Weekly Rundown for December 16

St. Charles Parish & School
Office Hours: Monday through Friday 8am to 4pm
262-367-2040
school@stcharleshartland.org

Dear Parents, 

Thank you to parents and families for joining us last week to celebrate our children and the Advent Season. It was an amazing night of music and fun. As I stated that evening, it felt so good to finally be all together again!

A big shout-out to Mr. Sudbrink for all his hard work with our students and for creating a wonderful evening for us to enjoy! It was so fun to see our students actively engaged with music, having fun with the songs, watching our 1st Graders play instruments while our middle schoolers sang, and all of us joining together in song to end the evening. Our teachers deserve many thanks for their flexibility and scheduling of rehearsals and assistance during the concert. This took a tremendous amount of teamwork, and I am incredibly proud of our team! An additional thank-you to Mr. Krofta for his work with our band students! Nothing beats coming together as a school community and witnessing our Lord's work through our amazing and wonderful children.

Following His plan,
Mr. Garvey

COVID Update: We currently have two students and one staff member at home in isolation due to testing positive for COVID-19. Additionally, we have five students in quarantine due to being considered close contacts outside of St. Charles. Please remember to continue monitoring your child's health daily and keep your kids home if they are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms or are not feeling well. We are grateful for all of your prayers and support for our students, staff, and school community!

Lockdown Drill: We conducted our lockdown drill yesterday (December 15), and everything went very well! Hartland Police Department was on site and assisted with the walkthrough of the building. Our students and staff did a great job, and at this time, HPD does not have any recommendations for us. We will continue to practice and assess our safety procedures so that we can make any necessary improvements to ensure the safety of all students and staff. Thank you for taking the time to talk with your children about these types of drills and why they are important to practice. 

Hot Lunch Orders: We will be changing the lunch order process for St. Charles students beginning Wednesday, January 5. Instead of ordering ahead using the online form, teachers will be collecting student lunch choices each morning in the classroom. Parents will no longer need to place lunch orders. Students will still have two entr=C3=A9e options each day to choose from. Please visit Kettle Moraine's website to see what lunch options are available each day in advance so that students know which entr=C3=A9e they would like. If you have any questions regarding the daily lunch count process, please contact Kettle Moraine. 

Re-enrollment for 2022-2023 School Year: Re-enrollment for the 2022-2023 school year begins today! You will receive an email from TADS to enroll your child for next year. We want to make sure you are able to reserve your spot now as we will be opening enrollment for all new families starting January 17, 2022.  

Box of Balloons Project: Our school will be supporting Waukesha's Box of Balloons this year! Each grade will be working together to gather supplies and create decorations to be used for a child's birthday party. Box of Balloons is a non-profit organization started by Caroline Wayer, a current CMH student. She will speak to the students on Tuesday, December 21 to explain the mission of Box of Balloons and inspire our students to always seek out ways to celebrate God's gift of life. All materials will be collected by Monday, December 20. We are looking forward to celebrating the season of giving as a community! 

Auction Registration: Tickets are on sale for our upcoming Hope Grows Here Dinner and Auction to be held on February 26, 2022! Visit the Givesmart website to buy your tickets by Monday, January 31. Early bird pricing of $125 per person will go up in January, so don't delay! Register to bid on fabulous silent auction packages from home even if you are unable to attend in person. We are looking forward to coming together as a community to celebrate St. Charles and hope you will join us! 

 

• December 17 =E2=80=94 Christmas Sweater Day
• December 20 =E2=80=94 Red/Green Day
• December 21 =E2=80=94 Advent Parties
• December 22 =E2=80=94 All-School Mass/Early Release

Volunteer Opportunities: We would love your help in our lunch room and health room! Interested in volunteering? Please visit the Lunch Room sign-up page and the Health Room sign-up page to check out open opportunities. Parents must be safeguarded and have a current background check (from within the last five years) in order to volunteer. Please contact the School Office if you are unsure of your status. Thank you for your time!

Milwaukee Ballet Nutcracker: The Milwaukee Ballet is currently performing The Nutcracker at the Marcus Center! 4th Grader Louise is in these performances! They are on Saturday, December 18 at 2 p.m., Sunday, December 19 at 6 p.m., and Friday, December 24 at 12 p.m. Tickets are purchased through Ticketmaster, and you can use code FFMBSA for 15% off!

Hartland Library: The list of upcoming events at the Hartland Public Library was recently released! Please visit their flier for more information about what's coming up in January.