LASALLE CATHOLIC CHRONICLE
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January 20, 2023
Jan 23 - LCS Board of Education Meeting, 6:30 pm @ LCMS HF Room
Jan 25 - LCS Liturgy, 10:00 am @ SJC
Jan 25 - LCES Early Childhood Night, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm @ LCES
Jan 27 - LCS Spirit Day
Jan 29-Feb 4 - Catholic Schools Week (CSW) - more information to follow
Jan 30 - 2023-2024 LCS Registration opens - more information to follow
Jan 31 - Religion Bee for 12 LCMS students that qualified, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm @ LCMS Gym
Jan 31 - CSW Liturgy for HS and MS students, 9:50 am @ XHS Gym
Feb 3 - LCS CSW Liturgy, 10:00 am @ SJ Church (note day of week change)
Feb 3 - Adoration, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm @ LCMS Chapel
Feb 3 - LCS Gala, 5:30 pm @ SCJ - see more information below
Feb 5 - Celebrate LCS Pancake Breakfast, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm @ LCMS - see more information below
Feb 6 - 8th grade Freshmen Scheduling Night, 6:30 pm @ XHS Gym - see more information below
Feb 8 - LCS Liturgy, 10:00 am @ SJC
Feb 10 - LCS $1 Jean Day
Feb 10 - 5th/6th gr. Reconciliation, 1:00 pm @ SJC
Feb 10-12 - Women's CEW @ LCMS
Feb 14 - Happy Valentine's Day
LCS: LaSalle Catholic School
LCES: LaSalle Catholic Elementary School
LCMS: LaSalle Catholic Middle School
XHS: Xavier High School
SJC: St. Jude Church
Approaching Potential Changes with a Spirit of Discernment
ALL LASALLE CATHOLIC NEWS
End of 1st Semester Report Cards
1st Semester Report Cards are ready for viewing in your parent PowerSchool account. Please see the emails from Mrs. Williams (elementary school) and Mrs. Franey (middle school) for more information and instructions.
Please note that this is a change for the elementary school. The elementary school will no longer be printing report cards and sending them home. They will be available in your PowerSchool parent account (the same account you used for registration) for viewing anytime after they are posted.
Catholic Schools Week
Each school will have fun activities and special dress days throughout the school week. Watch for more information in next weeks newsletter!
Tax Information
As you prepare for upcoming tax season, FACTS allows you to print records of tuition payments. We will not be mailing out statements this year. Please follow the attached EOY Instructions as this will give you a breakdown of all monies paid in 2022 for tuition, childcare and other incidental charges. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact Todd Garrison in the business office at tgarrison@lasallecatholiccr.org or by phone at 319-390-6512.
Celebrate LaSalle Pancake Breakfast
Celebrate LaSalle Pancake Breakfast
Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus #5544
Sunday, February 5, 2023
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
LaSalle Catholic Middle School Commons
Come to enjoy entertainment and delicious food!!
Hope to see you!!
Scrip
KWIK STAR Program Change: Kwik Star joined the scrip program several years ago, offering a 4% rebate, which is the largest rebate of any gas station. Beginning January 1, they've added a new grocery only card, which has a 10% rebate!
The new grocery cards come in a $25 denomination and can be reloaded, just like the current scrip cards. Use them to purchase in-store products only, EXCEPT tobacco, alcohol, gift cards, lottery/lotto and stamps. The current gas and gift cards can still be used for anything, including gas, grocery items, car washes, tobacco, alcohol, gift cards, lottery/lotto and stamps. Just know that all purchases made with the old cards will have a 4% rebate.
So if you regularly buy grocery items inside the store, please consider purchasing one of the new, reloadable Kwik Star grocery cards! We have a nice selection of FREE fabric gift card holders, which you can use to safely store your two types of Kwik Star scrip cards!
Contact Paula, your scrip coordinator, if you have questions or would like a gift card holder - (319) 329-6829.
LASALLE CATHOLIC MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS
Athletics Partnership with Regis Continues to Grow
Next year LaSalle will be combining with Regis for Volleyball, Girls and Boys Basketball, and Girls and Boys Soccer in addition to Cross Country, Football, Wrestling and Track and Field. With the changing landscape of athletics and school dynamics within our conference and to ensure that all student athletes are playing meaningful competitions at their developmental level, our schools have been working together to ensure the best outcomes for our kids.
We will be holding an information session at both LaSalle and Regis to present the reasons that have led us to this decision and to answer any questions that you might have as we transition into a new and exciting time for our student athletes. Dates for the information sessions will be given at a later date but will be held after spring break.
We continue to strive for excellence in our schools and thank you for the sacrifices your families make.
God bless you!
Jason Dole, Athletic Director
XHS Freshmen Information
Attention 8th Grade Parents:
Xavier High School is now accepting applications for the 23/24 school year. An application is required to register for classes for the upcoming year. Parents can access the convenient, free application by clicking here.
As a reminder - Freshmen Scheduling Night is scheduled for Monday, February 6th at 6:30 in the Ron Thillen Gymnasium of Xavier High School. This is a required event for all families who are considering attending Xavier in the Fall.
Any questions can be directed to Cara Joens, Admission, College and Career Coordinator at cara.joens@xaviersaints.org
Girls Basketball Concession Volunteers Needed
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c49aba62ba2fa7-concessions#/
"Remind" Communications
Please be sure you are connected to school via Remind. It is the primary communication tool we use for inclement weather and potentially other quick communications.
8th graders: https://www.remind.com/join/holyfam23
7th graders: https://www.remind.com/join/ga636c
6th graders: remind.com/join/lancers25
5th graders: remind.com/join/lovelance
If you run into issues, please let Mr. Zeckser know!
LASALLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWS
3rd Grade Service Learning Project
CAN YOU HELP US WITH OUR SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT?
NO MONEY INVOLVED!!!!
Are you looking for a way to get rid of blankets and comforters you don’t use anymore?
Written by 3rd grade students (Miss Cooling’s Class)
Dear Students and Parents at Lasalle Elementary,
We are working on a Service Learning project. Our 3rd grade class decided to help an animal shelter that needs blankets and comforters for animals beds. If you have gently used blankets or comforters you can send them with your child after Christmas Break. We will accept them through the end of January!!! We will have a drop-off box in the hallway by the office at the Lasalle Elementary( K-4) building. The blankets and comforters should be washed but PLEASE DO NOT buy new ones, we only want donated old ones. We thank you for helping us and appreciate your donations!
Thank you for helping the animals at the shelter get what they need!
Miss Cooling's 3rd Grade Students
PARENT ASSOCIATION CORNER
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:
- ImOn Ice Skating: Sunday, February 5th
- Trivia Night: March 25th
- Father/Daughter Dance: April 21st
- Mother/Son Event (NEW this year!): Bags Tournament! April 28th
- Spring Carnival: May 7th
AMAZON SMILE
Amazon will be ending its Amazon Smile program effective February 20, 2023. Please consider using one of the other Quick and Easy fundraising options as a way to give back to LaSalle Catholic. Thanks!
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: We are collecting receipts dated 4/1/2022 through 3/31/2023 for the current promotion. Our volunteer that tallies the receipts requests that you turn in receipts as you get them and not hold onto them until March!
- Amazon Smile: Currently listed under Holy Family School System. It is the only option when typing in Holy Family Cedar Rapids into the charity search - ends 2/20/2023.
- 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
St. Ludmila Volunteers Needed
My name is Linda Sills, and I'm the Office Administrator and Volunteer Coordinator at St. Ludmila. I'm reaching out because we are in urgent need of Bingo Concession Volunteers on Sundays from about 4:00-7:30pm, starting on January 22, 2023. Fr. Ken and I would love it if you could help us out! Our Bingo Program makes it possible for us to continue to pay our annual subsidy to LaSalle Catholic and Xavier High School. 100% of the profits of Bingo help offset the cost of tuition at both of these schools. We would appreciate your assistance! Fr. Ken volunteers about once a month to help alleviate the need for volunteers. Will you help us?
You can sign up on our St. Ludmila website by clicking on "Bingo Volunteer Sign Up", then scroll down and click on Bingo Concessions, where you will find the schedule with available slots that need to be filled. I'm also happy to sign you up, if that is easier for you.
Please let me know if you have any questions, and thank you in advance for your assistance in this valuable Parish activity!
Thank you!
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May God Bless You!
Linda Sills
Office Administrator
St. Ludmila Parish
2107 J Street SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
(319) 362-7282
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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