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Welcome to Week 3!
Mrs. Schermetzler is always reminding us that it takes 3 weeks for most transitions, and here we are in the third week of school. I hope that you and your students are starting to settle into the school year nicely.
One personal bit of news to share this week: I am very excited to announce that I am expecting a baby in March! My husband I are thrilled to be adding another family member to our "crew."
We will communicate a plan to you for leadership team coverage while I am out on maternity leave as we get a little closer to March. Thank you in advance for your well wishes and prayers!
As always, we do have some reminders for you this week:
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This week is our Back to School Roundup! This is the same thing as Back to School Night. It will take place on Thursday, September 11 from 5-7pm in the Community Room. Park in the main church parking lot and enter at the church doors. You can stop in anytime that works for you between 5:00 and 7:00pm! This event is designed for parents to get to know their child's classroom teachers more. All teachers will have a table in the Community Room. Please note that this event is intended for parents only, so we recommend leaving the kiddos home. This will give you ample time to chat directly with your child's teacher, learn about classroom expectations and events, and ask questions! We look forward to seeing you then!
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Mrs. Cech had to make one more edit to the Lunch Menu for September. You can see the latest copy below and also found a downloadable PDF on our website here.
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Do you need to report an absence or a doctors appointment? Please find absence reporting information below. Please note that emailing your child's teacher DOES NOT SUFFICE as notice of absence or tardiness--you MUST contact the school office. Thank you for your cooperation!
- Thank you for your patience in carline as we all get used to new routines! Just a quick reminder for the courtyard carline this week--PLEASE DO NOT PULL IN AND AROUND CARS just because there is an opening. STAY IN LINE UNTIL ALL CARS IN FRONT OF YOU HAVE MOVED UP. Do not pull out of the line to take a free space, as this presents a significant safety challenge.
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PowerSchool Forms were due Friday, August 31. If you have not yet filled out your health forms online or been able to access your tuition and lunch balances, please do so ASAP. All families are required to fill out the online forms, even if you are paying tuition with cash or check. The office is currently contacting families who are delinquent on their forms.
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
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Back to School Roundup is this THURSDAY, September 11 from 5-7pm
St. Alphonsus Community Room
Please park in the main church parking lot and enter at the church doors
Stop in anytime between 5:00 and 7:00pm. Visit the tables that pertain to your student--your child's classroom teacher, specialists, and more! Learn what your child's teacher will expect and cover this year and have a chance to ask questions.
This event replaces previous events known as "Back to School Night."
This event is for parents only; if possible, students should not attend.
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Registration is now open for St. Alphonsus Catholic School’s Fun Run!
The official kick-off for the St. Alphonsus Fun Run is next week Wednesday, but you can register your student(s) today with this link!
*If you have more than one student, please use the same email when you sign them up. This will allow you to access each of your students when you login.
Please see the attached Help Guide if you need assistance registering, or contact our Fun Run Co-Chairs, Dawn Eisold and Olivia Hartley.
On Wednesday, September 17, we will officially kick off this year’s Fun Run! In those 10 days until the run we encourage you to reach out to family, friends, co-workers and neighbors to support St. Al’s. There will be some nightly and weekend challenges so students can earn extra rewards - stay tuned!
Our goal this year is to raise $20,000 to update technology around school. In addition, if we reach our goal, the students will SLIME Mrs. Sagat!
The Fun Run will take place on Friday, September 26th. Weather permitting, the run will be held in the parking lot. St. Alphonsus families are invited to come out and cheer our students on!*
Grades 3K through 3rd will run at 8:15am.
Grades 4th through 8th will run at 9:15am.
*In the event of rain, the Fun Run will be held in the school gym. We kindly ask that parents stay on the bleachers at all times for the safety of our students and staff.
A HUGE thank you to our T-shirt sponsors:
Platinum:
Oak Creek Wood Products
Cousins Subs
Gold:
Educators Credit Union
Silver:
Expert Institute
Bronze:
Biltrite Furniture
Ricely Restaurant Group
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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 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 a September Safeguarding session. It will be here at St. Alphonsus in the Community Room on 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.
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09/08
Fun Run Kickoff!
Details Above!
09/10
Dine Out Night
Cousins Subs
09/11
Back to School Roundup
Parents Only, 5-7pm
09/18
July Dine Out Night Out-of-Uniform Day
Details Below
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09/19
No School; Teacher In-Service
09/24
Dine Out Night
Portillo's
09/26
Fun Run!
09/30
School Picture Retake Day
10/03
No School Sustaining the Mission for Teachers
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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:
09/11
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.
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Our First Pizza Lunch Fundraiser of the Year is Thursday, September 18!
Order forms went home last week and are due back to school by THIS Thursday, September 11th in the morning. Please note that there is NO HOT LUNCH OR MILK served on this day, so if your students are not ordering the pizza lunch you will need to send a cold lunch. LATE ORDER FORMS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED--NO EXCEPTIONS. We are held to tight deadlines by the vendor and must have the order forms by Thursday morning!
A copy of the order form is attached here. Return forms by September 11th with cash or check for payment. Exact amounts only, no change will be given. One form per child but families can use one envelope.
We also need volunteers to help serve the pizza lunch to students. This is an easy one hour commitment! You can sign up here. All volunteers must be safeguarded.
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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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The SCRIP Program Needs Your Help!
We are seeking a few people to help out selling SCRIP with short, simple shifts before and after Masses on the weekends. The time commitment is minimal, with shifts ranging from 30 minutes to 90 minutes. Any help is appreciated--even if it's just once a month or every once in a while. Using an easy SignUp link, you can choose your own shift, as often or as little as you'd like!
If you or someone you know might be interested in volunteering, please contact Mike Wusterbarth or Gayle Schmidt for a brief training session.
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This Week is Dine Out Night At Cousins Subs!
Wednesday, September 10th is Dine Out Night at Cousins Subs and we hope to see you there! Dine in or carry out from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Franklin location, 7700 S. Lovers Lane Road. 20% of the sales will go to support St. Alphonsus. 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 Cousins do the cooking!
Dine Out Nights - the easiest and most delicious fundraisers around!
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Back by popular demand:
Parents Night Out Music Bingo!!
Saturday, October 11th at 6:30pm in the St. Alphonsus Community Room
Players will be given bingo cards where the traditional numbers have been replaced with song titles/artists. Our amazing hosts play clips of music and you mark off spots on your bingo card to win great prizes. It is a great opportunity to meet and socialize with other St. Al's parents! Get a group of parents from your class to attend!
This is an adults only event, no children please.
Cost is $10 per person
(please bring to the event, cash only)
Bring your own snacks and refreshments to enjoy.
Please RSVP at this link. Any questions, please contact Dawn Eisold.
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Save the Date for the 4th Annual St. Alphonsus Trunk or Treat!
This family friendly Trunk or Treat event will be held on Friday, October 24th! More details coming soon!
*Please note: You must be safeguarded to host a trunk! This includes ALL adult parties handing out treats at your trunk. If you are not safeguarded and would like to host a trunk, now is the perfect time to take care of that--there is a Safeguarding class at St. Alphonsus THIS WEEK. Check out the details above.
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St. Thomas More High School is excited to announce that we are now accepting applicants for the 2026-2027 school year.
Please click this link to start your application now.
Applicants can track their admissions progress in real-time using the STM Admissions Checklist. In order to receive an admission decision, applicants must complete the following steps on the STM Admissions Checklist: WE WILL NOT MAKE AN ADMISSIONS DECISION UNTIL ALL ITEMS ARE SUBMITTED!
- Request sixth and seventh-grade report cards from your current school
- Request sixth and seventh-grade standardized test results from your current school
- Request the Teacher Recommendation Form from an English, Math, Science, or Social Science teacher
- Take the High School Placement Test (more information to come on the test)
- The STM Admissions Committee will not make a decision until all paperwork is submitted on behalf of the student
Report cards, standardized test scores, and the Teacher Recommendation Form can all be requested online. Simply go to https://tmore.myschoolapp.com/app#login/apply and click "Start" next to each item on the student's Checklist. You will be asked for the name and email address of the teacher or staff member who you would like to submit the requested information on your student's behalf.
***FINANCIAL AID APPLICATIONS***
Families may also fill out the application for financial aid now. To begin the financial aid application, please visit https://online.factsmgt.com/signin/3ZSWD. Students who do not complete this application are not eligible to receive scholarships from St. Thomas More. This financial aid application is separate from applications for Milwaukee/Racine and Wisconsin Parental Choice Programs, which will be available in February 2025.
If you have any questions about St. Thomas More, the application process, or anything else admissions-related, please contact me at 414-481-8370 x127 or at manet@tmore.org.
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Pius XI Catholic High School invites all 8th grade students to apply for admissions for the 2026-2027 school year!
Fall Admissions Application Deadlines:
Early Application Deadline: September 23, 2025
Regular Application Deadline: November 4, 2025
The application can be found at: https://www.piusxi.org/apply.
Early Admission
Students who apply for early admission will receive an admissions decision by mid-October and will be invited to a special Pius XI event just for them.
To qualify for early admissions, applications must have an application on file by September 23, 2025 AND do the following:
- Take the Pius XI entrance exam on September 26, 2025
- Submit their 6th and 7th grade report cards
- Submit their standardized test scores (MAP, STAR or Wisconsin Forward)
- Submit their teacher recommendation form no later than September 26, 2025
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Submit a 2-3 minute video exaplaining how they will implement one of our Five Core Values into daily life at Pius XI.
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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:
- September 16 at 10 a.m.
- October 7 at 10 a.m.
- October 14 at 10 a.m.
- November 4 at 10 a.m.
- November 18 at 10 a.m.
- December 2 at 10 a.m.
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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:
- September 27, 2025
- October 18, 2025
- November 15 - Join Us for Women of Christ!
- December 12 - Celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
- January 24, 202
- February 14, 2026
- March 21, 2026
- April 25, 2026
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Join Cub Scout Pack 596!
Is your child interested in adventure, learning new skills and having fun? Join 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 11th at 6:30pm in the St. Alphonsus Multi-Purpose Room (Cafeteria).
For more information about Cub Scouts or Pack Registration contact Pack Committee Chair, Chelsea Gates via email here or at 414-731-5238, visit the Cub Scout Website here, or scan the QR code below!
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Greendale Health Department Announces Fall Programs for Families!
Flu Clinic:
Catch the Fall Vibes, Not the Flu!
Children under 19 years old can get a FREE flu vaccine at the Greendale Public Health Department's annual Children’s Flu Clinic.
When: Tuesday, October 14th, 3:30-6:30pm
Where: Greendale Community Learning Center (5650 S. Parking Street, Greendale)
No appointment needed. You do not need to be a Greendale resident to participate.
For questions, please call the Greendale Public Health Department, 414-423-2110.
Fresh & Fit Fest:
Get ready for the Fresh & Fit Fest, happening alongside the vibrant Greendale Downtown Market! Discover wellness through hands-on demos, movement, and fun for all ages.
Saturday September 27, 2025
Open At 9:00 - 11:00am
Downtown Greendale Schoolway & Broad Street by the Gazebo
We will have something for all ages!
- Health Screenings
- Hands-only CPR, Stop the Bleed, and Narcan demos
- Cooking demos
- Garden planting activities
- Chair yoga
- Yard games and rock painting
- Pickleball demo
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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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