St. Thomas More Catholic School, Decatur, GA

New School Hours

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

Bible Verse of the Day

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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

This year's theme is No Place for Hate, an anti-bullying program developed by the ADL we will focus on becoming a Beatitude Community
		STM is No Place For Hate!
	September's Prayer: "Put Peace Into Each Other's Hands" Listen to a choir sing "Put Peace Into Each Other's Hands" (Thanks Mrs.Moore!)
	September's Beatitude: "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God" Sponsored by the 8th Grade and Kindergarten Beatitude Resources
	Light an online candle for peace Take a quiz about how you handle conflict Read quotes about peace Make a pinwheel for World Peace Day Color pictures from the life of the King of Peace

•	Monthly Prayer Archive
•	Previous Year's Themes

STM Reminders
Sep 10	PTO Meeting and Speaker, Stu Cohen, Child Psychologist on Kidstress 7 PM, Mulhern Hall Get 1 hour toward your volunteer hour requirement!
Sep 12	Magazine Sale Kickoff
Sep 17	Individual Picture Day
Sep 18	Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night 3:30-6:30, Downtown Decatur Chick-fil-A STM PTOgets 50% of sales!
Sep 19	Lunch Orders Due See our Lunch page for more information
Sep 21	Fourth Annual STM Day at the Braves 1:35 PM, Turner Field


September Saint and Feast Days
•	September 1: Blessed Michael Ghebre
•	September 5: Blessed Mother Theresa of Calcutta
•	September 8: Feast of the Nativity of Mary Happy Birthday, Mary!
	September 9: St. Peter Claver
•	September 13: St. John Chrysotom
•	September 14: Feast of the Triumph of the Cross
•	September 15: Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows
•	September 17: Blessed Hildegard von Bingen
•	September 20: Sts. Andrew Kim & Paul Chong
•	September 21: St. Matthew the Apostle
•	September 23: Blessed Emilie Tavernier
•	September 23: St. Padre Pio
•	September 27: St. Vincent de Paul
•	September 29: Feast of Sts. Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Archangels

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



•	Please click here to learn more about our Visions and Beliefs
•	Admission and Application Information
•	Letter to Prospective Parents
•	The More You Know The ABCs of STM
•	2008-2009 Fact Sheet
•	Archdiocesan ITBS Scores These are norm-referenced percentile scores
•	STM: The Movie! Watch an informative video about STM with Windows Media Player
•	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
•	School Reach St. Thomas More Telephone Broadcast Service


Recent Additions to our Website
•	8-26-08 More Enews 4th Annual STM Night at the Braves Kidstress Flyer Pack 551 Meet and Greet Go Bananas with Sally Foster
•	Online School Handbook You must know the website password to access this resource
•	National Junior Honor Society Flyer Learn abou the program and how to apply
•	Archdiocesan ITBS Scores These are norm-referenced percentile scores
•	New Lunch Ordering Online!
•	New Archdiocesan Health Rules
•	Order STM Kids Notecards Online!
•	Order the STM Euro Decal
•	Link to Mrs. Collis' website
•	Walkers There will now be a safety patrol at the gate by the Kindergarten playground from 7:45 AM-8:05 AM so that walkers can enter there in the morning instead of walking around. If you arrive before or after this time you will have to walk around. Walkers still must sign in at Mulhern Hall and sign out in the afternoon in front of the principal's office.

	Important Note: St. Thomas More Catholic School does not casually endorse or promote extracurricular programs by allowing brochures, advertisements etc…to be displayed in the school or distributed to the study body. In order to have your program endorsed you must interview with St. Thomas More School administration, and present a recent background screening on the provider/s of the services who will be working with children. Further recommendations and/or visits to the program site may be required. Once we have this information school officials will make a decision.

St. Thomas More Catholic School 630 West Ponce de Leon Avenue Decatur, Georgia 30030		stm@stmga.org 404-373-8456 Main Office 404-377-8554 Fax
St. Thomas More Catholic School is a ministry of St. Thomas More Catholic Parish.