Family Handbook Sign-Off

The updated family handbook is here! We have put a copy on the school website in the Family Handbook section. A PDF copy is also available here.


The handbook contains our school's important procedures & policies. All families are required to read and sign-off on the handbook each year.

We will send a paper copy of the acknowledgement form home in backpack mail this week. Completed forms are due by Friday, September 5.

School Pictures Are Now Available to Order!

Pictures are now available at this link.

Your Access Code is your student's last name (with a capitalized first letter--ex: Plath)

Ordering is available until 9/24.

Any parents interested in a retake should contact their homeroom teacher by 9/22.

Please note that retake images will replace the original image, parents will not be able to select the original image after a retake!

Drop Off & Pick Up Line Procedures

A quick reminder for Back to School: please remember to follow our car line procedures! 

3K, 4K, & 5K students AND THEIR SIBLINGS should be dropped off and picked up in the school courtyard car line. Enter via Loomis Road and proceed past the parish house. Exit will be on to Churchway. For the first few days of school, our early childhood staff will be outside in the courtyard to meet your children and help with separation anxiety.

All other grades, 1-8, should use the main car line by the gym doors. Enter from Loomis Road by the apartments and proceed up the fence line. Please do not try to enter the car line from Schoolway or Churchway. The exit for this car line is out the gate onto Schoolway or Churchway. Please also do not cut back through the parking lot to exit on Loomis. Car line traffic moves ONE way. As always, please be mindful of parishioners leaving Mass each morning. As a reminder, parents should NOT park and walk their children into school.

Please do not park your car on Churchway or Schoolway for pickup.  This is a violation of our agreement with the village.  In addition, please do not park in the main school parking lot and cross the car line in order to pick up your younger students. This presents a major safety concern, as the car lines move quite quickly, and cars may not always see you as you're crossing. Thank you for helping us to keep our students safe and our neighbors happy! 

Please let Mrs. Sagat know if you have any questions. 

Reporting Absences & Appointments

Student absences & appointments can be reported in two ways:

• Call the office directly at 414-421-1760. Listen for the prompts and leave a message.
• Email our Attendance Secretary.  The email address is attendance@st-alphonsus.org.

Emailing a student's homeroom teacher is NOT sufficient notice of absence or tardiness. All absences, early dismissals, or tardies need to be reported to the office.

Cougar Club Reminders

Just as a reminder, St. Alphonsus offers Cougar Club at the end of each school day!

Cougar Club is an after school program open to all students in grades 3K-8th. Each day the students will have the opportunity to participate in outdoor playtime, gym time, arts and crafts, toys, games, and reading. They will also have the opportunity to work on their homework. The St. Alphonsus Catholic School Cougar Club is open every school day from 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Please note that Cougar Club is closed on Early Release Days and days when St. Alphonsus Catholic School is not in session.

There is no fee to enroll in Cougar Club. Simply return a monthly calendar to Stacey Pagac, our Cougar Club coordinator, at cougarclub@st-alphonsus.org. Cougar Club calendars can be found on our website here, along with more information about the program, including fees.

St. Alphonsus Morning Care is available for students in grades 3K - 8th each day that St. Alphonsus School is in session. 

It opens at 6:45 am and closes when the morning bell rings at 7:30 am. At 7:30 am, the students walk to their classrooms.

St. Alphonsus Morning Care is held in Room 330 and lead by our first grade teacher, Mrs. Kathy Ramion. Parents may park their cars in the parking lot on the east side of the Parish House and enter via the 'back porch" of the school that is across from the Parish House garages. Please walk your child up the stairs and ring the doorbell. Mrs. Ramion will come and open the door for your child. Please do not leave your child unattended while waiting for the door to open.

While in Morning Care, students may draw, play games, play with Legos, do puzzles, read, study, and talk with one another. Breakfast and snacks are not served and may not be consumed during Morning Care.

The fee is $2.00 per student per day and is due each day when you arrive with your child. For questions, please contact Kathy Ramion.

Mass Dress Code

This is just a reminder about our Mass dress code for students in grades 5K through 8th Grade. On Wednesdays, we wear our embroidered sky blue Mass polos. Here is a visual reminder about what other attire is considered ok for Mass! 


The big thing to remember is NO HOODIES AT MASS, even if they are in the sky blue color.

Unity Shirt Reminder

Unity shirts are worn every Monday by all students in grades 3K to 8th grade.

If you missed the deadline for receiving your child's unity shirt from the school, you can order one online from our school store.

School also does not accept returns or exchanges for wrong sizes--we order exact numbers based on what parents entered on our form. Replacement shirts in different sizes can be ordered from our school store.

The Unity Shirt from this year is the same design as last year on a different color. This means that you can wear last year's shirt or this year's shirt interchangeably! Both the light gray and the navy unity shirts are allowed to be worn on Mondays.

School Office Supplies!

The school office can always use some help keeping office supplies stocked. Please check out our Amazon wishlist to see some of the supplies that are always needed.

Thank you for your donations!

Time to Think About Safeguarding!

If you are new to Catholic Schools or St. Alphonsus: You are REQUIRED to be safeguarded if you would like to volunteer for St. Alphonsus School events or in your child's classrooms, AND if you would like to attend field trips as a chaperones. There are NO exceptions to this rule, so get your Safeguarding requirements done now! This includes grandparents and any other family members who may want to volunteer or help at school, as well.

In addition, as a reminder, all families who want to host a trunk at Trunk or Treat in October are required to be safeguarded. Adults cannot host a trunk if they are not Safeguard-certified, so take care of it now so you are not disappointed!

St. Alphonsus is offering on more August Safeguarding session (this week!) and ONE September session. They will be here at St. Alphonsus in the Community Room on the following dates:

August 28 at 6:00pm

September 10 at 6:00pm

To register or learn more about the Archdiocese Safeguarding Program, please visit their website here. Registration is available on the left hand side of the page, and instructions are attached here. You can also reach out to Christine Gozdowiak in the parish office for any questions or assistance needed with registering.

Yearly Calendar Update

We have made an update to our school calendar. Per the Milwaukee Archdiocese, our staff now needs to attend an all-day retreat on Friday, September 19. There will be NO SCHOOL on Friday, September 19 to accommodate this requirement. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

An updated calendar along with a yearly events calendar is available below! PDF files can also be downloaded on our website here.

Out of Uniform Dates - September

We thought it might be easier for you to have a list of days that are Out-Of-Uniform either with a pass or with special circumstances for the whole month, so here are the Out-of-Uniform Days for September:

09/04

SUMMER DINE OUT NIGHT (JUNE) Out of Uniform Day (JUNE receipt required)

09/11

Out of Uniform with Dine Out Night purchase on 10/10 (receipt required)

09/12

Last Friday of the Month (that we don't have something going on, haha!)

Out of Uniform with Purchased Pass

09/18

SUMMER DINE OUT NIGHT (JULY) Out of Uniform Day (JULY receipt required)

09/25

Out of Uniform with Dine Out Night purchase on 10/10 (receipt required)

Out of Uniform Passes Still Available!

You can still purchase Out-of-Uniform Passes from Home & School if you missed them at Meet & Greet Night. They are $20 each and good for an out-of-uniform day on the last Friday of each month for grades 5K-8th. Please send your money (cash or check; no change given) to the school office in an envelope labeled Out of Uniform pass and be sure to include your child's name. Checks can be made out to St. Alphonsus School. Passes will be sent home in backpack mail.

Battle of the Books Returns This Fall!

When school resumes in the fall, we will again be inviting students in grades 4, 5, and 6 to participate in Battle of the Books!

Battle of the Books is a lively academic competition that improves reading comprehension, builds vocabulary, introduces students to new books & authors, and teaches teamwork, commitment, & sportsmanship. The program culminates in a tournament in April with other area Catholic Schools. It is a lot of fun!

If your child is interested in joining, they can get a head start by reading a few of the books from this list. We will have registration information and meeting dates available once school starts.

Happy reading!

Mrs. Bruhn & Mrs. Schermetzler

Guitar & Ukulele Club is Back!

Mrs. Greco will be offering a Guitar and Ukulele Club from 3:00-3:45 pm on Thursdays. This is an opportunity for students who are interested in the guitar or ukulele to learn their instrument in a small group setting. Both beginners and experienced players are welcome! Space is limited to 12 students in 2nd-8th grades.

The club will start on Thursday, September 11th and meet weekly through December 18th. 

The cost for Guitar and Ukulele Club is $50. If you are not able to cover the cost but are interested in joining, please let Mrs. Greco know.

Students interested in learning the guitar need to provide their own instrument. School ukuleles are available for students to use during the club meeting time, but students would need their own ukulele if they would like to practice at home.

If you are interested in joining Guitar and Ukulele Club or have questions, please email Mrs. Greco by Friday, September 5th.

Room Parents Still Needed!



We are still in need of room parents for the following grades:

3K, 5K, 1st, 2nd, 5th and 6th

Room parents provide valuable assistance to our teachers by being the classroom liaison between the teacher and classroom parents. If you are interested in being a room parent, please email Dawn Eisold and include your name, phone number, email, child’s name and grade. All room parents must be safeguarded.



Thanks for volunteering!