St. Charles Catholic School Weekly News 
October 19, 2015
Thank you to the families and staff that completed the survey that was sent out via email and our Weekly News.  In an effort to get more parent participation, we offered a dress down day on Friday.  Due to email issues, some students did not receive their coupon in time.  I feel bad that parents completed the survey and the children missed the dress day.  The goal was to make things easier for parents.  I have learned from this situation and appreciate the feedback I received.  Your information will assist me as I continue to look for the best solution when requesting information from parents.

We are family!  Friday was a great day at St. Charles.  On Friday, the students met their family and we enjoyed a great assembly with skits and dancing.  Be sure to ask your child about what we did!

Friday, October 23, is Pink Socks $ Shirts Day!  Bring a minimum $1 donation and wear pink socks and/or a pink shirt with uniform bottoms in support of cancer awareness.

October 23rd is also the last day of the quarter and the last day to wear uniform shorts.

Sincerely,
Ann Lachowitzer
Principal
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Parent Conferences
October 29 & 30 
Teachers have begun scheduling conferences for Thursday, October 29 and Friday, October 30.  The teachers take time outside of school hours to prepare for conferences.  Please take the time to schedule a a time to meet with your child's teacher.  The Parent-Teacher partnership plays a significant role in a child's educational success.
Trunk or Treat
Thursday, October 29th 6-8pm
We need LOTS of trunks! Decorate your trunk and join us for a spooktacular evening of dinner, contests, and trunk-or-treating! Prizes will be awarded to the top 3 most creative cars! Read More...
 
Order your Spooky Snack Packs online today!
Prayer Envelopes
In an effort to bring families together in prayer, we are excited to share with you a new program coming to St. Charles, a prayer envelope. Beginning Tuesday, October 20th, each homeroom will receive a prayer envelope with a rosary, guide to praying the rosary, and a prayer log. Each Tuesday a student will be selected to take the prayer envelope home. All we ask is that you pray as a family, comment on your experiences on the prayer log, and return the envelop the following Monday, so it may be shared with other families in the class.   
Chargers Hold 'Em Fundraising Night
SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL!
Saturday, November 7th
Buffet @ 6pm; Poker @ 7:30pm 
Join us for an evening of dinner, poker, mouse races, spectating, and silent auction!
  • Kansas City Royals & Chiefs Autographed Memorabilia
  • Front Row Seating for Christmas Mass, Easter Mass, plus parking
  • 8th Grade Autographed Photo
  • Missouri Mavericks autographed hockey stick
AND SO MUCH MORE!

Purchase tickets and make your donation online today!  Proceeds to benefit the St. Charles Catholic School Technology Fund.  Read more...  
Book Fair
October 26th - 30th 
Our annual book fair is this month!  For your convenience, the book fair will be held during the week of conferences, so be sure to stop and shop!
 
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Class Parties
Harvest parties - preschool-8th are November 6th
St. Nicholas/Sweetest - preschool -8th is on December 4th
We are in need of a 4th grade Room Coordinator for class parties. They are still void of one.  If you are able to help, please contact Andrea Lago at vinrooav@sbcglobal.net

It's time to sign up for class parties!  We are in need of snacks, drinks, paper products, and crafts or games.  Please sign up for your child's class party by clicking on the following links:
THIRD GRADE (combined)
Weekly School Mass
Please join us as we celebrate weekly Mass every Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. Each homeroom takes turns planning Mass throughout the school year. 
 
October 20 - 2nd Henton
October 27 - 1st Jones
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Weekly Parenting Skills
Are you a parent who errs on the side of assuming that your child can't help being out of control? Or are you one who assumes that with the right type of love, limits, structure, training, and expectations, they can usually remain fun to be around? Look at whatDr. Charles Fay, from Parenting with Love and Logic says about children remaining in control of their actions.

 
For Your Information:
  • Pizza Lunch - October 22nd
Happy Birthday this week to:
Layla, Kindergarten - October 19th
Cheyenne, 6th Grade - October 21st
Merrin, 8th Grade - October 23rd
Raelyn, 7th Grade - October 24th
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Box Tops For Education: 
K-5: Box Tops Shopping Day - Friday, October 23rd
Middle School: October incentive - free dress down day
Each month, grades 6-8 will hold individual classroom contests to earn incentives and prizes. All middle school students are eligible; incentives and prizes change every month.  The deadline to turn in Box Tops for this month's contest is Thursday, October 29th!
Click here for more information.  Keep saving those Box Tops!   
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Holy Family Parish Trunk or Treat
Trunk or Treat is here! We hope you are planning on bringing your kiddos, neighbors and friends on Friday, October 23, for a fun and safe evening! There are a few ways that we could use your help with this event: * Sign up your trunks! We need LOTS of decorated trunks to make this a successful event. For safety reasons, please have your car in the lower parking lot by 6:30 that evening. Please RSVP to let us know you are coming: Mindy@holyfamily.com or Rob@holyfamily.com. * We need extra bags of candy. Please leave your donations on the table in the classroom hallway under the bulletin board. Thanks in advance for your help!

Trash Bags For Sale
We are once again selling trash bags to help with our 8
th grade class activities and gift back to the school when we graduate. The price is $10 per roll.  We will carry the following 3 sizes in strong, durable trashbags:
  • Blue Bags: Supersize bags - 55 gallons - holds 2 full yellow bags or 3 to 4 white bags
  • Yellow bags: Garage/yard can size  -  39 gallons - holds 2 full white bags
  • White bags - Kitchen size - 15 gallons
For your convenience, Trash Bags are sold by the roll or case through the kindness of our school secretary, Linda Krickle, in the school office.  If you have a particular 8th grade student you know and would like to credit them with your purchase, please mention their name at the time of sale. Our 8th grade students thank you in advance for your support!