January 5, 2018
Happy Weekend to our Families!
It has been a frigid week and the students have been kept indoors for their safety. When the weather hits these low temperatures, our safety patrol will not be outside either. If you have not received our cold weather pick up notices, please let the office know.
You will soon be receiving information on the Milwaukee Bucks Faith and Family Day on February 25. As soon as the flyers arrive, you will get the full information.
A corrected school calendar is on our website that clarifies that we will have a noon pick up on Monday, January 15th rather than the 16th. Please download it and replace the older version.
Our open house is coming up on Sunday, January 28 from 10:00-1:00. Please invite friends and family to join our school family. We offer a faith based education that addresses the needs of the whole child. Many schools are dropping the arts but we have a full slate of specialists. Music, art, Spanish, and physical education complete the learning needs of our students. Of course, we live our religion daily and feel that this is such a privilege.
Stay warm and see you in church!
Pat Wadzinski
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IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES
01/10/18 Mass 8:00 AM
01/10/18 Unity T-shirt Day
01/15/18
NOON
Dismissal
01/17/18 Cousin's Night at 7700 S. Lovers Lane4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
01/17/18 Mass 8:00 AM
01/17/18 Unity T-shirt Day
01/22/18 - 01/28/18 Scholastic Book Fair
01/24/18 Mass 8:00 AM
01/24/18 Unity T-Shirt Day
01/26/18 Non-Uniform Day
01/28/18 Open House for New and Current Families 10AM - 1PM
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Don’t Miss this Opportunity!
Our school has been selected to receive a free cognitive skills assessment for each student aged 6 and up as part of a national grant. This test will assess a child’s seven core cognitive skills; including an attention cluster score, memory cluster, and auditory processing. The test is valued at $100 but as part of a grant from the Gibson Institute of Cognitive Research, we can receive the test results at no cost. We encourage you to take advantage of this free cognitive skills assessment to learn more about your child’s learning skills.
We have scheduled a parent night on January 11th with Kevin Pasqua of LearningRx to review the test, the testing process, and explain the areas being assessed. The assessment will take place in school on Jan. 24th for any students whose parents have completed necessary paperwork and permission. Mr. Pasqua will also host an additional session after testing in order to explain the results of the test and practical steps that you can take as parents to address any areas of concern. Mr. Pasqua is a certified cognitive skills trainer, administers cognitive skills assessments, and holds a CBIS (Certified Brain Injury Specialist) certificate.
You can learn more about this amazing opportunity on Jan. 11 at 6:30 in the Community Room. Any questions can be addressed to Marita Thiele thiele@st-alphonsus.org.
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REMINDERS
Monday January 15th is a NOON dismissal day.
Also, the updated school calendar is online on our school website. Please download the updated version by clicking
HERE
Did you know that most information can be found online on our school website, such as calendars and lunch menus?
SCHOOL LUNCH CHANGE JANUARY 10TH: No ice cream cup - there will be a chocolate chip cookie instead.
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HELP!!
The kitchen is requesting any extra food storage containers such as cool-whip containers, ice cream containers, cottage cheese and sour cream containters. If you have any that you would like to donate to the school kitchen, please send them into the school with your student. Thank you for your help!
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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.
Mr. Strangfeld
8th– 12th
Isabelle P
Isaac P.
Joseph S.
Benjamin S.
Quentin W.
Juliana B.
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Fr. Britto was given his new vestment with the VBRD logo. It was made by Mrs. Julie Goetz. He proudly wears it for the all school mass on Wednesdays.
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TOASTMASTERS - YOUTH LEADERSHIP
It's not too late to sign up! So far there has been a limited number of people sign up so the deadline is extended! The program is for students in grades 4-6.
Youth Leadership is an 10 week workshop sponsored by Toastmasters International, a
non-profit educational organization founded in 1924. Please visit www.toastmasters.org to learn more.
Forms were sent home before break. If you did not get a form, please click
HERE for it. If you have additional questions, please contact Wendy Benkowski at 414-899-7342 or email wbenkowski@gmail.com
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MAD SCIENCE
Mad Science registration is still available!!
There is no penalty for late registration.
The upcoming dates are January 8, 22, 29 and February 5, 12, **19**.
. See flyer
HERE
for more information.
**NOTE: change in dates from the flyer due to the January 15th early release day. February 19th is the makeup date for January 15th.**
As a reminder, registration is all done online.
Please do not send money or registration to the school.
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Don't forget the Home and School Scholastic Book Fair is scheduled for the week of
January 22 - 28, 2017!
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UPCOMING HOME & SCHOOL MEETINGS
- Jan 9th (note 2nd week of Jan)
- (tentative) Topics: Scholastic book fair, Catholic Schools week, Fun Fair, Recap of Cookie walk
- Feb 6th
- (tentative) Topics: Fish Fry, Recap of Jan events
- Mar 6th
- (tentative) Topics: Fish Fry
- May 1st
- (tentative) Topics: Teacher appreciation week
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Scrip Tips
Happy New Year!
Beginning this week, a new tally will start and you’ll begin accruing credit toward next year’s Scrip voucher. All 2017 totals are currently being tabulated for tuition/fee vouchers to be issued later this month.
Start the year off strong and make Scrip part of your regular shopping habit - it’s amazing how quickly it adds up. Help St. Alphonsus earn third source income while you earn tuition credit for yourselves. It’s a win-win for everyone, and it doesn’t cost you a cent!
When and where is Scrip available in the next week?
Sat. Jan. 6
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4:00 - 4:30pm in the Community Room
Sun. Jan. 7
th
8:30 - 11:00am in the Community Room
Thurs. Jan. 11
th
Backpack mail (Please send orders in by Wednesday)
Fri. Jan. 12
th
7:30-8:30 am in the School Lobby
Stay up to date with Scrip
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FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMAN PREVIEW NIGHT
Mark your calendar for the Freshman Preview Night on both February 5th and February 7th at Franklin High School. This would be for any 8th grade students who might be attending Franklin High School in the fall of 2018.
Please see the flyer
HERE for more information.
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VOLLEYBALL??
The Greenfield YMCA is looking for more 4
th
– 8
th
grade girls to enter their Developmental Volleyball League in January.
The league is designed for players that are NOT playing at the club-level, for whatever reason (skill, money, time commitment, etc). The league is an opportunity for players to continue playing to work on their skills and improve for the following season. Their league also tries to work around the existing basketball season, so players can do both sports. Overall, they're looking for players that have a passion for the game and want to get better.
Questions? Contact Scott Muehlemann at 414-329-3853 or email him at smuehlemann@gwcymca.org You may also click the following flyer for more information:
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