November 17th, 2017
Dear St. Alphonsus Families,
Many blessings to your family as we approach Thanksgiving. We won’t be sending a family newsletter next week because we start Thanksgiving vacation on Wednesday. Please look carefully in your child’s backpack for important printed forms that include a Cousin’s order sheet.
The speakers last evening, Father Greg Greiten and Pam Schmidt-Peckham, continued their presentation on internet safety and the proliferation of pornography that attacks our children. One of their main points was the importance of you having “The Talk” about puberty and sexuality in your home setting. It is natural for developing teens to be curious about sexuality and it is SO important for you to take the lead on teaching your children, from little on, about this gift from God. If it doesn’t happen in the home at those teachable moments, they will learn it from friends and their dabblings through the internet. It was disheartening to hear that most teenagers consider sexting as normal activity and some states are even taking this off their list of arrestable offenses since so many teens engage in it. Enforcement would be impossible so they give up. You are the critical teachers of what is acceptable and safe.
You have another opportunity to hear an important message on November 29 when Taylor Jannsen will be here. Please take note of his information in this newsletter. It is my hope that these speakers can help you in the awesome job of parenting.
Have a safe and happy holiday.
Mrs. Wadzinski
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2017 FUN RUN
We have the final number for the 2017 Fun Run and together, St. Al's families raised $28,000! This money will go towards the overall project cost for resurfacing the playground. Last year's funds were used to purchase new tables and chairs for the 6th - 8th grades.
Thank you to our generous sponsors and donors, and to our committee and event day volunteers. We are especially grateful to the parents for all that you did to make this fundraiser a success, namely managing the students'
funrun.com accounts and getting the word out to family and friends -- THANK YOU!
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CHESS SCHOLARS WINTER SESSION
Chess Scholars is offering a Winter session beginning Tuesday, December 19th through March 6, 2018. If you are interested in signing up, please see the
attached flyer
and register
ONLINE.
Deadline is 12/9/17 for the early bird pricing.
PLEASE DO NOT SEND PAYMENT TO THE SCHOOL!
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COOKIE WALK HELP NEEDED!!
It's time to break out the Christmas music and start baking! Cookie Walk is just three weeks away. We hope each family can bake 4 dozen or more festive homemade holiday cookies to be sold to members of the St. Alphonsus Parish and community December 9-10. If baking is not your thing, please sign up to help collect, arrange, or sell cookies during this holiday event. Ugly Christmas sweater optional! Complete and return the
attached form
before Thanksgiving and commit to bake at least 4 dozen cookies for a chance to win a Pick N Save gift card for baking supplies!
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TAYLOR JANNSEN NOVEMBER 29TH
REMINDER! If you plan to attend Taylor's presentation, please return the RSVP form to the school.
NOTE: Child Care will be provided for Taylor Jannsen’s Presentation. - The RSVP and childcare request form was sent home last week via backpack mail.
The childcare will be held in the MPR and it will be staffed by Cougar Club Employees. It will open at 6:00 pm and close at 7:45 pm. Children between the ages of 3 years old and 12 years old are welcome to attend.
Parents will be asked to walk their children to the MPR and pick them up from the MPR.
The MPR can be accessed via the door that leads from the church to the school. Children not picked up by 7:45 pm will be walked to the Community Room by the staff.
In order to hire adequate staff, we will ask parents to pre-register by completing the RSVP and childcare request form.
When a child is brought to the MPR, the parent will sign him/her in and write down a cellphone number in case of emergency.
Cost: Free.
Freewill offering will be accepted to fund future VBRD presentations.
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Save the Date for Fun Fair
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Friday, February 9, 2018, 5:30-8:30pm.
F
un Fair is a family night at St. Alphonsus where the school gym, MPR and the Community Room have fun games, good food, prizes, and lots of raffle baskets. It is an event for all St. Alphonsus School families.
REMINDER -
For 3K through 5th Grade contributions:
if you are sending in a cash contribution for the prize room instead of actual prizes, please have that money turned into the school office by
Friday Dec 8th
so our volunteers can start shopping for prizes. See attached flyers for specific information.
We will be collecting the 7th & 8th grade donations after the Holidays, as those are food related. Thank you in advance for helping make this year’s event fun for all the kids!
Forms are also in backpack mail this week.
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BOX TOPS UPDATE
With Thanksgiving only a week away… make it a
Box Top Thanksgiving
!! Check out
www.boxtops4education.com
for printable coupons to help make Thanksgiving dinner.
Current Classroom Contest Rankings for 1st
Trimester (contest ends Monday 27):
· Mrs. Ladenthin 1st place (84 sheets)
· Mr. Kneifl 2nd place (71 sheets)
· Mrs. Strop 3rd place (48 sheets)
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IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES
11/21/17 Mass 8:00 AM
11/22/17 NO SCHOOL
11/23/17 No School
11/24/17 NO SCHOOL
11/29/17 Mass 8:00 AM
11/29/17 Unity T-shirt Day
11/29/17 VBRD School Presentation Taylor Jannsen 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
11/29/17 Taylor Jannsen 6:30 - 7:30 PM
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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.
November 20-24th
Mrs. Boyle
Miranda J.
Ashley J.
Natalie J.
Matthew K.
Mia M.
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Thank you to all who donated food to the Thanksgiving Food Drive for the House of Peace. Along with contributions from Christian Formation families, we prepared more than 100 full meals for families in need. Thank you for sharing your blessings!
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Personalized Ornament Sale
Looking for a great Christmas gift for your loved ones? Consider ordering an ornament personalized with your child's picture. This ornament is being designed by Scholastic Reflections. No work on your part! All profit from this sale goes to Home & School.
Reminder... All orders are due by November 30th! You should have received the ornament order form last week. It was sent home via your child's teacher.
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8
th
Grade Cousins Sub Fundraiser
The next Cousins Subs lunch fundraiser will be December 8, 2017. For only $5.00 your child will receive a bag lunch filled with your custom sandwich, water, chips and cookie! Please have payment of cash or check made out to “St. Alphonsus Home and School” in no later than Friday, December 1, 2017. Please see the attachments with more details. Thank you so much for supporting our 8
th grade class! Order forms are also in backpack mail this week.
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Looking For an Easy Christmas Gift?
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to St. Alphonsus in January. Home & School is selling gift certificates that will be valid only at this fair. This would make a great gift for a teacher or stocking stuffer for your student(s). To order, complete the
ATTACHED
order form. Order form must be returned by Monday, December 11th, to be able to fill the order before Christmas break.
Order forms are also being sent via backpack mail this week.
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Scrip Tips
Did you know that you can pay your Kohl’s charge bill with Scrip fundraising gift cards?
This means that you can still get all of your charge account holder benefits, including discounts, while paying all or part of your bill with gift cards each month. Kohl’s cards are available in $10, $25, $50, and $100 denominations.
Starbucks gift cards are great to give as gifts or to keep in the car as a treat for yourself! They are available in $10 & $25 denominations and can easily be added to your Starbucks app, allowing you to earn/redeem free drinks from Starbucks while supporting St. Alphonsus at the same time.
When and where is Scrip available?
Sat. Nov. 18 th 4:00 - 4:30pm in the Community Room
Sun. Nov. 19 th 8:30 - 11:00am in the Community Room
Due to Thanksgiving, Scrip will not be available at school this week.
Sat. Nov. 25 th 4:00 - 4:30pm in the Community Room
Sun. Nov. 26 th 8:30 - 11:00am in the Community Room
Stay up to date with Scrip
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IN AND AROUND OUR COMMUNITY...
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Service Project Opportunity
Please click the link below for Catholic Memorial High School’s Crusader Day of Service for grades 5-8!
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CATHOLIC MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL AUDITIONS
Catholic Memorial High School invites students in grades 1-8 to audition for the Winter Musical
Nice Work If You Can Get It. Auditions will take place on Saturday, December 2, 2017 from 8am-12pm in the Catholic Memorial High School Auditorium.
Rehearsals will be Saturday mornings from 8am-12pm (no rehearsals over Christmas break), and performances are in February. All are welcome, no experience necessary.
For more information email Mr. Chris Andacht at candacht@catholicmemorial.net.
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Milwaukee Bucks Little Dribblers and Youth Basketball Camp
Bango's Little Dribblers program is offered to boys and girls aged 4-9.
For more information, please click the following flyer:
The Milwaukee Bucks is also hosting a Holiday Camp at Homestead High School and North Middle School in December. Camp is designed to improve the skill level of any youth basketball player. For boys and girls ages 7-15!
For more information, please click on the following flyer:
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ST. NICHOLAS BREAKFAST NEEDS YOU!!
The St. Nicholas Committee needs volunteers – thanks for your consideration and help!
Breakfast with St. Nicholas and His Friends – Sunday, December 3, 2017
Traditionally the teens and pre-teens of the parish use this one-day service project to help us provide a wonderful opportunity for families with younger children and for any and all adults.
1. Teenagers become waitresses/waiters, and serve the parish’s Annual Pancake Breakfast with the Saints. We need 30 – 40 servers on Sunday morning from 8:45 AM until noon.
2. We also need 20 adults as host/hostesses on Sunday morning.
3. Can’t be there all morning?? – come at 11:00 AM until 12 noon on Sunday to help take down tables and chairs and finish the clean-up process or
4. Come on Saturday evening from 5:30 – 7 to help us set-up for this big event.
We feed our volunteers at 9 AM in the Blue Room prior to the breakfast for the modest cost of $4.00. Pay at the door! Come have fun! Please consider helping at this event!
Return the form below to the parish office or email Kathy Monacelli at
kathym@st-alphonsus.org
NOTE: FORMS ARE BEING SENT HOME VIA BACKPACK MAIL THIS WEEK!
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