St. Thomas More Catholic School, Decatur, GA

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Bible Verse of the Day

School Hours

8:00 AM-3:15 PM,
(Wednesday, 2:15 PM Dismissal)

School Office Hours

Monday-Friday, 7:30 AM-4:00 PM
(Note: Office is closed daily from 2:50-3:30 for dismissal)

STM Reminders

Saints and Feast Days

Monthly Prayer

STM Is No Place For Hate!
Aidan's poster won the Martin Luther King, Jr. Poster Contest for all Archdiocesan Elementary schools grades K - 4!
(Click to see a larger view)

Lenten Prayer

Student Made Stations of the Cross

Listen to 3K singing Jesus , My Forever Friend

Our Lenten Projects

Week 1: Pennies for Patients
Week 2: Wear Your PJs for Haiti(& bring .50)
Week 3: Collect Money for CRS

Monthly Prayer Archive

This year's theme is
Thanking God with an Attitude of Gratitude

•Contemplate with gratitude Jesus' sacrifice

•Print and carry a 77 Reasons to Be Grateful Pocket Booklet

•Join the 30 Days of Gratitude Project

•Send a free "Thank You" ecard to someone who has influenced your life positively

Gratitude Resource Archive

Beatitude Resource Archive

Previous Year's Themes

STM Reminders
Mar 9	Pajama Day Bring 50 cents for Haiti and come in your PJ's
Mar 9	April/May Lunch Orders Open
Mar 10	Artist-in-Residence Grades 3-5 Jazz Performance 12:45 PM, Notre Dame de Namur Center
Mar 11	Buckhead Uniform Sale 8:00 AM-12:00 PM, Youth Room
Mar 11	Jump for Heart Come out of uniform if you wear red; $5.00 donation requested
Mar 11	End of Quarter 3
Mar 12	Teacher Workday No School for Students
Mar 14	St. Thomas More 5K Walk/Run for St. Vincent de Paul Join or support the team More Steps Team
Mar 15-26	ITBS Testing
Mar 18	Stations of the Cross 2:30 PM, Church If you can't join us, pray the STM Stations of the Cross online
Mar 18	Chick-fil-A Spirit Night 3:15-6:15 at the Downtown Decatur Chick-fil-A STM PTO receives 10% of all sales
Mar 19	Report Cards Go Home
Mar 20	Parent Workday
Mar 20	29th Annual Auction: "Starry, Starry Night at STM" 7:00 PM-11:00 PM, Notre Dame de Namur Center View the invitation
Mar 23	April/May Lunch Orders Close
Mar 24	Optional Spring Conferences
Mar 25	Optional Spring Conferences
Mar 26	Used Uniform Sale 8:00 AM-3:00 PM, end of Primary Hall
Mar 30	Class Pictures
Mar 31	Student Retreat
Mar 31	Stations of the Cross 1:15 PM, Church If you can't join us, pray the STM Stations of the Cross online
Apr 1-11	Easter and Spring Break No School


March Saint and Feast Days
•	Lenten Workshop
•	March 3: St. Katherine Drexel
•	March 8: St. John of God
•	March 15: St. Longinus the Centurion
•	March 15: St. Louise de Marillac
•	March 17: St. Patrick
•	March 17: St. Joseph of Arimathea
•	March 19: St. Joseph Explore the Virtual St. Joseph Altar
•	March 25: Annunciation of the Lord
•	March 23: St. Turibio de Mogrovejo
•	March 28: Palm Sunday

Previous Year's Themes
•	No Place for Hate Resource Archive: Year 1
•	Blessings Archive
•	Read how our students are blessed
•	Manners Archive



•	STM is "Today's Catholic Teacher" School of the Month for February, 2009!
•	Learn more about our Visions and Beliefs
•	Admission and Application Information
•	Letter to Prospective Parents
•	2010-2011 Admissions Timeline
•	Financial Aid
•	G.R.A.C.E. Scholars
•	2010-2011 Fact Sheet
•	Archdiocesan ITBS Scores These are norm-referenced percentile scores
•	STM: The Movie! Watch an informative video about STM with Windows Media Player
•	STM Peace Night Panel Discussion Video
•	Surviving Middle School Video See a video produced by an Encore class of Middle School students for rising 6th graders Windows Media Player
•	Results of National Study of School Evaluation Parent Opinion Survey
•	Do you like what you know about STM? Learn about our Annual Fund Drive and download a pledge card.
•	Watch the required volunteer video, You Matter, on the Archdiocese of Atlanta website. You must also download and complete the Volunteer Packet


Recent Additions to our Website
•	Lunch and Recess Newsflash Read and important message about a change in lunch and recess
•	2010-2011 School Year Important Dates
•	2-23-10 More ENews
•	Coming March 20: 29th Annual Auction: "Starry, Starry Night at STM." Learn more on our Auction Page
•	View the Auction Invitation
•	Purchase Auction Raffle Tickets for a year's tuition waiver
•	On site child care available for auction
•	Order STM Bears from the STM MIddle School Youth Group (EDGE) and help them raise money for a mission trip
•	See the new Helping Others page on our website and learn more about how our students are helping Haiti and how you can help
•	Link to Mrs. Collis' website

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St. Thomas More Catholic School is a ministry of St. Thomas More Catholic Parish.