STM SCOOP

February 21 - 24, 2023

Principal Message - Lent starts this week

Hello STM families,

Thank you to all the students that volunteered their time to support our open house last Thursday. We had over 300 people join us to learn about our wonderful school. Your positive comments and messages to families and friends is still our best recruitment tool. Please invite anyone who missed our open house to visit our open house page on our website. We included a recording and support information for registration.

We will be celebrating Shrove Tuesday with a whole school pancake lunch during block five on Tuesday. Should be a fantastic meal! We will be visiting Annunciation parish on Wednesday for Ash Wednesday mass. Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately for the walk.

We invite all our parents and guardians to join our next School Council/Fundraising Association meeting on Tuesday, February 21st @ 6:30pm at the school. We are lucky that our Trustee Terry Harris will be joining us. The agendas are attached below.

Grade 9 Families

All four high schools we encourage our students to attend have now presented to our grade 9 students. Each of the schools offer wonderful learning opportunities for our students. Please take some time to help your child plan for high school. Our grade nine teachers will also be spending some time helping them pick their courses in the coming weeks. We strongly encourage our students to go the high schools' open houses

to help them make the best choice.

You will need to go to St. Joseph's and Archbishop Macdonald's website to apply and register with those high schools. St. Oscar Romero and St. Francis Xavier (FX) will be coming to our school in the middle of March to register our students. The forms our students will be using are attached below. Please go over them with your children in the coming weeks.

Kevin Myskiw

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Week at a Glance

Monday 20: Family Day (No School)

Tuesday 21: Shrove Tuesday

Enbridge Field Trip for Braided Journeys

11:20am - Pancake Meal as a whole school in the gym

6:30pm - School Council/Fundraising Association Meeting

Wednesday 22: Ash Wednesday

Pink Shirt Day

10am - Ash Wednesday Mass @ Annunciation Parish

4:15pm - Senior Boys Basketball Home Game vs. St. Ed's

Thursday 23:

9:45am - TA Knight Group - Whole School Frisbee Wellness Presentation (one hour)

Friday 24:

Junior Boys Basketball @ St. Catherine's (Saturday)

Senior Boys Basketball @ Romero Tournament (Saturday)

Upcoming Dates

March 2 & 3 - Teacher's Convention (No Classes)

March 10 - All Band Students Full Day Field Trip

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STM School Council meeting agenda Feb 21, 2023.pdf

STM Fundraising Association meeting agenda Feb 21, 2023.pdf

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Links to other Newsletters

STM School Council Update

Please see below the attached minutes from our January 19th SC and Fundraising Association meetings. Thank you to all the parents that joined us for the workshop. Your time and effort is greatly appreciated. While shopping at Cobs Crestwood please be sure to mention your purchase is in support of St Thomas More.

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St. Francis Xavier - Registration Guide Sheet 2023-2024.pdf

St. Oscar Romero - Grade 9 Course Planning Sheets for High School - 2023-24.pdf

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Soccer Academy

World Cup 2022 starts on Sunday. Canada plays on Wednesday @ 12pm. We are going to turn the gym into a viewing area during lunch and lunch break for any interested students (including grade 9s). All students will then go to block 6 (1pm).

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EAP at STM

Hello families, This is a special year because we have many interested EAP students in our grade 8 and grade 9 classes. Therefore, we placed them into multiple classes per grade level. Our teachers are committed to enrich our motivated students by enhancing their knowledge development, character development, and community engagement throughout the school year.

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Hockey Academy

The October Calendar is link below. As the year progresses, we will be adding information and pictures to celebrate the learning and fun happening in our hockey academy. The Sports Academies at St. Thomas More are designed to challenge and inspire each participant.

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