Weekly News, October 30, 2023

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October 30, 2023

From the Desk of Mr. Marty Van Hulle, Principal

SAL Parents:

Despite the fact that most communities celebrated Halloween this past weekend with “trick or treat” hours, tomorrow is the official “All Hallows Eve.” As Catholics, we recognize “All Hallows Eve” as the eve of All Saints Day which we celebrate on November 1. Our All Saints Day celebration on Wednesday includes the wearing of our Mission shirts with mass beginning at 8:00 (instead of 7:45). Following mass, and in honor of All Saints Day, Mrs. Huettl’s “Firsties” will give their presentation of saints—all are welcome to attend!

November is upon us and this month has a tendency to go very quickly with the end of Trimester 1 fast approaching (November 17). As we look ahead, a reminder that Thanksgiving Break begins at the end of the day on Tuesday, November 21 and extends through Monday, November 27 (staff participates in Sustaining the Mission training on 11/27). As we transition into late fall and early winter (light snow is forecast for tomorrow), a reminder to please be sure to send your student with appropriate outside gear.

St. Anthony on the Lake School 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. Please see more information in the school news section.

We extend our hope that you have a blessed “All Hallow Eve” and All Saints Day!

Take care and God bless,

M. Van Hulle

Principal, SAL

Upcoming Important Dates

Wednesday, November 01

All Saints Mass - 8am

1st Grade Saint Presentation (after Mass)

Mission Shirt Day

Friday, November 3

Culver's Patrons Out of Uniform Day

Saturday, November 04

Catholic Schools Walk

Sunday, November 05

Mother/Daughter Brunch

Wednesday, November 15

November Birthday Blessing

Wednesday, November 22 through

Monday, November 27

Thanksgiving Break

Tuesday, November 28

Classes Resume

Culver's Night

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

Mission Shirt Wednesday

Please wear your green mission shirt this Wednesday with uniform bottoms.

Culver's out of Uniform - Friday

Students who attended last weeks Culver's night can be out of uniform this Friday. Please have your child(ren) bring their blue out of uniform pass!

School Photos & Proofs

Pictures ordered from Back to School night and picture retake proofs are going home today. If you would like to order any picture from retake day, order are due this Friday.

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 will be sent home with each child later this 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.

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

Hot Lunch Account

A reminder that we are switching to an online payment process for hot lunch beginning Monday, November 6. We will be prepping students for the new process and parents should have received a personalized email from the folks at KM early last week. Unfortunately, KM had a recent software update and emails ended up being sent out from messenger@kmsd.edu instead of foodservice@kmsd.edu. Please check your spam folder if you didn’t receive this information.

Catholic Schools Walk

We invite you all to our annual Catholic Schools Walk, which will be held this Saturday, November 4th. Register for the event here! Parents are welcome to stay and watch or participate in an activity for adults. Parents if you plan on being at the event, please include yourself in the family count. This year, the event proceeds will be used for the 8th Grade Class trip to Washington D.C. The overall goal is $4,500 and we know we can accomplish this goal with the support of our SAL community!

Mother/Daughter Brunch

A mother/daughter brunch will be held at the Golden Mast Inn on Sunday, November 05 from 11:00 - 1:00. The cost will be $31.50 for adults and $14.50 for 12 and under. To register, you can use this link. Payments can be sent to Kristina Hall via Venmo at @Kristina-Hall-26. Questions can be sent to maiers.megan@gmail.com or kristinah17@outlook.com.

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.

All Girls 5K - 8th Grade Invited!

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!

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 53005

We 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, October 30 - Lunch Server (2)

Wednesday, November 01 - Lunch Server, Lunch Helper

Thursday, November 02 - Lunch Server

Monday, November 06 - Lunch Server (2), Lunch Helper, 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

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.

Prayers, Gratitude, and Celebration

Thank you to all who were able to attend our Trunk or Treat event last week! Thank you to all of those who helped to organize and support this fun annual tradition!

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.

A heartfelt congratulations and our blessings to Mr. Jacob Regenfelder, science teacher, for receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation at Mass this past Wednesday!

And thank you to Mrs. Katie Huettl, first grade teacher, for serving as his sponsor.

May God bless you both!

Congratulations to our 8th grade athletes playing with students from St. Charles at the Seton Volleyball Tournament!

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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