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Live the Gospel Values
Seek the Lost
Commit to our Faith and to Academic Excellence and Serve Others
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“Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father.”
Matthew 5:16
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From the Desk of Mr. Marty Van Hulle, Principal
SAL Parents:
Yesterday, we kicked off Catholic Schools Week with our annual Open House. Thanks to the collective efforts of many, the facilities looked great and the vibe in the building was positive and welcoming. Additionally, our students did a great job of welcoming, reading, cantering, serving, and singing at the 9:00 mass. All-in-all, the events of the day were a great representation of the good things, and the good people, that make up St. Anthony on the Lake School. Thank you to all involved! The week ahead provides us with a great opportunity to celebrate our faith and give thanks for all we have. Happy Catholic Schools Week!!
Take care and God bless,
M. Van Hulle
Principal, SAL
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Upcoming Important Dates
January 26 - 31
Catholic Schools Week
January 28
Sports Day
Culver's Night
January 29
Dress Up Day
School Mass
STEAM Club 2:30 PM
January 30
100 Day - dress like you are 100 years old
January 31
Comfy Clothes Day
February 05
School Mass - Mission Shirt
STEAM Club 2:30 PM
February 07
No School - In Service
February 08
Father Daughter Dance
February 12
School Mass
STEAM Club 2:30 PM
February 19
Birthday Blessings Mass for February
STEAM Club 2:30 PM
For the full, live calendar, please see here.
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Catholic Schools Week - January 27-31 - Out of Uniform Days
- Monday - Called to Live- Spirit Wear Day
- Tuesday - Called to Seek - Sports Day - wear a shirt or hoodie from favorite team or sport
- Wednesday - Called to Commit -Dress Up Day - dress up in Mass appropriate attire (no jeans)
- Thursday - Called to Serve- 100 Days - dress up like you are 100 years old
- Friday - Called, Gifted, and Sent - Comfy Clothes - pajamas and flannels are okay
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MAP Testing Results Update
Our K5-8th grade students just completed their Winter MAP Testing. We use the data derived from this standardized test to track individual student growth and school-wide progress, as well as make instructional decisions to support our students’ needs. We are blessed to have a team of teachers, aides, and Resource Specialists who can provide on-level and remedial instruction, as well as enrichment to ensure we are meeting all students’ needs and helping their academic achievement.
Our recent Winter MAP Test data indicates that St. Anthony on the Lake students performed at the 78th percentile for Reading achievement and at the 72nd percentile for Math achievement. This is well above the national average which comes in at the 50th percentile. St. Anthony staff and students truly are Called, Gifted, and Sent!
We will send home MAP test results later this week.
Culvers Night
Join us tomorrow night from 4-7pm for Culver's Night on Grandview Blvd. Student's don't forget to ask for the blue out of uniform pass! The flavor of the day is Snickers Swirl.
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SAL Basketball Tournament 2025
Come join in the fun and cheer on our Mustangs at the 2025 Basketball tournament. It will be a great opportunity to see our hard-working student athletes represent our school! Go Mustangs!
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Teacher Appreciation Week: February 03 - 07
We are so excited to celebrate our amazing staff for Teacher Appreciation week. This year we are celebrating our staff the week of February 3rd-7th. We could use everyone's help to thank our great staff. Each staff member will receive a gift card in their mailbox and we will have fun little Taylor Swift inspired staff bracelets for them. Please consider signing up to donate a gift card or treats for the snack bar. Thanks so much!
Gift Card Donations
Snack Bar Donations
Theme: In Our Teacher and Staff Appreciation Era
Monday: Breakfast will be provided by Just Dough-Lightful
Tuesday: Snack Bar
Wednesday: Culver's Lunch will be provided
Thursday: Starbucks drinks
If you have any questions please reach out to Marlo Dentice-Johnson at marbar12@yahoo.com or Katie O'Rourke at orourkek8214@gmail.com
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Student Government - Ronald McDonald House Opportunity
St. Anthony on the Lake School will begin collecting pop tabs from the tops of aluminum cans and donating them to Ronald McDonald House. Pop tabs can come from more than just soda cans, including food cans and even canned pet food! Ronald McDonald House will exchange these tabs for funds to be donated to directly support the children and families staying at Ronald McDonald House Charities® Eastern Wisconsin. Since 2000, recycling the little aluminum tabs from soda cans has generated over $400,000 for our Ronald McDonald House®.
Ronald McDonald House Charities Wish List
For our January outreach opportunity, the students at St. Anthony on the Lake School want to help children in Eastern Wisconsin who are battling cancer and other diseases by collecting items for Ronald McDonald House Charities. At a Ronald McDonald House, “families can stay together, rest and recharge to remain strong for their child, interact with families going through similar experiences, enjoy home-cooked meals and receive compassionate hospitality from staff and volunteers — all just minutes from the hospital where their child is receiving care.” This organization is requesting items in several categories: household items and office supplies, food, toys and books, gift cards, auction fundraising items, and “Big Shoes” items. Use the link to the Wish List flyer to see the specific items that are requested. The items in blue indicate their greatest need. Donated items can be brought to school and placed on the display in the kindergarten lobby. Gift card donations should be sent to the office in an envelope labeled “RMHC Collection.” We will collect items from Friday, January 24 – Friday, February 7, 2025. Thank you to those families who participate!
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Cereal Drive
Students and staff can donate whole grain cereal that is low in sugar for the Jim Luther New Hope Center (formerly called the St. Hyacinth Food Pantry)
Goal: 500 boxes by Thursday, January 30
Our Cereal Drive will conclude with a Domino Toppling of Cereal Boxes in our gym on Friday, January 31 at 1:00 PM.
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Father Daughter Dance! Boots and Beauties
Calling all dads, father figures and daughters! Join us for the annual Father Daughter Dance. This year's theme is Boots and Beauties.
February 08, 6:30 - 8:30 PM in the St. Anthony PLC
Registration for the dance can be done here. There is a $25 per family registration fee. Payment can be made via Venmo ahead of time to
@Megan-Hendrix-8 or the night of via cash/Venmo.
Dancing, Music, Fun, Snacks, and More! Come join in on the party!
If you have any questions, please contact Megan at maiers.megan@gmail.com
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Donuts with Dad
🍩 Save the Date! 🍩 A perfect opportunity to enjoy quality time with our special Dads near the feast day of St. Joseph 🙏🏼
Our annual donuts with Dad or Dad-like figure is coming up at SAL! If you are able to attend, please RSVP HERE for all that will be attending by March 17th.
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Willy Wonka Jr. -
The St. Anthony on the Lake Drama Club Spring production of Wonka Jr. auditions and rehearsals begin in only a few weeks! Director Jamie Heijen is back to bring the story of Roald Dahl to life.
Students in grades 4-8 are welcome to join us for this great show!
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Grade 4 students may be part of the chorus (No audition necessary). If you are in 4th grade and interested, please email Director Jamie at limitlessideasanddesign@gmail.com and come to the Feb. 24 rehearsal.
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Grade 5-8 students may audition for larger roles. Auditions for Grades 5-8 February 16, 12:15 - 1:45 PM and February 17, 3:00 - 4:30 PM
Performances: Saturday, April 26 4:30 PM and 7:00 PM and Sunday, April 27 at 2:00 PM
Rehearsals begin the week of February 24 and will again be Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays from 4-5:30.
For payment info, happy grams, ads and helpful links go to https://www.stanthony.cc/drama-club Link to website: https://limitlessideas.wixsite.com/sadramaclub
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Save the Date - Signature Event Saturday, March 08, 2025
This year's event will be hosted at the Ingleside Hotel in Pewaukee. Registration is available now! Many more details to come.
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High Interest Day Volunteers Needed!
Dear Parents - WE NEED YOU! We are so excited to be planning our next High Interest Day this year on Friday, May 23rd! It' a fun filled day for the kids where they get to try new skills, learn about careers, and be creative all while having fun. To make this day great, we are asking for YOUR help because we know we have so many parents with amazing skills and hobbies! We are looking for any parent, family member, or even someone you know, who has a skill, hobby, career or passion that you would like to share! We have some ideas below and if you can lead a session on those topics then we would love to have you that day and your kids will too! We welcome any time you can give. Please let us know by February 1st if you are able to help make this day great.
Session Ideas:
Woodworking, Yoga, Investing/Finance, Athletics, Forensics, Meteorology, Archaeology, Medical (suturing, casting, etc), Dental, CPR, Coding, Dance, Golf, Herb Gardening, Painting, Hair Braiding and Nails, Making Fishing Lures, Decorating Cakes and Cupcakes, String Art, etc.
*These are just a few ideas that have been done both here and elsewhere for high interest day but the sky is the limit!
Please contact Liz Kurowski at kurowski1017@gmail.com or text/call 515-419-2975 by February 1st if you want to help or if you have any questions about what this entails.
Donations:
Next, we would love to make this day even better than before. To do this we are looking for donations for that day. All donations will go to the students and their activities for the day. If you know of a business that may be interested, please have them reach out to Marlo Johnson at marbar12@yahoo.com by March 1st.
Volunteers:
Please sign up to volunteer on High Interest Day 2025! It will be Friday, May 23rd and as you know the kids love this day but to make it a reality we need a lot of manpower! We know it's early but we hope you can take this day and block it out to help. Please sign up for the time that you can give and if you are available the Thursday before to help set up. Please use the Volunteer sign up to register.
Sincerely,
Your High Interest Day Planning Committee,
Liz Kurowski, Marlo Dentice-Johnson, Ashley Zenefski
Service Hours Available for Middle Schoolers
Faith Formation is offering childcare on January 25 from 6:00-8:30 during the Marriage Enrichment Trivia Night (See below for details on this event). We are looking for several middle school students to help plan and run games for children ages 5-10. If interested, please contact Tasha Baures to volunteer: baurest@stanthony.cc or 262-691-9170 X1114.
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Volunteers! We need you!
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). 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.
Playground helpers (2) – will report to the office to sign in.
Lunch servers (2)- will report to the office to sign in.
Lunch helper (1) – will report to the office to sign in.
Health Room volunteer (1) - will report to the office.
Playground and hot lunch duties will take place from 11:30-12:45pm (11:15am arrival time for to check in with the office). 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. We are offering a Safe Environment training on Wednesday, August 28th from 6-9pm in St. Anthony Hall. Register here for the training.
Parent Volunteer Expectations
Trimester 2 Sign Up - Now available, sign up today! If you would like to be added to our sub list, please include your contact information to the spreadsheet on sign up. Thank you!
St. Anthony on the Lake School is a strong, vibrant school due to the help of many volunteers!
Immediate Volunteer Needs
Every week, we will share the most pressing volunteer positions we need filled in order for our school days to run smoothly.
Tuesday, January 28 - Playground Helper (2), Lunch Helper
Wednesday, January 29 - Playground Helper, Lunch Server, Lunch Helper
Thursday, January 30 - Playground Helper, Lunch Server, Lunch Helper
Friday, January 31 - Lunch Helper
Monday, February 03 - Playground Helper (2), Lunch Server, Lunch Helper
Tuesday, February 04 - Playground Helper (2), Lunch Server
Wednesday, February 05 - Playground Helper, Lunch Server (2)
Thursday, February 06 - Playground Helper, Lunch Server (2), Lunch Helper
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.
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Thanks to everyone who helped make Open House a success!
God is Here Awards
- Olivia Dietz (7th) - for sharing her expo markers with Mr. Leonardi!
- Ethan Hamilton (8th) - was a great helper in the lunch room!
- Paisley Johnson (2nd) - letting a friend borrow her extra pair of gloves!
- Ivy Ratkowski (2nd) - helped the 3Kers after they are done eating with clean up and getting dressed for outside!
- Sam Sommerfeld (6th) - cleaning up a mess that wasn't his!
- Aubrey Stonger (5th) - helped in Art Club with clean up!
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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 - Check out this link for information on Children's Liturgy of the Word, Kid's Corner at Donut Sunday, Guardians and Angels, and Mom's Group.
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Greeters at Sunday Mass
Would your family like to greeters on Sunday Mornings at Church? Greeters play an important part in welcoming parishioners and visitors to Mass each week. Greeters have several important duties before Mass begins. They welcome people into the building, show them where to hang coats, where to find the restrooms and where the childcare room is. How does your family become Greeters? You will need to contact the Music and Liturgy Office and have your family’s name added to the Greeters Participation Group of MySAL. Once your name is in the Participation Group you can go in at anytime and sign up for the date and Mass time you wish. If you have any questions, contact Vincent LaTona in the Prayer and Worship Office at 262 691-1173 ex. 1109 or by email at latonav@stanthony.cc.
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Scrip
Scrip is one of the easiest ways to raise money for St. Anthony on the Lake AND is a key part of our fundraising activities. (See this great instructional video for information on Scrip and how to get started with your orders.) Money raised from SCRIP has been used to help support the purchase of curricular resources, for tuition assistance, and classroom supplies.
So how does SCRIP work? You buy either a physical gift card or e-gift card at face value. For each purchase, both you and St. Anthony earns money back. Earnings vary based on the rebate percentage offered by that merchant but range from 1.25% to 22%. Of the rebate earned, 50% goes back to the school and the other 50% is distributed at your discretion to one of the following:
· Credited to your family’s (or another family’s) tuition in the following academic year
· Donated to St. Anthony’s on the Lake School
· Donated to St. Anthony’s on the Lake Choir
· Paid to you as a cash rebate (2024-2025 rebate will be paid in July 2025)
Last year, some individuals earned over $300 in tuition credits and received over $400 in cash rebates!
The easiest way to purchase SCRIP is via the RaiseRight App. The RaiseRight App offers instant e-gift cards from over 1000+ merchants. You can purchase e-giftcards oftentimes in $5 increments while checking out at a store and use it instantly. For a list of merchants available through the app, visit https://www.raiseright.com/brands.
You may also purchase physical gift cards either through the app or using the Scrip To Go Order Form. The gift cards can be sent home with your child at school or picked up in the office.
Reach out to scrip@stanthony.cc for further questions.
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Box Tops
Scan receipts using the Box Tops app. Contact Angie Lois with questions.
Shop with Scrip
Contact the Scrip Coordinators with questions. Here is the website and enrollment code for Scrip.
Website: Raise Right link with enrollment code 8A9AC926897
SCRIP
Buy Scrip - Gift Cards to everywhere you shop!!
December SCRIP sales: $33,130 with $2,575.21 in rebates
July 1, 2024-Dec 31, 2021 sales: $71,990 with $5,507.50 in rebates
Thank you all for your continued support of this program that goes directly back to our school!!
Change your habits and help our school!!
*Need a gift card? Get your Orders in now!*
For more information, please see our Scrip webpage. Questions: scrip@stanthony.cc
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