Parent Connection

Each Wednesday we will send out a Parent Connection to the parent emails we have on file. If you would like an email addresses added to this list, please email Mrs. Knuutila at knuutilak@desalescatholicschool.org.

This morning Mrs. Rahill recognized students for helping to make DeSales a welcome and warm place. These students exemplified the September Character Virtue of welcoming.

Congratulations Trenton, Grace G., Annie M. and Lexi (missing from photo Grace Gaskill)!

This event is not designed for individual student concerns so please contact your child’s teacher should you want to discuss specific issues. Parents & caregivers only please.

Wednesday, September 28th, 2022

6:00pm - 7:30pm starting in the DeSales Gym

For the parents and caregivers of students in

Preschool** and Kindergarten through Grade 8.

Back to School Night will start at 6:00pm in the DeSales Gym. This is a night to meet your child's teachers, learn more about curriculum, and see your child's classrooms!

Preschool** , Kindergarten through Grade 8 Parents will meet in the gym at 6:00pm for a school-wide presentation. At the conclusion of this presentation, parents of children in Preschool through Grade 5 will be invited go to their child’s classrooms while parents of middle-schoolers (Grades 6-8) will receive a schedule to follow.

**Mrs. Chase's 3 year old preschool parents will meet at 5:30pm in their classroom. They are invited to come up to the gym for the school-wide presentation at 6:00pm.

Picture Day at DeSales will be held on Friday, September 30th. Students may dress UP out of uniform in their picture day outfits on this day. Visit Lifetouch.com and enter our picture day ID EVTCCPMJT to order your photos online.

*Mrs. Chase's 3 year-old preschool class will have their pictures taken on 11/15.

Our DeSales Trunk or Treat Event is scheduled for Friday, October 21st from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. This event allows for our students to trick or treat in a safe environment from trunk to trunk in the secured DeSales parking lot. This event is free. We only ask that each family provides one bag of candy per participating child.

We would like to make our 2022 Trunk or Treat event a great success, but that cannot happen without parent and student support. Most importantly, we need a head (trunk) count. Please return the registration form to school as soon as possible. The deadline for trunk registration is Monday, October 17th, 2022.

• Trunk or Treat Information
• Trunk or Treat Letter to Parents
• Trunk or Treat Sign-up Sheet

The 2022 HSA Annual Cash Raffle will be held virtually on Friday, November 4th. Flyers to purchase tickets will be coming home with students by the end of the week. You may also purchase your tickets online here.

Join us for the October HSA Meeting on Tuesday, October 11th* at 7:00pm in the DeSales Cafeteria. All parents, grandparents and caregivers are invited and encouraged to attend.

Just for attending, your name will be put in a drawing to win a great prize! Your student will also earn a free dress down day.

*Please note this date has changed from the originally scheduled date of 10/4.

Ski Season will be here before we know it! Did you know DeSales offers a Ski Club for our students and families. To learn more, reach out to Kevin Miller at kmm@takeform.net.

Breakfast Menu September 2022

Lunch Menu September 2022

Breakfast Menu October 2022

Lunch Menu October 2022

The next school mass will take place on Friday, October 21st at 9:40am. All are welcome to attend.

We have received a number of free Covid-19 tests from NYS. If you need Covid-19 test, please stop by the Main Office.

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

• Open House, for prospective families in 6th, 7th and 8th grades, is Sunday, October 16 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Reservations are encouraged but not required. Families can sign up for a tour here.
• All 8th grade girls are encouraged to shadow at SHA. Please call me at your earliest convenience to reserve a Shadow Day for your school. Shadow days begin Monday, September 26. We are limiting to 12 girls per day. If you are coordinating the day on behalf of your students, please submit a parent email address so we can send out an interest form as well as specific details for the day and email me at mganey@sacredheartacademy.org. If you are asking parents to schedule on their own, please refer them to the sign up found here. Please note: We cannot accommodate Shadows on September 28, October 7, 10, 12, 17 or November 11.
• SHA will offer an Entrance Examination Prep Course which will run on three consecutive Saturdays from 9 am to 12 noon: October 22, 29, November 5. The cost is $75. Register online here.
• The Catholic High School Entrance Examination is Saturday, November 19. The application can be found here.