Crusader Chronicles
November 15, 2019
Spirit Wear - Order Now for the Holidays
Revolution Sports has opened an online Holiday sale! Click the link below to order Spirit wear as gifts for your whole family! This will be open until November 24th in order for items to arrive by Christmas!
Week Ahead - November 17th - 24th
Sunday, November 17th, 2019
Cookies with the Crusaders after the 10:30 AM Mass hosted by grades K, 2, 3, 5 and 7
Monday, November 18th, 2019
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
SAHS Meeting at 2:00
Mass hosted by Kindergarten - NOVEMBER BIRTHDAY MASS
Home and School Meeting at 6:30 PM in Staff Lounge
Thursday, November 21, 2019
Student Council at 2:00
Friday, November 22, 2019
Sponsor Day for Ronald McDonald House - Out of Uniform - See details in Newsletter
Middle School Dance
Saturday and Sunday, November 23rd and 24th
SAHS Bake Sale after 5:00 pm, 9:00 am, and 11:00 am Masses. All the money we raise will go to Sole Hope in Uganda.
Pastor Installation of Fr. John Schmidt, C.Ss.R at the 11:00 AM Mass.
Middle School Dance - Friday November 22
St. Alphonsus Food Drive
Students may bring in non-perishable food items such as canned goods (soup, meat, fruit, vegetables, tuna, etc.) and/or packaged nuts, bake mixes, cereal, packaged noodles, etc.).
Please see the attached flyer for more details. Students may bring items to their homeroom teacher!
Donation Days for Out of Uniform
December Lunch Orders Due Now
The December Lunch Menu is available for students in grades Kindergarten - 8th Grade (preschool is handled within their classroom)! Please Log in to Sycamore and order your child(ren)'s lunches for December. The deadline for ordering is Tuesday, November 19th by 11:00 PM. If you have trouble logging into Sycamore, please call the school office at
763-561-5101 for help.
If your child(ren) are having cold lunch all month, we would appreciate an email stating this!
It helps us for record keeping purposes!
El Menú del Almuerzo de Dieciembre
está disponible para los estudiantes en los grados Kindergarten - 8th grado (¡El preescolar se maneja dentro de su aula)! Por favor, ingrese a Sycamore y pida los almuerzos de su hijo(s) para el mes de dieciembre. El ultimo dia es el Martes 19 de noviembre antes de las 11pm. Si tiene problemas para ingresar a Sycamore, por favor llame a la oficina escolar 763-561-5101 para que le ayuden.
Si su hijo(s) vendran con su almorzando hecho en casa todo el mes, apreciariamos nos lo hiciera saber a traves de correo electronico.
Esto nos ayuda a mantener los registros escolares.
Front Office
Please be patient with us as we head into this transition time. The front office will be covered by Mrs. Staples and Ms. Peters until a new person is hired and fully trained!
Thank you!
Save the Date - Christmas Concert
There will also be an afternoon "dress rehearsal" families are invited to attend. This is a perfect opportunity for members of the family who might not want to drive in the evenings! The time of this will be posted in future newsletters!
Students should dress in their Sunday best for the evening performance. Please remember: no jeans, bare shoulders, skirts/dresses that are too short, or anything that violates our school dress code.
Help Wanted - Morning Monitors on Mondays
Want to Volunteer
How to Volunteer: Log into Sycamore and see the MANY opportunities (new opportunities are added almost weekly)!
Most of these opportunities require the volunteers to meet the Archdiocese's Essential 3 Requirements (please note this is not unique to St. Al's - but across the Archdiocese)! Details on how to become E3 qualified are attached to this newsletter. If at any time you ever have any questions about this process, please connect with Sarah Gerads at geradss@mystals.org. Thank you for your continued support of St. Al's.
Gala 2020 - Come join our Gala Core Team!
Do you like planning parties? Do you like spending time with great people? Do you want to help out St. Alphonsus Catholic School in an amazing way. Come join the Gala Planning Core Team. The Gala Planning Core Team plans our largest annual fundraiser which is scheduled for April 18, 2020. The time commitment is about 1-2 hrs each month. The team meets on the first Sunday of each month at 6:30PM in the Teacher’s Lounge. You’ll meet some amazing people and you’ll have a ton of fun at the same time. If you’re interested in people part of this awesome team, please contact Michelle Misko at michellemmisko@gmail.com.
St. Alphonsus Catholic School
Email: schooloffice@mystals.org
Website: www.stalsmnschool.org
Location: 7031 Halifax Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Phone: 763-561-5101
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stalcrusaders/
Attendance Line
Attendance Reminder
Please remember if your child will be absent or tardy to call the attendance line at 763-503-3306. Please leave the specific reason your child is absent or tardy. If your child is gone from school for 3 or more days due to illness, a doctor's note is required. Also, if a child is gone from school for more than 1/2 day due to illness they may not participate in any evening activities. Thank you.