The Borromeo Bulletin #55

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MIDDLE SCHOOL PARENT NIGHT

Mrs. Amy Maus of West County Psychological Associates is scheduled to "join" us for a middle school parent night this TUESDAY at 7:00 pm. We STRONGLY ENCOURAGE ALL of our 5th - 8th grade parents to join us for this presentation. We are hopeful that the ZOOM format will allow for all of our parents within these grade levels to join us. I have listened to this presentation on a number of occasions and learning something new each time. I will be sending the zoom link and handouts in a separate email to all of our families.

FISH FY UPDATES

Fish Fry Volunteers
Our weekly Lenten Fish Fry is returning this year! To have a successful series of events, we need a TON of volunteers!

If you are interested in helping, please email Tammy Buehler at scbfishfry@gmail.com. She is working on coordinating volunteers and assigning tasks. We will be sharing a sign-up genius link for the various opportunities later this weekend.

ALL THINGS NEW

All Things New: Archdiocese Strategic Pastoral Initiative

The Archdiocese has launched its strategic pastoral planning initiative, All Things New. Throughout this plan, we will continue to communicate with our parish community about each phase of the process and opportunities for your participation and feedback. You can find information from the Archdiocese at AllThingsNew.archstl.org.

We also have a committee of parishioners who will usher our parish through this process. You can contact them at any time with questions or for more information:

Fr. Eddie Godefroid: frgodefroid@borromeoparish.com, 636-946-1893
Barb Bott: bjbott@msn.com, 636-947-3939
Mary Lee Hardy: mleehardy50@gmail.com, 314-229-5370

Jaime Romero: himerolo@gmail.com, 636-284-6182 (bilingual/bilingüe)
Ann Tollefson: aktollefson@gmail.com, 314-608-4615
Paul Woody: paulfwoody@gmail.com, 636-359-0769

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SCHOOL BOARD OPENINGS

As a faith-based organization, we are mission-driven and mindful of our Catholic identity. Together, we strive to not only build community but further build the kingdom God. The purpose of the Board is to advise the Pastor and Principal in making policy for parish educational programs. Through this rich collaboration, we enhance the academic and overall experience that each child receives.

CHRP RETREATS

Join us on our upcoming CRHP Retreats:

Men's: Feb. 19-20

Women's: March 5-6

Are you looking to grow spiritually? Would you like to grow in your relationship with God? Could you use some time for renewal in your life?

If you answered YES to any of these questions, consider joining us for our upcoming CRHP retreats! Even if you have attended before, come again for a weekend of renewal!

For more information or to sign up, go to borromeoparish.com/crhp, fill out a form in the vestibule, or contact Jonathan Ewanio (jonathan.ewanio@gmail.com) or Madie Young (madeline.c.young@gmail.com).

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CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK UPDATES

While the students and teachers celebrated their appreciation days in a slightly different way, we are still looking forward to making up some of our missed activities.

Monday

Spelling Bee at 2:00

Wednesday - Student Appreciation Day

Full Student Dress Down, Doozles, classroom movies

Thursday - Teacher Appreciation Day

Coffee Truck

$1 donation to wear your FAVORITE HAT

Teacher Lunch

Friday

Jersey Day for Super Bowl - Students may wear ANY SPORTS JERSEY of their choice

Concert with Kyle Huelsing

Concert Playlist

Tuesday, February 15th

GREAT SKATE NIGHT

St. Charles CYC District (teamsideline.com)

ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION UPDATES

Thank you to our Athletic Association for their continued support of our CYC sports program At this time they are STILL looking for a new Referee Coordinator and Volleyball Coordinator. For more information regarding this opportunity to serve our community please contact Mike Murray ad murrayamp2@yahoo.com. These roles are essential to the continued success of our school run athletic programs.

Don't forget to get registered for GOLF before the link closes on Sunday, February 6th!!!

SCB Little League (1st– 4thGrade) - registration $120

SCB Big League (5th– 8thGrade) - registration $165

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Matt Heischmidt @ 636 587 7233 or email:Smileygolf72@gmail.com

TRACK sign up is LIVE, and our coaches are EXCITED! We will be practicing at Duchesne High School on Wednesday evenings starting the week of March 16th. Since there is only 1 regular season meet and finals, your child/children can participate in track AND other activities! If you can't make every practice...no sweat!

Track provides a great foundation for ALL other sports including middle schoolers transitioning to high school and our preschoolers building a love for fitness. We at SCB strive to make our track season FUN, educational, and not just about running (we utilize multiple modalities such as games, drills, stretches, and more). This year meet participants will include kindergartners ages 5 and older.

https://www.teamsideline.com/.../cyos.../current-programs...

Boy Scout Trivia Night

TROOP 351 Trivia Night

The Boy Scout Troop 351 is hosting their annual Trivia Night at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Cottleville on Saturday, 05 March 2022. Doors open at 6pm and trivia starts at 7pm. Please come out and support the Boy Scouts of St. Charles Borromeo. This fundraiser supports troop activities and events throughout the year. The cost is $160 per table (8 seats), so get your team together, come on out. It is sure to be a night of fun and laughter going for a good cause. Please bring your own snacks, and the K of C Hall will have complimentary beer, soda and water. Please contact Katie Willenberg (kwillenberg303@gmail.com) if you have any questions and to RSVP.

Troop 351 Trivia Night 3.5.22 signup.pdf

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ENROLLMENT / TUITION INFORMATION

THANK YOU to everyone who has contacted the office with questions. As a reminder our school / district code is SCB-MO for those trying to enter into the FACTS family portal. PLEASE note that at this time registration fees can only be accepted VIA cash or check.

ENROLLMENT IS OPEN TO all current families as well as the general public at this time.

Enrollment letter 2022.pdf

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BASK EMPLOYEES

We are anxious for the coming of SPRING. With spring many of our BASK employees will resume their training schedules for various athletic pursuits. If you are aware of any high school or college age students interested in working in our after school program please contact us bask@borromeoschool.com for more details and information.

SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION

There are a few different options available to families to assist with tuition costs. The Today and Tomorrow foundation flyer was sent to families last week. The original flyer can be found below for those who might have missed it. There are also tuition grants available through the parish. These grants can ONLY be applied after one has already applied for assistance through the archdiocese. This letter is also linked below. Again, please let us know if you have any questions related to these opportunities.

Tuition assistance application.docx

Today and Tomorrow.pdf

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2022-2023 CALENDAR

Please find a copy of our 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR CALENDAR pictured and attached below. We have pulled out some important dates for you to assist with any future planning. One item of note / change from previous years' calendars. Every third Wednesday is marked with an aqua blue square to indicate a 2:15 dismissal for all students. Students who cannot be picked up at this time will be able to stay and care will be provided free of charge. Any students remaining after 3:00 pm will be filtered into our BASK program and BASK rates will apply. This time will be utilized by teachers to work in Professional Learning Communities to further their growth as instructional leaders.

2022-2023 School Calendar - Calendar (2).pdf

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IMPORTANT DATES 2022-2023

We will be sharing the final version of our 2022-2023 school year calendar shortly. For planning purposes please the following important dates ~

First Day of School...................AUGUST 16 - NOON DISMISSAL

Fall Break..................................OCTOBER 24 - 31

Christmas Break...................... DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 2

Spring Break.............................MARCH 20 - MARCH 24

Last Day of School...................MAY 26

BASK 2022-2023

We will continue to operate our before BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL KIDS program for the upcoming school year. We will accept BASK enrollment forms for the new school year when school enrollment opens. The form for enrolling in the program is included below. All paperwork can be turned into the main office. While this information is not typically sent out until closer to the start of the new school year, we wanted to provide a complete financial picture sooner than later for those families potentially in need of this care. All families and students are welcome to register for our BASK program at any time throughout the school year. If you have a high school or college aged student who is interested in working in our BASK program we are always looking for new responsible employees as well!

BASK for February

Here is the September sign-up for BASK. Important INFO: If you have more than one child that will be attending BASK please sign them up separately or change the number of children to how many children. Then in the comments put our child's names so we can make sure they are on our list for the day.

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Bask Enrollment Form.pdf

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LUNCH AND UNIFORMS 2022-2023

At this time there are no plans for any significant changes to either our school lunch program or our school uniforms. As we get closer to the start of the school year Food Service Consultants will contact us with detailed information regarding menus, cost etc. There is typically a slight increase in the cost of lunch each day but it is still too early to determine. Fischer's, our uniform company, will be offering a discounted rate for Borromeo families Sunday, May 29th through Saturday, June 4th for all in store and online orders. (SEE FLYER LINKED BELOW) They are not able to share a new set price list with us at this time for uniform items as they are awaiting information from their distributors.

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NURSE / COVID NOTES

We are continuing with Mask Optional protocols at this time...

Please send in 2 masks in a zip lock back with your child's name on it to keep at school.
Masks may be used at the discretion of the teacher (group activities that require students to be close to each other)
Students will wear a mask if assemblies in the gym occur.
If there are 3% of the student body out with COVID, masks will be mandatory for 5 days- parents will be notified.
COVID number emails will continue to be sent out daily.

THANK YOU again to all who have continued to support us on our COVID journey. While we would LOVE to say that those reaching out with symptoms of runny noses and mild sore throats are suffering from spring colds that is simply not the case. In our experience most of these symptoms have resulted in a positive COVID case. We want our kiddos in school and need staff to teach them. Continuing to monitor symptoms and returning when they have subsided will allow us to do so.

If you have received your COVID vaccine and want it to be documented in our FACTS system please send records to Nurse Quarando at nurse@borromeoschool.com. Please note this is not a requirement.

Please remember to bring water bottles to school, we are going through a lot of cups recently.

We have also had A LOT of students coming to the office to get just a bit of vaseline for their super chapped lips. A bit of chapstick in the morning prior to coming to school may help a bit!

CHECKING LUNCH AND BASK ACCOUNTS

THANK YOU to everyone who continues to turn in their BASK and CAFE payments. BASK payments can be made via check made out to St. Charles Borromeo and turned in to the school office. CAFE payments can be made via check made out to St. Charles Borromeo or via paypal to @fsccafe. For any questions related to bask please email bask@borromeoschool.com. For any questions related to Cafe bills please email cafe@borromeoschool.com.

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CAFE HELP

We are grateful for ALL OF OUR Cafe helpers. Our first session (11:00-12:00) is a slower pace with K-3 students and is mostly helping open items, pass out disposable silverware and condiments, help kiddos stand in line patiently for recess, and help wipe off tables. The second session (12:00-1:00) is a much faster pace yet has lots of kiddos 4-8 grade in and out of the Cafe in less than an hour. This is mostly monitoring/walking the room and helping wipe off tables. Thank you in advance and thank you to those who have helped in the past and continue to help!

Sign up here!

menu-St Charles Borromeo-February (2).pdf

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Mini Vinnies FOOD DRIVE SCHEDULE

Feb: Snack Attack: Rice Krispie Treats, Ind. Cheez-its, 6 pack Cracker sandwiches, Pudding, Ind. Cookie Packages, Pudding Cups

Mar: Be Cheesy: Mac N Cheese boxes

Apr: It's What For Breakfast: Full Size Boxes of Cereal

May: Grains For Brains: NutriGrain Breakfast Bars, Granola Bars

Foobadap- OnLine Spiritwear Shop

We are excited to give you the opportunity to purchase additional items from our on-line Spirit Wear store!

*Foobadap is experiencing shortages and longer shipment times for their inventory, so orders might be slightly delayed. Foobadap appreciates your patronage and patience.

The password is: borromeo

The store never closes but order cut offs are the 1st and 15th of every month. School Delivery will then be after the 8th and 22nd of every month.

If you have any items you would like to see added to our collection PLEASE let us know so tht we can work with our spirt wear reps to offer them.

PRAYER REQUESTS

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Mrs. Aleyamma (Allie) Jacobs, mother of Mary Brdar & grandmother of Maya & Luka. And for comfort for the grieving family.

For the Beckemeier Family as they prepare for the next leg in Conway's heart journey.

For all the members of our SCB family who have lost loved ones in recent weeks.

For all those suffering from and continuing to heal from COVID, especially members of our Saint Charles School families.

For all the members of our United Stated military who continue to serve our country.

For all of the quiet intentions held in the hearts of the members of our St. Charles Borromeo Community.

Please share your prayer requests with us so that we can add them to our weekly bulletin.