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St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School www.stcharlesschoolfw.org schooloffice@stcharlesschoolfw.org 260­484­3392
Newsletter February 27, 2015 ST. CHARLES ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION FISH FRY, FRIDAY, MARCH 6th 4:30 ­ 7:00 p.m in the Cafeteria—Door #9 ​
Dine In or Carry­Out Available­Door #8 Fish, potato wedges, dinner roll, applesauce, dessert & beverage. Grilled cheese for non­fish lovers. $9.00 adult (age 13 and up); $5.00, child age 6 to 12; under 5 free *All Are Welcome! Dessert Donations For the FISH FRY ­ ​
All school sport athletes are asked to help out with a donation of a dessert. All donations (cookies, cakes, brownies, cupcakes, Rice Krispie treats, or other delicious desserts) can be dropped off on Friday, March 6th. Volunteers will be outside the cafeteria doors to collect the goodies at morning drop­off and at afternoon pick­up. Volunteers will also be working after lunch in the kitchen if you wish to drop off a dessert in the early afternoon. Your help is greatly appreciated. Dear Parents and Students​
, At this time, ​
we will be holding an eLearning make­up day on Saturday, March 21st​
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The purpose is two­fold: First, we have used all of our built­in snow days and we would like to make up one of those four missed days as insurance against further closings. Second, and more importantly, we would like to use this March 21st date to orient everyone ­ teachers, parents, and students ­ with the eLearning experience. We will not only be making up a day, but we will be working through the process so that we can begin to use the eLearning option when we do have to close in the future. This will be our trial run. Over the course of the next few weeks we will be providing further details and instructions regarding the make­up day. For now, please read through this overview of the major components related to the day. Our students in grades 6­8 have been using their iPads all year and they have been taking them home for over a month, so in these grades we have established a successful framework and venue for eLearning. For our students in grades K­5, our teachers are also now ready to provide lessons via the internet. We are developing eLearning links on our school website for each grade level. Students will be able to easily access their assignments for the day and receive the necessary instruction, materials, directions, and support to make the experience successful. Don’t worry. We will walk all of you, our students and parents, through this inaugural process. In the weeks before the make­up day your children will be instructed on how to access the sites that they will need for the day. Additionally, all students will receive a Snow Day folder/file to keep at home to assist with the make­up day. The folder will provide general materials (graphic organizers, paper, reference charts, etc.) and information for parents (directions, support contact information, etc.) for reference to help assist your children in working through the Snow Day make­up lessons. We know that most of our families have internet capability in the home, but we are willing to assist with other options for those who do not have internet access. We will have computers available for student use after school on Thursday, March 19th from 3:00 p.m. ­ 4:00 p.m. and on Saturday, March 21st from 9:00 a.m. ­ 1:00 p.m. Also, our Technology Director, Mrs. Pam Bojrab and our Computer Teacher, Mrs. Pam McGraw, as well as various teachers and administrators, will be available for you if you need technical assistance. More detailed contact information (times, email contacts, phone support, etc.) will be sent home before March 18th. This inaugural March 21st make­up day will be a slow roll out. The window for students to begin working on assignments would open on Wednesday, March 18th, at 3:00 p.m. and all assignments would be due on Wednesday, March 25th at 8:00 a.m. This window of five instructional days (counting Saturday) will provide students ample time to complete the material and allow teachers time to provide student and parent support and monitor and collect the assignments as they are completed. Please understand, as March 21st will count as an official day of school, if a student does not complete the work assigned in the time period provided, barring extenuating circumstances, the student will be marked as an unexcused absence and all assignments will be counted as late and/or missing work. Here a few more details that may answer questions formulating in your mind at this time. eLearning ­ 10 Points of Explanation Regarding Snow and/or Make­up Days 1. Teachers will create online lessons that should take not more than 5 hours of your child’s time. We do not expect students to be on a computer, tablet, or other electronic device for 5 hours. The day will not be scheduled in this manner. We also understand that some families have many siblings and one computer. Students will be able to access the day’s assignments/directions through our school website and begin working on­and­off line, alternating turns throughout the day. 2. ELearning can take place at any time during a snow day, or during a make­up day time window, as long as the work is completed in the time period allowed or does not take more than 5 hours on the day it is assigned. 3. The lessons will be aligned to our school’s curriculum and reflect current material being covered in class. 4. Assignments will be completed online when appropriate and submitted electronically, while other assignments may be completed on paper and turned in during the time period allowed. 5. Teachers will provide instructions on how to access eLearning content through a parent letter and may provide generic materials necessary in a Snow Day folder/file that you should keep in a safe place at home. 6. The websites and/or MyBigCampus (grades 6­8) will be available and updated by 9 AM if school is cancelled for the day. When a make­up day is planned after the actual snow day, assignment access windows will be communicated for each make­up event. 7. Teachers will provide contact information and digital office hours for parents and student to email questions during the Snow Day and/or make­up day. 8. Lessons will not require that anything be printed in order to complete them. 9. If you have a child with special needs, you will receive an email from a resource teacher with instructions specifically for your child. 10. We recognize unforeseen circumstances such as power outages may interrupt learning. We will consider these situations on an individual basis. If you have any other questions, please send them to ​
eLearning@stcharlesschoolfw.org​
or feel free to call me at 484­3392. This program is new for us, and we ask that you share any ideas you might have for us to consider as we move forward. Also we ask for your flexibility as we update or make changes to the process. Thank your for your cooperation. Sincerely ­ Rob Sordelet, Principal March 2 ­ 13 ISTEP testing, grades 3­8
March 12 ­ 18 IREAD testing, grade 3 March 2
National Read Across America Day Dr. Seuss’ birthday celebrated by grade 2 6
3rd Quarter ends 6
Fish Fry 4:30­7:00 pm 9
Sacrament of Reconciliation ­ grades 5 & 6 and 2­25 10
Market Day 5:30 pm Cafeteria 10
School Board meeting 7:00 pm, Hession Center 11­12
Grade 6 students visit a Fort Wayne Synagogue 12
Pueri Cantores Mass at Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Notre Dame ​
(attendance by ticket only) 12
St. Charles Young Author Conference 13
Report Cards 14
Trivia Night 16
Sacrament of Reconciliation ­ grades 7 & 8 ad 2­27 17
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! 18
St. Vincent de Paul Parish Penance Service, 7:00 pm 19
St. Jude the Apostle Parish Penance Service, 7:00 pm 20
Spring Musical ​
“Hairy Tale Rock”​
, 7:00 pm in Hession Center gym 21
eLearning Day, school make­up day 21­22 F.A.M.E. Festival, Grand Wayne Center 24
Our Lady of Good Hope Parish Penance Service, 7:00 pm 25
St. Charles Borromeo Parish Penance Service, 7:00 pm 26
Stations of the Cross 2:00 pm (Grade 8 assists to lead) 26
St. John the Baptist Parish, New Haven, Penance Service, 7:00 pm 27
NO SCHOOL March 30 ­ April 3 Spring Break ISTEP/IREAD ­ ​
The State of Indiana has designated Wednesday, February 25 through Friday, March 13 as the ISTEP part 1 testing window. St. Charles will administer the tests to students in grades 3­8, Monday, March 2, through Thursday, March 5. The remaining days will be used for make­up tests as needed. The tests for part 1 are paper­and­pencil. (Part 2, later in spring, is online.) Make­up tests will be given to students who have been absent, but these are not in the best testing environment, as testing space and test administrators are not as readily available. Please help the students to be in school and on time. Testing will be the first part of every day, immediately following morning announcements and routine or Mass. The link below to frequently asked questions may answer some of your questions. ​
http://image.exct.net/lib/fef31073726d01/m/1/ISTEP+Parent+faq+1.pdf As you may know, in March 2010 the Indiana General Assembly passed House Enrolled Act 1367 (P.L. 109) requiring the evaluation of reading skills for all third grade students. This legislation was developed to ensure students can read at grade level prior to fourth grade. As a result, all students in grade 3 will take IREAD during the designated testing window of March 12 ­ 18. This test will be done online and should be completed, if students are not absent, in two days. Our third grade students will test on Thursday and Friday, March 12­13. Make­up tests will be given on the remaining days. Further information is available at http://www.doe.in.gov/assessment/iread­3 ​
ISTEP part 2 testing window will be April 27 through May 15 for all students in grades 3 through 8 and will be online. For this part of the test students will be using their iPads (grades 6­7­8) or our school computers, desktop and laptop (grades 3­4­5). Again, we ask that no appointments be scheduled for this time, ensuring that the students will not be absent during testing. STUDENTS OF THE WEEK Christopher Hogan, Christian Adams, Aubrey Kinsey, Morgan McCoy, Mark Glidden, Rory O’Connor, Camren Quinlan, Ellen Reidy, Dane Taylor, Nick Shane, Hope Screeton, Eric Blackwell, Krystka Bugaski, Drew Nuerge, Alaina Yurek, Lauren Walden, Jordan Webb, Bella Lytle, Eliza Gustafson, Bruce D’Rosa, Nicole Robinson. MARKET DAY BONUS DAYS ARE HERE: Eleven choices from Peach Supreme Pie to Turtle Cheesecake ­ stock up for Easter! This Month: For every $90 online purchase, earn a free 4­pack of ChicNSteakes (use promo code: MARBONUS). Also, when you make two $40 purchases between February and April, and then place a third order of $40 in May, you will receive a FREE set of collapsible storage bowls at our May sale pick up. Order through March 4th. Thanks from Market Day! BOX TOPS CONTEST The Spring 2015 Box Tops Contest concluded last week, and a 5­year period of the junior high classes not winning the contest has ended. The first place winner was Mrs. Frazier’s class in 7­6, and will be rewarded with a pizza party and a dress down day. Mr. Heimann’s class in 6­18 was our second place winner, and will receive an ice cream treat and a dress down day. Mrs. Wagley’s class in 4­12 was the third place winner, and will receive a dress down day. Thank you to all the volunteers who helped with the counting and trimming of Box Tops these past 4 weeks: Jean Neuhaus, Susan Gulachek, Mandy Thurber, Trisha Benzing, John Bitz, Nicole Galbraith, Emily Walden, Camille Smith, and Amy Copeland. Thank you, Susan Maskal CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2015 SCIENCE FAIR PARTICIPANTS First Grade 1st Place
Sawyer Tippmann Second Grade 1st Place
Greta Skeens, Jane Sweigert, Logan Miltner 2nd Place
Kaylee Birely Third Grade 2nd Place
Jake Hoffman, Michael Parker First/Third Grades 1st Place
Isaac and Jude Clauser Fourth Grade 1st Place Regional
Bella Lozano, Elsa Dobosz, Nathan James (Alternate) 1st Place
Pete Steigmeyer, Noah Thurber, Adam Koehl, Nathan James, Bianca Capuyan, Bruce D’Rosa, Amy Frazier, Emily Brown, Avery Ledo, Emily Gerard, Cassandra Smith, Bella Lozano, Audrey Ellinger, Charlie Wampler, Max Mohrman, Maura O’Boyle, Brenden Harrigan, Abby Worrell, Tori Rodenbeck, Mason Schneider, Elsa Dobosz, Carly Majewski, Lexa Zimmerman CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2015 SCIENCE FAIR PARTICIPANTS (cont.) 2nd Place
Julian Tippmann, Austin Harrigan, Jack Bauer, Ava Tippmann, Gregg Meyers, Ellen Reidy, Jackson Tippmann, Onika Davis, Gage Taylor, Adam Schenkel, Steven Hughes, Alli Sullivan, Luca Cruz, Camren Quinlan, Molly Pierson, Maddie Sanderson, Tommy Cavacini, Courtney Krohn, Carson Bogenschutz, Blake Altevogt, Isaac Oberhausen, JP Cheever, Sophia Francke, Emma Tone, Tyson Hall, Ami Magner, Karley O’Leary, Trey Eisaman, Andrew Burch, Emilie Claycomb, AJ Ley, Nicole Robinson, Jessica Brust, Kyle Eddy, Luke O’Connor, Genevieve Smith, Lincoln Firks, Leo Finn, Joseph Gray, Stephen Rashevich, Alice Miller, Faith Screeton, Caleb Harrigan, Riley Shane, Keira Rood 3rd Place
Max Witte, Thomas Bundy, Kevin Waldo, Noah Horner, Kiera Aguirre, Efren Fuentes, Julia Tippmann, Tyler Rood, Carter Minix, Connor Macejak, Izabella Beck, Mia Hennegan, Michael Ceruti, Christian Adams, Ella Campbell, Sam Campbell, Alec McKinney, Kensley Lamers, Elliott Tippmann, Derek Neuhaus, Cian Lipocky, Tucker Tone, Savannah Copeland Participant
Mia Harris (absent) Fifth Grade 1st Place
Steven Blackwell 2nd Place
Elizabeth Onion, Andrew Parker Sixth Grade 2nd Place
Joseph Schipper, Thomas Harrigan Seventh Grade 1st Place Regional Aubrey Kinsey, Molly Ream, Kaitlyn Gerard 1st Place
Charlie Downey, Joseph Fisher, Kayley Fox, Savanny Henry, Braeden Hensler, Samantha McLaughlin, Anna Morris, Autumn Weber, Joshua Schipper, Michael Herald, Kennedy Horter, Rory O’Connor, Jason Kochanski, Isabelle White, Justin Baum 2nd Place
Kristina Baum, Nicholas Bayes, Danny Conroy, Sam Cornewell, Celeste Foltz, Braden Groves, Kolten Hartig, Jack Hartzog, Simon Hull, Reed Keplinger, Jonathan Knepper, Alex Kuras, Trevor Manor, Tianna Randall, Nicholas Shane, Drew Steenport, Alex Teusch, Freddy Tippmann, Jillean Yenna, Christi Capuyan, Mackenzie Christle, Ayn Gibson, Karissa Godfrey, Harrison Howe, Lucas Krohn, Drew Lytle, Madison McCoy, Derek Miller, Josephine Miranda, Jessica Nelson, Faith Sordelet, Delaney Tippmann, Allie Trimbur, Justin Wirtner, Laura Brust, Nolan Hoffman, Hayden Tippmann, Brittany Vinson, Marie Schenkel, Erin Neuhaus, Ciera Straessle, Kira Voelker, Meghan Walden, Kirk D’Rosa, Alejandra Hughes, Maria Cavacini, Sam Horine, Olivia Eisaman, Jacob Lehrman, Sarah Oberhausen, Olivia Carney, Hayden Ellinger, Patrick Finley, Mike Herrold, Thomas Nelson 3rd Place
Michael Boerger, Chase Kohlmeyer, Katelyn Ley, Alexandra Rengifo, Patrick O’Keefe, Jack Woenker, Ella Hughes, Blayne Huston, Abby LaMar, Sarah Lawinger, Hope Screeton, Jada Tippmann, Ryan Schreck, Owen Sharpe, Samuel Andonian, Jackson Kien, Faith Wiechart, Olyvia Adams, Nolan Fischer, Emma Pillie March Cafeteria Lunch Menu Monday Wednesday 2 Pork Patty on Bun Green Beans Potato Wedges Applesauce Milk 3 Taco Salad with Meat And Cheese Doritos Corn Oranges Milk 4 9 10 Nacho Chips with Taco Meat, Cheese & Lettuce Refried Beans Corn Grapes Milk Thursday Friday 5 Hamburger on Bun with Cheese Baked Beans Tater Tots Mandarin Oranges Milk 6 Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich Carrots & Dip Sunchips Grapes Milk 11 Chicken Nuggets Mashed Potatoes With Gravy Dinner Roll Carrots Pineapple Milk 12 Chicken Caesar Salad Soft Pretzel Broccoli Mixed Fruit Milk 13 Egg Omelet w/Salsa Pancake w/Syrup Hashbrowns Oranges Milk 17 Ham & Cheese Sub Carrots & Dip Pretzels Grapes Milk 18 Sloppy Joe on Bun Tater Tots Salad w/Ranch Pears Milk 19 20 23 Chicken Patty on Bun Baked Beans Salad with Ranch Peaches Milk 24 French Toast Sticks With Syrup Sausage Hashbrowns Celery Oranges Milk 25 26 Soft Taco with Meat, Cheese & Lettuce Salsa Corn Mixed Fruit Milk 27 30 31 Corn Dog Oven Fries Green Beans Peaches Milk 16 Hot Dog on Bun Baked Beans French Fries Mixed Fruit Milk NO SCHOOL SPRING BREAK Tuesday NO SCHOOL SPRING BREAK Bosco Sticks with Marinara Sauce Broccoli Teddy Grahams Pears Milk Pizza Carrots & Dip Pretzels Grapes Milk Grilled Cheese Tomato Soup Goldfish Green Beans Applesauce Milk Bread Sticks With Cheese Broccoli Pineapple Go­Gurt String Cheese Milk NO SCHOOL ST. CHARLES BORROMEO CATHOLIC SCHOOL LUNCH ACCOUNTING FORM Parents can put money into the student's account through your MealpayPlus online account at www.mealpayplus.com or by calling 866­662­3382 for a small fee. Or, you may send a check with the Lunch Accounting Form below to the school cafeteria. For example, if you have 3 children, send a check for $90 payable to St. Charles Cafeteria and designate $30 to each child's account. Each child who will eat hot lunch needs to have money in their meal account. It is recommended to have a minimum of $11.25 in this account which will pay for five meals. If the student may want additional portions of the main entree, then it is recommended to have a minimum of $6.25 in the general account as well. if you have questions regarding this, you may call the school cafeteria at 969­4028 on school days 8:00­12:30 or the school office at 484­3392. .........................................................(Cut here).............................................................. Last Name
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General-Payments to the General account may be used for Meals, Extra entrée ($1.25), and milk (45¢)
Meal-Payments to the Meal account may only be used to pay for a Meal (regular price $2.25)
Last Name
First Name
Grade-Room
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General-Payments to the General account may be used for Meals, Extra entrée ($1.25), and milk (45¢)
Meal-Payments to the Meal account may only be used to pay for a Meal (regular price $2.25)
Last Name
First Name
Grade-Room
Lunch ID
Payment
General-Payments to the General account may be used for Meals, Extra entrée ($1.25), and milk (45¢)
Meal-Payments to the Meal account may only be used to pay for a Meal (regular price $2.25)
Last Name
First Name
Grade-Room
Lunch ID
Payment
General-Payments to the General account may be used for Meals, Extra entrée ($1.25), and milk (45¢)
Meal-Payments to the Meal account may only be used to pay for a Meal (regular price $2.25)
Last Name
First Name
Grade-Room
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General-Payments to the General account may be used for Meals, Extra entrée ($1.25), and milk (45¢)
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