Thank you, PTO, Dads' Club, and the countless volunteers who came together to pull off another fabulous Autumnfest!


CLICK HERE TO VIEW AUTUMNFEST PHOTOS

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Spirit Dress Day

Thursday, October 31st

Students may wear uniform bottoms with an appropriate fall-themed shirt. Students may wear athletic or school shoes with white socks with or without logos.


Carpool Tip: Please make sure your children are not hanging out of windows or sunroofs in carpool. They should be buckled up once they are in the car.


  • October 29 - 8th Grade JPII Visit
  • October 31 - Spirit Dress Day
  • October 31 - PK-5th Class Parties
  • November 1 - All Saints Day
  • November 1 - K-8 All School Mass @ 9:15AM
  • November 1 - Work of Heart Awards Submissions Due
  • November 2 - All Saints & All Souls Celebration
  • November 2 - Pitt vs. SMU PTO Give Back
  • November 8 - No School - Parent/Teacher Conference
  • November 16 - Gala Kickoff & Sponsorship Party


Attendance Reminder:

  • Emails for absences and early dismissal should be sent to your child's homeroom teacher and attendance@stmonicaschool.org. Please make sure to include your child's full name in your email.
  • If your child is going home with another student, please email your child's homeroom teacher and the homeroom teacher for the other student. There is no need to email attendance.

No weekly Mass next week. K-8 will attend Mass on Friday, November 1st (All Saints Day) at 9:15AM. Pre-K will parade into the church at the end of 8AM Mass and Pre-K parents are invited to attend 8AM Mass on

Friday, November 1st.

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Conference links are under

Quick Links on our website.

In-person conferences can be scheduled on

Friday, Nov. 8th (no school). If you need a different option, please contact your child's teacher directly.

Nominate a staff member before

Friday, November 1st.

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE

Teacher of the Month

Do you know a St. Monica teacher that goes above and beyond? Make sure to get your nominations in for our October TOM.

CLICK HERE TO NOMINATE

A TEACHER

New Tardy, Early Dismissal, & Visitor Sign-in Procedures

  • Visitors must bring their Safe Environment badge and a driver's license/state ID.
  • Students will be signed in or out with their student ID number.

To find your student's ID number:

  1. Log into your Family Portal
  2. Select "Family" from the menu
  3. Next under Contact Info, select your child's name.
  4. You will use the 7-digit "System" ID


Great news! We are using Beanstack to Track our students' reading progress.

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE


Here are the top-performing classes this week:

06 ela - honors:7-8 - Corbin - 750 Minutes

06 homeroom: Rodriguez - 570 Minutes

06 spanish:1 - Yturria - 570 Minutes

06 ela-:2-3 - Corbin - 540 Minutes

06 homeroom: Corbin - 540 Minutes

06 spanish:3 - Yurria - 540 Minutes

06 homeroom: Vu - 480 Minutes

06 spanish:5 - Yturria - 480 Minutes

06 homeroom: Ibbotson - 450 Minutes

06 spanish:6 - Yturria - 450 Minutes

Spreading Good Cheer

Help our St. Monica Cheer teams bring home the coveted Peanut Butter Cup and exceed their goal of collecting 1,500 jars of peanut butter and $15,000! Our cheer teams are collecting jars of peanut butter. You can help by bringing in jars of peanut butter or making an online donation. All donations will benefit Catholic Charities.

CLICK HERE TO DONATE

Basketball Camp

6th-8th Grades

Monday, Oct. 28th-

Friday, Nov. 1st

$20 per day

Get ready for basketball tryouts

Email: rutledgemolly@gmail.com

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE

Basketball Skills Clinic

Mon. Oct. 28th -

2nd Grade

Wed., Oct. 30th -

3rd & 4th Grades

Email: jlynn@stmonicaschool.org

CLICK HERE TO

LEARN MORE

Pre-K & Kinder Parents

The Let’s Talk Speech Therapy team will be at St. Monica in November to screen children ages 3-6. Meredith Sorokwasz, CCC-SLP, and Early Intervention Specialist, will be working with students and is offering us a reduced price of $75 per student (normally $150). If applicable, you will be provided with the screening results and any recommendations for further intervention.

CLICK HERE TO SCHEDULE

Chess Club

Great news! Due to high demand, we have added a Wednesday Chess class. This is for students who were on the waitlist or have decided to give chess a try. The class will begin after school on

Wednesday, November 6th.

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE

Upcoming Events

All Saints & All Souls Celebrations

SMU Football Give Back

Mark your calendars for

Saturday, November 2nd

to watch SMU take on Pitt

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE PARKING

Jesuit Ursuline Middle School

Band Night

Friday, November 8th

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE

NOWF Pickleball & Tennis

November 2nd @ 4-6PM or 6-8PM

$65 per person

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE

NOWF Progressive Tailgate

November 9th @ 6:30PM

$75 per person

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE

Vocations Week - November 2nd-10th

Save the Date for the

Dads' Club Gala

Sponsorship Party

Saturday, November 16th @7PM

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE

Salute to Service

November 21st, 6-10PM

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE

For more vendor and sponsorship information, please email smsmerrymarket@gmail.com or visit our website: 

stmonicaschoolpto.org/merry-market

Bishop Lynch Bazaar

Saturday, December 14th from 9AM-4PM

There is limited booth space available.

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE

JCDA Daddy/Daughter Dance

March 1st

Bearcat Athletics

SMS Booster Club

The St. Monica Booster Club supports

all school athletic programs through fundraising, organizing events, and providing resources. We enhance the student-athlete experience, promote school spirit, and help ensure the

success of all sports teams by bridging

funding gaps and fostering

community involvement.

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE

Fall Sports Events can be found on our Athletics Page.

Cross Country, Football and Volleyball this Weekend

Check the athletics calendar for

more details

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St. Monica Catholic School
Pre-K (3) - 8th Grade
4140 Walnut Hill Lane
Dallas, TX 75229

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