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The Weekly Rundown
MISSION STATEMENT: St. Charles Parish School in Hartland, Wisconsin nourishes and grows a vibrant Catholic community committed to innovation, responsiveness and compassion as it prepares and challenges students in their intellectual, spiritual and moral lives.
Parents and Students,
I know our students and staff thoroughly enjoyed a couple extra days at home but we missed out on most of our Catholic Schools Week. As I mentioned last week, we are working to reschedule all of our missed Dress Down Days, service projects, and activities.
Here is what we have so far...
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Jeans and Spirit Wear Dress Down Day-- Monday, Feb. 11th
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Red/White/Blue Dress Down Day -- Monday, Feb. 18th
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Knights of Columbus Knowledge Contest -- Monday, Feb. 18th
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Western Wear Day -- Friday, Feb. 22nd
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Dance-a-Thon -- Friday, Feb. 22nd (1:45 pm to 3 pm): Please continue collecting donations for the Dance-a-Thon. This later date gives our kids more time to ask friends and family to sponsor them. All envelopes returned to the School Office by Wednesday, Feb. 20 will receive two raffle tickets and envelopes returned by Thursday, Feb. 21 will receive one raffle ticket for the movie basket. The winning ticket will be pulled at the Dance-a-Thon.
Staff breakfast: Many thanks to Africa Carroll, Kristen Jessup and the entire hospitality team for the wonderful breakfast they provided staff last week as we kicked off Catholic Schools Week. We sincerely appreciate all the time you put into making all of the food, taking the time to drop it off and making sure the event still took place despite the snow and cold days. Thank you for the amazing spread ... you truly know the key to a teacher=E2=80=99s heart!
Snow/Cold days: As of right now, we DO NOT need to make up any of our snow/cold days. I have been in close communication with the Archdiocese of Milwaukee to ensure we are in compliance. If we happen to incur any further unexpected days off, I will be sure to communicate our course of action.
Rosary Prayer group: Our prayer group was not able to get together in January due to the weather, but we are rescheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 20th from 8:30 am to 9 am in the Life Teen Cafe. Please join us! Also if you are interested in hosting a traveling rosary shrine in your home for one week there are still spots available between now and the end of the school year. This is a wonderful way to pray the rosary daily with your family. Sign up HERE.
Following His plan,
Mr. Garvey
Other News To Share
Catholic Schools Week Spirit Wear Sale -- EXTENDED THROUGH FEB. 11!: The sale has been extended through Feb.11 to give parents a final opportunity to make their spirit wear purchases. A new item was just added this week: a long-sleeve, quarter zip sport pullover available in five different colors. Don't miss out! Take a minute to place your order before midnight on Feb. 11. Learn more HERE.
Basketball Games This Weekend: This Sunday, Feb. 10 is the last time our 8th Grade Girls and Boys Teams will play at St. Charles. Let's make the game memorable for them by packing the stands. The Boys play at 3:30 pm and the Girls at 4:30 pm.
Other games this weekend at St. Charles include:
6th Grade Boys on Saturday, Feb. 9 at 9 am
5th Grade Boys on Saturday, Feb. 9 at 10 am
5th Grade Girls on Saturday, Feb. 9 at 11 am
7th Grade Girls on Sunday, Feb. 10 at 12 pm
7th Grade Boys on Sunday, Feb. 10 at 1 pm
5th Grade Boys on Sunday, Feb. 10 at 2 pm
Quick Reminders: Valentine's Day parties will be celebrated on Thursday, Feb, 14 at 2:30 pm. Please check with your room parents for specific information. Also, there is a Teacher In-Service on Friday, Feb. 15 and there is no school for students.
Let The School Office Know: If you are reporting an absence for your child or picking up your child early for an appointment, we kindly ask that you email the teacher and the School Office at school@stcharleshartland.org. Our job is to keep our students safe throughout the day and the School Office needs to know when they are leaving or arriving back to school. Thank you in advance for your help!
Movie Afternoon Scheduled For Tuesday, Feb. 19: Save the Date for Movie Afternoon on the Early Release Day, Tuesday, Feb. 19! This will be the only Movie Afternoon for the rest of the school year. More details to come but mark your calendar now.
Pizza Lunch Set For Feb. 21: A Pizza Lunch sponsored by the 8th Grade Class is coming up. Click HERE to print the order form. Please note that no hot lunch will be served that day -- only the Pizza Lunch.
Bus Driver Appreciation Week: Parent of students who ride the bus -- the week of Feb. 11 is School Bus Driver Appreciation Week. If there is any little recognition your children could give the drivers for their dedication to student safety it would go a long way. A card or verbal thank you would likely make the driver's day!
Easy Volunteer Hours: The Home and School Association is hosting a lunch for school and parish staff on Tuesday, Feb. 19 in the early afternoon. If you're able to help provide food for the lunch we would greatly appreciate it. This is an easy way to earn service hours and the recipes are very easy! Learn more HERE.
Fall Fest Planning Meeting Set For Tuesday, Feb. 19: Hard to believe with all the snow and cold but in only seven months Fall Fest will be upon us. The first planning meeting of the year is Feb. 19 in the Borromeo Room. Come to the meeting and learn how you can get involved. This is not only a great church festival to attend but to also work!
Children and Anxiety: Parents, parishioners, family and friends are invited to an educational talk about childhood anxiety on Sunday, Feb. 24 given by Dr. Jeffrey Karst, a pediatric psychologist at Children=E2=80=99s Hospital of Wisconsin and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin. The talk, sponsored by the Home and School Association, is free and begins at 7:15 pm in the Borromeo Room. Learn more HERE.
Box Tops Contest: Start clipping and finding all of those General Mills Box Tops at the bottom of drawers and still on the boxes. Turn them into your child's teacher by Monday, Feb. 25. This is a classroom competition and the class with the most Box Tops receives a special treat. Make sure your Box Tops are in a plastic bag with the class name on the front.
Mardi Gras Auction: The annual Auction and Dinner is rapidly approaching. Have you bought your tickets for the March 9 event? Reserve your seats HERE. This is the school's largest fundraiser and a wonderful night to celebrate. Find a babysitter, buy your tickets and start talking about the auction with your family and friends.
* Auction Item Wish List: The Auction Committee is still looking for donations and the deadline is Friday, Feb. 15. Take a look at what's needed HERE. Also, the donation form is HERE.
* Gift Card Raffle: Did you receive some gift cards over the holidays that you will not use? You can donate them to the Gift Card Raffle! Please put them in an envelope marked Auction Gift Card Raffle and drop off in the School Office. For questions please contact Auction Co-Chairs Wendy Crisci and Elizabeth Andekian.
* Raffle Tickets On Sale Soon: Buy a raffle ticket to win $3,000 in cash or a year of tuition at St. Charles Parish School. Raffle tickets will be sent home Feb. 20 and also sold after Masses the weekends of Feb. 23 & 24 and March 2 & 3. Tickets are $25 each or 5 for $100.
Kudos to MATHCOUNTS Students: Congratulations to the NINE St. Charles Parish School students who participated in the MATHCOUNTS Regional Competition last weekend at UW-Milwaukee. There were about 260 mathletes from 35 schools who participated in the contest.
We congratulate our mathletes -- Luke Gigot, Lincoln Marshall, Matthew Ostrand, Christiana Scordato, Kase Ferguson, Dominic Gigot, Bobby Walsh, Trevor Waltersdorf and Gabe Collins -- for doing a great job at the Regional Competition! We are proud of their accomplishments and achievements in the area of mathematics.
Thank you also to Middle School Math Teacher Mrs. Mullen who serves as MATHCOUNTS coach and Middle School Religion Teacher Ms. Roth who serves as an advisor.
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