St. Thomas More Cathedral School
PTO Newsletter - October 20, 2017 - Volume 199
Included in this newsletter:
FlipGive Fundraising
International Festival is TOMORROW!
Race for Education News
Spirit Wear Store Re-Opened
Have you linked your Giant & Harris Teeter Cards to STM?
Message from the President
Happy Friday!
It's the most wonderful time of our year!! It's Fall, the weather is perfect and there is nothing more fun than attending one of STM's best family events - the International Festival. Sadly, I have to be in West Chester, PA watching a lacrosse tournament, but it has always been my favorite event of the school year; so if you have not had the opportunity to attend in the past, make sure you add it to your Saturday calendar (tomorrow between 12-3 p.m.). Our STM families make the most amazing food, so come hungry! Additionally, our Event Chairs, Kitty Werner and Tina Lyons, have planned some fantastic activities for everyone to enjoy. "Cost" of entry is a main or side dish representing your heritage. The committee is also in need for home baked or store bought cakes for the cake walk. Have fun!!
Don't forget....picture day is Monday!!
Race for Education is Wednesday!! Get those pledge emails sent out so we can reach our goal!!
In other news - for all you star-gazers, my friendly Facebook feed informed me that tonight the Orionid meteor shower will light up our sky. Take a moment to enjoy this spectacular sight with your kids!!
Have a great weekend!!
Kassie Stewart
PTO President
Join the STM FlipGive Team
All you have to do is what most of us do anyway - SHOP ONLINE - and STM will get cash back on every purchase. (Target, Old Navy, WalMart, Under Armour, Macy's, Gap, StubHub, Lands End (and the list of premium brands goes ON and ON!!) If you purchase an amazon.com e-gift card, we get 2% back! [Until October 27, several brands are offering a 5% bonus cash back.] Join our team today!!
Even better, if you install a little extension onto your desktop, it reminds you that you are on a site that gives back by flashing. Once you click on the flashing reminder, click Activate! and it re-directs you to the site and shows you how much % will be earned.
**I will only be sending the invite one time to all subscribers of the PTO Newsletter**
International Festival is TOMORROW!
The festivities start at 12:00 PM on Saturday, Oct 21. Please bring a main or side dish as entrance for the festival, and you may want to let kids bring a few dollars for the cake walk and raffle tickets.
Don't miss the Great Teacher Horse Race!
Activities:
Parking Lot Area - Food Drop-off, Carnival Games, Moon Bounce, Derby Horse Race, Giant Trike Races, Outdoor Laser Tag, Raffle Baskets
Gym - Cake Walk, Face Painting, Caricatures, Dance & International Music, Craft table
Cafeteria - World Food Buffet
If you are donating a raffle basket, please drop it at the STM front office by Friday morning or let us know if you will be bringing it to the festival. We also welcome cake donations for the Cake Walk!
Race for Education News!!
We are 5 days out from the 2017 Race for Education but we still need your help! Only 70% of our St. Thomas More School families have signed up through our PledgeStar site, www.pledgestar.com/stthomasmore .
Once you complete the sign up process, you'll follow the instructions on screen. It will literally walk you through entering email addresses and personalized greetings,, if desired. The whole process takes less than two minutes. Less than two minutes. You can reach out to Heather Doucet or Christine Bryan if you need help setting up your family account or if you are having problems entering email addresses. Alternatively, we've attached a hard copy of the donation letter to mail to family and friends.
Classes who reach 100% participation will be rewarded with a donut party! (100% participation is defined by having all families set up on PledgeStar or mailing a hard copy of the donation letter to family and friends.) Congratulations to Mrs. Laughlin's class, Mrs. Kusnierczyk's class, Mrs. Larsen's class, and Mrs. Johnston's class for earning your donut party! Way to go 7th and 8th graders!
Thank you to everyone who has already participated. Please let us know if you need help! You can reach out at any time.
Thanks!
Heather Doucet and Christine Bryan
The Spirit Wear Store is BACK OPEN!!!
Have You Linked Your Cards?
STM NEEDS YOUR HELP!
Please take a moment to register your GIANT CARD with our school id #02198
Here's How You Can Help Starting TODAY:
- Visit https://giantfood.com/school-reward/and tap Login to get started. Follow the prompts to complete your registration. You'll need your 12-digit Giant Cardnumber.
- OR...call the A+ Hotline at 1-877-Ask-Aplus (1-877-275-2758) they can register your card for you! You'll need your 12-digit Giant Cardnumber.
IF YOU DON'T KNOW YOUR GIANT CARD NUMBER CALL 1-877-366-2668 OPTION #1
To earn points:
- Use your Giant Card each time you shop at Giant, and you will earn CASH for my school. You can track the number of points you are earning for our school by checking your grocery receipt starting now through March 15, 2018.
- At the end of each month, your points are calculated and converted to CASH rewards. These CASH rewards for our school are updated monthly on the Giant A+ website.
My school will receive one CASH awards check at the end of the program and can use this cash for any of its educational needs.
Harris Teeter's Together In Education program is a fundraising program for schools in our community. When customers purchase selected HT Brand products using their VIC card, Harris Teeter contributes a percentage of those purchase dollars to STM.
LINKyour VIC card to STM #2069. Linking your VIC card to your school is easy.
* Simply give the cashier your VIC card and the school's Together In Education number (2069) during checkout.
OR
* Go to www.harristeeter.com, click on "Community", "Together in Education", "Link to your school, "Link to your VIC card" then log-in to get to the "My Schools" section.
That is it! This one time sign-up process must take place each school year. The school of your choice is linked to your VIC card until May 31 each year. You can link your VIC card to up to five schools and Harris Teeter will evenly distribute funds to the schools. Look for special promotions where you can earn even more money for your school.
SHOP for HT brands
When you purchase HT brand items, a percentage of those purchase dollars goes back to STM. Prescription purchases also qualify.
Earn with no limits, for STM!
STM Cathedral School PTO
Email: kassiestewart2000@gmail.com
Website: www.stmschool.org
Location: 105 Thomas Street Northwest, Washington, DC, United States
Phone: 7035286781