STM Newsletter, December 17, 2025

View this email in your browser December 17, 2025 Happy Wednesday Broncos! This is our final newsletter/bulletin for the year!  The year has truly flown by!  We are so fortunate and  blessed to be part of such a loving and inclusive community!     * * * Tonight is our Christmas Concert - Christmas Around the World - The Reason for the Season. The students are doing an amazing job and are so excited to sing and dance for you all!  Students report back at 5:30. Doors to the gym for audience seating opens up at about 5:45.   Parents and family members - Thank you for driving safely!  Thank you for being thoughtful when parking. Carpooling and ride share are wonderful options with the limited parking available. * * * STM Presents our 2025 Christmas Concert - Tonight! Christmas Around the World - The Reason for the Season Tonight, December 17, 2025 @ 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 p.m.  Utopia students will enter through the side gate and  TK-8th Students will enter through the school yard and check-in at side entrance of the gym before performance.  ** Festive attire is encouraged by all!  * * * Thank you Ms. Gallo and the 2nd grade class for hosting last Sunday's Family Mass.  It was wonderful to see all of you! STM Family Mass Great job 2nd grade! We are so proud of you! * * * This week is Spirit Week! See the flyer below for more info! If students do not want to participate, they should wear their regular school uniforms. No pressure - it's just for fun! Christmas Spirit Week (2 days left!) 12/18, Thursday - Culture Day 12/19, Friday - Christmas Sweater Day (or Red and/or Green clothing) * * * Limited Edition STM Blankets - Only a few left! Super warm, cozy and soft! It makes a great gift and supports STM's Outdoor Education programming! There are a few more blankets left! If anyone is interested in buying one for $35, please email  joeginas@sbcglobal.net. These soft blankets are limited stock. Request yours ASAP! Proceeds go toward 6th grade outdoor education fees.' * * *  Thank you to everyone for supporting our One Warm Coat Drive Thank you for helping us bless individuals and families in need. * * * *** 34th Annual Cioppino Dinner & Silent Auction 2026.  Tables and tickets available now! Saturday, February 28, 2026 See flyer below and click link or scan QR code for more information *** * * * Christmas Eve Family Mass at St. Thomas More Church Please contact Kathy Sanford  joyisgod@yahoo.com if you are interested in having your child/children participate in the Christmas Eve Family Mass at St. Thomas more Church on December 24, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.  See flyer below for rehearsal dates and times. * * * Reminder: For all current families, please be sure you have signed up for STM's Emergency Messaging System by clicking this link:  STM Emergency Messaging System.   * * * Thank you for all the sports participation. Our student athlete Broncos are doing great and creating many wonderful memories.  Thank you families for instilling and encouraging fair play and sportsmanship.  CYO Athletics - It' not just about the final score... * * * Please be sure to see all the updates!  Scroll down to see upcoming events, afterschool enrichment classes, and 2025-2026 School Year Information: Calendar, Financial Policies, Supply List, etc.   * * *   We are all truly blessed to be part of such an amazing community! Thank you, and I look forward to seeing you soon! Let us please continue to pray for peace and healing.  May our words and actions bring about a more just and peaceful world.   God bless you all! Peace, love, happiness and harmony. David Greenbaum (Mr. G.), Principal Below are the updates for this week:  2025-2026 School Year Information  Calendar Advent Calendar 2025 Christmas Spirit Week (See flyer below) Christmas Eve Family Mass (See flyer below) 34th Annual Cioppino Dinner & Silent Auction 2026 Tuesday After School Tutoring Opportunity for STM Extended Care Students 2026 Respect Life Essay Contest (K-8th) - SF Archdiocese Morning Drop-Off Info - Keep it Moving! Keep it Grooving! Safety First! Notes from Counselor Jennifer Corry STM Utopia Preschool Applications 2026-2027 Parent Participation Requirement  STM Parent Club Participation Requirements & Opportunities STM Celebrating 71 Years Bronco Bulletin Bronco Merch STM Emergency Messaging System WASC / WCEA Information Safety and Health Updates 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR INFORMATION School days for all students TK-8 will begin at 8:10 a.m. promptly.  Calendar 2025-2026 Financial policies for 2025-2026 Parent Tuition Agreement Form and Parent Participation Requirements Form 2025-2026 TK-8th Supply List 2025-2026 3rd-8th Summer Reading Assignment 2025-2026 Simply Uniforms SchoolFoodies Flyer 2025-2026 CALENDAR Calendar 2025-2026 Hot lunch service, preorder from SchoolFoodies Flyer 2025-2026 Wednesday, December 17 Christmas Concert @ 6:00 p.m. (Gym door opens @ 5:45) * Festive attire is encouraged by all * Student arrival at 5:30 p.m.; Yard opens at 5:00 Thursday, December 18 Spirit Week - Culture Day Friday, December 19 Spirit Week - Christmas Sweater Day School Mass @ 8:30 a.m. Minimum Day 12:15/12:30 p.m. Dismissal December 20 - January 5  No School - Christmas Break Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year STM Community! Tuesday, January 6 School Resumes Friday, January 9 School Mass @ 8:30 a.m. Early Day 2:15/2:30 p.m. Dismissal Monday, January 12 Full Day Friday, January 16 School Mass @ 8:30 a.m. Early Day 2:15/2:30 p.m. Dismissal Monday, January 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday - No School Wednesday, January 21 8th Grade Confirmation Rehearsal 6:00-7:00 p.m. (STM Church) Thursday, January 22 8th Grade Confirmation Retreat 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Friday, January 23 School Mass @ 8:30 a.m.  Respect for Life Essay Contest Deadline Early Day 2:15/2:30 p.m. Dismissal Saturday, January 24 8th Grade Confirmation @ 10:00 a.m. (STM Church) Monday, January 26 Minimum Day 12:15/12:30 p.m. Dismissal Friday, January 30 School Mass @ 8:30 a.m. Grandparents/Special Persons Day 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Minimum Day 12:15/12:30 p.m. Dismissal Advent Calendar 2025   Christmas Spirit Week  December 15 - 19 Christmas Eve Family Mass 2025 12/24/25, 5:00 p.m. St.Thomas More Church 34th Annual Cioppino Dinner and Silent Auction 2026 Click Link: St. Thomas More 34th Annual Cioppino Dinner & Silent Auction 2026 Tuesday After School Tutoring Opportunity for STM Extended Care Students Click link to sign-up your child/children: https://forms.gle/cM2QL1XHBMk5NGPs7 Aayah Jaber, STM alum from the Class of 2023 and current Mercy High School junior, will be volunteering and hosting an academic tutoring/homework support program every Tuesday from 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. in Carroll Hall during Extended Care. The goal of her program is to support students in their current academic endeavors as well as helping them to develop their own successful study habits. Please note - this is for STM Extended Care students only. Students must be enrolled and signed in to Extended Care to participate. Archdiocese of San Francisco 2026 Respect Life Essay Contest Deadline: January 23, 2026    MORNING DROP-OFF INFO Keep it moving! Keep it grooving! Safety First!   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 demonstrating any contagious symptoms.  Thank you for keeping our students and families as healthy as possible!  MORNING DROP-OFF The schoolyard gate will open at 7:45 a.m.  TK-8 students may be dropped off between 7:45-8:10 a.m. in the morning.  Please drop students off in the white zone. Pull forward and drive around the block or park up on top of the hill in front of the church.  NO Double Parking for the safety of our community and the Alma Via residents. NO Red Zone Parking DPT will ticket and tow Please drop students off in the white zone. Pull forward.  Keep it moving! Keep it grooving! Safety First! 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 for extended periods during peak drop-off/pick up times.    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.   STM's Wellness and Counseling Department  Notes from Counselor Jennifer Corry Resource Links: October - National Bullying Prevention Month https://www.pacer.org/bullying/ https://www.pacerkidsagainstbullying.org/ September - Suicide Prevention Awareness Month is an opportunity for schools to foster open conversations about mental health, reduce stigma, and share life-saving resources. For more information or any further support, please feel free to  contact our School Counselor Ms. Corry at jcorry@stthomasmoreschool.org Jennifer Corry School Counselor Utopia Preschool Applications for 2026-2027 Come join the Utopia Preschool Community!!! Our school sets the foundation for a successful educational future by fostering a love of learning through daily explorations, group collaboration, and so much more! Learn more about our curriculum by scheduling a tour: call (415) 317-6269 or email  svorrises@stmsf.org. Acceptance letters will be distributed in January 2026. Families with other children attending STM receive a 10% Utopia tuition discount!  Start your child's STM journey with us!!! Parent Participation Requirement - All Families STM Scrip Purchase Requirement 2025-2026   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, 2025 and March 31, 2026 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, 2026 (billed via FACTS).   Maintenance Fee 2025-2026   $500 MAINTENANCE FEE - All Families This fee supports the basic maintenance of the school plant. This fee will be billed to your FACTS account in October. This fee may be paid in installments or in one payment as you wish. It must be paid in full by March 1, 2026. This fee is not refundable under any circumstances. STM Parent Club Participation Requirements & Opportunities Sign-Up Genius for 2026 Book Fair & Grandparents Day was emailed out on 12/10. Be sure to check the signups periodically as families may have dropped shifts after the initial posting day.  If you do not receive an email for event volunteer sign-ups you can access the link by: Visiting STM Parent Club 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" Parents can always review guidelines as well as see current & past events or sign-ups at STM Parent Club Volunteer Opportunities, then go to Document Tab 2025–2026. All events require Virtus online training and fingerprinting.  It should be completed and confirmed prior to the event you signed up for.  Please contact school's front office if you have any questions. This process can take between 3–4 weeks. Be sure to plan accordingly. For questions about volunteering at events email pcvolunteer@stthomasmoreschool.org   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 STM Celebrating 71 Years! 2025-2026 - STM celebrates our 71st Anniversary year!  We are looking forward to several amazing and memorable celebrations along the way to our 75th anniversary in 2029.   Want to support STM Broncos with some new apparel?   Check out our new designs! 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 Utopia Preschool: 7d8874 Transitional Kindergarten: stm2035 Kindergarten: stm2034 1st Grade: stm2033 2nd Grade: stm2032 3rd Grade: stm2031 4th Grade: stm2030 5th Grade: stm2029 6th Grade: stm2028 7th Grade: stm2027 8th Grade: stm2026 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 71 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. 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