Weekly News, October 16, 2023

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Pewaukee, WI 53072

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October 16, 2023

From the Desk of Mr. Marty Van Hulle, Principal

SAL Parents:

The halls (and church, and classrooms, and St. Anthony Hall) were alive with the sound of excitement this past Friday as we celebrated KISS Day. It was great to have the school and church filled with parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and other “special someones.” A huge thank you to Pam Feldkamp for planning and executing a great event and to all the volunteers who helped make things run so smoothly! Thanks also to Rachel O’Connor and Lindsay Schweikert who closed out a super successful Book Fair on Friday – the checkout line was out the door at one point😊.

Be on the lookout in backpacks today for a SCRIP order form as we have our next Culvers Night on October 24 – SCRIP is going great and provides a nice source of revenue for the school and church. Forms are due back to the office this Thursday.

A reminder that we have an out-of-uniform Spirit Wear Day on Thursday in honor of our girls participating in the Seton Volleyball Tournament; staff will be decked out in their SAL-wear for conferences on Thursday evening.

We hope everyone takes advantage of the day off from school on Friday and enjoys the week ahead!

Take care and God bless,

M. Van Hulle

Principal, SAL

Upcoming Important Dates

Wednesday, October 18

All School Mass - July & October Birthday Blessings

Thursday, Oct 19

Spirit Wear Day - out of uniform

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Friday, October 20

No School - Teacher Inservice

Tuesday, October 24

Culver's Night

Friday, October 27

Halloween Out of Uniform Day

Trunk or Treat- RSVP here

Wednesday, November 01

Mission Shirt 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

Hot Lunch Account

This week, you will receive an email from KM Food Service (foodservice@kmsd.edu) with instructions for setting up our family hot lunch account. We plan to start this new program on Monday, November 6th.

Birthday Blessing - Wednesday

Students with birthdays in October and July can be out of uniform, dressed up in Mass attire on Wednesday and will receive a special blessing from Fr. Tony!

Spirit Wear Day - Thursday

In honor of the Seton Volleyball Tournament, we will host a spirit wear day this Thursday. Students can be out of uniform wearing their spirit wear gear!

Catholic Schools Walk

We invite you all to our annual Catholic Schools Walk, which will be held 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! See promo video for the event.

We kindly ask that you use our school link or grade specific links that will be emailed out by grade this week via room parents. Thank you for your support!

Trunk or Treat

Join us for our annual Trunk or Treat on October 27 at 5:30pm. The lower lot will open at 5pm for those decorating trunks. Trunk or Treat is from 5:30pm-6:30pm followed by pizza ($3 a slice) and dancing in the PLC from 6:30-8pm. More information, included RSVP information, can be found here. Thank you!

This year, in addition to our Halloween fun, we will also be raising money to help support Lake Country Cares, a non-profit that aims to provide basic necessities at no cost to those in need. Specifically, we will be working to raise money to support teens who utilize their services. More information about this group can be found here.

Trunk of Treat Volunteers Needed!

In addition to those decorating trunks and handing out candy, we need some volunteers to help make this night a huge success! Please consider signing up to volunteer for one of the available positions to help make this a great school community event!

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. 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.

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 16 - Lunch Server

Tuesday, October 17 - Lunch Server

Wednesday, October 18 - Lunch Servers (2)

Thursday, October 19 - Lunch Server, Lunch Helper

Monday, October 23 - Lunch Server, Lunch Helper

Tuesday, October 24 - Lunch Server, Lunch Helper

Wednesday, October 25 - Lunch Server (2)

Thursday, October 26 - Lunch Server (2)

Friday, October 27 - 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.
Immunization Volunteer - assist with tracking our school's immunization information. Bulk of volunteer hours are in the beginning of the school year.

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

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.

Thank you to everyone who helped make K.I.S.S. Day such a special event. Please join us in our prayers and thanksgiving for all those who were able to attend and for those special people in our hearts that were unable to join us.

The Ferlindes family just had twin girls, Charlotte and Olivia on October 6th. Their big sister Addison, and parents, Kacey & Steve, are feeling very blessed! Everyone is home and healthy!

Parish 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