Charger Chatter February 12, 2018

St. Charles Lenten Almsgiving Project St. Charles School has incorporated the Beatitudes into our curriculum and Faith Family activities this school year. The Beatitudes call us to live a life of Christ's presence through outwards signs of being peacemakers, bringing reconciliation, seeking opportunities for mercy and compassion, and pursuing justice and righteousness. We strive to live each Beatitude one action at a time and one day at a time. As Lent approaches the school staff and students are preparing for our Lenten Almsgiving project.  St. Charles school students in coordination with the parish will be collecting item necessities for two local charities,  Brigid's Path  and  Homefull  during the Lenten season. We ask that all donations are provided prior to March 23, 2018. Each classroom will have receptacles for donations and will deliver them to church each Tuesday for collection by the Social Action Committee. Brigid's Path  is the first facility in Ohio, and just the second in the country, to specialize in providing care for drug exposed newborns. They welcome newborns.from area hospitals who are medically stable but still need to go through a painful withdrawal process..Brigid's Path provides a quiet, comforting environment with one-on-one medical staff and many supporting volunteers. They also provide non-judgemental support for mothers and education services to improve family outcomes. St. Charles will be collecting items needed for the babies and general supplies for the facility. https://brigidspath.org/ Homefull  in Dayton got its start many years ago as a temporary homeless shelter for about 20 people. They now help more than 600 people daily. More than just a shelter, they offer a comprehensive list of services designed to help people find and keep jobs and homes. Clients moving out of the shelter system typically have very few possessions, and definitely don't have all the items they need to make a fresh start in a new home. St. Charles will be collecting the items they need for their new start in life. http://www.homefull.org/ We greatly appreciate your assistance in helping our students understand Lenten Almsgiving and living a life through the Beatitudes.   Please click here to see a list of items to donate.

The season of Lent begins this week with Ash Wednesday on February 14. Join us for mass and the distribution of ashes at the following times   6:00 am, 8:30, 10:15 am, and 5:30 pm. The reception of ashes marks our desire to enter this holy season in a spirit of repentance and conversion. The 40 days of Lent are marked by prayer, fasting and almsgiving as we strengthen our focus on God and away from distractions which keep us from living a fully Christian life. We invite you to join us for the celebration of Mass, the Sacrament of Reconciliation, Stations of the Cross and other ways to grow closer to the Lord this Lent. Check out the parish website and bulletin for times and details.

We need volunteers to help set up, be cashiers and take down the fair. The Scholastic Book Fair dates are Friday, February 23, 2018 - Friday, March 2, 2018. Please follow the link to sign up to help at the book fair. Click here to Volunteer! All volunteers must be VIRTUS trained. We appreciate your support!

Click Here to Sign Up to help with the Mother Son Dance!

New this summer! Broadway Bound Camp here at St. Charles! Click Here for registration form, first 60 students will be accepted. Camp for students entering 3rd-8th Grade next school year!

Fish n' Chips - March 16th: Family tickets were recently mailed for this year's event so be on the lookout! We ask that each family sell four tickets for this event - please return as soon as you can. New this year: Live Music in our Entertainment Tent featuring Full Throttle - you won't want to miss it! Help advertise for this great event - posters and yard signs are available in the school office. Please grab some to place at your home/work/business to get the word out about our biggest fundraiser for our students. In order to make this event possible, we need volunteers. Can you pour beer, deal blackjack, sell raffle tickets, set-up/tear-down, etc.? Please sign up for a shift or two for the night or day-after at:  https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/1390831/false#/invitation  We need your help!

Register for Munchkin Track and CYO Track Now! Registration is open for CYO and Munchkin Track! Online RegistrationOnly at Click here to register CYO Track is open for students grades 4-8. Munchkin Track (running, relays, ball toss, long jump) is for Pre-K 4s through 3rd grade. We are still in need of a coach for CYO Track. Please consider volunteering! Contact Scott Hornick with any questions:  937-428-7295

A Big thank you to the Knights of Columbus for their second donation of $150 to the library to buy books. We appreciate all the Knights do for our school!!

St. Charles Annual Mamma DiSalvo’s Spaghetti Dinner When: Sunday, February 25th, 2018 from 4-7 p.m. Where: St. Charles School Cafeteria Please join us for the Annual St. Charles Spaghetti Dinner, featuring Kettering’s own Mamma Disalvo’s Restaurant. St. Charles is honored to have the best Italian Restaurant in the area cater the event! All proceeds from the dinner go towards a Youth Ministry scholarship for two outstanding high school seniors!   The spaghetti dinner is open to ALL! Dinners will be served from 4-7 p.m. Dinner includes salad, roll, spaghetti and an optional mamma’s famous Italian meatball.  Please bring a dessert to share.   Tickets will be available for purchase after Masses Feb 10/11 & Feb 17/18 as well as in the Parish Office and order forms will be sent out next week! While you can also purchase tickets at the door, it  greatly  helps Mama DiSalvo’s to have pre-sale information so that we can have enough food ready when you arrive! Please consider buying your ticket ahead of time if you are able! Prices for the dinner are as follows:  Adults and Children $8  Seniors Citizens $7  Children 6 and under FREE (Checks payable to St. Charles) We hope that you can attend this community event and enjoy the company of our parishioners. If you are homebound, please contact Heather Dunn and arrangements will be made.

Click here for the most recent STEM Project! Click Here to learn how to make Goo!

Click here for details for this weekends STEM Tech Fest at Sinclair College.

The St. Charles Borromeo School Garden Committee has partnered with Five Rivers MetroParks as part of their Green Schoolyards program. The Green Schoolyards program is a national initiative to help establish green school grounds and connect students to nature. The School Garden Committee has three phases for our school program including: Phase 1:  Veggie Garden - planned for Spring 2018 Phase 2:  Bible Garden - planned for Fall 2018 Phase 3:  Sensory Garden - planned for Fall 2018 The committee is currently accepting compost donations at the back of the school and would welcome additional contributions of soil, mulch, plants, volunteer time, monetary donations and/or materials (stone, pea gravel, lumber, etc). To get involved, please contact Chris Glenn or Chris Bigelow at  cpratherglenn@yahoo.com

ATTENTION STUDENTS IN GRADES 6TH-8TH Scoliosis screenings for grades 6-8 will be conducted on Friday, February 23rd. Please complete the consent form that your child has or will be bringing home. We need a consent form on file even if your child will not be screened.   If you have any questions, you can contact the school nurse at  sullmer@stcharleskettering.org CLICK HERE FOR CONSENT FORM

Click here for the January PTO minutes! All parents are always welcome to PTO Meetings!

ST. Charles Alumni News! Congratulations to our St. Charles Alumni. Allison Popp and Nathan Popp: Allison, a sophomore at Alter High School and Co-Captain on the Alter Girl's Varsity Bowling Team. Allison bowled high games during the GCL COED Tournament on January 28th and made the GCL All-Tournament Team and the girl's clinched 2nd place! Nathan Popp, a senior at Alter High School and is on the Alter Boy's Varsity Bowling Team. Both Varsity teams won the GCL League Championship ending their season records: Girl's season was 10-0 and the Boy's season 12-2.

Know! What's Trending - The Tide Pod Challenge https://preventionactionalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Know-Teachable-Moment-Feb-1.pdf

Alter High School KnightOut Fish Fry Friday, February 23 rd  – 7PM to Midnight (Carry-out & Drive-Thru available from 4:30-6:30 PM) Tickets are $15 at the door (must be 21 or over) Online tickets and additional info. available at  https://alterhs.org/boosters/fish-fry/