STA Weekly Newsletter

Dear STA Family,

We want to inform you that a few cases of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) have been reported in a couple of our classes. While this is a common childhood illness, we encourage all families to be cautious and monitor their children for any symptoms.

Common symptoms include:

Fever

Sore throat

Painful mouth sores

Rash or small blisters on hands, feet, or diaper area

If your child shows any of these symptoms, please keep them home and contact your healthcare provider. Children should remain at home until they are fever-free and no longer have open blisters to help prevent the spread of illness.

We continue to follow cleaning and sanitizing protocols on campus to help keep our school community healthy.

Teachers are instructed to disinfect desks and chairs after every class session.

Common shared areas are cleaned daily after school.

Thank you for your cooperation and partnership in keeping our students safe and well.

Ask your students to:

Avoid sharing food

Avoid hugging people

Avoid touching other people's hair

Wash hands before and after meals

Wash hands after recess and lunch

Avoid touching their face with dirty hands

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11/20/25

11/27/25

Day 1 (Friday, Nov. 7):

• Kickoff with Student Council presentations
  
• Distribution of buttons and flyers
  
• Official announcement of Anti-Bullying Week
  
• Announce Golden Eagle Rules
  

Day 2 (Wednesday, Nov. 12):

• Presentation from MPPD. Students are encouraged to wear their STA anti-bullying t-shirts.

• Poster contest submissions due

Day 3 (Thursday, Nov. 13):

• Wear Odd Socks Day – Students and staff wear mismatched socks to celebrate differences and show that it’s okay to stand out. This fun activity promotes diversity and reminds everyone that uniqueness should be accepted and celebrated.

• Announcement of poster contest winners

• Student Council will post the 5 selected “Golden Eagle Rules” to follow

• Prizes awarded: 1st place $25 gift card, 2nd place $15 gift card, 3rd place $10 gift card (Amazon)

• Student Council work to be displayed on classroom bulletin boards

Day 4 (Friday, Nov. 14):

• Teacher-led lessons on types of bullying and strategies for handling it

Day 5 (Friday, Nov. 14):

• Anti-Bullying Shirt Day – all students may wear their shirts

• Contest winners announced

• Schoolwide pledge to follow the Golden Eagle Rules

📌 December Order Forms are due tomorrow by dismissal!

No late order forms will be accepted. Office closes at 1p on Friday.

Important Reminders:

Each student must have their own order form.

Payments may be made by check (payable to STA), credit card, or exact cash (the office cannot provide change).

Even if your child qualifies for FREE breakfast/lunch, you still need to turn in an order form by deadline.

If you need to complete payment in the office, you are welcome to park and come inside.

No carline.

Please park your vehicle and walk your student to the front door during morning drop off.

Please park your vehicle and walk to the gate to pick up your student after school.

We invite you to join us for our 7th Grade led family mass on Sunday 11/16/25 at 11:30 am.

Students who are part of the Liturgy must arrive by 11:15 to be directed to their right positions.

There will be no carline during parent teacher conference week.

Please park your vehicle in a parking spot and walk to the front door to pick up your child.

Do not use handicap spots if you do not have a placard and avoid stopping in the fire lane by the school gate.

5th- 8th: Dismissal 12:30 pm

Tk-4th: Dismissal 3 pm

Based on the number of families that teachers have to meet with, we came up with different schedules for Elementary School Tk-4th and Middle School 5th-8th. The teachers will email parents a sign-up for you to schedule your parent teacher conference.

Tk-4th: Dismissal 3 pm

Tk-4th: Parent Teacher Conferences 4:00 pm - 6 pm.

5th- 8th: Dismissal 12:30 pm

5th-8th: Parent Teacher Conferences 1:30 pm - 6 pm.

Links:

Tk/K: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4FAFA82AA7FAC25-60295456-parent#/

1st: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094CAEAA2AA0F9C16-59610076-parent#/

2nd: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094CAEAA2AA0F9C16-60274186-2ndgrade#/

3rd: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0844ABA92DAAFDC25-60274137-parentteacher#/

4th 11/17/25 - 11/20/25: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0948ACAD23A0FACE9-60185106-parentteacher#/

4th 11/21/25 : https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0948ACAD23A0FACE9-60336256-parentteacher#/

5-8th: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4FAFAA2DA4FFC16-60334366-middle#/

Please let us know if you will be needing daycare Monday through Thursday for the week of Parent Teacher Conferences by using the following link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeu2Opzut57QkWLyjGdZ_v9gAJulgjm23Zpe_dgk44ZdhnVvg/viewform?usp=dialog

On Friday, 11/21/25 the students will not have school.

This is the last day for parent teacher conferences.

8:00 am- 3:30 pm

No Daycare available on Friday 11/21/25

Exam dates: November 18 and 19.

Dear members of the STA community,

As discussed during our PTO meeting, the STA administration and Parent Teacher Organization is proud to once again announce our annual all-school Thanksgiving Luncheon to occur on Thursday, November 20th!

As has become our tradition, in order to provide everyone at STA with a delicious Thanksgiving feast ahead of the holiday break, we again ask for your assistance in securing the following donations of time and resources. The sign up link for our luncheon can be found at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094DAAAD2AA1F9C52-60325114-thanksgiving

We are grateful, as always, for your efforts to make this meal a memorable one for our kids! As a reminder, all monetary donations will go toward the cost of the turkey and mashed potatoes order and each $15 donated will amount to 1 hour toward your service hours for the year. Additional items are noted for donation (chips, cupcakes, plates, utensils, etc.) on the sign up.

We look forward to hearing from everyone soon and please plan on dropping off any food or utensils (along with your receipts!) for service hours credit to the office by next Wednesday, November 19th for serving on the 20th. Payment of monetary donations should be made to the office directly for credit toward your service hours and reimbursement of the catering order.

We greatly appreciate your time and attention and any help you can provide in making this yet another successful luncheon for our students, teachers, and staff before this year’s holiday break! Should there be any questions, please feel free to contact the school office (323) 261-6583.

As we get ready for Thanksgiving Break, let’s take a moment to reflect on all the things we’re grateful for: our families, friends, teachers, and the wonderful community we share here at St. Thomas Aquinas School.

We hope everyone enjoys a safe, restful, and joyful holiday filled with gratitude and togetherness. Remember to take time to give thanks and help those in need.

There will be no school during Thanksgiving Break, beginning on 11/24/25, and we’ll return to school on 12/1/25.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, everyone! 🦃🍁

​Ms. Vazquez

Office Aide

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Please Note: Dates and times are subject to change. We will notify you as soon as possible if any adjustments are made.