Morning extended care: 6:45 to 7:20 a.m.
Morning carpool: 7:20 to 7:35 a.m
Morning assembly: 7:40 a.m.
Afternoon dismissal and carpool: 2:48 to 3:15 p.m.
Afternoon extended care: 3:15 to 5:30 p.m.
Click here for details and to register for Extended Care.
Parents or guardians of children who will be absent should make the office aware by 7:30 a.m. by calling 225-275-2820. Students in grades PK-8 arriving at school after 7:40 a.m. must report to the office for a tardy slip. For safety reasons, Preschool and Kindergarten students must be accompanied by a parent or guardian when arriving late. After receiving a tardy slip, the student then reports to the homeroom teacher. If a child is tardy on a Mass day, he or she will wait in the office until Mass is over. See pages 5 and 6 in the Parent-Student Handbook for the complete policies for absenteeism and tardies, including homework requests.
Carpool signs will be given to your child the first day of school. Carpool instructions will be posted here and emailed before the first day of school.
Please make note of these dates for the 2023-2024 school year:
Eagle News is the St. Thomas More Catholic School newsletter, which is emailed to families every other Friday during the school year and periodically over the summer. To read the latest edition, please click here: Eagle News - May 12, 2023
The STM Parent-Student Handbook serves as an official source of school policies and procedures. It provides parents of current students with information to assist and support the efforts and activities of their children. It provides parents of prospective students with information to guide them in the process of selecting a school for their children. Click here to read the STM Parent-Student Handbook.
8 a.m. to noon., Monday through Thursday
The office will be closed May 28, July 3 and July 4.
If we can be of support to you in any way, please let us know. The office number is 225-275-2820.
To ensure you are able to receive our alerts, text “START” to 22-383 from your mobile device. The text alerts from STM will begin with “STTM-LA.”
Order your child's prepackaged school supplies through June 11 for the 2023-24 school year through School Tool Box. Supply boxes will be delivered directly to STM, so your child will be all set to begin the new school year. You may order after June 11, and the supply box will be sent to your home address. Supplies are guaranteed to last all school year. If it doesn't last, School Tool Box will replace it. Please be sure to order the correct grade level box for the 2023-2024 year. Click here to order.
If you prefer to purchase school supplies separately, please refer to the supply list for your child's grade level:
Pre-K 3
Pre-K
Kindergarten
1st grade
2nd grade
3rd grade
4th grade
5th grade
6th grade
7th grade
8th grade
Students entering grades 1 through 8 have summer reading requirements. Click here for the summer reading list for your the grade level your child is entering in 2023-2024.
SUMMER READING TESTING FOR GRADES 3-6: Tuesday, June 20 and Thursday, July 20
Students in grades 3 through 6 are required to test on two summer reading books. Students may only test on one book at each testing date. More information on times and location to come. Students may wait until we return to school in August to take one or both summer reading tests. Please email Sara Wisdom at wisdoms@stmbr.org if you have any questions.
Please click here to read complete dress code, uniform and grooming guidelines beginning on page 24 of the Parent-Student Handbook.
Our three uniform vendors are Inka's, School Time, and Young Fashions. Our uniform vendors have sales throughout the summer:
Click here to view Inka's sales.
Click here to view School Time's sales.
Click here to view Young Fashions' sales.
PASS-IT-ON UNIFORM SALE: Gently-used uniforms will be for sale on Saturday, June 17 in the STM Cafeteria from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Come stock up on uniforms at great prices!
ON MASS DAYS, out of respect for the celebration of the Holy Eucharist, girls must wear their jumpers, skirts, skorts, or long pants. Boys must wear long pants with the uniform shirt tucked in.
PE UNIFORMS: 5th - 8th Students in grades 5-8 wear the STM PE uniform. The PE uniform is a specific t-shirt and shorts that can be purchased at any of our three uniform vendors.
SWEATPANTS: Sweatpants may be worn in place of skirts, skorts, pants or shorts from November through February. They are available at Inka's.
COLD WEATHER OUTERWEAR: Students may only wear STM jackets, fleece and sweaters purchased from Young Fashions, Inka's or School Time, or sweatshirts purchased from Inka's. When temperatures dip below 35°F, STM authorizes students to wear heavier, non-STM outerwear. This means that non-STM heavier outerwear may be worn over students' STM outerwear. It should be non-distracting, appropriate, and relatively easy to remove. Students may not wear hats or hoods inside of any building or classroom. Students in violation of these guidelines will lose conduct points and will not be allowed to wear the unauthorized outerwear at STM.
SHOES
Tennis Shoes: Must be traditional low quarter (low cut) style with shoe laces. The shoe color must be navy blue, black, grey, white or any combination of those colors. The laces must be in the same color scheme (navy blue, black, grey, or white), solid, and traditionally tied. Characters, plaid, checkerboard patterns, lights, Velcro, zipper, skateboard style, slip-ons, and wheels are not allowed. PK students may wear Velcro shoes.
Leather Shoes: Solid navy blue, solid brown or solid black; no boots. (on P.E. days, tennis shoes should be worn.)
Socks: Socks must be visible, above the shoe and solid white with no logos. They cannot be below the shoe line.
BELTS
Preschool boys may wear pants with elastic waistband; no belt is required. Boys in Kindergarten through 8th grade should wear a black, navy, or brown belt. Magnetic belts are permitted.
TOTE BAGS (PK and K) and BACKPACKS (1st - 8th) Preschool and Kindergarten students use the blue STM tote bag provided by the school. Students in grades 1-8 use backpacks, which may have wheels and may have any colors, patterns, etc. consistent with school values.
The Hepatitis A series has been on the required list of vaccinations for school for several years. We were recently made aware that the Louisiana Immunization System (LINKS) will be checking for Hepatitis A starting with the 2023-24 school year. Many of you will not need to do anything because your children are already vaccinated for Hep A. Nurse Rochelle will check all of our student records in grades K-8 in June, and you will be contacted by email if your child(ren)’s immunization records are not up to date. You may only need to provide an updated record if our record does not show the Hepatitis A vaccinations but your child has received the series. If your child has not started the Hepatitis A series, we will let you know the procedure to get up to date.
Extended Care is available for all students before school in the mornings and after the school day has ended. Click here for details and to register for Extended Care.
The Diocese of Baton Rouge Child Nutrition Program is committed to providing an environment in which students can make healthy food choices that support success and lifelong health. STM will post each month's lunch menu in the Parent Resources section of our website and include the menu in Eagle News.
Students may bring a lunch from home or eat school lunch in the cafeteria, however, due to federal guidelines, outside restaurant food (e.g. fast food) must be removed from its original packaging and stored in unbranded containers before being brought into the cafeteria.
Hot Breakfast
STM offers hot breakfast before school each morning.
My School Bucks
Starting August 1, 2023, you may add funds to your child's online account at myschoolbucks.com. Checks and cash also will be accepted as payment.
Reduced Pricing
Details about the reduced price/free meal program will be sent to families in June, with applications open in late July. Every student must fill out a meal application yearly. When completing the online meal application, please be sure to select Diocese of Baton Rouge Child Nutrition Program. Visit www.myschoolapps.com
Allergies Form
If your child has a food allergy, please click here to download the diet prescription form. Have his or her physician complete the allergy form and return to the cafeteria or Nurse Rochelle. Please note that your previous allergy form is only valid until September 1, 2023. All allergy forms must be signed by a licensed physician and renewed each school year.
Peanut Aware
We will identify all students with a nut allergy. We cannot have nuts in classrooms, however, in the cafeteria, we will allow items with nuts, as we can control the seating by having students with a nut allergy sit with students who are eating lunch served by the cafeteria.
Outstanding Balances
Any account with an outstanding balance of $20 or more will receive an email, courtesy call or a letter sent home every Friday.
Questions?
Please feel free to email the cafeteria at stmcafe@cnpbr.org with any questions.
St. Thomas More must provide a safe environment for children and youth. We hold ALL adults who work with minors to a code of conduct that is Christ-centered and professional. The Safe Environment Program implemented by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge requires us to evaluate the background of all paid personnel and volunteers whose duties include ongoing, unsupervised contact with minors. The Diocese of Baton Rouge has adopted a Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.
Anyone who wants to volunteer at St. Thomas More must be in compliance with this policy. Please consider taking care of this now so we can include you as a volunteer during your child’s field trips, retreats, Book Fair, enhanced learning days, Mission Day or other special events. ALL requirements must be met in order to volunteer. Any parent/adult (18 and older) who would like to volunteer with children on the St. Thomas More campus must fill out the requirements as mandated by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Diocese of Baton Rouge. Click here to view the volunteer requirements.
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