1 St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School Newsletter March 14, 2014 www.stcharlesschoolfw.org [email protected]260-484-3392 ST. CHARLES FISH FRY Sponsored by Student Athletic Association Next Friday, March 21, 2014 Serving 4:30-7:00 p.m. in the cafeteria (door #9) Carry-Outs Available (door #8) All-you-can-eat fish accompanied by potato wedges, dinner roll, applesauce, dessert and beverage $8.50, adult (age 13 and up); $4.50, child (age 6-12); under 5, free CALENDAR UPDATE MARCH 15 Spring Trivia Night 6:00 pm in cafeteria 15-16 FAME Festival at Grand Wayne Center 16-23 Severe Weather Preparedness Week 17 Reconciliation grades 5 and 6 and 2-25 St. Charles Young Authors from grades 1 & 2 share their books Irish Music School of Chicago visits IREAD-3 practice test grade 3 18-19 IREAD-3 reading assessment grade 3 18 School Board meeting 7:00 pm Hession Center 20 Statewide Tornado Drill 9:15 am EST 21 Report Cards go home Fish Fry 22 Confirmation Retreat 24 Reconciliation grades 7 and 8 and 2-27 25 Pueri Cantores – Mass with Bishop Rhoades at Cathedral (admission with tickets only) 27 Stations of the Cross 3:00 p.m. 28 NO SCHOOL – Spring Break Begins SPRING BREAK March 28 – April 6 inclusive APRIL 7 School Resumes 15 Market Day 16 Grade 5-6 Honors’ Reception breakfast 17 Grade 7-8 Honors’ Reception breakfast 18 Good Friday – NO SCHOOL Dear Parents and Students, With our beautiful snowfall Wednesday, we have taken one step forward and one step back. To balance out the needed hours to make up lost days we will continue with the longer school hours format through Holy Thursday, April 17th. Barring any future exciting weather events, the extra time will allow our last day of school to be Friday, May 30 th . Extension: School Hours will continue as 7:50 a.m. – 3:50 p.m. through Holy Thursday, April 17 th Common Core Update: In brief, a draft of new Indiana State standards, intended to replace the current Indiana Academic Standards/Common Core Standards, was posted for public review a few weeks ago. These drafts are not final. They will be revised further dependent on input received. New standards are to be in place by July 1 st , unless the legislature extends the timeline in upcoming legislative sessions.
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St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School
Newsletter
March 14, 2014 www.stcharlesschoolfw.org [email protected] 260-484-3392
ST. CHARLES FISH FRY Sponsored by Student Athletic Association
Next Friday, March 21, 2014 Serving 4:30-7:00 p.m. in the cafeteria (door #9)
Carry-Outs Available (door #8) All-you-can-eat fish accompanied by potato wedges,
dinner roll, applesauce, dessert and beverage $8.50, adult (age 13 and up); $4.50, child (age 6-12); under 5, free
CALENDAR UPDATE
MARCH 15 Spring Trivia Night 6:00 pm in cafeteria 15-16 FAME Festival at Grand Wayne Center 16-23 Severe Weather Preparedness Week 17 Reconciliation grades 5 and 6 and 2-25 St. Charles Young Authors from grades 1 & 2 share their books Irish Music School of Chicago visits IREAD-3 practice test grade 3 18-19 IREAD-3 reading assessment grade 3 18 School Board meeting 7:00 pm Hession Center 20 Statewide Tornado Drill 9:15 am EST 21 Report Cards go home Fish Fry 22 Confirmation Retreat 24 Reconciliation grades 7 and 8 and 2-27 25 Pueri Cantores – Mass with Bishop Rhoades at Cathedral (admission with tickets only) 27 Stations of the Cross 3:00 p.m. 28 NO SCHOOL – Spring Break Begins SPRING BREAK March 28 – April 6 inclusive APRIL 7 School Resumes 15 Market Day 16 Grade 5-6 Honors’ Reception breakfast 17 Grade 7-8 Honors’ Reception breakfast 18 Good Friday – NO SCHOOL Dear Parents and Students, With our beautiful snowfall Wednesday, we have taken one step forward and one step back. To balance out the needed hours to make up lost days we will continue with the longer school hours format through Holy Thursday, April 17th. Barring any future exciting weather events, the extra time will allow our last day of school to be Friday, May 30th.
Extension: School Hours will continue as 7:50 a.m. – 3:50 p.m. through Holy Thursday, April 17th
Common Core Update: In brief, a draft of new Indiana State standards, intended to replace the current Indiana Academic Standards/Common Core Standards, was posted for public review a few weeks ago. These drafts are not final. They will be revised further dependent on input received. New standards are to be in place by July 1st, unless the legislature extends the timeline in upcoming legislative sessions.
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Benefit of support for Gianna Caccamo Scheduled for April 12, 2014, @ Bishop Dwenger, 4:00-9:00 p.m. Please see the flier included in this newsletter, as it explains the day’s events in greater detail. As Gianna is in the 4th grade, to help support the Benefit we are asking that Gianna’s classmates donate 2-liter bottles of soda pop to help with the day’s refreshments. Of course, anyone may make a contribution to the success of this event, whether it be soda, money, volunteering, or other helpful assistance. Thank you for you kindness and support of the Caccamo Family. In closing, I was talking with five young men at lunch time – they were 6th, 7th, and 8th graders – and I jokingly asked if I was sitting at the “cool” table, the “geek” table, the “nerd” table, or the “brainiac” table. I received smiles and a mix of answers – as I expected. After talking a bit about the silliness of the labels, I mentioned that for the most part, our school culture at St. Charles does not look down on students who perform well academically. Working hard and getting good grades is an accepted part of the culture. The boys agreed. From our discussion, I posed the question, “If we did away with Honor Roll, would you work less and let your grades fall, or would you pay just as much attention to getting good grades?” All of the boys agreed they would still work to get good grades. I posed a second question, “Is the Honor Roll more important to you or to your parents?” They all agreed that Honor Roll is more important to their parents, not so much to them. As one 8th grade boy succinctly put it, “I want to get good grades. I care about getting good grades. My mom cares about me making the Honor Roll.” I bring this up because when I attended St. Charles we did not have Honor Roll and students still performed as they do today. Grades were important to most students and parents, and not as important for some. As adults, we can all still remember who excelled in class and who struggled. That being said, I do not believe Honor Roll is a big motivator for students, but more for parents. I know most parents would expect their children to get good grades with or without an Honor Roll. However, this need to promote, extol, or simply publicly affirm, has become part of our culture. I also shared with the boys that this practice has also become part of some of our sports teams. Some teams name “MVPs”, or “Mr. Hustle”, or the dreaded “Most Improved”, after each season. We laughed because no one wants to be named “Most Improved” as often the adults do not see that for kids it means you must have been playing really badly at the beginning of the year, but now you are not so awful. Personally, as a coach and a parent, I have never been into giving individual awards for team sports. Doing so does not build teamwork. The best teams I have ever played on, played for the love of the game and for one another as a team. Also, as a principal and a parent, I am not sure we need an Honor Roll four times a year to motivate students. Those bumper stickers others promote certainly are not in line with the humility to which a Christian is supposed to strive. The students realize that the Honor Roll student will still be a high achiever, and that the MVP will still be the most valuable player with, or without the award. They know the guy who improved the most wasn’t motivated by the hope of an award at the end of the season. They know their parents would still be on their cases if poor grades came home, and would still be praising them when the good grades came home. Kids are smart and they are honest. Ask your children how they feel about Honor Roll and ask them how they feel about individual awards on team sports. Ask them if either builds a feeling of teamwork, appreciation, self-worth, or higher self-expectation. And so, I pose the question to all of the adults, “Do we really need these sometimes over-the-top accolades, or are good report cards and game performances, along with words of sincere praise from adults and peers, all that kids need, to feel satisfied with who they are and the effort they are giving?” Lastly, I don’t think Jesus would have been an Honor Roll proponent. He certainly wouldn’t have named MVPs among his followers, or called out the most improved sinner among the group. I would conclude that Jesus was the greatest of teachers, would have made a terrific principal, and hands down would have been a fabulous coach. Lent is a time of reflection, prayer, and coming closer to God. It has been my pleasure to share some topics for your reflection and prayer. Hopefully, we will all come a little closer to God as our journey continues. Thank you – Rob S. Rumpelstiltskin Is My Name 2014 Spring Musical Our musical is presented this evening at 7:00 p.m. in the gym. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $5.00 for adults and $2.00 for students. (preschoolers are free). Our cast is comprised of 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students. They have been working hard and rehearsing between snowstorms since January. Please come and support their efforts! You will not be disappointed! Desserts Needed for Fish Fry The annual Athletic Fish Fry is Friday, March 21! Help is needed to make the event a success again this year. All athletes (those who play school sports) are asked to help out with the donation of a dessert. We need cookies, cakes, brownies, cupcakes, Rice Krispie treats, or other delicious desserts. ALL donations can be dropped off on Friday, March 21st. Volunteers will be outside the cafeteria doors to collect the goodies at morning drop-off and at afternoon pick-up. In addition, volunteers will be working after lunch in the kitchen if you wish to drop off a dessert earlier in the afternoon. Your help is greatly appreciated.
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FAME Festival March 15 and 16, 2014 Grand Wayne Center, Fort Wayne
FAME Festival will be held this weekend. There will be two-dimensional and three-dimensional artwork on display from several of our students. While there don’t miss several other exciting activities such as the FAMEous imaginarium, a hands-on creative arts center where children can make and take art, as well as performances by visiting artists, and the interactive instrument playground. Admission: Adults $4, Under 18 Free
Saturday March 15, 9:00AM – 5:00PM Sunday March 16, Noon – 5:00PM
Parking $2 all day at the Civic and Harrison Square Garage ALTAR SERVERS Mar 15, 5:00pm: Erica Robinson, Russ Sordelet, Alex Straessle, Lyle Yaggy Mar 16, 7:30am: Kaden Beck, Maddie Bopp Mar 16, 9:00am: Luke Maskal, Eddie Morris, William Nelson, Hope Salzer Mar 16, 11:00am: Angela Ly, Austin Ly, Lucie Ly, Joshua Schipper Mar 16, 5:00pm: Justin Bierbaum, Kaylee Bobay, John Copeland, Garett Seibert CAFETERIA SCHEDULE March 17: Kathy Vande-Zande, Christy Jacob, Elizabeth Hull, Kathy Haines March 18: Kathy Haines, Kathy Kappelmann, Jason Linn, Bobbie Jensen, Angela Pikel March 19: Paul Oberhausen, Theresa Cornewell, Jenny Steigmeyer, Kim Woenker, Kathy Vande-Zande March 20: Mary Cahill, Becky Campbell, Marlene McKinney, Melissa Thompson, Elizabeth Hull March 21: Stephanie Schubert, Chris Pieper, Nancy Federspiel, Roby Kaufman, Andi Seibert STUDENTS OF THE WEEK Congratulations to our students of the week: CJ Pieper, Ethan Burns, AJ Linn, Vakai Kerns, Tucker Tone, Anna Yaggy, Bridgette Black, Hayden Tippmann, Drew Reiling, Blake Davis, Jillean Yenna, Victoria Carney, Elliott Cornewell, Jacob Hagerman, Maddie Gerard, Brenden Harrigan, Katie Schubert. SCRIP How Lucky Are You? – It will take a little more than luck to win one of the SIX “POTS OF GOLD” that SCRIP is giving away to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day – but not much. All it takes is an order of at least $100 for your chance to win. Each prize will contain a gift card valued at $25-$100. But you can’t win if you don’t enter. You can place an order during the weekend sales and again on Monday. The winners will be drawn following Monday sales. Spring Break – Even though it seems that winter just won’t go away, Spring Break will be here soon; it is just two weeks away! SCRIP sales will take place on Thursday, March 27 but not again until Saturday, April 5. Be sure to plan ahead and stock up on SCRIP for all your gas and grocery needs as well as gift cards for dining, entertainment and shopping. Special Orders – Don’t forget that there are many merchants available through SCRIP that are not listed on our order form. This is usually because they do not have a presence in our community; but, if you are traveling or have out-of-town family that you like to gift something in their local, special orders can be just the answer. We place or Great Lakes orders on Monday mornings and the items are ready for delivery by the following Thursday. Here are a few tips to help: 1) Check out available merchants at glscrip.com. 2) Be sure to zoom in to see the details on usage and limitations on the back of the card. Some merchants have a limit on how
many gift cards can be used in an on-line transaction. Special order items cannot be returned. 3) Write the special order item in the space provided on the backside of the order form. 4) Pay for special order items at the time they are ordered. 5) Be sure to place the order no later than Monday mornings at 9AM and indicate how you plan to receive your order –
delivered with a student, picked up at the Parish Office, or picked up at the SCRIP sales table. This makes it possible to earn SCRIP credit even from merchants not in our local area. VOLUNTEERS: Classroom Delivery volunteers, please note that you should plan on arriving to deliver the orders to the classrooms 30 minutes prior to dismissal. Please adjust your schedule if you are scheduled to deliver the orders during March while we are still in making up snow days. It also appears that I failed to schedule a delivery person for Thursday, March 27. Please contact the SCRIP office if you are able to deliver orders on that day. Mar. 17 – CLASSROOM DELIVERY – Shannon Pierson Mar. 21 - Andrea Fisher, Karen Bougher, Cindi Horter, Judy Smith Mar. 21 – CLASSROOM DELIVERY – Cheryl Morello Mar. 22 - Mary Jones, Jill Onion, Jodi Armstrong Mar. 23 - Laurie Amstutz, Jennie Chen, Brenda Harter Mar. 24 – CLASSROOM DELIVERY – Janay Pillie **THUR., MAR 27 - Sue Christle, Lisa Madinski, Kelly Wolf, Amy Copeland **THUR., MAR 27 – CLASSROOM DELIVERY – VOLUNTEER NEEDED
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MARKET DAY With warmer weather and Spring right around the corner, it's time to get grilling and start enjoying the flavors of outdoor cooking! This month, Market Day has a great variety of items to choose from, with many items on sale as well! It's a great time to try the 100 Calorie Turkey Filets, Teriyaki Steak Kabobs or the delicious Whole Pork Tenderloins. Keep it simple and try the mouth-watering ¼ lb. Beef Patties or All Beef Hot Dogs! A little something for everyone to enjoy. With your purchase this month, you could get the FREE meal combo! With a $40 purchase, you will receive the California Blend, FREE. When you place a $90 online purchase, you will receive BOTH the California Blend and FREE Chicken Gems! Serve with a warm basket of the new Soft Pretzel Breadsticks or Homestyle Biscuits and your meal is complete! Ordering is easy! Simply place your online order at marketday.com by April 10th. Market Day stands behind every purchase, with a 100% satisfaction guarantee on everything you buy. Let's keep the momentum going and reach our goal together! Thank you for your continued support. NEWSLETTER STAPLING SCHEDULE March 21, Thursday 27: Molly Tippmann, Karen Bougher, Kelly Kohlmeyer Save the Date! Deacon Zak Barry, St Charles’ class of 2002, will be ordained to the priesthood on Saturday, June 7 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne IN. All are welcome to attend the ordination. Please watch for further information via this newsletter and/or the Today's Catholic.
CONGRATULATION GABRIELLE KIEN The Northeast Indiana Disability Action Coalition held an essay contest in schools in northeast Indiana with the topic "My Experience with the R-Word". Only three winners were honored and awarded an i-Pad mini at the event on Saturday. Congratulations to Gabrielle Kien in grade 4 for writing such an inspiring essay! She learned about the contest after visiting Turnstone with her fourth grade class. We are so proud of her! IREAD-3 Indiana Public Law 109 requires the evaluation of reading skills for students who are in third grade. The inten of PL109 is to ensure every student has the opportunity for future success through literacy. Research has shown that prior to third grade, students are primarily ‘learning to read’. However, beginning in fourth grade, students must be able to ‘read to learn’. Standards and materials are more complex from fourth grade forward, and students who cannot read proficiently will struggle to attain reading skills while trying to master more advanced content. By the end of third grade, students are expected to be able to read independently. This means that they can read and understand grade level materials, words, sentences, and paragraphs without help. The purpose of Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination (IREAD-3) assessment is to measure foundational reading standards through grade three. Based on the Indiana Academic Standards, IREAD-3 is a summative assessment that was developed in accordance with Public Law 109 which “requires the evaluation of reading skills for students who are in grade three beginning in the Spring of 2012 to ensure that all students can read proficiently before moving on to grade four.” Pass students demonstrate proficient understanding when reading and responding to grade-level literary and informational texts. Did Not Pass students demonstrate limited understanding when reading and responding to grade-level literary and informational text. More information is available at http://www.doe.in.gov/achievement/assessment/iread. Third grade students take this in addition to ISTEP+. Our third graders will take this required assessment on March 17-18-19. It a student does not pass this, there will be an opportunity for remediation and then to be re-rested once during the summer. If a student is absent and unable to complete the three-part test by March 21, then s/he will take the re-test during the summer. Students are required to pass this before they may move on to fourth grade. JOIN GIRLS ON THE RUN OF ALLEN COUNTY! This is the last weekend to register for the spring 2014 season! Please visit our website - girlsontherunofallencounty.org - for more information, and to register your daughter. Registration is limited to 30 girls and is open to girls in 3rd through 5th grade. Registration forms are also available for pickup in the school office. Program fee ranges from $25-$110/participant and is based on a sliding scale according to household income. For additional information on the program, please contact Kristina Ledo at 492-6750 or [email protected]. St. Charles Programming Site Information: The 10-week spring season will begin on March 18th and will conclude with the girls completing the Georgetown Square Diva Dash 5k on May 31st. Practices will regularly be held every Tuesday and Thursday from 3:00 – 4:15 p.m.; however, due to the extended school schedule in March, practices will be held from 3:50-5:10p.m. for the first two weeks. Practices will be held outdoors near the playground and an indoor location will be determined for any bad weather days. ST. CHARLES TRACK Track athletes in grades 5-8 will begin their season this Monday, March 17th. Practices are Monday - Thursday 5:00-6:15PM. We will start in St. Charles cafeteria and eventually move to the Snider High School track. There will be a brief PARENT MEETING at Monday's practice. At this time, CYO Athletic Fees, $25.00, will be collected, CYO forms filled out (unless student has already participated in a sport this school year), and physicals forms will be checked. Students must have a physical on file in the office to participate. If you have any questions you can contact Mrs. Sordelet at school. Your coaches Chris Gustafson, Kelly Kohlmyer, Mrs. Sordelet and Russ Suever look forward to seeing everyone for another great season!
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SOCCER COACH NEEDED - 5TH GRADE BOYS Please consider helping in this rewarding program. Please contact Matt Bobay at 615-7171 or Dan Sordelet at 437-9250 ASAP if interested. Thank you! SOFTBALL COACHES NEEDED – GRADES 5TH/6TH We are looking for coaches for the 5th/6th softball team. Please contact Scott Burkhardt if willing. Call 466-3028. Next 5th/6th grade softball practice will again be run by 7th/8th grade coaches and practice will be held on Wednesday, March 12 from 5:30-7:00pm in the cafeteria. Next 7th/8th grade softball practice will be on Thursday, March 13, from 5:30-7:00pm in the cafeteria. A Seuss-i-cal Salutation! Each March, “Read Across America” is observed in schools across the nation to celebrate both literacy and the many works of Dr. Seuss. Last week, our second graders enjoyed an afternoon of reading and related activities. The event ran smoothly thanks to the forty volunteers on hand! We are so grateful to them for coming to share the day and to the many parents that sent needed supplies. Special thanks go out to Classic Graphics (482-3487) on East State Blvd; this is Mr. David Meier’s seventh year of donating printing services so that the children can do a special project! Thanks to Mrs. Katie Steigmeyer for taking dozens of photos and donating the processing so that each child can take home a picture with the Cat in the Hat. Thanks to our awesome second grade teachers for getting in the spirit and dressing as Seuss-i-cal characters. Thanks to Mrs. Kelly Wolf for the helium balloons that really brightened our space. It was a special afternoon that the students will remember as a highlight of their time at Saint Charles, and we are truly grateful for the support of all involved. -Mrs. Martha Berghoff Enrichment Coordinator ST. CHARLES TRIVIA NIGHT Have you called your friends to reserve your St. Patty’s Day fun at Feelin’ Green Trivia Night on Saturday, March 16, 6:00pm-9:30pm, in the school cafeteria? Be sure to get your tables of 8 at $80 a table together. Can’t get a full table together…don’t worry. Sign up with a friend and we will put you at a table. Tablegate (tailgate) starts at 6:00pm. Trivia begins at 7:00pm. Bring your food and your mind full of meaningless trivia! Hope to see you there! BISHOP DWENGER SPOTLIGHT Interested in being a part of the Class of 2018, but haven't registered yet? It is not too late! Call Admissions Coordinator, Cindy Johnson at 496-4703 to get a registration packet or have your questions about Bishop Dwenger answered. We would love to have you be a Saint! Help for Haiti - Pencil Collection for Our Lady of Perpetual Help Orphanage - March 17-27 When Father Andre Sylvester of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Orphanage in Haiti was asked “How can a kid like me help the kids in your orphanage?”, he answered “Pencils.” That was the beginning of a partnership between the St. Charles 3rd grade Brownie Troop and the University of St. Francis student group Formula for Life to develop a service project called Help for Haiti. From March 17 through March 27, all students are asked to bring in new pencils, erasers and manual pencil sharpeners to donate. Drop boxes will be available near the display cases and near the office. Donated items will be delivered by University of St. Francis students when they visit the Orphanage in May. It is hard to comprehend that something as simple as a pencil can make such a difference in the lives of these children. Imagine the impact we can make during this Lenten season if every student could contribute even one pencil. Formula for Life has been working with Fr. Andre and the 27 children in the orphanage at Our Lady of Perpetual Help for over seven years. In the first few years, they worked to provide formula and other nutritional support. When they saw the need grow, they stepped up their efforts and over the past year have raised more than $100,000 in money and supplies to build a new orphanage. The enlarged orphanage will include a residence, a school and a chapel where at least 100 orphans will be cared for and educated. Construction is in progress and more funds will be raised through the 6th annual Formula for Life 5K run/walk scheduled for April 13, 2014. For more information about Formula for Life or the 5K run/walk, visit their web page at www.sf.edu/sf/biology/formula-for-life or contact Dr. Amy Obringer at [email protected]. Thank you in advance for your support and generosity.
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Lunch Payment 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 $10.00 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 $6.25 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.
