A MESSAGE FROM MRS. STALLMANN
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Good Afternoon St. Alphonsus Families -
Happy St. Patrick’s Day (at least being the day celebrated at school). We had a great morning with the Trinity Irish Dancers coming in to dance for the school. I also was able to witness the K4 setting up elaborate traps to catch leprechauns. ☺
Track information from Coach Rezutek: the track website is not working right now, but keep checking back to it. The first track practice will be March 25 at St. Alphonsus. Any questions, you can email Coach Rezutek at
benrezutek@gmail.com
Our 3
rd
, 4
th
, and 5
th
graders will be presenting their musical, The #Unselfie, on Thursday, March 21 at 10 am and 6:30 pm. We are asking people to bring a canned or box food item to help St. Alphonsus Parish Food Bank replenish its supplies. Hope to see you there!
Although spring is right around the corner and we had one glorious day of warm weather this week, it is also the time for sickness. Just a reminder that children need to be fever free/vomit free for 24 hours before coming back to school.
You may not be aware that the youth of the parish have historically been an integral part of the parish auction event by serving dinner. It’s a win for everyone because it gets the kids involved, gives them a service opportunity, saves the parish money and brings some extra life to the event. Everyone loves seeing the kids! This year’s auction is Friday, May 3 at the Boerner Botanical Gardens.
General information:
- The students should arrive at 4:30 (tentative) and will be done around 9:30.
- They will serve appetizers to guests during cocktail hour.
- After that they will work in the dining room, clearing salad plates, serving entrees, bringing coffee carafes to the tables and clearing off plates, glasses, silverware, etc. at the end of the meal.
- We will feed them dinner shortly after arrival.
- We ask the kids to wear a plain, white shirt or blouse and black pants or skirt.
We prefer 6
th
– 8
th
graders because of the responsibilities involved. Anyone who is interested should email me, Sue Ruedinger at this email address (
skruedin@scj.com
). I will respond so that they know I received their email. Shortly before the auction, I’ll send a reminder to the entire group with final details.
Have a great weekend.
Mrs. Stallmann
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MISSING WINTER GEAR
Several students have misplaced winter jackets in the last few days. Most items have student names on the inside. We kindly ask that you take a look at your student's winter coat and backpacks to see if there is anything that may have been swapped with another student. If so, please send it to your child's teacher and they will return it to the office. We hope to find the correct home for these missing items soon. Thank you for your help!
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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.
March 18-22
Mrs. Schwemmer, Room 411
Sofia A.
Jacqueline E.
Jack G.
Brannon H.
Nicholas K.
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CALENDAR NOTES
03/18/19 Toppers Pizza - 2842 W. Rawson Ave., Franklin 4:00 PM- 8:00 PM
03/19/19 Toppers Pizza - 2842 W. Rawson Ave., Franklin 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
03/20/19 Unity T-shirt Day
03/20/19 Mass 8:00 AM
03/20/19 Grandparents Day: 5th - 8th grades 8:00 AM
03/20/19 Toppers Pizza 2842 W. Rawson Ave., Franklin 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
03/20/19 Unity T-shirt
03/21/19 Spring Program for Grades 3, 4, and 5 - 9:00 AM
03/21/19 Tablesetters Meeting 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
03/22/19 Fish Fry - Spangler Hall 4:30 PM
03/27/19 Unity T-shirt Day
03/27/19 Mass 8:00 AM
03/29/19 Fish Fry - Spangler Hall 4:30 PM
03/29/19 Non-Uniform Day with a donation
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FINAL REMINDER - March 29
th
COUSINS SUB LUNCH
This Monday 3/18 is your last chance to participate in the March 29
th
Cousins Sub Lunch.
The class of 2020 Cousins Subs lunch is Friday March 29
th
.
Please note that there will be no hot lunch service at all that day.
For
$5.50
your child will receive a bag lunch filled with their made-to-order sub, a water bottle, choice of chips and chocolate chip cookies!
Printed order forms were sent in backpack this week (check the backpacks!) and you can also find a copy attached to this newsletter.
PLEASE complete the order form by CLEARLY printing your child’s name AND homeroom number.
Please make payment of cash or check payable to “St. Alphonsus Home and School” with one check for your family’s total order. Please mark your envelope "Cousin’s Sub Lunch".
All orders are to be turned into the office by Monday morning.
See the attachments for more details and thank you so much for supporting the class of 2020!
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St. Alphonsus Student Named National Geographic GeoBee Wisconsin State Competition Semifinalist by National Geographic Society
Congratulations
to seventh grade Zachary N. who is one of the semifinalists who is eligible to compete in the 2019 National Geographic GeoBee Wisconsin State Competition. The contest will be held at
American Family Insurance Corporate Headquarters in Madison
on Friday, March 29, 2019.
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ROSARY CLUB PRAYER WARRIORS
There are TWO available dates to pray the Rosary for the needs of Mrs. Radish. The Rosary Guide is attached below. Thank you to all who have shown your support through your continued prayers.
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#UNSELFIE
Come and See the 3-5
th
grade Spring Program
#UNSELFIE
by Gina Boe and Sue C. Smith
Entry with donation to St. Al’s Food Pantry
Cans of soup, tuna, veggies, or fruit
Boxes of cereal
Peanut Butter, Jellies and Jams
March 21, 2019
Two Performances
10:00 am and 6:30 pm
St. Alphonsus Church
#thinkofyourselfless #shareyourself #kindnesscounts
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Congratulations St. Alphonsus Forensics Students!
The following St. Alphonsus students won medals for their performances during this past weekend’s forensics meet at Silver Lake Intermediate School in Oconomowoc.
Alex B. placed first in farrago for the 4th straight week.
Emma Kate P. & Madison P. placed 1st in group acting.
Ava D. & Vivian G. placed 2nd in group acting.
Erin G. placed 2nd in humorous solo acting.
Beck H. placed 2nd in poetry.
Gabe T. placed 2nd in storytelling.
Joey K. placed 3rd in poetry,
The following participants have already qualified for the State meet on April 6th:
Ava D. & Vivian G. (group acting)
Emma Kate P. & Madison P. (group acting)
Alex B. (farrago)
Joey K. (poetry)
Austin Q., Matthew M., Matt K. & Ethan P. (group improvisation)
Gabe T. (storytelling)
Erin (humorous solo acting)
Beck H. (poetry)
Caroline (prose)
Lila (prose)
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St. Gerard Scholarships
St. Gerard Scholarship applications are now available for eligible Catholic school students.
§ The St. Gerard Fund will award up to 100 scholarships for the 2019-2020 school year in the amount of $800 to eligible elementary students entering grades 3-8, and $1,000 to students that will be attending a qualifying Catholic high school in Milwaukee County: Cristo Rey Jesuit, Divine Savior Holy Angels, Dominican, Marquette, Messmer, Pius XI, St. Anthony, St. Joan Antida, and St. Thomas More.
§ Awards will be based primarily on:
1. Demonstrated volunteerism by the student and the student’s family in the school, church or community.
2. Academic achievement or demonstrated academic effort by the student.
3. Special financial need of the student’s family.
§ A completed application form must be submitted in hard copy to the school office by
April 5, 2019. Applications received after this date will not be considered.
§ Students who receive Choice funding are not eligible for this scholarship.
Please contact Janelle Luther at
lutherj@archmil.org
in the Schools’ office for additional information.
(The student must be currently attending a Catholic school to qualify for this scholarship)
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Household Paid Tuition Tax Report
If you are in need of a statement of the payments you made to St. Alphonsus School during 2018, you may access it via the "Household Paid Tuition Tax Report" in TADS. It is available by logging into
https://secure.tads.com/Accounts/Login.aspx
. The information is then found under Billing/ Household Paid Tuition Tax Report.
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SPRING ART SALE
Home and School is excited to bring back the Spring Art Sale! After a brief break last year due to multiple issues beyond our control, we are thrilled to once again partner with Original Works to bring you high-quality products decorated with artwork from your kiddos! Bright yellow packets containing artwork, instructions for ordering, and a price list will be coming home the week of March 18th. They will be sent home by each child’s homeroom teacher, so be sure to check backpacks! Final orders will be due April 1st, and purchases will be sent home the week before Mother’s Day. Please watch the newsletter for more reminders in the coming weeks!
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GIRL SCOUT FUNDRAISER
Girl Scout Troop #10363 (First grade Daisies) want to help the cats at the WI Humane Society! From now until March 29th we are collecting donations of cat food (canned or dry- must be unopened), cat toys, cat treats, unscented baby wipes, gallon ziploc bags, kleenex, and unscented non-clumping cat litter. Look for our donation box outside of the office to put your items in. Thank you.
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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 22 - K3, K4 & 3rd
- March 29 - 8th
- April 5 - 7th
- April 12 - 4th
- April 19 - K5 & 5th
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
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SAVE THE DATE - ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION AWARDS NIGHT
Save the Date for the end of the year Annual St. Alphonsus Athletics Association Awards Night and Dance to be held in the Community Room and gym in the evening on Friday 5/10. More details including time of event, will be announced soon.
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SUMMER CAMP HOSTED BY ST. ALPHONSUS AUGUST 5-8, 2019
Taylor Jannsen of PerformanceMax Basketball will be running a summer basketball camp at St. Alphonsus on the dates of August 5th-8th. Started in 2011, Taylor Jannsen has worked with thousands of basketball players ranging from the youth levels up through the NCAA D1 level. His mission is to give players the opportunity to enhance their basketball skills and knowledge, but also use the game and his platform to reinforce valuable life lessons that exist through sport.
The camp will be open to boys and girls entering 5th-8th grade.
Times and registration information will be released mid to late March. Mark your calendars today!
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Congratulations to the 5th Grade Girls Basketball Team!
They took 1st place in the 2019 St. Mary Hales Corners Tournament out of 8 teams. They played great games against Christ King, St. Jerome and St. Mary Menomonee Falls.
Team members include: Julia, Giselle, Kyleigh, Kelsey, Tabitha, Sarah, Lizzie, Kaitlyn, Grace
Coaches: Paz, Killoran, Paszkiewicz
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Congratulations 5th grade boys basketball team.
The St. Alphonsus White 5th Grade Boys Team finished 3rd place (out of 8 teams) at St. Leonard’s Boys Basketball Tournament this weekend. The players are: Brayden, Nick, Jacob, Alejandro, Ethan, C.J., Sam, Devin, Sam and Xavier. The coaches are: Joe Alivo and Joshua Yamat.
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Congratulations to one of our 6th grade boys basketball teams
for their 2nd place finish in the St. Mary's tournament this past weekend! Way to go Cougars!
Team: James, Sebastian, Ben V, Saxton, Garrett, Ray, Anthony, Nick, Ben W
Coaches: Wheeler, Turdo, Kastenholz, Willms
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Congratulations to the 5
th
grade boys blue basketball team
Congratulations to the 5
th
grade boys blue basketball team who took first place in the St. Leonard Tournament on February 24
th
. The same team also took first place in the St. Mary Hales Corners Tournament last weekend. In addition, they won their conference with an undefeated season!
Team mates: Mason P, Beckett B, Preston B, Joe S, Brandon R, Nolan H, Ben P, Robbie B, Jacob M
Coaches: Jim Peters, Jake Schmidt, Mark Braunreiter
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20
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Annual Parish Auction
Get your reservations in for this year’s Parish Auction, “Cheers to 20 Years”, Friday, May 3
rd
at Boerner Botanical Gardens. Register online at
http://aesbid.com/ELP/STALS19
or through the link on the parish website. Registration forms were also sent to all parishioners in the mail. We hope you can join us for what is sure to be a fun event!
Enclosed in last week’s backpack mail are cash raffle tickets. Please consider supporting the auction by purchasing raffle tickets. The tickets may be turned in at weekend mass or mailed to the parish office. This year, our Winner’s Circle raffle is limited to 400 tickets – thus improving your odds of winning. Why not order your Winner’s Circle raffle ticket today?
If you have any questions, please call Doris Jome at (414) 529-4739 or Sue Ruedinger at (414) 731-0537. Thanks for your continued support!
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Scrip Tips
Plan ahead and special order Scrip for upcoming Spring Break vacations!
Scrip is available for Disney, Hilton and Choice hotels, and Avis and Budget car rentals, just to name a few. Special orders are typically available in one week, but best to allow two to allow for possible shipping delays. Why not earn for yourself and your school while you travel this spring!
When and where is Scrip available in the coming weeks?
- Sat. March 16th 4:00 - 4:30pm in the Community Room
- Sun. March 17th 8:30 - 11:00am in the Community Room
- Thurs. March 21st Backpack mail (Please send orders in by Wednesday)
- Fri. March 22nd 7:30-8:30 am in the School Lobby
- Sat. March 23rd 4:00 - 4:30pm in the Community Room
- Sun. March 24th 8:30 - 11:00am in the Community Room
Stay up to date with Scrip
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BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION
Congratulations to Mrs. Ramion and her class
for winning the 2nd Trimester Box Top contest. They won a treat and will get the traveling trophy to display in their classroom!
Classroom 2nd Trimester standings:
· Mrs. Ramion 1st place (25 sheets)
· Mrs. Osberg 2nd place (24 sheets)
· Mrs. Gutche 3rd place (18 sheets)
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Disney’s Newsies, the Broadway Musical
Greendale High School is presenting Disney’s Newsies featuring St. Alphonsus graduates Lauren G., Rachel M., Evan S., Julianna T., Abby G. and Tommy Y. Last performances are on March 15
th
and 16
th
at 7:30 pm. Tickets to evening performances are $10 for adults and $8 for students 18 & under.
All Seats Are Reserved.
For more information, please call (414) 448-6465 and leave a message.
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St. Thomas More 2019 Cavalier Summer Camps
Register Today at tmore.org/camps. Register early; camps have limited capacity. See website for registration deadlines and the flyer below for more information.
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PIUS XI SUMMER CAMPS
Pius XI Catholic High School offers a number of athletic and academic enrichment summer camps for grades 5-8. I have attached the 2019 booklet and registration form for you to share with your middle school families. It is a smaller file that you should be able to attach to electronic newsletters.
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