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Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School
Educating the Mind, Body, and Soul
Pelican Express
October 6-13, 2016
School Hours: 7:25 am - 2:45 pm with a
ssembly beginning at
7:45 am and c
arpool ending at 3:10 pm
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A Message from Cheri Gioe
I have always been intrigued by hands, especially the hands of the elderly. My mind always wonders what adventures their hands have seen. The hands of the elderly can also tell you a lot about them. Were they hardworking? Were they gentle? Did they experience pain? Did they take care of themselves?
The hand is the most frequently symbolized part of the human body. It gives blessing; it is expressive. According to Aristotle, the hand is the "tool of tools." It represents strength, power and protection. However, it can just as easily mean generosity, hospitality and stability. It is used in gestures of greeting and friendship.
The right and left hands have different symbols related to each: right - the rational, conscious and logical, as well as aggressive and anxious, left - opposite of the right, weakness, decay, death. However, the two can be juxtaposed to symbolize balance and the middle.
Hand gestures vary in symbol and meaning. The laying of hands on something means blessing, consecration, transference of guilt or healing. Raising one's hand could symbolize swearing and honesty. A hand on the heart can mean love, adoration, salutation. Two hands clasped indicates peace, alliance and friendship. Hands at one’s side can mean negligence or arrogance. Lastly, hands with water are a sign of purification, cleanliness, innocence, all reflected in our Baptism.
Cooper Quintilian says, "The hands may almost be said to speak. Do we not use them to demand, promise, summon, dismiss, threaten, supplicate, express aversion or fear, question or deny? Do we not use them to indicate joy, sorrow, hesitation, confession, penitence, measure, quantity, number, and time? Have they not the power to excite and prohibit, to express approval, wonder, shame?"
MBS is fortunate to have many helping hands. The sense of service is prevalent among the faculty, staff, students and parents. Service is one of the cornerstones of MBS and what makes it such an incredible school! As we move forward, one thing is for certain, with all of our hands working together, we will continue to do great things!
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Important Dates for October
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October 9 - First Reconciliation Meeting for 2nd Graders
O
ctober 11 - SMHS Information Night 6pm at MBS Church
October 12 - Fall Sports Pictures / Student Council Meeting 7:15am
October 13 - Report Cards Emailed / Living Rosary
October 20 - Beta Induction after Mass
October 21 - K-5 Parent-Teacher Conferences (No School for K-5)
October 24 - 6-8 Parent-Teacher Conferences (No School for 6-8)
October 28 - Monster Mash Fall Walk
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First Reconciliation Parent & Child Meeting - October 9
Reminders for 2nd Grade Families of MBS:
Pizza lunch starts at 12:20 on the patio of St. Ursula Hall.
The family and child sacramental books and other materials can be picked up
as you enter St. Ursula after the meal.
Prayer and opening will start at 1:00pm in St. Ursula Hall.
Click
here
for more information.
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Meet the Warriors Information Night - October 11
What:
Meet the Warriors Night: An opportunity to learn more about St. Michael High School. Representatives of the faculty, staff, coaches, student body, parents and alumni will be present to answer questions regarding the day-to-day life of a Warrior and admission to St. Michael High School.
When: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 / 6:00 – 7:00 pm
Where: MBS Church
Who is Invited? Most Blessed Sacrament 6th, 7th, 8th grade students and their parents
For questions, please contact Josh Galasso at (225) 753-9782 x 20
Click here for flyer.
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Living Rosary - October 13
October: the Month of Mary, the Rosary &
Respect for Life!
The Church sets aside the month of October to celebrate our
Blessed Lady
and her beautiful devotion, the
Rosary
. Most Blessed Sacrament families are encouraged to pray the Rosary together not just in October, but at all times during the year.
As a school community, we too will pray the Rosary. We invite our families to join us for our annual
Living Rosary
on
Thursday, October 13, at 8:15 am
in MBS Church.
MBS is grateful to Mrs. Celeste Rabalais and our seventh graders for leading this beautiful prayer service for our school community.
The Church also dedicates the month of October to
Respect for Life
. Our Living Rosary will be dedicated to the
Respect for Life
cause, which is central to our Catholic faith. As Catholics, we believe in the sacredness of
ALL LIFE
…from conception to natural death. Our praying the Rosary as a school community will show our solidarity and support to the dignity of this important cause for the beauty and sacredness of life.
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Catholic High School
Information Night - October 23
Open House - November 10
Young men in the 8th grade and their parents are invited to attend an Information Night at Catholic High School on
October 23
from 7:00-9:00pm in the CHS gym.
Young men in grades 6-8 and their parents are invited to the Open House at Catholic High School on
November 10
. Tours begin at
5:00pm.
For additional information regarding these events or the admissions process, please visit the CHS website at
www.catholichigh.org
or click here for more information.
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Monster Mash Dash - October 28
Click
here
for Monster Mash information and
t-shirt order form.
Click
here
for Grand Prize Raffle form.
Click
here
for Entry Level Raffle form.
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Baton Rouge Magnet High School Open House- November 3
Who: Current 8th graders and parents
What: Prospective Student Open House and Student Talent Showcase
Where: BRHS 2825 Government Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
When: Thursday, November 3 from 8:00am - 9:30am
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Grandparent's Day - November 18
Grandparent's Day is changing a bit this year. We hope you enjoy the new format. The activities will start in the morning as follows:
9:00-9:45am - K-4th Classroom Visits
9:45-10:15am - Gym for refreshments and a special presentation from our 7th graders
10:30-11:15am - 5th-8th Classroom Visits
11:30 - Early Dismissal for all grades (Grandparents may check students out at this time or the students may go to carpool to be picked up.)
This will be a half day for all students. Hopefully it will allow grandparents more time to visit with their grandchildren and family.
Please note that if you only have grandchildren in K-4th, and you do not want to attend the reception in the gym, you may check your grandchild out after the classroom visit. If you only have grandchildren in 5th-8th, you may come to MBS for 9:45am.
The form to submit grandparent names/addresses was sent home with your child on Monday, October 3. If you need another form, you can access it here.
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Beta Club
Congratulations to our 2016-17 Beta Club Officers:
President: Christin Ransome
Vice President: Thomas Hodgson
Secretary: Brayden Burleigh
Treasurer: Caroline Adolph
Chaplain: Rebecca Quebedeaux
Convention Head: Riley-Reed Talley
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Student Council
Student Council will meet on
Wednesday, October 12
, at
7:15am
in Room 1.
Agenda: Discuss ideas for pep rally game
Members should bring ideas for a red ribbon themed game.
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Carpool
Please follow the NO CELL PHONE USE signs when you enter the gate onto the school campus and as you proceed to drop-off or pick-up students. The use of a cell phone (texting or calling) in a school zone is prohibited by law. Please abide by this law for the safety of our students and carpool personnel.
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Cafeteria
Click
here the October Menu.
Click here pay your fees online.
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Tutors
An updated list of tutors is available on our school website www.mbsbr.org .
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Parent -Teacher Conferences
Conference dates are as follows:
K-5 on Friday, October 21 (No School for K-5)
6-8 on Monday, October 24 (No School for 6-8)
You will be receiving conference information this upcoming week.
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Duke TIP Talent Search
Congratulations to the following 7th Graders who have qualified for the Duke TIP Talent Search! Their scores on last year's standardized test have opened the door to them taking the ACT or SAT at college entry level.
Congratulations to the following students:
Caroline Adolph
Madeleine Davis
Jared Garon
Ethan Goldsmith
Carson Lewis
Julia Miller
Carter Mims
Samuel Pierrotti
Jackson Robb
Amelia Southard
Riley-Reed Talley
Daniel Waguespack
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From Home & School:
2016 Fall PALS is coming up on November 4th!
PALS (Parents Appreciation Luncheon Service) is a themed lunch event put on by parents for all of MBS faculty and staff. We decorate St. Ursula, create a menu, and serve the staff, while taking care of their students so they can enjoy a relaxing lunch!
This fall, the theme is Louisiana Proud! Our city, parish and faculty have all been affected by the flooding this year. Louisianaians are always pulling together to help one another, especially throughout these hard times. We want to show our Louisiana pride this year by celebrating our heritage here in South LA and give thanks to our teachers for all they do for us. Our menu will consist of Louisiana cuisine and yummy rich desserts.
All donations to this event, whether it is food, decorations, or time, will count towards your service hours. There will be plenty of time to help decorate, serve the teachers and clean up. Any amount of time you can spare will be greatly appreciated. A sign-up genius will be sent out very soon so you can sign up.
Thank you,
PALS Committee
Kasey Gary
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From the Guidance Counselor:
Dear Families Affected by the Flood,
First of all, I want to express my sympathies for your losses and struggles. Know that you have been, and will continue to be, in my prayers.
Secondly, I have met with many of your children one-on-one in the past weeks to "check in" on how they have been coping with the stress of this traumatic event. Now that some of the shock has subsided, I think it may be beneficial to offer a support group for them. At this time, I don't have all of the details of the group(s), as I'm looking to gauge interest first.
Please click the following link for a very brief survey that will help me arrange this service for the students. The deadline to complete the survey is
October 7
. Thank you.
Blessings,
Michelle DiBenedetto, LCSW
School Counselor
Click here:
https://goo.gl/forms/vqQ9zp5oEizKEBVq2
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From the Office of Child Protection:
All MBS School volunteers are required by the Diocese of Baton Rouge to complete the child protection process which includes a fingerprint background check. If you have any questions concerning your compliance status with child protection as a MBS School volunteer, please contact me at
225-753-5526
or
bpeterson@mbsbr.org
. Please notice the
new
email address. My old parish email no longer exists due to flooding of the server.
Thank you.
Beverly Peterson, Child Protection Site Coordinator for MBS School and Parish
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Help Wanted!!
The cafeteria is hiring... If you are interested in working at our MBS cafeteria, please contact Lynda Carville, Child Nutrition Supervisor, at
lcarville@diobr.org
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MBS Spirit Shirts
Our 2016-17 MBS Spirit Shirts arrived and were delivered to students on Wednesday. If you received the wrong size or if you have any questions about the shirts, please contact Crystal McDaniel at
crystal_mcd@yahoo.com.
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Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School * 751-0273
8033 Baringer Rd. Baton Rouge, LA 70817
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