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Help us spread the word! Applications are OPEN for new students for the 2023-2024 school year. Let your friends and family know we are accepting applications for new students going into PK3 through 8th grade at stmbr.org/apply. Reenrollment for current students will begin on January 14.
Also, please invite prospective new families you know to our annual Open House on Tuesday, January 17. We will have continuous tours from 4 to 6 p.m. Administrators, several of our teachers and staff members, and student guides will be on hand to conduct tours of our campus. Prospective new families should RSVP at stmbr.org/openhouse.
Last year, STM earned more than $2,000 through the Community Coffee Cash for Schools program! Please collect and save Proofs of Purchase from Community Coffee products and submit them to the school office or to your child's homeroom teacher by December 20. Through this program, STM earns money to support the education of our children. We will count the labels and track the amount collected by each homeroom over the Christmas break, so start (or keep on!) bringing them in!
Share your holiday warmth! Help the STM Student Council collect pairs of new socks - infant to adult - for those in need this winter season. Socks will be donated to local organizations in need. Please bring new socks for any age to STM by Tuesday, December 13.
Hair accessories (bows, headbands, scrunchies and barrettes) should be in the same color scheme as the school uniform: white, navy, gold, and/or gray. The exception to this rule is on designated accessory days.
For complete STM dress code policies, see pages 24-28 in the STM 2022-2023 Parent-Student Handbook.
For safety reasons, at all-school Masses, students must sit with their teachers and classmates. For grade-level Masses, students may sit with parents in the parishioner section.
In past years, St. Thomas More has held a talent show in the spring semester. We want to ensure that we have enough participant interest to do the show in 2023. Please fill out this form if you have a child in grades 3-8 who is interested in trying out.
Author Angelle Terrell is a Louisiana native and author of How to Decorate a Cypress Tree. She will be visiting STM on December 19. She will speak to some grade levels, and all grades may preorder a signed copy of her book for your child to take home and enjoy this holiday season.
ABOUT THE BOOK
In How to Decorate a Cypress Tree, Louisiana siblings MaLou and Rodney are on a mission to create Christmas magic with the beauty of their bayou home. In 32 pages illustrated by Camille Broussard, children will learn about family, creativity, and the whimsy of nature.
HOW TO ORDER
Visit www.angelleterrell.com
Click on "school visit book orders."
Enter password: cypress
Add to cart
Check out
Fill out all information at checkout to ensure your child receives his or her book on December 19.
6th grade
7th and 8th grade
UNIFORMS NEEDED: Gently used uniforms are kept in First Aid for emergencies. The following items are needed if you have donations: boys' uniform shirts size youth medium, men's shirts size XL, sweatshirts (all sizes), sweatpants (all sizes). These can be sent to the office or First Aid labeled “First Aid donation.”
ATTENTION PRESCHOOL PARENTS: If your child goes to the doctor to get immunizations, please send a copy of the updated immunization record to school. You will be notified if your child’s immunization record will be expiring soon or has recently expired. We are required to keep up-to-date immunization records on file at the school.
ATTENTION FIFTH GRADE PARENTS: State law requires that students entering 6th grade receive booster shots after turning 11. These vaccines include: Tdap and Meningococcal. Please make an appointment with your health care provider after your child’s 11th birthday. Shot records can be faxed, emailed, or sent in an envelope to school. Our fax number is (225) 275-0376; Nurse Rochelle's email address is rochelle@stmbr.org. Shot records for entering 6th graders are due by AUGUST 1, 2023. If your child will not be 11 years old before starting 6th grade, please email Nurse Rochelle and make an appointment for shots the week following his/her birthday.
For the STM Athletics full calendar of events, go to stmbr.org/school/athletics.
BOYS BASKETBALL
INTRAMURAL BASKETBALL
December 14-16: No afternoon bus service
December 19-20: No bus service
Girls in grades 4-8 are invited to register. Space is limited. Please click here for more information and to register.
To be considered an identified giver for tuition for the 2023-2024 school year, all annual tithing donations need to be submitted to St. Thomas More Catholic Church before December 31. Please keep in mind that while all donations are accepted and appreciated, to qualify as an identified giver for tuition purposes:
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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.
