February 8, 2019
A MESSAGE FROM MRS. STALLMANN
Dear St. Alphonsus Families,

I have some good news to share; we do not have to make up any of our snow/cold days!  The Archdiocese is allowing all Catholic schools to only need 175 direct instruction days for this school year, instead of 180.  We are at 175 now—as long as we do not have another day off due to weather, we will be in good shape! If we do, we can only take away our half day of school in March or we have to add a day of school at the end of the school year.
Just a reminder if you are walking your child in during morning drop off, please walk on the sidewalk or as close to the fence as possible.  This is for the safety of the walkers and the cars exiting our school grounds.

Thank you to everyone who donated for our service project; Hearts for Haiti.  We raised $627.85.

Please come to our Open House on February 12 from 5-7 pm.  This is also the time to enroll your child(ren) for the 2019-2020 school year.  We will have fun games in the gym, you can take a tour of the school, talk to the teachers, and purchase a hot dog dinner from our LIV team fundraiser.  We are also continuing our Catholic Schools Week activities that were missed due to the snow/cold days.
Feb. 11 Career Day - Free Dress Day
Feb. 12 Crazy socks/hat - Free Dress Day and Open House 5-7 pm
Feb. 13 Unity Shirt/Uniform Day and Living Rosary Day
Feb. 14 Red/Pink/White - Free Dress Day

Finally, I have added the Remind 101 text system to my phone. The attachment below has the instructions to add Remind to your phone.  This one-way texting app will allow me to send you info such as school closings, indoor pick-up, and reminders. The texting app will not be used for emergency reasons and you can opt out at any time.  It is also limited in amount of information (characters) I can use, so the texts will be short and sweet! I have the Remind 101 set to say “St. Al School”.

Stay warm!

Mrs. Stallmann




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**NEW DATE-TOUR GUIDES  NEEDED**
 
St. Alphonsus School will be hosting an Open House on Tuesday, February 12 th  from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm. This is a night for prospective families to tour the school, meet the principal and the teachers, and learn about the wonderful learning opportunities that are offered to each student.
 
We would be grateful if parents would join us next week as tour guides for these prospective families. You will be provided a script to guide you while you guide the families through the school.
 
If you are available, please email Ginger Young at  [email protected] .
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.  


February 11-15
Mrs. Ligocki, Room 414
Ashley O.
Marah O.
Ethan P.
Jaime Y.
CALENDAR NOTES

02/08/19 Father-Daughter Dance - Spangler Hall 6:30 PM 

02/12/19 OPEN HOUSE 5 PM - 7 PM

02/13/19 Unity T-shirt Day

02/13/19 Mass 8:00 AM 

02/15/19  NO SCHOOL - Teacher In-Service

02/18/19  NO SCHOOL - Teacher In-Service

02/20/19 9th Slice Pizza - 5620 S.108th St., Hales Corners  11:00 AM - 9:00 PM

02/20/19  Mass    8:00 AM

02/20/19  Unity T-shirt Day

02/21/19  Tablesetters Meeting   3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

02/22/19   Non-Uniform Day with a donation



PRAYERS FOR MRS. RADISH

We have set up another Sign Up Genius for ALL OF US to continue to lift the needs of Mrs. Radish in prayer. Please click on the link below to sign up for a date to pray the Rosary with your family. The Rosary Guide is attached below.

St. Alphonsus School Geography Bee Winner 2019:
7th Grader Zachary N.

On January 29, the National Geographic School Bee Final 2019 was held with the classroom winners.

Seventh Grader, Zachary N. became St. Alphonsus School’s National Geographic Bee Champion. He received a medal and will advance to the next level of competition - a qualifying on-line test to determine Wisconsin competitors in the State GeoBee later this year. Good Luck Zach!
THANK YOU FOR A WONDERFUL FUN FAIR

On behalf of Kelly Zierden and myself, we would like to thank all of the families who supported the 2019 Fun Fair Super Bowl Party, either through donations, volunteering, or by attending the event. We had some exceptional donations and would like to again thank all who made it possible. Please click on the link below to view a list of donors and volunteers. -Nancy Violette

HEARTS FOR HAITI

Thank you to everyone who contributed to our Hearts for Haiti Fundraiser. We raised $627.85. We couldn't do this without your generosity.
FISH FRY 

This year's annual fish fry begins Friday, March 8th and runs through Friday, April 19th. The fish fry requires everyone's help to be successful. 

Mark your calendars now to help out and attend this year's fish fry. Below are this year's grade assignments.

Date and Grade
  • March 8 - 6th
  • March 15 - 1st & 2nd
  • March 22 - K3, K4 & 3rd
  • March 29 - 8th
  • April 5 - 7th
  • April 12 - 4th
  • April 19 - K5 & 5th

Sign up to volunteer here!   http://signup.com/go/HLjrENX

Some critical areas we're always looking for help are
  • Friday Fryers  
  • Thursday night prep
  • Friday night clean up

Everything is really easy to learn. Never helped in the kitchen before or came early to help set up? Try a new something new this year.

Any questions, please feel free to contact 
Mandy Sowa:  [email protected]
Michelle Waddle:  [email protected]

HOME & SCHOOL CORNER

Mark your calendar for the next Home & School meeting -  March 5th @ 6:30pm 

Home & School is a great opportunity to learn more about the school, upcoming events and how you can get involved. Everyone is welcome! 
 
We hope to see you there. 
 
Any questions, please feel free to contact 
Mandy Sowa:  [email protected]
Kelly Zierdan:  [email protected]
Dena Ottaway:  [email protected]
Michelle Waddle:  [email protected]



CONGRATULATION TO THE 5TH GRADE BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM!

They came in 2nd place in the St. Matthias 5th Grade Boys Tournament.

They’ll play for another championship game on Saturday at Holy Apostles 5th Grade Boys Basketball Tournament at 7:30pm.
Congratulations to the 5th Grade Girls Basketball Team!  
They took 1st place in the 2019 Holy Apostles Tournament

St. Alphonsus 5th grade girls took 1st place out of 8 teams.


Team members: Tabitha, Kaitlyn, Kelsey, Sarah, Lizzie, Kyleigh, Julia, Giselle
Coaches: Paz, Killoran, Paszkiewicz
IN THE COMMUNITY
Scrip Vouchers
Scrip vouchers for last year’s purchases were sent home today.
Families who purchased at least $250 in Scrip during 2018 have received a voucher that can be used toward the tuition deposit for the 2019-2020 school year and/or for remaining/future tuition payments. Simply indicate on your voucher how you’d like it to be used and send it in to Ginger in the school office so your account can be credited accurately.
Thanks to all of you who support Scrip. Watch for a detailed Scrip summary from 2018 to be sent home soon.
 
When and where is Scrip available in the coming weeks?
  • Sat. Feb. 9th                   4:00 - 4:30pm in the Community Room
  • Sun. Feb. 10th        8:30 - 11:00am in the Community Room
  • Thurs. Feb. 14th     Backpack mail (Please send orders in by Wednesday)
  • Fri. Feb. 15th                 7:30-8:30 am in the School Lobby
  • Sat. Feb. 16th          4:00 - 4:30pm in the Community Room
  • Sun. Feb. 17th        8:30 - 11:00am in the Community Room
 
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BOX TOPS
There are only 3 more weeks before I have to mail in our next submittal to Box Tops.

How can you help?
  • Turn in any Box Tops you have before February 27th
  •  Especially look for Box Top with an expiration date of March 2018.
  
Classroom 2nd Trimester standings:
  • Mrs. osberg 1st Place
  • Ms. Gutche 2nd Place
  • Mr. Kneifl 3rd Place
JOIN US FOR AN ITALIAN
WINE TASTING

SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2019

7:00 P.M.

ST. ALPHONSUS COMMUNITY ROOM

Click on the form below to RSVP.


JR. HILLTOPPERS - FOOTBALL

Registration is now open for Jr. Hilltoppers Football. Click on the link below for more information.

SHADOW DAYS AT PIUS XI CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL

Pius XI Catholic High School would like to encourage families to continue their child’s Catholic education in high school. Please click on the link below to view a flyer about spring shadow days at Pius XI Catholic High School.