DeSales Parent Connection
November 9th, 2022
Friday, November 11th - No school in honor of Veteran's Day.
Buffalo Bills Dress Down Day
Buffalo Bills Dress Down on Thursday, November 10th
Students may dress down in their Bills gear or red, white and blue. Regular uniform is always fine as well! Go Bills! Go Knights!
Optional Food Pantry Donation: We will continue to have the box out for donations to Sister Helen's Food Pantry on our Bills Dress Down Days. They are especially in need of peanut butter and cereal. *This is not required*
Parent Teacher Conferences & Early Dismissal
Early Dismissal for ALL Students
Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on Friday, November 18th.
**Students in Kindergarten through Grade 8 will be dismissed at 10:50.
**All preschool students (full day & part-time) will be dismissed at 10:30am.
PreK - Grade 5 Students- Your child's homeroom teacher will be contacting parents on how to set up conference times. If you have questions about your child's class, please contact your student's teacher directly.
Middle School Students (Grades 6, 7 & 8) - Please sign up for a time to meet with your child's Middle School Teachers using this link.
Light Up Lockport Parade
DeSales will have a Seussical themed float in the Light Up Lockport Parade again this year on Saturday, November 26th. If you are interested in helping decorate the float, please email farmerj@desalescatholicschool.org. Sign ups and details on times will be coming out soon for families who want to walk or ride in the parade with DeSales.
Election Day at DeSales
The results for the DeSales Election are in! In a landslide victory, with 70% of the student vote, French Toast and favorite t-shirt were declared the winners. Thank you to Mrs. Crofts and the 3rd grade Poll Workers for running a great election.
Annual Public Open House
We will hold our Annual Public Open House on Saturday, January 28th from Noon until 2pm. Please help us spread the word and tell a friend!
JANET M. FEDERSPIEL SWIM SCHOLARSHIP
Applications for the Janet M. Federspiel Swim Team Scholarship are now available. This $500 tuition scholarship at DeSales was established by the family of Janet M. Federspiel who passed away in July 2021.
This scholarship will be awarded to a deserving DeSales Catholic School Swim Team member in December 2022.
If you are a current member of the DeSales Swim Team you are encouraged to apply for this tuition scholarship by completing the form linked below and returning it to Mrs. Knuutila at DeSales Catholic School. A committee comprised of Coach Janet's family will select the scholarship recipient.
Thank you to Janet Federspiel's family for choosing to honor her significant contributions to the DeSales Swim Team! She left a wonderful legacy!
St. John's - Volunteers Needed
St. John's Catholic Church is looking for two parent volunteers (Virtus trained required) to run the preschool and kindergarten program at the 10:00AM mass the following Sundays during the month of December (12/4, 12/11, 12/18). Your job will be to take children to a separate location during mass and teach a bible lesson and complete activities provided to you for 25-30 minutes. If interested, please contact Cheryl Lewandowski at clewandowski@stjohnslockport.com or 716-514-9405.
PICTURE RETAKES
Lifetouch will be here to do picture retakes on Tuesday, November 15th. Students who are having pictures retaken may DRESS UP for retake day
Merry Moose Holiday Shop
Merry Moose Holiday Shop is coming to DeSales Catholic School on December 7 ,8 & 9! The shop will offer a variety of gifts and price ranges to suit all your student's shopping needs. Each class will be assigned a date and time to shop during school hours. A shopping list will be sent home with your student to fill out in advance. This is a great way for students to experience the joy of giving! We will also need volunteers to help with the shop! Please visit the Sign Up Genius to volunteer
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0F49A9AB29AAFB6-merry2 If you have any questions, please contact Tiffany Pearl at tpearl_cookielee@yahoo.com.
Thanksgiving Mass
Our next School Mass will be held on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at 9:40am. All are welcome to attend.
Thanksgiving Break
No school on Wednesday, November 23rd through Friday, November 25th for Thanksgiving Break.
December HSA Meeting
Join us for the December HSA Meeting on Tuesday, December 6th at 7:00pm in the DeSales Cafeteria. All parents, grandparents and caregivers are invited and encouraged to attend.
Just for attending, your name will be put in a drawing to win a great prize! Your student will also earn a free dress down day.