Thanksgiving Baskets - Bring Food Donations by Tuesday, November 14th
We are very proud to be supporting two food drives this season. The first is a collaboration between the School and Church to supply 150 Thanksgiving meal essentials for St. Andrew’s Food Pantry. Students in Grades PK - 4 will work together to compile five bags per class with key ingredients for a nourishing dinner. Similarly, Grade 5 will support the Big Brothers Big Sisters’ Thanksgiving Wish List to offer local families some respite this season.Be sure to sign up with your HRC for items to donate, and please bring your food items in by Tuesday, November 14th to contribute to our food drives.
Gently-Used Toy Collection - Donations Welcome on Tuesday, November 14th
St. Thomas’ First Communion Class of 2024 invites you to support its outreach initiative by donating gently-used toys to share with children experiencing homelessness. We ask children to make a card to give alongside the unwrapped toy to wish the recipient a Merry Christmas. Donations will be collected at our school’s Holiday Bazaar on Tuesday, November 14th, at the church table and taken to Chapman South in Homestead.
Thanksgiving Interfaith Service - Wednesday, November 15th
Please join us for an Interfaith Service at Temple Beth Am on Wednesday, November 15th at 7:00 p.m. At this service, we will come together with our neighboring churches and synagogues across Miami to join in unity, fellowship, and prayer. During the service, our St. Thomas Church Choir will share their voices and Father Tim Fleck will collaborate with other leaders of faith to help remind us of all we have to be grateful for this Thanksgiving, including community.
Pause and Pray - Friday, November 17th
SAVE THE DATE: Parent University - Tuesday, November 28th
Please join us for this month’s Parent University on Tuesday, November 28th at 8:15 a.m. We will be hosting a panel discussion about supporting children with anxiety and stress management with Dr. Annie Morrow, Clinical Psychologist, and Dr. Antonella Grana, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. For more information and to register,
click here.
Emotion of the Week: FULFILLED
Definition: a happy, contented feeling.
Our students feel fulfilled from achieving a goal. We often feel fulfillment when something is completed. It can be a goal, a milestone, or simply something you have been working on. Enjoy this warmth and feel good emotion!
“In life there are no limitations, just dreams to be fulfilled.”
Executive Function Tip of the Week from the Center for Excellence: