Learning, Loving, and Leading through Christ

November 10, 2025

Mrs. Sagat Says...

Winter is Coming!

Happy Monday, and Happy Veterans Day. We are so thankful for all the veterans in our school community and beyond. This week we will be celebrating Veterans at our school Mass on Wednesday. Please consider joining us and inviting the Veterans in your life to join us as well!

We had some snow in the forecast this weekend and luckily we didn't get nearly as much as Kenosha County, but now is a great time to check that you have snow gear that fits so that you're ready to go. School policy dictates that students may NOT play in the snow without proper boots, snow pants, etc. so please get ready now so that students will be well-dressed and warm for when significant snowfall happens. Middle school parents, we know coats can sometimes be a struggle with this age group, but please be sure to send students dressed for the weather as we will go outside for recesses unless the temperatures fall below 0 degrees.

On a related note, this is how school closings work at St. Alphonsus: St. Alphonsus School follows Greendale Public Schools when closing for inclement weather. If for some reason Greendale Public Schools are not in session (ie, they have a scheduled vacation day while we do not), and there is inclement weather, St. Alphonsus will follow the Franklin School District. If both school districts are not in session, we will make the decision on our own. All announcements for such closings will be placed on local radio, television stations, and television news websites. Also, families will receive an email, text message, and voicemail message with closing information, and we will post to our social media channels and website as well. If school should be canceled, the hot lunch menu will be followed accordingly upon return to school (ie, the canceled day's lunch would be skipped).

Finally, a last weather-related reminder: Shorts season at St. Alphonsus is officially over! Per our family handbook, shorts and skorts/dresses with bare legs can only be worn between April 1st and October 31st. Opaque tights & leggings under skirts and dresses are now required, and shorts for boys are no longer allowed. In addition, as the weather gets colder, please note that only plain knit slip-overs, sweater vests or cardigans in our uniform colors OR branded St. Alphonsus sweatshirts or pullovers with or without a hood purchased through the St. Alphonsus Catholic School approved spirit wear vendor are allowed. Hoodies are not allowed on Mass days during church.

If you have any questions about the dress code, please see our dress code page on the school website here, which has helpful visuals for what is and is not allowed on Mass days. In addition, you can also check out our Family Handbook here (the dress code can be found starting on page 29).

A couple of other reminders this week:

We do have a pizza lunch this week, coming up on Friday, November 14. Please remember that there is not hot lunch or milk served on this day, so if you did not order your child a pizza lunch you will need to send a cold lunch and beverage.

Conferences are coming up soon! Fall conferences are mandatory. Please find the sign-up links & more details below, and note that you will only be signing up for a conference with your child's homeroom teacher.

Tomorrow is our Dress Down Day fundraiser to benefit the St. Alphonsus Food Pantry. The minimum donation is $1, but please consider donating more as the food pantry is serving many more clients in need as of late. Thank you for helping us live out the virtue of Generosity!

There are lots of events coming up in December, and Home & School also has lots going on. Please be sure to check out details & save-the-dates for the Advent Wreath Blessing, Christmas Concert, Las Posadas, the Cookie Walk, and our annual Poinsettia Sale below!

The Stuffies also had a great time at the first annual Stuffy Sleepover this weekend! 35 stuffies joined us, and they learned to pray the Rosary with Father Kevin, visited the gym, the science lab, the art room, and the music room, and had some fun in the library & other classrooms too. Check out some of the cute pictures below! Each stuffy went home with a personalized album.

This newsletter is our number one communication tool to you as parents. We ask that you please read it thoroughly each week. Our school website is also a great resource for you and has lots of information available under the PARENTS tab at the top of the page. You can also always find an archive of our school newsletters on our website here.

Have a great week!

Best Regards,

Megan Sagat

Principal

November Virtue: Generosity

Dress Down in Support of the St. Alphonsus Food Pantry this Tuesday!

Our November virtue is generosity, so please join us in helping to support the St. Alphonsus Food Pantry this month! Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 11, please bring a monetary donation (minimum of $1 per student) which will go directly to the Food Pantry here at St. Al's. All students who bring a minimum donation of $1 can be out of uniform on Tuesday!

The St. Alphonsus Food Pantry currently serves over 90 clients, and monetary donations are used for things like purchasing in bulk at discounted rates, procuring meat and fresh produce to include in the boxes, and more. To learn more about the St. Alphonsus Food Pantry, please click here. If you or someone you know is experiencing food insecurity, please call our Food Pantry phone line at 414-514-4400 for assistance.

Thank you for helping us live out the virtue of Generosity this month!

Other Important Reminders

Parent-Teacher Conferences Are Coming Soon!

This year's conferences will take place on Thursday, November 20 from 4 to 6pm and Monday, November 24 from 8am to 1pm.

Please sign up with your child's Homeroom Teacher Only. If you have a student in Middle School (Grades 5-8), your child's homeroom teacher will provide feedback from your child's other classroom teachers during your allotted conference time.

Fall conferences are mandatory. If you cannot attend in one of the allotted times, please reach out directly to your child's homeroom teacher directly to reschedule. Please click the links below to sign up!

3K-4th Grade Fall Conference Sign-up

5th-8th Grade Fall Conference Sign-up

New! St. Alphonsus Parent Directory

In conjunction with the St. Alphonsus Home & School Association, we are working on compiling a Parent Directory! This is a new annual publication that is a valuable communication tool for all St. Alphonsus families. It will contain an alphabetical listing (by grade) of all parents. It will include parent/guardian names, phone numbers and primary emails. Faculty, staff, and other important school contact information is also provided. Student names will not be listed.

This information used to be widely available in the TADS/Educate system, but since moving to our new PowerSchool Student Information System, it is no longer available to families. We wish to provide this service so that you may easily facilitate birthday invitations, playdates, etc. as this type of information cannot be provided by your classroom teacher.

All parents will be included in the directory, unless you return this form by Friday, November 14. This form tells us that you do not wish your information to be published in the Parent Directory. If you do NOT return this form, your information will be included.

Calling all St. Alphonsus Girls! Come join Troop 13690 for an afternoon of fun at our Pajama Party!

The troop is working towards their Bronze Award and hoping to donate pajamas to foster kids in the Milwaukee area.

RSVP to Dawn Eisold by November 17th.

Girl Scout Troop 11412 Hosts Pet Food Drive!

Hi again! It’s Girl Scout Troop 11412!

This week we will be kickstarting our fundraiser to help add a pet section to the St. Alphonsus Food Pantry.

You can help us by…

Donating wet or dry cat and dog food
Donating treats
Donating money

We will collect food donations in their corresponding box outside of the school office, and money donations inside of the school office. Please consider donating anytime this week or next week. Your donations could help fix the problem of overcrowding animal shelters by helping keep pets at home.

On Friday, October 31st, around 47 cats were surrendered and brought into the Wisconsin Humane Society in Milwaukee.This is becoming more and more common. According to the Wisconsin Humane Society, being unable to afford care (food or medical) is one of the top reasons pets are surrendered. We really need your help! Thank you for your donations!

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!

Important Dates to Remember

11/12

Veterans Day Mass
see details above

11/19

Dine Out Night
Raising Cane's

11/20

Parent/Teacher Conferences

4-6pm

11/24

No School
Parent/Teacher Conferences

8am-1pm

11/25 - 11/28

Gobble Gobble!
No School
Thanksgiving Break

12/01

Advent Wreath Blessing & Prayer Service

Details Coming later in November

12/04

Christmas Concert

10:30am & 6:00pm

12/05
Poinsettia Sale Pickup

Details Below

12/06 & 12/07

Cookie Walk

Details Below

12/10

Dine Out Night

12/18

Las Posadas

Details Below

12/19

11:30am Dismissal

12/22 - 01/02

Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year!
No School

Christmas Break

Out of Uniform Dates - November

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 remaining Out-of-Uniform Days for November:

11/11

Food Pantry Donation Day!
Out of Uniform with minimum $1 donation to the St. Alphonsus Food Pantry
(Details Above in the Virtues Section)

11/20

Out of Uniform with Dine Out Night purchase on 11/19 (receipt required)

11/21

Last Friday of the Month

Out of Uniform with Purchased Pass

Lunch Menus for November & December

SCRIP/Raise Right News

SHOPPING FOR CHRISTMAS?

If you haven't started saving towards your tuition, now is a great time! SCRIP/RaiseRight offers so many gift cards to use for gifting or shopping. Does your company give away gift cards for year end bonuses? Start here!

Don't forget your Dine-Out nights. SCRIP/RaiseRight carries most of the restaurants you will be going to. It's a WIN-WIN for the school, Home & School and your tuition!

SCRIP is an easy way to earn money for our school and tuition credit for yourself! We are excited to again be offering SCRIP for the 2025-2026 School Year. Please scan the QR code and fill out the SCRIP enrollment form & agreement below to get started. For questions, please contact our SCRIP coordinator, Michael Wusterbarth, via email here.

SCRIP Enrollment Form

SCRIP Agreement

Find our more information about SCRIP here!

Learn more about the SCRIP program

Learn how to download the app and get started

Learn how to shop with the app

Home & School Happenings

The Poinsettia Sale is back!

It's the mooooost wonderful time of the year! Aka time to think about purchasing your poinsettias in the Home & School Poinsettia Sale to benefit our school. Check out all the details below and print an order form here. A printed copy of the order form will also be sent home this week.

Poinsettias make beautiful gifts for neighbors and friends. Consider taking your order form to your office to see if your colleagues would like one! Thank you in advance for your support!

It's time to think about Cookie Walk!

Cookie Walk is a beloved St. Alphonsus School tradition. School families bake & sell cookies after all Masses on the weekend of December 6 & 7. You can find more details below.

We ask ALL school families to participate by committing to bake at least 4 dozen cookies or holiday treats. Forms will go home this week OR you can print out the form below, also linked here. All families who return a form will be entered to win an Out-of-Uniform pass for their child.

Check out the information below and look for our volunteer sign-up genius next week!

Local High School & Alumni News

Parish & Community News

St. Alphonsus Parish is hosting a coloring contest for Advent this year!

See the instructions below and fill out the entry form. Turn entries into your classroom teacher by November 19. The winner will be put on the cover of the Christmas bulletin!

For questions, please contact Rachel Kroes, our Associate Director of Child Ministry.

TRIVIA NIGHT IS BACK!

Join us on November 21st and 22nd!

Reserve your table for 8-10 people for a walk down memory lane. It will be the "Best of Trivia Night" as we ask questions from our 20 years of archives. Yes, St. Al’s Trivia Night is 20 years old, and there has been no inflation either! The cost is still $10 per person.

There will be door prizes and a 50/50 raffle to raise money for our Human Concerns groups around St. Al’s.

Email Vickie Major here with questions or to reserve your table.

Join the St. Alphonsus Moms Group!

Looking for other Moms to share in your journey of faith and motherhood?

Come to the Wiggle Room above the church at 10:00. Moms are welcome to bring their little ones with them!

We would love to get to know each other better and help one another grow in our faith. Motherhood isn't easy. Let's share the load! Contact Darleen Zelinka with any questions.

First Semester Dates:

November 18 at 10 a.m.
December 2 at 10 a.m.

Join the St. Alphonsus Women's Group!

So... who is in your tribe?

We all need one! Why not make St. Alphonsus' Women's Group YOUR tribe?

This group is a little different than the Moms Group. This group is comprised of women of all ages and backgrounds. We meet to pray, discuss and enjoy life! Contact Maggie Ensing for more information!

Check us out:

November 15, 2025 - Join Us for Women of Christ!
December 12, 2025 - Celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
January 24, 2025
February 14, 2026
March 21, 2026
April 25, 2026

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.