Weekly News, November 06, 2023

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Pewaukee, WI 53072

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Phone: 262-691-0460

Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

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Luke 22:19

November 06, 2023

From the Desk of Mr. Marty Van Hulle, Principal

SAL Parents:

We are excited to announce that we met our school goal of $4,500 for the Catholic School Walk! Money raised will not only help offset the cost of the 8^th graders trip to Washington D.C. but will also provide tuition assistance for some of our families. Congrats to our 8th graders who raised the most money for their class goal. A huge shout out goes to Liz Djassemi and Angela Rodriguez for their planning of the Walk as well as their coordination of activities on Saturday—great job! Thanks to Toppers, Costco, and Target for their donation to the Catholic School Walk event. Thank you to everyone who donated – we appreciate your generosity!

And speaking of generosity, I am humbled by all the awesome birthday wishes and treats from parents, students, staff, and School Advisory Committee members as I turned the page on another decade this past weekend. I appreciate your generosity and support!

St. Anthony's Annual Open House will be on Sunday, January 28 beginning at 10:00 AM. This great event helps us to kick off our celebration of Catholic Schools Week! We are in need of support with our marketing for the Open House. If you would be interested in supporting our school through this role, please contact Ashley Packee (ashley.packee@gmail.com).

Have a great week ahead!

Take care and God bless,

M. Van Hulle

Principal, SAL

Upcoming Important Dates

Tuesday, November 7-13

Spiritwear Shop Open

Friday, November 10

4th -8th Out of Uniform Day - Lunchroom Reward

Wednesday, November 15

November Birthday Blessing

Wednesday, November 22 through

Monday, November 27

Thanksgiving Break

Tuesday, November 28

Classes Resume

Culver's Night

Wednesday, December 06

Mission Shirt Day

Wednesday, December 13

Birthday Blessings Mass

Christmas Concert - 6:00 PM

Wednesday, December 20

Culver's Night

Friday, December 22

Early Release Day - 11:30 AM Release for Christmas Break

For the full, live calendar, please see here.

For the 2023-24 Event Calendar

For more information regarding the mass schedule, including which grades will be doing the preparation for mass and upcoming Birthday Blessings , click here.

School News

Spiritwear Shop - Opens Tomorrow!

We will be having a quick spirit wear shop open from tomorrow, November 7th till Monday, November 13th to ensure delivery before Christmas! Here is the link.

The link will go live tomorrow.

4th - 8th Out of Uniform Friday - Lunchroom Reward

Students in 4th-8th grade only can be out of uniform this Friday as a reward for good behavior in the lunchroom!

House of Peace Food Box Drive & Fundraiser Opportunity

In the month of November, St. Anthony on the Lake School is participating in a project to help those in need. We will work with our parish on a project called the House of Peace Holiday Food Box Drive to provide a holiday meal to families who are unable to afford the fixings for a traditional Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. Each student will bring two food items selected from a list of specific items so that classes can fill holiday food boxes for the House of Peace.

A slip was sent home with each child last week that indicates the specific items that are needed. Food items can be sent to school with students beginning on Monday, November 6 through Friday, November 17, when the boxes will be packed.

Thank you for your support of this outreach project sponsored by our student government.

In addition to the classroom food boxes for the House of Peace, all school families and parishioners are invited to participate, with Family Program families, in our annual Food Box Packing during Family Program. We have found it to be a great family activity and wanted to open it up to more families and parishioners. There are 2-time options to sign up. You are welcome to bring something to contribute to the boxes, the list is in the sign-up link, but it is not necessary in order to participate. Please let Debbie Kusch know if you have any questions. kuschd@stanthony.cc

https://stanthony.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/239/responses/new

Dates and Times:

Sunday, November 19 from 10:15-10:45 a.m. in the Parish Life Center
Monday, November 20, from 5:55-6:25 p.m. in the Parish Life Center.

Pancreatic Cancer Fundraiser: In memory of Mrs. Tylinski November 1 - 30. Bring donations in the morning to the kindergarten lobby to place into your class jar. More details to follow.

School Directory

The office will send out an email this week with the 23-24 school directory. If you would like a paper copy, please email Rebekah.

Hot Lunch Account

The school office will be in contact with families regarding their school hot lunch account. An email will be sent out stating if there is a remaining balance or balance due. More details to come. Thank you for your patience with this new system!

High Interest Day Planning Committee Volunteers - We Need You!

This year's High Interest Day is back on Friday, May 24th and we are looking for volunteers to join our planning committee! It's a great way to get some volunteer hours and plan an awesome day for our students. If you are interested in joining please reach out to Liz Kurowski at

kurowski1017@gmail.com. If you can't volunteer on the committee please mark your calendars for May 24th to help out on High Interest Day. We need lots of volunteers to make it work!

Women of Christ Conference

Please join us on Saturday, November 18th for Women of Christ 2023. Come celebrate our faith with camaraderie, inspirational speakers, and yes, even a vendor market with great shopping. Adoration and reconciliation will be available throughout the day. The event concludes with 4pm Mass celebrated by Archbishop Jerome Listecki. If you have any questions, please contact Julie Goyette.

Giving Tree Service Project - tomorrow

Girl Scout Troop 20225 of our 3rd grade class is hosting all girls grades 5k-8th to participate in the Season of Giving Service Project. Join our Girl Scouts to assemble tags for the Church Giving Tree on Tuesday, November 07 from 2:30 - 3:30 PM in Fellowship Hall! If you have any questions, please contact Ashley Packee at 262-853-8819 or ashley.packee@gmail.com. We are looking forward to a great event!

Please send in an end of day change form if you plan to attend the event.

Christmas Carols at Lakewood

Please join Troop 37519 as we sing Christmas Carols at Lakewood Assisted Living and Memory Care Center on December 6th. Please meet in the parking lot at 4:15 where we will walk in together to start signing. We will sing for about 20 minutes. We will have song booklets for the families to use. Hot Cocoa to follow. Address: 4065 North Calhoun Road Brookfield, WI 53005We ask that each child bring a Christmas card to give to the residents. We hope you can join us, RSVP here. If you have any questions please reach out to Marlo Dentice-Johnson

Called To Serve

Parent Volunteer Expectations

Trimester 1 Sign Up

St. Anthony on the Lake School is a strong, vibrant school due to the help of many volunteers!

We are fortunate to provide more variety of volunteer opportunities to parents and be able to use classroom volunteers. In addition to any volunteer duties you wish to do, all families are expected to sign up for 3 specific duties per trimester (through Sign-Up Genius), St. Anthony on the Lake: Trimester 1 Volunteer Sign Up (signupgenius.com) This includes playground, lunch serving, lunchroom helper, or health room. If you are unable to come to help during the school day, you are asked to sign up and in turn, get a sub from the sub list.

Immediate Volunteer Needs

Monday, November 06 - Lunch Server, Health Room

Tuesday, November 07 - Lunch Server, Lunch Helper

Wednesday, November 08 - Playground Helpers (2), Lunch Servers (2)

Thursday, November 09 - Playground Helpers (2), Lunch Servers (2), Health Room

Friday, November 10 - Lunch Server

Monday, November 13 - Playground Helpers (2), Lunch Server

Tuesday, November 14 - Playground Helpers (2), Lunch Server, Lunch Helper

Wednesday, November 15 - Playground Helpers (2), Lunch Servers (2), Lunch Helper

Thursday, November 16 - Playground Helpers, Lunch Server (2)

Friday, November 17 - Playground Helpers (2)

Special Volunteer Opportunities

We have a couple of special volunteer opportunity needs throughout the school year! Please contact the school office for additional information.

Office Tasks – help sporadically with larger office projects (mailings, tracking, organizing).
Volunteer Coordinator – create sign-up every trimester for daily tasks (Sign Up Genius). Help track volunteer duties occasionally.

Playground and hot lunch duties will take place from 11:30-12:45pm (11:15am arrival time for checking in with the office). New this year, Health Room this year will take place from 12- 12:45pm. Please note: ALL volunteers must participate in Safe Environment education before they may volunteer.

Safe Environment Education

Anyone who is volunteering in any manner here at St. Anthony on the Lake will need to participate in a one-time training titled “Safe Environment Education”. This training is mandated by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. To register and for additional information, please go to the Safe Environment page on the Archdiocese website. Again, this training, along with a background check, is a one-time training requirement for all adults.

Open House Point Person Needed!

Prayers, Gratitude, and Celebration

Thank you to all who were able to donate and participate in the Catholic Schools Walk this year!

Please keep the Brunner family in your prayers.

Please pray for Kyler Hogan and the entire Hogan family.

Please keep the Beckes family in your prayers.

Parish Opportunities

Lessons & Carols Choir

Join in singing for our annual Lessons & Carols prayer service!

- Students in grades 3-8.

- Rehearsals in the chapel on the following Wednesdays: 11-8, 11-15, 11-29, and 12-6.

* Rehearsal Option 1: During the school day for SAL students during lunch recesses (11:30-11:55 or 11:55-12:20).

* Rehearsal Option 2: After school from 4:30-5:30.

- Final rehearsal for all singers in the church followed by Christmas treats in Fellowship Hall on Saturday, December 16, from 9 a.m.-noon.

- Lessons and Carols prayer service in the church on Sunday, December 17, at 4 p.m.

Contact Julie Farrell with questions.

Middle School Youth Group Upcoming Events

For other upcoming events, please see our Middle School Youth Group page!

Early Childhood Events & Moms Group

Click on this link to see the many fun and engaging activities for toddlers and preschoolers as well as time just for Moms: SAL Parish Early Childhood Events

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