October 27th Newsletter

October 27, 2017

Hello St. Alphonsus Families,

With chilly days upon us, please send jackets or sweatshirts with your student for the early morning recess time. It's typical Wisconsin weather and it can change every hour!

Please take time to enter your conference times into Sign up Genius. While our trimester is not here yet, it is important to visit with your child's teacher and have those important discussions. We all want what is best for your student so let's put our heads together!

There will be two tables of student clothing displayed by the School Office doors on November 1 and 2. Please check them over and take what has been missing from your closet! There are amazing amount of items but most do not have any names inside of them. It is very helpful to put initials in somewhere. What isn't claimed after next Thursday will be donated.

Coming, Coming Soon!

We have two excellent speakers for you in November.

Please make the effort to attend on November 9 and 16.

On November 9th, Father Gregory Greiten and Ms.Pamela Schmidt-Peckham, MSW will present a discussion entitled: Technology, Pornography and Safety: What Every Parent Needs to Know. They will discuss the great technological advances in the last decades and how people are now facing challenges that no other generation has faced. Studies show that our young people between the ages of 8-18 spend 11.5 hours each day using various devices and that the average age of first exposure to pornography is 9. The constant and rapid changes in digital technology can create challenges for some who go beyond using technology to pursue sexual pleasure and enter into the unending and unsatisfying cycle of addiction. This session will explore the startling statistics of what is happening in the digital world, the types of problems that can develop, as well as other information for those who might be uninformed, overwhelmed, or ill-equipped to protect themselves and their loved ones from the ever-evolving dangers in the digital age.

The second session, on November 16, will discuss Internet Safety and what you need to know about technology and sexuality. Ideas to keep your children and teens safe online and accountable along with resources for you will be discussed.

Both sessions will be held in the Community Room from 6:30-8:00 PM.

Taylor Jannsen, local coach and author, will be be here to inspire parents and students to be the best versions of themselves. The VBRD team has purchased his book Leave Better than Found for all 7th and 8th grade students. They will have read and discussed the book before he speaks to the whole school on Wednesday, November 29th. He will speak to parents the same evening in the Community Room from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Through real life examples, he shows the importance of each interaction in our lives. We are so excited to hear his message.

Hand in Hand in Education,

Mrs. Wadzinski

CONFERENCE TIME!

Conference links were sent out on Monday. As a reminder, the link will close on October 30th at 3:30pm.

PLEASE NOTE: There are separate tabs at the top of Sign Up Genius for each grade "grouping" such as, 3K-5K, Grades 1-4, Grades 5-8, Director of Teaching and Learning, Music and Spanish, Art and Physical Education.

Please click the following link to access the sign up genius:

Conference Sign Up

SCHOOL COMMITTEE MINUTES

The St. Alphonsus School Committee met on October 24th and the September minutes were approved. The minutes can be viewed by clicking the link HERE .

Join Home & School for Dine Out with St. Al’s at McDonald’s

The next Dine Out with St. Al’s night is scheduled for Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at McDonald’s (7 501 W. Rawson Ave., Franklin, WI) from 4-7pm. McDonald's will donate 15% of proceeds to St. Al’s Home & School to support our school’s fundraising efforts.

See you all there!

Box Tops

P lease submit any Box Tops you have by Monday Oct 30th. They will be packaging up all the Box Tops collected and shipping them off on Oct 31.

What does this mean for you? Please clip and turn in any Box Top with an expiration date of Nov 2017 and Dec 2017.

Current Classroom Contest Rankings for 1st Trimester Contest:

· Mr. Kneifl 1st place (69 sheets)

· Mrs. Ladenthin 2nd place (61 sheets)

· Mrs. Strop 3rd place (40 sheets)

Thanksgiving Food Drive is Coming!

The annual Thanksgiving Food Drive for the House of Peace has started. This is a combined project that includes school families, Christian Formation families, and other members of the parish. Each grade level is asked to bring a different type of food item as noted on the attached flyer . Donations can be brought to your child’s classroom beginning Monday, November 6th. The food drive ends Wednesday, November 15th. Please be generous in sharing your blessings with those in need. Thank you.

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES

11/01/17 All Saints Day Mass 8:00 AM

11/01/17 Unity T-shirt Day

11/01/17 Parent Conferences in Evening

11/01/17 McDonald's Night at 76th & Rawson 4:00 PM 7:00 PM

(Out of uniform day will be Tuesday November 7th for this)

11/02/17 No School - Parent Conferences

11/03/17 No School

11/07/17 Home & School Mtg. in Rm. 200 6:30 PM

11/08/17 Mass 8:00 AM

11/08/17 Unity T-shirt Day

11/09/17 Archdiocesan Speakers 6:30 - 8:00 PM

11/15/17 Cousin's Night at 7700 S. Lovers Lane 4:00 PM 7:00 PM

11/15/17 Mass 8:00 AM

11/16/17 Archdiocesan Speakers 6:30 - 8:00 PM

11/17/17 Non-Uniform Day

11/29/17 Taylor Jannsen 6:30 - 7:30 PM

SAFETY PATROL

Cadets should report at 7:15 a.m. each scheduled day and may count this time as required service hours. They will have the privileged responsibility of assisting our parents and students during morning drop off. They are supervised by a staff member.

Mrs. Sokup

Oct 30th – Nov.3rd

Emily H.

Joseph K.

Matthew M.

Mikayla M.

John M.

HOME AND SCHOOL CORNER

Home and School Calendar

Please mark the dates below in your calendar and be on the lookout for ways to help out and participate.

Thank you for everything you do, and we look forward to seeing you at the Home & School meeting on Tuesday, November 7 ^th !

Mark your calendar!

Looking Ahead -

In addition to the events this month, we wanted to highlight a few dates in the upcoming months. These are great events with the opportunity to support the school, church and get to meet a lot other people.

11/7 – Home & School Meeting (6:30/Father Alan Room)

11/17 & 11/18 – Trivia Night(s) - Fun, Adult Evening with church (need to sign up)

12/9 & 12/10 – Cookie Walk – Watch for many ways to help!

IN AND AROUND OUR COMMUNITY...

Catholic Memorial

8th Grade Placement Testing is

November 3rd or 11th, 2017

8:00am-11:30am

Testing dates are reserved by choosing your preferred date on the application.

Students need an application on file and fee submitted to take the placement test.

Students arrive to CMH at the InPro Gym (at approximately 7:45am for check-in).

Students do not need to bring a calculator to the test. Only #2 pencils are needed for testing.

For any questions contact Paige Siehr in Admissions at (262)542-7101 ext: 553 or email psiehr@catholicmemorial.net

Shadow at Catholic Memorial High School for a Day!

Attention all 7 ^th & 8 ^th Graders

Everyone is invited to spend a shadow day at CMH!

Shadowing a current student at CMH is a great way to see for yourself what a day is like at our school!

You can request a specific person to shadow or we can match you with a great student based on your interests!

Parents can pick the best day that works in your schedule and setup your shadow day online at www.catholicmemorial.net and click on the Admissions tab and Schedule a Visit!

Or call Paige Siehr, Admission Assistant, at 262-542-7101 ext. 553

Greendale High School Student Shadow Day

When: December 6th, 2017

Where: Greendale High School

Time: Arrive: 7:40 am (Classes start at 7:50) Dismissal: 11:52 am (after lunch)

For more information, contact Stacy Derrick at Greendale High School. stacy.derrick@greendale.k12.wi.us.

PARISH EVENTS

Join Us For

THURSDAY EVE - November 2

Friday Daytime-November 3