A MESSAGE FROM MRS. STALLMANN
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Dear St. Alphonsus Families,
It looks like we may be in for some very cold weather coming up and so I wanted to go over some items.
1. We try to follow what the Greendale School District does as far as when we cancel school. Since they do not necessarily get that info out until 5:45 am, it may be as late as 6:00 before we get our information out. With our last snow day, we took off but the Greendale School District did not and we did not make that decision until it was evident that the Greendale School District was staying open. In the event that school is closed due to inclement weather, you will be notified by St. Alphonsus School via email. In addition, we will also alert the following media outlets: Channels 4, 6, and 12.
2. With potential very cold wind-chills coming up, the rule at GPS is that there has to be a wind-chill warning in order to consider closing school due to wind-chills. And the general rule is that the wind-chill is around -35 below.
3. When our temperature and/or wind-chill is zero or below, we do not have the students go outside for recess.
4. We have used 2 days so far for weather related closings. In the event that we have another school closure--that is not already on the calendar--we will have to make it up. The most logical way will be to take back an already scheduled day off. Should this be the case, we will inform you immediately of what we need to do to add another day back into our school year.
5. The School Committee is sending out a survey. It is very short and we are asking for you to fill one out per child. As of 3:30pm, we have made changes to the Survey so that you may answer more than one per email/IP address. Thank you for your assistance in this.
6. Finally, we have a fun week planned next week starting with Career Day Dress and game day activities. We will start our hidden symbol game and the guessing jars are out and will be ready for students to start looking them over. Each student will be given 3 guesses to put for any jar. Closest guess wins the contents of the jar and in case of a tie, it will be split. In the Hidden Symbol game, there will be a symbol hidden somewhere in the school. Each day I will give some hints to where the symbol is. First one to guess it correctly will get a prize. My hope is that students have fun with the free dress days and fun activities we have planned. I also hope to see all of you during our Open House on Tuesday, February 29th, from 5-7 pm.
Catholic Schools Week
- Monday, 01/28: Career Day (dress as what you want to be when you grow up) and Grade Game Day
- Tuesday, 01/29: Timber Tuesday (wear flannel shirts/pants), Grade Game Day and Open House 5-7
- Wednesday, 01/30: Unity Shirts/Uniforms and Living Rosary Day
- Thursday, 01/31: Crazy Socks/Hat Day Winter Picnic
- Friday, 02/01: Sportswear Day All School Field Trip: Small Foot
Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Stallmann
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TOUR GUIDES
NEEDED
St. Alphonsus School will be hosting an Open House on Tuesday, January 29
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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.
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A MESSAGE FROM OUR FOOD SERVICE MANAGER
In attempt to offer more variety to the hot lunch program, we will be doing a trial run on what we will be calling “Two choice Tuesdays.” Starting the first Tuesday of February, students ONLY in grades 4
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-8
th will have the option to pick between two hot lunch entrees. They will be labeled choices A and B which will be indicated on the monthly menus located on the school website.
For those students in grades 4K through 3
rd they will ONLY have the option of taking hot lunch entree option A with no exceptions please. At this time, I feel it would be too confusing for the younger grades and would ultimately be too chaotic in the lunch lines for them. All grades, along with either lunch option, will have the same side dishes offered regardless of entree. Directions as to how to sign up for the different lunch choices within
the classrooms will be given to the teachers next week. There is no change or
difference in hot lunch prices.
As stated above, this is a trial run, so please know that all attempts will be made to give the students their choice of hot lunch but, it can never be guaranteed. If one option runs out, the opposite choice will be served. Please be patient and understanding while we try something new in the lunch program.
Also, starting in February, I will be making a homemade soup again on Wednesdays during the cold months ahead as a choice for an a la carte purchase for grades 4
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-8
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As always, please feel free to contact me with any questions.
Katie Cech
Food Service Manager
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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 28-Feb. 1
Mrs. Ligocki, Room 414
Maia D.
Lukas F.
Gabriel G.
Miranda J.
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CALENDAR NOTES
01/26/19 Scholastic Book Fair 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
01/27/19 Scholastic Book Fair 8:30 AM - 12:15 PM
01/28 - 02/01/19 Catholic Schools Week
01/29/19 St. Alphonsus School Open House 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
01/30/19 Unity T-shirt Day
01/30/19 Mass 8:00 AM
02/01/19 FUN FAIR
02/06/19 DINE OUT NIGHT- Cousin's Subs -7700 S. Lovers Ln., Franklin 3:00 PM - 8:00 AM
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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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LAST CALL FOR BOOK FAIR
The Book Fair will be open on Saturday, January 26
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, from 5:15-6:15pm and on Sunday, January 27
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, from 8:30am-1:00pm.
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STUDENT ILLNESS OR INJURY
It's that time of the year when things start going around. We'd like to remind you of our current policy, which may be found on page 24 of the Family Handbook, when a student is out due to an illness or is injured.
"Sick children may not be kept in school. When a child becomes ill or is injured at school, the parent or guardian will be contacted to provide transportation home and to insure that someone is at home to care for the sick child. A child must always be picked up if he/she vomits or has a temperature/fever of 100 or above. In the event of a fever, the child may not return to school until they are fever free for a 24 hr. period, un-medicated. A parent, or someone designated by the parent, must be available for emergencies. Unless you inform us otherwise, we phone emergency contacts in this order: Mother, Father, and then emergency contacts listed by you."
If you have any questions please contact the School 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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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THE FATHER/DAUGHTER DANCE
Hello Parents and 8th Grade Students,
We are looking for help to make the 4th Father Daughter Dance a great success. We are looking for set-up, assistance during dance, and clean-up. Please consider signing up for this special event.
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FINANCIAL AID FOR THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR
We are again working with TADS to process Financial Aid applications. The Financial Aid
application can be accessed by clicking on “TADS” located at the bottom of the St. Alphonsus School website at www.st-alphonsus.org/school. The deadline to submit Applications is April 5, 2019. Financial Aid decisions will be made and communicated via email on June 1, 2019, for all applications received by April 5, 2019. Please do not delay your application. If you know you will be in financial need for the 2019-2020 school year, please apply now. The financial aid resources are very limited.
In order to qualify for Financial Aid you must be a parish member, your 2018-2019 TADS
account must be in good standing, and your child must be enrolled full-time at St. Alphonsus. Financial Aid in not available to students in 3K, part-day 4K, or part-day 5K.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM HOME & SCHOOL
***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
***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
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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WHERE IS YOUR SCRIP VOUCHER?
Scrip vouchers for last year’s purchases are being finished up and will be sent home next week. Keep an eye on Scrip’s Facebook page (link below) to see exactly when to expect it. Vouchers can be used toward your tuition deposit for the 2019-2020 school year and/or for remaining tuition payments this year.
When and where is Scrip available in the coming weeks?
- Sat. Jan. 26th 4:00 - 4:30pm in the Community Room
- Sun. Jan. 27th 8:30 - 11:00am in the Community Room
- Thurs. Jan. 31st Backpack mail (Please send orders in by Wednesday)
- Fri. Feb. 1st 7:30-8:30 am in the School Lobby
- Sat. Feb. 2nd 4:00 - 4:30pm in the Community Room
- Sun. Feb. 3rd 8:30 - 11:00am in the Community Room
- Thurs. Feb. 7th Backpack mail (Please send orders in by Wednesday)
- Fri. Feb. 8th 7:30-8:30 am in the School Lobby
Stay up to date with Scrip
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Did you know one of the easiest ways to help make money for the school is by clipping box tops?? Each one is valued at 10 cents!
Our last check from box tops was over $2,000 all from clipping box tops from participating products! So clip and turn in those box tops!
Classroom 2nd Trimester standings:
- Mrs. Osberg 1st place
- Mrs. Gutche 2nd place
- Mrs. Frank 3rd place
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JR. HILLTOPPERS - FOOTBALL
Registration is now open for Jr. Hilltoppers Football. Click on the link below for more information.
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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.
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