Welcome Mrs. Allie Malkowski
Mrs. Malkowski is the new K3-K5 Teacher for the 22/23 school year! She comes to us with 4 years teaching experience in Pre-K and Kindergarten classrooms. Her and her husband are moving to the area and she is excited to be a part of our St. Peter's and East Troy community! We will be hosting a "Meet Your Teacher" event in June so that all of our Kindergarten students and families have the opportunity to meet her before school begins. More information will be coming soon on this event. 
 
Teacher Appreciation Week
Next Week, May 2nd-6th is Teacher Appreciation Week. We created a schedule for the week to help families and students with ideas on how they can celebrate their teacher! This flyer was sent home today in Red Folders and is also available by clicking the button below. Help us show our teachers how much we appreciate everything they do! 
Teacher Appreciation 

 St. Peter's Fine Arts Night
We are hosting a Fine Arts Night on Thursday, May 12th at 6pm. Doors open at 5pm. As many of you know our long time, dedicated and wonderful Music Teacher, Mrs. Bezak had a stroke this year and has been working hard on her recovery. So we wanted to show her our support by hosting a Fine Arts Night with 100% of the proceeds going to help Mrs. Bezak and her family during this difficult time. I hope that you will join us for our baseball themed musical, concession stand baseball food, students artwork display, and even a silent art auction!
 
We are still looking for 2 parent volunteers to help 20-30 minutes after the show ends with final sales and clean-up. If this is something you are able to help us with, please respond to this newsletter or call the school office to let us know!

 
May Crowning Mass
On May 5th at 9am, we will be celebrating our May Crowning Mass. Students are encouraged to Dress Their Best for Mass for this event. We will also be celebrating our new First Communicants during this Mass. We hope you are able to join us
 
First Communion
This Sunday May 1st, our 2nd grade students will be receiving their First Communion at the 10am Mass. We invite all families to come and support our new First Communicants. 
 
St. Peter's Yard Signs Available
We have many yard signs available for families or parishioners to place at their home or business. They are available for pick up in the school office or at the back of church. Thank you so much for spreading the love and getting the word out that we are enrolling for next year!
 
22/23 School Enrollment Update!
We are now accepting enrollments for the 22/23 school year! Families considering St. Peter's are always welcome to set up a tour or a day for their child to shadow. Call the school office to set up a time or for more information regarding enrollment-262.642.5533. 
**Current families are also able to receive a $250 reduced tuition rate for the 22/23 school year for referring a new family that enrolls at St. Peter's for next year!**

 
St. Peter's 22/23 School Calendar went home last week in Red Folders. I have also attached it a link here for your reference:  22/23 School Calendar

St. Peter's Spring Clean Up
 Calling all families to help us on Good Friday after the 12pm Mass to assist with spring clean up on the church and school grounds.
 
We will meet in front of church. Please bring your favorite garden tools and it would help if you have extras to bring for sharing.  
 
Some garden tools to dust off and consider bringing: rakes, garden gloves, hand-held clippers or scissors (for trimming down plants), tarps would be most helpful (for transporting leaves and debris to the compost area) and perhaps a bucket for small debris and a kneeler.   
Parents and students are encouraged to wear their St. Peter's apparel. 
 
Volunteering at the St. Peter's Clothing Center
Our 4th and 5th grade students spent the afternoon at the St. Peter's Clothing Center assisting with organizing and cleaning after the bag sale. Our students were able to learn about how Helping Hands assists those in our own community. This was a great experience for our students!
 
St. Peter's Fine Arts Night
We are hosting a Fine Arts Night on Thursday, May 12th at 6pm. As many of you know our long time, dedicated and wonderful Music Teacher, Mrs. Bezak had a stroke this year and has been working hard on her recovery. So we wanted to show her our support by hosting a Fine Arts Night with 100% of the proceeds going to help Mrs. Bezak and her family during this difficult time. I hope that you will join us for our baseball themed musical, concession stand baseball food, students artwork display, and even a silent art auction! 
We are hoping to get 2 volunteers to help us run the concession stand 45 minutes before the show begins and 2 parent volunteers to help 30 minutes after the show ends. If this is something you are able to help us with, please respond to this newsletter or call the school office to let us know!

Children's Hospital Toy Drive
Thank you so much to our families and parishioners that donated to our Lenten Children's Hospital Toy Drive! We were able to collect 60 items that will be donated to Children's Hospital! We appreciate everyone's generosity during this Lenten Season.

 Reminders
There is no Holy Thursday Children's Mass on Thursday April 14th and students do not need to wear uniforms to school. Church tradition is that only one Mass is held that day and it happens in the evening. We will be participating in a small prayer service with the students.
 
No School Friday, April 15th or Monday, April 18th

We currently have 29 students enrolled for next year and that includes 8 new students! We have multiple school tours set up over the next few weeks and are excited to continue our growth! Thank you to everyone who has continued to support us and be a part of our St. Peter's Community!
 
St. Peter's Fine Arts Night
We are hosting a Fine Arts Night on Thursday, May 12th at 6pm. As many of you know our long time, dedicated and wonderful Music Teacher, Mrs. Bezak had a stroke this year and has been working hard on her recovery. So we wanted to show her our support by hosting a Fine Arts Night with 100% of the proceeds going to help Mrs. Bezak and her family during this difficult time. I hope that you will join us for our baseball themed musical, concession stand baseball food, students artwork display, and even a silent art auction!
 
We are hoping to get 2 volunteers to help us run the concession stand 30 minutes before the show begins and 2 parent volunteers to help 30 minutes after the show ends. If this is something you are able to help us with, please respond to this newsletter or call the school office to let us know!
 
PLEASE WELCOME!
Please help us welcome Mrs. North to St. Peter's School! Mrs. North is going to be working with the students on Tuesdays for music instruction the remainder of the year. She is helping to prepare our students for the upcoming Spring Musical as well as assisting them in practicing their songs for the weekly mass. We appreciate her willingness to step in while Mrs. Bezak is recovering.
  
Reminders
There is no Holy Thursday Children's Mass on Thursday April 14th. Church tradition is that only one mass is held that day and it happens in the evening. We will be participating in a small prayer service with the students.
 
No School Friday, April 15th or Monday, April 18th
 
St. Peter's Yard Signs Available
We have many yard signs available for families or parishioners to place at their home or business. They are available for pick up in the school office or at the back of church. Thank you so much for spreading the love and getting the word out that we are enrolling for next year! 

Last week, St. Peter's Faith Formation families received information about Safe Environment Lessons that are going to be taking place and a few parents have reached out about whether our students take part in these lessons as well. St. Peter's School students do take part in these safe environment lessons, so I wanted to update you on when these lessons will be taking place and what the topics will be for each class.
We utilize the Circle of Grace curriculum that is approved by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee to discuss age appropriate, but sometimes sensitive topics with children that primarily revolve around personal safety. We teach these lessons in 1-2 days during the last week of May. Below are the topics that will be taught for each class. If you do not wish for your child(ren) to participate in these lessons you may opt out. I am happy to share more details of the lessons with any parents who has concerns, but I assure you that these are based on what is appropriate content for each age level.
 
3K/4K/5K-What is our Circle of Grace?
1st Grade-Safe/Unsafe secrets
-Trusted Adults
 
2nd/3rd grade- What Belongs in our Circle of Grace?
-Action Plan (How to respond to unsafe situations)
 
4th/5th Grade- Internet Safety
-What role does media play in our Circle of Grace?