<p style="text-align: left;" align="center"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dear Parents,</span></span></span></p>
<span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">                Thanks for staying in touch with us through the Wednesday Letter and emailing teachers and staff.  If there are multiple family members who need this weekly information, please find a digital copy of the letter posted to the school website at </span></span></span><a href="http://www.delasallefm.org/"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">www.delasallefm.org</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"> under “News”. </span></span></span>

<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;">                September and October are already shaping up to be super busy months… Check out all of our school activities here and on the web!</span></span></span>

<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;">Enjoy your week!</span></span></span>

<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;">Ms. Moreau</span></span></span>

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<p align="center"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS</span></strong></span></span></span></p>
<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">HOME &amp; SCHOOL MEETING</span></strong>: </span></span></span>

<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;">We are looking forward to seeing you on<strong> Thursday, September 13 at 6:30 PM</strong>. For all Home &amp; School Meetings, we will gather at Riverside Church on Daniels Pkwy, directly south of De LaSalle Academy. We look forward to introducing you to your 2012-13 Home &amp; School officers and getting this year off to a great start! In addition, parents will participate in <strong>“</strong> <strong><em>Homework S.O.S</em>.,”</strong> <em>a presentation designed to help you navigate the murky, and sometimes stormy waters between the end of the school day and bedtime</em>. Free childcare is available. Families earn 2 volunteer hours toward the 20 hour requirement for attending the meeting. We look forward to seeing you there. Officers will meet prior to the Home &amp; School Meeting on <strong>September 13 at 5:00</strong> on campus in the Art Room.</span></span></span>

<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">EMAILING SCHOOL</span></strong>: </span></span></span>

<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;">Please complete the enclosed form so that we can include all interested family members in emails between home and school. When you email school staff with a concern, please copy your communication to all interested family members. Our staff will “reply to all” to that everyone is kept in the loop.</span></span></span>

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">LIBRARY VOLUNTEERS</span></strong>: </span></span></span>

<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;">We are in need of more volunteers to man the school library. If you are interested and have background clearance, please contact Christine Haworth at 239-313-9880. Volunteers are needed for 2-3 hours in the morning. </span></span></span>

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">FALL FESTIVAL!!!</span></strong></span></span></span>

<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Fall Festival will take place on our campus grounds on <strong>November 3</strong>!  The next Fall Festival Committee meeting is <strong>September 26, from 6:00-7:00 </strong>in the art room. There are still committee chairperson positions open </span>J<span style="font-family: Calibri;">. We need gently loved stuffed animals, small gifts, or toys to give away as game prizes. Please send them to school anytime. We will also have a stage to feature area performers. If you know of a group (dance, gymnastics, cheer, martial arts, singers, etc.) that would like to perform at the festival, or if you have other questions, please contact Bonnie Ross at 245-8212 (school) or 357-1682 (cell). <strong>Please help make this first festival on our school grounds a huge success!!</strong></span></span></span>

<strong><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"> </span></strong><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">STAFF WEB PAGES</span></span></span></span></strong>

<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Beginning Monday, September 17, the staff web pages will be live on our school website. You will find daily homework information, class news and useful links on each teacher’s page.</span></span></span>

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">CHANGE THE DATE FOR  WORK DAYS!</span></strong>  Due to a change in the shipping date for the remainder of our playground equipment, we have changed the work days to <strong>September 29 and 30</strong>.  Thanks to a very generous donor, Mr. Jim Doyle, we will be adding 6 swings and a 7 foot climbing sphere.  This will give the opportunity for all age students to enjoy our playground area.  This project will be a two day event.  If you are available to help, please email Bonnie Ross at </span></span></span><a href="mailto:bross@delasallefm.org"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">bross@delasallefm.org</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"> or call her at 239-245-8212 (school) or 239-357-1682 (cell). </span></span></span>
<p style="text-align: left;" align="center"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">BOX TOPS</span></strong></span></span></span></p>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We are happy to receive your Box Tops for Education! Please send them to school with your child. We are able to get great stuff for free through this program! On our wish list at the moment is a digital camera / video camera. Please help us reach our goal.</span></span></span>

<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">HOLIDAY PROGRAM DATE CHANGE</span></strong>:  Our holiday program has been changed to <strong>Friday, December 7</strong>. More information will follow later this fall.</span></span></span>

<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">SPORTS AND CLUB NEWS</span></strong></span></span></span>
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	<li><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;">·</span>         <span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The <strong><em>De LaSalle Golf Club</em></strong></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> is open to the whole student body. The first meeting will be this </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Thursday,  </strong></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>September 13 at 3:30<em> </em></strong>in Mr. H’s room. </span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;">·</span>         <span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The <strong><em>De LaSalle Bowling Team</em></strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> scored its first win last Saturday. The team will be participating in a sanctioned league. Go Tarpons!</span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;">·</span>         <span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The entire student body is invited to participate in the school <strong><em>Bowling Club</em></strong>. A meeting for interested students will take place on <strong>Friday, September 21</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> at 3:30. </span></span></span></li>
	<li><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: medium;">·</span>         <span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The <strong><em>De LaSalle Chorale</em></strong> will hold its first meeting and rehearsal on <strong>Thursday, September 20 </strong></span><span style="font-size: medium;">at 3:30. Please email Ms. Torcaso for more information. (</span></span></span><a href="mailto:ltorcaso@delasallefm.org"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">ltorcaso@delasallefm.org</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;">).</span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">CALENDAR REMINDERS</span></strong></span></span></span>

<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;">September 13                   Home &amp; School Meeting (6:30 at Riverside Church)</span></span></span>

<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;">September 17                   No school – Teacher In-service Day</span></span></span>

<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #000000;">September 26                   Progress Reports go home </span></span></span>

<span style="color: #000000;">September 29-30                   Build the playground (Note: This is a date change)</span>