LASALLE CATHOLIC CHRONICLE
PRAY WITHOUT CEASING
May 12, 2023
May 14 - Happy Mother's Day!
May 15-16 - FAST Testing (Gr. 5-8)
May 15-19 - FAST Testing (Gr. K-4)
May 16 - PA Meeting, 6:30 pm @ LCMS
May 17 - LCS Liturgy & End of the Year Recognition for Staff and Volunteers, 10:00 am @ SJ Church
May 19 - 8th gr. End of Year Class Trip to Lost Island
May 23 - LCES Field Day - more information to follow
May 23 - 5th gr. end of year field trip to May City Bowl
May 23 - LCS Board of Education Meeting, 6:30 pm @ LCMS
May 24 - LCS End of School Year Liturgy, 10:00 am @ SJ Church
May 24 - Last Day of School for PreK-3 year olds
May 24 - 6th & 7th gr. end of year field trip to Kernals game
May 25 - Last Day of School for PreK-4 year olds
May 25 - PreK-4 year old Graduation - 6:00 p.m. @ LCES Gym
May 25 - 8th gr. Renewal Day @ Wanatee Park
May 25 - LCMS Student Council Speeches and Elections
May 25 - 8th gr. Promotion, 7:00 pm @ LCMS Gym
May 26 - LCMS: Student Awards, Talent Show, Prayer Service - more information to follow
May 26 - Last Day of School - 11:30 am dismissal
May 26 - Memorial Day
LCS: LaSalle Catholic School
LCES: LaSalle Catholic Elementary School
LCMS: LaSalle Catholic Middle School
XHS: Xavier High School
SJC: St. Jude Church
ALL LASALLE CATHOLIC NEWS
End of Year Balances
With the school year coming to a close, please note that all accounts must be paid in full by May 31st unless you have made prior arrangements with the business office. This includes tuition, lunch accounts, childcare, field trips and any fees charged to your account. If you are the parent of an 8th grader that will be attending Xavier in the fall, we will transfer any positive lunch account balance to their food service department.
You can access your FACTS account here:
As a reminder, all K-8 and Pre-School tuition accounts MUST be paid in full otherwise your child's enrollment will be on hold for the 23-24 school year. Please contact Todd Garrison in the business office if you have any questions. tgarrison@lasallecatholiccr.org.
ESA Webinars
Odyssey, the host of the ESA application process, will conduct a series of webinars specifically for parents and guardians starting the week of May 22. The parent and guardian sessions will include an overview of the platform and parent/guardian application process, including eligibility criteria, required documentation and the verification and approval process. The dates, times and registration links for the parent/guardian training sessions are posted on our Students First Education Savings Accounts webpage.
Lunch Menu week of May 15
Summer Food Service Outreach
We know that when kids and teens have consistent access to healthy food, they have the fuel they need to grow and thrive. That is why we are excited to announce that free and healthy summer meals are available to kids and teens 18 and under across our community this year - all summer long! Please spread the word that enjoying summer meals can save families time and money and help support our community.
LaSalle Catholic Elementary School’s Cafeteria
Monday - Friday, 11:30 AM until 12:30 PM
Meals are free for children and teens ages 18 and under.
No application or registration required!
The meals served are healthy and follow USDA nutrition guidelines.
Summer should be a stress-free time, and free summer meals can help. Help us spread the word. To find meal sites near you, visit https://www.nokidhungry.org/blog/summer-hungriest-time-kids or text FOOD or COMIDA to 304-304.
You can also call Email rgeerts@lasallecatholiccr.org for more information.
Ascension Sports Camp
Ascension Sports Camp will be held on June 5th-8th from 9:00am-11:30am at LaSalle Middle School for all students entering 1st - 4th grade for the 2023-24 school year. The cost is $40 to attend which includes a shirt. Please fill out and return the Registration form in the Electronic Backpack by May 12th.
As part of the free lunch program for the summers, LaSalle is providing lunches from 11:00am-12:00pm at the elementary. If you are also interested in getting a free lunch that week after the sports camp concludes please let us know on your registration form.
Thank You!
LASALLE CATHOLIC MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS
One Last Goodbye
Dear families,
I wanted to let you all know that this school year will be my last at LaSalle. I can not depart without thanking you all for giving me the opportunity to teach your children over the last two years! I have loved spending my days with them, and I will hold on to the sweet memories we have made. They are a special group of kids that fill me with pride!
Next year, my husband and I will be starting a new adventure in Michigan, and I will be teaching at Catholic school! I wish you all so much success and best wishes in the future! I will miss the community here!
Mrs. Norwood
2023-2024 Middle School Before and After School Care
Hello LaSalle Catholic Parents!
A Childcare form will be coming home with your child today! Beginning in the 2023-2024 School year Before & After School and Wraparound Care will be located in the Elementary Building. If you plan on using Before & After School or Wraparound Care for the 2023-2024 School Year you will need to fill out and return the forms by May 1oth. This paperwork is required for anyone in Grades Preschool 3 through 8th grade. Please be sure to review the rates as they have changed.
Thank you,
Heather Williams
LaSalle Catholic
Elementary School Principal
Incoming 2023-2024 XHS Freshman Scholarship Opportunities
2023-2024 XHS Scholarship Opportunities: Mikayla Sherman & Jim Victor Memorial Scholarships
Thanks to multiple generous financial donations, the Xavier Foundation is able to offer two scholarship opportunities for students who wish to attend Xavier High School:
Mikayla Sherman (X15) Scholarship (Formerly the St. Francis Xavier Scholarship)
The Mikayla Sherman Scholarship offers full tuition for up to four years to a qualifying Xavier High School student. Students in grades 8-11 may apply.
Jim Victor (R64) Memorial Scholarship
The Jim Victor (R64) Memorial Scholarship offers full in-parish tuition for one year to a qualifying Xavier High School student. Students in Grades 8-11 may apply.
Click here or head to XavierSaints.org/Scholarship to learn more about these opportunities and to submit an online application.
Applications are due May 12, 2023.
LaSalle Band Summer Band Camp
Who doesn't love giving the kids something consistently fun, educational, AND musical to do over the summer? Look no further as LaSalle, Regis, and St. Joseph schools are teaming up to create a summer band camp for our middle school band students.
The summer band camp will run from June 5th - June 16th Monday through Friday at Regis Middle School. This is an opportunity for all currently enrolled 5-8th grade band students. There are options for concert band, jazz band, private lessons, and a field trip to Air FX.
Please see the letter and flyer below for more information. If you are interested in registering your student you can fill out this google form by May 24th.
Payments will be collected through the LaSalle business office. When registration is complete we can send a charge directly to your school FACTS account. If you would rather write a check - that is an acceptable option as well.
I hope you will consider signing your student up for this opportunity as I continue to explain and get them excited for it during class.
All the best,
Hayden Wahlstrom
Director of Bands - LaSalle Catholic Middle School
LASALLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWS
Miss Cooling's 3rd Grade Service Learning Project
The 3rd Graders in Miss Cooling's Class
American Heart Challenge Update
Thank you!
Mr. Cook, PE Teacher
Congratulations 2nd Grade Students
Livia Barnes, Aden Brown, Jack Brunssen, Michael Chismar, Eliot Clark, Adelyn DeSotel, Declan Dye, Ainsley Hutchins, James Ireland, Leo Ivory, Lainey Kirchner, Emery Koenig, Patrick Le, Lena Little, Manny Martinez, Leah McVeigh, Armandine Ngoma, Alice Schatzle, Sara Shaffer, Briggs Sirotak, Leo St. Andrews, Rebekah Upah, Tytus Vega, Georgia Weideman, and Quinn Williams.
May God continue to bless you all the days of your lives!!
A Special Thank You!
Library Thank You!
PARENT ASSOCIATION CORNER
Kathy's Pies Fundraiser
Thank you to the many volunteers who helped us unpack, sort and put orders together for all 770 pies! We did it!! Many hands did make the pie work lighter!
A round of applause to our top pie sellers, they are:
- Owen Hartman & Family (3 year old preschool) 26 pies sold
- Taylor Presley & Family (4/5 year old preschool) 31 pies sold
- They will receive $25 gift cards to AirfX Trampoline Park!
- Layton Hada & Family (Middle school) 20 pies sold
- Rozannah Ngotho & Family (Middle school) 35 pies sold
- They will receive $25 gift cards to Starbucks!
Thanks again, LaSalle Catholic families!!
Deb Frese
Spring Carnival Thank You
Dear LaSalle Families,
THANK YOU for helping with this year's LaSalle Catholic Spring Carnival and coming to enjoy a day of fun together! Once again, we saw that it takes so many gifts of so many people to have a school-wide event. This year, it was great to see some new families join in the fun of helping! Thanks especially go to all of the families that donated baked goods and books and those who gave of their time to help work at the carnival. We had some really exceptional support from families, Xavier students, and LaSalle Middle School students in setting up for the Carnival and cleaning up afterward. Because of all of our helping hands were were able to get the outside areas picked up before the storms came!
One part of the Carnival that is quickly becoming a fan favorite is the dunk tank! Many thanks go to our absolutely fearless and fantastic crew of dunkees - Mr. Zeckser, Mr. Wahlstrom, Mr. Servey, Mr. Moratilla, Mr. Geerts, Mr. Fahnle, Mr. Dole, Mr. Davison, Mr. Coleman, and Mr. Cook.
A growing part of our Carnival is the LaSalle Family Food Court. This year, 6 families lovingly prepared food from home to share an important part of their culture with the LaSalle Catholic Community. Thank you to the Halabi family, Atchou Family, D'Almeida family, Robinson Family, Mutombo family, and Moratilla Family for treating us to delicious dishes from around the world!
What a joy to be a community with all of you!
Thank you for working on this special day together!
Sincerely,
The LaSalle Parent Association & Open Conversations
THANK YOU
Thank you, thank you, thank you to all who have organized and volunteered at events this school year. We have especially asked for a lot of help the last couple of weeks with the carnival and pie sales. We appreciate you!!
If you have ideas on how to enhance or improve events, please come to the May meeting! We would love to see you and hear from you.
May PA Meeting
The next PA meeting is Tuesday, May 16, at 6:30pm in the Middle School Holy Family Room. We will be discussing roles/positions for next year, last day of school lunch for teachers and staff, and wrapping up the school year! All are welcome!
Lancer Day at the Kernels!
Are you ready for some baseball? Lancer Day at the Kernels has been scheduled for Sunday, June 25th. Did you know on Sundays Kids Eat Free?! LaSalle students attending the game will have the opportunity to throw out the first pitch, yell “PLAY BALL!”, and be a part of the Great Clips Dream Team!! More information will be shared in future newsletters, as we are still working out the details.
DID YOU KNOW?
The LaSalle PA has some school clothes that are available to any family who needs them, free of charge. If you are in need of school clothes contact us at lasallepa@lasallecatholiccr.org.
Upcoming Events
We have some exciting events coming up in the next couple of months. If you’d like to volunteer to be a part of the excitement please send an email to lasallepa@lasallecatholiccr.org
Events include:
Lancer Day at the Kernels: June 25th
Quick and Easy Fundraisers
There are several quick and easy things we can do to help raise funds for LaSalle Catholic! These are all year-round!
- Coke Rewards: Type in the code under the bottle cap or scan in the bar code on your Coke product. Currently listed as Holy Family.
- HyVee Receipts: Please start collecting receipts dated 4/1/2023 and after for the next promotion that will end on 3/31/2024. Please turn receipts in as you get them to make counting more manageable.
- Casey’s Rewards: Currently listed as Holy Family School - St. Jude Center.
- Box Tops for Education: Currently listed under St. Jude Holy Family.
We appreciate your support!!
Contact Us
If you have any questions about the PA, or would like to know how to get involved, feel free to send us an email at lasallepa@lasallecatholiccr.org
XAVIER HS, OUR PARTNER PARISHES, AND COMMUNITY NEWS
Incoming Freshman Information
8th Grade XHS Upcoming Tryouts
Show Choir Auditions: Contact Phil Schroeder at philip.schroetter@xaviersaints.org
May 16th - Auditions 6-9PM
May 18th - Auditions 6-9PM
Incoming Xavier Freshman Boys Parents
Boys Golf Information Meeting:
Date: May 18, 2023
Time: 5:00pm
Location: Xavier High School
Who: Interested students who will be in 9th-12th grade in the Fall 2023 and their parents
Questions: Brandon Schiltz @ brandon.schiltz@xaviersaints.org
Weight Room Orientation:
Any 8th grade boys interested in playing sports at Xavier next year should attend a weight room orientation and information meeting on Saturday, May 20th at 7:00 a.m. in the Xavier weight room. Demonstrations will be performed by Xavier varsity multi-sport athletes as we try to get everyone on the same page in advance of summer lifting. Everyone should be free to go by 8:45 a.m. to get to other Saturday activities.
If you have any questions, please contact Dan Halter at dan.halter@xaviersaints.org.
Xavier High School Summer Camps
ETCETERA
The Roundtable Podcast
Email: zzeckser@holyfamilycr.org
Website: www.holyfamilycr.org
Location: 3700 1st Avenue Northwest, Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
Phone: 3193967792
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HolyFamilySchoolSystem/
Twitter: @HolyFamilyCR