Dear Parents,

A late Easter break means a lot happening in a very short amount of time when we get back so I am taking this week's Weekly to prepare a little bit for May.
 
May 3- Mission Fair takes place from 12:30-dismissal. NO ONE MAY BE SIGNED OUT DURING MISSION FAIR. For safety and supervision reasons, children need to be picked up before 12:30 or stay until dismissal. At the end of the fair, Middle School students are expected to help with clean up in assigned areas. All students are expected to purchase a wrist band to attend the Mission Fair. If you are unable to purchase a wristband due to financial concerns, please contact Chris Kelly. We will ensure that everyone has an opportunity to attend.
 
May 10- Grandparents Day- Please be on the lookout for more details. This is the day before First Communion.
 
May 24- Field Day- We will be doing our traditional drop off and pick up at Candy Cane City. Please consider carpooling to alleviate the congestion.
 
REMINDERS for Chevy Chase Parkway:

  • In the morning: Please use the area in front of the steps for quick drop off. If no one else is there, pull up a car length or two past the steps to allow for a larger drop off area. If you know you will be taking longer than a quick drop off, pull farther up toward the circle. Please do not make U-turns on Chevy Chase Parkway.
  • In the afternoon: please do not make U-turns and please do not double park to pick up your child. There are a lot of bodies moving around and safety (and visibility) are primary concerns.
Next week, I will be sending out our annual tuition letter along with Easter wishes.

Faithfully,
Chris Kelly

 April 15 & 16 are A week
for lunch duty.   
 
Hot lunch is $9.00 for the week.  
 
Click here to sign up for lunch duty.
    Click here  to download the lunch menu.
Click here to order lunch online.

The school musical is TONIGHT & TOMORROW!!
Come celebrate under the sea!!
7 - 8:30pm in the Gym
$5 at the door. Cash or check only!
Order your Wristbands &
Raffle Tickets for the    
77th Annual 
MISSION FAIR
FRIDAY, MAY 3
12:30pm on the blacktop/field
                
Our school community holds this very special and fun fair each year to benefit the Holy Cross Mission School in Kirinda, Uganda.  
 
Order wristbands and lunch at   www.bsstoday.org/missionfair  
Orders due May 1st by 10 pm.
 
Tickets for the raffle baskets are on sale NOW! Click here to download the order form. Raffle tickets can also be purchased at the school front desk!


Blessed Sacrament Academic Bridge Camp
available for all rising Kindergarten - 4th graders
 
Session 1: June 17-21
Session 2: June 26-30 
Session 3: July 8-12  
Session 4: July 15-19 
 
Each session runs Monday-Friday from 9am - 3pm. The cost is $300 per week. Extended care will be available, at an additional cost, from 3:00-5:30pm.
 
This is a great way for children to academically bridge the summer months, learn team building and athletic skills, and have fun with their school friends and teachers over the summer. 
 
For details and to register, please click here.   
 
Please contact Allison Cogswell at acogswell@blessedsacramentdc.org with any questions.

 
Come one, come all on Easter Sunday!  While you are sitting at 9am Mass, the Easter bunny's helpers will be outside hiding eggs for everyone!  So, when you leave church, stop by and find an egg!  All children will get an egg, and a few lucky winners will find that their egg holds a special prize!  If you are heading to 10:30 Mass, you can hunt on your way in to church!  (Egg hunt will be held from approximately (9:50am to 10:25am).


Take advantage of the Family Discount!
$25 for the 1st book and $18 for each additional book.
 
A limited number of yearbooks will be printed, so reserve your copy before they sell out! 

Yearbooks will be distributed the last week of school.  

Click here to order your copy now!


Shop Amazon and Earn Money for BSS!

Don't forget to click on the Amazon logo on the bsstoday.org homepage before you make your Amazon purchase. BSS gets a portion of the proceeds back!

A Message from The Home & School Association
Dear Parents, 

We have a few big things coming up that we need your support for:

1. Bulldog 5K, sign up here! 
2. Bouquet Club Sign-Up Party, buy your ticket here!
3. Mission Fair, buy your child's wristband here! 

Please help continue to support HSA by participating in these fun events! 

We are still looking for a new HSA secretary. Please contact me at: gracemcnicholas@hotmail.com if you're interested in the position. 

We're also beginning to look for room parents for the 2019-2020 year. If you are interested in being a room parent, pease email at: gracemcnicholas@hotmail.com 

Have a great weekend!

Warmly,
Grace G. McNicholas
Bouquet Club! Bouquet Club! Bouquet Club!
Have you ever thought to yourself, I'd really like to arrange flowers, support BSS, AND make new friends? No? Just me? Ok well, regardless at the upcoming Bouquet Club Sign-Up Party you can do all these things in just one shot! 
Buy your spot today! 

 Tuesday, April 30th, 6-8pm.

Here's what's coming up in April & May:

4/12 & 4/13: School Play
4/30: SIGN-UP PARTY -  Flower Workshop with Bouquet Club
5/1: Uniform Exchange, 2:30-3:30pm
5/3: Mission Fair, Buy a wristband for your child here! 
5/4: Bulldog 5K, sign up here!
5/8: Uniform Exchange, 7:45-8:30am
5/8: Final HSA meeting for the year, open meeting with budget review, all are welcome!

  Wrap Up of Last Week's Fundraisers:

Spirit Wear Shorts:   Before expenses, the new Spirit Wear shorts grossed $2,210. Thank you to everyone for  purchasing! 

Sign-Up Parties: Trivia Night grossed $1,500, the Spa Party for kids grossed $800, and the Middle School Dance grossed $3,342 and netted $2,628! 
Wow! Great job everyone!