Learning, Loving, and Leading through Christ

January 22, 2024

Leadership Team Updates

Dear St. Alphonsus Families,

What a cold and icy few days it's been! Last week, we had indoor recess due to the cold and hazardous conditions on the playground. This week, we will again plan recess on a day-by-day basis. Our first priority is student safety and if the parking lots or snow piles are too icy, we will not send students outside. That said, please be sure to send appropriate snow gear daily so that if we do go outside, your kiddos can enjoy the snow!

We are busy gearing up for Catholic Schools Week, and we hope to see you all at Pack the Church and Open House on Sunday! Join us at the 9:00am Mass--our whole staff will be attending, and we will have student lectors, a special song, and more! Then afterwards, come check out what your students have been up to this year during our Open House from 10:00am to 12:00pm. We are excited to show off our school!

Speaking of Catholic Schools Week, we have prepared a parent guide for you. You can find more details below and a link to download. It has all of the fun activities, dress down days, and other ways we will be celebrating!

Lastly, just a reminder that this Friday is our next Pizza Lunch fundraiser. If you did not order your students some pizza, they will need to bring a cold lunch & beverage.

Have a great week!

Ms. Parey, Principal

Mrs. Schermetzler & Mrs. Bruhn, Leadership Team

January & February Dates to Remember

01/16 - 01/26

STAR Testing

Grades 1-8

01/24

Dine Out Night

Red Robin

01/26

Pizza Fundraiser Lunch

Details Below

01/28

PACK THE CHURCH

for Catholic Schools Week!

9:00am Mass

01/28

Open House

10am to 12pm

for all current & prospective families!

01/28 - 02/02

Catholic Schools Week!

More Details Coming Soon;

Dress Down Days Below!

02/02

11:30am Dismissal

02/07

Dine Out Night

Cousins Subs

02/09

Cougar Carnival

Details Below

02/14

Ash Wednesday

02/19

Home & School Meeting

6:00pm

02/21

Dine Out Night

Noodles

02/26

No School

Teacher In-Service

January & February Lunch Menus

January Out of Uniform Schedule

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 January:

01/25

Out of Uniform with Dine Out Night purchase on 01/24 (receipt required)

01/26

Last Friday of the Month

Out of Uniform with Purchased Pass

01/29 - Catholic Schools Week

See Special Dress Day Schedule in our Catholic Schools Week Guide!

01/30 - Catholic Schools Week

See Special Dress Day Schedule in our Catholic Schools Week Guide!

01/31 - Catholic Schools Week

See Special Dress Day Schedule in our Catholic Schools Week Guide!

Catholic Schools Week Starts Next Week!

We are excited for another great Catholic Schools Week celebration coming up at the end of January & beginning of February!

This year's national theme is United in Faith & Community, and what better way to showcase our tightknit St. Alphonsus School! We have made you a Parent Guide to Catholic Schools Week so you can see all the amazing and fun things we will be doing to celebrate our school and students.

Check out the summary below and download the full guide here (or click the picture for a link).

Cougar Carnival Updates!

Cougar Carnival

is coming up soon!

Friday, February 9th

5:30-8:00pm

Plan for an evening of family fun, including:

Carnival style games with great prizes!
Teacher/Student Ping Pong Games
Face Painting
St. Alphonsus Bake Walk
Amazing Raffle Baskets
50/50 Raffle (tickets may be purchased at the event)
Blue and Gold Raffle (tickets may be purchased at the event)
Sugar Spun Cotton Candy will also be available to purchase

Ticket and Food Pre-Orders:

Pre-order deadline has been extended to this Wednesday, January 24th!

Download the order form here!

Volunteers Still Needed:

In order to make an event like this run smoothly we need help from all families! Please consider helping set up, during or after the carnival to ensure the evening runs smoothly. Thank you for your support! Sign up here!

Time to Order Your Yearbook!

It's time to order your yearbooks!

Yearbook order forms went home last week. Only pre-ordered yearbooks are guaranteed, and all yearbooks will be delivered by class at the end of the year. Orders must be received by March 1.

Click on this link to place your order!

Cougar Sports Corner

Congratulations to our 5th Grade Girls Basketball team!

They took 2nd place in the Mayhem at the Mural Tournament this weekend!

Great job, girls!

Below is the schedule for each St Alphonsus team (and students playing at other schools) for the upcoming weekend:

St Alphonsus 5th Grade Boys: 6:00pm January 25th @ St Agnes, 12:00pm January 28th @ St Alphonsus

St Alphonsus 5th Grade Girls: No Games

St Alphonsus 6th Grade Boys: 12:00pm January 27 @ St Mary’s Hales Corners, 4:00pm January 27 @ St Agnes, 1:00pm January 28 @ Burlington Catholic

6th Grade Girls: 2:00pm January 28 @ St Alphonsus

7th Grade Boys: 7:00pm January 24 @ St Agnes, 2:00pm January 28 @ St Mary’s Hales Corners

7th Grade Girls: 10:00am January 27 @ St Charles Borromeo

St Alphonsus 8th Grade Boys: 1:00pm January 28 @ St Alphonsus

Middle School Minutes

The Science Lab has been getting quite the workout lately thanks to our Middle School students!

If you're squeamish you may want to look away, as the last few weeks have been DISSECTION WEEKS for our 8th Graders!

Students started with dissecting a flower, and then a worm. They then moved on to sheep hearts, and finally dissected frogs last week.

Home & School Happenings

This week is Dine Out Night at Red Robin!

Wednesday, January 24 th is Dine Out Night at Red Robin and we hope to see you there! Dine in or carry out ALL DAY at the Greenfield location, 7575 Edgerton Avenue.

Be sure to mention St. Alphonsus to your server when ordering in store or show the flyer below (printed or on your phone) and 20% of the sales will go to support St. Alphonsus!

You can also order online. Once you select the Greenfield location, look for “Fundraisers To Go” in the menu. Add that to your order so our school gets credit. Remember to get a receipt (one per child) so that your student can be out of uniform the following day.

Come support our school and let Red Robin do the cooking!

Dine Out Nights - the easiest and most delicious fundraisers around.

Join St. Alphonsus and the Home & School Association at the Milwaukee Wave Game!

St. Alphonsus Catholic School is the featured organization at the Milwaukee Wave game on March 22 at 6:35pm. We hope you can attend, watch a great game and support St Alphonsus Catholic School!

Please use this link to buy your tickets and we’ll see you at the game! St. Alphonsus School will get a percentage of the money from each ticket sold at this link, so feel free to spread the word & share this with your family and friends.

Local School & Alumni News

Please note that any outside activities are not sponsored or endorsed by St. Alphonsus Parish or School

Calling all St. Alphonsus Alumni!

Do you have an alumni student in your home? Are you an alum yourself, or maybe you've heard some great things our alumni are up to? Please share them with us! We would love to share more alumni news in upcoming newsletters and on our social media. You can email items to Mrs. Schermetzler. Thank you!

A Message From Christian Formation

Hello everyone,

I have a dream. And your kids are part of it!

I dream that our world becomes radically transformed by the love of God. I long for each of your sons and daughters to experience this reality first hand. And, I want them to take this encounter out into the rest of the world.

I long for the hungry to be fed, lost to be found and those who feel lonely and isolated to recognize that they have place to belong - and they are necessary!

I believe that the youth of St. Al's can bring this reality about. I know they all have a desire to do great things. And they can. Why? Because God has given them unique gifts the world needs. And, God put them in this time in history because He knows that your kids have what the world needs right now!

See this link for the different opportunities we have to offer the teens to help them to connect to God and bring Him into the world!

Yours In Christ,

Karen Farrell

Director of Youth & Young Adult Ministry

Parish News

Save the Date for the Annual Parish Auction!

On May 10, 2024, we will Roll Out the Red Carpet for the 23rd annual St. Alphonsus Parish benefit auction, and we invite you to join us!

The auction is the only parish fundraiser that benefits all of St. Alphonsus’ ministries, including our school, Christian formation programs, adult education, community outreach (food pantry, community meal programs, giving tree, etc.), support groups and more.

It is sure to be a great evening, so mark your calendars now!

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.