Friday, September 23, 2022
STS TIGER TALES
PTO is looking to provide our teachers and staff with meals on a few upcoming dates.
Friday, Sept 30
Taco Bar and all the fixins'. Use the link to help us treat our staff to a favorite.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4FABAF2CA3FACE9-stsstaff1
Wednesday, Oct 5
Parent Teacher Conferences...PTO is looking for contributions to allow our teachers to have a hot meal during or after meeting with our parents during conferences. It is an amazing relief to them knowing a hot cooked meal is waiting for them. The Restaurant is TBD. Please consider a monetary donation that can be dropped at the school office labeled "PTO-Teacher Meals". Please send the donation in by October 1.
PTO is planning a Fall Family Night…mark your calendars now!
Sunday, Oct 9 -
4:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m….Fall Family Night/STS Schoolyard
*Reminders for this Upcoming Week
-Hot Lunch on Monday (K-8th)…Chicken Strips
-Home Girls Basketball Game on Monday at 6:15 p.m./Students wearing Spirit Wear will get in free!
-Cross Country Meet at Unity on Wednesday at 4:00 p.m.
-Home Girls Basketball Game on Thursday at 6:00 p.m./Students wearing Spirit Wear will get in free!
-No Bus Service this Friday & Early Dismissal for K-8th
*Calendar/Raffle Tickets….our winner for Monday, September 19th was Leonard & Dottie Reinhart. They won $50. It was sold by the Miller Family. Congratulations!
Friday, September 23rd
*3:30 p.m.—Cross Country Meet/St. Joe
Sunday, September 25th
*6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.—Youth Group for 8th-12th graders/St. Dominic Room of Parish Office
Monday, September 26th
*Spirit Wear Day
*Hot Lunch (K-8th)/Chicken Strips
*Calendar Drawing ($50)
*6:15 p.m.—Girls Basketball Game (7th & 8th)/Trost Gym
Tuesday, September 27th
*4th Grade Band
*5th Grade Band
*7:30 a.m.—Choir Practice
*4:00 p.m.—Cross Country Meet/Unity
Wednesday, September 28th
*8:30 a.m.—Devotions (K-8th)/St. Thomas Church
Thursday, September 29th
*5th Grade Band
*Advanced Band
*7:30 a.m.—Choir Practice
*6:00 p.m.—Girls Home Basketball Game (7th & 8th)/Trost Gym
Friday, September 30th
*No Bus Service
*Wear Mass Day Attire (K-8th)
*4th Grade Band
*Advanced Band
*7:30 a.m.—Bucket Drumming
*8:30 a.m.—Children’s Mass (K-8th)/St. Thomas Church/All are Welcome/The Mass will be Live Streamed through our school website/This Mass will be prepared by the 2nd/3rd Graders.
*11:45 a.m.—Early Dismissal for K-8th grades
Sunday, October 2nd
*6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.—Youth Group for 8th-12th graders/St. Dominic Room of Parish Office
**Athletics
-Please find in your email ways to help with the Athletic Hot Dog Luncheons through the Sign-UpGenius (K-8th).
-Please find in your email ways to help with the Home Girls Basketball Games through the SignUpGenius
**On Friday mornings when school is in session, there will be an All-School (K-8th) Children’s Mass at 8:30 a.m. at St. Thomas Church. Students should wear their Mass Day Attire to school on Mass days. The public is welcome to attend our school Masses this year.
**PTO is in the process of compiling a list/database of subject matter experts willing to assist our teachers in the classroom with various topics. Teachers will be able to search and utilize these contacts to assist with curriculum planning and engage with family and community members as well. If you would be willing to share your talents as a guest speaker or subject matter expert, we invite you to complete the form via this link https://forms.gle/tnEo97LxTYVHpucp7 . Please go to this website before Monday morning if possible.
*PTO would like to provide childcare for our upcoming meetings. If you are interested in babysitting during our next meeting, please contact Ray Zumbahlen at rayzumbahlen@gmail.com letting him know which dates you would be available to help. This is a great opportunity to volunteer!
WHERE: The Aftercare Room
WHEN: Wednesday, October 19th
TIME: Meetings begin at 6:00 p.m. and last approximately 1.5 hours. Babysitters will need to arrive at 5:45 p.m.
DETAILS: All children will be potty trained. Parents will be in the John Schumacher Gym and available if needed. Toys/Games/Activities will be available.
Thank you for your consideration!
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