Mission Statement
Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School, serving students in the eight sponsoring parishes of the region in grades pre-kindergarten to eight, is dedicated to excellence in education by developing life-long learners and leaders. We foster a faith-filled environment in partnership with families, emphasizing reverence, respect, and personal responsibility in the traditional spirit of Christian teaching.
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| Parent News & Muse May 18, 2017 Phone: 410-208-1600 Fax: 410-208-4957 |
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Dear Parents and Guardians,
Jesus said to his disciples: "If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And i will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always, the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot accept, because it neither sees nor knows him. But you know him, because he remains with you, and be be in you."
Pre-K 3 & 4 Open House
Please join us for our Preschool Open House, Sunday May 2
1st
from 1-3 p.m. at Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School. Laying the foundation for learning in a fun-filled and faith-focused environment, Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School develops a passion for learning that prepares children both socially and academically, all within a nurturing and Catholic-centered learning environment. For more information, visit our website or call Lisa Edmunds, Director of Admissions 410-208-1600. Please share with friends and family. We are also sharing this event on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/mostblessedsacramentcatholicschool.
BOOST
-- or Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today -- provides state-funded scholarships for some students who are eligible for the Free or Reduced-Price Lunch Program to attend eligible nonpublic schools. Awards are granted based on household income, with the lowest income served first. In late March 2017, the BOOST Program was renewed for the 2017-2018 school year. (Please see the flyer in today's Thursday folder). Eligibility is determined by family size and income. All families who qualify for free or reduced meals are strongly encouraged to apply. This program is intended for Maryland families.
The application deadline is June 15, 2017, 11:59 p.m.
100TH ANNIVERSARY of Our Lady of Fatima/May Procession
On May 22nd, our school will (weather permitting) observe the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady at Fatima. During our devotional observance, we will process with a statue of Our Lady of Fatima around the exterior of our school building. While processing, we will sing Marian hymns and pray devotional prayers to Our Lady of Fatima. The procession will begin at 9:00 a.m. Following the procession two students who have recently received their First Holy Communion will crown a statue of Our Lady. All are invited to attend.
Bishop Visits MBS
Bishop W. Francis Malooly spent the day on Tuesday visiting with faculty and students of our school. Our pre-k through 2nd grade classes prayed the Prayer of the Holy Spirit for Bishop Malooly. Grades 3, 4, and 5 sang the
Alle, Alle, Alleluia song. Grades 6 and 7 demonstrated their "Religion Jeopardy Game." The Bishop also met with our eighth grade students to discuss their plans for high school. Pictured below are members of our eight grade class presenting the Bishop with a momento gift.
Eternity Tiles
Would you like your child to create an eternity tile? Ceramic Zone is coming to our school next Wednesday, May 24
th and they will be providing us with tiles and paint so the children can create a tile that will be displayed "for eternity" with the rest of the tiles here at MBS. The cost will be $30.00. This includes the tile, paint and firing. Grades PK3 through 3rd grade will create a tile using their hand print. Their name and the year will also be on the tile. Grades 4 through 8 can use their creativity and make a tile using their original artwork. Business tiles are available for $100.00 (please send in artwork, logo, etc.) and Ceramic Zone will create a tile for you. The business tiles will be hung in the hallway with our other business supporters.
Please return order forms by tomorrow, May 19th. For questions, please contact Lisa Edmunds in the school office.
MBS STREAM Night
: Important Dates
May 22: Presentation Board to be displayed at STREAM night and class presentations will take place in conjunction with this event.
Reminder: Students must have a 3 ring notebook and it should include all paperwork pertaining to the project. I recommend dividers in the notebook for better organization. This will be handed in at the project's conclusion in May.
Please refer to the information packet sent home in January for additional details on each o
f these items, including a timeline, examples, checklist, display board templates, and rubrics. Students should be prepared to conduct research, write a research paper, construct a display board, keep an organized notebook of the process, and deliver an oral presentation explaining their projects to the class.
Please help your child stay organized and remind them to have fun!
Thank you!
MBS STREAM Night will be held on May 24th at 6:00 p.m.
New Family Mentoring Program for 2017-2018 School Year
We are looking for volunteers who would be willing to give their time and talent to assist us in our New Family Mentoring Program. The purpose of this program is to be able to give our new families a contact to go to if they have questions or are unsure of something. This would give our new families a comfort of knowing that we are a school community and are here to welcome them with open arms. Thank you for your willingness to help and be there for these new families to make the new school year as easy and comfortable a transition as it can be for them.
For your time and talent, we will give 10 FIP hours towards the 2017-2018 school year, which will be applied at the beginning of the 3rd trimester. For more questions about the Mentoring Program or if you would like to sign up to be a Mentor, please contact Lisa Edmunds at
[email protected], or call the school office and ask for Mrs. Edmunds.
2017-18 Home & School Association Executive Board Nominations
In today's Thursday folder, you will find a ballot for 2017-2018 Home & School Association Executive Board nominations. The results of the election of our new officers will take place on Wednesday, May 24th at 5p.m. in the library at our final general meeting of the year. This meeting will be immediately followed by our STREAM (Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Arts & Math) Night. We encourage all to attend. Please return your ballots by May 23th.
If you have any questions, please contact Michelle Parsons or Jeannie Rial.
Having company Memorial Day weekend? Don't feel like cooking?
Come and see Backyard Louie's BBQ at MBS STREAM Night on Wednesday, May 24, and taste their famous pulled pork egg rolls for just $4 each!! In addition, they will have 1lb containers of their succulent pulled pork available for only $10! Whole pork butts available for $45 too!! See you Wednesday!
Are you looking for FIP hours? HSA needs a few volunteers to get things ready for S.T.R.E.A.M. night. This project can be done, at your convenience, in the next two weeks. Please contact
[email protected]
if interested.
Athletics
Softball:
Congratulations to all the players and coaches and thank you for such an awesome season!!!
Uniforms should be laundered and turned in ASAP.
Lacrosse:
Congratulations to all the players and coaches and thank you for such an awesome season!!!
Uniforms should be laundered and turned in ASAP.
Sports Recognition Program:
The Spring Sports Recognition program will be held on Friday, May 19th at 8:30. Family members are more than welcome to attend and celebrate with us!
Marine Corp Fitness Challenge:
Students in grades 2-8 participated in the Marine Corp Fitness Challenge two weeks ago. On Friday, May 19th at 9:15 we will honor our students in the cafeteria with a small ceremony to hand out certificates and awards. The ceremony will follow the Spring Sports Recognition program.
Field Day:
Field Day 2017 is fast approaching, this year the PreK-3 to 2nd Grade will participate on Tuesday, June 6th and 3rd to 7th Grade will participate on Wednesday, June 7th. Both days will begin at 8:50am.
Each class has picked a t-shirt color to wear on Field Day, color assignments are:
Day 1- Day 2-
Pre K 3: Orange 3rd: Yellow
Pre K 4: Red 4th: Purple
K: Blue 5th: Red
1st: Purple 6th: Green
2nd: Yellow 7th: Blue
***8th graders are more than welcome to come volunteer their time, but I need a note from a parent/guardian. Please do not drop off a student without our prior knowledge.
More information will be heading your way in the next week. If you would like to volunteer your time to help during the day, please send me and email with the day, child's class and availability. Thanks!
Counseling Corner
This week grades 2, 3, 4, and 5 had a visit. We are discussing our May Fruit of the Spirit - Self-Control. In all grades we talked about ways we need to practice self-control in all we do. A video was shown teaching our youth some steps to take to practice good self- control. We discussed 4 steps when practicing self-control, 1) Stop, 2) Think, 3) What could happen?, and 4) Is that what you want? We discussed thinking about these steps at school, at home and on the sports fields. Parents, help remind your child to practice these steps as we all work on our self-control.
Health Suite News
MBS would like to say "Thank You" to Dr. Carpenter and Mrs. Carlson for teaching the human reproduction class to the 5th grade boys and girls this past Monday, May 15, 2017.
Tick Season is in full swing, Tips on avoidance and removal:
- Avoid wooded and bushy areas with high grass.
- Use Tick Repellent (parents should always apply the product on children, avoiding hands, eyes and mouth.)
- Bathe or shower as soon as possible after coming in doors.
- Parents should check their children under their arms, hair, belly button, and between the legs.
- If a tick is attached remove with tweezers and pull upward, do not twist as this can cause the mouth of the tick to break off and remain in the skin.
- As always if uncertain, please call your pediatrician.
Library Program
The library will have a normal book checkout next week and then we will begin the process of collecting back all of our books to close out the school year. Please send in any overdue books as soon as possible.
All books need to be returned to the library
by Friday, June 2nd.
Please note the "Hit The Books" Shorebirds baseball game date is Sunday, June 11
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at 2:05 p.m. We will receive the tickets closer to the date & I will provide more information when I receive it. Thank you.
Non-Mbs Flyers
All non-MBS flyers will be listed here as links on the digital version of the newsletter.
IMPORTANT DATES
May
21 Pre-K 3 & 4 Open House 1-3 p.m.
22 May Procession Prayer Service
23 Piano Recital, 6:00 p.m.
24 S.T.R.E.A.M. Night 6:00-8:00 p.m.
26 Early Dismissal 12:10 p.m.
29 School Closed- Memorial Day
PARISH NEWS
St. John Neumann
Our next Confirmation gathering will be Thursday 22 June at 6:30PM at SJN in the library.
St. John Neumann invites children to
Maker Fun Factory VBS: Created by God, Built for a Purpose.A summer kids' event called
Maker Fun Factory VBS will be hosted at Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School from
July 10th to 14th. At Maker Fun Factory, kids discover that God made them-and for a purpose! Kids participate in memorable Bible-learning activities, sing catchy songs, play teamwork-building games, make and devour yummy treats, experience one-of-a-kind Bible adventures, collect Bible Memory Buddies to remind them of God's love, and test out Sciency-Fun Gizmos they'll take home and play with all summer long. Plus, kids will learn to look for evidence of God all around them through something called God Sightings. Each day concludes with the Funshop Finale that gets everyone involved in living what they've learned. Family members and friends are encouraged to join in daily for this special time at 11:45AM.
Maker Fun Factory is for kids from
K to 5th grades or 5-10 years of age and will run from
9:00 AM to 12 Noon each day. The cost is
$35/camper and $15 for each additional sibling. The fun will take place at Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School. For more information call 410-208-2854.
St. Jude the Apostle
ADORATION OF THE MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT,EXPOSED UPON THE ALTAR AROUND THE CLOCK,
FROM MONDAY 6 AM UNTIL SATURDAY 12 NOON, AND ON SUNDAY FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM
AT ST. JUDE THE APOSTLE PARISH ADORATION CHAPEL 152 TULIP DRIVE, LEWES, DE 19958
Do you feel called to spend some quiet time with Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament?
St. Jude the Apostle Parish is humbly grateful for the gift of perpetual adoration - for the several thousands of visits per month to our Eucharistic Chapel.
You do not have to be a member of St. Jude's to come and adore, nor do you have to be formally assigned to an hour of adoration to participate. You can come to the chapel any time, day or night - whether for a few minutes, an hour, or more - where Jesus Our Savior waits to speak with you, to hear and to answer your praise and gratitude, your sorrows, joys, and petitions.
We thank Our Eucharistic Lord and His Mother for the very large and generous response to the call to adore Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament, which will continue to bring immeasurable blessings to those who adore, to our parishes, the Church, and the world. And we thank the many, many persons who come to the Chapel around the clock to worship Our Eucharistic Lord.
If you do feel led to sign up for a specific hour of adoration, please call 302-703-2419 to make that arrangement.
"Every holy hour we make so pleases the Heart of Jesus that it is recorded in heaven and retold for all eternity." Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta
"Jesus Himself is calling you to spend one special hour with him each week." Saint Pope John Paul II
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Vision Statement
Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School provides rigorous and technologically relevant instruction that is intentionally integrated with Catholic identity. Together, as Pastors, administrators, teachers and parents, we nurture the development of the mind, the body, and the soul, in each of our students. Our students are able to make sound decisions based upon the teachings of Jesus Christ and modeled upon the lives of the saints. As a faith and learning community, we teach students a passion for the truth and a love for discovery and knowledge. Our students are prepared to relate their Catholic faith to their culture and actively live their faith as members of the greater community.
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