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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.
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As we wrap up the school year, we are excited to host STM Field Day on Wednesday, May 22. 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:
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 in grades K through 7 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? Email Mrs. Llaneza or Ms. Ducote.
There will be Cheer information meetings next week for girls and parents:
Grades 3 and 4 (in 2024-2025): Wednesday, May 15 at 3 p.m. in the art room.
Grades 5 through 8 (in 2024-2025): Tuesday, May 14 at 3:15 p.m. in the gym lobby. Please click here to RSVP for grades 5-8.
A huge, heartfelt THANK YOU to all parents, family, volunteers, and students in Christians In Action, who made Faculty and Staff Appreciation Week such a special time for everyone who works at STM. Jambalaya, breakfast buffet, flowers, gift cards, bagels, cookies, yogurt, nachos, and best of all, duty-free lunch!
We are 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.
STM School is accepting applications for the following positions:
The deadline to order your child's 2023-2024 yearbook is May 23. Click here to order your yearbook.
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.
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.
Many families are excited for an active, travel-filled, relative-visiting summer. We love all of these things! But each of these activities creates unique digital risks that awesome parents should monitor. 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.
FALL SPORTS REGISTRATIONS are open! In order for your child to participate in these sports, please click on the links below and submit payment. Your child must also have a current LHSAA physical and athletic participation packet on file with the STM athletic department. Click here to download the packet. Contact Athletic Director Ryan Empson with questions: empsonr@stmbr.org.
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.
If your child has medical supplies or medication this school year, please stop by the First Aid/ Nurse’s office before 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, June 7 will be discarded. Nothing can be kept at school for the following year.
ATTENTION FIFTH GRADE PARENTS: State law requires that students entering 6th grade receive booster shots 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. 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 JULY 15, 2024. If your child will not be 11-years-old before starting 6th grade, they he/she is allowed a grace period to get the vaccines after his/her birthday.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL - JUNE 17-21: 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 thigh school, recognized on sign-up link as TEEN): Click here to volunteer.
Click here to register your child as a participant in Vacation Bible School. (rising K through 5th grade)
MAY 14: Spring Sports Awards Convocation
MAY 16: 8th Grade Graduation
MAY 22: Field Day (K-7th) and Fun in the Sun Day (Preschool)
MAY 23: Last day of school (12:30 p.m. dismissal), no EBR bus service
JUNE 22: Pass-It-On Uniform Sale
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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.
