A MESSAGE FROM MRS. STALLMANN
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Dear St. Alphonsus Families,
We have had a lot going on in the school since we returned from Christmas vacation. As part of our security plans, we applied for and received a second security grant that paid for one set of inner hallway doors which improves our overall Safety Plan. These doors are located in one of our inner stairwells and had not been fire and security proofed with the original security grant we received.
We also have updated and increased the amount of cameras in our building and at our entrances. The school administration team has access to all the cameras that are located within our school. As a reminder, cameras are found at entrances, hallways and inside the gym only.
We have added fob systems to a few doors that did not have the fob entrance system and added one to the door of the school office as well.
This week I completed two days of ALICE training. ALICE stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate. This program empowers individuals to participate in their own survival using proactive response strategies in the face of violence. The program is designed to ensure anybody can employ the strategies. After the two days of training, I have some online course work to complete and then I will be certified to train others in ALICE for two years. It is my goal to always ensure my students are safe and taken care of in school and all of these measures will help me with that goal.
Finally, please come to our Open House on January 29 from 5-7 pm. There will be a hot dog dinner being served and some fun activities for the kids. Come and see our school, meet the teachers and staff, have dinner and register for next year. And if you know of anyone that may be interested in our great school, please invite them to our Open House!
Enjoy your weekend,
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.
January 14 - 18
Mr. Strangfeld, Room 413
Katie P.
Austin Q.
Madalyn S.
Brady S.
Lucy V.
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CALENDAR NOTES
01/16/19 Unity T-shirt Day
01/16/19 Mass 8:00 AM
01/17/19 Tablesetters Meeting 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
1/21/19 Scholastic Book Fair
01/22/19 Scholastic Book Fair
01/23/19 Unity T-Shirt Day
01/23/19 Mass 8:00 AM
01/23/19 Portillos - 8705 W. Sura Lane, Greenfield 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
01/23/19 Scholastic Book Fair
01/24/19 Scholastic Book Fair
01/25/19 Non-Uniform Day with a donation
01/25/19 Scholastic Book Fair
01/26/19 Scholastic Book Fair 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
01/27/19 Scholastic Book Fair 8:30 AM - 12:15 PM
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ST. ALPHONSUS SCHOOL COMMITTEE
The St. Alphonsus School Committee will be meeting on Tuesday, January 15
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at 7 p.m. in the Fr. Alan Meeting Room. All are welcome to attend. The Meeting Agenda is attached. 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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PRAYERS FOR MRS. RADISH
Thank you to all the wonderful St. Alphonsus Families who helped us pray the first round of the Perpetual Rosary for Mrs. Radish and Mrs. Sokup. We have set up another Sign Up Genius for ALL OF US 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.
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UPCOMING BOOK FAIR
This year our Scholastic Book Fair will be held Monday, January 21st through Sunday, January 27th in the Community Room. Grades 4K through 8 will preview books on Monday and Tuesday and will have the opportunity to purchase books on Wednesday and Thursday. 3K families will have an opportunity to shop during the school day on Thursday, January 24th, from 11 -11:30 am. The Book Fair will also be open on Saturday, January 26th, from 5:15 - 6:15 pm and on Sunday, January 27th, from 8:30 am -1:00 pm.
Here are a few details:
- Books may be purchased with cash or check made out to Scholastic. Charge cards will ONLY be accepted on Saturday and Sunday. Do not add sales tax to payments.
- On Wednesday and Thursday, any child who spends $20 or more may fill out a raffle slip for a chance to receive a free book or poster.
- We will have the One for Books slips. Your donation to this program helps to buy books for Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. See the attachment to this Newsletter and backpack mail next week for the donation slip.
- The Online Book Fair will be open January 16th – 29th. Any books purchased online will benefit the school. See the below link to access our book fair electronically: http://www.scholastic.com/bf/stalphonsusschool2
Volunteer at the Scholastic Book Fair
If you have any questions, contact your Book Fair Co-Coordinators Lindsay Rugg (
lindsay.rugg@gmail.com
) or Jen Nencka (
drjennypt@gmail.com
) and thank you for supporting your child's reading! You are invited to please help us out at our upcoming Scholastic Book Fair! Help is needed on both weekdays (Jan. 21 - 24) and the weekend of January 26th and 27th. We're using SignUpGenius to organize our sign-ups. Please click this link to sign up:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4FA4A92CABF94-volunteer
Thank you for your help in making this year's Scholastic Book Fair a success!
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AN UPDATE FROM THE SCHOOL OFFICE REGARDING
THE HEALTH ROOM
The Office Staff would like to provide information regarding the use of the school’s Health Room.
We have a Health Room at school; however, it is not staffed on a full-time basis. We are fortunate to have awesome volunteers who staff the Health Room some days during the lunch/recess hour.
Despite the fact that the room is not staffed full-time, the School Secretaries do their best to meet the needs of each student. When there is not a volunteer present in the Health Room and a student feels ill or suffers an injury, the student may sit at the table in the school office until feeling better or a parent arrives to take him/her child home.
On occasion, a parent requests that a child nap in the Health Room. This request cannot be accommodated because we cannot leave students unattended in the room and there is only one secretary in the school office in the morning and one secretary in afternoon.
If you would like to volunteer to staff the Health Room it would be greatly appreciated. Please contact the office.
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FUN FAIR 2019
“Make plans to join your friends at the
FUN FAIR
on Friday, February 1 from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM. This Super Bowl Party is sure to be fun for the whole family with games, raffles, food and fellowship!
ADVANCE TICKETS
: An advance ticket order form was sent home last week or can be found below. Tickets are 4 for $1 and can be used for the carnival-style games, face painting and the ever-popular “bake walk”, as well as the general raffle baskets.
Ordering tickets early gives you time to write your name on the raffle tickets and saves time waiting in lines
. Grand prize, Blue & Gold, and 50/50 raffle tickets are available only the night of the Super Bowl Party. Any questions regarding advance tickets can be directed to Mara Vogelwede at
wiscwedes@gmail.com
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PRIZES:
There is still time to donate prizes or a cash donation to be used to purchase items for the Prize Room! More information can be found below. Any questions regarding prizes, including cash donations, can be directed to Laura McCravens at
lauragroppi@hotmail.com
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RAFFLE BASKETS:
There is also still time to donate a raffle basket! More information on donating a basket can be found below.
Looking forward to seeing all of you there!”
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
February 8
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2019 is the
Father/Daughter Dance from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm. Girls, put on your fanciest dresses! Dads, get your jackets & tie. It will be a night to remember! Please return the attached RSVP form by January 25, 2019. Questions:
Kris0324@hotmail.com
or 262-364-9144.
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Turn Everyday Expenses into Everyday Earning!
Start the new year strong and resolve to make using Scrip part of your routine. Begin by simply buying gas and grocery cards. EVERYONE has to buy them anyway - why not earn free money in the process? We have Kwik Trip, Meijer, Pick & Save, Piggly Wiggly, Sendik’s, Speedway, Walmart and Woodman’s in our inventory, so there’s something for everyone!
When and where is Scrip available in the coming weeks?
- Sat. Jan. 12th 4:00 - 4:30pm in the Community Room
- Sun. Jan. 13th 8:30 - 11:00am in the Community Room
- Thurs. Jan. 17th Backpack mail (Please send orders in by Wednesday)
- Fri. Jan. 18th 7:30-8:30 am in the School Lobby
- Sat. Jan. 19th 4:00 - 4:30pm in the Community Room
- Sun. Jan. 20th 8:30 - 11:00am in the Community Room
- Thurs. Jan. 24th Backpack mail (Please send orders in by Wednesday)
- Fri. Jan. 25th 7:30-8:30 am in the School Lobby
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ST. THOMAS MORE DANCE CLINIC
The STM Dance Team invites dancers between the ages of 4 to 13 to their Moana Themed dance clinic. Click on the link below for details.
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