St. Thomas More Cathedral School
PTO Newsletter - October 13, 2017 - Volume 198
Included in this newsletter:
Spirit Wear Store Re-Opened
Race for Education News
Box Tops Contest
International Festival is October 21st
CYO Basketball Registration
Have you linked your Giant & Harris Teeter Cards to STM?
Volunteer Opportunities/Needs
Message from the President
Happy Friday!
I'm repeating last week's president's message to be sure everyone is aware that you can sign up for flipgive and shop to raise money for our school. Let's get that camera!!
The PTO would like to raise money to purchase a quality DSLR camera to be used by the school for website, printed materials, and documentation of events occurring throughout the year. A new fundraising website came to me (probably due to my multiple TeamSnap accounts) that is targeted towards sports team fundraising but schools have the ability to earn through it as well! The website showed how we can raise money merely by shopping online at some of our most favorite websites. It's called FlipGive. https://www.flipgive.com/
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!!) 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.
We ask that you click on this link https://www.flipgive.com/teams/106708-st-thomas-more-cathedral-school to check out all of the ways your shopping can benefit STM. Then be sure to install the cash back reminder button so you never miss the opportunity to get earn money for STM and that camera.
THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!! Enjoy shopping!
Have a great weekend!!
Kassie Stewart
PTO President
Race for Education News!
Wow! Just wow! Over $11,000 towards Race for Education. Keep up the good work!
If your child did not set up their page in the computer lab last week, head over to www.pledgestar.com/stthomasmore and enter your name and email addresses and click register. Once registered, you'll have an opportunity to upload a photo and enter email addresses to solicit for donations. Detailed directions were sent home on Monday via backpack mail.
Our goal is to raise $20,000! Mrs. McCormack will award a school wide dress down day if we reach this goal!
Thanks!
Heather and Christine
The Spirit Wear Store is BACK OPEN!!!
BOX TOPS: OCTOBER’S CLASSROOM COMPETITION HAS BEGUN!
Now is the time to send in your collection of Box Tops for Education – Help your child’s classroom compete for the big prize of either a Dress Down Day pass or a Donuts Party. The contest is running now – the final day to send them in is Friday, October 20.
It’s easy to send in Box Tops – just clip out and put them in a Ziploc-type bag marked with your child’s classroom number or teacher’s name, to make sure your student’s class gets credit in the contest. Then, send the bag in via backpack mail, or drop off at the school office. It’s that simple! The Box Tops logos are found on many common household and food items, and this is an important fundraiser for STM. Those logos really add up to $$$ for our school. To learn more about what to clip, visit www.BTFE.com.
International Festival is NEXT weekend!
International Festival - October 21st - SAVE THE DATE!!
CYO Basketball Time!
ATTENTION ALL STM HOOP PLAYERS!
It's time for the STM CYO basketball registration and season! Many of you will remember that last year the Diocese adopted a new online registration system for all CYO sports. It is mandatory that you use this system to sign up your child for basketball.
I have attached a link here for you to register: https://reg.sportspilot.com/106558/login
If you have not done so already, you must set up an account first and then register your child for their grade and team. You also need to set up an account if you wish to coach. All teams and classes are listed as unassigned. For grades with more than one team, your child will be assigned to a team by your coach after you register.
A video to help you navigate the sign up can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlistlist=PLoIishh9k0m7Sqwe_CuSPx5nzloI-hO-6
Couple of things to note:
Teams are forming now with the hope of getting practices started by the third week of October. No child may practice until they have fully registered and turned in their paperwork and permission slip to their coach. These can be printed during the registration process.
The fee this year is $80 per player for grades 3-5 and $90 for grades 6-8. You may select to have your fees billed using the FACTs program. The uniform deposit is still $65 per player, and we ask that you send a check to your coach for the uniforms or indicate that you wish this to be billed to your FACTs account if a uniform is not turned in at the end of the season. Our costs are still lower than most programs in the Diocese. Any family needing financial aid should email stmcyo@live.com. Due to the generosity of so many of our families, we have money set aside to make sure that every child that wants to play can play!
You will be prompted to print your forms during the sign-up process.
If you have any question about the STM CYO, please email stmcyo@live.com.
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!
Volunteers Needed
Please visit www.atozconnect.com to sign up for the following events:
October 21 - International Festival
October 25 - Race for Education
*ALL Pizza Lunches need volunteers for Market Day Table donations/Pizza servers.
STM Cathedral School PTO
Email: kassiestewart2000@gmail.com
Website: www.stmschool.org
Location: 105 Thomas Street Northwest, Washington, DC, United States
Phone: 7035286781