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Dear St. Alphonsus Families,
Welcome to a brand-new school year at St. Alphonsus School!
As we step into this new academic year, I am filled with gratitude and excitement. Our school is growing and thriving and we are so happy you are a part of our community! Whether you are a returning family or just joining us for the first time, we are truly blessed to partner with you in the sacred work of educating your children—academically, spiritually, and emotionally. Staff is trickling back into the building and we are looking forward to the hustle & bustle of in-service week as well as meeting all of you at our Meet & Greet Night, which will take place on Thursday, August 27 from 3-5pm. Find all the details below. We look forward to seeing you all there!
An important note to kick us off this year is that due to student allergies, the Early Childhood wing will be entirely nut-free this year. This means if you have a student in 3K or 4K, NO nut products of any kind may be brought to school for snacks or lunches. We will have posted signage and our staff is also annually re-trained on epi-pen usage, so thank you in advance for helping to keep all of our students safe. Our Cougar Club program also continues to be nut-free. If you have any questions about this policy, please contact me directly.
This Saturday, August 15, from 9:00 to 10:00am, the St. Alphonsus Food Pantry will be distributing a collection of school supplies. If you are on a tight budget or are struggling to purchase your student's school supplies this year, please give our Food Pantry coordinator Barb Nelson a call at 414.412.7660 to make an appointment for Saturday. The Food Pantry has asked us to help make sure St. Alphonsus School families are prioritized in receiving this support!
Also this Saturday, August 15, we will be back at the Greendale Farmers Market all morning! Stop by to say hello (and if it's not too hot, you might get to say hello to the St. Alphonsus Cougar, too!).
A reminder that our school office hours in August will be Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 9am to 1pm. Regular daytime office hours resume with the first day of school, Tuesday, September 1, when the office is open from 7:15am to 3:15pm.
In addition, a reminder to always check out our website for the most up-to-date information. The "Parents" tab will have the most valuable information for you, but you can also always check our newsletter archive too.
As always, thank you for entrusting us with your most precious gift—your child. I am looking forward to seeing all of you at Meet & Greet on August 27!
Best regards,
Mrs. Sagat
Principal
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Meet & Greet Night will take place on Thursday, August 27 from 3-5pm.
Drop in ANYTIME between 3 and 5pm that works for you and your family!
Park in the main church parking lot and enter through the church doors, because the first stop is the Community Room! Here you will take your student's school picture, pick up any necessary physical forms & information, and be able to buy out-of-uniform passes, shop the uniform closet sale, and more! After that, you can head to your child's classroom to drop off supplies and meet their teacher. We look forward to seeing you all there!
You don't have to wait until now to start filling out your forms! Please see information below about filling out your forms online. You can start today--all forms are due by Monday, August 31 (PRIOR to the first day of school).
Uniform Closet Sale & Donations
Stop by the tables in the Community Room to drop off any clean, gently used uniforms you'd like to donate to the Uniform Closet! This is also when you will be able to shop the Uniform Closet ahead of school. Items are $1 a piece and we can take cash, check, and credit card.
Picture Day is at Meet & Greet Night!
School pictures will be taken during Meet & Greet Night in the Community Room. Students do not need to wear uniforms for their pictures, and may dress up however they like.
Ordering information will be available AFTER your child has their picture taken, so that you can preview their photos! Come ready to smile and the cameraman will have all the information you need.
8th Graders still need to have their photo taken on Meet & Greet Night as we use these pictures for internal student files. Formal photos take place in January.
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Health & Enrollment Forms are Available To Fill Out Now! All Forms are Due by Monday, August 31.
Instructions for how to complete the forms are attached here. Please remember that these instructions are for the website, not the PowerSchool app. Although you can fill out the forms on the app, it is easier to do so from a desktop or laptop computer. The link to PowerSchool is below.
If you need a prescription medication form for your doctor to sign-off on, you can find that here. You can also find a copy of it on our website here. It is fine to download, have your doctor sign, and then return the paper copy of this form to school. All other forms should be filled out online.
One very important form to fill out is the General Consent Form for Photo, Video & Audio use. As a a reminder, this is the photo opt-in form that gives St. Alphonsus permission to share your student's photo in our school newsletter, on our social media, and on our website. Without a form indicating YES, your student CANNOT be shown in any capacity.
For questions regarding forms, please email Mrs. Andresen in the school office. Please note the spelling of Mrs. Andresen's last name when emailing questions about tuition contracts and PowerSchool forms: it is AndREsen, not Andersen.
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Lunch Account Set-up
Lunch fees can be paid online in the same portal that you pay tuition, called RevTrak. RevTrak is accessed through PowerSchool. On a computer or laptop: to access, you need to click on the BALANCES button, not the Tuition button. Please note that we do NOT utilize EduTrak, which is what the Tuition button at the bottom of the desktop screen in PowerSchool will take you to.
From the BALANCES page, you will see both tuition & fees listed as well as Meal Transactions. Click on the Make a Payment button on the right hand side of the screen to access RevTrak and set up your account/pay online. Please remember that you can always pay with Cash or Check by stopping in to the school office to make your payments. Online payments are not required, and everything will still be tracked in your PowerSchool account.
Instructions for getting your RevTrak account set-up are here and can also be found on our school website here.
Please remember that it is always optional to pay online, for both tuition and lunch. Families are ALWAYS welcome to bring a check or cash into the school office and we will write you a receipt for payment, for both lunch and tuition.
The hot lunch menu for September will be released in our newsletter on August 24.
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Dress Code: The School Store is Open!
Our school store is open with some new products and old favorites as we get ready for the upcoming school year. As a reminder, here are the items that must be ordered from our school store:
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First, we will again be wearing embroidered sky blue polos for school Mass this year. ALL students in Grades 5K-8 must purchase a Mass polo. You have a couple of different sizing options, but the Mass polo MUST be the sky blue color with St. Alphonsus embroidery and will be worn every Wednesday. Mass polos are not eligible to be personally embroidered with student names. Mass polos are optional for students in 3K & 4K.
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Second, for Grades 5-8, a gym uniform is also required. Only one gym uniform purchase is required, but students will be required to wear the uniform each time they have gym. You may purchase as many as you'd like for your student to be able to wear the uniform to gym class each time they have it. In addition, the store also offers a cute drawstring bag which many of our students like to use to carry their gym uniforms!
You will find both of these required uniform pieces in the Required section of the school store.
Anything you order from the store before tomorrow, August 15, will be available for you to pickup at our Meet & Greet Night on August 27, barring any back orders from the store.
Please note that the rest of our dress code is NOT changing. You can continue to order khakis & pants, shirts, etc. in our regular colors. We will have an updated Family Handbook for all families later in August, but you can see more about our dress code on our website here!
Again, you only need ONE embroidered Mass polo to be worn every Wednesday. All other uniform pieces can be generic polo shirts in either navy, sky blue or white, along with navy or khaki pants/skirts/shorts. Polo dresses for girls are also OK. Middle school students in Grades 5-8 may wear RED polos as well. For further questions regarding uniforms, please contact Mrs. Schermetzler.
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Order Your Student's Unity Shirt!
School will provide ONE unity shirt per student, in all grades: 3K through 8th.
Extra unity shirts and unity shirts for family members who are not students can be ordered online via our school store. Please do not use this form to order shirts for yourself or other family members.
This year's unity shirt will be light blue and we will wear them every Monday!
Please click this link to give us your child's size for Unity Shirts. The deadline has been extended until Sunday, August 16.
Duplicate orders will be deleted, as school provides only one shirt per student.
This form will close on Sunday, August 16 at 8pm. After that deadline, you will be responsible for purchasing your own shirt.
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School Supply Lists Are Now Available!
School supply lists are available on our website here.
Please note that the brand names listed are just suggestions; you may purchase generic items as well.
If you purchased a pre-packaged school supply kit in the spring, they will be delivered to you by the company, 1st Day School Supplies, in the next few weeks, prior to the start of school.
| | | | Important Dates to Remember | | |
08/15
Greendale Farmer's Market
Come visit us at our booth!
08/27
Meet & Greet Night
School Pictures, Drop Off Supplies, Meet Your Teachers & More!
3-5pm, Community Room
08/27
Popsicles on the Playground
New Family Welcome Event
Details Below
09/01
First Day of School
School Hours are 7:45am to 3:00pm
Drop Off Begins at 7:30am
09/07
No School
Labor Day
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09/09
Dine Out Night
Cousins Subs
09/10
Back to School Roundup
Parents Only, 5-7pm
Details Coming Soon!
09/17
June Dine Out Night Out-of-Uniform Day
Details Below
09/23
Dine Out Night
Portillo's
09/24
School Picture Retake Day
09/26
Fun Run!
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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 our annual 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 TWO August & September Safeguarding sessions. They will be here at St. Alphonsus in the Community Room on the following dates:
August 26 at 6:00pm with Karen Farrell
September 9 at 5:30pm with Rachel Kroes
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.
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Drop Off & Pick Up 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!
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Morning Care with Mrs. Ramion
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.
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Cougar Club Information
Cougar Club Calendars for September are due Thursday, August 27. You can also turn your calendars in at Meet & Greet that night!
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 Director, at cougarclub@st-alphonsus.org. The September calendar is available to download here. The October calendar is due September 11 and is also available to download now.
The 2026-2027 Cougar Club Parent Information Packet is also available to download here. Please review all information in the packet if you plan to have your child attend Cougar Club. Please also note that Cougar Club is a NUT FREE environment at our school.
For any questions, please check out the Cougar Club page on our website or email our Cougar Club Director, Stacey Pagac, here.
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St. Alphonsus School is Hiring!
We are currently hiring for the following roles this fall:
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Early Childhood Part-Time Aide - Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 7:15am to 3:15pm
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Cougar Care Adult Assistant - Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 3:00pm to 6:00pm
Both of these roles are for adults ages 21 or over and employees will need to be safeguarded. For more information, please check out our website!
Interested candidates should submit resume & references to Principal Megan Sagat at msagat@st-alphonsus.org.
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Join Us As A Lunch Volunteer!
We are excited to announce that we are again welcoming parent volunteers to assist with lunch and recess duties this year!
This is an easy daytime commitment of about an hour, and we would love to be flexible to your schedule! We are splitting our recesses this year, with our early childhood recess from 11:00am to 11:30am with lunch immediately following. Lunch and recess for the remainder of the school runs from about 11:40am to 12:30pm. We do assign lunch & recess monitors to the same day each week, so please note: this is a weekly commitment of about an hour or so on the same day every week. Life happens though, so subs are available for a day you might not be able to make it.
If you are interested in serving as a Lunch/Recess Monitor, please email Mrs. Sagat directly with your name, contact information and availability. All volunteers must be safeguarded--you can find more information about Safeguarding above.
| | Fall Extracurricular Opportunities! | | Please note that where referenced below, "K" refers to 5K. 3K & 4K students are not eligible for these extracurriculars. Click the flyer below to be taken directly to the registration website! | |
Gateway Organization Milwaukee is again offering band and orchestra lessons at St. Alphonsus this year!
Students in grades 3-8 are eligible for Orchestra. Students in grades 4-8 are eligible for Band.
The registration timeline is as follows:
- Signups for band/orchestra lessons is open now and closes September 2.
- Scholarship applications will be emailed to you and will be due by September 4.
- Lessons will tentatively begin the week of September 14.
You can get more information from the flyer below, read their informational letter here, and check out their website here.
Online registration is available via the links below. Registration is due by Wednesday,
September 2. The annual fee for lessons this year will be $520. Scholarship information is available at the sign-up links below.
Orchestra registration is here
Band registration is here
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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
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Did you participate in our Dine Out Nights this summer? We hope you saved your receipts!
Our Summer Dine Out Night Reward Dates will be as follows:
- June Dine Out Night Reward - Thursday, September 17 (June Dine Out Receipts Only)
- July Dine Out Night Reward - Thursday, October 1 (July Dine Out Receipts Only)
- August Dine Out Night Reward - Thursday, October 15 (August Dine Out Receipts Only)
The 2026-2027 Dine Out Night Calendar will be released in our next newsletter (but you can get a sneak peak of the dates on our Yearly Events Calendar above).
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Calling All FUN RUN Sponsors!
Our only fall fundraiser—the Fun Run—will be back this fall! In order to make this Fun Run the best one yet, we need your help getting T-shirt sponsors this summer. There are four levels of sponsorship: $100, $250, $500 and $750. All sponsors receive their logo on the official Fun Run T-shirt and recognition in the weekly school newsletter throughout the fall.
Sponsors can be the company you or a family member works for, or a local business that you frequent. Not sure about making the ask yourself? Send us your ideas and we’ll do the legwork!
Please contact Olivia Hartley or Dawn Eisold with your donations and ideas, and thank you in advance for your support!
| | Join us for Popsicles on the Playground to welcome our new families to St. Alphonsus! All families are welcome to join us! | | |
Join Greendale Cub Scout Pack 596!
Is your child interested in adventure, learning new skills and having fun? Join Greendale Cub Scout Pack 596! Pack 596 is open to boys and girls in grades 5K through 5th grade.
Join us for New Scout Night on September 10th at 6:00pm in the St. Alphonsus School Multi Purpose Room/Cafeteria.
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For more information about Cub Scouts or Pack Registration, please contact Pack Committee Chair, Chelsea Gates via email here or by phone at 414-731-5238. You can also visit beascout.org. To register, simply scan our QR code to fill out our pack's pre-registration form!
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Do you have items for the newsletter? To submit them or for questions and submission guidelines, please contact Amy Schermetzler.
Please note that submissions are due by 12:00pm Fridays.
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