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All students received a printed copy of the end-of-the-year dates on Monday, May 8. Please keep it handy!
Four days left to nominate STM for BR Parents Magazine 2023 Family Favorites! We won in 2022, and we want to keep our titles this year! These awards are voted on by the public and given to Baton Rouge schools and businesses that provide exceptional services — and we need your help! Please click here to nominate STM for the 2023 Family Favorites awards in the following categories:
Private Elementary School
Private Middle School
Private Elementary School Principal - Ashley McDaniel
Private Middle School Principal - Ashley McDaniel
Afterschool Program
Preschool
We believe that our commitment to providing academic excellence sets STM apart, and we would be honored to receive these recognitions again. You can nominate STM once a day in each category! Nominations end May 15, 2023. Thank you for your support!
It is the policy of STM that all tuition and fees balances must be current prior to final exams/tests. Parents will be notified if a student is to remain home on examination days if an account is not current. Payments made toward delinquencies after Monday, May 15 must be paid by cash, cashier’s check or money order to be deemed received by STM, so the student will be allowed to take exams. For tuition balances, please refer to your FACTS account. Further questions can be directed to Michelle Fontenot, Business Manager, at fontenotm@stmbr.org.
Registration for STM 2023 Summer Camp closes on May 19. Camp is open to STM students only, who are entering grades PK4 through 6 for the 2023-24 school year. For details and to register, go to stmbr.org/summer23.
Parents, please stop by the First Aid/Nurse’s office before May 24 if your child has medical supplies there this year. Students are not allowed to pick up any remaining medication. Orthodontic supplies or extra contacts/glasses may be taken home by students any time on or before the last day of school. All medications and supplies that are not picked up by Friday, June 2 will be discarded. Nothing will be kept at school for the following year.
The state of Louisiana will require Hepatitis A vaccinations for K-8 grades beginning in the fall of 2023-24. A complete Hepatitis A series is two vaccines given 6 months apart. If your child has not received any Hepatitis A vaccines, please make an appointment to begin this series. If your child has received one Hepatitis A vaccine, please follow up at 6 months to complete the series. The vaccine will be abbreviated Hep A on your child’s immunization record. Please do not confuse Hep A with Hepatitis B (Hep B) 3 shot series given in infancy, this is a different vaccine. If the first Hep A vaccine has been given and it is not yet time for the second vaccine, students will be allowed to attend school until the second vaccine is administered on schedule.
Please make note of these dates for the 2023-2024 school year:
For Extended Care fees and details, and to register, please go to stmbr.org/extendedcare23. Morning hours are 6:45 to 7:20 a.m.; afternoon hours are 3:15 to 5:30 p.m.
Students who are not picked up in afternoon carpool by 3:15 p.m. will be sent to Extended Care as a drop-in. If a student is not previously registered for Extended Care and is sent by the office (due to the office closing), the parent must register the child at that time and pay a fee. If your child is going home with another child in Extended Care, your child also must be registered. Please contact Extended Care Director Mrs. Gretchen Thibodeaux with any questions.
Certain STM events are designated for STM students only. Preschool Fun in the Sun Day and Field Day (K through 7th grade) on May 24 are two of these events. Due to safety and liability coverage, we cannot allow any other children or siblings, younger or older, to attend these events. Only students enrolled at STM may be present. There will be communication in Eagle News and from your child's teacher to specify which events are for STM students only. Thank you for your help and understanding in this matter.
As the end of the school year approaches, please be sure to load your child's school lunch account with enough funds to cover lunches through the end of the year. After May, there will be no opportunity to reconcile delinquencies in your child's lunch account. For May, the cost of breakfast will be $45, and lunch will be $59.40. These prices do not include extra sale items. You must deposit additional money if you wish for your child to purchase extra sale items. Visit myschoolbucks.com to manage your child’s lunch account and deposit funds. For more information, call 225-275-4347 or email stmcafe@cnpbr.org.
PRESCHOOL to 7th GRADE - MAY 24: Students in Preschool to 7th grade may bring their gently-used uniforms to school on Wednesday, May 24 for the upcoming Pass-It-On Uniform Sale. We need only items with the "One STM" logo, plus navy and plaid bottoms.
As we wrap up the school year, we are excited to host STM Field Day on Wednesday, May 24. This event will be a wonderful opportunity for the school to come together and experience some high energy and exciting activities! All Kindergarten through 7th grade students will participate in a variety of activities throughout the day. Students are encouraged to wear a t-shirt and/or accessories in the following colors to help show their spirit throughout the day:
Kindergarten - Red
1st grade - Yellow
2nd grade - Green
3rd grade - Blue
4th grade - Red
5th grade - Yellow
6th grade - Green
7th grade - Blue
Due to safety and liability coverage, we cannot allow any other children or siblings, younger or older, to attend Field Day. Only students enrolled at STM may be present.
If you would like to volunteer, help is needed to run the event (must be Child Protection certified) or donate supplies. Click here to see how you can make this a special day for our students!
Field Day Schedule
8:30-10:30 a.m.: Grades 4, 5, 6 and 7
12-2 p.m.: Grades K, 1, 2 and 3
Questions or Concerns? Email Mrs. Llaneza or Ms. Ducote.
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. 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 2023-24 year. Click here to order.
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 for the summer reading list for your child's grade level.
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.
There will be no EBR bus service Tuesday, May 23 through Thursday, May 25. Please make alternate arrangements for your child's transportation to and from school on those days.
For the STM Athletics full calendar of events, go to stmbr.org/school/athletics.
SPRING SPORTS AWARDS CONVOCATION: Our Spring Sports Awards Convocation is Tuesday, May 16, at 6:30 p.m. in the gym. We will use this special night to honor our student athletes and coaches. We will pass out participation certificates, letterman awards and pins to those athletes who have earned them for a spring sport this year.
ATHLETICS PHOTOGRAPHY: You may have seen Ms. Baldridge taking pictures at various sporting events this year. If you haven't already, check out her website with the photos she's taken at Shutterly Happy Photography. Feel free to email her with any questions at baldridgek@stmbr.org.
The annual spring pep rally, sponsored by the Student Council, was held Friday, April 28. Fourth through 8th grade students attended the celebration, which honored STM spring athletic teams including volleyball, basketball, and track and field. Student Council officers Vanessa Tabony, Emerson Cramer, and Gwendolyn McDermott served as MCs for the event. Spokesmen for the 8th grade varsity teams included Cameron Burger, volleyball; Michael Mauk, basketball, and Annabelle Mathis, track and field. The highlight of the event was the traditional volleyball game played between the 8th grade basketball boys and the 8th grade volleyball girls. Coaches for the teams included Steven Nguyen for the volleyball team and head coach James Pendarvis and assistant coaches Luke Kisner and Cordell Saunders for the basketball team. The game was exciting and closely contested, but the girls stood victorious in the end. Additional entertainment included a “dance off” between games that featured some outstanding dance moves by our STM students. Adding to the spirit of the pep rally were the STM Cheerleaders and our Eagle mascot portrayed by both Anna Mire and Victoria Burger. The pep rally ended with the traditional “What Time Is It” cheer performed by all the pep rally participants and led by Sophia Harrison and Michael Mauk.
Please note STM school office summer hours. Outside of this availability, please call 225-275-2820 for an appointment.
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This year, in an effort to be a 2023 Q-Baller, the St. Thomas More 6th graders raised money and will be donating the funds to the Joe Burrow Foundation. The JBF's primary focus is helping children with mental illness and those experiencing food insecurity as well as providing resources and support to the underprivileged and underserved in a variety of ways. Much of the Foundation's work is done in Ohio and the Baton Rouge area. We are very proud of this group of students!
NEIGHBORHOOD CLEAN UP DAY: Plan to join us in a neighborhood cleanup effort this Saturday, May 13. We're teaming up with Keep Tiger Town Beautiful to pick up trash and debris in the Sherwood Forest area. Volunteers should meet in the church parking lot at 8 a.m. Wear gloves and bring grabbers if you have them. Donations of contractor bags are very appreciated.
KC CHICKEN DINNERS: Mark your calendar! STM KCs will be selling delicious bbq chicken dinners on May 21. Pick up dinners after the 8 and 10 a.m. Masses or at the activity center parking lot from 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Dinners are $10 each and include bbq chicken, bbq beans, wild rice, and bread slice.
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY: We pray for all the mothers of the parish on this Mother's Day and wish you each a very special day, thanking you for your love and for the important role you play in our families, our church, our school, and our society.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: Registration for participants and volunteers (teen and adult) ends May 15. All participants and volunteers must be registered. Join us this summer for VBS 2023 from June 19-23, where kids discover what it means to shine Jesus' light! At Stellar VBS, kids explore how Jesus shined hope, love, forgiveness and joy to the world - and how we can do the same! Click here to register.
PARISH BULLETIN: Click here to keep up with all parish news and information by reading the weekly church bulletin (and reference archived copies).
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