Students in 3rd through 8th grade will take Terra Nova NEXT standardized testing on April 14 and 15. Click here for some suggestions on what you can do to help your child feel confident and prepared.
Extended Care is available for all students in PK3 through 8th grade before school in the mornings and after the school day has ended. Click here for details and to register for Extended Care.
Congratulations to the STM students who earned Principal's List and Honor Roll for the third quarter of the school year! Click here to view the students who achieved these honors.
On Wednesday, April 2, students are invited to wear the STM navy spirit shirt with uniform bottoms, and neon accessories to show we shine bright by saying no to drugs and bullying at STM! Neon accessories may include colored socks, ties, bows, jewelry, beads, hats (not worn inside), and scarves.
Q-Ballers 2025 raffle tickets for 6th graders go on sale April 2 and 3. Be on the lookout for a detailed email coming soon. The event will be held on May 10, 2025, from 9 to 11 a.m. and will be followed soon after by a 20th Anniversary Q-Baller Reunion from noon to 2 p.m. This year's funds raised will go to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. Good Luck!
After the Mardi Gras break, your child brought home a small cardboard container labeled “CRS Rice Bowl.” Since 1975, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Rice Bowl has been helping faith communities encounter God and our global family throughout Lent by practicing prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. As a longstanding Lenten tradition, Catholics across the United States have come together through this program to serve our sisters and brothers experiencing hunger worldwide.
Encourage your child to help around the house to earn money to give to others in need. Every little bit counts and adds up! We will continue this service project through Lent, and return the rice bowls in a ziploc bag with your child’s name and homeroom starting the week of April 14. The last day to bring in the rice bowls will be on Holy Thursday, April 17. For more information, go to crsricebowl.org.
Click here to view the April lunch menu.
Thank you to our Home & School Association volunteers, who hosted the Q3 Principal's List Pizza Party for the students in grades 4 to 8, who earned all As on their report cards!
The STM Festival is May 2-4. For the safety of Extended Care students, there will be no afternoon Extended Care on Friday, May 2. Enjoy the weekend at the Festival!
.png)
Click here for the summer reading list for your child's grade level.
SUMMER READING TESTING FOR GRADES 3-6: Wednesday, June 18, and Tuesday, July 22, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the STM Library. Students in grades 3 through 6 are required to test on two summer reading books. Students may only test on one book on each testing date. There is no sign up required for testing; please arrive at the STM Library at testing time. 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.
ATTENTION 5TH GRADE PARENTS: Students entering 6th grade are required to receive immunizations after turning eleven. These vaccines include: Tdap and Meningococcal. Please make an appointment with your health care provider after your child’s 11th birthday. Official signed/stamped shot records can be faxed, emailed, or sent in an envelope to school. Unofficial records such as MyChart, personal records etc. are not acceptable records by the Department of Health and Hospital guidelines. Our fax number is 225-275-0376. Nurse Rochelle's email address is rochelle@stmbr.org. Updated immunization records for entering 6th graders are due by JULY 18, 2025.
If your child will not be 11-years-old before starting 6th grade, please notify Nurse Rochelle. A grace period is allowed to get the vaccines after the 11th birthday. If you are not participating in immunizations, please submit a written statement from a physician stating the procedure is contraindicated for medical reasons, or provide a written dissent from a parent or guardian. Please call 225-272-3072 or email rochelle@stmbr.org with questions about immunizations.
LENTEN SCHEDULE: STM Church offers many ways for you to prepare your heart for the celebration of Easter. See the schedule below and journey through Lent with us.
DIVINE MERCY NOVENA: The Divine Mercy Novena of Chaplets continues in the church on Tuesdays after the 6 p.m. Mass: April 1, 8, 15, and 22.
NOODLE BOWL FUNDRAISER: We're planning for FESTIVAL 2025 and that means the noodle bowl fundraiser is back! We suggest you pre-order your dinner(s) as these delicious noodle bowls sell out each year! Enjoy bowls of bun thit nuong cha gio - rice noodles with grilled pork and egg roll for $12 a bowl. Carry out from the activity center, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. on Sunday, March 30. Click here to preorder.
LENTEN MISSION: Make plans to attend the STM Parish Lenten Mission presented by Mr. Greg Aymond, Manresa Retreat Master, in the church on March 31, April 1 and 2, at 6:30 p.m.
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT: April 3 from 9:45 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the church. All are welcome to join.
STM YOUTH GATHERING: The April 11 gathering will relocate to St. Michael High School from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. to participate in the Fund$ies for the Nunsies Kickball Tournament benefiting the Mercedarian Sisters. 5th-8th graders are invited. $10 a person. To register for the kickball tournament, go to stmbr.org/kickball.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: Mark your calendars for June 16 to 20 for STM VBS "True North - Trusting Jesus in a Wild World," for students entering Kindergarten to 5th grade. Crew leaders, junior helpers and volunteers are needed. Registration opens on April. 16 at stmbr.org/news/vbs
.png)
APRIL 2: Wonderful Wednesday and Neon Accessory Day
APRIL 3:
• School Mass (5-8)
• 8th grade Mother & Daughter Fiesta and Father & Son Game Night
APRIL 9: Art & Music Show
APRIL 10: School Mass (K-4)
APRIL 17: School Mass (K-8) and Passion Play
APRIL 18-25: Easter Break
MAY 2-4: STM Church Festival
%20Eagle%20small%20transp.png){kind=spacer}
St. Thomas More Catholic School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at its schools. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic, and other school administered programs.
