Other Important Reminders This Week!

We have several other reminders for you this week!

LUNCHES:

• Next week Wednesday, May 22 is our next pizza lunch. You can find details and an order form below, but these are due back THIS Wednesday, May 15.
• In addition, Friday, May 24 will be a bag lunch day! Our Cougar Cafe staff will not be in the building, so please plan to pack your students a lunch that day.

Don't forget to join us for State of the School on Thursday evening! More details below but we hope to see many of you there!

Mrs. Schermetzler is still planning on sleeping on the roof, which was the all-school reward for making our Fun Run goal last fall. The plan is for her to sleep on the roof after State of the School on Thursday, May 23. The rain date will be Tuesday, May 28. Stay tuned for lots of fun extras on social media when this happens, including a live bedtime story!

We are in need of some cantors & acolytes for the 8th Grade Graduation mass on Saturday, June 1 at 12:00pm. If your student would be interested in singing or serving at this mass, please email Mrs. Schermetzler.

Lastly, just a calendar note. Although our school calendar mistakenly says June 5 is an 11:30am dismissal, our St. Alphonsus tradition is that last day of school dismissal is always at 10:00am. We will continue that tradition this year, so students will be dismissed on June 5 at 10:00am.

Have a great week!

The Leadership Team

Financial Aid Applications for the 2024-2025 School Year are Now Open!

St. Alphonsus Catholic School is pleased to offer a limited amount of financial assistance to those who qualify. We are fortunate to have support from private donors and foundations who share our goal of ensuring that Catholic education is affordable and available to as many families as possible.  

Here is a link to the Financial Aid Application. Complete instructions are included on the form. Please note that incomplete applications will not be accepted.

If you have any questions, contact Ms. Parey at 414-421-1760 or taimi@st-alphonsus.org.

Our Last Pizza Lunch for the year is this Wednesday, May 22!

We could use one or two more volunteers to help serve this week's pizza lunch! Sign up here for an easy commitment of about an hour.

In addition, please remember that if you did not order a pizza lunch for your student, there is NO hot lunch or milk provided that day and they will need to bring a cold lunch.

State of the School

State of the School, hosted by the School Advisory Commission, will take place on Thursday, May 23 at 6:00pm in the Community Room.

Please join us to hear a presentation to answer parent questions and also learn more about Home & School and Athletics. There will also be an opportunity to sign up to volunteer for school events and a chance for you to mingle with other parents, faculty & staff.

We will also be serving light snacks as well as beer & wine. Because we are serving alcohol, this event is for adults only. We hope to see you there!

Summer Guitar & Ukulele Lessons with Miss Webber!

Over the summer, Ms. Webber will be offering private guitar and ukulele lessons at school. Lessons are available for students going into 2nd grade and older. Students must be able to provide their own instruments.

The cost is $20 for a 30 minute lesson, and right now Ms. Webber plans to teach on either Tuesdays or Wednesdays. If you are interested, please send her an email with your child's availability on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Take Our Lunch Program Survey!

Mrs. Cech is always looking for ways to improve the St. Alphonsus Cougar Cafe, our lunch program! As such, she has designed a short survey designed to help her improve the lunch program offerings to best suit our students' needs.

Please take the short survey here to provide your feedback.

May & June 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 May & June:

05/31

Last Friday of the Month

Out of Uniform with Purchased Pass

06/05

Last Day of School

Dress UP for Mass!

Testing Reports Available This Week!

STAR reports will be coming home this Friday, May 24. Students in grades 3, 5, and 7 will also be receiving their ITBS (Iowa test) results. If you have any questions, please reach out to your child's homeroom teacher. 

Calling all Room Parents!

First, we’d like to say THANK YOU to all the current room parents for volunteering their time this year to assist teachers and school with various events and activities throughout the year! We appreciate your time!

As this year comes to an end, now is the time to consider becoming a room parent for the 2024-2025 school year!

Room parents provide valuable assistance to our teachers by being the liaison between the teacher and classroom parents.  

If you are interested in being a room parent, please email Dawn Eisold and include your name, email, phone number and your child’s name and grade for 2024-2025.

Room parents will be contacted in late August. Please remember that all room parents need to be safeguarded.

Please let us know if you have any questions and thanks for volunteering!

Join us for a Milwaukee Milkmen Game this summer! Mark Your Calendars for Friday, July 12 at 6:35pm.

St. Alphonsus Catholic School is once again the featured organization at the Milwaukee Milkmen baseball game on July 12 at 6:35pm. We hope you can attend, watch a great game and support St Alphonsus Catholic School! 

Get your tickets at the link here and we will see you at the ballgame! Feel free to spread the word & share this with your family and friends.

School Supply Kits Now Available from 1st Day School Supplies!

Did you know that St. Alphonsus Home & School partners with 1st Day School Supplies to give parents an easy to get everything your student needs for school?

We're not wishing summer away, but if you like to purchase pre-boxed school supply kits, it's time to order! Start the school year with the exact supplies your teacher requested, and have them shipped quickly and easily to your home just in time for school to start in the fall. This is an easy way to check off a big to-do list item and perfect for busy parents.

Order today at this link. The deadline for ordering is July 1st!

New Family Mentors Needed

The New Family Committee is looking for volunteer mentor families! 

Help us welcome new families to St. Alphonsus! This is a very low-key commitment and a great way to get your whole family involved at school. We ask mentor families to exchange contact information with new families so they can have someone to contact with questions, and all mentor & new families attend a social event to welcome them to the school in the fall. Your relationship with your mentor family can be as involved as you want it to be!

If interested, please contact Dawn Eisold.

Signing up for SCRIP is easy, and there is even an app to use! 

Register here, using the enrollment code 855F1LF31943. You can also check out our Enrollment Forms and FAQ on our school website. If you would like to order via paper order form, you can find that here.

Any questions, please call or email our SCRIP coordinator, Vickie Major at 414-704-0526 or via email here.

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!