Parent Connection

Wednesday, November 13th

Tomorrow, Thursday November 14th DeSales is excited to host Lockport Blue & Red. This year we are officially adding our firefighter friends and calling it, Lockport Blue & Red! This is a day for us to get to know our local law enforcement and firefighters while thanking them for all that they do for our community!

Parents - if you or a family member are a member of local police/law enforcement or a firefighter, please join us or help us spread the word about these events.

DeSales HSA Cash Raffle 💰

✨Ticket Sales End Thursday Night! Drawing is Friday, November 15th.✨

Don't miss your chance to win!

The DeSales HSA Cash Raffle 2024 is underway! Buy your ticket now for a chance to win $5,000!

Buy your LUCKY ticket here

Win a Pizza Party - The class that sells the most tickets will win a pizza party! If you are a friend or relative buying, just add the student's name to the order form and they will earn credit.

All proceeds from the Cash Raffle benefit the DeSales HSA! Thank you in advance!

Parent Teacher Conference Day- Early Dismissal

Friday, November 15th is an early dismissal day for students. K-8 will be dismissed at 10:50am, Preschool programs will be dismissed at 11:30am.

Please see the details below on how to arrange a time to meet with your teacher(s).

Middle School Students (Grades 6, 7 & 8)

Middle school parents should sign up with a teacher by selecting a time on the Sign-Up Genius found here.

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.

1st Quarter Report Cards Issued 11/15

Report cards will be sent home on Friday, November 15th. You can also find your students report card on E-School.

Read, Play & Build

Thank you to our friends at Lockport Rotary Club & Niagara University for a fun filled afternoon. Our Preschool and Kindergarten students participated in a Read, Play & Build event where they enjoyed different stations of play such as crafting, block building, and sensory bins along with story time and a snack!

Buffalo Bills Dress Down- 11/15

Friday, November 15th will be a Buffalo Bills Dress Down Day! Students may dress down in their Bills gear or regular uniform. Go Bills! Go Knights!

**If your child has Gym, please make sure they wear sneakers.**

Janet Federspiel DeSales Swim Team Scholarship

Applications due November 22nd.

We are honored to offer the The Janet Federspiel DeSales Swim Team Scholarship to a deserving 2024-2025 DeSales Swim Team member. This scholarship was established by the family of Janet M. Federspiel who passed away in July 2021. Two of Janet’s grandchildren attended DeSales Catholic School. During her grandchildren’s time at DeSales, Janet was a pivotal volunteer for the DeSales Swim Team as a coach, official, assistant coordinator and mentor. The application and guidelines for the scholarship can be found here.

🏊Congratulations DeSales Swim Team & Thank You Coaches!🏊

Congratulations to our DeSales Swim Team Knights for their outstanding performance at the Championship Meet at the Tonawanda Aquatic Center on November 3rd! All of our swimmers did an amazing job. Each athlete put in hard work throughout the season, and it's incredible to see how much everyone has improved. We couldn't be prouder of all of you!

A special thank you to our dedicated and hard-working coaches: Cally Couturier, Emily Hay, Sarah Cassenti, Rachelle Hathaway and Mark Fragale!

Student Election- Comfy Clothes Dress Down

"Comfy Clothes" dress down is on Friday, November 22nd. Comfy clothes must adhere to the dress code policy (sweatpants, sweatshirts, pajamas, t-shirts are okay).

DeSales 2nd Annual Turkey Trot

Get ready for DeSales Turkey Trot! On Monday, November 25th, students K-8 will participate in a "fun run" during the school day in the surrounding neighborhood.

Please complete this permission slip and return it to the Main Office by Monday, November 18th along with a non-perishable food donation for St. Vincent De Paul Food Pantry to help feed families in need during the holiday season.

If you are interested in volunteering in this event please follow the link to sign up.

In the case of inclement weather, the trot will be held on Tuesday the 26th. If you have any questions please email Connie Hornquist at hornquistc@desalescatolicschool.org.

Purple Dress Down Day

Tuesday, November 26th will be DeSales 4th grader Colin's first morning back to school (his very favorite place to be) after completing chemotherapy. To celebrate Colin’s return to school, we are asking anyone that wants to, dress down in purple that day, or regular uniform. It would be wonderful for him to see such support from his DeSales family in his favorite color that day.

HSA News

Join us for our December HSA Meeting!

Tuesday, December 3rd

6:30pm

DeSales Cafeteria

Just for attending this meeting your student will earn a dress down day (date announced at meeting).

All attendees will also be entered into a raffle to win a prize. Earn an extra entry by bringing a donation for the Spring HSA Auction.

HSA Minted Discount & Donation Code

RaiseRight - You Shop, DeSales Earns!

RaiseRight- A Fun & Easy way to help earn $ for our school!

Want to help our school by shopping your favorite brands and services? RaiseRight.com makes it easy!

Go to raiseright.com/Enroll, fill out the short form and enter our enrollment code, XS9F2LDHT3SV. Once you make your account you can shop eGift cards, have physical gift cards mailed to your home, or shop online and the HSA will earn cash back. A flyer with step by step instructions on how to set up an account will be sent home with your student.

Feel free to share this easy fundraiser with family and friends!

A special thank you to Micrographics for our new HSA meeting yard signs! The signs will be out the morning of our next meeting, December 3rd.

Cub Scouts Coats 4 Kids

Please join us in supporting Cub Scouts Pack 3004 who are collecting items to benefit Coats 4 Kids. Donations can be dropped off by the DeSales Main Office starting on November 2nd and will be collected until November 24th.

Lost & Found

If you child is missing any items, please be sure to check out the growing collection of lost & found outside of the Main Office. Any unclaimed items will be donated on Monday, November 18th.