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St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School

Newsletter

September 12, 2014 schooloffice@stcharlesschoolfw.org www.stcharlesschoolfw.org 260-484-3392

PLAYGROUND POSITION AVAILABLE FOR TUESDAYS/THURSDAYS This is a paid position. Please contact Mrs. Lora Beier 485-5590 if you are interested!

SCHOOL DISMISSES AT 11:30 ON SEPTEMBER 19

CHILD CARE WILL BE OPEN UNTIL 6:00 PM STUDENTS WILL NEED TO BRING A COLD LUNCH!

Dear Parents and Students, CardinalFest September 20th! All welcome! Volunteers urgently needed! Help for a few hours! Can you help out for a few hours? See the flyer attached to this newsletter for more details. Your time and talents are needed. So check out that flyer! Also if you lose your Cardinalfest volunteer flyer, you can go to www.cardinalfest.com and help the festival team. Remember: On Friday, September 19th school will be dismissed at 11:30 a.m. to help accommodate the festival setup. No lunch will be served on this day. AfterCare will be open from 11:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on this day. Also, the following Monday, September 22nd, school is not in session. All Diocesan teachers will be attending a day of faith formation at Bishop Luers High School. Thank you. In closing, I would like to thank Mrs. Carol Bunt for coordinating the visit this past Wednesday of the traveling statue of Mary, Our Lady of Fatima, and for the presentation to our school community by Mr. Sockeye, who serves as the custodian of the statue and historian of the Fatima message, and Monsignor Suelzer for his focus on Mary’s example throughout the Mass. Monsignor celebrated the Mass as a Votive Mass in honor of Our Lady. After Mass our junior high students lead a decade of the Rosary followed by Mr. Sockeye’s excellent talk to our students explaining the events of Fatima and the importance of Mary’s message in our lives today. At the end of each school day, in addition to our various end-of-day prayers (the Irish blessing, prayers for those in military service, prayers for Bishop Rhoades & Pope Francis, the Serenity Prayer, the prayer of St. Michael the Archangel, the prayer of St. Francis, and more) we will be praying the Pardon Prayer as shared by the Angel of Peace at Fatima. The prayer: “My God, I believe, I adore, I hope, and I love you! I ask pardon for those who do not believe, do not adore, do not hope, and do not believe!” In time the students will come to know the prayer automatically. Thank you for your children. – Rob S.

CALENDAR UPDATE September 15 School Pictures (out of uniform day, no jeans, no sleeveless, see handbook for details) 19 Interim Reports go home

Dismissal at 11:30 am (no lunch served; after care is open until 6:00 pm) CardinalFest Dance (grades 6-7-8)

20 CardinalFest Games/Food/Adult Music Tent 21 CardinalFest 5K Walk/Run 22 No School – Teachers attend diocesan catechetical in-service 26 Food Collection (see article below) 29 HASA Board Meeting October 7 Our Lady of the Rosary – Living Rosary in church at 2:00 pm Health Screenings Market Day 8 Health Screenings 10 First Quarter ends

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SCHOOL PICTURE DAY Monday, September 15, is our annual school picture day. Students in grades K-7 brought home a flyer/order form/envelope last week with information. Students in grades K-7 pre-order and prepay for their photos. Parents may do this online or with the form. Please read the information carefully when you receive it. There is one order per child. Every child in the family needs their own separate order and payment. Even if you do not wish to purchase pictures at this time, all students will be photographed to be included in the school yearbook. (There is a make-up day scheduled later for anyone who is ill and absent.) Students in grade 8 will also have their portraits taken the same day, however, these students do not pre-order nor prepay. These students will receive proofs of several poses a few weeks later. From these proofs, students will place their orders. On school picture day, students do not need to wear their uniforms. Students should dress nicely and modestly. NO jeans nor denim shorts/capris, no sleeveless dresses or tops, no sandals nor open shoes; see the handbook for more information about appropriate attire. Gym classes and outdoor recess will still be held as scheduled, so parents/students should keep that in mind when choosing clothing. We hope to see many bright, shining faces and beautiful smiles on this day!! Food Collection to Honor St. Vincent de Paul On Friday, September 26, we will honor St. Vincent De Paul, the patron saint of charitable organizations. In order to help Associated Churches of Fort Wayne and Allen County, which stocks a pantry of food and other necessities to assist those in need in our community, we are holding a school-wide collection during our Friday Mass on the 26th. Each student is asked to bring in at least one item from the list for his/her grade. Items may be brought in early and kept in the classroom. Each child will then bring the item forward during the collection time before Mass on the 26th. We appreciate your participation in carrying on the good works of St. Vincent de Paul.

Please do not bring in items in glass jars. Kindergarten: jelly (16 oz. plastic bottles) Grade 1: canned fruit Grade 5: canned soup Grade 2: canned meat (tuna, chicken, beef) Grade 6: canned meat (chicken, tuna, beef) Grade 3: canned soup Grade 7: canned fruit ` Grade 4: peanut butter Grade 8: peanut butter SCRIP NEWS Schedule Reminder – There are NO SCRIP sales this Saturday, September 13 or next Saturday, September 20, however, Sunday sales will take place as normal. If you normally purchase SCRIP on Saturday, please feel free to come see us on Sunday, or drop your order in the collection basket; it will be ready on the following Monday after 1pm. There is no school on Monday, September 22. School orders will be collected and filled on Tuesday September 23. Merchant News – Last week we notified you that the Papa Murphy’s in our area will be closing, some sooner than others. We strongly encourage you to use any cards that you may have in your “stash” as soon as possible. Our preliminary reports indicate that the one located in St. Joe Village will remain open until the end of the year. We have inventory to sell and encourage you to purchase and use old and new inventory as quickly as possible. We will continue to post updates and reminders in the bulletin and school news updates. VOLUNTEERS: We are working on the new schedules that will begin in October. Thanks to everyone who has stepped up to be part of our SCRIP team. The schedules should be coming home in the next week or so. Sept. 19 – Sue Christle, Lisa Madinski, Kelly Wolf, Amy Copeland Sept. 19 – CLASSROOM DELIVERY - Genevieve D’Rosa Sept. 20 – NO SCRIP SALES – CARDINAL FEST Sept. 21 – Leslie Schamberg, Triva Screeton, Nancy Vinson **Sept. 22 – No School Sept. 23 – CLASSROOM DELIVERY - Genevieve D’Rosa Sept. 26 – Monica DeJong, Sue Snyder, Berniece Williams, Judy Smith Sept. 26 – CLASSROOM DELIVERY – Genevieve D’Rosa Sept. 27 – BeckyTrimbur, Cindie Rosswurm, Shelly Kosiarek Sept. 28 - Laurie Amstutz, Jennie Chen, Brenda Harter If you are unable to work on your assigned day, please find a sub. If you are unable to find a sub, please call one of the coordinators.

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MARKET DAY Thinking about Fall? Soon the temperatures will be dropping, the leaves will be falling and you'll be wondering where we can get pre-cut pumpkin cookie shapes...well, here at Market Day we've got your answer! THIS MONTH ONLY...pumpkin shape buttery sugar cookies to just bake and decorate! Order yours today! Place a $90 online purchase and receive a Free 1 lb. bag of Chicken Gems - use promo code: OCTBONUS. Order through October 2nd. Thanks from Market Day! STUDENTS OF THE WEEK Braiden Maurer-Wright, Dawson Shovek, Addison Wireman, Andrew Parker, Holden Firks, Anna Steigmeyer, Joseph Baez, Patrick Herald, Brady Meyer, George Wolf, Joe Fabini, Ellie Shreck, Gillian Reidy, Brady Brown, Taylor Russell, Audrey Rottinger, Alexa Rengifo, Qunicy Pearson. ATTENTION 3RD, 4TH, AND 5TH GRADERS All students in grades 3-4-5 are invited to be part of our Christmas Musical. There are speaking parts if you are interested in auditioning. Everyone is welcome in the choral and non-speaking roles! The Christmas Musical this year is Called To Christmas. Christmas time is filled with sound! Sometimes, so much sound and noise, that we can hardly hear the real message of Christmas. Join us in portraying a story about Jesus’ birth. Auditions for speaking parts will be on Tuesday, September 23rd. Regular rehearsals for the Christmas play will begin on Tuesday, September 30th. The rehearsals will be every Tuesday after school until 4:45 in the music room or parish hall. The play will be performed on December 11th at 7 P.M. Permission slips are available from the homeroom teachers for any interested 3rd, 4th, or 5th graders. Permission slips are due no later than Wednesday, September 17th. NO late slips will be accepted. Mrs. Freiburger, Ms. McGrew, Mr. Hoy, and Mrs. Till BISHOP DWENGER NEWS Homecoming Tailgate Party Join Bishop Dwenger High School for a Homecoming Tailgate Party this Friday, September 19 before the Saints take on La Salle High School. Food, Fun, & Live Music performed by BD students at Zollner Stadium from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm. Local food trucks will be at the tailgate- a perfect pre-game meal for your entire family! Prices vary by vendor. All are welcome! Go Saints! BDHS Craft Show Get ready to join us for one of Fort Wayne's most popular Craft Show! The Bishop Dwenger Craft Show is accepting registrations for vendors and crafters for their November 8th event. Crafters may rent tables for $40 and some electricity is available for a selected number of spots. Registrations and information may be downloaded on the Performing Arts page at www.bishopdwenger.com. Please contact Mary Black at 260-482-1022 for more information. Essay Contest– What saint do you think should be depicted in our new chapel? Bishop Rhoades is very excited about the plans we have for our new chapel. We will have 10 large stained glass windows, and since our chapel is dedicated to Mary, Queen of All Saints, each window will have a depiction of a saint. What saint do you think should be depicted in our new chapel? Students, alumni, parents (past and present) and friends may write an essay on the who, what, how, and why the person believes his/her saint should be depicted in a chapel window. Email your essay to saints@bishopdwenger.com by October 1, 2014. Bishop Rhoades will select the top 20 essays, and then the Dwenger Family will be able to vote for their favorite from that list. The Top 10 will be selected for our chapel. 2014 Hall of Fame Inductees Bishop Dwenger High School is proud to announce the following 2014 Hall of Fame Inductees: Dave Scudder '67, Alumnus of the Year Rachel Janssen '03, Athletics Chris Dittoe '92, Athletics Rick Fischer '88, Visual & Performing Arts Carol Cornell, Citizens of Two Worlds If you would like to attend the Awards Dinner and Ceremony on Saturday, September 20, in Bishop Dwenger's Main Gym, please call (260) 496-4775. You may submit nominations for future Hall of Fame nominees on the Alumni Hall of Fame page at www.bishopdwenger.com ACT/SAT Prep Course Bishop Dwenger High School is offering an ACT/SAT prep course on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Classes will begin on Tuesday, September 23, 2014 and end on Thursday, November 06, 2014. The 14 sessions will include test familiarity, pacing, strategies, as well as a review of English, math, and science concepts. The class fee is $225.00 and includes both an ACT text and SAT text for the course. The class is open to any high school student in the Fort Wayne and surrounding county area. For more information and registration, please call Bishop Dwenger High School at 496-4700 or www.bishopdwenger.com.

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ST. CHARLES ATHLETICS 5th Football 9:00 Saturday, September 13, at St. Charles: St. Charles vs. JAT 5th/6th Football 5:30 Thursday, September 18, at St. Charles: St. Charles vs. JAT 7th/8th Football 12:30 Sunday, September 14, at St. Francis: St. Charles vs. JAT 7th/8th Volleyball 11:00, Saturday, September 13, at Hessen Cassel: St. John 7 vs. St. Charles 7 12:00, Saturday, September 13, at Hessen Cassel: Hessen Cassel vs. St. St. Charles 8 3:00, Sunday, September 14, at Queen of Angels: Queen of Angels vs. St. Charles 8