STM Newsletter for May 17, 2017

View this email in your browser Dear Parents: This past Saturday, the 2nd grade class was part of a beautiful ceremony marking their First Holy Communion. Congratulations to the following First Communicants: Elizabeth Alvarado, Sage Bernardo, James Bonomi, Paige Bustos, Paolo Bustos, Emma Cacao, Cyrhen Cuadra, Emily Daniels, Mateo DelosSantos, Brayden Dizon, Rafael Flores, Benedict Gazave, Jordan Hanna Go, Kaden Madrid, Madison Murillo, Collin Noguera, Sara Noguera, Dominic Patton, Chiara Perez, Isabelle Pualengco, Darius Radoc Factoran, Elijah Reyes, Daniela Ruiz, Abigail Marie Sablad, Sofia Samatra, Sage Urcuyo, and Mathias Vega. A big thank you to their teacher, Kathleen Wilkinson for preparing such a prayerful and respectful celebration. All 2nd grade students will get to wear their beautiful first communion outfits again when we celebrate the May crowning this Sunday at the 10am mass. Ordination of Deacons Congratulations also to Abbie Nepomuceno, who is being Ordained as a Permanent Deacon this Saturday at St. Mary's Cathedral. Abbie, along with his wife Josephine, have been active members of the St. Thomas More Community for over 30 years. His daughters, Catherine ('03), Julie Ann ('07) and Abigail ('11) all graduated from St. Thomas More School. His ordination will be celebrated this Sunday at the 10am mass with hospitality to follow. We also congratulate the twelve others who are receiving this special sacrament of Holy Orders this weekend. SPIRIT WEEK The Student Council reminds everyone that Spirit Week begins next Monday, May 22 with Color Day and Field Day/Conge! Below are the colors each class should wear. SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR MEETING We are looking to create a team to run our school Scholastic Book Fairs, which are twice a year (September and January). If you would like to be on the team, please attend an informational meeting tonight, Wednesday, May 17 at 5:15pm (Note new time!) in the school library. If you have questions, please contact Judy Silva, at jsilva@stmsf.org. Happy Reading! TDAP Parents of current 6th grade students need to submit evidence that their child has received their Tdap shot before August 16 Calendar Items HOOP-A-THON When: Friday, May 19 Time: 10:45am Where: STM Gym SPORTS AWARDS When: Friday, May 19 Time: 12:30pm Where: STM Gym COACHES DINNER When: Saturday, May 20 Time: 5:30pm Where: Carroll Hall EXTENDED CARE - PIZZA LUNCH There will be a pizza lunch offered at Extended Care on Monday, May 22. One slice, cheese or pepperoni, with a drink is $4 and an extra slice is $2 more. Billing will be through FACTS. HOOP-A-THON The Athletic Board will conduct their annual Hoop-a-thon for Kinder through 8th graders this Friday, May 19 beginning at 10:45am in the gym. Sign-up forms  were sent home last week. Encourage your child to participate in this fun event! We'd love to see you there to cheer on your children! PARKING AND TRAFFIC At this time, we need to remind everyone of a few guidelines. Firstly, please follow the directions of the students on traffic patrol. Secondly, please avoid U-turns if at all possible. We ask you to drive around the church instead. Thirdly, please don't drive down into the golf course unless it's absolutely necessary. Never park on, nor drive across, their grass. And lastly, please be respectful and courteous to our neighbors at the Golf Club, St. Thomas More Church and Alma Via. We all need to share the valuable and limited parking spaces. Sincerely, Marie Fitzpatrick Principal Copyright © 2017 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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STM Newsletter for May 10, 2017

View this email in your browser Dear Parents: Our second graders will receive their First Holy Communion this Saturday, May 13 at 10:00am in the church. Eucharist is a celebration of what Jesus did at the Last Supper. The word Eucharist means "to give thanks". When we celebrate this sacrament, we thank God for His many gifts and blessings. All are welcome to join us. Please keep the second graders in your prayers as they prepare for this special day. Last Friday evening, Bishop Walsh administered the Sacrament of Confirmation to our seventh grade students. We congratulate them on their further initiation into the Catholic Church: Isabella Brenes, Amaelia Bringas, Christian Bustos, Dominique Cabading, Caitlin Conroy, Bella Dimacali, Marcellus Edwards, Riley Hines, Jazmine Jung, Jack Kavanagh, Matthew Lim, Christopher Malbas, Daniel Massarweh, Ariana Montiel, Ethan Nguyen, Nicoli Panelo, Elizabeth Pinkham, Aidan Ragasa, Keith Reyes, Tyler Reyes, Diego Ruiz, Alejandro Salise, Greyson Salomon, Samantha Santiago, Brian Schiefer, Luke Silva, Dierisch Silva-Castro, Daniel Solorzano, Noah Tango, Michael Titus, GianCarlo Toledo, Jacob Umanzor, and Santino Woo. May the gifts of the Holy Spirit continue to work in their lives. Thank you to seventh grade teacher, John Kavanagh for preparing such a prayerful and meaningful ceremony and to our fabulous student choir, led by Shelley White. A special thank you also to the sixth grade families for their help with the confirmation reception.   Catholic Schools in collaboration with parents and guardians as the primary educators, seek to educate the whole child by providing an excellent education rooted in Gospel values. To that end we ask again that you take the Catholic Identity Program Effectiveness Parent Survey. Thank you to the 24 families that have previously completed the survey. If you have not had the chance to complete this survey, please do so by the extended deadline of Friday, May 12. It is important that we receive more responses in order to help us grow in our Catholic Faith. Your input is valuable.  SANDWICHES FOR THE NEEDY Our next sandwiches-for-the-needy collection is this Friday, May 12 with the 7th and 3rd graders taking the lead. We encourage all of you to consider making an extra sandwich and/or lunch and sending it to the office on that day. OUTDOOR ED It is a little less noisy in the homes of fifth and sixth graders as well as here at school. The fifth and sixth graders' are away on their Outdoor Education Program. They will be back on Friday, near dismissal time, tired, dirty but full of stories of the fun and education they experienced. Calendar Items OUTDOOR EDUCATION FOR 5TH AND 6TH GRADE May 9-12 FIRST HOLY COMMUNION When: Saturday, May 13 Time: 10:00am Where: STM Church HOOP-A-THON When: Friday, May 19 Time: 10:45am Where: STM Gym SPORTS AWARDS When: Friday, May 19 Time: 12:30pm Where: STM Gym COACHES DINNER When: Saturday, May 20 Time: 5:30pm Where: Carroll Hall HOOP-A-THON The Athletic Board will conduct their annual Hoop-a-thon for Kinder through 8th graders on Friday, May 19 beginning at 10:45am in the gym. Sign-up forms are included in today's envelope. Encourage your child to participate in this fun event! We'd love to see you there to cheer on your children! SCRIP REQUIREMENT As we mentioned last week, all families are being notified today as to whether or not they have fulfilled their scrip requirement. Balances owed will be billed to your FACTS account on Friday, May 12. YEARBOOK Order forms for this year's Yearbook were sent home last week. All students PK-8th grade are included in this wonderful keepsake book. As always we expect a sellout again this year. Get your order in today! Sincerely, Marie Fitzpatrick Principal Copyright © 2017 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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STM Newsletter for May 3, 2017

View this email in your browser Dear Parents: During the Month of May, a month both named for and dedicated to Mary, Catholics have long honored Mary by placing a crown on her image. The tradition in the United States and many other countries has been for school children to have a "May Crowning" ceremony, with a procession, pretty dresses and a wreath of fresh flowers that are placed on the statue. On Sunday, May 21, at 10:00am, we invite you all to join with the 2nd and 1st graders as they present the Family Mass and May Crowning. When children receive confirmation, the third sacrament of initiation, they are showing that they are responsible, prepared individuals who are ready to become full-fledged members of the Catholic faith. They renew the vows their sponsors made for them when they were baptized. The bishop anoints the confirmandi with chrism accompanied by the words "Be sealed with the Gift of the Holy Spirit". This reaffirms the graces of the Holy Spirit conferred on the child at baptism. We offer our congratulations to the all candidates who will be receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation Friday evening at 5:00pm. Please remember that all Confirmation candidates will be dismissed at 12:30pm on Friday, May 5. As we mentioned last week, please take some time to complete the Catholic Identity Program Effectiveness Parent Survey. It is important that we receive more responses in order to help us grow in our Catholic Faith. Your input is valuable. Please complete the survey by Wednesday, May 10. Calendar Items - - BINGO, MAY 6, CANCELLED - - BINGO has unfortunately been cancelled for this Saturday night due to a lack of reservations. If you made a reservation, your payment will be returned to you in your child's envelope today. CONFIRMATION When: Friday, May 5 Time: 5:00pm Where: STM Church FIRST HOLY COMMUNION When: Saturday, May 13 Time: 10:00am Where: STM Church OUTDOOR EDUCATION FOR 5TH AND 6TH GRADE May 9-12 PROGRESS REPORTS Progress Reports are going home today. All students, fourth grade and up, are receiving such a report. These progress reports show a snapshot of the student's current academic standing with optional comments from their teachers. The grading scale is available here. As a system default, art, PE, music and tech will show P/100% for students who fully participate. Students in the lower grades with behavior and/or academic concerns have already been contacted by their child's teacher. SCRIP REQUIREMENT Funds from our Scrip requirement are used to directly fund our PE and Music programs. We budget this income to cover most of the costs of these valuable programs. We are grateful to all of the families who have completed this requirement for the 2016-2017 school year. As of May 1, any scrip purchases will be credited to the 2017-18 school year. All families will be notified next week as to whether or not they have fulfilled this requirement. Balances owed will be billed to your FACTS account shortly thereafter. EXTENDED CARE - HELP WANTED We have an opening for a part-time staff position at St. Thomas More School's Extended Care. The shifts usually are great for college students who have their afternoons free. Ideally, we prefer college-aged STM alumni, but that is not a requirement. If you know anyone interested, please let Mr. Kavanagh know and give them his contact info: jkav@stmsf.org. PAPER DONATIONS One way we save money is by using recycled paper, paper printed only on one side. So many of you are kind enough to collect it at your place of business and bring it to us on a regular basis. Your generous donation of new and recycled paper is very much appreciated. Please keep these donations coming! YEARBOOK This year's Yearbook is here! All students PK-8th grade are included in this wonderful keepsake book. As always we expect a sellout again this year. The order form for the book is in your Envelope today. It was great to have Principal Louie Mogannam take the reigns yesterday. He spent his day observing classes, reading stories in the library, replacing bulletin boards and even enjoyed a special lunch. A BIG thank you to Principal Mogannam for declaring free dress for all students and staff today and for providing popsicles for all to enjoy! Sincerely, Marie Fitzpatrick Principal Copyright © 2017 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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