To Guide. To Inspire. To Serve.
Saint Thomas More Catholic School is committed to continuing a legacy of excellence in religious and academic education in a nurturing environment that fosters self-discipline.
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Eagle News - May 27, 2020
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Important Information
Summer Notices
Uniform Information
Yearbook Information
St. Thomas More Church News
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Textbook Drop-off and Materials Pick-up (Grades 1-8)
May 28 and 29
We are planning for the return of textbooks and library books and an opportunity for students to pick up any materials left on campus Thursday, May 28 and Friday, May 29.
The attached schedule (
CLICK HERE
) shows the 20-minute increments by last name first initial.
To ensure safety for all, please note the following:
- Everyone coming to campus will have to wear a mask.
- Gloves are suggested as we will be passing materials.
- Physical distancing will be in place. PLEASE prepare your children for this. Help us so they know we cannot hug them. This is very hard for many of us, so telling the children ahead of time will be helpful.
- Please go through open gates straight to the classroom. Do not come through the school office at all.
- Do not congregate on the STM campus, either in the building or the parking lot.
A few details:
- Please remove all coverings from textbooks.
- Consumable workbooks do not need to be returned. (Remember that grades 5, 6, and 8 have a non-consumable religion textbook that does need to be returned.)
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FACTS - STM Tuition Management
Thank you to those who have set up an account with FACTS. If you have yet to do so, please visit the
FACTS WEBSITE
to set up your family's financial plan as soon as possible.
The school will finalize your financial plan no later than May 30, 2020, and you will be able to see your tuition and fee charges. You may check your FACTS account or make payments online from the convenience of your home or office anytime.
You will be receiving information from FACTS soon regarding your Financial Agreements.
Please contact Business Manager, Kelly Forbes at
forbesk@stmbr.org
, if you have any questions or concerns.
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The Legacy Summer Camp
The Legacy swimming pool is now open for "swim at your own risk" for our members.
Right now, there is $0 initiation fee with a year contract until June 1st. Also, as always STM gets $10 off our regular monthly membership.
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Kidcam Summer Camps
Kidcam Camps will be providing a summer camp program on Goodwood between Airline and Lobdell. They are leasing space from the Unitarian Church. Kidcam has been hosting an Ochsner Health Care Provider Camp for the last 8 weeks and they have been implementing many precautions to minimize contact and virus spread. Nurse Rochelle has been assisting with the Ocshner camp and contributed to the daily operations of the program.
Kelly Coreil, the STM Extended Day Director, has overseen the Ochsner camp and will also oversee the summer camp programs.
If you have a preschooler, Kidcam will be accepting preschool-aged children at the St. Margaret location on Perkins near Siegen (as well as through age 13).
Both locations have limited space with first come, first served spaces. Fees must be paid in full to reserve your spot.
CLICK HERE
for more information.
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Summer Reading
Please see the following link for summer reading information,
SUMMER READING
.
Summer Reading test dates for students entering grades 3-6 are
June 16 and July 16 from 4:30-6:00 in the school library.
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Summer Workbooks
This summer, more than any other, is a good time to review and strengthen grade-level skills. Kindergarten students will receive end of the year packets for summer work. First grade workbook recommendation is noted below. Grades 2-8 are encouraged to order workbooks
available at
www.summerskills.com
.
We encourage you to use the following guidelines when ordering.
Grade 1:
Recommended workbook for Language Arts and Math:
School Zone Big First Grade Workbook - Ages 6-7
Grades 2-6:
On-level classes: order the grade your student just completed
Above-level classes: order one-grade level higher
Grade 7
:
Language Arts
: On-level: order 7th grade; Honors: order
High School Prep
Math:
On-level: order Middle School Math Review; Honors: order Pre-Algebra
Grade 8
:
Language Arts:
On-level: order High School Prep; H
onors: no workbook available, (consider ACT reading/English prep materials)
Math:
On-level: order Pre-Algebra; Honors: order Algebra
Please note that this is one workbook option; students may use any workbook of the parents choosing.
Remember to keep your completed packet or workbooks. Students completing and returning packets or workbooks will be recognized in the Fall.
Have a great summer!
Ann DeJean
Guidance Counselor
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Summer Office Hours
The STM School Office will be open
9am-1pm Monday-Thursday
throughout the summer. If we can be of support to you in any way, please let us know.
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STM Uniform Update
Since the unveiling of our new "One STM" logo, the plan has been for the 2019-2020 school year to serve as a transition year, with everyone moving to the new logo on all uniform items beginning with the 2020-2021 school year. We recognize that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant financial impact on many of our families. In order to provide families with greater flexibility, we have decided to extend the transition to the 2020-2021 school year as well.
The former "bell tower" logo will be permitted during the upcoming 2020-2021 school year. We will move to the new "One STM" logo beginning with the 2021-2022 school year. We hope this will provide some financial relief for our families.
Our three uniform vendors, Inkas', School Time, and Young Fashions, are open and are holding sales this summer for STM families. Please see below for details.
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Recycled Uniform Sale
St. Thomas More is planning to facilitate a Recycled Uniform Sale on
Saturday, June 27
. You are welcome to drop off used uniform items during the materials return and pick-up this Thursday and Friday. You are also welcome to drop off items to the school office Monday-Thursday from 9am-1pm.
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2019-2020 Yearbook Information
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Yearbook Purchase
You may reserve your copy of the 2019-2020 yearbook now at the following link,
YEARBOOK
. The yearbook will feature individual pictures and a compilation of school events from the 2019-2020 school year.
Give your child the gift of memories to hold on to for many years to come!
Deadline:
Friday, May 29, 2020
Cost: $40
(The cost will increase to $45 after May 29, 2020)
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At Home Learning Pictures
We will have a couple of pages dedicated to “teacher supported at home/online learning” this year. You can submit pictures by using the following form. We cannot guarantee all pictures submitted will make the yearbook.
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8th Grade Messages and Memories Pages
We will have special pages open only to our current 8th grade students this year. You can send a special message for your child. This is optional for 8th grade families.
Size of Space
: 1/8 page
Cost
: $40
This size space is for messages only, no photos.
Size of Space
: 1/4 page
Cos
t: $60
This size space is for 1 to 2 photos and brief copy.
- All materials submitted must be digitally.
- All photos must be submitted in jpg format and sent as attachments.
- Hard copy photos may be scanned and submitted in jpg format as attachments.
- Photo shopping will not be available.
Font requests may not be guaranteed, but we will do our best!
Those who choose to design and compose their own tribute will need to scan and send the tribute as an email attachment.
You can email your picture and message for the ad to Mrs. Chustz at chustzb@stmbr.org.
Deadline
for Submitting Materials and Online Payment:
Friday, May 29, 2020
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Mass Reopening Guidelines
Parishioners are able to sign up to attend Mass at STM once every two weeks in order to allow everyone an opportunity to attend under the 25% capacity guideline.
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Liturgical Assistants Needed
Dear STM Families:
Are you ready to reconnect in person with your STM community at Mass? We need your help!
A new group of ministers is being formed at this time to help implement required safety protocols as we enter Phase One of Reopening and resume Masses on a weekly basis. This new ministry will be called Liturgical Assistants. We ask that these ministers be 18 years of age or older and not be considered a part of the vulnerable population as identified by health officials.
Our Liturgical Assistants will help facilitate check in, personal sanitization and seating for each Mass. Liturgical Assistants will be needed at weekend and weekday Masses as they are scheduled for the immediate future. These persons do not have to be currently signed up for another Liturgical Ministry and will have the opportunity as we progress to increased Mass attendance to move into other areas of Liturgical Ministry as they desire.
If you are interested in being part of this ministry, please contact Sarah Neau (
sarah@stmchurch.org
) at the Parish Office to be added to this new ministry. Thank you for considering this opportunity to serve our parish community!
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