January 12, 2018 Dear St. Al’s Families, I can tell that we are in the long stretch of winter. Coughs and upper respiratory issues are working their way through. There are some simple tips to help stave off those nasty bouts of sickness ➔      Wash hands before meals and bathroom breaks for at least 30 seconds. ➔      Change your toothbrush after a cold or sore throat to eliminate germs that are lurking everywhere. ➔      Rest is worth its weight in gold! Sleep is critical to a quick recovery! ➔      Stay hydrated throughout the day. If your child has a fever, please remember that they need to be fever-free for 24 hours without the use of medication, before returning to school.   You will find a few open house postcards in your backpack mail today. Please share them with family or friends or any interested families and invite them to see our school first hand. You are our best ambassadors and word of mouth is our best publicity! This year, we have ten alumni students returning to help conduct the open house tours. I am so grateful to them for their time and willingness to share their experiences at St. Al’s.   I would like to thank Home and School and Mrs. Gretchen Watson for sponsoring the staff and faculty luncheon yesterday. We seldom see our entire faculty for a common lunch time so this was a treasured experience. Mrs. Cech, head of our cafeteria program, catered the event. Also, this would not be possible without the support of our moms and dads who came to supervise the classrooms during this hour. You are the best!   Stay warm and healthy! Mrs. Wadzinski

Parents of St. Alphonsus, It is that time of year when we host an Open House for prospective families and provide tours on January 28th. We need parent tour guides! Our parents are our best ambassadors! If you have never given a tour before; don’t worry, we will provide you with talking points and a list of rooms to visit. Please use the  Sign-Up Genius  link to choose your volunteer time slot. For any questions please reach out to Kristin Wagner at  Kris0324@hotmail.com .   http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b4ea9af2aa3f49-open P.S. Don't forget to invite friends and family who might be interested in visiting our beautiful school and seeing what we have to offer!

SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETING The next school committee meeting will be held January 16th 2018 from 7-8:30pm in the Fr. Alan meeting room. All are invited to attend. The agenda can be viewed by clicking the following link: SCHOOL COMMITTEE AGENDA

Join Home & School for Dine Out with St. Al’s at Cousins Subs The next Dine Out with St. Al’s night is scheduled for Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at Cousins Subs (7700 S. Lovers Lane Rd, Franklin, WI) from 4-7pm. Cousins Subs will donate 15% of proceeds to St. Al’s Home & School to support our school’s fundraising efforts. Students who bring in their Cousin Subs receipt to school on Thursday, January 18, 2018 are eligible to be out of uniform that day. See you all there!

FAITH AND FAMILY DAY WITH THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS! We have been given the opportunity to sit Center Court in the Upper bowl for $21 a ticket if we can commit to at least 20 tickets. The Bucks have reserved at least 50 for us and we hope that we will sell them all! Our time frame for this is VERY SHORT so we need your order form and money returned to us ASAP - no later than Friday January 26th. Please return the following ORDER FORM and money to the school office by Friday January 26th. Tickets are reserved on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE basis. Contact Taimi in the office for questions (taimi@st-alphonsus.org) Cash or check accepted, made out St. Alphonsus School. FAITH AND FAMILY DAY FLYER

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES 01/15/18 NOON Dismissal 01/16/18 School Committee Meeting 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Fr. Alan Meeting Room 01/17/18 Cousin's Night at 7700 S. Lovers Lane 4:00 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 01/22/18 7th & 8th Grade DC Parent Info Meeting 6:30 PM - 7:45 PM in MPR 01/22/18 Mad Science 3:10 PM - 4:10 PM 01/23/18 Chess Club 3:10 PM - 4:30 PM Room 200 01/24/18 Mass 8:00 AM  01/24/18 Unity T-Shirt Day 01/26/18 Non-Uniform Day 1/26/18 DEADLINE to order Milwaukee Bucks tickets 01/28/18 Open House for New and Current Families 10AM - 1PM

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?

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!

LAST CALL FOR FUN FAIR RAFFLE ITEMS! The Annual Fun Fair is Friday Feb 9th - less than one month away!  If you, someone you know, or an area business would like to donate a prize for the Fun Fair Raffle table, we would love to have it! Raffle items, baskets or gift cards would be wonderful prizes! Basket themes may include but are not limited to: sports, arts, tickets, books, entertainment items, food, clothing, toys, movies, and more!  Please be sure the basket contains new items and that its value is a minimum of $30.  Please let Kerri Singer ( Kerri.S inger@wellscap.com ) know if you will be donating a basket or raffle item! Items will be need to be turned in to the school office no later than Friday Feb 2nd.  BASKET REQUEST FORM

YEARBOOK ORDERS Yearbook order forms were sent home with your student this week. 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.   January 15th – 19th: Mrs. Ligocki Kaylee A. Julia W. Eoghan B. Mariena C. Victoria D. Brock F.

ST. ALPHONSUS HAPPENINGS

The Chalking of the Doors: "20 - C + M + B - 18" Our Three Kings visited each classroom with a blessing of Epiphany; inviting Christ to stay with the occupants throughout the year. At the end of the ritual, a 'chalking' is left above the doorway.

Future Cities Our Futures Cities teams practiced their craft on Wednesday. The regional competition is this weekend; so the two teams are prepping and refining their presentations in front of mock judges and fellow students. Future Cities encourages 6th, 7th, & 8th grade students to use engineering concepts in creating a sustainable city.

Team Sedai Isaac Isabelle Grace Quentin Maggie Abby   Mentors: Mr.Kevin Walsh and Mrs. Sue Clausing-Walsh

Team Terra Sem Idade Coleman Jack Tori Karl   Mentor: Mr. Rick Niederstadt

HOME AND SCHOOL CORNER

Upcoming Scholastic Book Fair Information This year our Scholastic Book Fair will be held Monday, January 22 nd , through Sunday, January 28 th in the Community Room. Grades 4K through 8 will preview books on Monday and Tuesday and will have the opportunity to purchase books on Wednesday and Thursday. 3K families will have an opportunity to shop during the school day on Wednesday, January 24 th , and Thursday, January 25 th , from 10:55-11:20am. The Book Fair will also be open on Saturday, January 27 th , from 5:15-6:15pm and on Sunday, January 28 th , from 8:30am-1:00pm. Here are a few details: ·          Books may be purchased with cash or check made out to St. Alphonsus Home and School. Charge cards will ONLY be accepted on Saturday and Sunday. Do not add sales tax to payments. ·          On Wednesday and Thursday , any child who spends $20 or more may fill out a raffle slip for a chance to receive a free book or poster. ·          We will have the One for Books slips. Your donation to this program helps to buy books for Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. See the attachment to this newsletter and backpack mail next week for the donation slip. ·          The Online Book Fair will be open January 17 th – 30 th . Any books purchased online will benefit the school. See the below link to access our book fair electronically: http://www.scholastic.com/bf/stalphonsusschool10 If you have any questions, contact Lindsay Rugg at 414-617-6180 and thank you for supporting your child's reading! You are invited to please help us out at our upcoming Scholastic Book Fair! Help is needed on both weekdays (Jan. 22 - 26) and the weekend of January 27 th and 28 th . We're using SignUpGenius to organize our sign-ups. Please click this link to sign up: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4fa4a92cabf94-volunteer Note: If you prefer not to sign up electronically, please contact the book fair coordinator, and you can be signed up manually. You may contact Lindsay Rugg at Lindsay.rugg@gmail.com . Thank you for your help in making this year's Scholastic Book Fair a success!

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 Tips  Turn Everyday Expenses into Everyday Earning! Start the new year strong and resolve to make using Scrip part of your routine. Begin by simply buying gas and grocery cards. EVERYONE has to buy them anyway - why not earn free money in the process? We have Kwik Trip, Meijer, Pick & Save, Piggly Wiggly, Sendik’s, Speedway, Walmart and Woodman’s in our inventory, so there’s something for everyone!     When and where is Scrip available in the next week? Sat. Jan. 13 th        4:00 - 4:30pm in the Community Room Sun. Jan. 14 th       8:30 - 11:00am in the Community Room Thurs. Jan. 18 th    Backpack mail (Please send orders in by Wednesday) Fri. Jan. 19 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/

IN OUR COMMUNITY

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.

CMH Family Preview Night Wednesday, January 17th, 2018 6:30pm-8:30pm   Attention Families with 6 th , 7 th  & 8 th  Graders Parents and students are invited to preview the CMH high school experience! Get a snapshot of the CMH culture and curriculum from CMH president, Mrs. Donna Bembenek, and CMH principal, Mrs. Stephanie Diedrich. Attend mock classes in several subject areas! To RSVP go to  www.catholicmemorial.net  and Click on Family Preview Night.

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: YMCA VOLLEYBALL

PARISH HAPPENINGS

Chicago March for Life Steve Becker and Abby Figi, school parents and members of the St. Alphonsus Respect Life committee, are attending the  March for Life in Chicago on Sunday. This is an exciting event with speakers, music and hot beverages, all led by Chicago-area Pro-Life Youth Groups. Steve and Abby are inviting seventh and eighth graders to join them, with or without parents. Students in grades 1-6 are also welcome to attend with their parents. They will be leaving for the March after the 11:00 Mass. If you are interested, contact Steve,  414 588 5214 or  mozdiripple@gmail.com.