Parent Connection

There will be no school from Friday, May 27th through Monday, May 30th in observance of Memorial Day.

We have made huge waves in reading this month at DeSales! Please join us for our PARP Finale, Family Literacy Night tonight from 6:00-7:30 on Wednesday, May 25th in the DeSales gym! All DeSales families are welcome to this FREE family friendly event.

Games* Activities* Art Displays* Lots of Prizes* Don't miss this celebration of reading!

We will celebrate the Feast of the Ascension and May Crowning Mass on Thursday, May 26th at 9:40am in the DeSales Gymnasium. All are welcome to attend.

Thank you to everyone who donated to the Buffalo Dress Down Day. Our DeSales community came together to show our love and support for Buffalo. We gathered baby items and paper products for Buffalo. We also raised $531 which was used to purchase more baby items and hygiene products.

As we move forward in the days and weeks ahead, we continue to pray for unity in ending racism and violence.

The Buffalo Parochial Baseball League All-Star game was held last night at Sahlens Field. DeSales Baseball Coach, Zach Bohlman coached the Northtown team. Noah Bohlman, Dominic Leo, and Graham Schultz represented DeSales as players in the game. While the Northtowns team faced a disappointing loss, we are so proud of how our Knights were represetned.

On Friday, June 3rd we will have a $1 dress down day to benefit Catholic Charities. Students may dress down for a donation. Regular uniform is fine as well.

Our Annual Challenge for Charity Volleyball and Basketball game is BACK! At 9:40 our teachers will challenge our 8th graders for the Challenge for Charity Trophy! Guests are welcome!

Change Challenge: bring in your loose change and predict your winners, will it be faculty or students?? Drop your change in the bucket to cast your vote. The winning group with the most change (faculty or students) will get a dress down day on Monday, June 6th.

Virtus Training will be held on Wednesday, June 8th at 6:00pm in the DeSales Cafeteria. If you would like to volunteer with your child's classroom, this is a part of the requirement.

To register, visit www.virtus.org. Once at www.virtus.org, click “First-Time Registrant”.

The DeSales Spring Instrumental Recital is scheduled for Thursday June 9th at 6pm in the gym.

The next HSA Meeting will be held in the DeSales Cafeteria, Tuesday, June 7th at 6:30pm. At this meeting, attendees will vote on officers for the 2022-2023 school-year. We are looking for a President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer.

If you are interested in a volunteer officer position with the DeSales HSA, please complete the form below.

HSA Officer Interest Form

Questions about these roles can be directed to Mrs. Kim Knuutila at knuutilak@desalescatholicschool.org.

Volunteers are needed to help with Field Day festivities. We are looking for volunteers to help with set-up and clean-up as well as to run stations and support teachers during lunch time. You DO NOT have to be VIRTUS trained to volunteer for this event. If interested, please sign up using the link below.

Sign up to Help

A few DeSales Teachers are offering Summer Enrichment and Tutoring. Please click on the links or contact the teacher to learn more.

• Ms. Scrito Summer Enrichment Program K-2
• Ms. Blackley & Mr. Granchelli Summer Enrichment Program 3-5
• Mrs. Cathy Fraass Math Tutoring, please email fraassc@desalescatholicschool.org

Covid-19 continues to affect our school community. DeSales reports cases daily to the NYS Covid-19 Report Card. You can see the most update to date information on the link below:

Covid-19 Cases

We continue to receive free Covid-19 tests from NYS. If you need additional Covid-19 test, please email Mrs. Knuutila at knuutilak@desalescatholicschool.org.

If you need to reach the School Nurse, Renee Nye, please call (716)434-4680.

Menus

• May Breakfast Menu 2022
• May Lunch Menu 2022

The Start of Something Great!

Email: Knuutilak@desalescatholicschool.org
Website: http://www.desalescatholicschool.org/
Location: 6914 Chestnut Ridge Road, Lockport, NY, USA
Phone: (716)433-6422
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeSalesCatholicSchool

The Girls Summer Basketball Camp at Cardinal O’Hara High School, led by coach Nick O’Neil, whose O’Hara girls basketball team is the nine times defending Monsignor Martin Champion team, will feature four alumni star players as part of the coaching staff. The camp, for students entering grades 5 to 8, is set at Cardinal O’Hara from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 13 to 15. The cost of the camp is $150. Registration will be on a first come, first served basis. For information or to register, call Thomas Wilkie, 716-695-2600, ext. 357 or email twilkie@cardinalohara.com.