St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School Newsletter December 14, 2018 www.stcharlesschoolfw.org

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Our Mission: To Teach, Love, Live and Learn as Jesus Did Our Vision: Share Faith, Serve Others, Seek Knowledge As a school community, during the month of December we will Set An Example in Faith. “The disciple of Christ must not only keep the faith and live on it, but also profess it, confidently bear witness to it, and spread

it” (Catholic Catechism 1816) In the Gospels we see that a disciple of Christ is one who is willing to make an internal commitment to follow Him, which is then lived out externally in all the disciple’s actions.

“Keep the faith.” 2 Timothy 4:7 “Live the faith.” James 2:14-18 “Spread the faith.” Matthew 28:15-20

“Profess the faith.” Matthew 10:32-33 “Confidently bear witness to the faith.” 2 timothy 1:8 At this time, there will be no newsletter next week. Please refer to this newsletter until we return from Christmas! Upcoming Schedule Changes Wednesday, December 19th - Early Dismissal Students dismiss at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 8th - One Hour Delay Students report to school by 8:50 a.m. [Teacher Diocesan Curriculum] Monday, February 4th - One Hour Delay Students report to school by 8:50 a.m. [Teacher Diocesan Curriculum]

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The 

everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. -Isaiah 9:5-6  

Borromeo Bash - Monte Cardinal night!Borromeo Bash - Monte Cardinal night!  Saturday, February 2, 2019 - Tickets sales begin this weekend!Saturday, February 2, 2019 - Tickets sales begin this weekend!  

On behalf of Fr. Tom, Fr. James, Fr. Dennis, Sr. Genevieve, Mr. Hoersten, and all of our Teachers and Staff, I wish you and your family a Merry and Holy Christmas, and a blessed New Year! Please note (above) that we release early next Wednesday, dismissing at 1:30 p.m. Please plan accordingly. School resumes on Thursday, January 3rd. This is a full day of school. Thank You and Congratulations to our third, fourth, and fifth grade students and their directors who performed the Christmas musical The Christmas Dream Team Parade - An Almost Canceled Christmas! The enthusiasm and Christmas spirit displayed by our young people was the exactly what we needed to help us refocus this Advent season. Bravo everyone!

Fr. Tom, “As we approach Christmas, everyone is encouraged to make a good confession to get ready for the big day. Our St. Charles Parish Penance Service is Monday, December 17 at 7:00 p.m. All are invited to attend.”

Thank you for your generous assistance with the gift cards for our Catholic Charities’ families! If you intended to donate, but forgot to send in your gift card, check, or cash donation, you may still turn your gift in on Monday morning. We will be delivering gathered donations to Catholic Charities on late Monday morning. Examples of most needed gift cards include: •Grocery/multi-purpose stores gift cards (e.g., Kroger, Walmart, Meijer) •Gas cards/Citilink bus passes (fuel for transport) Please send donations to the school office marked Catholic Charities. As a Catholic organization, Catholic Charities appreciates our desire to give to others reminiscent of the gifts the Wise Men brought to the baby Jesus. Thank you, again, for those who have helped!

See you at Mass everyone! Stay safe! Mass times are below: Christmas Eve Masses on Monday, December 24 4:00 pm 6:30 pm 12:00 midnight Christmas Masses on Tuesday, December 25 9:00 am 11:00 am Finally, we thank you for sending your children to St. Charles. As we celebrate the birth of Jesus, and we revel in the innocence and beauty of a newborn babe, we must remember that these young people that you entrust to us are not so far removed from infancy themselves. May this Christmas Season bring you God’s peace & joy! Sincerely - Rob Sordelet

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LOOKING AHEAD - ST. CHARLES SCHOOL CALENDAR 2019-2020 First Day of School Grades PreK-8: August 13 Labor Day (No School): September 2 Catholic School Mission Day (No School - Catholic Teacher In-Service): September 6 Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences October 24 & 25 8th Grade Mass of Confirmation w/Bishop Rhoades November 4 Thanksgiving Vacation: November 27, 28, & 29 Christmas Vacation: December 23 - January 3 MLKing, Jr. Day (We will have school on this day): January 20 Presidents’ Day (We will have school on this day): February 17 Spring Break: March 27 - April 3 Good Friday (No School) April 10 Easter Sunday April 12 Grade 8 Graduation (tentative): May 21 (Thursday - Tentative) School Ends Grades K-8 (tentative): May 27 (Tentative - May have to add make-up days) CALENDAR UPDATE December 16 Third Sunday of Advent

17 Parish Penance Service 7:00 pm 19 End of 2nd Quarter 19 Early dismissal at 1:30 pm

December 20 - January 2 NO SCHOOL January 3 Classes resume

7 Yearbook Activity Photos 7 Theology of the Body 8th grade Parent Meeting, 6:45-7:45 pm in the Parish Hall, enter door #13 (corner parking lot) 8 1-hour delay, teacher curriculum work 9 Beginning Band instrument fitting, by appointment (see article below) 11 Report Cards go home 15 School Board meeting 7:00 pm 21 Confirmation and Theology of the Body 7th grade Parent Meeting, 6:45-7:45 pm in the Parish Hall 22 PreK and Kindergarten Registration, 1:15-2:30 pm and 6:00-7:00 pm, Hession Center 23 Confirmation and Theology of the Body 7th grade Parent Meeting, 3:30-4:30 pm in room 7 24 Science Fair projects judged 25 Science Fair open for visitors 8:00 - 3:00 26 ISSMA vocal and piano competitions 27 Catholic Schools’ Week, complimentary Coffee & Donuts, Science Fair open for visitors

BEGINNING BAND - Any grade 4 student, as well as older students, with an interest in music, is invited to join the beginning band. There was a parent informational meeting this past week. If you were unable to attend and your child is interested in band, please contact Mr. Hoersten at the school office to schedule a specific time slot to have your child “fitted” for a band instrument and to make arrangements to rent a band instrument. The instrument fitting will be on Wednesday, January 9, beginning at 4:30 pm. All students interested in joining the band must have an appointment for a fitting on this day. Students will have the opportunity to rent instruments at this January meeting so that they have them for the first day band class which is Tuesday, January 15.

THEOLOGY OF THE BODY Parent Meeting - All 8th grade students, those in the school and Religious Education program, participate in the Theology of the Body program as part of the diocesan curriculum for Junior High. In order to familiarize 8th grade parents with the program, one of our parish priests will explain the program and go through its lessons on Monday, January 7 at 6:45pm in the Parish Hall. Parents can park in the corner lot of Reed and Trier and enter at door #13. A presentation will be given highlighting the components to the program and a parent guidebook will be provided that night. Please mark you calendar and we look forward to seeing you there.

Parents of current 7th graders, both school and Religious Education, will have a joint Theology of the Body and Confirmation parent meeting Monday, January 21 @ 6:45pm in the Parish Hall OR Wednesday, January 23 at 3:30pm in Room 7. More information will come home closer to the date of the meeting.

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK Sammi Christle, Chase Schieber, Joey Ley, Hang Lian, Dylan Kovacs, Kaiden Geise, Sebastian Bacak, Emma Tone, Beau Miller, Savannah Galbraith, Cameron McCoy, Allyson Kelker, Xavery Bokhart, Tyler Rodenbeck, Simon Cornewell, Nick O’Keefe, Georgia Tippmann, Vincent Palumbo, Brogan Conard, Harper Moore, Johncarlo Maldonado, Genevieve Smith, Penny Finn, Samantha Gabet, Nolan Kennerk.

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GEOGRAPHY BEE Congratulations to the following students in grades 5-8 who competed in the school Geography Bee after winning their grade level competitions: Grade 5 – PJ Ledo and Colin Thompson; Grade 6 – Annabelle Sweigert and David Thurber; Grade 7 – Nick Eddy, Brady Meyer, and Reid Smith; and Grade 8 –Bohde Dickerson, Tommy Le, and Efren Fuentes. These students competed in the school bee on Tuesday morning. The school winner was Tommy Le! Tommy will take a qualifying exam in January to determine if he will be one of a hundred participants at the state level Geography Bee to be held in April in Indianapolis. The state champions compete in the National Geography Bee in May in Washington, D.C. Congratulations to Reid Smith for second place! SPRING MUSICAL The Spring Musical is scheduled for Thursday, March 21, 2019. We are looking for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students who love to act, sing, dance, or help with production. Rehearsals are scheduled for Tuesdays and Wednesdays after school until 5:00. The first rehearsals will be January 8 and 9 with auditions the following week. This year's show title will be revealed soon and sign-up sheets will be posted in the halls. We look forward to seeing both familiar and new faces! Mrs. J. Till, Mrs. Schipper, Mrs. Pittenger, Mrs. K. Till

SCRIP NEWS 3rd Week of Advent – We’ve passed of the halfway point of Advent; in fact, with Christmas the Tuesday after the 4th Sunday of Advent, there is just 10 days until Christmas. This is our final weekend of SCRIP sales, however, check our schedule for the days we will be available from now until Christmas. SCRIP is still the easiest way to take care of everyone on your Christmas list, allowing you more time to focus on the true meaning of Christmas. SCRIP Shopping Days till CHRISTMAS LAST WEEKEND OF SALES BEFORE CHRISTMAS

Saturday, Dec. 15 – SCRIP sales following the 5 pm Mass Sunday, Dec. 16 – SCRIP sales following the 7:30 & 9 am Masses and before the 11 am Mass Monday, Dec. 17 – School and phone orders filled, walk-in orders are welcome from 11 - 1 Tuesday & Wednesday, Dec. 18 & 19 – SCRIP office open 8:30 – noon.

***Friday, Dec. 21 – FINAL DAY OF SCRIP SALES BEFORE CHRISTMAS – SCRIP sales in the Hession Center 8 – 9 am; phone orders filled; walk-in orders welcome from 11 – noon ***Saturday & Sunday, Dec. 22 & 23 – NO SCRIP SALES – MERRY CHRISTMAS!

***SCRIP sales resume Friday, January 4, 2019*** Back Orders? – If you ordered gift cards that weren’t available at the time of your purchase, but agreed to wait for us to order them, they will be available by noon on Thursday, December 20. If you said you would pick the gift cards up at the Parish Office, please do so NO LATER THAN 4 PM ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21. Merchant News – iTunes gift cards are available in both $15 & $25 through the holidays, after that we will only carry the $25 gift cards. ($15 cards will be available as a special order item.) Cathedral Bookstore has changed its name to Good Shepherd Books and Gifts. They will still honor gift certificates that say Cathedral Bookstore. As special gift items for Christmas, we still have Amazon - $10, Panera - $5, and Starbucks - $5. SCRIP & The BORROMEO BASH – Looking for a way to contribute to Borromeo Bash? Look for the special yellow SCRIP form to donate gift cards that will be used in games and auction items. You get the SCRIP credit and Borromeo Bash get the gift card to help raise money for the school. What could be easier! VOLUNTEERS: THANK YOU to all our wonderful volunteers who helped us fill orders, picked up local inventory and assisted in verifying and balancing that inventory. The time you share with us is very much appreciated. Dec. 17 – CLASSROOM DELIVERY – Suzanne Stratton Dec. 21 - Sue Christle, Angela Bauer, Peggy Keefer, Judy Smith ***No Weekend Sales *** Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! Sales resume Friday, Jan. 4 Jan. 4 - Jane Cavacini, Cathy Jacob, Berniece Williams, Amy Copeland Jan. 5 - Sue Forte, Lavonne Gerardot, Cathy Jacob Jan. 6 - Mary Jo Amorini, Mary Rose Lorenc, Carolyn Tyndall

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  ST. CHARLES BORROMEO ATHLETICS DISCOUNT CARDSST. CHARLES BORROMEO ATHLETICS DISCOUNT CARDS  

  NOW ON SALE!! 19 FANTASTIC DISCOUNTS!! BUY NOW!!NOW ON SALE!! 19 FANTASTIC DISCOUNTS!! BUY NOW!!  

Hi Everyone! Our St. Charles Athletic Department for the first time is offering a discount card to keep student-athlete costs reasonable, by offsetting the ever-increasing costs of running our school athletic programs. For only $20, you can purchase a discount card and begin saving money each time you visit one of our nearby stores! The following are the discounts you can enjoy over and over for a whole year”

1. Jiffy Lube = $10 off Signature Service, Conventional or Specialty Oil Change

2. Dunham’s Sports - $10 Off any regular purchase of $50 or more

3. Papa John’s - Buy one pizza at regular price and get one free

4. Culver’s - Stellhorn Road - Buy one regular shake and get one free

5. Jersey Mike’s Subs - Northcrest - $1.00 off any size sub

6. Discount Tire - All Indiana Locations - $25 Off purchase of tires installed (minimum 2 tires)

7. Buffalo Wings and Ribs - Both Locations - 10% Off purchase

8. Arby’s - Stellhorn Road - Buy one Classic roast beef sandwich and get one free

9. Sport Clips Haircuts - $5 Off MVP Upgrade

10. Qdoba - Coliseum - Free chips and queso with purchase of entree

11. Family Video - Free $1 Movie - One per day

12. Dunhams - 10% Off purchase

13. Crazy Pins - Northland Location - Buy 2 attractions and get 2 free (Excludes Bowling)

14. Bandidos - Free large bean and cheese appetizer with meal purchase

15. Tim Horton’s - Crescent Avenue and participating locations. - $1 off any hot or iced coffee

16. Potbelly Sandwich Shop - Coliseum - Free drink and cookie with sandwich purchase

17. Nolt’s Marketplace - Leo Road - 20% Off entire in-store purchase

18. Lee’s Famous Recipe - Buy one and get one free - 2 piece meal at regular price

19. Dunkin’ Donuts - 10% of regular purchase

ST. CHARLES BORROMEO ATHLETICS DISCOUNT CARDSST. CHARLES BORROMEO ATHLETICS DISCOUNT CARDS    

NOW ON SALE!! 19 FANTASTIC DISCOUNTS!! BUY NOW!!NOW ON SALE!! 19 FANTASTIC DISCOUNTS!! BUY NOW!!  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get your St. Charles Athletics Discount Card NOW and start saving money! Our card is good through 11/1/2019! Detach this bottom order form & send to school office with accompanying $20 cash or check to St. Charles’ Athletics.

Your Name___________________________________________ Phone________________________________

Send Home With:______________________________________ Grade/Room___________________________

Cash Amount Enclosed: $_________________ Check Amount Enclosed: $__________ Ck #:_________

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December 2018/January 2019 Cafeteria Lunch Menu

17 Hot Dog

Fries Salad w/Ranch

Peaches Milk

18 Taco Salad

w/Cheese & Lettuce Black Beans

Corn Grapes Milk

19 Turkey

Mashed Potatoes With Gravy Dinner roll

Green Beans Jell-O Pears Milk

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NO SCHOOL

21

NO SCHOOL

31

NO SCHOOL

January 1

NO SCHOOL

January 2

NO SCHOOL

January 3 Chicken Patty

Tater Tots Raspberry Spinach

Salad Mixed Fruit

Milk

January 4 Fish Sticks

Mac & Cheese Green Beans

Cookie Pineapple

Milk

7 Corn Dog Fries

Broccoli Pears Milk

8 Scoops w/Meat Lettuce & Cheese

Black Beans Corn

Gapes Milk

9 Chili w/Cheese Baked Potato

Oyster Crackers Applesauce

Milk

10 French Toast Sticks

w/Syrup Sausage

Hashbrowns Banana

Milk

11 Breadsticks w/Cheese Sauce Big Mac Salad

Go-Gurt Peaches

Milk

14 Pork Patty Baked Beans

Tater Tots Mixed Fruit

Milk

15 Grilled Cheese Tomato Soup

Goldfish Green Beans

Pineapple Milk

16 Chicken Caesar Salad

Broccoli Soft Pretzel

Oranges Milk

17 Chicken Nuggets Mashed Potatoes

With Gravy Steamed Carrots

Dinner Roll Applesauce

Milk

18 Bosco Sticks w/Marinara Sauce

Broccoli Go-Gurt

Pears Milk

Lunch/Milk $2.75 Milk Only $0.45 Extra Entrée $1.50

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ST. CHARLES BORROMEO CATHOLIC SCHOOL LUNCH ACCOUNTING FORM Parents can put money into the student's account through your MealpayPlus online account at www.mealpayplus.com or by calling 866-662-3382

for a small fee. Or, you may send a check with the Lunch Accounting Form below to the school cafeteria. For example, if you have 3 children, send a check for $90 payable to St. Charles Cafeteria and designate $30 to each child's account. Each child who will eat hot lunch needs to have money in their meal account. It is recommended to have a minimum of $13.00 in this account which will pay for five meals. If the student may want additional portions of the main entree, then it is recommended to have a minimum of $6.00 in the general account as well. if you have questions regarding this, you may call the school cafeteria at 969-4028 on school days 8:00-12:30 or the school office at 484-3392.

.........................................................(Cut here).............................................................. Last Name First Name Grade-Room Lunch ID Payment

General-Payments to the General account may be used for Meals, Extra entrée ($1.50), and milk (45¢) Meal-Payments to the Meal account may only be used to pay for a Meal (regular price $2.75) Last Name First Name Grade-Room Lunch ID Payment

General-Payments to the General account may be used for Meals, Extra entrée ($1.50), and milk (45¢) Meal-Payments to the Meal account may only be used to pay for a Meal (regular price $2.75) Last Name First Name Grade-Room Lunch ID Payment

General-Payments to the General account may be used for Meals, Extra entrée ($1.50), and milk (45¢) Meal-Payments to the Meal account may only be used to pay for a Meal (regular price $2.75) Last Name First Name Grade-Room Lunch ID Payment

General-Payments to the General account may be used for Meals, Extra entrée ($1.50), and milk (45¢) Meal-Payments to the Meal account may only be used to pay for a Meal (regular price $2.75) Last Name First Name Grade-Room Lunch ID Payment

General-Payments to the General account may be used for Meals, Extra entrée ($1.50), and milk (45¢) Meal-Payments to the Meal account may only be used to pay for a Meal (regular price $2.75)

Total Payment Enclosed

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