A MESSAGE FROM MRS. STALLMANN
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Dear Parents,
We are busy in the month of October. The students are settling into the routines now and learning has really taken off. October is a wonderful month as the weather is still bright with leaves changing and the days are still pretty warm. Students are allowed to wear uniform shorts for the whole month of October but they should bring a warm jacket as the days turn cooler.
We do have a couple of situations that I would like you all to be aware of and I ask for your prayers. Linda Sokup, in our 5th/6th grades, had emergency surgery last week and will be out for approximately a month while she recovers.
Maureen Radish, in our 7 th/8 th grade classrooms, has been diagnosed with breast cancer. She has taken a leave of absence for this school year while she plans her fight against this horrible disease. Both teachers are in our prayers here at school but I know they would both appreciate prayers from your families as well.
Thank you for your understanding as we work to secure substitute teachers in both rooms. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Mrs. Stallmann
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SAFETY PATROL
Cadets should report at 7:20 a.m. each scheduled day. Please come in through the Cougar Club entrance on Churchway. They will have the privileged responsibility of assisting our parents and students during morning drop off. They are supervised by a staff member.
October 15-19
Mrs. Schwemmer
Dean S.
Maeve S.
Gabriela T.
Lila W.
Jack Y.
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CALENDAR NOTES
10/16/18 School Committee Meeting - Fr. Alan Room 7:00 pm
10/17/18 Fall Fest: K3 - 1st Grade Community Rm 5:30 - 7:00 PM
10/17/18 Unity T-shirt Day
10/17/18 Mass 8:00 AM
10/18/18 Grandparents Day 8:30 - 10:30 AM
10/19/18 Non-Uniform Day with a donation for Healing Waters
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St. Alphonsus LIV (Living in Virtue) Team Host’s
Fall Fest
Wear Halloween Costumes! See Friends!
Who: K3, K4, K5 and 1
st
Grades (all-ages siblings welcome)
When and Where:
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Time: 5:30-7:00 P.M.
Community Room
Activities:
Games, Face Painting, Arts and Crafts, Snacks, Win Prizes!
The LIV (Living in Virtue) Team is a parent group that focuses on building our St Al’s community while supporting the VBRD (Virtue Based Restorative Discipline) program at St Al’s. Our mission statement is to strengthen relationship between school and family by building awareness on how to live in virtue with God. For more information or to provide input, please contact: Rhiannon Caufield
RNCaufield@gmail.com
414-617-1704
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GRANDPARENTS DAY
Calling all Grandparents! Make sure to join us on Grandparent’s Day 2018! 3K-4th grade students are looking forward to having Grandparents and Grandfriends join us at school on Thursday Oct. 18th. Sign in begins at 8:30 am in the Community Room. Enjoy a doughnut and a cup of coffee. At 9:00 am you will be able to join us in our classrooms for some fun. Our time together will be followed by a Prayer Service honoring all our special guests in the church at 10:00 am. Come pray, celebrate and enjoy some special time with your Grandchildren! We hope to see you there.
When: October 18th
Where: St. Alphonsus School
Time: 8:30 am - 10:30 am
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THANK YOU FOR A SUCCESSFUL FUN RUN!
St. Alphonsus Families, you did it again! The Fun Run was a great success raising $30,000!
Thank you to everyone in the St. Alphonsus School community who made this event happen: students, parents, teachers, the office staff, Mrs. Stallmann, and committee and run day volunteers all played a role in making it possible to raise $30,000. Participation was exceptional: 90% of students registered at
funrun.com
and 87% gathered pledges! An extra thank you goes to Mrs. Stallmann for coming with this year’s Principal Challenge: getting duct taped to the wall!!
**Please see the
attached flyer
for information about one of our sponsors: Challenge Island - Waukesha
.
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2018 FALL CONFERENCES
Fall Conferences will be held on October 24th & 25th. The Signup Genius link is included below. The Signup is now open and will close on October 17 at 5:00 pm. The sign up page will have tabs that you can click on based on grade level.
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DRESS DOWN FOR HEALING WATERS
All St. Alphonsus School Families are invited to participate in a special service project. As our principal, Mrs. Stallman, mentioned in a previous Newsletter, this year we will be earning our non-uniform days on the last Friday of each month by participating in supporting a worthy cause. We are going to support Healing Waters, the shower program provided by The Society of St. Vincent de Paul for their guests.
Our “last Friday” of October comes early again this month because of Parent - Teacher Conferences. On or before October 19th, we are asking students to donate hygiene products.
They may enjoy a non-uniform day on the 19
th
if they donate something.
Thank you for your participation in the September collection of $1 for the non-uniform day. We will use the money collected in September to purchase any additional items we may need and to add shaving cream and razors. In November, the teachers will assemble and deliver the shower bags.
We are asking for specific donations by grade; however, if you have additional items that you would like to send, we will be happy to accept them. These shower supplies could be regular or travel size.
3K, 4K, and 5K New, men’s white socks
Grade 1 One box of gallon Ziplocs
Grade 2 Toothbrushes
Grade 3 Toothpaste
Grade 4 Lotions, Chapstick
Grade 5 Combs, hairbrushes
Grade 6 Shower gel or bar soap
Grade 7 Shampoo, conditioner
Grade 8 Deodorant
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE CORNER
The St. Alphonsus School Committee will be meeting on Tuesday, October 16th at 7 p.m. in the Fr. Alan Meeting Room. All are welcome to attend. If you would like to submit an agenda item for the School Committee to consider at the upcoming meeting, please e-mail your request to
mike_pochowski@yahoo.com
. All agenda items must be vetted before they can be presented at the School Committee meeting.
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SAVE THE DATE FOR THE
DADDY DAUGHTER DANCE
Save the date February 8
th
2019 and join us for a special evening of music, dancing, photo booth, treats, and more with your special little lady at the St. Alpnonsus School! Dads, Grandpas, Uncles, or any Father-Figures are welcome to attend. This is an event for all ages! More details to follow in the months to come.
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8
th
GRADE OUT-OF-UNIFORM SALE****SALE EXTENDED
The sale of the 8
th
Grade Out-of-Uniform passes has been extended. If you have not yet purchased passes, simply complete the attached form and return it to school with payment at any time.
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TRIPLE DIP WITH SCRIP
When and where is Scrip available in the next week?
Sat. Oct. 13
th
4:00 - 4:30pm in the Community Room
Sun. Oct 14
th
8:30 - 11:00am in the Community Room
Thurs. Oct. 18
th
Backpack mail sent home
Fri. Oct. 19
th
7:30-8:30 am in the School Lobby
Sat. Oct. 20
th
4:00 - 4:30pm in the Community Room
Sun. Oct. 21
st
8:30 - 11:00am in the Community Room
Stay up to date with Scrip. Follow us on Facebook for the latest news. Find us at:
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PIUS XI CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL SHADOW DAY
Pius XI Catholic High School would like to invite 7
th
and 8
th
grade students to a special shadow day on Thursday, October 25. Attached is an invitation with additional information.
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NEWS FROM MUHS
The annual Marquette University High School
Open House
will take place on
Sunday, October 28
th
from
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Mass will be offered for families at 9:00 a.m. in the O’Rourke Performing Arts Hall. Families are encouraged to register online before the day of the event.
www.muhs.edu.
The Marquette University High School
Entrance Exam
for 8
th
graders will be held on
Friday, November 2
nd
and
Saturday, November 3
rd
.
The test will run from
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
each day. Students should complete an online admissions application prior to taking the entrance exam. The application and additional information can be found at
www.muhs.edu
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St. Alphonsus Partnership with the Greendale Park and Rec Department for School Vacation Days
St. Alphonsus understands the importance of day care on school vacation days. A partnership has been formed with the Greendale Park and Recreation Department “The Bridge for Kids” program to provide care on school vacation days. Please see the flyer and registration form for more information on this program. Enrollment in this program is independent from enrollment in the St. Alphonsus Cougar Club.
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ANNUAL CHRISTMAS WREATH SALE
Pack 596 is having their annual Christmas Wreath Sale! If you are interested in purchasing a wreath, please fill out the order form and return it with cash or check to the Cub Scout Mailbox in the office. Please have orders in by October 17th. Thanks for your support!
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