Weekly News October 16, 2017

Kids' activities provided by the Milwaukee Admirals, Milwaukee Wave, Pius XI High School, and the local Fire Department! Have your face painted or a button made with your name written in Chinese by the high school students at Pius XI.

"Stuff the Bus" with gently-used shoes for St. Vincent de Paul.

Music by "Hot Off the Grill".

The 15 Catholic high schools in our Archdiocese are sponsoring "Treat & Tweet" stops along the walk route. Walkers are encouraged to stop at each tent to pick up a treat, tweet and post updates about the Walk. Take pictures and videos to share at the same time. This is a fun way to bring social media into the mix and get everyone excited about the event. Use the following hashtag on Facebook and Twitter: #SolesWalk

Adult Formation Opportunities

Molly Ministry/Early Childhood opportunities.

Much more information about things going on in our parish and Lifelong Faith Formation department can be found in our CONNECTIONS NEWSLETTER. If you would like to be added to this list to receive this twice-monthly newsletter, email Angie.

Family Program

Our speaker for the parents tonight is Dan Burnett, author of I'm a CXO, Now What? All parents are welcome to join us for this session tonight from 6:25-7:25 in the PLC. You are a CXO! What is that? Chief Experience Officer. You can literally make someone's day! Change starts with each of us. Come hear more about "the job description for living a life of purpose and meaning."

Firstfruits has a new look and a new home! Check out the new website for more information, location, sessions, speakers and more.

Events Calendar (Tomorrow are some familiar presenters: Pam Olsen (Love and Logic) and Dr. Kathie Amidei and Angie Flanagan (Roots and Wings: The Invisible Gift of Resilience)

RSVP

Registration

Information about Catholic Memorial

Incoming Freshman Applications Due Nov. 2nd

8th Grade Placement Test Nov. 3rd or Nov. 11th

7th and 8th Graders Schedule a Shadow Day

Pom & Dance Clinic Saturday, October 14th

Girls and Boys Grades K4-8

AM Session: 9am-12pm

PM Session: 1pm-4pm

Information

ALL GIRLS MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE!

visit our website.

Open House:

Sunday, Oct. 22nd, 9am Mass with Bishop Schuerman, Tours from 10am-2pm.

Monday, Oct. 23rd, Tours from 5-7 pm

Registration for Fall Shadow Days

Application and Entrance Exam

Annual School Book Fair

October 19-22

Pre-sale order form

Calendar Raffle Winners can be found in the church bulletin.

October 16 , 2017

From the Desk of Ellen Knippel, Principal

Dear Parents,

I hope you enjoyed your long weekend! The weather wasn't perfect, but it was still a nice "change of pace" for the students! The faculty spent both days in-service. We gained some great knowledge in the areas of Science and Literacy!

We have a very important event coming up this weekend! SOLES FOR EDUCATION! Unfortunately we are FAR from reaching our goal! We need YOU to make a pledge! Remember, every penny stays right here at St. Anthony and will be used for tuition assistance! NOW THE GOOD NEWS!! We have a donor who is willing to MATCH up to $2000 in donations!! You may send in ANY donations (any amount helps!) to the school office until Friday, October 20th or donate online. Students, for every $50, you get 2 out-of-uniform passes, and for every $100, a pair of Soles for Education socks! If you'd like to join us for the walk, it will take place this Saturday at Mt. Mary University with warm-ups at 9:40am. The walk begins at 10am! Dress for the weather! THANK YOU for your generosity!

Calendar Change! Please see below for an important change to the Iowa testing dates.

Damaged Chromebooks! We have had a rash of damaged Chromebooks. Students have been dropping them or stuffing them into their backpacks with their other books and screens are damaged. Please take a moment to discuss Chromebook safety with your child! We are running out of replacements!

Blessings,

Mrs. Ellen Knippel

School News

Spirit Wear Day, October 17th

Students may wear spirit wear tops (St. Anthony/Mustang logo) with non-uniform bottoms on this day. If students choose not to wear spirit wear, then they should come in uniform.

Chess Club, October 17th-December 19th

K-8 Fall Chess Club begins tomorrow!

Book Fair, October 19-22

Students and parents will have the chance to purchase books from the Book Fair. Proceeds will go toward the middle school students' Washington D.C. trips.

Dairy Queen Night!, October 19th

We are trying a new restaurant! Dine at the

Delafield Dairy Queen (2720 Heritage Dr.) on October 19th between 5-8pm and Dairy Queen will donate 10% of the sales to our school! Mrs. Knippel will hand out NO UNIFORM passes to all who come which can be used on Oct. 26th! SCRIP will be available to purchase at DQ!

Grandparent's Day, October 20th

Grandparents should meet the children in church for 8am Mass on this day. After Mass, grandparents will have a chance to visit the Book Fair, tour classrooms and enjoy light refreshments. There will be early dismissal at 11:30am for all students. HELP IS NEEDED! Volunteer to help set up Thursday afternoon or during the event Friday! Please consider assisting in our special tradition of Grandparent's Day.

Soles for Education Walk, October 21st

There is still time to pledge for Team Knippel OR Team Zimmer . Or register for $10 to walk. We have a donor match of up to $2,000!

3K, 4K, 5K NO SCHOOL, October 24th

3K-5K will not have school this day due to parent/teacher conferences. Conference time confirmations will be coming home tomorrow.

Culver's Night - Teachers Serve, October 24th

Dine at Culver's on Grandview Blvd. between 5-8 pm and 10% of your purchase will be donated to our school! Our teachers (and Mrs. Knippel) will be serving the food. NO UNIFROM passes will be given out and can be used on Nov. 2nd!

Birthday Blessing Mass, October 25th

At the 7:45am Mass, students with an October birthday will process in with Fr. Tony and be

called forth and blessed after communion. Students receiving the birthday blessing may "dress up" on this day (no jeans, shorts, or sweat pants please!)

Halloween Parade and Class Party, October 27th

Our Halloween Parade for Grades 1-8 will take place at 1:30pm on Friday, October 27th. Students will change into their costumes and do a short parade through school before returning to classrooms for their parties. 3K, 4K, and 5K will have parties in the morning and a costume parade at 11:15am.

Trunk-or-Treat and/or Dance, October 27th

Kids can trick-or-treat from decorated vehicle trunks parked in the church

parking lot from 5:30-6:30pm. Kids must be accompanied by an adult. The church parking lot will open at 5pm for those who are decorating trunks. Pizza dinner and dance with a DJ will be held from 6:30-8pm in the Parish Life Center (school cafeteria). Cost is $3/slice payable at the door. Proceeds will go toward the 5th graders' 8th grade Washington DC trip.

RSVP for Trunk or Treat and/or Dance

Grade 3 Mass Greeters, October 28th/29th

Grade 3 will volunteer as Mass greeters the weekend of October 28th and 29th. Students should wear their uniform.

Art Contest for Basketball Tournament Books We will be conducting a contest to design the

cover for this year's tournament booklet! Pick up the paper in the office! 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners will be chosen! ALL students are eligible to enter! St. Anthony Mustangs need YOUR help!!

School Calendar Changes!

IOWA TESTING: Please mark your calendars with the new dates for IOWA testing. They have been moved to March 5-16th, 2018. Students in grades 2-7 take these assessments. Please try to NOT schedule appointments or vacations during this time frame.

DECEMBER CHRISTMAS CONCERT: Please remember the Christmas Concert was moved to December 19th.

The "L" Word

Families, please be aware that head lice have been reported at several local schools. Now is the time when the little darlings love to find a warm winter home. Please have some daily bonding time with your child as you examine their heads from nape to crown. If you happen to find visitors, please let the school know ASAP. We will keep your name confidential, but will also alert the rest of the school so we can stop the spread before it starts. Thanks for your help!

Make A Difference

Middle School Altar Servers

Please Sign up for a slot.

Offertory Gift Bearers

Sign up your family to bring up the gifts at Mass once or twice this year. Present the gifts of bread and wine at the altar in preparation for the celebration of Eucharist. Offertory Gift Bearer Sign-up

MBHS Partners in Mercy Sharing Weekend, October 21st/22nd

MacCanon Brown from MBHS will speak briefly at our Masses and will have a table in the Gathering Space. At this time, they would appreciate socks of all sizes, for children and adults, both genders: athletic, thermal, & dress.

Healing Hearts Meal, October 23rd

Provide a light meal and serve it to grieving children and their families at the Healing Hearts program in Waukesha. We'll bring the food, serve it, and clean up afterwards. The meal choice is up to you! Monday, Oct. 23 from 5-6:30 pm. Sign Up

Bag Lunches for The Gathering, November 4

All ages are welcome to donate food, make bag lunches and/or deliver them to the hungry and homeless at The Gathering. Make lunches at St. Anthony 10-10:45 am (all ages). Deliver and volunteer 11:15 am-12:30 pm (ages 10+ with parent (1 parent per child age 10-14)) in Milwaukee. Sign Up

Teen Fall Service Day, November 5th

St. Anthony on the Lake teens will be participating in a Fall Service Day. Please let us know if an elderly friend or neighbor needs help with basic yard maintenance, such as raking and bagging leaves or weeding, and we'll send out a team that day. Contact Laura Smyczek or call her at 262-691-9170 x1103.

School Employment Opportunity
Our school is seeking an individual to work the Extended Day Care program on Fridays from 2:15-6pm effective immediately. This is a paid position. Flexibility for subbing on other days would be ideal, but not required. Call the office if interested: 262-691-0460.

Peanut and Tree Nut Free Snack Suggestion List

Read the labels at each purchase! Manufacturing processes change!

Avoid items with allergy and ingredient alerts such as: "May Contain Peanut or Tree Nuts" "Processed on shared equipment with Peanuts or Tree Nuts" "Manufactured in a plant with Peanut or Tree Nuts" "Contains Peanut or Tree Nut Ingredients" Your diligence is keeping an allergic child safe at school. Suggested Snack List

Classroom Corner

Mrs. Hofbauer's 1st grade class used the "Living Rosary" to pray the rosary last week. They prayed the Joyful Mysteries and lit a candle with each prayer.

The 1st grade class learned the story of Creation. They wrote a "Creation Book" in which they used informative writing features which included a title, topic sentence, details, and closing sentence.

They were so proud to read their books to the 3rd and 4th grade classes!

Prayers and Celebrations

Prayer

Please pray for those affected by the California wildfires. Pray for the people in harms way, the hundreds that are missing, and for the families that are grieving the loss of someone or recovering from the loss of a home. Pray for the generosity of friends and neighbors.

Catholics care about creation! We're celebrating energy conservation and challenging one another to do more. Do you accept the challenge?

This week, we give thanks for energy and electricity, and pray for those without it. Ponder what your family can do to conserve this resource.

"There is a nobility in the duty to care for creation through little daily actions... which directly and significantly affect the world around us... and can be an act of love which expresses our own dignity." - Pope Francis, Laudato Si, 211.

Celebrations!

The 8th grade girl's volleyball team took 3rd place in the St. Leonard's School Tournament. They also received an invitation to play in the Seton Tournament. Congrats girls!

Support

Box Top Challenge!!!

October 9-23

EACH child who submits at least 10 box tops will get a FREE ticket to one of these Milwaukee Wave soccer games!

P lease include all of your children's names and grades when you submit them to school. Feel free to use the collection sheets or put them in a little baggie. It is helpful to have the expiration date showing and trimmed around the perforated edges. Please no staples. Now is the time to turn your box tops in as they do expire!

Look for them on cereals, frozen goods, diapers,

snacks, juice, meals, jellies, baking, paper products, disposable tableware, refrigerated & dairy, storage bags, and office & school supplies. They are in more places than you think. Check out the complete list here.

The school gets 10 cents for every box top we send in - and there are plenty bonus box tops out there too, valued at up to $10!

Ask Grandparents, family, and friends to help as well!

Email Julie Goyette if you have any questions.

Athletics

Come cheer on the Volleyball Teams: