Hello everyone,
I hope you are having a wonderful start to summer. As we continue planning for the fall, please continue checking your email for updates each week. Also, teachers will be in touch in a few weeks regarding summer meetings with their new classes.
Hello St. Al Families and Friends,
We are about to close another year at St. Alphonsus Parish School and what a year it has been. The past three months gave us quite a challenge in school and spirit. A lot was asked of all of us as COVID-19 swept the globe. We learned new ways to pull together as a community and realized what we loved most about our school family. It was not an easy road. We hit some roadblocks along the way but we persevered.
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Hello St. Alphonsus Community,
This week I have been struggling to process the events that are unfolding in our country. The violence and destruction hopefully did not overshadow the message of justice for George Floyd and others suffering injustice and racism with their lives. I watched several groups peacefully protest over several days saying the same words we have heard too many times. It is shameful that in 2020 we are still asking for equal rights; still pleading for freedoms, for inclusion, for life.
Hello and Happy Move-a-thon St. Al Friends and Family,
I hope everyone has had a fun time moving and grooving their way to raise funds for our school community. Staff are in on the fun too and will be posting different items on social media and with their classes this week. We hope you will join us in fundraising and having some fun as a family.
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Hello St. Al Family and Friends,
This week, my morning announcements have focused on joy. I have been encouraging students to find joy in everyday experiences and in the comfort of God. Looking outside today, it is easy to see gloom and dwell on the darkness in the world around us. But, if we choose to find joy, we can find the hope we need to push through and find the light. Sometimes we can’t do this alone and the support from God and our community is necessary to push through the darkness and into the light.
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Hello St. Al Family and Friends,
As some of you may know, the school morning announcements theme this week has been all about our Holy Mother Mary, in celebration of May as Mary month. In this newsletter and in morning announcements, I have often discussed my personal ties to Mary.
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