Charger Chatter December 18, 2017 Thank you to our families that donated to our St. Vincent collection.

Apply Now for School Tuition Assistance As a result of the Archdiocesan One Faith, One Hope, One Love capital campaign the Archdiocese will begin offering a scholarship to families attending Catholic Schools with students entering kindergarten through high school. This school year twenty-five St. Charles students earned $21,000 in tuition assistance. Students enrolled in preschool are not eligible for the scholarship.  Information can be obtained through the website    Click here to apply    Parents apply for the grant through the St .Charles FACTS Tuition Management and Grant & Aide website,  Click here for Facts Website    by January 25, 2018. Those families who submit their 2016 tax returns and successfully register will be eligible for the Archdiocesan assistance program. Those families eligible for Ohio EdChoice Scholarships are not eligible for the Archdiocesan assistance. The fund is expected to give out two million dollars this year. We encourage all St. Charles School families to register early with your FACTS account. Please ensure that your 2016 tax return is loaded to your account and check your account frequently to ensure there are not any errors.  Families wishing to apply for tuition assistance through St. Charles Parish must submit their 2017 tax returns prior to April 1, 2018. St. Charles Parish tuition assistance will only be offered to families who do not qualify for the Archdiocesan tuition assistance. We would like to thank all of the parishioners who contribute to the One Faith, One Hope, One Love capital campaign and parish tuition assistance funds. If you would like to learn how you can contribute to these funds please contact the business manager, Steve Morris, at    937-434-6081   . St. Charles School preregistration information will be coming home the first week in January and open enrollment will begin on January 28th. If you have questions regarding enrolling your child in preschool-eighth grade please contact Mrs. Maggie Collins at    937-434-4933   . Tuition question can be directed to Mrs. Nancy Cochran at the same phone number.

Severe Weather Policy In the event of inclement weather, the general rule is that when Kettering Schools close or delay, St. Charles School will close or delay also. This is the policy for weather conditions only, not for holidays or specific teacher meetings or school calendar differences. Announcements concerning emergency closings will be made on the radio and TV beginning at about 6:00 a.m. Any other emergency that may affect the school day will be announced on the radio and TV. The St. Charles School name will appear individually. If Kettering is open on a normal schedule AND your district of residence is on a delay, St. Charles School will be open on a normal schedule. Students arriving late because of the district’s decision to delay transportation will not be counted tardy. On days in which St. Charles School is on a delay there will be no morning Preschool or Transitional Kindergarten. Daycare for preschool students will begin at 9:40. NOTE: The PAC and Walsh Hall are closed on days when St. Charles School is closed due to emergency or weather. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please log onto Option C and make sure you are set up to receive alerts. Directions: Click on the tab Office and drop down to Contact Information, make sure all numbers and email addresses are imputed. Then go to Communications and drop down to Manage Alerts. Mark all numbers and emails you wish to be notified via Option C. If you do not know your option c username and password, please contact Maggie Collins

SAVE THE DATE! This year we are having Open House on Monday, January 29th from 5pm to 7pm! All of our current families welcome to visit the Science Fair in the PAC, shop the spirit store and see students work in the hallways. Do you know a family looking for a Preschool, Kindergarten or thinking of changing schools? You are our biggest advocates! Please share this information with friends or family looking for a great school! Thank you of your help! Maggie Collins

St. Charles Mom's Group- ALL WELCOME! We are so blessed to have an amazing group of moms at St. Charles who meet every Wednesday for Bible study, fellowship, and friendship! We support each other during the trenches of motherhood and help to grow in relationship with the Lord! Come join us as we start back for the New Year! We will be doing a six-week women’s study titled Walking with Purpose: Living in the Father’s Love. It is the ideal way to revive and refresh yourself this season through this brief, but powerful study. Together, we will discover just how much God loves us in the season of motherhood!    If you are looking to improve your relationship with God and others, join us Wednesday, January 3 from 9-10:30 a.m. Please email Allison Cybulski at  allison.cybulski@gmail.com  to arrange for childcare and secure your book for the study. We can’t wait to welcome new members!

Christmas Mass Schedule (Please note these times are different than our normal mass schedule) Dec. 24th 3:00 pm, 5:00 pm, 10:00 pm Dec. 25th 8:30 am, 10:00 am Please join us to celebrate the birth of our Savior!

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The Used Book Fair is Coming!   We are excited to once again be hosting a Used Book Fair at St. Charles School. We want every child to be able to have a book in their hand and give you a chance to clean out those bookshelves!   Over the Christmas break, please consider taking the opportunity to not only tidy up the house but to set aside your gently used Preschool - Jr. High books. Please, no adult level books, VHS or DVD's. Donation days will be announced in January.   Thank you for helping us to get a book into the hands of every child. Any questions? Please contact Elizabeth Lush  elush@stcharleskettering.org  or Margaret Brown  mbrown@stcharleskettering.org

The week of December 4th St. Charles students in grades 3 through 8 participated in Code.Org’s Hour of Code, among the 500 million people worldwide that logged in to try their hand at coding. Students in grades 5 through 8 have accounts on the site, and have been coding during computer class since the start of school.That’s four day a week during their Specials rotation! Grades 3 and 4 have been keyboarding and coding since the Fall as well. If you would like to see what it is all about, go to Click here to Code  and give it a try !

GIRLS ON THE RUN Do you have a daughter in 3rd, 4th or 5th Grade? Girls on the Run is a wonderful program for your daughter. Not only do they get exercise each meeting they learn the importance of Girl Power! Registration for the St. Charles Team starts December 13th! Register Now Click here!

SCIENCE FAIR JUDGES NEEDED! Judges are needed for Science Fair on Monday, January 29th. If you would like to help please contact Meredith Conner. Click here to volunteer!

Please take the following survey from Mr. Bogle Parental support through volunteer service at St. Charles School will ensure that St. Charles continues to be an excellent learning facility for all students. St. Charles parents are asked to volunteer ten hours of their time to benefit programs of the school and parish. Please take an brief moment and provide your best estimates of your volunteer time between the dates July 1, 2017- October 30, 2017. Your service to St. Charles is both needed and appreciated! Click here to take survey

Cli ck here for upcoming Knights of Columbus City BBQ fundraiser! December 20th!