Parent Connection

There will be no school February 21st - 25th. School will resume Monday, February 28th.

DeSales participates in the National School Lunch Program. Recently, DeSales families started to receive P-EBT cards in the mail. These cards are part of a pandemic related Covid 19 program. Eligible children will receive P-EBT food benefits based on the number of days they attended school.

You do not (and cannot) apply for P-EBT food benefits. P-EBT food benefits will automatically be issued to eligible children.

P-EBT food benefits are not SNAP benefits. They can only be used to purchase the same food items that can be purchased with SNAP benefits. A list of food items that may be purchased with food benefits can be found at http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/eligible-food-items/.

More information can be found at https://otda.ny.gov/SNAP-COVID-19/Frequently-Asked-Questions-Pandemic-EBT.asp.

Order your DeSales yearbook through Lifetouch at ybpay.com. Please enter DeSales Catholic School and our yearbook ID code 1673222. DeSales yearbooks are $16 each. The deadline to order is 3/25/22.

DeSales has been provided additional Covid tests that we are happy to share with our families. Please fill out the form below and we will send a Covid test kit home in your child's backpack on February 18th. (Feb. 17th for Mrs. Chase's 3-year-old preschool.)

Request a Covid Test (to be sent home on 2/17 or 2/18)

With Easter quickly approaching it is once again time for our Fowler's Candy Fundraiser! Our ONLINE ONLY sale is open now and will run until March 16, 2022.

Easy to Order! All orders are placed online by going to shop.fowlersfundraising.com or on the mobile phone app MyFundR Fundraising using your child’s unique SELLER ID LINK. You may choose to have your order shipped or you can pick up at DeSales. The pick-up date will be determined as delivery gets closer- stay tuned.

Parents or students must register for an online account to obtain your unique SELLER ID LINK.

How to register your child on a smart phone:

1. Go to the APP Store and download the MyFundR Fundraising mobile app on to your phone.

2. Sign up for your account using the SCHOOL ID FC1004

3. You can now place orders or share the catalog right from your smart phone with your unique SELLER ID LINK

4. Your family and friends can order chocolate from the link you provide.

School ID: FC1004

All orders must be placed by midnight on March 16th. No late orders will be accepted.

There will be prizes for the top sellers - more details to come!

We are looking for a parent, alumni or friend of DeSales to help run our Middle School Robotics Team. If you would be interested in volunteering, please email STREAM Coordinator, Mrs. Katie Badura at badurak@desalescatholicschoool.org.

We are so proud to share that together we raised $301 for Oishei! Gavin and his family will deliver the check to the hospital on behalf of DeSales next week.

4th grader, Gavin originally requested this dress down day in honor of his younger sister Grace who was recently a patient at Oishei. When asked why this was important to him, Gavin said "It means a lot to me how everyone came together to help my family and my sister. I would like us to come together and help all the kids at Oishei."

Thank you to all for helping us SEND the LOVE to Oishei with this Valentine's Dress Down Day.

The Annual HSA Bid for Quality Education, 'The Auction' will be held virtually on April 8th, 9th and 10th. Join the Auction Facebook group to get in on the fun!

Donations Needed: We are actively collecting donations for this year's auction. Any new items can be sent into DeSales, we will pair smaller items together to make an auction basket. Do you have unopened gifts from Christmas? Send them our way!

Some donation ideas: household goods, wine, liquor, toys, electronics, decorations, beauty items, candles, new books etc Or put together your own themed basket.

Do you have a talent? Consider donating something you've made or sell.

Send in a donation record with your items to get a donation letter and be listed as a donor with the auction item.

Join the Online Auction Group

Donation Record | Sponsor Information

Volunteers: We are looking for volunteers to help with basket preparations, help with photos, monitor online activity etc. If you can help, please contact HSA President Jim Fox.

Don’t forget to select DeSales Catholic School as your Smile charity of choice while shopping Amazon. Amazon has donated over $500 to DeSales since we joined their program. There is no cost to you as a shopper!

https://smile.amazon.com/ch/16-0975530

Thank you for supporting DeSales!

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

**Breakfast and Lunch are free for all DeSales Students until June 2022.**

The DeSales Food Service Department, under the direction of Aramark works hard to offer students a delicious and nutritious meal in a clean and inviting atmosphere. Our staff strives to provide a good value while complying with a host of nutritional guidelines and NYS and USDA regulations.

Menus

• February Breakfast Menu 2022
• February Lunch Menu 2022

We will hold a $1 Dress Down Day on Friday, March 4th to benefit the American Heart Association!

Wear blue or red in honor of Heart Awareness and those born with Congenital Heart Defects. All proceeds will go to the American Heart Association. This dress down day is at the request of Kindergartner and CHD warrior, Landon. Stay tuned for more from Landon in early March on why holding this Dress Down Day was important to him.

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