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Dates to Remember:
Saturday, Nov. 12
Troop 88 Spaghetti
Dinner:
5-8 p.m. in the Middle School Gym
Monday, Nov. 14
1:00 p.m.: Presentation by Father Lee in Church
Tuesday, Nov. 15
8th Grade Bake Sale
2:30 p.m.: Chess Club
in Room 115 next to the O'Toole Room
Wednesday, Nov. 16
Early Dismissal Day at 2:00 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 17
Marco's Pizza Night
Friday, Nov. 18
8:30 a.m.: Mass
Interims go home
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Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. 1 Corinthians 12: 12
November 11, 2016
Dear North Community Catholic School Families:
Happy Veterans Day to all in our school community who have served our country! We are grateful to you for your service!
On Monday our students in grades 5-8 attended a very special event. Sister Nancy Murray (who happens to be actor Bill Murray's sister) presented her one woman show about the life of St. Catherine of Siena. The students traveled to our fellow sponsoring parish, St. Catherine of Siena, for the presentation. The event was interactive, and the students learned a great deal about this great saint. Thank you very much to St. Catherine of Siena parish for providing this opportunity for the students at the MBS and RC campuses!
After two short weeks, we have a full week of school next week. On Monday at 1:00 p.m. we welcome Father Roy Lee. Father will be here to present to all of our students in honor of National Black Catholic History Month which is the month of November. Father Lee is visiting our diocese from the Archdiocese of Atlanta. If you would like to attend this event, it will be in the church.
Saturday evening our Most Blessed Sacrament Boy Scout Troop is hosting a spaghetti dinner beginning at 5:00 in the gym. Take a night off from cooking and come over to support our Boy Scouts of Troop 88!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Peace and Blessings,
Mrs. Beth Strbik
Principal
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BSPA News
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Parents Association News
Thank you parents for participating in our Halloween festivities! We appreciate your help and support, and hope you had a fun day. Please consider helping again for our upcoming Christmas events!
Marco's Pizza Night
Thursday, November 17
Give the cook the night off and relax while Marco's takes care of dinner! The class with the most orders wins a pizza party. Order online or by phone from any area Marco's. Thank you for supporting our school!
Annual BSPA Lottery Fundraiser
This annual event raises important funds for field trips, classroom supplies, and special school events like speakers or performance groups. Tickets numbered 000-999 are sold during November, and numbers selected during the December Ohio Pick-3 evening drawings will determine our winners. Tickets are valid the entire month of December! Winners receive $50.00 and can win more than once. Tickets will be available after each mass this weekend. Order forms for those who wish to purchase or sell tickets will come home with students next week. All funds raised support our students, our school!
Santa's Workshop
On Friday December 2, students will have the opportunity to shop for loved ones at our annual Christmas shopping day! All items are priced between .25 and $5, and students will visit with their classes. Younger students will be assisted by their Bigs in older grades. Families may visit together after school until 3:30.
In preparation, we invite families to make donations of gift bags, gift tags (stickers are best), wrapping paper and small but fun items for our "treasure sale" table. In addition, this year we will have a table of used children's books for sale to support the library. Send in your donations marked "Santa's Workshop" and they will be collected. As always, volunteers are needed to staff the gift wrapping station. Even an hour of your time is greatly appreciated!! VIRTUS registration is necessary.
Santa's Workshop Set-up:
Thursday Dec. 1 at 5:00 PM (Middle School Gym)
Santa's Workshop:
Friday Dec. 2 from 8:30-3:30, plus clean-up
Christmas Program: Set Builders & Supplies Wanted!!
This year our fabulous music teacher has planned a very special program! We are requesting donations of time & talent as well as gift cards (Home Depot or Lowe's) (for white paint, framing lumber and thin 4x8 boards) to help build the set during the week of December 5-10. This will surely be a fun and rewarding project!! Please contact Guy Batterson at [email protected] for more information or to volunteer. Donations can be sent to school to his attention; checks written to NCCS should be marked "Set building".
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St. John the Baptist News
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The First Reconciliation meeting at St. John the Baptist Parish is for Catholic parents whose children will receive sacraments in 2016-17. It is scheduled on Wednesday, November 16th from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Rectory Basement. The meeting is a requirement for one or both parents in a family. Please do not bring children.
If you are planning that your child will receive Reconciliation and Eucharist this year and your child is not baptized yet, call me now before the meeting on November 16th.
If a last-minute emergency comes up, call me at
419-346-5455
by November 15 . I hope to see one or both parents of every family planning that their children will receive these sacraments this year.
Thank you for your cooperation. Sr. Frances Herkender
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8th Grade Bake Sale
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Tuesday, November 15, the 8th grade will be sponsoring a bake sale. All items will be 25 cents. Profits will assist with graduation fees.
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Stewardship Day
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Friday, December 2nd is our annual Stewardship day. Students work together on various projects that are contributed to many groups in our community including: Catholic Charities, Parish homebound, Mom's House, Cherry St Mission, Helping Hands of St. Louis and more. We are asking for help with one of our projects this year. Please save any trial/travel size of the following:
toothpaste, bar soap, toothbrushes, deodorant, mouthwash, shampoo, hand sanitizer and combs
. Send any of the items to school with your child by
Wednesday, Nov. 30th
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Thank you for your help and support as we continue to show our students how to live by acting some of the works of mercy.
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Yearbook Orders
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Yearbook orders are now being taken. Forms were sent home with all students. The yearbooks are $24.00 this year. You may send cash or write a check payable to NCCS.
The deadline for ordering is December 9. The yearbooks will be delivered to students when the new school year begins in August of 2017. In this way, we are able to include all of our special events.
Don't miss out! Get your order in before you forget.
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Winter Sports Sign-Ups
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Basketball sign ups for all grade school teams are now open! 3rd-8th grade will be open until October 19th. Please sign up as soon as you can. Please fill out any additional information required by final forms and make payment on line. If you have not paid or completed the final form registration by the end of the sign up period your child will be removed from the team. Any Questions Please contact myself, Nick Wcislek or Sam Black.
CYO also offers wrestling to 4th-8th grade boys through Fox Fire Wrestling. Open registration begins October 10th. Contact CYO directly for registration info. 419-244-6711
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Troop 88 Spaghetti Dinner
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Blessed Sacrament Troop 88 will be having a spaghetti dinner on Saturday, November 12, 5-8 p.m. (or until sold out) in the middle school Stoiber Holzer gym
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The proceeds will help the troop replace camping equipment and sponsor up-coming events.
The price is $8.00 for adults and $6.00 for seniors and elementary age kids. Age 5 and under free.
Please come and support the Scouts!
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Boxtops for Education
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Please click here for news regarding Boxtops for Education.
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NCCS Facebook
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Dear Parents,
We have created Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts for NCCS, the North Community Catholic School. The purpose of these accounts will be to share all of the amazing things happening at the St. Catherine's Early Childhood Education Center Campus, Regina Coeli Campus, and Most Blessed Sacrament Campus through one public account. By following NCCS on Facebook, you will also find events from all of the schools and parishes which will strengthen our NCCS community. Feel free to send any pictures you take of our schools to [email protected] or tag us in the post. Please follow us at the North Community Catholic School Facebook Page, Twitter: @nccs_toledo, Instagram: @nccstoledo Hashtag is #NCCSToledo. Also, please visit our website at www.nccstoledo.org!
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Schoolbelles
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Until further notice the Schoolbelles store will only be open on Saturday's from 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Because of the inconvenience, if you call customer service at 1-888-637-3037 you will receive 20% off your order total and you will receive free shipping. Our school code is S0156.
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Calling all Nurses
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Calling all Nurses! Any parent or grandparent that would like to offer their nursing services to help out the school nurse with vision and hearing screenings, please give Amanda a call at 419-474-3116 during school hours Monday or Wednesday OR email at
[email protected] Thanks in advance!
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Gym Clothes
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All NCCS students in grades 2-8 must have official NCCS physical education uniforms to wear in PE class. Students dress in their school uniforms and change for gym into the PE uniform.
You can order these uniforms at
www.jazztextiles.com.
Select the online store, and our access code is BSNCCS.
Also available at this site are school uniform approved full zip fleece jackets and 1/4 zip pull over fleece to keep our kids warmer during the colder months, in adult sizes as well. Like the gym uniform, they can be ordered any time and will be delivered to the school.
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Mass Impact-Ignite
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Do you want to feel more connected with your children?
Need a night away from the frenzied activities after school?
Need a night off from cooking?
We are inviting all families to come and experience God's love and revival of blessed family time every 3rd Wednesday of the month, next one November 16.
Join us for SPARK (a free family meal with message and discussion) at 5:30 p.m. in the middle school Kelly Room, followed by IGNITE (Adoration and music that will move you and your children's soul) at 6:30 p.m. in church.
Jeans day passes are available for participating school children with registration at the event.
Young children adoration and childcare services are also provided.
Register at IGNITEMBS.eventbrite.com (at least 2 days before) or call the parish office at 419-472-2288.
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SCRIP
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Shopping for groceries, filling the tank with gas, eating at a favorite restaurant....These routine things we do every week have proven to be a great way for Blessed Sacrament parents to shave off money from their child's tuition. You purchase gift cards or certificates from places you shop at anyway and the discount goes back to your child's tuition. More than 200 local businesses participate in the SCRIP program. Families who purchase the certificates can designate that their portion be applied to their tuition bill. To purchase SCRIP, contact Katie at [email protected] or phone her at 419-438-0476.
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Recycleable Collection Items
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"The Environmental Club would like to remind you that we collect the following items to send to Terracycle in exchange for money. The money earned is used for supplies for our Religion classes and to purchase peanut butter, jelly, and bread for the lunchroom for students who forget their lunch. We have listed the items acceptable to recycle. Please send them in with your child. We ask that you continue saving the items during the summer vacation. Thank you to those who have been assisting us already."
Personal care and beauty
Program accepted waste: Hair care packaging such as shampoo caps, conditioner caps, hair gel tubes and caps, hair spray triggers, and hair paste caps.
Skin care packaging such as lip balm tubes and caps, soap dispensers and tubes, body wash caps, lotion dispensers and caps. Cosmetics packaging such as lipstick cases, lip gloss tubes, mascara tubes, eye shadow cases, bronzer cases, foundation packaging, powder cases, eyeliner cases, eyeliner pencils, eye shadow tubes, concealer tubes, concealer sticks, and lip liner pencils.
Toothpaste
Program accepted waste: Toothpaste tubes and caps, toothbrushes, toothpaste cartons, toothbrush outer packaging, and floss containers.
Snacks
Program accepted waste: Family-size snack bags, individual snack bags, and multipack snack bags (Chips, pretzels, cheetos, etc.)
Capri Sun
Program accepted waste: Aluminum and plastic drink pouches (no need to remove the straws), and drink pouches with spouts
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Kroger Community Rewards
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Don't forget to re-register or register your Kroger card to earn free money towards your tuition! EVERY YEAR, after April 1st, you MUST re-register by logging your Kroger account/select community/community rewards/re-enroll or enroll/select Blessed Sacrament Parents Assoc #80457. You will not earn any money until you do this! Don't forget!!!
August 2016 Kroger Community Rewards Update: The Newest KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS credits have been posted to your online account today! Please log into your Kroger account and screen shot your earning and email to [email protected]. You will not receive credit unless you email the earnings before they disappear! Don't loose out on free money credited towards your tuition!
If you have not signed up yet, sign up at Kroger.com, under community rewards, and select Blessed Sacrament Parents assoc #80457
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Update Vaccinations
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Make sure that your child has the vaccinations required by Ohio law. Incoming Kindergarten Students need their shots updated and Incoming Seventh Graders need a Tdap booster and, new for 2016/17 all 7th graders will need a meningitis vaccine. Call your child's doctor or visit a Shots 4 Tots immunization clinic. Call 419-213-4121 or visit http://www.lucascountyhealth.com for information about Shots 4 Tots and Teens. Children can be excluded from school for not having their shots up-to-date so remember: Don't wait to vaccinate!
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Important information for all school volunteers:
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Our school community welcomes and encourages volunteerism. Many events depend on support from volunteers, and we need your support. The Diocese of Toledo has adopted new policies regarding volunteers who come in contact with students. Please
click here and carefully read the new requirements for ALL volunteers who work with students.
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2016-2017 School Year Calendar:
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| Please click here to download a copy of our 2016-2017 school calendar. |
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NCCS Most Blessed Sacrament app
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| Did you know that our school has its own mobile app? You can download our app for free at the iTunes store or the Google Play Store. The app allows us to send notifications to you and has a number of other handy features for you. Please click here for a flier with more information! |
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S.A.V.E.S program information
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Most Blessed Sacrament S.A.V.E.S. is a partnership between your school and Parish Credit Union to teach good saving and spending habits.
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Calling all Target shoppers; Do you know how easy it is to earn money for our school. It is as easy as a swipe of your card when you purchase items at Target. If you are registered with Target that is great and you are earning funds for our school if you are not registered with Target:
Together we can do great things for Most Blessed Sacrament School.
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School Cancellations or Delays
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We follow Washington Local, so if Washington Local Schools are delayed or cancelled Most Blessed Sacrament will also be delayed or cancelled.
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High School Placement Prep Classes
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Central Catholic High School will be offering the High School Placement Test on December 3, 2016. Cost is $20.
Practice Test Dates: Sunday from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
- Nov. 13 - Practice Test (first half of test)
- Nov. 27 - Practice Test (second half of test)
All sessions will take place at Central Catholic High School, 2550 Cherry Street, Toledo, OH 43608. Please go to the main lobby before each session.
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St. Francis De Sales School Open House
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| St. Francis De Sales School (2323 W. Bancroft St.) will have an Open House on Sunday, November 13th, from 1-4 p.m. Meet the Brotherhood. Meet the Tradition. Meet the Knights. Experience the mission that has transformed boys into Christian gentlemen for over 60 years. Come and see why St. Francis is the best education for boys grades 7-12. For more information, call 419-531-1618. |
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Catholic Club News
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| The Catholic Club (1601 Jefferson Ave.) has child care, swim lessons, and other activities available. Check out their website at www.catholicclub.org |
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Newsletter Announcements
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| If you would like to submit information for the weekly newsletter, please e-mail Mrs. Bunker at [email protected] by Wednesday at 10 a.m. Attachments should be in PDF and should have no spaces in the file name. |
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