Charger Chatter
March 26, 2018
HOLY WEEK NEWS
On March 28, the Wednesday of Holy Week, St. Charles will be holding a  Tenebrae Service at 7 p.m.  in the church. All of the music ministry ensembles at St. Charles will be involved, including the Adult Choirs, Children's Choir, and the School Music Ministry.

Tenebrae is a solemn service of light and darkness. Its origins date to the 5th century. Tenebrae uses music, sound, and silence in prayerful preparation for the Easter Triduum. The format and structure are very similar to Evensong, Evening Prayer, or Vespers.

Please join us for an evening of prayerful reflection before our Triduum celebrations.
GARDEN BUILD DAY! HELP NEEDED!

We are reaching out to all the student groups, parents, and teachers who have expressed interest in helping to build the new school gardens at St. Charles. We are finally ready to start building, and we will begin with the Vegetable Garden on Sunday April 8 at 1:30. We will be building 10 raised beds, 4 in-ground beds, an arbor, a storage cabinet, and walking paths.

If you are interested in helping out, please fill out the form. This will help us get organized ahead of time. Registration is not required - it would just be appreciated. Walk-ins are always welcome too.

If you are the adviser/head of an organization, please forward this on to your members.

If you are interested in the effort but unable to make this date, there will be build day in August for the Sensory Garden and one likely in September for the Bible Garden.

Thank you,
Chris Bigelow and Chris Glenn


New COSI Date is Friday, May 11th!
If you can volunteer at this event please register here!
The 6th grade held the annual Adjective Fashion Show on Thursday. Many outstanding outfits and smooth moves were on display! Powerful martial arts practitioners, a crazed T-rex, and other exciting guests strutted as an announcer used every adjective in the book!
Henry Kaufman Day was a Success!
Thank you Henry for coming in to school to do morning announcements with Mr. Bogle.
Lion King News
We have a limited number of reserved seats in the 2nd and 3rd rows for the Thursday and Friday performances. The cost is a flat price of $10 per seat, regardless of whether an adult or child will use the seat. Children 4 years old and younger will still be admitted free *IF they sit on someone's lap.*

Beginning at 6:00 a.m. this Wednesday, 3/28, send an email to Joan Cosas at littlemizc@gmail.com ONLY if you want reserved seats. (General Admission ticket orders must be submitted via the order form.) The email should specify which show and how many reserved seats you are requesting. Reserved seats will be assigned first come, first served, according to the time stamps on the email messages. However, please note time stamps before 6:00 a.m. on 3/28 will not be considered.

Thank you for supporting the performing arts at St. Charles!



FLOWER SALE AT PERFORMANCES!
Why buy flowers from the grocery store when you can get them at the LION KING?
Support St. Charles Arts by purchasing a bouquet of keepsake wooden roses for your performer!
Individual roses will be sold for $2 each, premade bouquets with 6 roses for $5 or 12 roses for $10. 

Attention St. Charles Parents:
Just a few notes from the silent auction team.

1. Thanks for coming to the event and bidding on the many items that were available. Thanks to you, this is on track to be the most successful silent auction yet!

2. Remember how you used Bidder Registration Numbers to bid? We would really LOVE to have all those lanyards back. We will also gladly accept any baskets that you took home with you.   Please bring any of these that you, friends or relatives still have to the school's front office.  All of these things can be used year after year if they are returned to us.

3. Finally, there are just **5** items remaining from Fish 'n Chips 2018. From Grub Grab are gift cards to Edible Arrangements ($50), Jason's deli - current locations in Cincy and Columbus, but opening in Dayton soon ($25), and Red Robin ($50). All Grub Grab items must be bought at face value. From Silent Auction, there is the Fairmont Football camp for a middle schooler (value $70, make an offer) and a basket of homeopathic remedies for just about any ailment from Fresh Thyme (value $145, we will take your best offer). If you are interested in any of these, please contact Susie Litke -  susielitke@gmail.com  - first come, first served!

Mrs. Rodman officially received her award from the MetroParks OUTstanding Teacher Award! Congratulations to Mrs. Rodman!
SPRING CLEANING?
Our TK teacher Mrs. Fuchs is in search of some items. If you are cleaning your toy room over spring break and have any of the following of these gently used items, please click here to email Mrs. Fuchs

  • Build-A-Bear clothing and accessories
  • Duplo blocks
  • Legos
  • animal and people figurines
  • small dollhouse, dolls, and furniture
  • play-doh sets and accessories
  • play food and dishes
  • hand puppets
  • floor puzzles
  • mini construction vehicles
  • anything Melissa and Doug
  • plastic tea sets
  • doctor kits
  • tinker toys
Congratulations to our 8th Grade Girls Gold Team for winning the CYO Championship!
Congratulations to the following Alter students and St. Charles Alumni who received Excellent Scores at the Montgomery County Science Day held at the Convention Center and are eligible to move on.
Excellent – Liesl Carter and MaryKate Sprauer
South Dayton Knights Football will be having an informational meeting for those interested in playing football for the 2018 season. 
The meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 24 th  at 7PM in the Alter High School Cafeteria. This is a great opportunity to ask questions, learn more about the philosophy of the program, and discuss safety / Heads Up Football. SDK Football is for 3 rd  – 8 th  grade. To participate in grades 3 rd  – 6 th  grade, you must attend a Catholic feeder school. There are no restrictions for 7 th  – 8 th  grade.