Weekly News, April 22, 2024

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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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“This is my body, which will be given for you; do this in memory of me.”

Luke 22:19

April 22, 2024

From the Desk of Mr. Marty Van Hulle, Principal

SAL Parents:

While there isn’t full agreement as to the origin of saying “break a leg” to wish good luck to actors and stage performers, the phrase appears to come from the belief that it is bad luck to wish good luck to an actor. At any rate, we want to exclaim, “break a leg!” to our students who are participating in Moana, Jr. this coming weekend. Show times are 4:30 and 7:00 on Saturday and 2:00 on Sunday afternoon at Pewaukee High School. Members of the cast spent time in classrooms on Friday encouraging students to attend the performance. We hope that you will join us as we celebrate the hard work of these fine young thespians. A special thanks to the multitude of volunteers who worked behind the scenes to put on the production. Break a leg to all involved!

Take care and God bless,

M. Van Hulle

Principal, SAL

Upcoming Important Dates

April 22

Washington DC Meeting 6:30pm - 8th grade classroom

April 23

Culver's Night 4-7pm

April 24

School Mass

Chess Club 2:30-3:30pm

April 26

Culver's Patrons Out of Uniform

Moana Cast Members (wear blue tshirt)

Middle School Science Fair - 1pm -2:15pm Fellowship Hall

April 27-28

School Musical - Moana

April 29

Band Fest

April 29 - May 3

MAP Testing

May 1

School Mass - Birthday Blessings; Mission Shirt

May 7 - 10

8th Grade Washington D.C. Trip

May 8

School Mass

May 10

No School - No Snow Day Makeup!

May 13

School Commission Meeting

May 15

School Mass - May Crowning

May 22

School Mass - Passing of the Light

Spring Concert - 6:00 PM

May 24

High Interest Day

May 27

No School - Memorial Day

May 28

Culver's Night

May 29

Culver's Night Out of Uniform Day

8th Grade Graduation - 6:00 PM

May 30

Last Day of School

Students Dismissed After Mass

For the full, live calendar, please see here.

For the 2023-24 Event Calendar

Upcoming 2024-25 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

2024-25 Bus Transportation Registration for First Student (Waukesha)

St. Anthony students residing within the Waukesha School District that would like busing next school year will need to fill out the online transportation request form. The form should be completed by June 15. Parents will receive a confirmation email after they submit each request so they know that the request was received.

Help Needed - EDC

We are looking for assistance with our after school EDC Program – specifically, from the 2:30 – 3:30 time frame. Monday’s and Thursday’s are our greatest need. If you, or anyone you know is interested in volunteering or taking on a paid position is EDC, please let us know.

March EDC Billing

Our March EDC bill is ready to pay online here. Please check your account at your earliest convenience. Thank you!

Culver's Night

Join us tomorrow for Culver's night on Grandview Blvd from 4-7pm! Don't forget to ask for your blue out of uniform pass! Culver's patron's out of uniform day is scheduled for this Friday, April 26th.

Athletics Banquet - Monday, May 6

Come join us for the 2023-24 Athletics Banquet! It will be held Monday May 6th 6-8 pm in the PLC.

Celebrating all SAL track, cross country, basketball, volleyball, and cheer athletes. RSVP Today! Additional details will be coming soon.

Middle School MAP Testing

The lower grades will complete MAP Testing the week of April 29, the middle school students will complete their MAP testing next week April 22 – 26. This testing schedule will allow us to complete any make-up tests for the 8^th grade before they leave for Washington, D.C. on May 7. If you have any specific questions, please contact your child's teacher. Thank you.

Muffins with Mom or Mom-like Figure

This is an open house style event on Friday, May 17 to enrich fellowship and fun while also learning a little bit about The Blessed Virgin Mary. You may come to the PLC anytime between 7:00-7:30 and stay for as long as your schedule allows. We will provide muffins, donuts, and beverages for all attendees.

We ask that you park in the lower lot (behind school) and enter through the doors closest to the PLC (cafeteria). There will be greeters there to show you where to go. Once you have enjoyed your time, please send your children to their homerooms and begin your wonderful Friday!!

Please be sure to RSVP here by Friday, May 12!

**DADS, WE NEED YOU!! PLEASE SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER, IF YOUR ARE ABLE!!**

High Interest Day - We Need Your Help

On Friday, May 24th, our school will be participating in a High Interest Day. This day is set aside to provide an opportunity for all students to explore different careers, hobbies and activities in a hands-on environment (such as dance, fencing, baking, gymnastics, karate, STEM, and careers such as medical, engineering, firefighting, and more).

Thank you to all the families that have already reached out to us and signed up to run a session. You will be contacted soon with more information about the day.

We are still in need of more help - It definitely takes a village to put on such an amazing and fun event for the kids. If you want to help and aren't sure what you can do, don't worry we did the planning for you. All you have to do is sign up, show up, and help run a station. We will have the stations all organized for you. Please sign up for a session that might interest you. If you come up with something that we don't have listed that you would like to run just let us know and we will mark you down. Please sign up here, if interested! We appreciate your help!

Brewers Math Day Field Trip - Grades 3rd-8th

On Wednesday, May 15, students in grades 3-8 will be heading to AmFam Field for Brewer Math Day. As part of the day, students will learn basic statistics through the game of baseball. Staff will receive a workbook to incorporate into their math lessons prior to the game and at the game, students will use their math skills to complete portions of the workbook.

The game against the Pittsburgh Pirates begins at 12:10 so we will be departing from SAL at 10:30 on the 15^th . We will head home from AmFam at 3:15 and our goal is to return to SAL between 3:45 and 4:00.

Each ticket includes a free hot dog and bottled water; in addition, students can either pack a cold lunch to eat on the bus or purchase additional items at the ballpark should they so choose.

Students will wear SAL Spirit Wear (or their Mission Shirts), and weather permitting, shorts for the game.

School Advisory Commission

St. Anthony on the Lake's School Advisory Commission held its March meeting last week. Minutes from this session will be available soon.

Discernment to become a member of the commission will be held on Monday, May 13th at 6:30. If you have any questions or would like to know more please contact Ashley Packee at ashley.packee@gmail.com.

Minutes from the November 13, 2023 meeting and January, 2024 can be reviewed here.

Called To Serve

Parent Volunteer Expectations

Trimester 3 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!

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 3 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

Tuesday, April 23 - Lunch Server

Wednesday, April 24 - Playground Helper, Lunch Server (1)

Thursday, April 25 - Lunch Server (2), Lunch Helper

Friday, April 26 - Lunch Helper

Monday, April 29 - Lunch Server, Lunch Helper

Tuesday, April 30 - Playground Helper, Lunch Server (2), Lunch Helper, Health Room Volunteer

Wednesday, May 01 - Playgound Helper, Lunch Server (2), Lunch Helper

Thursday, May 02 - Lunch Server (2), Lunch Helper

Friday, May 03 - Playground Helper, Lunch Server, 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.

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.

Prayers, Gratitude, and Celebration

God is Here Awards

Michaela Lukas (3rd) - for helping put away chairs at lunch!
Maura O'Connor (6th) - helping a classmate organize & check their locker & desk.
Sophia Stemo (7th) - for helping take down chairs in the math classroom!
Nathan Stueckroth (1st) - helped pick up outside at recess!

Please keep Fr. Ken in your prayers.

Please keep the Brunner family in your prayers.

Please pray for Kyler Hogan and the entire Hogan family.

Please keep the Drees family in your prayers.

Parish Opportunities

Summer Bible Camp Grades 3K-5

Registration is open for the St. Anthony on the Lake Bible Camp this summer! Children in grades 3K-5 can Dive into Friendship with God through scripture, crafts, games, snacks and fun! NEW THIS YEAR: With working parents and busy summer schedules in mind, we are offering Wrap Around Care!

Early drop off begins at 8 a.m. and after care is available until 5:30 p.m. After registration, you will have the option to register for Wrap Around Care for $20 per day, per child. Register today: https://stanthony.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/328/responses/new Students in 4 & 5 grade will have a separate track with field trips and learning opportunities.

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

Catholic Memorial Youth Football Registration

Attention boys currently enrolled in 3^rd through 7^th grades interested in playing football this fall. Catholic Memorial Jr. Crusader football registration is now open. Registration and additional information can be found here.