Dear Parents,

Thanks to everyone who attended our final Home &amp; School Association meeting in March before the break. At the meeting, a drawing was held for a $3,000 tuition scholarship. Families who attended 100% of the meetings this year were included in the drawing. Congratulations to the Griffin family for winning!!

On <strong>Friday, April 19 at 7:00 PM</strong>, we will have our first annual <strong>De LaSalle Academy Talent Show</strong> at Riverside Church. Over three-fourths of the student body will be performing for us, plus a surprise performance by the De LaSalle staff members! This community-building event is important to our students in many ways, including helping us reach our goal of raising $100,000 to match funds with our donor! Because we are including a Chinese Auction at the event, we really need friends, neighbors, and family members to attend. The talent show is free, so we hope folks will be generous with their participation in the auction. After the event, <strong>Dairy Queen</strong> on Daniels Parkway next to Riverside Church will donate 20% of all sales from 8:30 PM – 10:30 PM, so come on out for an after show treat!!

Have a super week!

Ms.  Moreau

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<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">MCKAY SCHOLARSHIP CHECKS</span></strong>

Checks have arrived for 4<sup>th</sup> quarter. Thank you for coming into the office to sign your check by <strong>Monday, April 8.</strong>

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<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">ITEMS NEEDED FOR CHINESE AUCTIONS</span></strong>

We are still in great need of items for the baskets for our Talent Show auction as well our Golf Tournament auction.  We are in need of gift cards from any location, DVDs, family games, wine, dog and cat items, nail salon and hair salon gift certificates.  Please remember that every dollar that we raise will be matched up to $100,000, so let’s work hard together to achieve this goal!!!

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<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">PROM</span></strong>

Please send in donations of colorful candy by tomorrow.  The prom committee has received very few donations so far and is really in need of candy.  The candy can be wrapped or unwrapped.  Thank you so much for your support. For every two large bags of candy donated, a HOMEWORK PASS will be awarded. Sweet deal! J

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<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">BOOK FAIR</span></strong>

Please join us for the Spring Book Fair, April 4 – 9!! The fair will be open during Parent-Teacher Conferences on Apr. 4-5, plus online runs from <strong>March 30 – April 19</strong>. Every dollar you spend helps put books in our school library through in-kind donations from Scholastic! Many, many thanks to Christine Haworth and all the library volunteers for getting our 2<sup>nd</sup> fair off the ground!

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<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">HELP FEED THE ELDERLY</span></strong>

Please send in frozen food dinners or meat in 1 pound packages on <strong>Friday, April 12<sup>th</sup>.</strong>  The residents of the HUD Assisted Living facility are so grateful for our donations.  Thank you for helping students of De LaSalle give back to the community that so richly gives to us.

<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">TARGET “TAKE CHARGE OF EDUCATION” PROGRAM</span></strong>

De LaSalle Academy has signed up for this program. At any Target store you can name De LaSalle Academy as the school who receives donations through the program.  If you use your Target debit card or Target credit card for purchases, 1% of your purchase will be sent directly to the school! Target has raised millions of dollars for education through this incentive program and De LaSalle can benefit too!

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<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">DE LASALLE ACADEMY PRE-K AND VPK</span></strong>

Spread the word to your family, friends and neighbors that De LaSalle is opening a brand new PreK for 3-year-olds and FREE VPK for 4-year-olds in August! Call Director Heather Singleton for more information at 239-245-8212. The preschool will serve students with typical and/or special needs.

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<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">CHESS CLUB</span></strong>

There will be no Chess Club on Wednesday, April 10. The club will resume on April 17<sup>th</sup>.

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<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">SPORTS AND CLUB NEWS</span></strong> –  <strong><em></em></strong>
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	<li><strong><em>De LaSalle Chorale</em></strong> meets on Thursdays after school, 3:30-4:30.</li>
	<li><strong><em>De LaSalle Chess Club</em></strong>:  The Chess Club meets on <strong>Wednesdays, </strong>in the Drama Room, 3:30-4:30.</li>
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<strong><em>                       <span style="color: #ff0000;">THERE WILL BE NO CHESS CLUB ON WED</span></em></strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">., </span><strong><em><span style="color: #ff0000;">APRIL 10<sup>TH</sup>.</span> </em></strong>

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<strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">CALENDAR REMINDERS</span></strong>

April 4-9                                               Book Fair

April 4                                                   12:30 dismissal – Parent Conferences

April 5                                                   No School – Parent Conferences &amp; Prom

April 19                                                  7:00 PM Talent Show and 8:30-10:30 PM Dairy Queen

April 27                                                 Golf Tournament – The Club at Renaissance – Fort Myers