Charger Chatter
January 14, 2019
Open House for Prospective Families will be held on
Monday, January 28th from 5-7pm!
Invites will be sent home with all families!
Please help by giving an invitation to a family
not attending St. Charles!
Our current families are our biggest advocates,
Thank you for your help promoting STC!
Fish ‘n Chips 2019 planning is underway!  There will be a number of opportunities for parents to help in the upcoming months. 
Here are a few to consider.

1.      Green envelopes went home before Christmas.  Please return these with your monetary donation (cash or check), or contribute online using the link on the parish website as soon as possible. These donations take the place of classroom baskets, and allow the silent auction committee to offer some fun items.

2.      Do you have any extra baskets that you would like to get rid of?  Baskets of all sizes are needed for silent auction items. Please drop baskets off in the school office.

3.      Are you a people person who wants to help with donations from the community? If you’d like to get involved with the silent auction, please contact Susie Litke -  susielitke@gmail.com.

"Save the Date for a Family Fun Game Night Thursday, January 31st from 5:30 - 8:00 in the St. Charles Cafeteria. Games for all ages (preschoolers and up) will be provided by the company GameWright to play. Come find a new favorite! Watch the upcoming Charger Chatters for more information. Contact Kim Bigelow ( kim.e.bigelow@gmail.com ) if you are willing to volunteer or have questions about the event." 
Fish n' Chips Planning Meeting
Join us on January 27th at 12pm in the cafeteria to continue planning for this year's Fish n' Chips event (Save the Date - Friday, March 15th). This is our biggest fundraiser that benefits the PTO projects fund and Athletics - and it's a lot of fun. Join us if you're at all interested in helping with committees to make this event a success!
Click on the BW's Icon for a Knights of Columbus Fundraiser. The Knights will receive 20% of the total bill. The Knights support St. Charles School throughout the year, so lets give back for a great cause!
Click on the Guys and Dolls Icon to order the NEW Guys and Dolls cast hoodie or t-shirt. You do not have to be in the cast to order! Items are Spirit Wear approved!
St. Charles Skate World Night!
January 26, 6-8.
Free admission, thanks to our PTO, $4 skate rental is the only cost.  
Used Book Fair Volunteer Sign Up Link!

Please consider volunteering for the Used Book Fair in January. Follow the link to see the dates for collection, set up and cashier shifts.
You must be Virtus trained to volunteered with Used Book Fair.

Children's books will be collected from Tuesday,1/22/19 - Friday, 1/25/19. A volunteer will be at Walsh Hall doors during drop off to help collect your books.The homeroom with the most books per child will win an out of uniform day. Please mark your bags and boxes with the homeroom number. 

The Used Book Fair will be set up in room 101 on Friday, 1/25/19 starting at 8:00 am. We have been doing this for years and have a great system for sorting and setting up the books. Volunteers working this day get the first chance to buy books. Please do not bring young children to these set up shifts.

Cashier shifts run the week on Monday, 1/28/19 - Friday, 2/1/19 during school hours and during Open House on Monday, 1/28/19.

Prices start at $.50 on Monday and on Friday will be 5 books for $.05. I hope you can shop or work at the Used Book Fair.

Please contact me if you have any questions.  mbrown@stcharleskettering.org

Thanks for your support. 


PTO News
The PTO is looking for a volunteer to serve as 2 nd  Vice President for the remainder of the current school year. This person will ultimately move up to 1 st  Vice President for the 2019-2020 school year and then to PTO President in 2020-2021. PTO meetings are typically held one night a month during the school year. Serving as a PTO officer is a great way to meet many of the wonderful St Charles parents and fulfill your volunteer commitments to the school and parish. If interested, please email Amy Schrimpf at  ajschrimpf@sbcglobal.net  or text her at 937-545-6915.
If you’re not utilizing the Kroger Rewards Program, please consider doing so. It’s an easy way to provide funding to PTO for purchases you’re already making. To enroll, simply go to  https://www.kroger.com/account/enrollCommunityRewardsNow/  . The code for St Charles PTO is AE937.
Thanks to those parents who are following the rules for drop-off and pick-up. Many PTO reps have received complaints about parents parking in handicapped spaces and dropping off students in non-designated areas. These concerns have been discussed at the November and December PTO meetings. We appreciate parents’ cooperation in following the rules that were put in place to keep all kids safe. THANK YOU!

Sponsorships from the Cincinnati Archdiocese
This opportunity closes on January 25th!

As a result of the One Faith, One Hope, One Love capital campaign that took place in the Archdiocese over the past three years the Archdiocese will again be offering a scholarship to families attending Catholic Schools, grades K-12. Information can be obtained through the website  http://catholicbestchoice.org/  Parents apply for the grant through the St .Charles FACTS Tuition Management and Grant & Aide website,  https://online.factsmgt.com/signin/3XKP4  by January 25, 2019. Those families who submit their 2017 tax returns and successfully register will be eligible for the Archdiocesan assistance program. Those families eligible for Ohio EdChoice Scholarships are not eligible for the Archdiocesan assistance. The fund is expected to give out two million dollars this year. This current school year 12 students received in excess of $11,000 in total scholarship funds.
The Knights of Columbus will be handing out Baby Bottles on
January 22nd. All donations will be given to Elizabeth New Life Center. Please put loose change and cash in the bottles and return to school before February 1st. Please make checks out to ENLC.
Thank you in advance for your continued generosity!