Make plans to join us May 2-4 for the 44th Annual STM Parish Festival, themed Peace Be With You. Our parish has a long history of service and dedication to our community, providing a welcoming space for faith, fellowship, and support to everyone in the St. Thomas More family. Festival weekend is filled with fellowship, great food, drinks, games, rides, and live music. Visit stmfestival.com for all festival news.
WE NEED FESTIVAL VOLUNTEERS! The success of the Festival depends on YOU! Please sign up for a shift! Setup week volunteers are needed April 28-May 2. Please click here to volunteer for setup week. Parents, we have booth opportunities for you! Please click here to see the suggested grade-level booth for you to sign-up.
PLANT BOOTH: The Plant Booth is asking for your generosity again this year for donations of plants to sell festival weekend. All rooted cuttings or seedlings of flowers, herbs, or any type of plants potted and ready to sell will be accepted. Plant donations can be dropped off right before the festival Friday, May 2. Volunteers are also needed to help set up the booth at noon on Friday, May 2. Please consider lending a hand. Contact Sterling and Liz Core at 225-936-5759 for more information.
SWEETS BOOTH: Please consider baking a batch of cookies or brownies, preparing your favorite dessert or pie, or baking a cake or two for the Sweet Booth. We appreciate any and all donations! Donations may be dropped off in front of the gym on Friday morning, May 2, from 7:20 - 8 a.m., or anytime during the Festival at the Sweets Booth. If you have any questions, contact Megan at mscampagna@cox.net.
RIDE BRACELETS: There will be lots of great rides for all ages on the field festival weekend. Click here to purchase ride bracelets online by April 27. Weekend ride bracelets will not be available for purchase at the Festival. Companion ride bracelets are not being sold this year; parents will not need a companion bracelet and may accompany small children on rides designated for small children.
RAFFLE TICKETS: The parish festival raffles are important fundraisers for the STM community. Please lend your support by buying raffle tickets for the $10,000 Raffle, Big Ticket Raffle, and Cash Raffle. Click here to purchase raffle tickets.
FESTIVAL BUCKS: The parish festival is CASHLESS – a ticket exchange system is utilized where $1 = 1 festival buck. Plan ahead and purchase your festival bucks now. Festival bucks are used for STM’s food booths, games, and beverages. Click here to buy Festival Bucks online. Festival bucks cannot be used for the rides or the carnival company’s games or drinks.
SCHOOL MUSICAL PERFORMANCES: Please sign up your child (PK3 through 4th grade) to participate in the Festival school musical presentation on Sunday, May 4. Performances begin at 11:30 pm. Choir students already received a sign up form from Mrs. Sollie. More details to come. Click here to sign up.
ACTIVITY CENTER SALES - MAY 1 & 2: Friday ride bracelets, weekend ride bracelets, and Festival merch (shirts, hats, tumblers, and koozies) will be available for purchase on Thursday, May 1, and Friday, May 2, from 7 to 8:30 a.m. in the Activity Center. Check, cash, and credit card accepted.
We need your help to make it to the voting round of Baton Rouge Parents 2025 Family Favorites! Your nomination can make a significant difference. Thanks to your participation, we have been in the Winners' Circle the past three years in a row, and we want to add another winning badge!
Here's how you can nominate STM in the Family Favorites contest: Go to stmbr.org/brff25 and submit St. Thomas More Catholic School in the following five categories: Preschool Program, Private Elementary School, Private Elementary School Principal, Private Middle School, and Private Middle School Principal.
Nminations are open until May 15, so we encourage you to nominate to maximize our chances of moving on to the voting round.Thank you once again for your support and for nominating STM for Family Favorites!
FACULTY AND STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK - MAY 5-9: We have a fun filled week planned for our faculty and staff, whom we love and are so thankful for. Every day they teach, guide and help mold our children to be better versions of themselves. With your help, we can thank these wonderful individuals for what they have given to our children this year. The Home & School Association has been hard at work planning a week to help our faculty and staff feel appreciated. We cannot make this happen without the STM community! We are asking for your help to provide food items and contributions toward gift cards. We invite you to prayerfully consider volunteering, and sign up for what you can assist us with. Please click here to see the volunteer opportunities. To volunteer on campus, you must be Child Protection Certified.
PASS-IT-ON UNIFORM DROP-OFF: 8th graders may bring their gently-used uniforms to drop off at school on Friday, May 9, for the Pass-It-On Uniform Sale. Students in PK3 through 7th grade may bring uniforms on Wednesday, May 21. The uniform sale will be in June.
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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.
MEDICATION PICK UP: If your child has medication in First Aid this school year, please stop by to pick it up before Friday, May 23. Students are not allowed to pick up any remaining medication. Orthodontic supplies or extra contacts/ glasses may be taken home by students any day before the last day of school. All medications and supplies that are not picked up by Friday, May 30, will be discarded. Nothing can be kept at school for the following year. If your child has medicine ordered at school, you will receive an envelope before the last day of school with blank medical paperwork for the 2025-26 school year.
ATTENTION 5th GRADE PARENTS: Students entering 6th grade are required to receive immunizations after turning 11-years-old. 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
DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY: Join us in praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet at 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 27, Divine Mercy Sunday, in the church before the 5 p.m. Mass. Jesus, I trust in You!
FESTIVAL RAFFLE TICKET SALES: Raffle tickets will be sold after all Masses this weekend – cash, check and credit cards. Purchase raffle tickets online, festival bucks, and ride bracelets now at stmfestival.com/online-store.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL REGISTRATION: It’s time to register for VBS. Join us for TRUE NORTH: Trusting Jesus in a Wild World the week of June 16-20, 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. Parish youth, rising kindergarteners thru rising 5 graders are invited to participate; older youth/adults are encouraged to sign up as junior helpers/volunteers. Visit stmbr.org/news/vbs for more information and to register. If your child is already signed up for STM Summer Camp the week of June 16-20, then your camper will be attending VBS as their field trip for the week! Please know you do not need to do any additional sign up, pay any fees, etc. for your camper to attend VBS.
MAY 1:
• May Crowning and School Mass (K-8th)
• 8th grade Student Life Awards
MAY 2-4: STM Church Festival
MAY 5-9: Faculty and Staff Appreciation Week
MAY 8: School Mass (K-4th)
MAY 12: Spring Sports Awards Convocation
MAY 15: 8th grade graduation
MAY 22: Field Day (K-7th) and Fun in the Sun Day (PK3 and PK)
MAY 23:
• Last day of school for PK3-7th
• School Mass (K-7th)
• 3rd - 7th grade Student Life Awards
• PK3 - 2nd grade End-of-Year Celebration
• 12:45 p.m. dismissal
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