DeSales Parent Connection

January 28th - February 3rd

The 2024 Catholic Schools Week activities at DeSales will focus on our theme of

Catholic Schools: United in Faith and Community.

Follow this link to learn more about the fun dress down days, school-wide service project and activities the DeSales Student Council has planned.

A revised school year calendar was sent home this week to reflect the Staff Development Day change. Please note that March 8, 2024 will be a normal school day for students and staff. March 22, 2024 is now a Staff Development Day with no school for students.

Please follow this link to view the school year calendar.

Congratulations to our 2023/2024 yearbook cover contest winners! Vivian Reibel & Parker Bancroft worked together to create this stained-glass artwork that will be the yearbook cover. Lauren Frank and Lucas McCabe will also have their designs showcased inside the yearbook.

Congratulations Knights!

Re-registration for current DeSales families for 2024-2025 is open! Please follow this link to find out more and to register now.

Thank you to all who shared the post about our Open House! We welcomed 34 families to see DeSales this last Sunday - it was a great turnout.

The 5 post share winners are:

Chris Queeno

Heather Kreger

Sarah Cassenti

Roberta Strongren

Tracy Tubinis

We will be sending home your prize! Thank you again!!

The students of DeSales Catholic School will proudly present "Finding Nemo, Jr." live on stage at The Historic Palace Theatre on February 1st, 2nd & 3rd.

Please follow this link to purchase tickets.

Wednesday, February 14th at 9:40 am in the DeSales Gym. All are welcome to attend.

*With the solemnity of this day, we will have our Valentine's Day celebrations on Tuesday, February 13th.

Tuesday, February 13th

$1 Dress Down Day

To benefit: Pediatric Cardiology at Oishei Children's Hospital

Students may dress out of uniform and wear pink, red and/or white

This dress down day is at the request of DeSales 1st grader and CHD warrior, Landon.

Landon's Mom was pregnant with him when he was diagnosed with a Ventricular Septal Defect (a hole in the bottom two chambers of the heart). His heart is now considered repaired as he had his surgery at about 6 months old. However surgery is not a cure and he like his fellow heart warriors will have lifelong care.

Landon told us of his experience, "My heart wasn't working good when I was a baby. We are celebrating that it is working good now and wanted people to know about this (Congenital Heart Defect) so they can have healthy hearts too. God picked me to be a heart kid and I pray for the other heart kids." We are proud of this brave Knight, his commitment to give back and recognize all of the children with CHD.

Second Marking Period Report Cards will be sent home with students Friday, February 2nd.

DeSales Yearbook Order Deadline is March 22, 2024. To place your order follow this link. Students may also pick up an order form from the Main Office.

Student placement is taken very seriously and is initiated according to a process involving teacher input, time and careful thought concerning the best interest of every child in each classroom.

Improving student achievement and forming well-balanced classes across the grade-level is our primary focus, as such, teacher requests will only be considered on a rare exception basis and only if accompanied by a written request letter.

These exceptions will have the following criteria:

• The student or parent has specific concerns about a particular teacher
• Parents of multiples (twins, triplets, etc.) may submit having their children in the same class
• Issues relating to medical need or physical impairment
• Issues relating to learning disabilities
• Emotional issues
• Peer relationships

Parent written student placement letter must include all of the following:

• Valid academic concerns
• Social/emotional needs of the student
• Personality/motivational concerns
• Requests must be based on specific teacher traits
• Must be submitted to the principal by June 30 of each year

Students in grade 4 and 5 will be taught by both teachers in their specific subject matter, therefore requests are not necessary.

Although parent requests will be taken into consideration for student placement it does not guarantee placement of the student into a particular class or teacher. The principal will make final class placement of a student.

*Visit https://shop.fowlersfundraising.com/ to sign up for your student/family account using the SCHOOL ID code (FC1004)

*You will be sent an email with your child’s unique SELLER ID # and a LINK.

* Share your child’s ID LINK through emails, texts, and social media with family and friends. This is how they will get to the website to place orders.

DeSales HSA will be hosting a Meat Raffle in the DeSales Gym on Saturday, February 10. Doors open at 6pm with first round starting at 7pm. *Tickets are $15 each or reserve a table of 10 for $150.* This event is for 21+

Please follow this link for a printable flyer and more information.

**Please note there are no physical tickets to this event, there will be a check in at the door.**

This event will require many helping hands.If you are interested in volunteering please follow this link to sign-up. Thank you!

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

7:00pm

DeSales Cafeteria

Just for attending you will be entered into a raffle to win a prize. Your student will also earn a dress down day (date to be announced at the meeting).

**Bonus** Bring a donation for the Auction in April and earn an extra entry into the raffle. Auction donation ideas: anything new, housewares, kitchen items, unused gift cards, wine, liquor, toys, beauty items, handbags, wallets etc... did you get something for Christmas you won't use? Donate it to the Auction.

No babysitter? No problem, bring the kids with you. We will have an area where they can do quiet activities.

We look forward to seeing everyone!

Breakfast Menu January 2024

Lunch Menu January 2024

Breakfast Menu February 2024

Lunch Menu February 2024

Vision Statement

• DeSales students will be well-equipped to successfully meet the challenges of modern day society with faith, dignity and integrity.

Mission Statement

• Is a center of excellence that inspires individual students to reach their greatest potential inside and outside the classroom.

• Is a nurturing community dedicated to advancing the highest academic standards and an exceptional faith-based education rooted in the values of love, compassion, mercy, sacrifice and justice as taught by St. Francis DeSales.

• Provides students with the fundamental building blocks to be innovative, critical-thinkers, and responsible future leaders.

All Saints LIFT Event - March 10th

Journey to the Cross is a powerfully moving, multisensory event that takes people along the path that Jesus walked during his last days on earth. During our one-hour LIFT program, we will focus on the life-changing message of the cross in a way that everyone can understand, and no one will forget.

Please join us in the All Saints Parish Hall from 10:00-11:00 am on Sunday, March 10, 2024. All ages welcome. Use the link to reserve your spot today.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Alumna, Briana Hansen DeWitt, DCS ‘11 has been battling cystic fibrosis. Briana’s friends and family are coming together to hold a Benefit to Breathe for Briana to help with the costs of a life saving double lung transplant. If you’d like to buy a raffle ticket to help a fellow Knight, please see below.

If you’d like to learn more about Briana, Spectrum News interviewed her a few months ago about her battle with cystic fibrosis. She is a remarkable woman, we are proud to call her a Knight!

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/.../cystic-fibrosis...

Above all we ask that you keep Briana, her parents Amy & Brian, sister Olivia ‘13, her husband and her medical team in your prayers.

All Saints Parish is looking for a hard-working, responsible individual to fill the position of Full-Time Maintenance/Custodian. For more information please check out the Job Opportunities tab on our website: https://www.allsaintslockport.org/job-opportunities Questions: ebrennercncfwny.org or 716-433-8118 ext 101

Lockport CARES- Coldest Night Of the Year. Follow this link to find out more and to register.