Weekly News, December 18, 2023

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Pewaukee, WI 53072

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

Luke 22:19

December 18, 2023

From the Desk of Mr. Marty Van Hulle, Principal

SAL Parents:

The halls are filled with the sounds of Christmas and the anticipation of the weekend ahead! As we close out the ’23 portion of the ’23-’24 school year, I want to thank you for entrusting your prized possessions with all of us at SAL. We have much to be thankful for and are blessed to have such a supportive and nurturing school community. A reminder that we close out the week on Friday with an early release at 11:30. Busses will run at the end of the day; however, there is no EDC on Friday as staff begins their break following dismissal. It is my sincere hope that you have a blessed Christmas and that the new year ahead is filled with good health and many blessings – Merry Christmas to all!!

Take care and God bless,

M. Van Hulle

Principal, SAL

Upcoming Important Dates

Tuesday, December 19

Red and White Out of Uniform

Wednesday, December 20

School Mass

Culver's Night

Friday, December 22

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

(Buses WILL run this day, No EDC)

Red, White, and Green Comfy Clothes Out of Uniform

Wednesday, January 03

Classes Resume

Mission Shirt Mass

The Week of Monday, January 08

MAP Testing

Wednesday, January 10

Birthday Blessings Mass

Monday, January 15

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - No School

Wednesday, January 17

School Mass

Tuesday, January 23

Culver's Night

Wednesday, January 24

School Mass

Sunday, January 28

St. Anthony on the Lake Open House

January 29 - February 02

Catholic Schools Week

Wednesday, January 31

School Mass

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

Spirit Wear - coming home this week!

We will be sending home spirit wear with oldest and only this Wednesday. If you would like to set aside your order and pick it up in the office, let Rebekah know by end of day Tuesday!

Culver's Night - Wednesday

Please join us this Wednesday for Culver's Night at the Grandview location! Don't forget to have your child(ren) ask for the blue out of uniform pass! Thank you for your support.

STEAM - registration is open!

Please see the flyer below and register for our winter STEAM program for grades 5K-5th! There are still spaces available. Early bird registration closes on December 26th. STEAM begins January 3rd.

Christmas Spirit Days - This week!

12/19 - Wear Red and White Day

12/22 - Red, White and Green Comfy Clothes Day

On December 22nd, SAL will be showing the movie Polar Express to the entire school. The movie will be in lieu of Christmas parties so we are asking for donations of supplies for this event instead. We are also looking for parent volunteers to help with serving cocoa and popcorn and supervising the kids so the teachers can tie up loose ends in their classrooms during the movie. Please remember this event is for the entire school so we are looking for donations from every class/grade level to help make this event successful. Please have all supplies to SAL by the morning of 12/22. Please click this link to donate items for this special day.

EDC Billing

November EDC billing is now available in your WordWare account.

Christmas Break

School will be dismissed on December 22nd at 11:30am. All buses will be running, but there will be no EDC offered on that day. School resumes January 3rd.

Open House Point Person Needed!

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).

SAL Musical - Save the Date

SAL Musical Committee is happy to announce our spring performance will be Disney’s Moana Jr. Tryouts for interested students in 5th through 8th grade will be February 18 12:15-2:15 and Feb 19 2:30-4:30 in the Science Room. (Students interested in auditioning are asked to have this form printed off and completed to bring with them to the auditions) Performances will be held Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 28. Please save the date!

Called To Serve

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!

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 2 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, December 19 - Lunch Server

Thursday, December 21 - Lunch Server, Lunch Helper

Wednesday, January 03 - Playground Helper, Lunch Server

Thursday, January 04 - Playground Helper, Lunch Server (2), Lunch Helper

Friday, January 05 - Playground Helper (2), 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.

Prayers, Gratitude, and Celebration

Thank you to all who came to celebrate at this year's Christmas concert. A special thank you to Ms. Koscinski and Mr. Krofta for their dedication to the great music program at our school!

Knights of Columbus Christmas Poster contest winners:

1st Grade

2nd Place - Mary Grace Goggins

2nd Grade

1st Place - Kamien Brennan
3rd Place - Kate Cogan
4th Place - Ivy Ratkowski

3rd Grade

1st Place - Emma Huettl
3rd Place -Isaac Boehrig
5th Place - Ana Hogan

4th Grade

2nd Place - Mary Claire Sobotka
3rd Place - Grace Von Rueden
4th place - Haddie Hildebrand

Congrats! Awards will be sent home tomorrow. Thanks to all the students who participated!

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.

Pray for Mrs. Laurie Straehler for a quick recovery from surgery.

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

Marriage Enrichment Event - Trivia Night

Join the Marriage Enrichment Committee for our upcoming Trivia Night coming on Saturday, January 27! It is a really fun event filled with food, fellowship, and Trivia! Teams of six can either be made by you or you can sign up and we will put you with a team. Pizza, salad, dessert, beer, wine, and soda will be provided. If you have children, we are offering limited sign up for childcare and a movie for children 4 years old to 5th Grade for a fee. Contact Debbie Kusch at kusch@stanthony.cc to register for childcare. Click here to sign up for this great event and for additional information.

Resetting The Table Workshop

Have you ever been having a delightful conversation and the tension instantly goes from 0-60 when someone says something someone disagrees with? Or is there a difficult conversation you know deep down you need to have with someone important to you but you are worried about being misunderstood, dismissed, or even cancelled?

On the morning of Saturday, January 13 we are hosting the nationally recognized God is Here in Bridging Divides - Resetting the Table Workshop to help us in these situations, get to what really is the heart of the matter in a conversation, and melt tensions when opinions differ. Our parish leadership thought it important enough to bring to us an expert in communication from Texas who facilitates this workshop across the country. "How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity" (Ps 133:1).

It seems like a long way off, but registration is required and we want to tailor the experience to participants, so we ask you to register here or via MySal by December 20. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Kate Burke at BurkeKLY@gmail.com.