DeSales Parent Connection

We need a few more volunteers if you can help, please follow this link to sign-up. Thank you!

DeSales HSA will be hosting a Meat Raffle in the DeSales Gym this 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.**

Congratulations to the cast and crew of Finding Nemo, Jr. on three fantastic performances at the Historic Palace Theatre! The cast was made up of 53 students in grade 4 through grade 8. These young students took the stage by storm with confidence and made us all believe in we were in the Sydney Harbor.

A very special thank you to the talented Director, Ms. Maddy Long, DCS ‘14 and our wonderful Musical Director, Mrs. Jackie Davis. With their expertise and passion, they helped create a Broadway style performance our students could be proud of.

Thank you to Mrs. Kerri Zimmerman for custom making 94 beautiful costumes and working with students to create 45 turtle shells.

Thank you to Brianna Gelnet, Andrew Harrer and April Biamonte for capturing these incredible photos for us.

Thank you to our friends at the Historic Palace Theatre for sharing their stage with us.

Lastly, thank you to our friends at the Remember Ryan Foundation for the grant that helped us provide an exceptional theater experience for our cast members!

We will be smiling for a while about this show! We can't wait to do it all again next year!

Don't forget to re-register. All families are asked to complete the quick link below to secure their child's spot for the 2024-2025 school-year. Current DeSales families should follow this link to register now.

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.

There will be no school from February 19th - 23th for Mid-Winter Recess.

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.

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 was represented at the Catholic Education Luncheon on Tuesday by members of our Robotics Team. The students demonstrated their Vex Robots for guests, including Bishop Michael Fisher.

In May of 2023 this group of students earned the VEX IQ Challenge Excellence Award at the Diocese of Buffalo X-STREAM Games.

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!

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.

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!