MAY CROWNING: Volunteers are needed to collect, sort, and assemble flowers into arrangements for our May Crowning Mass on Thursday, May 2. Volunteers should arrive at 7:20 a.m. to collect flowers from the students as they arrive and have the flowers arranged in baskets ready for the children to process in for May Crowning by 8:30 a.m. To volunteer, email Dana Hebert at hebertd@stmbr.org.
FACULTY & STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK: The STM Home & School Association is hosting a fun-filled week from May 6-10 for our faculty and staff, and we need your help! Please click here to sign up for the following opportunities:
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: STM Church Vacation Bible School needs adult volunteers. VBS dates are June 17-21 (9 a.m. to 12 p.m.) Click here to volunteer. Participant and teen online registration is May 1 to 15.
To volunteer on campus, you must have current Child Protection certification.
Our students in PK3 through 4th grade and our school choir have been invited to perform at the STM Festival on Sunday, May 5! We are excited about this opportunity and are looking forward to an amazing weekend filled with fun, food and fellowship. We will be sharing songs with our fellow parishioners. If your child would like to participate,
please click here to let us know.
Please click here to view the May lunch menu.
STM School is accepting applications for the following positions:
STM Volleyball Skills Clinic is only for girls entering grades 1-8 at STM in 2024-2025.
STM Basketball Training Camp is only for STM students entering grades 3-8 in 2024-2025.
Make note of these important May dates as we head into the end of the 2023-2024 school year! Click here for a printable version of the End-of-the-Year page.
Terra Nova standardized testing is Tuesday, April 30 and Wednesday, May 1 for students in grades 3-8. By working together, we can make your child’s test experience positive and successful. Click here for some suggestions on what you can do to help your child feel confident and prepared.
There will be no afternoon Extended Care on Friday, May 3 due to the STM Parish Festival.
Registration for the STM 2024-2025 Extended Care program for grades PK3-8 is open. Registration is due by July 14, 2024. For Extended Care fees and details, and to register, please go to stmbr.org/extendedcare24.
Yearbook ads must be purchased by May 9. If you are waiting to add a graduation picture, purchase the ad and leave an empty place for the picture. Email Mrs. Chustz the picture when it's taken to put in the ad. Yearbook sales will end May 23. Only a few copies will be left for sale after they arrive. Click here to order your yearbook and/or ad.
Returning to STM: If your student is returning to STM in 2024-2025, all money in his/her My School Bucks account will automatically roll over to next year.
Graduating OR enrolling in a non-Diocesan school: If your student is graduating from 8th grade OR your student will no longer be enrolled at a Diocesan school in 2024-2025, please click here to fill out the 2023-2024 EOY Refund Request Form and email it to stmcafe@cnpbr.org by May 17. Click here for more information about the refund request procedure.
Enrolling in another Diocesan school: If your student is enrolling in another Diocesan school in 2024-2025, please call the Child Nutrition Program office one week after the last day of school (May 23) to have the funds transferred to the new school.
For more information, call the Child Nutrition Program at 225-387-6421.
Each spring, the Q-ballers, established by Mr. Brian Quantrille in 2005, brings selected 6th grade students together for a morning of fun and games to raise money for various charities. This year's event will take place on May 11. Since its inception, the Q-ballers have raised more than $20,000! This year, the Q-ballers raised $3,389, which will be distributed among the STM Athletic Hall of Fame, Village Schools International, and the Louisiana Pediatric Cardiology Foundation, which provides financial assistance to families in Louisiana to help ease the burden of out-of-pocket expenses when their children are undergoing life-saving heart surgeries. Thank you, Mr. Q and 6th graders, for your generosity!
Big C's BBQ catered the delicious dinner for our 8th grade boys and dads at this year's annual Guys Night. Support this STM family-owned business!
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Please note, the current Safe and Sacred training site will go down beginning April 29 for migration to the new CAPS (Compass Abuse Prevention Services) site. No child protection credentials will be assigned between April 29 and up to launch on May 6. All new applicant functions on the new CAPS platform will go live on May 6.
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 Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People. Any one who wants to volunteer at St. Thomas More must be in compliance with this policy. ALL requirements must be met in order to volunteer.
The Diocese is still transitioning to a new system for volunteers to apply for Child Protection Certification. In the meantime, you may still follow these steps to become certified to volunteer at STM:
When volunteering or participating in STM events, please remember that due to safety and liability coverage, we cannot allow any other children or siblings who are not St. Thomas More students to attend.
Click here for the grade-level lists for summer reading requirements. Be sure to click on the grade your child will be entering in the 2024-2025 school year. Please email Sara Wisdom at wisdoms@stmbr.org if you have any questions.
Students in 3rd - 6th grade are required to test on their two summer reading books. We will offer two testing dates over the summer: Thursday, June 20 and Wednesday, July 24. Students may only test on one book at each testing date. Students also may test on their books when we return to school in August.
Every kid who spends time online is at risk of being approached by a predator and should therefore know exactly what to do if it happens. This blog post intends to show parents and caring adults what things their children need to know. Click here to read the full article from Protect Young Eyes.
For the STM Athletics full calendar of events, go to stmbr.org/school/athletics.
Our athletic department is looking for coaches for our football teams in 3rd-8th grade, and our girls basketball teams in 3rd-6th grade for the 2024-2025 school year. Interested individuals should contact Athletic Director, Ryan Empson, at empsonr@stmbr.org.
SUMMER SPORTS CAMPS
STM SPRING SPORTS AWARDS CONVOCATION - Tuesday, May 14 at 6:30 p.m. in the STM gym. On this special night, we will honor our student-athletes who earned participation certificates, letterman awards, and pins for a spring sport this year.
TRACK AND FIELD:
VOLLEYBALL:
ATTENTION PRESCHOOL PARENTS: After the fourth birthday, your child is eligible to receive shots required for kindergarten entry. If your child receives immunizations, please send a copy of the updated immunization record to school. You will be notified if your child’s immunizations are overdue in the state database. 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 sixth 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 sixth graders are due by JULY 15, 2024. If your child will not be 11-years-old before starting sixth grade, they are allowed a grace period to get the vaccines after their birthday.
UNIFORMS NEEDED IN FIRST AID: Gently used uniforms are kept in First Aid for emergencies. The following items are needed if you have donations: boys pants size 6, 16, and 18; mens shorts sizes 30-44; and undershorts for girls in all sizes (especially adult). If your child has borrowed any clothes from the school nurse, please wash and return them at your earliest convenience. Most of the clothes are marked with “STM” on the inside.
We are now collecting Community Coffee Cash for Schools proofs of purchase for the 2024-2025 school year. You are welcome to submit them at any time to your child's homeroom teacher or to the school office. Funds from the program go directly to STM teachers for their classrooms! Save your own proofs of purchase, plus consider posting this easy ask flyer at you or your family’s places of work or your STM family-owned local places of business.
Home & School is a home-school partnership involving collaborative working relationships between families and schools and we look forward to working with you! Go to stmbr.org/hsa23 for information about STM Home and School events and committees, and to sign up as a volunteer. Please note that to take advantage of these volunteer opportunities you must be Child Protection Certified.
BLOOD DRIVE: The parish is holding its spring blood drive this Sunday, April 28. The OLOL blood mobile will be parked at the activity center lot between the hours of 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. Please consider donating – your donation could save as many as three lives! For additional information on donating, contact the OLOL Blood Center at 225-765-8843.
STM PARISH FESTIVAL: Make plans to join us May 3 – 5 for the 43rd Annual STM Parish Festival, themed Around the World. STM’s parish heritage and culture are remarkably diverse, representing many countries from around the world. The festival brings the community together in faith and fellowship. Spend the whole weekend with us for live entertainment, food, drinks, rides, and games for the whole family! Visit stmfestival.com for all festival news and weekend schedule.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: We’re diving below the surface to build a strong faith this summer! VBS 2024 will take kids deep into an amazing undersea adventure where they’ll experience the ever-flowing, never-ending love of God. At Scuba VBS, kids will be immersed in the Word and discover what living water is really all about! We’re currently signing up adult volunteers and junior helpers (rising 6 graders thr high school, recognized on sign-up link as TEEN): Click here to volunteer. Registration for participants will open on May 1 at https://vbspro.events/p/a9529b.
APRIL 30 & MAY 1: Terra Nova testing (grades 3-8)
MAY 1: Wonderful Wednesday
MAY 2: School Mass and May Crowning (K-8), 8:45 a.m.
MAY 3-5: STM Church Festival
MAY 6-10: Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week
MAY 9: School Mass (K-8), 8:45 a.m.
MAY 14: Spring Sports Awards Convocation
MAY 16: 8th Grade Graduation
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