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From the Principal’s Desk: Dear STM families, This past week our second through eighth graders took the IOWA tests. Thank you for your support with being sure they were in school and well rested. Next week grades 3, 5, and 7 will be taking the CoGAt portion of the test. All testing will be completed by Thursday, Sept. 27 th . On Friday, Sept. 28 th , is Grandparents Day here at STM! Due to that there is no All School Mass on this upcoming Tuesday, Sept. 25 th , it will instead be on Grandparents Day so we can celebrate Mass with all the grandparents visiting. Grandparents Day starts at 8:30 AM in the church with Mass and concludes at 11:30 AM in the gym. It is a half day for the students. PLEASE remember if your child(ren) will be leaving that day with their grandparent you need to send in a note or email to their classroom teacher. We appreciate your help with this so we can be sure all the kids get home safely. Also a reminder that the school has a Facebook page that will show more pictures of events that occur at school. Please be sure to Follow Us! Have a delightful and restful weekend. Blessings, Mrs. Sonja Keane Upcoming events: Friday, Sept. 21 7/8 Grade Dance @ St. Mary’s 7-10 PM Monday, Sept. 24 Girls V’ball v. St. Mary’s Sycamore, Home Tuesday, Sept. 25 X-Country @ St. Patrick’s (Kane County Forest Preserve) Wednesday, Sept. 26 Girls V’ball @ St. Catherine’s Thursday, Sept. 27 Iowa Testing Ends Girls V’Ball v. SS Peter & Paul, Home Friday, Sept. 28 School Mass, 8:30 AM Grandparents Day 11:30 AM School Dismissal Wednesday, Oct. 3 Fall School Pictures Friday, Oct. 5 Teacher Institute, No School New at STM! Last summer the School Commission distributed STM yard signs to families and parishioners to put up at their homes. If you have one and it is still up, it’s time to take it down and save it to display next February. We will be offering signs to families who don’t have and want to display one in late January/early February. Thank you for showing school pride! More News Weekly newsletter of St. Thomas More Catholic School St. Thomas More Catholic School 1625 W. Highland Avenue, Elgin, Illinois 60123 (847) 742-3959 www.stmcentral.org September 21, 2018 New STM Faculty Member: Welcome to Preschool Teacher, Mrs. Searls Mrs. Searls has been teaching for 13 years, with 7 of those years being in preschool. She has also taught mainly in Catholic schools. She is looking forward to exploring and having fun with the students. This school year she is teaching preschool to our 3 and 4 year old classes. Mrs. Searls is married with 4 children of her own. She loves being outside, traveling, and watching hockey games. She and her family are parishioners of St. Thomas More Church. If you see her, please introduce yourself and wish her well!

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From the Principal’s Desk:

Dear STM families, This past week our second through eighth graders took the IOWA tests. Thank you for your support with being sure they were in school and well rested. Next week grades 3, 5, and 7 will be taking the CoGAt portion of the test. All testing will be completed by Thursday, Sept. 27th. On Friday, Sept. 28th, is Grandparents Day here at STM! Due to that there is no All School Mass on this upcoming Tuesday, Sept. 25th, it will instead be on Grandparents Day so we can celebrate Mass with all the grandparents visiting. Grandparents Day starts at 8:30 AM in the church with Mass and concludes at 11:30 AM in the gym. It is a half day for the students. PLEASE remember if your child(ren) will be leaving that day with their grandparent you need to send in a note or email to their classroom teacher. We appreciate your help with this so we can be sure all the kids get home safely. Also a reminder that the school has a Facebook page that will show more pictures of events that occur at school. Please be sure to Follow Us! Have a delightful and restful weekend. Blessings, Mrs. Sonja Keane

Upcoming events:

Friday, Sept. 21 7/8 Grade Dance @ St. Mary’s 7-10 PM Monday, Sept. 24 Girls V’ball v. St. Mary’s Sycamore, Home Tuesday, Sept. 25 X-Country @ St. Patrick’s (Kane County

Forest Preserve) Wednesday, Sept. 26 Girls V’ball @ St. Catherine’s Thursday, Sept. 27 Iowa Testing Ends Girls V’Ball v. SS Peter & Paul, Home Friday, Sept. 28 School Mass, 8:30 AM Grandparents Day 11:30 AM School Dismissal Wednesday, Oct. 3 Fall School Pictures Friday, Oct. 5 Teacher Institute, No School

New at STM!

Last summer the School Commission distributed STM yard signs to families and parishioners to put up at their homes. If you have one and it is still up, it’s time to take it down and save it to display next February. We will be offering signs to families who don’t have and want to display one in late January/early February. Thank you for showing school pride!

More News Weekly newsletter of St. Thomas More Catholic School

St. Thomas More Catholic School 1625 W. Highland Avenue, Elgin, Illinois 60123 (847) 742-3959 www.stmcentral.org

September 21, 2018

New STM Faculty Member:

Welcome to Preschool

Teacher,

Mrs. Searls

Mrs. Searls has been teaching for 13 years, with 7 of those years being in preschool. She has also taught mainly in Catholic schools. She is looking forward to exploring and having fun with the students. This school year she is teaching preschool to our 3 and 4 year old classes. Mrs. Searls is married with 4 children of her own. She loves being outside, traveling, and watching hockey games. She and her family are parishioners of St. Thomas More Church. If you see her, please introduce yourself and wish her well!

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**Note: Lunch ordering is online in SchoolSpeak.

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921 Apple Dr., Schaumburg, IL 60194/Phones: (847) 843-2457/Fax (847) 843-2732

e-mail: [email protected]

ST THOMAS MORE SCHOOL CD ORDER FORM

Dear Parents and Students. The Spanish classes at your school are offered by Discovery Language Programs. Each student

has received a workbook from his/her Spanish teacher. Discovery also has CD’s that correspond to each workbook and are an

excellent tool for home reinforcement. You can order a CD by returning this form to your child’s Spanish teacher along with

your payment. CD’s will be shipped directly to school and distributed to students who have ordered them.

STUDENT’S NAME ________________________________________________

GRADES 1ST- 4TH QUE PASA PEQUENOS_______________

GRADES 5TH – 8TH QUE PASA 1 ____________________________

PAYMENT OPTION: ____check ___Visa ___MC ____Discover _____Amex

MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO DISCOVERY

CD $10.00 each x number of CD’s: _____ x $10.00 = ___________

CREDIT CARD INFORMATION:

Name of cardholder: ___________________________________________

Street __________________________

City ______________________________State/Zip __________________

Number: ____________________________________________________

Expiration: ____________ Signature: _____________________________

Card Code___________

ALL PAYMENTS DUE BY October 10, 2018

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