Weekly Update

A Prayer for Catholic Schools

Almighty God,

You sent forth your Son as a beacon of hope for all people.

As Teacher, he has given us the prime example of the importance of education.

As disciples, we look to him for inspiration and strength.

Thank you for the many people who have dedicated their lives in service to our Catholic Schools.

Thank you for the teachers and administrators who sustain our schools.

Thank you for the parents who have given support and witness to the importance of Catholic education.

Thank you for the students who work hard to further their education.

Bless Holy Trinity Catholic School and the many people who advance our mission.

May our school be a home for those who seek to grow in openness, faith, love, intellect, and commitment to justice.

In your name, we pray.

Amen

Catholic Schools Week is January 30th-February 5th.

Theme: “Catholic Schools: Faith. Excellence. Service.”

Thank you to all that came out to support Holy Trinity at the Chili Luncheon and Open House. We made just over $1200 from donations!!! Thank you all!!

Thank you to those parents that came to our Prayer Service on Monday.

If you are planning on attending the Skits on Friday, we are changing the time to 9:30 instead of 10:15 in the Gym.

Check out pictures from the week on the Facebook Families Page and Below!

Thank you to all the students who participated in the Knights of Columbus "Keep Christ in Christmas" Poster Contest. Below are the posters that were winners and those that received honorable mention. Congratulations to All! Awards were presented during our Prayer Service during Catholic Schools Week.

The 100th Day of School is on Friday, February 4th.

Student Council has put together a fun activity for each classroom to do.

Watch to see what the end result is!

Watch your mailboxes for the tuition and registration materials for the 2022-2023 school year. They will be mailed out today!

Don't forget about our Tuition Incentive - Family Referral: Refer a family that registers and enrolls at HTS for the 2022-2023 school year and receive $500 off your tuition bill! Discount is for one year, one per family.

PERSEVERANCE

Meaning: Taking the steps necessary to carry out objectives in spite of difficulties

Prayer: Dear Jesus, You carried Your cross to Calvary even though You were tired, weak, and hurting. Please give me strength not to give up when life gets hard. Help me keep my eyes on You and Your Kingdom so I can do what is right even when I am tired and afraid.

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 11:21-29

Saint: Saint Maria Venegas De la Torre

Opposing Trait: Quickly giving up when a task is challenging

Ways to Cultivate: Complete task from start to finish; stay with a task when it is hard, difficult, or boring.

Looks and Sounds Like: Finish your chores and homework even when you don't feel like it; "I am not going to give up!"; Complete homework on time; finish chores even if bored or tired; Complete task from start to finish; stay with a task even when it is hard.

Parent/Teacher Conferences are on Thursday, February 10th from 3 P.M.-6:30 P.M..

Conference times were sent out via email on Monday.

If you did not receive an email, please reach out to the school office.

There is no school on Friday, February 11th.

It is an Archdiocese Professional Learning Day.

Altar Server/Altar Guild Meeting

Saturday, February 5th, 2022

Holy Trinity Church

Altar Guild for Girls 2:30 p.m.—4:00 p.m.

All girls 5th grade through high school are welcome to join. Contact Bridget Schumaker at bridgetschumaker@yahoo.com with any questions.

Altar Server for Boys 5:00 p.m.—6:30 p.m.

All boys 5th grade through high school are welcome to join. Contact Zachary Galante at zacharyagalante@gmail.com with any questions.

Mark your Calendars!!!!

Social Fest is:

SATURDAY, AUGUST 20th, 2022

Students in Grades 2-8 will be taking the Iowa Test of Basic Skills.

ITBS will be taking place from March 1st-17th.

Watch for information from your child's teacher coming home.

The Archdiocese has developed a Catholic Social Responsibility Guidebook for all of the Catholic schools in our 10-county Archdiocese in southeastern Wisconsin.

The concept of Catholic Social Responsibility is not new. In fact, rooted in Scripture, and the teachings of the Church, it has always been an important focus of our Catholic school curriculum and programming. What’s new about this approach is that our school leaders have organized a framework to ensure that Catholic Social Teachings are integrated into every aspect of school life.

Information for parents about the Catholic Social Responsibility Guidebook, including introductory videos in English and Spanish, is available at https://www.archmil.org/Education/Catholic-Social-Responsibility.htm.

We are again doing the Chinooks Reading Challenge this year!

We will be doing it during the month of March.

Teachers will be sending more information home regarding the expectations for the individual classrooms.

Attached is an introductory letter about the Challenge.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Mrs. Longden at principal@htschool.net

Our Spring Concert is scheduled for Thursday, May 19th at 5:30 P.M.

The concert will be held in the School Gym.

Check out the pictures of our Holy Trinity Students who performed in Rumpelstiltskin.

Support the Kewaskum Kiwanis at their Winterfest

See the attached document about Kewaskum Gridiron Football and Cheerleading.

Hello Parents,

Holy Trinity will once again host the Love Begins Here Mission Trip this summer for middle school youth in 6th through 8th grade. Please see the following link for all of the details and the on-line registration form: https://www.smore.com/jpmz7-6th-8th-grade-mission-week-at-ht

If you have any questions, please contact me by phone or email. Thank you!

God's Blessings,

Mrs. Mary Breuer

Shared Director of Faith Formation for Grades K - 8

Holy Trinity/St. Michael Parishes - Kewaskum

262-626-2650

faithformation@htschool.net

Holy Trinity Catholic School is looking for adults interested in substitute teaching. If you are interested, please contact the office. We have a Substitute Teacher Handbook with information regarding substitute teaching available along with an application that can be filled out. We would love to have you come and help out!

If you would be interested in aiding in the school, please contact the school office as well. We are looking for people to help out in various ways.

% Positive Out: 1.31%

% Out due to quarantine: 0.65%

Please continue to closely monitor your family for symptoms of COVID.

The Holy Trinity families have been doing well in keeping kids home when ill. Please do not let up and notify us right away. This has been our best mitigation yet! – Closely monitor, track, and isolate the situation so that it does not spread to others.

We highly recommend you to have a negative COVID test when returning after a quarantine period.

If you would like the advisory committee to discuss anything, please email at advisorycommittee@htschool.net

January 27th - Matt Dornacker

January 28th - Lisa Landry

January 31st - Jenny Wollner

February 1st - Deb Baumgarner

February 2nd - Kathy Materna

CONGRATULATIONS!

February 10th - Parent/Teacher Conferences

February 11th - No School

February 24th - 3K/4K/5K Dental Presentation

March 1st-17th - ITBS Testing Grades 2-8

March 4th - End of Trimester 2

March 18th-21st - No School

April 7th-13th - Scholastic Book Fair

May 19th - Spring Concert 5:30 P.M.

June 1st - 5K Graduation

June 1st - 8th Grade Graduation

This week is usually one of the most favorite and memorable weeks of the entire school year with students who attend Catholic schools. We celebrate every day with fun activities, dressing crazy, and taking special trips. Catholic Schools Week is a national celebration of all Catholic schools who teach preschoolers through 12th graders. There are nearly 6000 schools who educate hundreds of thousands of students.

Our mission to educate our children within the environment of faith is tried and true! We are successful in forming our future leaders and learners. Catholic schools have teachers and staff members who believe in their ministry and guide students to know God personally. We practice by praying, we educate by classroom study, and we develop hearts for service to others.

Catholic schools are so special in many ways and we are so lucky to have Holy Trinity Catholic School that is thriving and educating as it has done for many years.

As we celebrated Catholic Schools week this week, we remember to give thanks to God for the blessing of having a parish school. Our school is a legacy handed on from the very beginnings of our city. Our forebears recognized the importance of having a solid education not only in the 3 R’s (Reading, ‘Riting, ‘Rithmatic), but also the 4th R (Religion).

Unlike the days when our school was founded when culture and society were informed by and lived out within the context of our Christian faith, today’s culture and society are radically secular to the life of faith. Our Catholic schools are sanctuaries where we can raise and form the next generation of leaders to engage with culture and society with a foundation of faith and critical thinking abilities attuned to the workings of God in the world.

We thank our principals, teachers, staff, parents, parishioners, and families for their hard work and sacrifices to keep our schools strong and our children safe. We have a great school here at Holy Trinity and a top-notch staff! We are truly blessed. Please take a moment out of your busy week to say “Thank you” to our staff for their hard work in these difficult times.

And “THANK YOU” for your support of our parish and school!

Blessings,

Mrs. Longden

Email: holytrinityschool@htschool.net
Website: http://www.htschool.net
Location: 305 Main St Kewaskum, WI 53040
Phone: (262)626-2603