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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,
Our 2019 St. Charles Parish School Spring Concert is TONIGHT! I am very excited to see our students perform, especially with some new instruments. Please note that doors will open at 6 pm and we ask that you not enter the gym before this time. Students should report to their classrooms by 6 pm.
Our Very Important Person Day (formerly known as Grandparents Day) is set for Friday, May 3. Students are welcome to Dress Up for this event in their school uniform or a nice outfit. Please no shorts because this is a Mass day.
VIP Day is one of the best days of the year because we show off our school to family members and friends. The morning begins with Mass at 8:30 am followed by a light breakfast in the Borromeo Room. Students then show their VIP guests all around the school making stops at the 4th Grade Folk Fair in the Parish Hall, the library, classrooms, the Science Fair display, gym and much more. I'm looking forward to meeting our students' special guests.
Our 2nd Graders have been learning about and preparing to receive their First Holy Communion this Sunday, May 5th and the following Sunday, May 12th. As a school community, we are excited to witness this next step in their faith journey. Both Masses are at 1:30 pm. Please join us in celebration of our faith.
Your son is invited to join Cub Scouts! Pack 24 is chartered by St. Charles Catholic Church. Our pack is recruiting boys in 4K through 4th Grade on Wednesday, May 15 at 6:30 pm. Cub Scouts provides a wide range of exciting activities. The Cub Scout program is designed to positively influence character development and encourage spiritual growth. The boys will develop habits and attitudes of good citizenship, sportsmanship, and improve understanding within the family. Cub Scouting fosters a sense of personal achievement by showing how to be helpful and to do one=E2=80=99s best. Most of all, Cub Scouting provides boys fun and exciting new things to do! The boys will learn more during school on May 15th. Parents are asked to come that evening between 6:30 and 7:30 pm in the Parish Hall to learn more and to enroll in our program. If you are unable to join, please contact Rebecca Susa Newman, recruiting coordinator, at rebeccasusa@gmail.com or Brion Collins, Cubmaster, at cubmaster@hartlandpack24.org.
Finally, I am excited to announce that our new Key Fob System and six new security cameras have been installed! Our team made quick work over Easter Break to get these new security measures installed to enhance the safety and security of our school. As I mentioned earlier in the school year, we received grant money ($16,453) from the Department of Justice from the School Safety Initiative, which was used to purchase and install the Key Fob System. This year=E2=80=99s Crusader Challenge at the Auction and Dinner allowed us to purchase six new security cameras and reposition a few existing cameras. Our number one priority is the safety and security of our children.
And now a word from several of our 7th Graders:
Hello, this is Hannah Jochman, Rachael Borg and Kate Krueger. We recently conducted a fundraiser on Tuesday, April 16th for the Heifer Organization to raise money for less fortunate families in Africa. Students and staff donated at least $1 to help purchase chicks, ducks, and goslings which support suffering families. We are happy to announce that together with the St. Charles students and staff, we raised a total of $620! This money was enough to buy animals for 10 different families. We doubled our original goal of $300! We are so grateful for all of the donations we received. Thank you so much for your wonderful donations! We hope you know that you have helped numerous families in many ways! Thank you so much!
Following His plan,
Mr. Garvey
* Other News To Share
* Mother's Day Gifts: Looking for ideas for Mother's Day which is Sunday, May 12? Consider purchasing gifts from Artrsonia, the website which is where your children's art pieces are located. Create notepads, pictures, mouse pads and other items with your child's art front and center. Or maybe put together a book with your child's artwork from the entire year. These are fun and unique gifts. Check out the website: www.artsonia.com. St. Charles receives a small donation from Artsonia for each item purchased.
* 13th Annual Walk/Run For Food: The St. Charles Parish Track and Field Team is asking for help and support as students live by the team motto: "Never take more than you give." On Sunday, May 5 at 12 pm the 13th Annual Run For Food event takes place. Students along with members of the parish community, run and walk 100 miles in under an hour. Students look for sponsors who are willing to donate to the run/walk. Donations are given to the St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry, Blessings in a Backpack and The Kipsongo Project in honor of Krystina Finn. Please consider joining the student athletes and coaches on the Arrowhead High School track to walk or run some laps and donate to help the team give back to the community! For more information click HERE.
St. Vincent de Paul Donation Van At St. Charles This Weekend: Did you clean out closets and drawers during Easter Break? If you need a place to drop off donations look no further than St. Charles as the St. Vincent de Paul Donation Truck will be on church grounds Saturday, May 4 and Sunday, May 5. Please bring your donations of linens, small appliances, small household items, electronics, and new and used clothing in any condition (torn textiles are accepted) and let St. Vincent de Paul recycle your items back into use. Donations will be given to the poor or sold to support St. Vincent de Paul's many special works. Read more HERE.
* Lost And Found Bin: With only five weeks of school remaining, now is the time to look through the Lost and Found bin outside the School Office. There are nice jackets and winter wear that students have left behind. Stop in and look -- you might be surprised what you find!
* Golf Outing Returns: Save the Date for the 19th Annual St Charles Parish and School Golf Outing to be held Sunday, June 2 at Ironwood Golf Course to support Athletics. Details about registration and sponsorships to follow but for now mark your calendars! For questions, please contact Ashley Lillesand (lillesandlaw@gmail.com).
* Box Tops Drive: Send in General Mills Box Tops to your child's teacher as we will have one more collection before school is out the first week of June. So look for the box tops around your house, pass on the information to family members and send them in!
* Summer Camps and Plans: Do you have plans for the summer for your kids? There are lots of options for kids with camps, classes and activities. Marquette, Divine Savior Holy Angels and Catholic Memorial High School offer a wide range of camps and classes.
* Culver=E2=80=99s Night Out on Monday, May 13: St. Charles Night at Culver's in Hartland. Stop in for dinner or dessert between 5 pm and 8 pm and mention St. Charles and 10 percent of the sales from the evening will be donated by Culver's to the parish and school. Offer good for dine in or carry out!
* Endter's Night on Sunday, May 19: St. Charles Night at Endter's in Hartland from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Endters will donate $5 for every large pizza and $3 for every small pizza to St. Charles Parish School. Dine in or carry out. To make the most of this dining night out, buy SCRIP for Endter's in the Parish Office and then spend it on your dinner! Endter's has the highest profit rate of all our SCRIP vendors with 20 percent profit given back to St. Charles. Thank you Endter's! Here is a link to the SCRIP form. Just fill it out and drop off to the Parish Office and pick up your SCRIP.
* Attention parents of boys entering 4th through 8th Grades in the Fall: Are your children interested in football? The Catholic Memorial Jr. Crusader football registration is now open.
To register and for more information: https://www.catholicmemorial.net/junior-crusaders-football
* Use ScripNow! on Amazon: Are you using ScripNow! when you make purchases on Amazon? Every time you place an order on Amazon.com (using Amazon Smile, of course, which is an easy and effortless St. Charles fundraiser) take two minutes to go out to Shopwithscrip.com, order your Amazon ScripNow!, wait less than a minute for the SCRIP to show up in your Dashboard, paste the code into your Amazon Gift Card space while checking out and woila! You=E2=80=99ve paid for your Amazon purchase using SCRIP and earned money for St. Charles Parish School twice! Look for more ways you can earn money for St. Charles on the school website under Parent Resources/Support St. Charles!
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