LASALLE CATHOLIC CHRONICLE
PRAY WITHOUT CEASING
May 19, 2023
May 20 - Open Conversations Meeting, 2:00 - 3:00 pm @ LCES Gym
May 21 - Cub Scouts in elementary gym
May 22-May 26 - See below for middle school last week of school information
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 - LCS Spirit Day
May 26 - LCMS: Student Awards, Talent Show, Prayer Service - see more information below
May 26 - Last Day of School - 11:30 am dismissal
May 29 - Memorial Day - all offices and child care closed
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.
Open Conversations Meeting
We are a community of many cultures here at LaSalle with a unique opportunity to enrich our students’ lives as we grow together in friendship with one another and service to our school.
Open Conversations invites your family to join us in the LaSalle Catholic Elementary gym on May 20thh from 2:00-3:00 pm for our next meeting. Doors will open at 1:30pm.
All are welcome to attend!
Lunch Menu week of May 22nd
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 (June 5-23 @ LC Middle School)
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.
LASALLE CATHOLIC MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS
Show Choir News and Survey
Last Week of School/Report Cards
- Monday, 5/22: Students treated to Kona Ice in the afternoon
- Mon-Wed, 5/22-5/24: Regular dress (field trips dress as instructed)
- Tuesday, 5/23: 5th gr. EOY field trip to May City Bowl, 12:40-3:00 pm
- Wednesday, 5/24: 8th gr. Chromebook turn in
- Wednesday, 5/24: Last Liturgy, 10:00 am @ SJ Church
- Wednesday, 5/25: 6th and 7th gr. EOY field trip, 11:30am-3:15 pm @ Kernels game
- Thursday, 5/26: 8th gr. Renewal, 8:45am-2:15 pm @ Wanatee Park
- Thursday, 5/26: Free dress for 5th-7th grade (8th gr. dress as instructed)
- Thursday, 5/26: Student Council Speeches and Election
- Thursday, 5/26: 6th and 7th gr. Chromebook turn in
- Thursday, 5/26: 8th gr. Farewell Ceremony and Prayer Service, 7:00 pm @ LCMS Gym
- Friday, 5/27: Spirit Day
- Friday, 5/27: Student Awards, 9:00 am; Talent Show, 10:00 am; Prayer Service, 11:00 am; all in LCMS Gym and parents are welcome to attend all! (Times are approximate!)
- Friday, 5/27: Last day of the school year, 11:30 am dismissal - no after school care
All students (including 8th grade students) are expected to be in attendance on the last day of school, Friday, 5/27.
Report Cards:
Students will be having classes through the last day of school. Teachers will work on Report Cards the week of May 29th. We expect to have report cards ready to view in PowerSchool by Friday, June 2nd. Mrs. Franey will send out an email with instructions on how to view them when they are posted in PowerSchool.
LaSalle Catholic Athletics Annual Can Drive in October 2023
2023-2024 Middle School Before and After School Care
Hello LaSalle Catholic Parents!
A Childcare form went home with all students on May 5th ! 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
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
Update on Miss Cooling's 3rd Grade Service Learning Project
The 3rd grade students in Miss Cooling’s class would like to thank EVERYONE for purchasing joke books. All of the money collected will be given to the Cedar Valley Humane Shelter to help the animals there. ENJOY YOUR JOKE BOOKS- thank you for participating in our service learning project. GOD BLESS YOU!
American Heart Challenge Update
Thank you!
Mr. Cook, PE Teacher
Library Books Due
PARENT ASSOCIATION CORNER
Kathy's Pies Fundraiser Thank You!
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!
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!
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.
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
Xavier High School Summer Camps
Saints Youth Basketball Program
We are excited to announce the return of the Saints Youth Basketball Program which is the youth feeder program for the Xavier High School Boys’ basketball program.
This program is a youth basketball environment that prioritizes the health and well-being of young athletes and promotes their enjoyment and development in the game. We aim to provide an environment of participation, enjoyment and competition while contributing to the mission and reputation of the Xavier Catholic Community. We will provide a clear developmental path for coaches, athletes and parents focusing on fundamental growth as the path for future competitive success.
To participate in the Saints Basketball program, players must attend a school in the Xavier Catholic School system or be a member of a Xavier Catholic Parish. The program will have teams for boys entering 1st through 8th Grade. Player evaluations and team formation will occur during the Fall of 2023.
If you are interested in participating in this program please email xaviersaintsyouthhoops@gmail.com to be put on our mailing list. Program updates will be emailed throughout the summer in anticipation of the 2023 season.
ETCETERA
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