PRAYERS NEEDED: Please keep Richard Corralez’s family in your prayers. Richard’s (4th) great-grandmother,

Clara Jeung, passed away. May God guide and be with them during this difficult time.

TEACHING TOUCHING SAFETY PROGRAM: St. Thomas More School will present a sexual abuse prevention pro-

gram, the Touching Safety program, to our students from November 30th—December 4th. This program is pro-

vided to us by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and is a part of our ongoing effort to help create and maintain a

safe environment for children and to protect all children from sexual abuse. The topic for this year’s Teaching

Touching Safety lesson is Boundaries/Bullying and Telling Someone you Trust. The scheduled lessons are being

offered to all students at St. Thomas More School. If you have questions about the program or the lesson, please

contact Mrs. Rodriguez at 626-284-5778.

STM PARISH CHRISTMAS BOUTIQUE AND RAFFLE TICKETS: The STM Parish’s annual Christmas Boutique will

take place on Sunday, December 6th. Please see the flyer attached for further information. Also, the parish is in

need of volunteers to sell raffle tickets after each Mass on 11/22 and 11/29. If you are in need of service hours

and are interested in volunteering, please contact Tess at the STM rectory @626-284-3303.

CONCERN AMERICA: On Sunday, December 6th, St. Thomas More School will participate in the Christmas Bou-

tique with unique, quality handcrafts that provide us with the opportunity to purchase conscientiously. The gifts

we find for special events, holidays, or to brighten our own homes are an exchange of caring with impoverished

communities in developing countries. These items are provided by Concern America. The new craft items from

Bangladesh, El Salvador and Guatemala are especially delightful. Inspired by nature, these beautifully crafted

textiles, ceramics and wood products, honor indigenous traditions, and were selected to be reminders that when

a Concern America product is purchased, we are providing a source of income to materially poor communities;

promoting human scale endeavors; eco-friendly work patterns; and fair working conditions. See enclosed flyer

for more information.

STM TOY DRIVE: STM will be collecting toys to distribute for Hillsides Home for Children. Toys will be collected

through December 17th. Please check flyer for what age group your grade should buy for. If boys bring a gift for

a boy and girls bring a gift for a girl, we will be able to donate a nice variety.

SAVE THE DATE: MARDI GRAS Social on February 6th. Ticket sales will go toward Mandatory Fundraising. Every

family is required to purchase two tickets. Each class will be responsible for One Silent Auction item. If anyone

has any ideas, please email your room parent or come see Mrs. Rodriguez.

Excellence in Education

Lord, you are the Light of all Nations. You are our hope and our peace. As we wait for the bright

promise of Christmas, may we remember all the great promises that You have made to Your chosen

people. You have fed us and clothed us in Your Light, and You have taught us to expect the miracle of Your love to fill the universe. May we never forget Your promises and may we always trust in You. We

ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen.

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St. Thomas More Parish School

December 2, 2015

Weekly Newsletter

CONGRATULATIONS NOVEMBER STUDENTS OF THE MONTH!

Preschool: Luciano Reyes Kindergarten: Joaquin Vega 1st: Mere Olvera-Aguilar

2nd: Victoria Chan 3rd: Angeli Salazar 4th: Aleena Ramos

5th: Emile Tavra 6th: David Ramirez 7th: Jeremy Hoyos

8th: Izaiah Esparza

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS STUDENT OF THE MONTH FOR NOVEMBER: Emily Rocha

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If you need to have your fingerprints registered with the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, please refer

to the following link for a complete schedule:

LA Archdiocese Fingerprinting Schedule

St. Thomas More Newsle t ter

CALENDAR

December

12/1-12/4 Teaching Touching Safety Program

12/2-12/17 STM Toy Drive

12/4 St. Nicholas’ Day observed

12/6 STM Parish Christmas Boutique

12/7-12/11 STM Spirit Week; SC bake sale

12/8 Feast of the Immaculate Conception –Holy

Day of Obligation, Mass @ 8:30 am

12/13 Coffee & Donuts—3rd grade

12/16 Band Assembly @ 8:15 am; 7th grade

Christmas Bazaar

12/17 Christmas Mass and Program @ 8:30 am;

11 AM Dismissal

12/18-1/3 Christmas Vacation

January

1/4 Classes resume

1/7 PTO/room parent meeting @ 6pm

Monday Mass School Liturgy—December 7, 2015

First Reading: Daryanna Ductoc

Responsorial Psalm: Cindy Lamas

General Intercessions: Julian Ulloa, Alex Santiago,

and Matthew Donko

Presentation of the Gifts: Noah Dena, Betsey Luna,

Nicholas Dena, and Lennan Ruiz

Altar Servers: Phoenix Hem, Leticia Wilson, and Mia

Bribiesca

We would like to express our gratitude to Sr.

Carmen who came to visit

the STM student body yes-

terday and gave a presen-

tation about Advent.

On Friday, November 20th, the STM

student body made 1111 sandwiches for

the less fortunate, which were delivered

to the St. Francis Center! Thank you STM

families for your generosity.

Once again, STM will be collecting Toys to distribute to

Hillsides Home for children. We will be collecting toys between Wednesday, December 2nd thru Thursday, December 17th.

Please check what age group your grade should buy for.

If boys bring a gift for a boy and girls bring a gift for a girl, we will be able to donate a nice variety.

Preschool /Grade K Ages 0-2 Grade 5 Ages 6-8

Grade 1 Ages 3-5 Grade 6 Ages 3-5 Grade 2 Ages 6-8 Grade 7 Ages 12-14 Grade 3 Ages 9-11 Grade 8 Ages 12-14

Grade 4 Ages 9-11

Whoever has a heart full of love always has something to give. - Pope John XXIII

Bake Sale ● cookies ● brownies ● cupcakes ● and more!

$0.25- $1.00

Friday,12-11-15

Spirit Week December 7-11 Marvel Monday: Students attend school in a super hero cape, one that they make or already have.

Crazy Hat Tuesday: You may wear any crazy appropriate hat.

Disney Wednesday: Students may wear any appropriate Disney clothing.

Matching Thursday: Students may match with one another.

Wake up Friday: Students may attend school in appropriate pajamas and Santa will be coming.

CANDY CANE

GRAM PRESALE 2 tags and candy canes for $1

Parents welcome to buy for

their favorite student!

Presale starts December 7 and

ends December 14.

Student Council will be selling

after school!

Knights of Columbus Student of the Month Student of the Month Nominees

November 2015 Aguayo, Izel – 3rd Aguilar-Olvera, Mere – 1st Soloman, Hunter – K Auner, Aidan – 6th Barron, Jaime – 1st Bolander, Alina – 4th Bribiesca, Mia- 4th Brown, Christopher – 6th Carrillo, Ava – K Comia, Austin – 3rd Corralez, Richard – 4th Delaney, Emma – 3rd Dena, Noah – K Ductoc, Daryanna – 8th Enriquez, Carlie – 3rd Enriquez, Raphael – 3rd Espinoza-Almeida, Arieli – 7th Fernandez, Anahi – 3rd Ferraro, Isabella – 6th Ferraro, Zachary – 6th Frumento, Giovanni – 8th Frumento, Tabitha – 3rd Gasca, Joshua – 1st Goss, Noah – 7th Hall, Damien – 6th He, Valerie – 6th Hem, Baron – 3rd Hernandez, Maya – K Jackson, Kelise – 6th Lara, Alyssa – 3rd Maldonado, Vanessa – 6th Marin, Matthew – 1st Mendez, Maya – K Mendez, Noah – 2nd

Mercado, Marcos – 3rd Mercado, Samuel – 6th Molina, Karen – 3rd Montoya, Sean – 1st Nitta, Sophia – 3rd Ornelas, Abigail – K Payan, Gabriel – 6th Quinonez, Alyssa – 7th Ramirez, David – 6th Ramirez, Maximiliano – K Ramos, Isabella – 5th Reyes, Isabelle – 3rd Rios, Joshua – 3rd Roa, Sebastian – 6th Rocha, Emily – 7th Rodarte, Isabella – 3rd Ruiz, Aiden – 8th Salazar, Angeli – 3rd Salazar, Steven – 6th Santiago, Alyssa – 6th Sepulveda, Jaymie – 3rd Silva, Daniel – 6th Sneed, Alexis – 8th Stauffer, David – 5th Sutton, David – 3rd Sutton, Thomas – 6th Tan, Shirley – 6th Tavra, Nathan – 4th Tesoro, Samantha – 3rd Thomas, Christina – 1st Vazquez, Nicolas – K Velasquez, Adam – 3rd

STM Sports

Fundraiser

Win 2 VIP LAKER tickets for

Section PR17 ROW 5

vs 76ERS

When: Friday, January 1, 2016

Time: 7:30 PM

Kobe Bryant’s last season!!

Ticket value over $300.00

1 Ticket for $5

5 Tickets for $20

To purchase tickets contact STM office (626) 284-5778

raffle ends 12/15/15