Dear Parents,

It is a pleasure to look back on our first Fall Festival and remember all the smiling faces! Everyone had such a great time! Bonnie Ross and I wish to extend our sincere, heartfelt thanks to all of the volunteers who made such a wonderful day possible. On behalf of the entire school community, we are especially grateful to the members of the Fall Festival Committee: Shawn Matthew, Willie Singleton, Mindy Walker, Barb Kerby, Melissa and William Bak, Aida Rugama, Frank Gannon and John Wolff.

We also want to thank our Scholastic Book Fair Coordinator, Christine Haworth, and her cadre of volunteers who worked so hard on our first book fair. Sales at the festival were brisk and many of the teacher and student wish list books were purchase by festival goers.

While we are on the topic of giving thanks, we extend a great big thank you to Monika Urbanska, our art teacher, for designing the De LaSalle Academy Spirit Shirt logo. We are so fortunate to have this creative young lady on our staff!!

Enjoy your week!

Ms. Moreau
<p align="center"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS</span></strong></p>
<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">BOOK FAIR</span></strong>

The fair will continue to run until <strong>Nov. 17</strong> online at <a href="http://www.Scholastic.com/fair">www.Scholastic.com/fair</a> .  Purchase books under “De LaSalle Academy of Fort Myers.”

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<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">DAIRY QUEEN FUNDRAISER</span></strong>

Treat yourself and your family to Dairy Queen on <strong>Monday, November 12</strong> <strong>from 3:30-6:30 PM. </strong>10% of all sales in this three hour span will be donated to the Home &amp; School Association! Come on out and enjoy some time with your extended school family at the Dairy Queen off Daniels Parkway, just east of the school!

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<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">SPIRIT OF GIVING – SCHOOL SPIRIT DAYS</span></strong>

The De LaSalle staff and students wish to continue to provide for those in need during the holiday season. To support this goal, on Fridays during the months of November and December, students and staff who wish to participate in raising funds to help the needy may wear the school Spirit Shirt and NUT Day bottoms and accessories if they donate $2.00 to the cause.  <strong>The first “Spirit of Giving” day will be this Friday, Nov. 9.</strong> With a total of 5 Fridays on the calendar between now and Christmas break, we could potentially raise $850 to help families in need. Let’s show our De LaSalle Spirit!!!

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<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">PARKING SAFETY – ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL  </span></strong>

If you need to park and walk into the school for any reason around or during arrival or dismissal time, PLEASE park in the lot located on the North (school side) of the property. This way, no one needs to walk across the flow of traffic, which is unsafe.  Parents have also requested that we keep the drop off line moving in the morning. If you need to talk to school staff, it’s best to make an appointment.

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<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">PHOTOS FOR THE SCHOOL WEBSITE, FACEBOOK PAGE AND YEARBOOK</span></strong>

Stacie Schomer and Monika Urbanska are working on the 2012-13 De LaSalle Tarpon Yearbook, plus maintaining a photo gallery on line to build public awareness of the school and our happenings. If you have photos to share, please email them to Stacie Schomer at <a href="mailto:sschomer@delasallefm.org">sschomer@delasallefm.org</a> anytime throughout the school year.

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<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">SOME LITTLE THINGS WE NEED…</span></strong>

Ms. Yvonne is in need of <strong>SHOE BOXES</strong> for the holiday program. Please send them in as soon as possible. We are also in need of <strong>BABY WIPES</strong> for the classrooms. We have switched over to renewable resources for most of the cleaning, but still need these throw away wipes for some purposes.

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<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">LUNCH MENU CHANGE</span></strong>

This Thursday only, we will substitute hotdogs for sub sandwiches.

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<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">SPORTS AND CLUB NEWS</span></strong>
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	<li>The <strong><em>De LaSalle Golf Club      </em></strong>The Golf Club meets on Mondays until 5 PM at the Eagle Ridge Golf Club, 14589 Eagle Ridge Drive, Fort Myers (located off of Daniels Parkway).</li>
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	<li>The <strong><em>De LaSalle Bowling <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Team</span></em></strong>     Practices are on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school. Tournament play is Saturday. Warm up at 9:30. Play at 10:00. Pin Street Bowling Alley, Ft. Myers</li>
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	<li>The <strong><em>De LaSalle Bowling Club      </em></strong>The Bowling Club meets on Saturdays: Warm up at 9:30. Play at 10:00. Pin Street Bowling Alley, Ft. Myers</li>
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	<li>The <strong><em>De LaSalle Chorale</em></strong>      meets on Thursdays after school.</li>
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<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">CALENDAR REMINDERS</span></strong>

<strong>Every Friday thru 12/14          De LaSalle “Spirit of Giving” Days</strong>

November 7                                       Picture Make-up Day

November 12                                    Dairy Queen Day 3:30-6:30 PM

November 21-23                              Thanksgiving Holiday

November 28                                    Mid-Quarter Progress Reports go home

December 7                                       7:00 PM Holiday Program (Riverside Church)