St. Charles Catholic School Weekly News 
October 23, 2015
The rosaries were sent home this week with the first student in each classroom! Prayer is powerful. 

The last day of the quarter is today, Friday, October 23rd.  If your child is in grades 3-8 and you have not logged into MSP (My Student's Progress) this fall, please do so.  Report Cards will be sent home with students on Thursday, October 29th. Please check with your homeroom teacher to see if they need to be signed and returned.

Charger Breakfast - every 2nd and 4th Tuesday we will celebrate 5-8th students that have followed the beatitudes of St. Charles Catholic School. On the Monday before, homeroom teachers will draw two names from all the students in the class that have not gotten a demerit. These students whose names are drawn will join me for breakfast following all school Mass in the commons. If you attend Mass and your child is one of my guests that week, you are welcome to join us!

Today was the last day to wear uniform shorts.  Monday, October 26th is the first day to wear uniform pants.  Please remember, Pants must be uniform navy. (7th and 8th graders may also wear khaki pants.) Pants may not hang below the waistline. Capri pants may also be worn by girls.  Uniform sweatshirts only (with our school logo) are allowed. 8th graders may wear their class hoodies to school, but may not wear them while attending Mass.

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!
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!
  • Royals, Chiefs, Cardinals, MU, KU, K-State, Nebraska autographed memorabilia
  • Front Row Seating for Christmas Mass, Easter Mass, Graduation, plus parking
  • KC Zoo & Cheesecake Factory package
  • Limo & bowling with Mrs. Lachowitzer package
  • T-Bones package
  • Kate's Kitchen
  • Crown Center Package
  • Royals package
AND SO MUCH MORE!

Purchase tickets and make your donation online today!  Proceeds to benefit the St. Charles Catholic School Technology Fund.  Read more...  
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Book Fair
October 26th - 30th 
Be sure to shop our annual book fair next week!
Hours:
Monday & Tuesday: 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday: 8:00 a.m. - noon; 3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Thursday: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
(open during conferences)
Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
(open during conferences)
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Got used crayons and markers?
RECYCLE them! 
Here at St. Charles we want to do our part in keeping the Earth clean and COLORFUL, so bring us your unwanted, rejected, and broken crayons and we'll send them off to be recycled into NEW crayons. We are also accepting not only Crayola markers, but any brand of dry erase markers and highlighters. These can be re-purposed by converting them into clean energy. Sounds great, right? By getting involved with this program, you'll be teaching your kids to recycle something that belongs to them. So gather up all of your used markers and crayons and send them to school with your kids. Together we can make the future of Earth BRIGHT! 
Paving The Way
Engraved Bricks 
Brick profits benefit the St. Charles Catholic School Maintenance Upgrade.  When you purchase a brick, you are giving back to the community and supporting the future of our school parish community. 
The next order for engraved bricks for the prayer garden and school front will be submitted Monday, November 23, 2015  Read more...
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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 27 - 1st Jones
November 3 - 8th Prewitt
(Feast of St. Charles Borromeo)
Mark your calendars for several events that will honor our patron saint.
November 3 - Join us as we celebrate our patron saint at all school followed by a short program featuring Eddie Omecene as St. Charles Borromeo
November 8 - Parish pot luck following the 11:00 a.m. Mass in Borromeo Hall.
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Weekly Parenting Skills
Weekly Parenting Skill - Parenting middle-school children requires a whole different set of parenting skills than parenting younger children. This is an age where children are growing up and exerting their independence. Hormones are raging, and emotions are all over the map. Peer pressure, body changes and higher expectations from school add to the turmoil, causing your little darling to turn into a moody, insolent teenager. You made it through the "terrible two's," but that was about a decade ago. You can get through parenting middle-school children too, especially if you have a strategy in place. 
For Your Information:

  • Pizza Lunch - November 5 (orders due by October 29)
                         November 19 (orders due by November 13)
  • Smoothie King - November 20 (orders due by November 13)
Happy Birthday this week to:
Morgan, 4th Grade - October 28th
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Box Tops For Education: 

Shopping for preschool - 5th grade was today!

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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! 

St. Pius X Open House
November 8, 2015

St. Pius X High School will be having our annual Open House on Sunday, November 8th from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (last tour begins at 1:30 p.m.) St. Pius X High School offers students a faith based, value-centered curriculum along with exceptional academic and athletic achievement.  All 6-8th students are encouraged to come explore all the fantastic opportunities St. Pius X High School has to offer.