Monday, December 16, 2019
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This Week at a Glance
- Sunday, December 15, 2019 - January Hot Lunch Ordering Closed
- Tuesday, December 17, 2019 - All School Mass, 9:00 AM, (Dress Uniform)
- Tuesday, December 17, 2019 - Advent Reconciliation, Church, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- Tuesday, December 17, 2019 - Parents in Prayer, Front of School, 2:30 PM (More Information Below)
- Wednesday, December 18, 2019 - Beta Harvest Days (More Information Below)
- Wednesday, December 18, 2019 - Christmas Oremus, 2:00 PM
- Thursday, December 19, 2019 - Christmas Class Parties, 2:00 PM
- Thursday, December 19 - Ugly Sweater Day for students and faculty! You may wear jeans with your ugly sweater.
- Friday, December 20, 2019 - All School Mass, 9:00 AM, (Casual Uniform)
- Friday, December 20, 2019 - Early Dismissal (10:30 AM) - Christmas Break begins (Lion's Den Open)
- Wednesday, December 25, 2019 - Merry Christmas
- Wednesday, January 1, 2020 - February Hot Lunch Ordering Opens
- Monday, January 6, 2020 - School Resumes
- Tuesday, January 7, 2020 - Home and School Meeting, Conference Room, 6:00 PM
- Tuesday, January 7, 2020 - SAC Meeting, Library, 7:00 PM
- Wednesday, January 8, 2020 - Oremus, 2:15 PM- 2:55 PM
- Thursday, January 9, 2020 - Lions for Life, 7:10 AM
- Friday, January 10, 2020 - STM Spirit Dress - Any STM shirt, jeans or uniform bottom
- Thursday, January 30, 2020 - New Altar Server Training, Church, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Indoor Dismissal on Thursday, December 19
Please be prompt in picking up your children this coming Thursday. The faculty and staff Christmas party begins immediately after school and we want our teachers and staff to be able to join the fun as soon as all their students are accounted for. Thank you!
5th/6th Grade Teacher Lunch
Thank you to the 5th/6th grade parents for providing us a wonderful Comfort Food Lunch for our STM Staff. If was greatly appreciated.
CELL PHONE REMINDER
As a reminder, students are not to use personal cell phones at any point during the school day and while under STM supervision. Creating videos using a personal cell phone on campus during the day is prohibited. Please remember that students are under the direct supervision of STM Catholic from the moment they are dropped off until the moment they are picked up.
Beta Induction:
This Tuesday, De cember 17th at 8:00 AM, 43 new 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Beta members will be inducted in the small cafeteria. Parents of these new members are invited to join us. Beta will be doing the 9:00 AM mass to follow.
Important Links
Hot Lunch Volunteers Needed
Please consider volunteering to serve hot lunch to our wonderful STM kids -- we have several openings! Volunteers are needed on a daily basis from 10:40 AM to 12:30 PM. Please access the January Sign-Up directly at:
If you would like to be added to the volunteer distribution list, please contact Betsy Reagan at ereagan@hotmail.com. Thank you in advance for your help serving hot lunch at STM!
Counselor's Corner
SAVE THE DATE!
Middle school parents, please mark your calendars for Tuesday, January 7, 2020, at 6:00 PM in St. Francis Hall. Alex Yannacone from the CU Johnson Depression Center will provide training and discuss skills and strategies for building resiliency, creating manageable goals, self-care, and mindfulness exercises. Barriers and obstacles will be identified, as well as how to obtain resources and supports. This session will incorporate story-telling and small group collaboration and discussions. All STM middle school students will participate in a student version of the training on Wednesday, January 8, 2020, during the school day. These training and discussion sessions are intended to reinforce the information we have been sharing through Raise Them Strong. We look forward to seeing you on January 7th!
Middle school parents, please mark your calendars for Tuesday, January 7, 2020, at 6:00 PM in St. Francis Hall. Alex Yannacone from the CU Johnson Depression Center will provide training and discuss skills and strategies for building resiliency, creating manageable goals, self-care, and mindfulness exercises. Barriers and obstacles will be identified, as well as how to obtain resources and supports. This session will incorporate story-telling and small group collaboration and discussions. All STM middle school students will participate in a student version of the training on Wednesday, January 8, 2020, during the school day. These training and discussion sessions are intended to reinforce the information we have been sharing through Raise Them Strong. We look forward to seeing you on January 7th!
Families of Character 2020 Kick-Off
Wine and cheese provided 😊 Please join us Monday, Jan 6th, 2020 in McCallin Hall from 6:30-8:30 pm. Fr. John Riley, Chaplain at the Augustine Institute, will be our guest speaker on virtue. Whether already in a small group or maybe interested in one, please join us. Please call John Cox at 303-770-0531 or Deacon Steve at 303-867-0610 with questions.
Hope to see you there!
Deacon Steve Stemper
CEO & President
The CATHOLIC FOUNDATION of Northern Colorado
6160 S. Syracuse Way, Suite 211
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
P | 303.468.9885
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Giving for the Kingdom of God™
Soles for Souls
Hold onto your shoes! This January 13th-31st, STM Catholic Beta Club will be hosting Soles for Souls. We will be collecting shoes IN ANY CONDITION! So if you clean your house over Christmas break to make room for all the goodies Santa brings, please hold onto all shoes until January. Even if it is just one flip flop – we will take it! More information will follow when we return to school in 2020.
Beta Harvest Days
There will be two more upcoming Beta Harvest Days. If your child brings in one (OR MORE) nonperishable food item on Wednesday, December 18, 2019, and Thursday, January 23, 2020, they may wear free dress. This food will be donated to the Food Bank of the Rockies on February 7 when the 8th grade goes to volunteer there on a field trip. Thank you in advance for your generous donations!
Parents In Prayer
Parents/guardians, please join us on Tuesday, December 17, at 2:30 in front of the school to pray for our community and specifically for Mrs. Cincilla's and Mrs. Baker's 1st-grade classes. You may park in the church or padre lot, or leave your car in carline.
What better gift can we give to our community?
“Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” Mt. 18:20
Parents/guardians, please join us on Tuesday, December 17, at 2:30 in front of the school to pray for our community and specifically for Mrs. Cincilla's and Mrs. Baker's 1st-grade classes. You may park in the church or padre lot, or leave your car in carline.
What better gift can we give to our community?
“Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” Mt. 18:20
Catholic Schools Night
Attached is the flyer for the upcoming Colorado Avalanche Catholic Schools Night on January 2, 2020. A portion of ticket sales helps support the Catholic Schools Activities League – athletics, art fair, speech, spelling, and academic decathlon – during the academic year. At last count (on December 4) 77 tickets had been purchased by Catholic Schools families and the top 3 selling schools will receive exclusive pre/post-game experiences.
Flyers