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Waukesha Catholic instills faith and inspires futures by nurturing each child's gifts with an education rooted in the Gospel values and a culture of community, compassion, and love.

Wednesday, October 18: SMC - Mass at 8:35am

Thursday, October 19: SWC - Early dismissal at 11:40am. Conferences at St. Mary 1:00pm-4:00pm and 5:00pm-8:00pm

Friday, October 20: NO SCHOOL - Conferences 8am-12:00pm at St. Mary Campus

Monday, October 23 - Wednesday, October 25: MAP's Testing

Wednesday, October 25: School Board Meeting at 6:00pm

• SWC
• SMC

2023-24 School Calendar

Last Week We Saw Some Incredible Holy Moments!

The Denten family went to the Shrine of Our Lady of Champion. They attended Sunday Mass and prayed with the community as they honored the anniversary of the miracle of the Peshtigo fire!

Thank you for sharing your Holy Moment with us, Denten Family!

This Week's Video

Take some time as a family to think about "things" that needs to get done at home, like the dishes or the laundry or cleaning up your room. Now, think about how much it would help the people you live with if you completed that task! And remember, some moments are holy. Some moments are unholy. And you decide!

Tips to Create This Holy Moment:

• If you notice a mess, patiently clean it up, even if it’s not yours!
• Ask your family if there’s anything they need help with.
• Invite your children to help you too… for extra Holy Moments!

We want to hear about the amazing ways you and your family are collaborating with God! Email Meghan Gorzalski at mgorzalski@waukeshacatholic.org and tell us about a special Holy Moment you witnessed or created. Let’s keep the Holy Momentum going!

Updates/Reminders:

Catholic Schools Walk: Thank you to everyone that donated to our Catholic Schools Walk. Unfortunately, we had to cancel the walk due to weather, however, we will reschedule. See more information pertaining to the Walk below.

Conferences: Conferences will be held on Thursday, October 19, from 1:00-4:00 pm and 5:00-8:00 pm, and on Friday, October 20, from 8:00 am-12:00 pm. Please see the information below for more details.

Concerts: Mark your calendars for the following concerts. More details will be provided in future communications.

• 6th-8th grade Band concert: Monday, December 11 at Waukesha South.
• K3-5th grade Christmas Concert: Wednesday, December 13 at St. William in the gym.

Blessings,
Lisa Kovaleski

K3-5TH GRADE CONFERENCES

• Thursday, October 19 from 1:00-4:00pm and 5:00-8:00 pm at St. Mary Campus
• Friday, October 20 from 8:00-10:00am at St. Mary Campus and again from 10:00 am-12:00 pm VIRTUALLY
• If you did not sign up for a conference, please contact your child's homeroom teacher directly to arrange a conference time.

MIDDLE SCHOOL CONFERENCES

Middle School conferences will take place IN PERSON at the St. Mary Campus in the Community Room/Gym on Thursday, October 19, from 1:00-4:00 pm and 5:00-8:00 pm and Friday, October 20, from 8:00-10:00 am. These are UNSCHEDULED conferences. Parents have the option to choose which teachers they want to meet with. Each teacher will be available on a first come, first served basis. Conferences will be limited to seven minutes per teacher. If you feel you need more time, please arrange a time to meet with the teacher outside of the scheduled conference time. Please enter through the main school door at St. Mary Campus.

We had a limited number of virtual conferences available for middle school teachers on Friday, October 20, from 10:00 am-12:00 pm. If you signed up for a virtual conference, a link to join that conference will be emailed to you.

CONFERENCE LOCATION: All conferences will be held at St. Mary Campus. Maps/signage will be available at St. Mary to provide room locations.

MAY WE BRING SMALLER CHILDREN ALONG? We ask that you refrain from bringing little children along since your attention, as well as ours becomes divided and does not serve in the best interest of your children. We thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Unfortunately, childcare will not be available.

DOES THE STUDENT ATTEND THE CONFERENCE? Students in grades 1-8 are expected to attend the conferences.

Upcoming MAPs Testing for 1st-8th Grade Students

During the weeks of October 16 – November 3, your child will take tests called Measures of Academic Progress™ (MAP). We give our students MAP tests two times each school year to determine a child’s instructional level, to assist teachers in differentiating instruction, and to measure academic growth throughout the school year, and from year to year in the areas of Reading, Language Arts, and Math. Your child will take the tests on a computer.

MAP tests are unique in that they adapt to be appropriate for your child’s level of learning. As a result, each student has the same opportunity to succeed and maintain a positive attitude toward testing. And with MAP tests, we can administer shorter tests and use less class time while still receiving detailed, accurate information about your child’s growth. During the next testing period, your child will spend a total of about 2-2.5 hours completing these tests.

For more information on resources for parents, please visit www.nwea.org/family-toolkit

Box Tops and Ink Cartridges

Did you know… receipts can be scanned in the Box Tops app up to 14 days after the purchase. Also, if you forget to scan your receipts, set up a reminder notification in the Box Tops app. Look in the Communications setting.

Digital receipts can be emailed to Box Tops as well. Click on the Scan button in the app and select Digital receipt for instructions!

Do you have empty HP or Cannon ink cartridges sitting around? Send them in the Wednesday folder (in a bag, labeled with student’s name and class). We will recycle them and earn money for Waukesha Catholic.

Participate now to be eligible for the October $10 gift card drawing!

Catholic Schools “Color” Walk

RESCHEDULED: TBD

Sadly, due to the weather, a difficult decision was made this past Saturday morning to cancel our Color Walk. Our Color Walk will be rescheduled for some time in the spring when we can truly enjoy the “colorful” fun in much warmer and drier weather. 😊 Stay tuned for more details.

MS. KOVALESKI AND MR. HEINECKE WILL GET SLIMED!! We reached our $29,000 Slime Challenge Goal, so watch for details on when and where.

So far, Waukesha Catholic has raised just over $30,000! We are currently in THIRD place among the schools participating in the Archdiocese, with Dominican High School in first place at $58,326, followed by Christ King School at $35,931. Can we make it to #1?!

Please help us reach our goal of raising $45,000! Ms. Kovaleski and Mr. Heinecke promise to come up with something extra fun to do to celebrate our school community if we can reach our $45,000 walk goal! This is our only fall fundraiser and a crucial component of our annual budget, supporting essential curriculum updates, faith formation, teacher salaries, facility updates, and more. It is very important that we meet this goal, so please continue to donate. If you have already reached your goal, please consider increasing your goal and continue to ask your family and friends to support Waukesha Catholic.

All donations that are collected through mid-November will qualify for a matching gift donation from the Archdiocese. The more we raise, the more our matching will be, with the potential of our school receiving up to $5,000!!

CLASSROOM PRIZE UPDATE!! We received a lot of online donations since our last Campus Connection, and donations are still trickling in through the mail. We want to be fair in tallying up our classroom totals, so all donations received through the end of this month will count toward classroom totals. Winning classrooms will be announced in the first week of November. It is not too late to help your child’s classroom win an Ice Cream🍦 Party, a Donut 🍩Party, a Popcorn/Movie🎬 Party, or a Pizza🍕 Party! Which classroom will be among our lucky top four?

QUESTIONS? Please contact Lidia Crivello, Development Director, at lcrivello@waukeshacatholic.org or call 262-896-2929 ext. 5205.

Big Thank you to Our Grandparents and VIPs for donating close to $1,300 during the book dedication event that took place in the Library for Grandparent's and VIP's Day. These funds will be donated to the Library to support their needs!

Save the Date

🎃Halloween Spooktacular!🎃

October 27 from 6:00pm-8:00pm at St. William Campus

Not scary and tons of fun! Be sure to wear your costume!

$5 per child or $10 for two or more children

CALL TO ACTION

• Staff Dinner: Volunteers needed to help with the staff dinner this Thursday, October 19 in the evening. Click Here to sign up to help.

Current events needing coordinators:

• Catholic Schools Week Mass Hospitality - Saturday and Sunday, January 27-28, 2024 (three Coordinators needed for each Parish)

Please use this SignUpGenius link to volunteer for Home & School as an Event Coordinator:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E49AEA82CAAFD0-hsevent#/

🍕Papa John's Dine Out Night

Everyone loves Dine Out Nights!

• Date: Thursday, October 26, 2023
• Location: 207 E Sunset Dr., Waukesha

• The next Board of Directors Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, October 25 at St. William Campus, 6:00 pm.

WANT TO SAVE MONEY? Pay for milk and/or hot lunch by check versus online! Just send your check to school - Attn: Hot Lunch (Please note your student’s name)

If you still have to preorder for October meal choices, please use the links below.

https://www.schoolpaymentportal.com/Default.aspx

October Menus: OctMenus

November Menus: NovMenus

Hot Lunch can always use an extra set of hands! If you have a free lunch hour, please consider volunteering! (Background and Safeguarding are Required)

Hot Lunch Volunteer Links:

SMC: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0E4DA4AE28A57-hotlunch

SWC: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0E4DA4AE28A57-hotlunch1

October is National Farm to School Month, and our students are enjoying delicious, locally grown and sourced apples 🍎and pears🍐 from Patterson Orchards in New Berlin!

Volunteer Opportunities in Hot Lunch: SMC / SWC

Seton Volunteers Urgently Needed! Did you know that The Seton is our largest athletics fundraiser that raises necessary funds for our athletics program in addition to funding the Waukesha County Catholic Schools Tuition Scholarships and supporting the Foundation for Religious Retirement? The Seton is an 8th grade, invitation-only volleyball tournament that involves 68 teams from all over the Archdiocese (10 counties) playing 156 matches over seven days to crown three champions. The Seton starts Monday, October 23, and we are in need of parents to help with Seton admissions and crowd control (monitoring courts during play), as well as student (or parent) volunteers to help flip score on the courts. Please visit the links below to sign-up:

Parent Volunteers: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4DA8AE28A7FB6-20231#/

Student/Parent Flip-score (scoreboard) Volunteers: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090C48AAAA2AA75-20222

Seton Bound! Congratulations to our 8th-grade boys and both our 8th-grade girls A and B volleyball teams on earning their invitations to the Elizabeth Seton Volleyball Championships! The Seton begins on Monday, October 23 with our Boys Pool Play, the Girls Division 2 Pool Play (our B team) begins on Tuesday, October 24, and out Girls A team begins Girls Division 1 Pool Play on Wednesday, October 25. Good luck to all of our players! More details on brackets and locations are available at www.theseton.net

Bags Tournament - SAVE THE DATE! The Waukesha Catholic Booster Club will be holding their annual Battle of the Bags Tournament on Saturday, November 11 in the St. William gym. You can complete the entry flyer from last week's school packet or download it here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14C655xsOphiAOthT4oszewv_8VIRhb5v/view?usp=sharing and return it to the St. Mary's or St. William's Campus Office with the entry fee.

🏀Basketball Splits will take place on Monday, November 6 and Tuesday, November 7 for those teams large enough to divide. Practices for all teams will start that week as well. More details to follow!

Athletics Parking Families attending home games at St. Joe's on Saturdays for volleyball or basketball should park on the street around Martin St., Main St., or in the old Ace Hardware parking lot on the corner of Main and Barstow. On Saturdays the parking lot between the church and old school building should remain clear to allow for church parking (Mass or weddings). We appreciate your help so that the elderly can get into church without climbing stairs.

Athletic Volunteer Needed! Waukesha Catholic Athletics is looking for a Parent Volunteer Coordinator (shadow this year, take over next year). This person would create the SignUpGenius for parent volunteers to work admissions and concessions for our volleyball and basketball games, indoor track meet, and the Seton Volleyball Tournament. Please contact Bill Serb, Athletic Director at 262-896-2929 ext.5210 or email athleticdirector@waukeshacatholic.org if interested.

Bonus Fest continues this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday through the end of October! Each weekend features a different lineup of brands on bonus for those days only. All card types apply - physical cards, eGift cards, and reloadable. You can place your order on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday and pay with a check the following Monday or pay online.

Almost every store and restaurant you visit has a gift card offered through the Scrip Program - check out the options at www.RaiseRight.com. If you are new to the Scrip Program you will need to create an account and use our Waukesha Catholic code D62CEALE1142 to register or the QR code at the right.

Place your Scrip order by Monday, October 23 at noon for delivery on Thursday, October 26. You can pay for your order by sending in a check to the school office, or pay directly with a bank account or credit card (a small fee applies).

Do you have questions about the Scrip Program? Contact Charlotte, our Scrip Coordinator, at scrip@waukeshacatholic.org or 262-896-2929 ext. 5208 for more information.

🎄The 2023 Christmas Clearing Council Client Application is now available on their website. Parents struggling financially may apply to receive Christmas gift assistance for their children this season.

The link below is for both Spanish and English applications.

2023 CCC Social Media Post (Spanish)

2023 CCC Social Media Post (English)

http://www.christmasclearingcouncil.org/application

Deadline to apply is Wednesday, November 15 at 11:59 pm

Understanding this year continues to present many challenges to families in Waukesha County, please do not hesitate to reach out with questions. Sarah Hein, Executive Director, is available at sarah.hein@christmasclearingcouncil.org (anytime) or 262-771-0830.

We are happy to report that Hospitality Sunday will be back this month after the 9:30 am Mass on Sunday, October 22 at St. William Parish. Come and mingle with your fellow parishioners while enjoying a donut and beverage. Mark your calendars, and we hope to see you there!

Healing Hearts fall session is below:

• The Menomonee Falls 6-week session starts Thursday, November 9.

Children will find care, support, and healing through age-based peer support groups while parents/guardians participate in a peer support group specifically for them. Use this link for more information!