CHARGER CHATTER
November 23, 2020
Happy Thanksgiving to all of our generous and supportive families and students. We are most grateful for our community!
We encourage our families to follow the recent local, state and national guidelines this holiday week. Please limit travel and unnecessary contact with people not in your immediate household. Health officials are asking us to do "One More Thing" this week to ensure a healthy community. Please consider additional mask wearing, extra cleaning and limiting travel outside of the home.
Thank you for your help.
Cincinnati Archdiocese News
Help us get to our goal, we are just at $100 raised! Our goal is $1000!
Remember to download the box tops app and scan receipts to give back to St. Charles!
Congratulations to Andrew Fink, 7th grade, who was an award winner in the Montgomery County Environmental Calendar Contest. Andrew's art work will be featured in the calendar on the month of July, 2021. 
The St. Charles art department will receive $500 in Andrew's name. 
Congratulations Andrew!
A few more days to order Coffee?

In case you missed it, we're running a fundraiser through Foffee Fundraising... and it ends on Nov. 25! Order a bag of coffee now and help us raise important funding:
St. Charles Blood Drive this Saturday, November 28th.
CBC TESTING ALL DONORS FOR COVID-19 ANTIBODIES
We are A GO for St. Charles days at BDubs at Town and Country!

  • Sunday December 6th all day and December 7th all day
  • Town and Country Location on Stroop
  • Any EAT IN OR CARRY OUT order. Carry-out orders can be placed in person or on the phone. NO ONLINE ORDERING. 
  • 20% of sales (the ticket says 10% but it's 20% given all of the circumstances:)
  • Either ticket can be shown to the cashier on either day for us to receive credit. Can be shown via hard copy or phone
  • Any member of the community can use it- parishioners, neighbors, students, friends, so SHARE AWAY!!!
  • Tickets attached

Get your Sunday Funday Football Food or Weeknight Monday meal to help you out during the busy holiday season.
Bengals and Browns both play at 1:00. Broncos and Chiefs are the Sunday night game. Our neighborhood BDubs got wind that Chipotle night was a lucrative success for both the restaurant and St. Charles, so they agreed to offer this opportunity for TWO DAYS. Let's show them how we support our school, Chargers!!!!
K of C Car Wash Fundraiser

Does your vehicle need to be washed after the recent winter weather? Are you having trouble selecting a Christmas gift for a friend or family member? If so, the K of C Council here at St. Charles are still selling Soft Touch Car Wash coupons for only $14. Coupons that you purchase now will be valid thru November 2021. Profits from this fundraiser will be used to provide four $750 St. Charles eighth grade student scholarships to a local Catholic high school. Please return this form in an envelope to the school office. Your coupons will be sent home with your student in a couple of days. Thanks in advance for supporting Catholic education.
Upcoming St. Charles Parish Events!
ADVENT WREATH WORKSHOP
November 29th 9-11am in school cafeteria.

The Advent wreath is one of the most recognized symbols and traditions of the Advent season. Come build your own using live greens and the purple and pink candles that mark the season! You’ll be able to make and bless your wreath, and be given an Advent prayer booklet. This is a perfect event for families, singles, or a group of friends! We’ll be adjusting some of our setup/procedures to accommodate for necessary safety precautions.
Only $25 per wreath! Register on our website: stcharles-kettering.org.
GIVING TREE

Each year, we celebrate Christmas by sharing gifts with the community around us.
Beginning on November 29, ornaments will be available on the Giving Tree located in the Gathering Space. You and your family are invited
to take an ornament and shop for the person or items listed.
Please plan to return the wrapped items, with tags attached,
to the tree no later thanDecember 13.
We pray this tree will bless many lives this year!
Nativity Lights

In light of current safety restrictions, we’re excited to introduce a new event this Advent – “Nativity Lights: a drive-thru experience of the road to Bethlehem”! 
From 6-8pm on Dec 20th load up in your cars with a hot drink and experience the wonder of this season while staying safe and warm! Drive through the light displays on our campus as you make your way through the town of Bethlehem to the long-awaited Nativity. 
Saint Nick will be there too! 
The success of this event will take a community effort! If your family/group would like to take ownership of a small section of the route (whether it’s creating a scene with lights and cutouts, or setting up one of our Bethlehem town booths) we would love your help! Likewise, if you’re skilled/experienced with lights, set-design, or simply willing to help with manual labor and set up, please contact Deme Crinion at 434-9272 or dcrinion@stcharles-kettering.org
Fall Spirit Wear available online now!

Please take your time ordering, so you order adult or youth sizes. Brands can be googled for size charts.
Thank you!
Need a track jacket or a fleece?
Check with Maggie Collins first check to see if your size is in stock!
Yearbook Cover Contest!

All St. Charles Students are invited to participate in the 2020-21 yearbook cover design contest!
Deadline date- December 7th
Theme-
Your Only Limit is Your Mind!
Retired Staff Spotlight of the Week!
Dear St. Charles Students and Parents,
After prayerful consideration, I decided to retire form my library position at St. Charles. I enjoyed working with the staff, students and parents for fourteen years. I miss the eager students learning to read and the older students looking for book recommendations for the next great reading adventure. I miss worshipping at Mass together and spending time with my Faith Family. The school faculty and staff were a source of support and friendship.
Retirement plans to travel and visit family have been put on hold. I have been busy reading. I am still reading some children’s authors. I am in a Zoom book club too. I am enjoying time with my husband Tim who is also retired. We are working on garden and house projects and Zoom meetings with family and friends. I am a volunteer teacher for the online CCD program at St. Charles Parish for grades 1 - 5.
Please know you are in my prayers for a safe and successful school year.
Happy Reading!
Mrs. Margaret Brown
Daily Health Check
Parents please follow these guidelines daily.
When you call in your students absence please be prepared to give symptoms, as we are required to ask.
 

If you have Covid related questions or concerns please contact the school office or the school nurse between the hours of 8am-3pm.
School- 937-434-4933/ Nurse-937-433-3746
For Urgent Covid concerns contact a health care provider.
St. Charles Mission Statement
Saint Charles Borromeo School, a Catholic faith-filled community, sees Christ in all. We build a strong foundation of Faith, foster an unending appetite for Knowledge, instill Honor through Christ-like actions, and provide opportunities to achieve Balance as well-rounded individuals.