CHARGER CHATTER
January 25, 2021
Attention current families and returning students.

This is the Last week to reserve your students spot for the 2021-22 school year.

Tuition Commitment forms will be mailed to all homes.
The commitment to return for the 2021-22 School year is necessary to
ensure a spot at St. Charles.

In order to reserve your spot for next year, please return completed form with $70 registration fee per student.

If you have a new student coming to St. Charles next year,
please add them on this form.

Current families have first opportunity to register.
New student registration for new families will begin February 1, 2021.


Do you know a family that is looking for an Amazing School???
Please pass along the mailers that will be sent home soon with all students! Our parents are our Biggest Advocates!

We are not having an open house this year but private tours are offered at anytime. Contact Maggie Collins by clicking here.

2021 Catholic Schools Week!
Get Charged Up! 
Learn, Serve, Lead

Monday, February 1st- Celebrating Vocations!
  • Career Day! Dress like your future occupation!
  • Students will be making Cards thanking local health care workers for their dedication to their occupation especially during covid. Do you work at a local health care facility? Please email Maggie so cards can be sent to your work!

Tuesday, February 2nd- Celebrate our Parish
  • Catholic Schools Day! Wear your favorite catholic school t-shirt or hoodie with uniform bottoms. 
  • Prayer Partners within the Parish, create a box for parishioners to drop their name and something we can pray form them.
  • Catholic School Rosary at 1:30 Details to come.

Wednesday, February 3rd- Celebrating our Faculty!
  • Dress like your favorite teacher! 
  • Boxed lunches provided to staff from the PTO.
  • Our teachers are the backbone of Catholic schools. Be creative and do something special for your teacher on this day.

Thursday, February 4th - Celebrating our Students!
  • Thursday- Throwback Thursday- Dress in your favorite era!
  • Student Shout Out Board, giving compliments or praise to other students and staff incorporating Kindness Challenge.
  • Thank you letters to parents as they play a vital role in our Catholic Education.

Friday, February 5th- Celebrating our Community!
  • Extreme St. Charles Spirit Day!
  • Students will be making cards for Nursing Homes to cheer up those who are in lock down due to covid. Letters of inspiration and hope.  *Know someone special in a nursing home? Email Maggie so letters can be sent to a specific nursing home.
Calling All Photographers!
Our School yearbook needs help! We are asking our Parents, students and teachers to upload photos for the yearbook from sporting events, after school events
and school activities.
Please help us by emailing photos to
CYO VOLLEYBALL REGISTRATION IS OPEN JANUARY 11th THROUGH JANUARY 29th. 

Open to Boys & Girls in 4th - 8th grade.  
Click here to register.  https://tshq.bluesombrero.com/stcharles                                                  
No late registration will be allowed, so sign-up soon!
Cost- $70 per student

Questions? Email our Volleyball Chair, Martha Lombard (mlombardstcvb@gmail.com)
Archdiocese Scholarship Opportunity
Catholic Education Foundation Tuition Aid Grants 

The Catholic Education Foundation for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati is currently accepting applications for 2021-2022 elementary school (K-8) tuition assistance grants. All grants are needs-based and can be used at any Catholic elementary school within the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Typically, awards have ranged from
$250 to $1,200 per qualified student.

How to apply: Parents apply through the school FACTS Tuition Management Account.
Deadline: January 31, 2021

The Catholic Education Foundation tuition aid program became a reality in 2017-2018 through the One Faith, One Hope, One Love Capital Campaign. Due to the generosity of your parish, the Catholic Education Foundation will again be able to offer over $2,000,000 in financial aid!   www.catholicbestchoice.org  
Last Week to turn in Baby Bottles!
Elizabeth New Life Center baby bottles were sent home with every family. Please consider collecting spare change, donating a check or donating online by clicking here. Click here to see flyer.
Parents and Students,

      I cannot thank you enough for the FUN send off last week.  You went above and beyond to make ‘Dorsten Day’ a wonderful celebration! The drive-by and clap out were a welcomed surprise.  It was so refreshing to see our students, faculty, and staff all together again.
     Retiring from St. Charles School is bittersweet.  I have been walking the halls of SCS since I was a student here in 1968.  Those fond memories eventually led to a long career thanks to my first principal, Sister Marie Karen of whom I am forever grateful.  After many blessed years in the classroom and gymnasium, it is quite the honor to pass the torch to Mr. Delk.
     My St. Charles Family will continue to be in my daily prayers.  I wish you happiness and good health.  Stay in touch!

Fondly, 
Mrs. Dorsten
Hi, my name is Keefe Carter and I am an eighth-grader here at Saint. Charles. As an eighth-grader, I get to go through the sacrament of Confirmation. To prepare for this sacrament we have to do service projects so that we can become the hands and feet of Christ as we grow to be a part of the Church. One of my projects was setting up a donation drive here at school for the animal shelters SICSA and 4 Paws for Ability. SICSA is an animal shelter with a "no-kill" policy which means that even if they are full they won't put the animals down. Then 4 Paws for Ability is an animal shelter that adopts and trains dogs to help disabled children with service animals.

So what I am asking of you is to check out the brown box in the school lobby and leave a small donation. You may be thinking, "Oh, I don't have an animal so I can't help donate" but most of the things on the list are things you can simply find around the house. The list includes hand soap, copy paper, stamps, duct tape, rags, baby wipes, toilet paper, and many other things easy to acquire. All of these donations will be collected in two weeks, sanitized, and then sent to the shelters. Every little bit counts and you can make it worth it. I understand that in these pressing conditions it may be hard to donate but thank you for every little bit that you can.

Keefe Carter
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.

  • Contact the school nurse at sullmer@stcharleskettering.org immediately if your child has tested positive for COVID-19 or has had an exposure with someone diagnosed with COVID-19. Please do not send your child to school during this time.  Please note that The Ohio Department of Health encourages parents to notify the school within 24 hours of a student diagnosed with COVID-19 (positive test).
  • If your child is asked to isolate or quarantine, please adhere to those guidelines for all activities to include any extra curricular activities.  
  • Read and follow the Daily Health Check before sending your child to school. If you are not sure if you should send them, please keep them home and contact the school nurse at 937-433-3746.
  • Adhere to the Ohio Travel Advisory  Ohio’s travel advisory continues to recommend that people self-quarantine for 14 days if entering Ohio after travel to any state reporting a positive COVID-19 testing rate of 15% or higher. The advisory is intended for both leisure and business travel and should be heeded by both Ohioans and out-of-state travelers. Positivity rate information for Ohio’s travel advisory is updated once a week on Wednesdays.  

We also want to continue families to adhere to COVID-19 prevention strategies:
  • Minimize contact with the people outside your immediate family.
  • Clean your hands often, either with soap and water for 20 seconds or a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol.
  • Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
  • Put distance between yourself and other people (at least 6 feet).
  • Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces daily.
  • Wear masks in public settings and when around people outside of their household, especially when other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain.
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.