Quarter 1 report cards for grades 1 through 8 are now posted in your FACTS Family Portal. To view your child's report card:
If you have questions about grades, please contact your child's teacher(s).
Grandparents Day for all students in PK3 through 8th grade is Friday, November 8, from 8:15 to 11:15 a.m. We are excited to welcome grandparents to campus! Grandparents are invited to spend the morning with their grandchild(ren) for a reception, musical presentations, old school games and Book Fair shopping!
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES! Parents, we need your help to make Grandparents Day a success! Please be on the lookout for the volunteer signup later this month.
Due to safety and liability coverage, we cannot allow any other children or siblings, younger or older, not enrolled at STM, to attend Grandparents Day. Only students enrolled in PK3 through 8th grade at STM may be present.
Each October, Common Sense leads Digital Citizenship Week, an annual campaign to promote a healthy, balanced, and positive approach to media and tech use among young people. Working together, schools and families can prepare kids to think critically and use technology in positive, creative, and powerful ways. Click here for Digital Citizenship Resources for Family Engagement.
The STM Scholastic Book Fair is November 6-13! Please 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.
Students will have the opportunity to shop at the Book Fair according to their grade level's designated day and time. They will receive a schedule on October 22. The Book Fair also will be open to students and their grandparents on Grandparents Day (November 8). You also can shop online from November 5-18.
Click here to visit the STM Book Fair website and set up your child's eWallet, a safe cash-free way for your child to shop the Fair. You can set up eWallet beginning October 15. Share your eWallet link with friends and family—anyone can contribute!
Book Fair Family Night is Wednesday, November 6, from 3:30 to 7 p.m. in the STM Library. Join us for books, fellowship, food trucks, photo op backdrop, and a visit from Thomas the Eagle! Come shop the Book Fair and enjoy some good fun and food with friends.
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!
The St. Thomas More Student Council has been active in boosting school spirit and encouraging school and community service during the first few months of the school year.
Student Council members have been carrying out the recycling program for the school.
In addition, the organization sponsored the fall pep rally Monday, September 30, preceding the annual Monday Night Football Game. The pep rally honored 3rd through 8th grade fall athletes on the football teams, basketball teams, cross country team, swim team, and tennis team. The Student Council executive officers and the pep rally committee planned and carried out the pep rally. The cheerleaders added extra spirit to the pep rally, along with the Eagle portrayed by Charlie H. Students participated in competitions including Put Out, King Pen, Red Light - Green Light, and Tug-of-War. The pep rally culminated with a cheer competition among the grade levels. The 7th and 8th graders proved to be the loudest and were rewarded with spirit sticks.
The Student Council executive officers include Thomas W., president; Jack H., vice president; Sadie O., secretary; and Lucas W., treasurer. Other members of the pep rally committee were Kenny B., Audrey D., Grayson G., Landon G., Charlie H., Anna Claire J., Lexi K., Valeria O., Giselle P., Ian R., Ellie R., Paislee R., and Jude S..
Three inclement weather days are built into our school calendar. We used these three days to close during Hurricane Francine. If there is a need for St. Thomas More to not be in school between now and the last day of school (May 23), we will have a virtual learning plan to meet requirements for the day to count as a school day. Teachers and/or the school office would communicate details and assignments to families by 8 a.m. of the virtual learning day.
Bishop Duca recently approved the Diocesan School Board recommendation for the Diocese of Baton Rouge regarding the 10-point grading scale in the 2025-2026 school year.
Please click here to read Fr. Jamin David's letter to parents explaining this change.
Wonderful Wednesday Volunteer Opportunity - November 6: On the first Wednesday of each month, we celebrate our Eagle Spirit on Wonderful Wednesday by wearing our spirit shirts and enjoying a special treat. Volunteers are needed to pop popcorn, fill bags, and distribute to students on November 6. Please consider signing up for a popcorn shift! Click here to volunteer. Remember, to volunteer on campus, you must complete Child Protection Certification. Click here to view the Child Protection requirements.
Community Coffee Cash for Schools: Please clip and collect Proofs of Purchase from all your Community Coffee products. This is how we give our STM teachers their classroom startup money each school year, and we need your help! Send Proofs of Purchase to your child’s homeroom teacher or the front office any time of the school year.
Boys basketball registration is open through October 21.
• 3rd-5th grade - Click here to register.
• 6th-8th grade - Click here to register.
All student-athletes in grades 3-8 must have a completed athletic packet. Click here to download the athletic packet.
If you have any questions about STM Athletics, please contact Athletic Director Ali Buchart at bucharta@stmbr.org.
Intramural basketball registration for boys and girls in Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade is open through October 16. Click here to register your child!
STM sports and event photography: Look for an email from your child's coach when sports photos are ready to view and purchase as digital images at Shutterly Happy Photography. Buttons with your child's sport image also will be available for purchase. This page does not close or expire; you may order pictures and/or buttons all year long.
Click here for the STM Athletics calendar to see all game schedules.
Disease of the week: Fifth disease. We continue to see cases of Fifth disease. Early symptoms may include low-grade fever, runny nose, muscles aches, and headache. In the next 4-14 days, a bright red rash appears on the cheeks, followed by a rash on the arms, trunk, and legs. The rash may disappear and reappear after exposure to heat for weeks. Unlike other illnesses, children are NO LONGER CONTAGIOUS once the rash appears. Adults that contract fifth disease may have painful, swollen joints with or without other symptoms. Pregnant women or people with certain blood disorders or immune deficiencies may require medical attention if infected.
Please sign and return Vision or Hearing Referral letters! In September, we conducted vision and hearing screenings in grades K, 1, 3, 5, and 7. If your child(ren) did not pass one of the screenings, you should have received a referral letter. Please sign and return the bottom portion of the letter to Nurse Rochelle. Second notices will be sent out soon. If you receive a second notice, this means that Nurse Rochelle did not receive the first letter signed by a parent. If your child(ren) passed the screenings, no notifications were made. Please email Nurse Rochelle if you have any questions at rochelle@stmbr.org.
OCTOBER is an ideal time to get your annual flu vaccinations! Flu vaccines have been shown to decrease the frequency of flu and the severity of flu cases in those vaccinated. In children, the flu vaccine has been shown to decrease flu-related hospitalization by 41% and emergency room visits by 50%.
Students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade are invited to St. Michael's Open House on October 23. Tours begin at 4 p.m.; the last tour will leave at 7 p.m. Student Ambassadors will guide your family through campus. You will meet faculty and students as they showcase St. Michael's curriculum. Click here to register.
Annual Parish Picnic: Make plans to join us on October 27th for the STM Parish Picnic! This special day begins with 10 a.m. Mass on the field followed by food, fun, and fellowship. The very popular Trunk or Treat is back this year. Kids should dress in their Halloween costumes and bring a candy bucket or bag.
Born to Run: STM Men’s Club: We’re excited to announce that the STM Men’s Club is BACK! On September 17 the new board was appointed, and handoff from the old board was completed. We look forward to the Men’s Club serving the church and school. They are MEN DOING MORE!
OCTOBER 17:
• Mission Day
• School Mass (K-8)
OCTOBER 18-21: Fall Break
OCTOBER 24: School Mass (5-8)
OCTOBER 27: Mass on the Grass, Parish Picnic, and Trunk or Treat
NOVEMBER 1: Solemnity of All Saints School Mass (K-8)
NOVEMBER 2: Parent Dance
NOVEMBER 6-13: Book Fair
NOVEMBER 8: Grandparents Day
NOVEMBER 19: Open House
FEBRUARY 8: K-8 Dad & Daughter Dance
MARCH 29: Parents Bingo
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