Monday, May 9, 2022
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This Week at a Glance
- Tuesday, May 10 - All School Mass - May Crowning
- Thursday, May 12 - Student Council Bake Sale (details below)
- Friday, May 13 - STM Spirit Day - Wear any STM top with jeans or uniform bottoms; Middle Schoolers (including 8th graders) must wear casual uniform for their Consecration to Mary.
Important Links
FACTS
There are many families that have not completed the online enrollment forms and/or chosen a payment plan for 2022-2023. In order for your payment plan to begin on time your payment plan must be finalized by May 20, 2022. Please sign into your FACTS Family Portal and select a payment plan by the end of the business day on May 18, 2022. If you have any questions please call the office (303) 770.0441.
Thank you - Home & School/STM Families
THANK YOU to all the Home & School Volunteers and families that contributed to our amazing Teacher Appreciation Week! You have spoiled us all and we are very, very grateful for each and every one of you! We are incredibly blessed to be part of such an amazing community! Thank you again!
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Congratulations Knights of Columbus Essay Winners!
Last Tuesday, the winners of our annual Knights of Columbus were announced! We are so proud of the hard work and amazing essays the students produced. 5th graders and 7th graders participate in this contest. The theme for 5th graders was virtues - they were to write an essay on what virtue is their favorite and how they exemplify it. The 7th graders theme was on the Sanctity of Life. Congratulations to the following winners:
5th Grade Winners 5th Grade Honorable Mentions
Seamus DeWolfe Lucy Harlan
Brinley Garrison Jameson Meyer
7th Grade Winners 7th Grade Honorable Mentions
Emery Anderson Tatum Hunter
Jonathan Haubert Gus Klein
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Student Council Bake Sale
Student Council is hosting a bake sale on Thursday, May 12. Students will have the opportunity to "shop" during their lunch period. Options for students with allergies will be available. Please send your child to school with money to purchase goodies - items will be priced from $0.50 to $2.00. All proceeds go to help support those in need in Ukraine.
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Summer Solutions
Parents, it is time to order your Summer Solutions! Please see the Summer Solutions Flyer below for a promo code. Books should be mailed directly to students' home.
The goal of Summer Solutions is to provide your child with the necessary review they need to retain their skills. With this being said, it is important that they are reviewing skills that they learned from this last year. Because many of our math classes use different books and cover different skills, we want to help you choose the appropriate book for your child. Math is mandatory, but English/Grammar is optional.
If your child is in grade level K-5, please order the grade level your child is currently in. For example, if your child were in 5th grade, during the 2021-2022 school year, you would purchase the 5th-grade math Summer Solution. DO NOT choose the Standards Based Book. Please order the Summer Solutions (Minutes a Day) Book. If your child is in middle school, please follow the directions below. You will need to know what math class level your child is in. The options are S1, S2, T1 or T2.
6th Graders
Math level T2, T1, S2Go to 6th grade and choose intermediate B
Math level S1Go to 7th Grade tab and select the Pre Algebra Book
7th Graders
Math Level S2, T1, T2
Go to the 7th-grade tab and choose Pre-Algebra Mathematics
S1 Algebra Using the Algebra 1 textbook Go to 8th-grade tab and choose Algebra 1_part A
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Photos
If you have any pictures to share of the happenings at the school, submit them with this online form: https://www.stthomasmore.org/event-photography/event-photos/. We’d love to be able to highlight the school in the parish bulletin and online on social media and the website! Thank you in advance
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Beta Club
The STM Beta Club (offered to 6th through 8th grade) is proud to be recognized this year as a 2021-2022 School of Distinction!
And then use the picture below they offered for social media.
Liz P and I will do a final social media/Monday notes post for the end of the year that offers numbers on what Beta accomplished this year.
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Beta Club
Pictured: Beta officers present a check to Catholic Charity for the money raised from the diaper drive. STM earned a sports-themed free dress day due to the overwhelming generosity of our community that blew our diaper goal out of the water!
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Lions for Life
Lions for Life is a pro-life prayer group that meets once a month throughout the year to pray the rosary together. The group meets in St. Francis Hall at 7:10 on the first Thursday of each month (minus a few exceptions). If your child is interested in joining us, please sign the attached permission slip and return the bottom portion to Ms. Weiland, you can keep the top portion for your records. If you have any questions, please email Ms. Weiland at kiraw@stmcatholic.org or kiraw@stthomasmore.org.
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Author Visit
Justin Matott, a local author and Catholic School alum, will be visiting on May 11th. Preschool through 8th Grade will have the opportunity to hear him speak during the school day. In addition, Mr. Matott will be hosting an evening presentation designed for parents/grandparents and students where he will share more humorous stories about growing up in Colorado and attending Catholic School. Come join us for a fun evening!
If you are unable to attend but would still like to purchase books for summer reading, attached is a purchase form. Books will be available to purchase that night.
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STM School Supply Drive, sponsored by Beta Club
As we wind down our school year and clean out desks, lockers, and backpacks, we are asking for donations of any unwanted and gently used, or new school supplies to help provide school supplies for lower-income students for next year. Examples of acceptable donations include unused loose-leaf paper; pencil sharpeners; pencils, crayons, colored pencils, highlighters or pens with at least half of their life left; rulers; usable (not dried) markers; folders; erasers; compasses; protractors; calculators; art supplies; book covers in good shape; and pencil boxes/bags. Each class will have a donation box, which will be picked up on the last day of school, June 3. Please bring in donations and help others in our community.
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Lunch Room Volunteers for May/June
Below is the link for May/June. A big thank you to our our parent volunteers. We love having you in the lunch room!
