Email: principal@borromeoschool.com
Website: www.borromeoschool.com
Location: 431 Decatur Street, Saint Charles, MO, USA
Phone: 636-946-2713
Facebook: facebook.com/SCBSchool

Happy Advent! This is the last newsletter before Christmas Break. While we have a partial week of school next week, the holiday season really ramps up this coming week. Parents are trying to get ready for Christmas, the elves are packing up Santa's sleigh, and the birth of Jesus is just around the corner. As a young dad, I remember something that my parish did on Christmas Eve that was just beautiful. After communion was finished, the church got very quiet and peaceful. The lights were dimmed and the a spotlight was now shown on the manger. Santa came from the side of Church and then knelt right by the baby Jesus as a recognition of the gift of Christmas. I will never forget that because it represented for our members of the faith that the spirit of Christmas, that is love, kindness, giving, and the humility of the baby Jesus, was alive in Santa Claus. One might ask, how? You only have to realize why Santa comes to our houses to understand it. Santa brings love, joy, and accomplishes it all through the gift of self. He spends all year for our children and all night on Christmas going from house to house giving, not thinking of himself, but only of the joy that he will brings to children. While he is nothing compared to Jesus, he doesn't need to be, he can be seen as a reflection of the love of the Father for all of us and I love that. For that reason, I look at that image of Santa kneeling at the manger and think fondly of what the birth of Christ means to all of us. Praise the Lord! Merry Christmas Everyone!

LAST CHANCE REMINDER- If you are planning on volunteering for the Christmas parties on December 21st and you have not completed the Safe Environment: Prevent and Protect Training (Protecting God's Children), you have to complete it before the 21st. Any volunteer in our school has to complete this training. https://www.preventandprotectstl.org/

Upcoming Half Days/ Early Release Days/Days Off

12/15

• 8:00 AM Mass - November Virtue Recognition Mass - Gratitude. No dress downs allowed. Parents welcome to attend.
• 1:30 PM - Christmas Concert- Performed by Grades K-5
• 2:15 Early Release Day (NO BASK)

12/19 - Grades K-5 mass at 8:00am. No dress downs allowed. Parents welcome to attend.

12/21

• 8:00 AM - All School Mass - Dress Up for Jesus
• Classroom Christmas parties
• 11:00 School Dismissal

Dec. 22 - Jan. 2 - Christmas Break

1/3 - School Resumes

1/5

• 8:00AM - All School Virtue Mass. No dress downs allowed. Parents welcome to attend.
• 12:00PM - Half day. All students will be released at noon.

1/9 - Grades 6th - 8th mass at 8:00AM. No dress downs allowed . Parents welcome to attend.

This will be the last Newsletter of 2023! We will pick back up at the beginning of January but, for now, be sure to go over the newsletter carefully for dates, events, and other information about the break and the first week back to school.

*Important* Parking for the Christmas Concert will be the same as a normal pick up set up. Park in rows the same way you would to pick up and you will be dismissed in that order. Thank you!

Please keep in mind that there are "No Parking" signs along 5th street by the entrance of the Top Lot which are in affect during drop off and pick up and may be enforced by the city of St. Charles Police Department. If there is room for you to pull into the parking lot you must do so. Please also helping by making straight rows so we can fit more cars in the parking lot. Thank you!

If you are planning on picking up your student(s) earlier than school lets out please contact the school office and your student's teacher listing the student's name, their grade and homeroom teacher, and who will be picking the child up . Please arrive no later than the time have told the office you will be picking up your student. Thank you!

In the nurse's office I am looking for donations for hygiene products. There are times when a student may have forgotten to use these before they left the house and by having them handy, we will be able to encourage them to come to my office and feel more fresh. Items would include any travel or sample sizes that are unused:
Toothpaste

Toothbrushes

Deodorant

Saline Solution

Feminine Products

Tis the season! A friendly reminder to follow the handbooks guidelines for fever and vomiting:

Fever and Vomiting: following the general fever guidelines, a child with a fever of greater than 100.00 or 1-2 degrees above child’ s normal temperature will be sent home. Students must be completely fever/symptom free without medication for 24 hours before returning to school.

Dec 15th - NO BASK due to Staff Christmas Party

Dec 21st- NO BASK - early release day/special time of 11:00 am

Dec 22 - Jan 2 - Christmas Break

BASK Phone Number: (636) 723-4419

Due to Giving Tree organizing in the café and St. Charles Room on Monday Dec.18th. BASK will be upstairs by the main office. Please pick up from the main office doors on Monday. When picking up your child please pull into the main parking lot and call 636-723-4419. If you have any questions feel free to email me. Thank you for your understanding.

Jan 1st-2nd - No School Christmas Break

Jan 5th - Half Day BASK offered till 5:30pm

Jan 15th - No School Martin Luther King Day

Jan 19th - Early Release 2:15 BASK is offered till 5:30pm

Here is the link for Bask Sign-up.

December:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040444ACAC28A7F58-43561895-bask

January:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040444ACAC28A7F58-46530879-bask

Please, consider helping build our library collection by purchasing an item from our SCB Library Books Amazon Wish List. Your donation will be greatly appreciated by the students. Simply visit our wish list, pick a book and add them to your own cart to buy. The books will be shipped directly to our school. You can add a note or donate them in secret! Thank you!

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3D2SHKO7MCM9D?ref_=wl_share

TTEF's online scholarship application opens: January 22, 2024 for the 2024-2025 school year. It is always best to apply as early as possible! See some important information below:

• February 28, 2024- Beyond Sunday, Catholic Families Tuition Assistance (CFTA), and the Parish Employees Endowment Fund (PEEF) applications close. To be considered for these programs, all families must apply between January 22, 2024 -February 28, 2024.

• March 2024 - Re-apply or apply new for Alive! In Christ and Help-For-Today, Hope-For-Tomorrow. Scholarships are available. Please see the attachment below for more information.
• March 4, 2024- Spring SVR open. Please be sure to sign the SVR online by March 22, 2024 to avoid owing the whole amount of your award.
• March 22, 2024- SVR Parent Signature closes.

Click here for more information!

On Wednesday, December 20, students may bring in a dollar to dress as their favorite Christmas character. Some ideas that they can wear are: Santa hat, Christmas shirt. Christmas accessories, reindeer headband, etc. Remember this costs a dollar to dress down, because the money will go to Make A Wish. Thank you for supporting our monthly charity.

The Mini Vinnies are continuing to collect food items! Students may bring in food items for the Minis to collect throughout the week. There are NO dress downs for these donated items. See below what the goal items for the upcoming months are.

Dec: It's Chilly Out There: 15 oz. Chilli

Jan: Soup-er Bowl: Condensed Chicken Noodle, Condensed Tomato, Non-Condensed Chicken Noodle Soup, Non-Condensed Beef & Vegetable

8th-Grade Parents, please send a baby picture and a current pic of their 8th grader by 12/18 to yearbook@borromeoschool.com. Remember, the deadline to order yearbooks is 03/15!

Home and School Association

Are you interested helping organize events for school? The Home and School Association helps with school events, arranges fun fundraising idea like dine out nights, works with new families, and coordinates appreciation events for students and faculty. If you think you might be interested, please email Jill Kesler through hsa@borromeoschool.com.

Food Service Consultants is looking for help in the Borromeo Bobcat Cafe! Duties would include helping to prepare lunch for the students, serving, and helping clean up afterwards. The hours would be 8:00-2:30. Please contact Brittany Powderly, manager, at fsccafe@borromeoschool.com or Debbie Hill, supervisor, at debbbie@foodserv.org. We look forward to hearing from you!

Please submit any prayer requests to office@borromeoschool.com.

For military members, to continue to serve our country safely and according to the goodwill of all men.

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

Any parent wishing to volunteer or attend parties at St. Charles Borromeo must complete the Archdiocesan Prevent and Protect training (formerly known as Protecting God's Children).

The link is below.

https://www.preventandprotectstl.org/

Dr. Dan Mullenschlader - Principal

principal@borromeoschool.com

Mrs. Michelle Winkler - Assistant Principal

michellewinkler@borromeoschool.com

Emily "Freddie" McCants - Office Manager

office@borromeoschool.com

Ms. Darlene Mueller - School Business Assistant

schoolbusiness@borromeoschool.com

Mrs. Megan Ambrose - Counselor

mambrose@ccstl.org

Mrs. Monica Barnes - Accountant

MonicaBarnes@archstl.org

Mr. Luan Nguyen - Technology Coordinator

SCBTech@borromeoschool.com