The Borromeo Bulletin #47

Home of the Bobcats: November 14th

Thoughts from Dr. Voelkl...

Dear Parents,

Blessings to all of our Saint Charles Borromeo families. It always seems appropriate at when we enter the middle of November to take a few minutes to give thanks for all of the blessings in our life ESPECIALLY this year! While at times these blessings can be overshadowed by our struggles or forgotten in the midst of chaotic schedules they never cease to exist. Just as our blessings should not be forgotten, our opportunities for giving thanks should not be limited to one day. There is much research that shows that we can actually improve our physical health simply by showing gratitude, by each and every day taking just a few moments to appreciate the food we fill our plates with, not the dirty dishes left behind and the laughter of our children not the toys left in the aftermath. This message is easy to send. It is easy to tell people to show gratitude and to be grateful. It is harder to do so. So as we approach this year's Thanksgiving holiday I offer my thanks for you, for sharing your blessings with us, for sharing your time with us, for sharing your thoughts, cares, questions, gifts and talents with us. I also offer my prayers to you that when you hear the message of giving thanks and you find opportunities to be gracious you take them. It is too easy to give thanks just one day a year. There are so many days to be thankful for the blessings in life.

Warmest blessing for a season of Thanks filled with abundant joy....

Warmest blessings,

Dr. Voelkl

PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES

Parent Teacher conferences are just a few short weeks away. We will be using a virtual format again at the K-8 levels. The link below will allow you to sign up for conferences with your child's teacher. All parents, including middle school, should ONLY sign-up with their child/children's homeroom teacher. The teachers have collaborated with one another and will continue to do so to ensure each content area is covered in grade levels where certain subjects are taught by different teachers.

Parents wishing to conference with any of our special area teachers and/or members of our intervention team may email them individually in order to schedule a time.

ART - Mrs. Sara Huelsing sarahueulsing@borromeoschool.com

MUSIC - Mr. Leaonard Bobrowski leonardbobrowski@borromeoschool.com

PE - Mrs. Jamie Kneale jamiekneale@borromeoschool.com

SPANISH - Mrs. Patricia Classen patriciaclassen@borromeoschool.com

STEM - Mrs. Erin Beckemeier erinbeckemeier@borromeoschool.com

LEARNING CONSULTANT Mrs. Lisa Hunter lisahunter@borromeoschool.com

INTERVENTIONIST Mrs. Lisa Koepke lisakoepke@borromeoschool.com

INTERVENTIONIST Mrs. Mary Jane Leonhard mjleonhard@borromeoschool.com

Report cards will be opened up for online viewing prior to conferences. In addition to report cards, paper copies of IOWA assessments will be sent home with all students in grades 3-7 on Friday, November 19th.

Families in preschool will receive a separate link for their conferences directly from Mrs. Holliday and Mrs. Floodman.

If you have any challenges with the sign-up link PLEASE let us know! The zoom link needed for each virtual conference will be in your confirmation email under location once you have signed up for a time.

THANK YOU as always for sharing your children with us!

CONFERENCE SIGN-UP LINK

https://ptcfast.com/schools/Saint_Charles_Borromeo

DINE-OUT NIGHT

Our Home and School has organized another great DINE-OUT night for the month of November. JOIN US AT FREDDY'S (Cave Springs) on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16th from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. SCB will receive 15% of the proceeds from the evening! To receive the proceeds you must mention SCB.

BASK for November

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.

signupgenius.com

November Food Drive

Please remember to bring in 16 oz Peanut Butter and Jelly Jars!

Mini Vinnies FOOD DRIVE SCHEDULE

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

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

Mass Time Updates and Christmas Schedule

There will be a 5:00 pm Saturday mass starting the 1st Saturday of Advent Nov 27th.

Also 1/2 of the church will be set up for social distancing, and the ropes will be removed on the other half.

Christmas Mass schedule is as follows:

Dec 24:

4pm (two Masses at this time, one in church, the other in the gym)

6pm Spanish

11pm Bilingual

Dec 25:

7am

9am

11am Spanish

On December 26, there will be no 6pm Mass.

Getting to know you!

We are very lucky to have some new additions to our Bobcat team. We are going to use this space to post a quick get to know you questionnaire about one of our new staff members. Our first one will be from me, Mrs. Schneider! In the next newsletter we will feature a different new staff member.

Name: Angela Schneider

Married? Yup

years married? 14 Years in May

Children/animals: Michael in 5th at SCB, Amelia in Pre-k 4 at SCB, and a crazy 95Lb Chocolate Lab named Stan.

Who is your hero? I have many, my parents, and all the members of our armed forces. They hold a special place in my heart. ( I worked a lot with veterans in my previous job)

If you could live anywhere, where would it be? I love where I live. I love snow days, but not too many. I like hot summers, and pretty falls and springs. I think you get a little bit of everything right here. St. Charles is also so rich in history. I love it.

What is your favorite family vacation? We haven't traveled much, but I hope we get to go to the beach soon!

What is your proudest accomplishment? My sweet family.

What makes you laugh the most? My kids always make me laugh, and I laugh at myself a lot, I crack myself up!

If money was no object, what would you do all day? Walk dogs and play with my kids.

If you could go back in time, what year would you travel to? I love history, I would love to go to just about any time period, I think the 50’s to the 90’s I would love, the music was great, and before social media was so big.

What is the best gift you have ever been given? My family.

If you could share a meal with 4 people, living or dead, who would they be? I have a great admiration of Abraham Lincoln, I would love to meet him, Stan Musuial, and I would have to have my kids there because my son would be really upset if I got to meet them, and he did not!

What is your favorite Holiday? I have a love for all the holidays. I love all the traditions of them all.

What is the most daring thing you have ever done? ( I am a scaredy-cat and overly cautious)

NOTHING! ( maybe changing career paths after 18 years!)

What is your favorite food? I love Italian, but most of all, spaghetti.

Treat? I LOVE desert, all the cakes, cookies, pies, cheesecake, all of it!! Send it over!!

Restaurant? I love to try new places, and I love to go out, so anywhere that I don't have to cook and clean, I am happy!! ( I do love to cook, but not all the time!)

Are you related or distantly related to anyone famous? Kinda sort of Daniel Boon, we are distantly related to his wife.

What is your family motto- spoken or unspoken? Work hard, play hard!!

If you had a warning label, what would it say? I cry easily, movies, songs, good books, my kids, when I am happy, when I am sad, when I am mad, when I am stressed, when I laugh, pretty much all the time!

Who was your favorite teacher in school and why? I don’t have 1 favorite, I had many. I had great teachers who pushed me out of my comfort zone and set standards for me, and did not let me get away with not doing my best. I am forever grateful for the life lessons they taught me.

What is your favorite family tradition? Christmas Eve, lighting luminaires and seeing how pretty it is with my kids, taking a moment to stop and think about the true meaning of Christmas.

The Shop for Life Vendor Fair is BACK this year!

Save the date: Sunday, December 12th 8 am – 1 pm in the Gym.

Are you a vendor for a company such as Plexus, Young Living Essential Oils or Color Street? Do you have your own small business? Do you make homemade goods such as knitting, sewing, quilting, monograms, sauces, etc.? If so, we would love to have you as a vendor this year! Contact Kristin Williams for more information – youthminister@borromeoparish.com.

Totus Tuus!

Totus Tuus is a youth program that we are very excited to bring to Borromeo in the summer of 2022! It is focused on sharing the Gospel and led by college missionaries who have a profound impact on the youth that attend. The mission of Totus Tuus is to bring young people into a relationship with Christ and His Church for lifelong discipleship. The day program is open to rising 1st-6th graders. The evening program is open to 7th-12th graders. It will take place at Borromeo during a week in June or July. More details to come.You can watch the promo video here!

Totus Tuus Parish Ad - 2022

youtube.com

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.

https://borromeo21-22.itemorder.com/sale

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.