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

Congratulations to the students who took part in the St. Dominic Math Festival! Karsten Beckemeier finished first overall and Avery Quarando finished in the top five. We also had 13 of our students get recognition for their amazing work at the festival. Great job! I am going to pile on the accolades in this newsletter. We finished the next set of the Catholic Math League tests. That means we have three tests in the book for the year. Here is where we currently stand: third grade is in fifth place out of 51 schools, fourth grade is in sixth place out of 56 schools, fifth grade is in first place out of 60 schools, sixth grade is in sixth place out of 84 schools, seventh grade is in seventh place out of 62 schools, and our Algebra students are in 28th place out of 77 schools. I am so proud of all our students and their achievement in Mathematics. This is such a great success and a testament to the work of our teachers.

Definition: Obedience is assenting to rightful authority without hesitation or resistance.

How to practice obedience?

This week we practiced obedience by acknowledging the thing we are supposed to do. When a teacher asks us to do something, we acknowledge and say, "yes" or "I understand" or an act of acknowledgement.

Upcoming Half Days/ Early Release Days/Days Off/ Community Events

2/23

• All school mass at 8:00a.m. No dress downs allowed. Parents welcome to attend.
• Fish Fry in Café 4:00p.m.- 7:00p.m.

2/26 - Mini Vinnies Soup Kitchen

2/27 - Grades 6th-8th will attend mass at 8:00a.m. No dress downs allowed. Parents Welcome to attend.

2/28 - Grades K - 5th will attend mass at 8:00a.m. No dress downs allowed. Parents welcome to attend.

3/1

• All school Virtue Mass at 8:00a.m. No dress downs allowed. Parents welcome to attend.
• Noon Dismissal. All students released at 12:00p.m.
• Fish Fry in Café 4:00p.m. - 7:00p.m.
  

3/5 - Grades 6th- 8th will attend mass at 8:00a.m.. No dress downs allowed. Parents welcome to attend.

3/6 - Grades K - 5th will attend mass at 8:00a.m. No dress downs allowed. Parents welcome to attend.

3/8

• All school mass at 8:00a.m. No dress downs allowed. Parents welcome to attend.

• Fish Fry in Café 4:00p.m. - 7:00p.m.

3/11-3/15 - No School. Spring Break

3/18 - School Resumes

3/19 - Grades 6th- 8th will attend mass at 8:00a.m.. No dress downs allowed. Parents welcome to attend.

3/20 - Grades K - 5th will attend mass at 8:00a.m. No dress downs allowed. Parents welcome to attend.

3/22 -

• All school mass at 8:00a.m. No dress downs allowed. Parents welcome to attend.

• Fish Fry in Café 4:00p.m. - 7:00p.m.

Our parish and school's second largest annual fundraiser are here: the fish fry. As you may recall, when you signed all the back- to- school forms there was a part indicating that working the picnic and the fish fry were expectations for SCB parents to work. Each family is required to work (2) 2 hour shifts during the 6 weeks/Fridays of fish fries. The fish fries are an integral component which allows the parish to help subsidize our school's existence.

While you may work any shift you'd like, we do encourage the grade levels to take various weeks to cover. Please check out the grade level assigned weeks and maybe partner up with another family. Fish fries are a big and fun part of St. Charles Borromeo's fellowship!

Should you have to cancel your shift after you sign up, please find a replacement. If you have any questions do not hesitate to reach out to Heather Floodman at heatherfloodman@borromeoschool.com or (314)954-1116 . Thank you for helping fill over 400 shifts to make this year's fish fries a success!

Signup genius link- https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080F4CAEA62AABFC1-47519621-scbfish

FEBRUARY 16TH - Grades 6, 7, 8

FEBRUARY 23RD - Grades PreK, K, 1, 2

MARCH 1ST - Grades 3, 4, 5

MARCH 8TH - Grades 6, 7, 8

MARCH 15TH - PreK, k, 1, 2

MARCH 22ND - Grades 3,4,5

Enrollment is open for current families! Access your enrollment packets through your FACTS Family Portal. Enroll now to save your spot for the 2024-2025 school year!

Dear St. Charles Borromeo School Families,

We are excited to announce a heartwarming initiative to strengthen our school community's

spiritual bond - the Monthly Children's Mass! The next Children’s Mass will be held on

Sunday, February 25th, at 11 a.m., with our sixth-grade students hosting Mass at St. Charles

Borromeo Parish. By actively participating in the various parts of the Mass (Liturgy of the Word,

Liturgy of the Eucharist) our students will experience firsthand the sacredness of the Mass. Each

month will be hosted by a different grade. We invite all families to attend this special Children’s

Mass and show your support as our children deepen their understanding of our faith. Let’s come

together as a school family to celebrate faith, love, and unity. We look forward to seeing you

there.

-St. Charles Borromeo School Board

Please join us in congratulating our Math Festival participants in their outstanding work!

Sixth Grade Rankings

Daniel Greifzu - Excellent

Lillian Hewitt - Excellent

Emmett Bogel - Superior

Amelia Quarando - Good

Alex Gagnepain (6th) - Superior

Anna Stokes (6th) - Superior

Violet Drussa - Good

Seventh Grade Rankings

Owen Bogel - Superior

Fiona Floodman - Superior

Avery Quarando - Excellent - Finished Top 5

Eighth Grade Rankings

Luke Archer - Excellent

Hunter Smith - Good

Karsten Beckemeier - Superior + - 1st Place Champion

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.

February BASK Link:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040444ACAC28A7F58-46530881-bask

February Note: Starting February 16th to March 22nd BASK on Friday will be in the gym.

BASK Balances

Please check your financial account for outstanding BASK amounts and pay those as soon as possible. If you are unable to right now please email me and let me know.

BASK Phone Number: (636) 723-4419

To those families who have donated books to the library, thank you! The library is coming along but there is still a long way to go!

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!

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.

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

Mar: Be Cheesy: Mac N Cheese boxes

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 hsa@borromeoschool.com.

Due to delivery issues, the entrée for lunch on Friday the 23rd will be buttered noodles instead of the Bosco sticks. We apologies for the inconvenience!

Click the Link Below to find out more about SLUH Summer Camps!

SLUH Summer Camps

Who is interested in playing Roller Hockey at Duchesne? 4th through 12th grade students planning to or attending DHS are eligible to sign up! Friends at Borromeo, St. Elizabeth, J&A, and St. Cletus- Please share with your Athletic Associations!

For more detailed info click here or scan the QR code above!

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