Monday, September 21, 2020
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This Week at a Glance
- Monday, Sept 21 - Mane Event Kick-off Week - Halos for Our Angels! Donut Day for all students!
- Monday, Sept 21; High School Visits (STUDENTS ONLY) @9:00 AM, school parking lot
- Tuesday, Sept 22 - School Mass (link: https://youtu.be/YaHdqEXonU0)
- Tuesday, Sept 22 - Spirit Night at Freddy's from 3:00 - 8:00 PM
- Wednesday, Sept 23 - Crazy Hat and Crazy Hair Day!
- Thursday, Sept 24; Beta Harvest Day (More information below)
- Friday, Sept 25; STM Spirit Day - Any STM shirt and jeans or uniform bottoms
- Friday, Sept 25 - Mane Event Minute!
- Tuesday, Sept 29 - Class picture Day (Students please wear your STM masks)
Parent/Teacher Conferences
So, here we are. Still in the middle of this crazy pandemic, still pushing forward and adhering to our new policies and procedures to keep us all healthy and safe. In keeping with maintaining health/sanitizing protocols and following guidance from CDPHE, we will be conducting Parent/Teacher Conferences via Zoom.
We all work extremely hard every day to keep our kids (and us!) in school because we know that is what is best. As you all know, we are not allowing parents in the building to pick up students, we are not allowing parents to walk and pick students up outside at carline, we are not allowing for extra-curricular activities to take place in our building…all because we don’t want to take the chance of ANYONE being exposed and potentially shut down the school. So, hosting what would be seen as a "mass gathering" for conferences could potentially nullify all the work we have done. Not to mention the logistics of organizing conferences was impossible when speaking in terms of temps of ANY person entering the building, contact tracing efforts, sanitizing between families, etc.
At the end of the day, it is not ideal, but feel it is what is best for the community at large. So, what will happen now is this: You will be receiving an email from your child's teacher(s) inviting you to sign up via Sign Up Genius for a conference time. That being said, teachers will only be reaching out to families that are new, families that have diagnosed students, or families that they feel the student is struggling so far this year. If your teacher does not request a conference from you, and you would still like one, please reach out to the teacher to organize this.
Conference times will remain the same; Thursday from 7:30am - 5:30pm with lunch from 11:30am - 12:30pm and Friday from 7:30 – 11:30am. Teachers will be in contact with you via your new family STM Gmail account to communicate details regarding conferences to you.
Thank you for your patience and understanding once again!
Important Links
Lunch Room Volunteers for Oct/Nov
Below is the link for the Oct/Nov Signup Genius for the lunchroom. Thank you to all the volunteers that have come in and helped out, it is greatly appreciated.
Beta Harvest Days
Mark your calendars! Thursday, September 24, and Thursday, October 22 will be Beta Harvest Days. Your child just needs to bring in one or more non-perishable food items and they earn FREE DRESS for the day! Beta members will collect these items and donate them to a local food bank.
Google Support
If you are needing support with your new family STM Google email or anything related to Google, please send questions and inquiries to googlesupport@stmcatholic.org.
Yearbook Club
Middle School students are invited to join the 2020-2021 Yearbook Club! We will be having an informational meeting on Thursday, 10/1/2020 at 3:00 – 3:30 PM in the Computer Lab. The club will meet once a week on Thursdays at 3:00pm in the Computer Lab. If you are interested in joining the Yearbook Club, please sign up on the sheet outside Mrs. Gasbarro’s room. Space is limited, so if you are interested, hurry and sign up now! Please note that all COVID procedures and guidelines will be in place during club meetings. It will be a great way to collaborate with friends and express yourself creatively! If you have questions, please send an email to yearbook@stmcatholic.org.
Lion' for Life
Lions for Life will begin on Thursday, October 1st at 7:05 am. Here are a few things to take into consideration before dropping off your student for Lions for Life:
1. Please drop off your child between 6:55 and 7:05 near the MS doors.
2. Mrs. Gray or Ms. Weiland will be standing at the MS doors taking temperatures.
3. We will be meeting in St. Francis Hall to allow for appropriate spacing, and we will be asking students to sit with their families rather than cohorts.
4. After we have completed the rosary we will dismiss students to their classrooms by cohort.
5. We will not be able to have a community snack this year. Please feel free to send your child to Lions for Life with breakfast or a snack to eat.
6. Please print off the following document, and return the signed form
with your child for our first meeting on Oct. 1st. Ms. Weiland will be collecting these forms.
with your child for our first meeting on Oct. 1st. Ms. Weiland will be collecting these forms.
7. If you will not be attending Lions for Life one month, please email Ms. Weiland to let her know. We will be keeping track of who attends each month in case we need to trace contacts.
40 Days for Life
(September 23 - November 1)
Pray and fast any day for an end to abortion. Sign up for a day of prayer and fasting at respectlife@stthomasmore.org.
Denver Location
- St. Thomas More Prayer Vigil Days are Wednesday, September 23 and Saturday, September 26 from 7 a.m.- 5 p.m. Sign up for an hour of prayer in front of Planned Parenthood at www.40DaysforLife.com/Denver
- Father John Ludanha will offer Mass on Wednesday, September 23 at 1 p.m. across the street from Planned Parenthood (7155 E. 38th Avenue, Denver). Please wear a mask and maintain social distancing.
Littleton location Planned Parenthood in Littleton on County Line and Broadway distributes the abortion pill. It has been temporarily closed, and 24-hour a day prayer vigil will continue during 40 Days for Life until it is permanently closed. Sign up for in-person prayer at the Littleton location at www.40DaysforLife.com/Littleton or sign up for an hour of virtual prayer at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0f48a4ab2ea0f85-barnabas
Contact respectlife@stthomasmore.org with any questions.
Box Tops For Education Update
Grocery delivery? Online shopping? You can still earn Box Tops! As more of our Box Tops members buy groceries online, many have asked, “how do I earn Box Tops if I don’t have a paper receipt to scan?” Good news! You can still earn Box Tops by submitting your email receipts from select retailers.
HERE'S HOW IT WORKS:
1. BUY GROCERIES ONLINEBuy Box Tops products online at an eligible retailer like Costco, Walmart Grocery, Instacart, and more.
2. FORWARD YOUR RECEIPTForward your email receipt to receipts@boxtops4education.com. Be sure to send from the email account you use for Box Tops so we can recognize you!
3. THAT'S IT If there were participating products on your receipt, Box Tops will be credited within one business day.--
Thank you.
Randi Gauthreaux
225-323-1499