CHARGER CHATTER
March 1, 2021
Pizza for lunch or dinner?
Help support St. Charles School!
Tomorrow from 10:30 to 9pm!
Scholarship Opportunities

Families with children currently in grades 5-7 please consider applying for the Pay it Forward and Charger Commitment Grants. 
Grant submissions must be recieved by March 1, 2021. 

Please take time to review this information.




Catholic Education Foundation Deadline Extended!!!
The deadline for the Catholic Education Foundation application has been extended. Parents/Guardians have until March 15, 2021 to complete the FACTS application and load their complete 2019 tax return to be eligible. Apply Now!
It’s Bookfair time again! Click on our virtual efair site below and take a look around for catalogs, activities,
ordering information and more. 
Kid Friendly Pizza Option: 
Kids don’t like fish? Don’t worry! We will have cheese pizza available as a kid friendly option at the drive-thru. Pizza tickets are the same as the regular Fish ‘n Chips tickets. Kids ages 6 and under eat free.


Family Tickets Mailed Home:
Family tickets have been mailed home! Advance ticket purchases help us plan for food quantity. Send in payment or return unused tickets asap. Additional tickets will be available for purchase in the Church office and the night of the drive-thru.
 

Online Grub Grab: 
100% of the proceeds go directly to St. Charles PTO and Athletics programs. Buy a gift card for yourself or for someone as a gift. On sale until they’re gone at tinyurl.com/grubgrab
 


Online Split the Pot: 
Visit winhalf.com, special code: “chargers” to purchase tickets. 
Tickets will be available to purchase starting March 8th. Online ticket purchases can be made until March 19th at 10:00pm EST. Winner will be announced March 20th at 12:00pm. Share with family and friends! 
 

Fish ‘n Chips Sponsorships
Would you or someone you know like to be a sponsor for Fish ‘n Chips this year? Click on this link for the Sponsorships Form. Depending on sponsorship level Sponsors will be acknowledged the night of the event. 
Lenten Almsgiving – How our donations help?
Our suggested Lenten almsgiving charities for this year are the Sweet Cheeks Diaper
Bank and St. Vincent de Paul Housing Assistance. While almsgiving is often simply
“writing a check,” we may also take the opportunity to learn about the great work being
done by the charity and how we become part of that with our donations. SPUR articles
will provide more information on each charity in alternating weeks. The focus of this
article is the Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank.

What Is Sweet Cheeks and What Is Its History?
In 2014 Megan Fischer was an expectant mother with a toddler at home and working full time. She happened to come across a Facebook article about a diaper bank somewhere in the West. She had had no idea diapers (and other basic hygiene items) weren’t covered by government assistance so families living below the poverty level often had to choose between food and other basic necessities such as diapers.
Parents were forced to leave their babies in soiled diapers, sometimes for days at a time. This led to diaper rash, staph and urinary infections. When parents ran out of diapers, they were forced to withdraw their children from child care. Without proper childcare, parents could not work to support their families and could not afford the schooling that would help them provide a firm economic base for their family. Thus, a vicious cycle. At that time, Cincinnati had the fourth highest childhood poverty rate in the country, but there was nothing in Cincinnati to address this problem. In October, 2015, Megan decided she had a calling she could not resist: to start such a diaper bank for the Cincinnati
area. Megan left her job in text book publishing and became the Founder and CEO of Sweet Cheeks. She and an associate spent six months building their brand, website and processes. They distributed their first diapers in April, 2016, to three partner agencies that served low income families. She now has a support staff, hundreds of volunteers, and an office and warehouse located on the west side of downtown Cincinnati. Families pick up diapers at the partner agencies rather than the Sweet Cheeks facility so that they can receive other resources and training they need to get out of poverty.

Since 2016, Sweet Cheeks has distributed over 2.3 million diapers! For more information, please click on the Lenten Almsgiving link on our homepage. In the spirit of Lenten almsgiving, please consider this worthy charity. Do not drop off diapers! Instead, please donate using the envelopes in your March-April packet, or donate online at stcharles-kettering.org by clicking the “Online Giving” button at the top of the page. Spare envelopes are also available at the display.
Alter Girls Soccer is hosting its Spring Player Meeting
Parent Informational Meeting on March 10, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. in the Alter High School Cafeteria. Any incoming freshman who is interested in playing soccer during the 2021 season must attend with a parent (OHSAA rule). 
Please contact Alter Girls Soccer Booster Board Michelle Vollmar (mvollmar@rogersgreenberg.com) with questions. Go Knights!
Laffalot Summer Camp at Alter High School-
June 21st- June 25th.
Custom Corn Hole Boards!
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.