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Dear Families,
I am excited to be able to share with you some more information about this year’s Fun Fair, taking place on May 12th from 5:30-8:00. The order form for tickets is below; please consider pre-purchasing your tickets and your meal (new this year) before the night of the event. In addition to the usual games, raffles, and cake walk, this year’s event will include cotton candy, face painting, a chance to play teachers in ping-pong and more! This is sure to be a great night!
If there are families that still need to turn in your re-enrollment forms for 2023-2024, please return those to the office at your earliest convenience. You can find the form here. Thank you!
As we start to near the end of our Lenten journey, now is a good time to check in with yourself and your family. Did we stick with the things that we committed to do in Lent? Did we make time to renew our prayer-life, give alms and fast? If you have had trouble or fallen away from the things you committed to, make a point to recommit this next week and during Holy Week. Make time for Jesus to reveal himself to you in the quiet moments this week.
Finally, thank you to everyone for your support of our recent service projects! We had a great response for both the Easter bags and the Ham-bassador drive for the St. Alphonsus food pantry. I want to shout out Ms. Temple, Mrs. Schermetzler and all the third grade students for their work on the Ham-bassador program and what I know will be a great service project!
Stay safe and have a great weekend!
Russ Johnston
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Important Dates to Remember | |
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04/04
8th Grade JA Finance Field Trip
04/04 & 04/05
Living Stations of the Cross
6:30pm (04/04) and 2:00pm (04/05)
04/06
11:30am Dismissal
04/07
Good Friday
No School
04/08 - 04/16
Easter Break
No School
04/19
Dine Out Night
Cousins
04/20
All School Community Clean-Up
04/21
Parish Auction
Details Below
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04/21
4th Grade Pioneer Day
04/27
Harbor Village Service Project
(Grades 5K - 3)
04/28
Father Daughter Dance
Details Below
05/01 - 05/12
STAR Testing Dates
05/04
Spring Music Concert
6:00pm
05/11
First Stage Field Trip
Grades 1-3
05/12
4th Grade Madison Field Trip
05/24
First Communion Celebration Mass
Brunch Following (2nd Grade)
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THANK YOU!
Thank you for your generosity during our recent service drives. Because of you we were able to raise $208.70 and three boxes of candy & treats for the Easter Treat Bag drive.
Our third grade "Ham-bassadors" would also like to thank you for your help in our Ham It Up initiative this week! We raised $917.00 for the St. Alphonsus Food Pantry to buy Easter Hams.
Thank you for your generosity!
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Thank you for your purchases of St. Alphonsus Spirit Wear!
The 8th Grade Class will be receiving a $1,000 donation from the proceeds of the sale. We are so appreciative of your support!
Items should be delivered to you around April 18!
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Financial & Scholarship Information | |
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HOW TO ACCESS YOUR HOUSEHOLD PAID TUITION TAX REPORT
1. Go to TADS.com
2. Login to your TADS account
3. Click on” Billing” and then look below the blue box for the “Household Paid Tuition Tax Report.”
4. Click on Household Paid Tuition Tax Report
5. Enter the year for which you need the information and a statement will appear that details the fees you paid in that year. These include: Tuition Deposit, Tuition, and field trips.
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2023-2024 St. Gerard Fund
The St. Gerard Fund is now accepting applications for Catholic school scholarships for students currently in grades 2-8. The St. Gerard Fund has expanded to provide scholarships to deserving 8th graders who will be attending a Catholic high school in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.
Please view this letter for complete information.
The completed application must be returned to school, attention Ginger Young, on or before than April 7, 2023. You can download the application form here.
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Congratulations to our Forensics Team!
Our Forensics Team had a great season! The students had fun, learned a lot, earned medals, and even won a team trophy this season! 11 students earned high scores all season and qualified for the State Tournament, where they competed against students from all over Wisconsin.
State Qualifiers were:
- Mason Q
- Rory B
- Jonah R
- Hailey N
- Amirah O
- Tyson M
- Jordan L
- Lilah L
- Maddy P
- Ava S
- Max C
- Isabella S
Great job to everyone who participated this season, whether you qualified for state or not! You can check out some of our team trophy winners in the photo above--Matthew P, Lilah L, Maddy P, Mason Q, and Jordan L. (Parents, if you have more team photos, we would love to share them next week!)
We are so proud of you all!
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4K: Where The Wild Things Are (At the Zoo!) | |
4K's letter of the week this week was the letter Zz and they had lots of (adorable) fun making Zoos! This type of classroom activity allows them to combine phonics with STEM. | |
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Home & School Happenings
Where Does All the Money Go?
Have you ever asked yourself "What happens to all the money collected from the Home and School events?" Continue reading and that question will be answered!
Each year, the Home and School Association's largest revenue-producing event is the Fun Run. Prior to the event, a decision is made between the Home and School Association and school administration as to what project they would like supported, and this year it was needed safety updates (prior year projects included the library and science lab renovations). The proceeds from the 2022-2023 Fun Run were able to provide approximately $29,000 in safety updates throughout the school.
Net funds (funds in excess of the cost to provide the event) generated from other Home and School events such as the Cookie Walk, Book Fair, Dine Outs, Fun Fair, etc. are budgeted to be used or have been spent in the following areas:
- Cougar Outdoor Extravaganza Day
- Staff Appreciation Week
- Hospitality (providing meals for staff during in-service/conferences/etc.)
- Classroom funds (each classroom was allotted $300 to purchase needed items)
- Library materials
If you are further interested in the finances, updates are provided at every Home and School meeting, which are scheduled to return during the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, you can reach out to Julie Klimczak, Home and School Treasurer, via email here.
The Home & School Association would like to extend a big thank you to Julie Klimczak for all her hard work, bookkeeping & guidance with the H&S funds. Organized finances allows H&S to support both practical and fun things to help improve our school. We are grateful you are willing to share your time & talent with us--thank you, Julie!
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Thank you so much for your continued support of Dine Out Nights. School received a check for $563.00 from the Cousins Night on March 8!
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Want to have dinner with Father Kevin & Father Patrick? Join us on Friday, April 21 for the Annual Parish Auction! Only a few spots left to sit at the special "Priests' Tables!"
Register for a seat at one of the priests' tables. Contact Vickie Major for a seat at the priests' table. These special seats will cost $150 per ticket and spots are limited! Email or call Vickie at 414-704-0526 to secure your seat.
The Auction Committee is looking for Gift Card Donations!
Haven't had a chance to donate something to the auction yet? Why not use SCRIP to purchase gift cards to donate to the auction? School would get a "double dip!" Donate a gas, grocery, or store gift card in a variety of denominations! Learn more about purchasing through SCRIP here.
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Area Sports, High School, & Summer Camp News | |
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ATTENTION TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETES AND FAMILIES
You will be receiving communication through TeamSnap soon. In the meantime, we want to let you know what the first week of practice looks like!
- Tuesday, March 28 4:30 to 6:15 (meet at St. Alphonsus Gym)
- Wednesday, March 29 4:30 to 6:15 (meet at gym)
- Saturday, April 1 indoor scrimmage at Waukesha South HS
Please note that Tuesday/Wednesday is not our typical weekly practice schedule. We find ourselves in the unique situation of having a scrimmage during our first week, and we wanted to squeeze a second practice in to prepare for that scrimmage. The full schedule will be communicated to you via TeamSnap or by email from Coach Ben Rezutek.
GO COUGARS!
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Free Basketball Camp at Catholic Central High School in Burlington!
Attention 6 - 8 grade boys! If you like to play basketball or would like to give it a try, join us on Saturdays starting on April 1st at Catholic Central High School. All skill levels are welcome.
Where: CCHS - Marian Activity Center
148 Mc Henry St.
Burlington, WI 53105
When: April 1, 2023
April 15, 2023
April 22, 2023
April 29, 2023
Time: 5:30 - 7:00 pm
Questions? Please contact: stevesmith@cchsnet.org
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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 5:00pm Wednesdays.
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