This is a reminder for all parents and guardians to please remain respectful, patient, and courteous while in the carpool line. We understand that mornings and afternoons can be busy, and we appreciate everyone’s cooperation in helping dismissal and arrival run smoothly. Following directions and procedures is essential to ensuring everyone’s safety, as well as setting a good example for your children.
For the safety of our students, staff, and families, please refrain from aggressive driving, cutting in line, or engaging in disrespectful behavior toward faculty or other drivers. We ask that everyone remain calm, follow the established carpool procedures, and treat one another with kindness and respect. We appreciate your partnership in creating a safe, positive, and respectful environment for our entire school community. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!
God Bless,
Ellen B. Lee, Principal
Although Halloween and Thanksgiving are still ahead of us, it’s already time for the talented artists at STM to start creating their Christmas card designs!
One winning design will be selected from all entries to appear on the front of STM’s official Christmas card. The card will be printed and mailed to our friends and our diocesan schools, making this a wonderful opportunity for our students to share their creativity and Christmas spirit with our community.
Contest Guidelines:
Art supplies are available from Mrs. Oufnac if needed. Students who are interested in participating or would like additional information should have their parents email Mrs. Oufnac at oufnacd@stmbr.org.
We look forward to seeing the creativity and Christmas spirit of our STM artists come to life.
Do you know a family searching for a new school for their children? Invite them to our Open House on Wednesday, October 28, from 4 to 6 p.m. Families should RSVP at stmbr.org/openhouse. We look forward to welcoming them and sharing all the wonderful things STM has to offer!
We are excited to welcome grandparents to campus on Grandparents Day, Friday, November 20. Grandparents are invited to spend the morning with their grandchild(ren) for a reception, musical presentations, old school games and Book Fair shopping! We will send more details in the coming weeks. In the meantime, please invite your children's grandparents to save the date and make plans to join us!
Our school office has quite a collection of lost treasures waiting to be reunited with their owners. Take a look at the photos and see if anything looks familiar! All lost and found items will remain in the school office through Friday, October 23. After that, any unclaimed items will be donated.
Calling all STM 5th–8th graders! Join us in the Activity Center on Friday, October 23, 2026, for an afternoon of fun, friendship, and faith!
The afternoon will begin at 3:15 p.m. and end at 4:25 p.m. Pick-up begins at 4:30 p.m. Guardians should park and come inside the Activity Center to pick up their child.
Snacks will be provided!
Extended Care Students: STM students who will return to Extended Care should check in with Mrs. Candyce before coming to the Activity Center. At the end of the afternoon, students will be escorted back to Extended Care. Students who will be picked up from the Activity Center do not need to check in with Extended Care.
Waiver Required: A waiver must be on file for your child to participate. If you submitted a waiver last year, you do not need to submit another one.
Entrance Fee: Please bring one canned or dry good to donate to the St. Paul donation box.
Registration is required to attend. Registration closes Thursday, October 22, at 8:00 a.m. Click here to register.
If you have any questions about the STM Athletics Program, please contact Athletic Director Ali B. Pierson at piersona@stmbr.org
The STM Scholastic Book Fair is November 13-20! Go WILD for Reading! Help STM meet our goal and inspire a love of reading in our students. Scholastic will give back a portion of the goal as rewards to our school when you shop.
Click here to visit the STM Book Fair website.
Students will have the opportunity to shop at the Book Fair according to their grade level's designated day and time.
The Book Fair will be open to students and their grandparents on Grandparents Day, November 20.
You also can shop online from November 11-24.
eWallet is a safe cash-free way for your child to shop the Fair. Share your eWallet link with friends and family — anyone can contribute! eWallet setup is available on our Book Fair website beginning October 21.
Share the Fair is the giving program built into the Scholastic Book Fair, empowered by contributions from people like you! These funds support students at our school who need help getting new books. Your contribution helps even more kids take home a book from the Fair — and experience the all-the-feels, read-past-lights-out rush that we call “Bookjoy.” Click here to give to Share the Fair.
Book Fair Family Night is Tuesday, November 17, from 3:30 to 7 p.m. in the Rainforest (also known as the STM Library). Join us for books, fellowship, food trucks, photo ops, and a visit from Thomas the Eagle! Come shop the Book Fair and enjoy some good fun and food with friends. Food truck lineup: Louisiana Lemonade, Capitol Seafood, Boo's Best BBQ, La Casita Mexican Food, Caribbean Express, and Ninja Snowball.
Volunteer Opportunities! We need volunteers to help with shopping and the registers! Click here to view and sign up for a time slot. Remember, to volunteer on campus, you must complete Child Protection Certification. Click here to view the Child Protection requirements. Thank you!
HEARING AND VISION SCREENING INFORMATION: A copy of your child’s vision screening results was sent home the first week of October. You do not need to sign and return anything for vision screening.
Please sign and return hearing referral letters! If your child(ren) did not pass their hearing screenings, you should have received a referral letter the first week of October. Please sign and return the bottom portion of the letter to Nurse Rochelle. We must have a parent signature on file to show that a parent was notified of a referral. If your child(ren) passed the hearing screening, no notifications will be made. Please email Nurse Rochelle if you have any questions at rochelle@stmbr.org.
UNIFORMS NEEDED IN FIRST AID: Uniforms are kept in the nurse’s office for students that may need a change of clothes. Please wash and return borrowed uniforms. We are currently in need of the following:
Youth of STM, come join us for an evening of “Pizza and Prayer” on Sunday, November 8. Following the 5 p.m. Mass, pizza and desserts will be served in the Activity Center Coffee Shop, hosted by STM Church and the G.A.L.S. Ministry. After a time of food and fellowship with friends, Adoration will be held from 7 to 8 p.m., offering an opportunity to grow closer to Christ in the Most Blessed Sacrament. This event is open to all youth in the 7th grade and above. Please note that registration is required to attend, so be sure to click here and sign up soon!
SCHOOL MASS: Thursdays at 8:45 a.m. when school is in session. Exceptions: December 8 is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary and a Holy Day of Obligation, therefore Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, December 8 rather than Thursday, December 10. There is no Mass on February 4.
OCTOBER 16-19: Fall Break - no school
OCTOBER 23:
• STM Youth Gathering
• Winter Uniform Sale
OCTOBER 28: Open House for prospective families
OCTOBER 30: Black & Orange Accessory Day
NOVEMBER 3: No EBR bus transportation
NOVEMBER 4: Wonderful Wednesday
NOVEMBER 8: Pizza and Prayer
NOVEMBER 13-20: Scholastic Book Fair
NOVEMBER 20: Grandparents Day and 11:30 a.m. dismissal
NOVEMBER 23-27: Thanksgiving Holiday
Office of Child and Youth Protection
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