see all the updates!  Thank you for being a part of our community!    * * * Please join us for the Ash Wednesday Mass, March 5, 2025 @ 8:30 a.m.! All are welcome!   * * * Mother-Daughter Tea Party taking place on Saturday, March 29.  Tickets available now!  No walk-ins/no tickets sold at the door. * * * STM Bronco Easter PE Camp - April 21-25, 2025.  Registration now open! 2025 ​STM Easter Break PE Camp * * * Purchase and customize your 2024-2025 STM Yearbook! Special thanks to Maria Kagehiro! * * * STM's Financial Aid Application 2025-2026 is now open.  To apply, go to:   St. Thomas More 2025-2026 Financial Aid Application Form REMINDER: Please complete BOTH the STM Financial Aid Form and the TADS (www.tads.com) form to be considered for financial aid.  * * * If you are NOT returning, next school year 2025-2026, please click this link (Due: 3/5/25): Student NOT Returning for School Year 2025-2026   * * * All returning students, please see 2025-2026 Re-registration info below. * * * Please share any of your school pictures: sports, events, activities etc. to: yearbook@stthomasmoreschool.org * * * We are all truly blessed to be part of such an amazing community! Thank you, and I look forward to seeing you soon!   Peace, love, happiness, and harmony.  David Greenbaum (Mr. G.), Principal   33rd Annual Cioppino Special Thank You!  * Linda Shah * Trilce Farrugia * Alejandra Leonard * Zodine Spiegel *       * April Thompson * Plumbers Union * ACME Bread Company * * Soul Grind * The Chieftain Irish Pub * Original Joe's of Westlake * * Puerto 27 * Bocanova * Little Joe's Pizza * Phil Spiegel  * La Tira Wax Studio * Loretta Albericci * Gorjana * Total Wine *  * Oceano Hotel & Spa * SF Symphony *  Bay Area Discovery Museum *    * Curiodyssey * SF Moma * Dave and Busters * Presidio Bowling *    * David Joy * Shelly White * Ginger Trumpbour * Greenbaum Family *  *Farrugia Family * Sara Gallo * Theresa Halloran *  Angelina Lee *    * Erica Duncan * Alyssa Gomez-Sirianni * Jenny Pilovina *  * May Bektas * Jamie Ficarra * Danny Afzali *  * Anthony Yuson * Edward Garcia * * Dan Padilla (Head Chef) * Debbie Padilla (Head Bartender) * * Jennifer Fish * David Alexander * Bill Olinger * Ronnie Sweet * * Jeannine Marshall * Sameera Shah * David Canepa * Marsha Lee *  * Juan Flores * Patricia Flores * Jay Shah * * Kent Bohling * Dan Duggan *  * Cioppino 2025 Parent Volunteers * Scout Troop 343 * * Utopia * TK Class * Kindergarten Class * 1st Grade Class * * 2nd Grade Class * 3rd Grade Class * 4th Grade Class * * 5th Grade Class * 6th Grade Class * * 7th Grade Class * 8th Grade Class *  * STM Faculty & Staff * It takes a village!  St. Thomas More School, SF, CA - Proud to be Celebrating 70 Years!!! Established in1954 Below are the updates for this week:  Calendar Re-Registration 2025-2026 Info Cioppino Silent Auction Mother Daughter Tea Party Class of 2028 Burgers Fundraiser Class of 2028 Fundraiser at Nation's Giant Hamburgers Bronco Easter PE Camp Share Yearbook Photos STM Yearbook Order 2025 Spring Festival - Aloha Fiesta! (Save the Date) Maintenance Fee & Raise Right - Scrip Purchase Requirement  STM Utopia Preschool Applications 2025-2026 2024-2025 School Year Information  STM Parent Club Participation Requirement and Opportunities SF Golf Club Proposal Update & Links STM Celebrating 70 Years Bronco Bulletin Bronco Merch STM Emergency Messaging System STM Financial Aid Application Form 2025-2026 WASC / WCEA Information Safety and Health Updates CALENDAR 2024-2025 Calendar Hot lunch service, preorder from School Foodies Flyer  Wednesday, February 26 Sign-Up Genius for Mother & Daughter Tea Party & Spring Festival will be live around 7:00 p.m.  Friday, February 28 Early Day 2:15/2:30 p.m. Dismissal Monday, March 3 Full Day Wednesday, March 5 Ash Wednesday Mass @ 8:30 a.m. Thursday, March 6 Parent's Club Meeting - Zoom @ 7:00 p.m. Friday, March 7 Early Day 2:15/2:30 p.m. Dismissal Saturday, March 8 2nd Grader's First Holy Communion @ 10:00 a.m. Sunday, March 9 Daylight Saving Time Begins Monday, March 10 Full Day Read-a-thon Begins Friday, March 14 No School - Student Holiday Professional Development Day Saturday, March 15 Re-registration 2025-2026 Begins Monday, March 17 No School - Local Holiday St. Patrick's Day Read-a-thon Ends Wednesday, March 19 Read-a-thon Forms Due Deadline to order tickets for Mother Daughter Tea Party Friday, March 21 Early Day 2:15/2:30 p.m. Dismissal Monday, March 24 Minimum Day 12:15/12:30 p.m. Dismissal Class of 2028 Hamburgers Fundraiser Friday, March 28 Early Day 2:15/2:30 p.m. Dismissal Monday, March 31 Minimum Day 12:15/12:30 p.m. Dismissal Sports Picture Day (Gym) Class of 2028 Fundraiser at Nations Giants Hamburgers 2025-2026 Re-Registration Info  EARLY BIRD RE-REGISTRATION MARCH 15th – APRIL 15th Returning Students: $525 Early Bird RE-REGISTRATION FEE 2025-2026 per child *** AFTER April 15, 2025 – Re-registration is $675 per child ***   - Those re-registering after the school's stated deadline, April 15, 2025,  will pay a re-registration fee of $675 per child.  - No seats are saved nor is space reserved for students when established deadlines for submission of forms and/or fees are not met. This fee is not refundable under any circumstances.  Re-registration fee will be DUE 4/15/25 and billed to your FACTS Account. Cioppino 2025 Silent Auction Silent Auction Link: https://stmcioppinodinner.weebly.com/silent-auction.html Highest bids, purchases, and parties will be billed through FACTS. Teacher Experience Auction, March 21st, Friday, 2:30-4:00 p.m. Silent Auction Link:  https://stmcioppinodinner.weebly.com/silent-auction.html Mother Daughter Tea Party Deadline to Register: March 19, 2025 (NO tickets sold at the door)                Class of 2028 Burgers Fundraiser           Scan code to order Deadline to Order: March 19     Class of 2028 Fundraiser at Nation's Giant Hamburgers           Saint Thomas More School Bronco Easter PE Camp April 21-25, 2025 - Registration is now open! 2025 ​STM Easter Break PE Camp 2025 ​STM Easter Break PE Camp Share Your Yearbook Photos Saint Thomas More School Yearbook Order 2025 STM School Spring Festival 2025 Aloha Fiesta! STM Maintenance Fee 2024-2025 $500 MAINTENANCE FEE - All Families This fee supports the basic maintenance of the school plant. This fee will be billed to your FACTS account.  This fee may be paid in installments or in one payment as you wish. It must be paid in full by March 1, 2025. This fee is not refundable under any circumstances. SPRING READ-A-THON FUNDRAISER - All Families All TK-8 students will participate in the Spring Read-A-Thon. There will be a minimum total pledge amount of $30 per child for the Read-A-Thon.  STM Scrip Purchase Requirement 2024-2025   SCRIP PURCHASE REQUIREMENT – All Families All families are required to generate a minimum of $100 profit by participating in the RaiseRight program authorized by the school. Scrip purchased between April 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025 will be credited to this requirement. Families who do not wish to participate or do not reach the minimum requirement of $100 profit will need to use a combination of scrip profit and cash/check for a total of $150. The buy out fee is due no later than April 20, 2025.   Utopia Preschool Applications for 2025-2026 Utopia Preschool is currently accepting applications for the 2025-2026 school year! Schedule a tour by calling (415) 317-6269 or email our Director, Stephanie at svorrises@stmsf.org. Current STM families are given priority enrollment!  2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR INFORMATION School days for all students TK-8 will begin at 8:10 a.m. promptly.   2024-2025 Calendar  2024-2025 Financial Policies  TK-8th Supply List 2024-2025 3rd-8th Summer Reading List 2024-2025 School Foodies  STM PC Volunteer Opportunities  STM Parent Club Participation Requirements & Opportunities   Sign-Up Genius for Mother & Daughter Tea Party & Spring Festival will be live on Wednesday, 2/26 around 7:00 p.m.  Parent's Club Meeting - Thursday, 3/6 via Zoom  Virtus online training and fingerprinting should be done prior to the event. This process can take between 3–4 weeks. Please plan accordingly and contact the school's front office with questions. If you do not receive an email you can access the link by:  Visiting STM PC Volunteer Opportunities and navigating to the specific event using the headings on the left. Logging in to your Sign Up Genius account with the email provided to the STM Office. You will see "Sign Ups I'm Invited To" All parent volunteers are required to complete Virtus online training and fingerprinting prior to any school event. This process can take between 3–4 weeks. Please plan accordingly and contact the school's front office with questions. Parents can always review guidelines as well as see current & past events or sign-ups at STM PC Volunteer Opportunities  Share any of your school pictures and videos: sports, events, activities etc. to: yearbook@stthomasmoreschool.org Thank you for being involved in the STM school community. Our events are a success because of parents who work hard behind the scenes to make them happen! Thanks! STM Parents Club SF Golf Club Proposal Update & Links Thank you to all the families and community members that came out on October 17, 2024, January 9, 2025 and February 13, 2025 to City Hall to support the St. Thomas More community.   Here are the links to the CBS News Report on October 16, 2024 and the Planning Commission Meeting from October 17, 2024. Here is the link to the CBS News Report on October 16, 2024 https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/san-francisco-golf-clubs-plan-maintenance-facility-near-playground-backlash/ 3 minute news report  Here is the link to the Planning Commission Meeting from October 17, 2024. https://sanfrancisco.granicus.com/player/clip/47283?view_id=20&redirect=true Start @ 6:07 Here is the link to the Planning Commission Meeting from January 9, 2025. https://sanfrancisco.granicus.com/player/clip/48350 Start @ 2:45 FOR THE COMPLETE LIST OF WHO TO EMAIL AND/OR FOR MORE INFORMATION HOW YOU CAN HELP OR GET INVOLVED, CONTACT:   LP1114@aol.com or WLOLINGER@hotmail.com   Thank you for supporting STM @ the City Hall.  Thank you to the families and children who attended the hearing on February 13 and to those who sent letters to the commission. After hearing statements from the Golf Club and the STM/Utopia community, the commission voted 4-2 to approve the request for a Conditional Use Permit.  Because of our collective efforts many modifications have been made. However, we will continue to work with the City and San Francisco Golf Club to make sure safety precautions and procedures are in place. Here is the link to watch the hearing (start at 1:16). STM Celebrating 70 Years! 2024-2025 - STM celebrates our 70th Anniversary year!   We now begin our 5 year journey to 75 years strong!   We are looking forward to several amazing and memorable celebrations along the way to 2029.   Want to support STM Broncos with some new apparel?   Check out our new designs for 2024-2025! STM Merchandise Link Saint Thomas More School - Established in 1954 Our Mission   Guided by Catholic values, St. Thomas More School is committed to educating each individual based on the teachings of Jesus Christ.  We advocate academic excellence and inspire spiritual, intellectual and social growth. We prepare our diverse community of students to become citizens committed to service and stewardship. Bronco Bulletin Sign up for the Bronco Bulletin and never miss Bronco Sports information! The Bulletin can be found on the school website under the Student Life tab.  Subscribe here!  Go Broncos!  Bronco Merch  Order here! STM Emergency Messaging System 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.   Hi Parents, Saint Thomas More School has been utilizing Remind as an emergency messaging system (like natural disasters, or other unprecedented situations), so please sign up and subscribe so you can receive our emergency alerts via the app, texts, or email message immediately. Here are the instructions: Joining a Class on Remind Open the Remind app or go to Remind.com and log in or sign up. Once logged in, click on the "Join a class" button (in the app, tap the "+" icon at the top).         Enter the class code provided below. Here are the codes for the classes Transitional Kindergarten: stm2034 Kindergarten: stm2033 1st Grade: stm2032 2nd Grade: stm2031 3rd Grade: stm2030 4th Grade: stm2029 5th Grade: stm2028 6th Grade: stm2027 7th Grade: stm2026 8th Grade: stm2025 STM's Financial Aid Application 2025-2026 is now open.  Application Deadline for Current Families is 4/15/25 To apply, go to: St. Thomas More 2025-2026 Financial Aid Application Form REMINDER: Please complete BOTH the STM Financial Aid Form and the TADS form to be considered for financial aid.  Application Deadline for Current Families is 4/15/25 WASC / WCEA Information   Thank You - to the whole STM Community for a very successful WCEA/WASC accreditation visit!    STM was approved for the maximum 6 years!     It is a wonderful testament to all the good work our "village" is doing - celebrating 70 years and going strong!    Great Job Broncos! 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. Thank you.  Copyright © 2025-2026 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