Weekly News, September 11, 2023

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Luke 22:19

September 11, 2023

From the Desk of Mr. Marty Van Hulle, Principal

SAL Parents:

It’s hard to believe that today is the twenty second anniversary of 9/11. I’m sure that nearly all of us can remember exactly where we were when we learned about what was occurring that tragic day. And while it was certainly one of the darkest days we encountered during most of our lifetimes, I fondly recall how the country pulled together to put aside their differences to support and care for one another. One of the Catholic Social Teaching Themes is that of solidarity which is defined as a feeling of unity or agreement; unfortunately, it seems as though we are becoming more and more divided and segregated as a nation. In order to combat this polarization, the Human Concerns Committee is sponsoring a series of events centered around the theme of “Building a Culture of Dialogue.” As a school and parish staff, we participated in a workshop in late August focused on having “Holy Conversations” with those with whom we disagree. Tonight, at Common Leadership Night, leaders in the parish and school will participate in a similar workshop and the Human Concerns Committee will be hosting other events focused on having us grow closer as a community. We encourage you check the bulletin or the parish website for other opportunities to engage in events focused on the concept of solidarity. Have a great week ahead!

Take care and God bless,

M. Van Hulle

Principal, SAL

Upcoming Important Dates

Monday, September 11

School Commission Meeting 6:30 PM

Wednesday, September 13

All School Mass

Birthday Blessing Aug/Sep

Friday, September 15

SAL Golf Outing

Wednesday, September 20

All School Mass

Friday, September 22

No School - Teacher In-Service Day

Tuesday, September 26

Culver's Night 4:00 - 8:00 PM

Wednesday, September 27

Gold in September All School Mass

Tuesday, October 3

Picture Retake

For the full, live calendar, please see here.

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

Parent/Student Handbook

If you have not already, please take a look at the digital copy of the handbook https://www.stanthony.cc/Resources-and-Forms. Please review the revised handbook and complete the agreement page by September 22nd. To request a hardcopy, please contact the school office, school@stanthony.cc.

Birthday Blessing - August and September

Students with a birthday in August or September can be dressed up in out of uniform on Wednesday and will receive a special birthday blessing from Fr. Tony at Mass.

School Photo Proofs

Please order your child(ren) school photos by September 22nd. You can either order online or turn in payment with the proofs to the school office. Picture retake day is Tuesday, October 3rd.

School Spirit Wear Sale

The spirit wear shop is now open! Show your school spirit by purchasing traditional and uniform approved spirit wear! A portion of all proceeds from the sale go directly back to SAL. The shop will be open until Sunday 9/17. To shop click HERE.

Gold in September

We will be celebrating our Childhood Cancer Awareness Mass on Wednesday, September 27^th. Students are asked to wear a gold top and uniform bottoms on the 27th. Please email the name of a loved one impacted by cancer to school@stanthony.cc by Monday, September 25th . Your child will bring up a flower as a remembrance of their loved one as their name is called. More details to follow!

Safe Environment Training - Tomorrow at SAL!

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. Additionally, we will be hosting a training on September 12 from 6:00 – 9:00 PM in St. Anthony Hall. Again, this training, along with a background check, is a one-time training requirement for all adults.

Art Club

Fall Art Club session will begin soon for students in 5K-8th grade! Please see flyer and permission slip if interested.

Mustang Mascot Opportunity

Calling all children interested in being the Mustang Mascot! Your child must be in 4th-8th Grade to sign up! Please see the attached sign-up genius to sign up your child! Sign-up is first come, first serve! If your child misses the opportunity to be the mascot at a home volleyball game, a sign-up genius will be shared out for all home basketball games at the end of the volleyball season! GO MUSTANGS!!

Calendar Raffle

St. Anthony on the Lake School students in grades 5-8 will be selling Calendar Raffle tickets again this year. Calendars will be distributed at Back-to-School night and will be available for sale until the end of September. This fundraiser allows each student to earn enough money ($1500) to go on the Washington D.C. trip during their 8th grade school year. The cost is $20 per Calendar Raffle, and the purchaser has a chance to win $25-$500 daily! If you do not have a child in 5th-8th grade, please consider purchasing a calendar from one of our student sellers. If you have any questions, please contact: Susan Goggins gogginssusan@hotmail.com.

Join the School Mass Singers!

Correction: Our previous announcement contained a link to the wrong form. We apologize for the inconvenience. If your child would like to join the School Mass Singers, please register using this updated link: School Mass Singers

Students in grades 3-8 rehearse during lunch recess and sing for weekly school liturgies.

This group also sings for a 9:00 a.m. Sunday Mass in January before the Catholic Schools Week open house.

Grades 6-8 begin on Tuesday, August 29.

Grades 3-5 begin on Tuesday, September 12 at the Kick-Off event from 2:30-4:00 p.m.

Click this link to Register Here! For more information contact Julie Farrell at farrellj@stanthony.cc

SAL Golf Outing

Don't forget this year's SAL Golf Outing on your calendars for Friday, September 15 at the Western Lakes Golf Club. For additional information and registration, please see the Golf Outing page on the school website. We hope to see you there!

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.

Middle School Youth Group

All 6th, 7th, and 8th graders are invited to our upcoming Middle School Youth Group Back to School Glow Party on September 06 from 6:00-8:00 PM in the Gym.

For other upcoming events, please see our Middle School Youth Group page!

2023-24 SAL Athletics Information

Please check out the 2023-24 Student Athletics Registration Schedule. This gives an overview of the grades to whom the various teams are open, seasons dates, fees, etc. If there are any questions can be directed to athletics@stanthony.cc

Girls Volleyball Schedule

Boys Volleyball Schedule

Mini Mustangs Cheerleading Schedule

Basketball Registration

Basketball registration is closing soon! Currently we have many kids signed up but there is always room for more! Kids can play Jr. club teams (Jr. Crusaders, Jr. Pirates, Jr. Warhawks, etc.) and SAL basketball, we will try our best to accommodate multiple schedules. Please register early so we can help merge schools if need be as well.

Called To Serve

Gold In September - Middle School Service Opportunity

September 13th from 2:45-3:45pm.

Once again classrooms will be tying blankets as part of our Gold in September Childhood cancer month. They will be tied by Buddy classrooms and blessed at the Sept 27 school mass.

Please join in St Anthony hall to prepare blankets. We need cut fleece blankets and tie the corners. If you have a good sewing scissors, please bring with your name on it.

Volunteers will also sign up to wash blankets and retie if needed before sending to the cancer unit at Children’s.

Email Jamie Fraundorf to volunteer!

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.

Daily Volunteer Needs:

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.

Immediate Volunteer Needs

Monday, September 11 - Lunch Server

Tuesday, September 12 - Lunch Server

Wednesday, September 13 - Lunch Server (2), Lunch Helper

Thursday, September 14 - None

Friday, September 15 - Lunch Server (2)

Monday, September 18 - Lunch Server

Tuesday, September 19 - Lunch Server, Lunch Helper

Wednesday, September 20 - Lunch Server, Lunch Helper

Thursday, September 21 - None

Friday, September 22 - No School

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

Prayers, Gratitude, and Celebration

Please join us in a prayer to bless the students, faculty, and staff of St. Anthony on the Lake.

Please pray for Kyler Hogan and the entire Hogan family.

Parish Opportunities

Marriage Enrichment Opportunities

Moms Group

Moms Group: Mom’s Group is geared towards moms of young children but welcomes moms of all ages and stages. This year we will be discussing how we find wonder and awe in the crazy, daily life of motherhood as we reflect on the book Nurture the Wow by Danya Ruttenberg. Reading the book is optional. Join us for hospitality and discussion at our first gathering on September 14 from 9:30-11:00 in the Bride’s Room. Childcare is available by pre-registering with Tasha at baurest@stanthony.cc.

Guardians & Angels

This faith-based playgroup for toddlers, preschoolers, and their adult will start up again on Wednesday, September 6. Moms, dads, grandmas, and grandpas are invited to join us in the Childcare Room from 9:30-11 for playtime, snacks, story, and songs. No registration is required. Contact Ann at grunwadlta@stanthony.cc with questions.

Children’s Liturgy of the Word

We will begin offering CLOW again on September 17 during the 9:00 Mass. This ministry offers young children the opportunity to hear the Sunday Scriptures at their own level. Children ages 4 to Gr 1 are invited to participate. Middle & High Schoolers are encouraged to help! If you are interested in being an adult Leader, contact Debbie kuschd@stanthony.cc or Ann grunwaldta@stanthony.cc.

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