December 21, 2018
A MESSAGE FROM MRS. STALLMANN
Hello St. Alphonsus Families,

We started off our morning with the most amazing celebration and a tradition here at St. Alphonsus School—Las Posadas. Thank you to all of you who came and witnessed this prayer service. A very special thank you to Señora Trojan and Mrs. Clark for putting this all together—and to our students who all actively participated. This was my first experience with Las Posadas and it gave me goose bumps as I watched our reenactment of this blessed event.

I hope you all have a wonderful, holy and safe Christmas and New Year’s vacation. Just a reminder that we are back at school on Jan. 3 (Thursday). Also a reminder that our Open House will be Jan. 29 from 5-7 pm. This will be the Tuesday of our Catholic School’s Week and the teachers and I are working on preparing fun activities and free dress days during the week and fun activities for the night of our Open House plus a hot dog dinner. I hope all of you can make time to come in and tour the school building, talk to the teachers, and see all the wonderful things that we do.

Merry Christmas and we will see you in 2019!

Mrs. Stallmann

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Have a Happy and Blessed Christmas from the St. Alphonsus Faculty and Staff.
The January 2019 Lunch Menu is now available. Please click on the link below to view it.

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.  


January 3 & 4
Mr. Strangfeld, Room 413
Vivian G.
Max H.
Emma J.
Natalie J.
CALENDAR NOTES

12/23/18 Fourth Sunday of Advent

12/24/18 - 01/02/19 CHRISTMAS BREAK

01/03/19 School Resumes

01/07/19 8th Grade Pictures 7:45 AM 

01/07/19 Activity Picture Day 8:15 AM 

01/09/19 Unity T-shirt Day

01/09/19 Mass 8:00 AM 

01/09/19 Cousin's Subs - 7700 S. Lovers Ln., Franklin 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM

SCHOOL DIRECTORY

Educate features an on-line School Directory. This directory is only available to the parents of school students via Educate. 

The School Directory may be accessed by:
1.       Logging into to Educate
2.       Clicking on  School   from the menu across the top
3.       Selecting   Directory  from the drop down menu
4.       You may search the directory by either name, grade, or class
Dear St. Alphonsus School Community,

Thank you to all who have joined in on our Perpetual Rosary to lift up the needs of our teachers Mrs. Radish and Mrs. Sokup.

As of today we have openings for January 8th through the 13th. If you have not done so, please sign up for a day (or more if you wish) to say the Rosary on their behalf, ideally with your family members. 

If you need guidance regarding how to say the Rosary, please click the link below. We can’t underestimate the power of prayer. Thank you for your kindness. If you would like to sign up, please click on SignUp Genius link to select a date.


THE SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR IS COMING!

Home and School is once again excited to offer the Scholastic Book Fair this coming Catholic Schools’ Week! The event will be held the week of January 21st-25th for the children during school hours, and then it will be open to the Parish community before and after masses on January 26th and 27th. Home and School is once again offering a pre-sale of $5 Gift Certificates that can be used during the Fair. These certificates make great stocking stuffers for Christmas for both kiddos AND teachers!

To keep the process simple this year, certificates can be ordered via email with payment due through backpack mail. Orders and payment will be due by December 12th, with certificates sent home with students the week of December 17th so that they will be able to be given for Christmas.

Please contact Jennifer Nencka at drjennypt@gmail.com with any questions. You can also use the same email for orders. Please indicate the number of $5 certificates that you would like to order, along with the NAME, ROOM NUMBER, and TEACHER of the child who will receive the certificates in backpack mail. Please designate one child per family to bring the certificates home. Payments can be made via cash or check (made out to St. Alphonsus Home and School) and should be sent to Jen Nencka, c/o Ella Nencka, Mrs. Ladenthin, Room 303.

Happy Reading!
THIS WEEK IN PICTURES
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IN THE COMMUNITY
Still Need Christmas Gifts?

Do you hate the thought of fighting crowds in the malls and parking lots? Why not take care of your last-minute shopping needs right here at St. Alphonsus! Purchase Scrip to finish up your list and earn a 2% tuition credit while making your holiday purchases. Gift cards for almost 80
merchants; including retail stores, restaurants, grocery stores and gas stations are available.

The “Scrip Year” is Ending
Just a reminder that Scrip purchases made through Sunday, December 30, 2018, will count
toward the current credit totals (This year, Scrip WILL be available in the Community Room
during the holiday weekends of Dec. 22-23 and Dec. 29-30). Beginning January 3 rd , a new tally will start; and all 2018 totals will be tabulated for tuition/fee vouchers to be issued in late January. Stock up to increase your family’s credit. Any questions, call Lori Korek at 421-5912.

Scrip wishes everyone a very Merry Christmas and a healthy & happy New Year!

When and where is Scrip available this week?
  • Sat. Dec. 22nd 4:00 - 4:30pm in the Community Room
  • Sun. Dec. 23rd 8:30 - 11:00am in the Community Room
  • Thurs. Dec. 27th Merry Christmas – No School
  • Fri. Dec. 28th Merry Christmas – No School
  • Sat. Dec. 29th 4:00 - 4:30pm in the Community Room
  • Sun. Dec. 30th 8:30 - 11:00am in the Community Room
  • Thurs. Jan. 3rd Backpack mail (Please send orders in by Wednesday)
  • Fri. Jan. 4th 7:30-8:30 am in the School Lobby

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