February 14, 2019
A MESSAGE FROM MRS. STALLMANN
Good Morning St Alphonsus Families!

Just an update that our 8th Grades boys and 8th Grade Girls A team received invites to the Padre Serra Tournament! This is the capstone invitation-only tournament for our 8 th  graders!

The boys play their first game on 3/2 at 12:15 pm at Mount Mary.

The girls play their first game on 3/10 at 5:30 pm at Mount Mary.

The full schedules can be viewed here once posted:

This is a great opportunity to support our St Al's teams and see some great basketball!
Also - attached is a fan shirt order form - this is a fundraiser for St Al's as well so please consider supporting your teams!

Any questions - please feel free to reach out to Mrs. Bugajski at 414 807 5948.

Also, just a reminder that I have added the Remind 101 text system to my phone. The attachment below has the instructions to add Remind to your phone. This 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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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 19-22
Mrs. Duckert, Room 409
Alana B.
Garrett B.
Izabel D.
Audrey G.
Elery H.
CALENDAR NOTES

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  Unity T-shirt Day

02/20/19  Mass    8:00 AM

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

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

02/27/19 Unity T-shirt Day

02/27/19 Mass 8:00 AM

ROSARY CLUB PRAYER WARRIORS

Many opportunities to participate in the February and March Rosary schedule are still available. Click on the link below sign up for to pray the Rosary for the needs of Mrs. Radish. The Rosary Guide is attached below.

ST. ALPHONSUS SCHOOL COMMITTEE

The St. Alphonsus School Committee will be meeting on Tuesday, February 19th at 6 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  [email protected] . All agenda items must be vetted before they can be presented at the School Committee meeting. Click on the link below to view the agenda.

February's Dress Down for The Herma Heart Institute

This month’s out of uniform donation day is Friday, February 22 nd .   We will raise money for The Herma Heart Institute (Children's Hospital of WI).  They care for patients with congenital heart disease from before birth through adulthood. It is the largest pediatric program in the state and is ranked as one of the best in the nation.  All proceeds support research, supplies for the infants and parenting classes that help explain what is happening to their child and how to care for them. 

Students may dress down if they bring a donation on Friday, February 22nd.
St. Al's Dine Out Financial Update & Next Event at 9Slice

Did you know that St. Al's Dine Out events raise nearly $6,000 for Home & School fundraising needs that support the school? We are close to half way to our fundraising goal and have dine outs planned over the next few months with some great partners - 9Slice, Toppers, Zupas, MOD Pizza, Noodles & Company and Cousins!

Join Home & School at the next Dine Out with St. Al's scheduled for Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at 9th Slice Pizza (5620 S, 108th Street, Hales Corners, WI) from 11am - 9pm. No flyer needed just let the server know you are with St. Al's and 9th   Slice Pizza will donate 10% of proceeds to St. Al’s Home & School to support our school’s fundraising efforts. Students who bring in their 9th Slice Pizza receipt to school on Thursday, February 21, 2019 are eligible to be out of uniform that day. See you all there!
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]



CALLING ALL CHESS SCHOLARS

The spring Chess Scholars session is starting soon. Please click on the link below for more information.

Congratulations 6th grade boys basketball team.
Congratulations to one of our 6th gr boys basketball teams for their 1st place finish in the St. Dominic’s tournament this weekend! The team defeated St. Monica’s in an exciting championship game on Sunday night. Way to go Cougars! 

Team: Jack, Caden, Thomas, Conner, Elery, Leo, Luke, Dean, James

Coaches: Organ, Greenberg, Hardwick, Sweeney
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.
IN THE COMMUNITY
It’s Never Too Late!

It’s been heard that some families might not be buying Scrip because they didn’t turn in their enrollment form, or because “they just didn’t get started this school year”.

It’s NEVER too late to start buying Scrip! In fact, since Scrip vouchers are calculated on the calendar year, now is the PERFECT time to get started! The more often you purchase Scrip gift cards, the easier it is to use them. Once you’re in the “Scrip habit”, you’ll be surprised how your earnings can grow. Get going now to maximize next year’s voucher!


When and where is Scrip available in the coming weeks?
  • Sat. Feb. 16th      4:00 - 4:30pm in the Community Room
  • Sun. Feb. 17th       8:30 - 11:00am in the Community Room
  • Thurs. Feb. 21st Backpack mail sent home
  • Fri. Feb. 22nd 7:30-8:30 am in the School Lobby
  • Sat. Feb. 23rd 4:00 - 4:30pm in the Community Room
  • Sun. Feb. 24th       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.