St. Charles Catholic School Graduate is A Life-Long Learner who Is self-motivated PARENT NEWSLETTER November 30, 2015 Welcome Back! As you all know, November 29th marked the beginning of Advent. Advent is a season of preparation. We prepare for the celebration of Christmas-Jesus Christ s first coming. But more importantly, we also prepare for Jesus Christ s second coming. St. Charles Catholic School is providing many ways to prepare. The best way is to share in the Eucharist at Mass. Our hope is that everyone is giving at least one day to God and attending Mass on Saturday evening or on Sunday. We hope that you make a renewed commitment to provide your child(ren) an opportunity to receive Eucharist during the week. Please join us for Mass every Tuesday and Thursday morning during Advent at 7:30 am. This upcoming Sunday, December 6 is our Family Mass at either 8:30 am, 10:00am or 11:30 Mass. There will be Advent craft activities in the Parish Hall after these Masses. Students who are present at Mass in their Mass uniform will receive a $5.00 discount coupon to be applied to next year s registration fees. Please remember to come out and support our school this upcoming Saturday, December 5 th as our students march in the Starlight Parade! The parade starts at 6pm. The parade will take place between H and E Street in Chula Vista on Third Avenue. Mark your calendars! A special Parent Appreciation Breakfast will be served for our school parents on Monday, December 14 th at 8:00 am. RSVP s will be sent home on Monday, December 7 th. Remember to join us for Posadas on December 15 th at 6pm at St. Charles Church. You don t want to miss out on this memorable event. Have you heard about our Shoes With Heart shoe drive??? Please see the enclosed flyer for details. Basically, we are asking you to send in your used shoe pairs. If we collect 2000 pairs, we will raise close to $1000!!!! Please support this fundraiser. It s a great way to help and a great time to clean out your closet of shoe clutter. I would like to invite all school parents to join me on Friday, December 4th for Coffee with the Principal immediately following our morning assembly. Please meet in Room 13 located in the building next to traffic pattern, for coffee and pastries. This would be a great opportunity for us to meet in a more relaxed environment.
Students will be dismissed at 12:00 on Friday, December 18 h as we begin our Christmas Break. Afternoon Extended Care will NOT be available on the 19th. Families will be charged $1.00/minute/child for students not picked up by 12:15 p.m. Please make arrangements to have your child(ren) picked up by 12:15 p.m. to avoid these extra charges. Christmas break will continue Monday, December 21st through Friday, January 1 st. School will resume on Monday, January 4, 2016 Thank you for your cooperation! God Bless, Mrs. Sylvia Benning and the St. Charles Catholic School Faculty and Staff Follow us on Twitter now.. Mission Statement Christ is the center of St. Charles Catholic School. We strive to educate and develop the whole child in an environment that focuses on sacramental life, growth in virtue, and service to others. Being good stewards of our God-given talents, we pursue academic excellence, foster a profound appreciation of the arts and sciences, and use the technological advancements of our age to progress as individuals and as a human family. This week's scripture passage: Whoever has two cloaks should share with the person who has none. And whoever has food should do likewise. (Luke 3:11) Beatitude of the month: Blessed are they that hunger and thirst for justice: they shall have their fill.
School Prayer I believe that Jesus is present in all of my classmates and all of my teachers. Therefore, all of my actions will show my respect for Jesus. Each of us is different. Expect it...respect it...accept it Prayer Corner All military deployed overseas, especially our parents. Sebastian All Mothers, Fathers and Grandparents Tani Parish Victims of Terrorist Attacks Lyra s Health Teran Family Souls in Purgatory Stoke Family Fernandez Family Please feel free to drop off prayer requests at the prayer box in the front office. Please continue to send in your plastics bottle caps!!! Thank you!!
October SLE Awards The following students were honored and received the School-wide Learning Expectation (SLE) Award for the month of October at the last awards assembly. They were chosen because they exemplify Respectful and Responsible Individuals. They are: K-Zuri Floriano 1-Alana Trinidad Velez 1-Sebastian Cruz 2-Diego Gervacio 2-Theresa Lozada 3-Aime Soto 3-Jason Scott 4- Romina Vega 5-Diego Jimenez 5-Maria Matthews 6-Alana Rea 6-Eugenio Alvarez Malo 7-Alejandro Rojas 7-Anaclato Ancheta 8-Diego Sanchez 8-Jacob Mationg
Dear students, families, faculty &staff, Hello Spartans! In our school we are taught to be faith centered individuals that serve others as well as being respectful & merciful that help others in need. Last Spring, our school helped collect plastic bottle caps to help a Mater Dei student reach a goal. These bottle caps were taken to a recycling center in Tijuana to help out poor children with cancer. These bottle caps can help pay for treatments and help these children survive cancer. We think we should continue this charity. It will teach us to be better Catholics and to understand other people s needs. Plus it helps out the environment. This is the plan: What: We will be collecting bottle caps each month to take them to the recycling center benefiting Fundacion Castro Limon. Why: To help poor children with cancer pay for their treatments and help them survive. When: The last Friday of each month we will collect the bottle caps from each class. How: Please send in rinsed and clean, plastic bottle caps. Where: Pick up: St. Charles Catholic School. Taken to: The recycling center in Tijuana. Who: St. Charles Catholic School SPARTANS!!!! Let s do this together! Carolina & Emilio Hernandez Equihua
Calendar Monday, November 30 School Resumes Faculty/Staff Prayer:Sylvia-7:30 office Tuesday, December 1 Bl. Charles de Foucauld Morning Mass 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 2 Bl. Rafal Chylinski PTG Board Meeting-6:00 Ext. Care Thursday, December 3 St. Francis Xavier Morning Mass- 7:30 a.m. Friday, December 4 Faculty/Staff Prayer 7:30 a.m., office Montly Assembly-8:00 Adoration Coffee with the Principal Noon Dismissal Saturday, December 5 Starlight Parade- C.V. Sunday, December 6 Family Masses 8:30 Mass- 7 th, 4 th, 2 nd 10:00 Mass- 6 th, 3 rd, K 11:30 Mass- 8 th, 5 th, 1 st Monday, December 7 Tuesday, December 8 Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception Faculty/Staff Prayer 7:30 a.m., office School Mass (Prepared by 4 th grade)(no morning Mass) Wednesday, December 9 St. Juan Diego Morning Mass 7:30 a.m., church Thursday, December 10 Servant of God Bernard of Quintavalle Faculty/Staff Prayer 7:30 a.m., office Morning Mass 7:30 a.m. Friday, December 11 St. Damasus I Faculty/Staff Prayer 7:30 a.m., office Advent Prayer/Christmas Program 6:30 (tentative) hall