St. Al's Monday News

We are continually grateful for the partnership we share with our families. Thank you for entrusting us with your children and for the many ways you support our teachers and staff. The spirit of St. Al’s is strengthened by each of you, and we are blessed to be part of such a caring community.

This week, we are especially grateful for our Veterans and all of our military families! We are thankful for their service, sacrifice, and the freedoms they help protect. We look forward to honoring them alongside our Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts on Tuesday morning during a special flag procession.

As we continue to live out our school theme, Finding God in All Things, we are inviting students and staff to focus this month on finding God through gratitude. Below is a simple Principal’s Blessing Challenge that you might enjoy incorporating into your family’s routine this month.

Principal’s Blessing Challenge

Each week, introduce one simple challenge:

• Week 1: Notice a Blessing. Take time to recognize something good in your day.

• Week 2: Give Thanks. Thank someone who has blessed your life.

• Week 3: Be a Blessing. Find a way to bring kindness, joy, or encouragement to someone else.

• Week 4: Find God in the Ordinary. Share a moment when you noticed God’s presence in an ordinary part of your day.

May this month provide opportunities for all of us to slow down and recognize God’s goodness.

In Gratitude,

Dawn Manfred and Angie Krauss

Co-Principals

• Our lost and found is overflowing!! Please check for any missing items. Any unclaimed items will be donated prior to Thanksgiving.
• It is time for our annual holiday drive to support the Christmas Bureau! The Christmas Bureau Children's Pajama Drive requests new pajamas, with tags attached, in any size ranging from newborn to youth extra large. Unfortunately, they cannot accept used pajamas, regardless of the condition. The Christmas Bureau provides pajamas, but their resources are limited, and they do not have enough for every child served, which is roughly 13,000 children. The goal is to be able to send every child home with a new pair of pajamas. Please bring PJ donations to our front office from now until December 4.
• If your child is participating in our St. Al’s basketball program, we need parents to come into the gym to pick up their children from practice. We will not be sending them out into the parking lot for pick up. With the sun setting earlier, we want to make sure students are picked up inside the gym to assure their personal safety.

• Please keep in mind that the ELC is closed this Wednesday, in observance of Veterans Day.
• If you have a family member that served in the military, please feel free to send a photo to school with your child; our teachers would love to incorporate thankfulness for their service into classroom discussions about Veterans Day.

Corporate Champions: What does it mean to be a St. Al’s Corporate Champion?

A St. Al’s Corporate Champion is a business that wholeheartedly believes in and supports the mission of our school. Our Corporate Champions are willing to be bold in their gifts of time, talent, and treasure to benefit our school community and serve God’s mission at St. Al’s.

As a Corporate Champion, your gift will provide the financial support necessary to achieve our program goals while your company receives year-round (January-December) visibility to our greater St. Al’s community. With 110 years of faithful alumni and friends who are rooted in a rich tradition of academic excellence and faith formation, we believe that our Corporate Champions program is a win-win for everyone involved!

We have opportunities ranging from $5,000-$15,000! Please see the details below and attached for more information! If you’re ready to be a Corporate Champion today, please click the CORPORATE CHAMPIONS button below to give online! If you would like more information, please contact Cami Carlson, Mission Advancement Director, at ccarlson@stalsschool.org. Thank you! Go STAGS!

Track it Forward: Track it Forward is the online program that we use to track service hours and sign up for service opportunities. If you need help accessing your account or help using Track it Forward, please email Shannon Wittman at volunteer@stalsschool.org.