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St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School

Newsletter

March 21, 2014 www.stcharlesschoolfw.org schooloffice@stcharlesschoolfw.org 260-484-3392

DUE TO SPRING BREAK NEXT WEEK’S NEWSLETTER (MARCH 27) WILL BE A TWO WEEK NEWSLETTER THE NEXT NEWSLETTER WILL BE SENT HOME ON APRIL 11

CALENDAR UPDATE MARCH 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 (7:50-3:50 time continues) 12 Caccamo Family Benefit (see attached flyer) 15 Market Day 16 Grade 5-6 Honors’ Reception breakfast Stations of the Cross 17 Grade 7-8 Honors’ Reception breakfast Interim period ends 18 Good Friday – NO SCHOOL 22 K-52 and K-53 visit Safety Village Bread making and Banner making for First Communicants A-M 6:00-7:30 pm 23 K-51 and K-54 visit Safety Village Bread making and Banner making for First Communicants N-Z 6:00-7:30 pm 24 Grade 5 attend Young People’s Concert with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic 25 Interim Reports go home 26-27 Fine Arts Fair in cafeteria (after Saturday evening and Sunday morning Masses) April 28 – May 14 ISTEP tests part 2 (grades 3-8) Dear Parents and Students, I hope that you are well. The St. Charles Athletic Association Fish Fry is this evening from 4:30-7:00 p.m. in the cafeteria. All are welcome to eat fish and potato wedges provided by Dan’s Fish Fry Service among friends and neighbors in our school cafeteria. Be there or be square! Of course I am dating myself by even using the word square. Great Play! Rumpelstiltskin is My Name! was wonderfully performed last Friday evening in the Hession Center gymnasium. Congratulations are in order for the Directors – Mrs. McGraw, Mrs. Freiburger, Ms. Svarczkopf, and Mrs. Johns. Thank you to Ms. Hope for her piano accompaniment. Our young thespians gave an inspired dramatic performance for the hardy crowd of relatives and friends. Well done to all! Registration information should be coming home today in a white envelope with your youngest child. Most of the forms will be familiar to everyone. We do have a new procedure for applying for tuition assistance using the FACTS Grant & Aid process. All procedures, turn-in dates, etc., should be clearly explained within your packet of materials.

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Danielle Bundy, in our 4th grade, will personally meet Pope Francis next Wednesday! Danielle and her family will be flying to Rome this Saturday with plans to visit Pope Francis on Wednesday. Danielle is a participant in the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Danielle’s wish of meeting the Pope has been kindly granted! Danielle will carry to Rome a card signed by all of her 4th grade classmates as a gift for Pope Francis. We are also sending a small San Damiano Crucifix for blessing by the Pope to be brought back to school and framed and displayed for years to come. Please keep in your prayers Danielle, her Family, Pope Francis, and all associated with the Make-A-Wish Foundation. We are very happy for Danielle and Family, and very impressed with her humble, faith-filled wish of meeting Pope Francis. In closing, we have concluded ISTEP+ testing and IREAD3 testing. I want to thank our Sr. Genevieve, our teachers, and our students for all of their preparation, administration, and effort in this endeavor. A great deal of effort on everyone’s part is always required to help students succeed on the test. I am thankful that we have good people in place to make a positive difference, and I am thankful that we have good students in the seats who give strong effort. Thanks – Rob S. FINE ARTS AWARD for 8th GRADERS Attention: any 8th grade student involved in the fine arts (drama, band, choir, chimes, string orchestra): The St. Charles Fine Arts Boosters will be awarding $100 awards to two eighth grade students who have excelled in the fine arts. Students may pick up an application at the school office if they are interested in applying. The application, along with letters of recommendation, is due to the school office no later than Friday, April 25. Winners will be announced at the spring concert. ALTAR SERVERS Mar 22, 5:00pm: Sarah Frazier, Jeremiah Jauch, Hailie Markiton, Owen Potosky Mar 23, 7:30am: Laura Eckrich, Michael Sundahl, Cameron Tippmann Mar 23, 9:00am: Justin Braselton, Vincent Cavacini, Daniel Escarcega, Hope Salzer Mar 23, 11:00am: Madalyn Filler, Evan Firks, Mariah McKenna, Brian Pearson Mar 23, 5:00pm: Mary Horine, Sean O’Sullivan, Drew Reiling, Olivia Trimbur CAFETERIA SCHEDULE March 24: Kathy Vande-Zande, Marlene McKinney, Elizabeth Hull, Melissa Thompson, Kari Samons March 25: Kathy Haines, Kathy Kappelmann, Jennifer Knothe, Bobbie Jensen, Cheryl Morello March 26: Paul Oberhausen, Theresa Cornewell, Christy Jacob, Jenn Tippmann, Becca Williams March 27: Mary Cahill, Suzanne Tippmann, Elizabeth Hull, Marlene McKinney Nancy Hartig March 28: NO SCHOOL STUDENTS OF THE WEEK Congratulations to our students of the week: Amira Orth, Chelsea Ford, Trey Eisaman, Tatum Miguel, Breanna Straessle, Claire Woenker, Morgan Farmer, Savannah Yonkman, Tianna Randall, Camren Quinlan, Audrey Ellinger, Carson Bogenschutz, Zoe Kovach, Catherine Krouse, Joey Tippmann, Addi Shovek, Sammi Christle, Zach Lehrman, Kate Knothe, Anna Burkhardt, Bryan Chen, Izzie Finn. MARKET DAY Market Day is offering three new products this month to tempt your taste buds...our Honey BBQ Chicken Wings - sweet and tangy, perfect for a family get together; our Vegetable Orzo Blend - lots of whole grains and easy to add to a soup or to finish off a salad; finally, our Soft Pretzel Breadsticks - delicious and easy to prepare! Try one or all of them today! Receive a FREE California Blend with a $40 online purchase. Shop through April 10th - thanks from Market Day! PUERI CANTORES Pueri Cantores is the official international children’s choral organization of the Catholic Church and is headquartered in the Vatican. The American branch of the Pueri Cantores has a website – http://www.pcchoirs.org/ - which includes a video, as well as information on the nature of the program and the music. The Diocese will host a Pueri Cantores music festival on Tuesday, March 25 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne. Through the organization of the diocesan Catholic Schools Office and the Office of Worship, singers were invited from every parochial school and Catholic high school in the diocese. Students rehearsed locally since October and have had several regional rehearsals at the high schools. On Tuesday, March 25th over 400 students will join together. The students learned new and challenging music. The festival includes two large rehearsals at the Cathedral and a Festival Mass presided by Bishop Rhodes. There were limited tickets available for this event and these were offered to the families of our student participants. Congratulations to our St. Charles choral representatives: Krystka Bugajski, Alaini Larkey, Garett Seibert, Sydney Schneider, Jacob Ford, Zach Cubellis, Anna Kuras, Maddie Filler, Chloe Wampler, Avery Jackson! Thank you to Mrs. Joyce Till and Ms. Karen Hope for the time spent rehearsing with these students. 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! All scholarship applications are due April 1 to the Development Office. There are a wide-variety of scholarships available to incoming freshman and upper-classmen. Be sure to get your application turned in on time for your chance to earn a scholarship.

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NEWSLETTER STAPLING SCHEDULE March 27, Thursday: Molly Tippmann, Karen Bougher, Kelly Kohlmeyer SCRIP Congratulations Lucky Winners! – Congratulations to all our “lucky” winners in our “Pots of Gold” giveaway. Sean Offerle, Colleen Jacobson, Erica Kelker, Bev Ade, Stephanie Eddy, and Noe Rivera each won a pot of gold containing either a $25 or $100 Meijer gift card. They qualified simply by placing an order of $100 or more during St. Patrick’s Day weekend. The promotions are our way of saying “thank you” to all who support the SCRIP program. The SCRIP program is a parish fund raising program. It helps to provide things for the parish that would not be possible based on weekly collections. It was very instrumental in building the Kindergarten wing of our school. It is one of the reasons the parish is able to subsidize the school, keeping tuition as low as possible. You can earn tuition credit through your SCRIP purchases. The credit never expires and can be used for any school, even college. You can think of it as a way, not just to earn tuition credit, but a way to say thank you to the parish for it’s commitment to provide a quality Catholic education. It is our hope that someday, every parishioner, especially our school families, will realize the ease and benefits of using SCRIP. Spring Break – Even though it seems that winter just won’t go away, Spring Break is almost here, it begins next Friday, March 28. SCRIP sales will take place next week on Thursday, March 27 then 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. Great Lakes SCRIP will be closed for their Spring Break the week after our break, April 7-11. If there are special order items that you are planning to order, know that they must be placed by Monday, March 24. We will not have an opportunity to order again until Monday, April 14. Spring Sacraments – If you have someone who will be receiving one of the sacraments this spring – Baptism or Confirmation in RCIA, Confirmation, or First Communion, know that we have gift certificates to most of the religious goods stores. We carry Abba House, All Saints, and The Cathedral Bookstore; and Family Christian can be special ordered. They have many beautiful gifts to help commemorate the occasion for your special someone. VOLUNTEERS – We truly appreciate our wonderful volunteers that have braved the terrible driving conditions to pick up local inventory and travel to fulfill their commitment to work at SCRIP sales. Thanks to our Saturday and Sunday teams that endure the freezing temperatures to assist with cash sales. We can’t thank you enough; you are the key to SCRIP’s success. Mar. 24 – CLASSROOM DELIVERY – Janay Pillie **THUR, MAR. 27 - Sue Christle, Lisa Madinski, Kelly Wolf, Amy Copeland MAR. 28-APR. 4 – SPRING BREAK – Enjoy! Apr. 5 - Becky Trimbur, Cindie Rosswurm, Shelly Kosiarek Apr. 6 - Natalie Jackson, Denette Pearson, Kathy Steenport TINCAPS READING PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT What awesome readers we have at St. Charles School!!!!! Today, many of our students will be bringing home to you a STUDENT ORDER FORM for a FREE TinCaps baseball ticket to attend a baseball game at the TinCaps stadium! The official date for our students to attend the game is Monday, June 2, at 7:05 PM. If a student cannot go to that game, the ticket form may be used for another game. Family members may attend the same game at a discounted rate. Parents will be responsible for their own children to and from the ballpark and during the game. This is not a school field trip! Each student, grades K-8, who fulfilled his/her reading goal for the third quarter will receive this baseball ticket order form. PARENTS MUST SEND IN THE ORDER FORM BY THE DATE STATED ON THE ORDER FORM, APRIL 21, 2014, in order to be seated with the rest of St. Charles students and staff. On the game date the students will receive a free hot dog and soft drink So…..please read and complete the form that your child is bringing home today and send it in as soon as possible, or at the latest, so that it is received by April 21st. Send the form to the TinCaps office. I am very proud of and would like to give praise to all of our students for the fantastic effort each of them has put into reading this third quarter! I am amazed at the number of points our school has accumulated! The number of AR points acquired this quarter has exceeded every other quarter of this school year! First quarter of this year, students earned 11,206 AR points. Third quarter, students earned 13,184 AR points! (Beating last year’s third quarter record!) There was one homeroom in which every student earned his/her required AR points! That room was 3-9, Miss McKenna’s room! Congrats to room 3-9 for all students in the entire room receiving the required AR points!!! Many rooms came very close in this 100% goal! Thank you, parents, for the encouragement you have given your children with their reading efforts! I will see you at the game! Barb Fisher, Librarian

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News notes from your School Nurse ATTENTION 5th grade Girls’ Parents: A letter was sent home, last Friday, with all the female students regarding the upcoming Puberty Class on: TUESDAY, MARCH 25TH AT 2:30 P.M. in room 5-17. The video, “Purely You! Growing up God’s Way” will be shown. Mothers are encouraged to RSVP (so we have enough chairs ready) to come join us. (Female only class) Please be sure to read the letter. I have more in the office if it was misplaced. UPDATING VACCINATIONS Many students whose immunizations were given too soon or too close to another live vaccine are not in compliance with our state requirements. Parents were contacted by phone calls and letters since November. Kindly send in these updated vaccine records so we can avoid exclusion. MENINGITIS AND TDAP Vaccines are due when students turn 11 years old in the 5th grade. This is a requirement to be completed now—before entrance to 6th grade. Please send these updated records to school as they are completed. Kindergarten: Recently, the Glow Germs Handwashing program was presented to all 4 classes. Please ask your child about….FRICTION! when handwashing. Thank you very kindly, Mrs. Christa Thrower, RN YOUNG AUTHORS Grade 1 and Grade 2 Nearly fifty student authors recently shared their books during our own Young Authors' event here at Saint Charles School. This year, all first and second graders were invited to write and illustrate books. On the afternoon of March 17th, the young authors gathered and shared their books with each other. Students enjoyed refreshments and received beautiful certificates. Thank you to the following adults for leading groups at this event: Mrs. Fisher, Mrs. Suever, Mrs. Bobay, Mrs. Schnurr, Mrs. McAleavey and Mrs. Ealing. Thanks, also, to our outstanding first and second grade teachers, as their support helps to make this project possible. First grade participants: Isabelle Parker, Quincy Pearson, Linnea Dobosz, Greta Skeens, Ryan Groves, Cecilia Hughes, Catherine Krouse, Allyson Kelker, Louie Ciocca, Gillian Reidy, Hadley Maldeney, Petey Thiel, Joey Tippmann, Leif Moilanen, Amara Senters, Isaiah Ryan, Jane Sweigert, Kaylee Birely, Maya Atkinson, Dominic Wallace, Tyler Smith Second grade participants: Stella Panza, Charlotte Miller, Jake Tippmann, Mikey Kuras, Michael Parker, Reid Smith, Avery Beck, Sarah Kaufman, Isaac Clauser, Jensen Miguel, Brady Meyer, Max Redman, Natalya Voelker, Samantha Walden, Cara Chen, Jake Hoffman, Brooke Merrell, Ashley Thiel, Dominic Hughes, Natalie Luong, Rhea Pablo, Austin Linn, Mark Glidden, Carter Hammon, Bailey Chaney, Devota Tippmann, Maddie Gerard, Gabby Woenker Fifteen students have been selected to represent our school at the annual Young Authors’ Conference hosted by the Fort Wayne Area chapter of the Indiana Reading Association on Saturday, April 12th, at a local high school. At this event, those students will share their books with other Fort Wayne children. In addition, authors Laura and Robert Sams will speak with those in attendance. Thanks to Mrs. Moilanen and Mrs. Pearson, as they will lead small groups at the conference. Congratulations to all forty-nine student authors that participated in the 2014 book writing project at Saint Charles. Next year, students from grades three, four and five will be invited to become young authors. We look forward to working with more student authors at that time. Mrs. Martha Berghoff Resource/ Enrichment Teacher

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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.

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General-Payments to the General account may be used for Meals, Extra entrée ($1.25), and milk (40¢)

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General-Payments to the General account may be used for Meals, Extra entrée ($1.25), and milk (40¢)

Meal-Payments to the Meal account may only be used to pay for a Meal (regular price $2.00)

Last Name First Name Grade-Room Lunch ID Payment

General-Payments to the General account may be used for Meals, Extra entrée ($1.25), and milk (40¢)

Meal-Payments to the Meal account may only be used to pay for a Meal (regular price $2.00)

Last Name First Name Grade-Room Lunch ID Payment

General-Payments to the General account may be used for Meals, Extra entrée ($1.25), and milk (40¢)

Meal-Payments to the Meal account may only be used to pay for a Meal (regular price $2.00)

Last Name First Name Grade-Room Lunch ID Payment

General-Payments to the General account may be used for Meals, Extra entrée ($1.25), and milk (40¢)

Meal-Payments to the Meal account may only be used to pay for a Meal (regular price $2.00)

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