February 2, 2018 Dear St. Alphonsus Families, As we wind down Catholic Schools Week, I would like to thank you for all you do for our school. The volunteering in the classrooms, the work that the Home and School does, the efforts of the School Committee and the diligence of our staff, all speaks volumes as we do the work of Jesus. Nothing can be accomplished well without a strong team effort. Just a reminder that Monday is our last early dismissal. The students need to be picked up at noon. Also, Fun Fair is coming on February 9 th . This is sponsored by our sixth grade and it is an evening of games, prizes, food and fun. It is a great way to beat cabin fever and our cold days return. Hope to see you there. Hope to see you on Sunday! Mrs. Wadzinski

St. Alphonsus School Family Referral Program Parents, you are our best form of advertising and for that we say THANK YOU!  Each year, when new families tour and enroll, we ask them how they heard about St. Alphonsus. The majority of the families tell us that they heard about the school from a current family. We want to encourage you to and thank you for continuing to promote St. Alphonsus to your friends, neighbors, and co-workers by offering you a tuition discount if a family that you refer then enrolls for the 2018-2019 school year.  Please view the flyer for all of the details!

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES 02/05/18 12:00 NOON Dismissal 02/05/18 - 02/07/18 Dine Out at Topper's Pizza 27th & Rawson 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Attend one night and non-uniform on 2/8/17) 02/06/18 Chess Club Room 200 3:10 PM - 4:05 PM 02/06/18 Home & School Mtg. in Rm. 200 6:30 PM  02/06/18 NET Retreat for 6-7 grade Community Room 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM 02/09/18 FUN FAIR 02/12/18 Mad Science 3:10 PM - 4:10 PM 02/13/18 Chess Club Room 200 3:10 PM - 4:05 PM 02/14/18 4K & 5K Dental Health Presentation Room 200 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM 02/14/18 1st & 2nd grade Dental Health Presentation Room 200 11:00 AM11:45 AM 02/14/18 Ash Wednesday 02/15/18 NO SCHOOL - Teacher In-Service 02/16/18 NO SCHOOL - Teacher In-Service

Please note: The Mad Science date of February 5th has been moved to February 26th because the noon release time. Please adjust your calendar.

YEARBOOK ORDERS Don't wait! Order now! Return orders to school by March 9th. Cost is only $10. Make check payable to Scholastic Reflections. If you did not receive an order form please let your child's teacher know.

 SAFETY PATROL  Cadets should report at 7:15 a.m. each scheduled day. They will have the privileged responsibility of assisting our parents and students during morning drop off.  They are supervised by a staff member.   February 5th – 9th Mrs. Ligocki Tatum S. Kelton T. Juliana T. Isabelle T. Thomas Y. Isabella Z

ST. ALPHONSUS HAPPENINGS

We had our "Crazy Hat Day" to kick off Catholic Schools Week. What a fun way to start off the week!

We had a great Open House! Thank you to everyone who attended. We are the Light!

FUN FAIR

One week until the Fun Fair! Hopefully your calendars are all marked for Fun Fair on Friday Feb 9th 5:30-8:30pm! Enter through the church doors, grab a punch card and have some fun! If you didn't pre-order tickets for games and raffles, they will be available at the ticket table in the church foyer. Pre-ordered tickets will be coming home in backpack mail throughout next week.  We have some new games for all age levels and back by popular demand is "Beat the Teacher at Ping Pong! Tons of great general raffles baskets will be on display in the gym!  Plan on checking out the Grand and Blue and Gold Raffle tables that will be in the gym! Tickets will be sold during the event to win these amazing prizes including a $500 Meijer gift card, a one week Lake home summer vacation, 4 Walt Disney World Park Hopper passes, a family pass to Discovery World, 4 pack of Six Flags Great America tickets, an XBOX ONE with $50 GameStop gift card and many more items!! Stop in the café for dinner (cousins subs will be served), ice cream treats and to check out some face painting and a professional photo booth! 7th Grade families : Please remember to send in your 4 cans of Pringles and also an 8 pack of plastic soda bottles (16.9 or 20 oz bottles are fine) by Thursday 2/8. 8th Grade families:  Please remember to plan on bringing 4 baked good items to the stage for the bake walk. Turn them in Friday morning, 2/9, on your way into school next week. Bring them to the gym stage. Questions? Please email Wendy Halser ( wendybettinger@hotmail.com ) or Madeline Schmidt ( madelinedahl@hotmail.com ) See you there! Please direct any questions about Fun Fair to Madeline Schmidt ( madelinedahl@hotmail.com ) or Wendy Halser ( wendybettinger@hotmail.com )

HOME AND SCHOOL CORNER

Join Home & School for Dine Out with St. Al’s at Toppers Pizza The next Dine Out with St. Al’s night is scheduled for February 5 – 7, 2018 at Toppers Pizza (2842 W. Rawson, Franklin, WI) from 4-8pm each night. The  attached flyer  must be presented. Toppers Pizza will donate 20% of proceeds to St. Al’s Home & School to support our school’s fundraising efforts. Students who bring in their Toppers Pizza receipt to school on Thursday, February 8, 2018 are eligible to be out of uniform that day. See you all there!

FISH FRY 2018 This year's fish fry is less than one month away!  We'd like to invite everyone to join us at fish fry on Fridays during Lent. Invite your friends and family to the weekly St. Alphonsus fish fry. The fish fry is an important fundraiser for our school, and we couldn't do it without everyone helping out. Sign up today, there's so many ways to help! We're looking forward to seeing everyone there! >>  Sign Up Today!  << Grade Hosting Schedule Feb 16 - 8th Grade Feb 23 - 7th Grade Mar 2 - 6th Grade Mar 9 - 5th Grade Mar 16 - K3 / K4 / K5 / 1 / 2 Grade Mar 23 - 4th Grade Mar 30 - 3rd Grade Questions? Please feel to reach out to Michelle Waddle -  mlwaddle@gmail.com or Mandy Sowa -  mandy1212.sowa@gmail.com

UPCOMING HOME & SCHOOL MEETINGS Feb 6th (tentative) Topics: Fish Fry, Recap of Jan events Mar 6th  (tentative) Topics: Fish Fry May 1st (tentative) Topics: Teacher appreciation week

SCRIP

 Scrip Vouchers Scrip vouchers for last year’s purchases were sent home yesterday. Families who purchased at least $250 in Scrip during 2017 have received a voucher that can be used toward the tuition deposit for the 2018-2019 school year and/or for remaining tuition payments this year. Simply indicate on your voucher how you’d like it to be used and send it in to Ginger in the school office so your account can be credited accurately. Thanks to all of you who support Scrip. Watch for a detailed Scrip summary from 2017 to be sent home soon.   When and where is Scrip available in the next week? Sat. Feb. 3 rd        4:00 - 4:30pm in the Community Room Sun. Feb. 4 th        8:30 - 11:00am in the Community Room Thurs. Feb. 8 th     Backpack mail (Please send orders in by Wednesday) Fri. Feb. 9 th          7:30-8:30 am in the School Lobby   Stay up to date with Scrip Follow us on Facebook for the latest news. Find us at: https://www.facebook.com/StAlphonsusScrip/

FINANCIAL NEWS This link contains directions on how to access your " Household Paid Tuition Tax Report." The report contains information on the tuition and fees that were paid to St. Alphonsus School for the year that you select.

IN OUR COMMUNITY

ST. THOMAS MORE St. Thomas More is holding grade school nights at two of their upcoming basketball games for all interested 7 th  and 8 th  graders. Students and their families will get into the games for free and students have the chance to win some St. Thomas More spirit gear. Please see the attached flyer for more information. Hope to see you there! CAVALIER FLYER

Catholic Memorial Winter Musical “Nice Work If You Can Get It” Show Dates Feb. 2 & 3 at 7pm Feb. 4 at 2pm   Feb. 9 & 10 at 7pm Feb. 11 at 2pm   Feb. 15, 16 & 17 at 7pm Feb. 18 at 2pm   Buy tickets at the door or online at  www.catholicmemorial.net

Catholic Memorial Performing & Visual Arts Shadow Day Friday, February 16th All 7 th  & 8 th  Graders Are Invited! See what a day is like as a student at CMH and participate in exciting activities focused on the arts! Sign Up at  www.catholicmemorial.net

CMH Pom Clinic & Halftime Performance Friday, February 9, 2018 Catholic Memorial High School, 601 E. College Ave., Waukesha Clinic:  4:00pm-7:00pm  ( CMH Cafeteria) Performance : 7:00pm (InPro Gym) Halftime approx. 7:30PM* K5 through 8th Graders are invited to join CMH Varsity Poms for a session of dancing and fun! The dancers will learn a pom routine, enjoy a pizza party, and then showcase their hard work at halftime of a Catholic Memorial Varsity Basketball game.   Cost:  $30 includes clinic participation, pizza, and souvenir T-shirt! To register   email:   catholicmemorialdance@gmail.com

FRANKLIN LITTLE LEAGUE Registration is now open for Franklin Little League. Please see the attached flyer for more information: FRANKLIN LITTLE LEAGUE

PARISH NEWS

SURVEY MONKEY In the next several weeks you will be receiving a Survey Monkey email regarding Church attendance. We ask that you be very honest. It is strictly anonymous. Your input will be very helpful. Thank you in advance. Pastoral Council