St. Thomas More

2025_2026_School_Year_Calendar (1).pdf

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The 2025 Terry Fox School Run is set, and we are so excited to be taking part! Our event will take place on Friday, October 3, 2025 (Rain Date: Monday, October 6, 2025). We need your help to boost our students’ fundraising. This event supports vital cancer research while also building incredible school spirit for our students. Let’s all show how incredible and generous our school community is and work together to reach the fundraising goal of $ 2,000. We will be sharing regular updates of our fundraising progress on X.

Donate Here for the STM Terry Fox Run

Photo Date: Thursday, October 2nd, 2025

Retake Date: Monday, November 3rd, 2025

The weather has been perfect for students to enjoy recess. Students are returning and playing together during this time, engaging in activities like four-square, basketball, and soccer. Fun is being had!

This week, we welcome all our new little wolf clubs. They are settling into class and really soaking up the learning and exploration happening in class. They are enjoying the FDK playground and making new friends.

With our gym tiles getting a makeover, students and teachers are seizing the opportunity to embrace the gorgeous weather by taking gym class outdoors! The energy is electric as students dive into cooperative sports, basking in the sun and relishing these fantastic sunny days. It’s a perfect blend of fun, fitness, and friendship!

Student Password Reset

Duty to Report Sept 2025.pdf

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As we begin the 2025–2026 school year, St. Thomas More, we will continue to follow the provincial cellphone and social media policy from the Ontario Ministry of Education, alongside our Board’s policy on Personal Electronic Devices (PEDs). These rules are in place to reduce distractions, protect student well-being, and support a safe Catholic learning environment.

Key Points ~

Cellphones and PEDs should not be brought to school. If brought, they must remain off and out of sight during the school day.
No social media access on school networks during school hours.
Use for learning only: Devices may be used in class only if a teacher specifically permits them for academic purposes.
Emergency communication: If you need to reach your child during the day, please call the school office. Students who need to contact a parent must use the office phone.
Loss or damage: The school is not responsible for lost, stolen, or damaged devices.
Repeat violations: Continued misuse of a device will result in it being taken to the office. The student may pick it up at the end of the day. For repeated incidents, a parent/guardian will be asked to pick it up.
Reflection and accountability: Students may be required to complete a short reflection activity if a violation occurs, helping them think about responsible use.

Why this matters:
This policy is not about punishment, but about focus, safety, and responsibility. By limiting cellphone and social media use during the school day, we are creating more opportunities for learning, connection, and personal growth.

Thank you for working with us to support a healthy, distraction-free environment for all students

Emergency Contact Information - Verification Forms - coming home soon

It is important that we are able to contact someone in the case of an emergency. Please complete the emergency student verification sheets that will be sent home electronically the first weeks of school. Remember that those people you list as contacts are automatically given permission to pick up your child from school. They are needed in case we cannot contact you. It makes sense to have a relative, neighbor, or friend who lives close to the school and is available during the day to pick up your child in case of illness, concussion, or changes of clothes that inevitably happen. If your child is sick, there must be someone available to pick them up if you are unable to leave work.

Forms to be signed

Two packages will be coming home for parents to sign for each student.

Package 1:

GF068 Student Annual Consent and Notification form (see PDF below for live links so you can review the content)
GF 401 Elementary Health & Physical Education Curriculum Medical (needs to be signed) before your child(ren) can participate in Physical Education

Package 2:

GF 066 Network User Agreement
GF 337 Personal Electronic Device used with Wi-fi Student Agreement

Student Verification Forms will be coming home soon - please ensure the phone numbers are all up to do - we use this information if there is an emergency.

How to Access Bus Stop and Time Information:

-Visit stopr.ca

-Select parent/student login

*if you do not have an account, please create an account by clicking 'create an account' on the bottom of the screen

-Enter your child's OEN number - this number can be found on the top portion of the report card.

-Once you've entered your child's OEN you will be able to view bus stop information

Transportation:

Transportation is provided for FDK and Grade 1-8 students at St. Thomas More who meet the Board distance eligibility for busing. Students who are ELIGIBLE are automatically assigned to a BUS STOP.

Please be sure to arrive at the bus stop AT LEAST 5 minutes before the scheduled pick up time. You can get all busing information by signing into to STOPR (OEN is required to register and access child busing information and to receive late/cancelled notifications. OEN is on the students report card.)

Students are reminded that riding the bus is a privilege. They are expected to conduct themselves safely and appropriately. Bus meetings will be held in the first weeks of school to go over safety and appropriate bus behaviour.

Drivers are not able to change bus stops or times. Students from grades FDK-1will be provided with bus tags on the first days of school.

Parent Phone Line 905-890-6000 Ext #1 Big Bus Ext #2 Spec Ed

Parents must provide us with their child’s OEN or student # in order for us to access their busing information.

Students in JK, SK and Grade 1 must be met at the stop by a responsible adult. Please note that students will be returned to school if there is no one to meet them at the stop. Your child will be given a red bus tag which must always be attached to their knapsack.

Please also note that eligibility is based on age and home address distance from the school as per the information provided by transportation:

Kindergarten to Grade 1: 1.0 kilometers
Grades 2 to 4: 1.6 kilometers
Grades 5 to 8: 2.0 kilometers
Grades 9 to 12: 3.8 kilometers

Please double check new eligibility distance if your children are transitioning from:

Grade 1 to grade 2
Grade 4 to grade 5
Grade 8 to grade 9

If you require courtesy seating, please complete the form and return to the school office as soon as possible. Please note that courtesy seats are available if there is room on the bus and may not be granted until after the October Thanksgiving weekend. Thank you for your patience and understanding with courtesy seats.

Bus Safety

If your child rides the bus daily, it is important that they are aware of the safety rules on the bus. Students are required to:

Listen to the Bus Driver at all times and report any problems or injuries to him/her
Go directly to your seat and remain seated during the entire bus ride
Do not eat, drink, swear, fight or chew gum on the bus
Do not put arms out the window, or throw items or garbage out the window
If any damage to the seat of bus is caused, students will be held responsible
Be at least 5 minutes early at your bus stop to ensure that you don't miss the bus

Improper conduct on the bus will be dealt with at the Office. Repeated or serious incidents can result in busing privileges being suspended or removed. Please review these rules with your child. Taking the bus is a privilege, not a right.

For Parents and Guardians Sept PDF.pdf

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The goal of the class placement process is to achieve the most practical heterogeneous combination of student groups, which may result in students not being placed with a preferred peer. For families, rather than look upon a class placement as a challenge, use each new opportunity as a chance to form new friendships, meet new educators, and gain resilience from a placement that your child(ren) may not have overly preferred. When children find themselves in circumstances that weren’t their first choice, parents/guardians should support them to look at the positive aspects of each new grade they encounter as this teaches our children perseverance and resiliency. Please accentuate the positive aspect of your child(ren)’s placement this year and take advantage of the opportunity to build intangible skills with your child(ren). With your trust in our professional judgment, we will continue to provide all students with the best possible learning environment. As we have recently experienced, please understand that class placements can change depending upon Ministry of Education or Board Directives, and fluctuations in school population.

Below please find a document that describes combined classes. The common belief many years ago suggested that a student placed in a combined grade was either struggling or was very strong. This is not the case. As with ALL classes, classes are balanced as much as possible to include girls and boys and a variety of learning styles and abilities. You can rest assured that all teachers will provide your child with grade level curriculum.

Letter-2025-2026 Elementary Reorganization Parent.pdf

CombinedGrades PamphletSeptember 2025.pdf