Thursday, October 4th
4:00 PM - Volleyball vs SHS (Home)
5:00 PM - 8th Grade Volleyball Players Recognition Ceremony
Friday, October 5th
Dress Down Day - Blue & Gold Day
8:15 AM - Blessing of the Animals
2:00 PM - Pep Rally -
Dismissal from the Knight's Castle
3:15 PM - Middle School FLL
4:00 PM - BSS Tennis vs Western @ Western Alamance High School
Saturday, October 6th
9:30 AM - BSS Volleyball vs OLG & OLM @ OLM(Away)
Sunday, October 7th
2:30 PM - Middle School FLL Meeting
Monday, October 8th
Fire Prevention Program - Preschool - 4th
Wednesday, October 10th
9:15 AM - Time for Twos
3:15 PM - 4th Grade FLL Club
4:00 PM - Cross Country Meet at Sacred Heart
4:30 PM - BSS Soccer vs SPX (Away)
Friday, October 12th & 13th
BSS Volleyball PECSAA Tournament
BSS Tennis Middle School Championship
Friday, October 12th
8:45 AM - Mass
3:15 PM - Middle School FLL
Sunday, October 14th
2:30 PM - Middle School FLL
Monday, October 15th
11:30 - 8th Grade Field Trip to the State Fair
Tuesday, October 16th
5:00 PM - Biscuitville Breakfast After Dark Fundraiser
Wednesday, October 17th
Dress Down Day - Pink Out Day
9:15 AM - Time for Twos
6:00 PM - Winters Sports Meeting at the Knight's Castle
Thursday, October 18th
9:30 AM - 8th Grade Visit to Bishop McGuinness High School
Friday, October 19th
Bishop Zarama Visits BSS
8:45 AM - Mass with Bishop Zaraman
3:15 PM - Middle School FLL
Saturday, October 20th
8:30 AM - I Will Survive 5K
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Jackson Benes In the Times-News!
A flag collection box at VFW Post 10607, 634 W. Webb Ave., Burlington, provides for proper retirement of worn, faded or torn flags. The box was built by Boy Scout Jackson Benes as his Eagle Scout project. [STEVEN MANTILLA, TIMES-NEWS]
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News from Head Class Captains
Parents, grandparents, and friends of BSS the sign up links for class parties are below. Thank you for your support!
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Blessing of the Animals and Pep Rally
This Friday, October 5, BSS has two great events. The first is our annual blessing of the animals that takes place on our front lawn. Families may bring their family pets so they can be blessed by Father Paul around 8:15. If your child does not have a pet, they can bring in a stuffed animal. We ask that you wait on the lawn with your pet and please clean up after your pet. After the blessing, the pets do go home.
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Our fall pep rally will take place at 2:00 in the afternoon. K-8
th will
walk to the Knight’s Castle, located at 400 West Davis St. There will be a faculty/student volleyball game and we will honor the fall athletes. Do not forget it is blue and gold day!
Pickup/Dismissal
will take place
at the Knight’s Castle starting at 2:55.
Click here for pickup diagram.
If your child is a Little Knight, they will be picked up at school and if your child is in afterschool they will walk back to school.
I hope you can join us next Friday.
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Oktoberfest
Save the date for our annual Oktoberfest and 8th Grade Haunted Hall!
Friday, October 26th from 5:30-8:30 p.m. (Haunted Hall 6:00-8:00 p.m.)
Blessed Sacrament School Back Lawn
Invite friends, family, and neighbors!
In the past we have had a game truck, dunk tank, lawn games, Trunk-or-Treat, bounce houses, bake sale, delicious food, beer & brats at the Knights of Columbus tent!
Entertainment by AlumKnight DJ MIKEY
Volunteer Opportunities Available
“It takes a village” to execute a successful Oktoberfest event and we need your help. There are a few Oktoberfest Chair positions available. If are able to help out in one of the below capacities, please contact David Lynch 336-570-0019 (dlynch@bssknights.org)
Trunk-or-Treat Coordinator: Communicate the arrival time, logistics, and expectations with the families who volunteer to set up a vehicle for trunk-or-treating. Coordinate contest details and find judges for the trunk-or-treat contest. Monitor the trunk-or-treat sign up.
Logistics Coordinator: Review and familiarize yourself with the diagram for event set up (diagram is in place), direct set up volunteers on the afternoon of the event, direct the gaming truck, dunk tank, DJ, and Knights of Columbus upon their arrival. Be in close contact with the Trunk-or-Treat coordinator and the Knights of Columbus (parking). Monitor the volunteer sign up.
Entertainment Coordinator: The dunk tank, bounce houses, gaming truck, and DJ are all booked. This position takes over all communication with each of these entities to facilitate arrival time and set up needs. This volunteer also sets up the lawn games. Works in close contact with the logistics coordinator.
Food Coordinator: Shops for the supplies for the BSS Oktoberfest food tent (hot dog buns, soda, water, napkins, plates, and soft pretzels), orders the pizza and schedules delivery, coordinates borrowing the hot dog cart, sets up the food tent. Monitor volunteer sign up.
Lights/Generator/Electricity Coordinator: Secures the needed lighting and power for the event. Coordinates the arrival time and location for the equipment. Also coordinates pick up the following week.
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Music News!
Please be sure you have marked your calendars with the following upcoming performances:
- Wednesday November 14, 2018- Barnes and Noble Night. This is an all school event, however, only the Little Knights, First, and Third Grades will be performing.
- Christmas Program Thursday December 13, 2018 at 7:00pm at Our Lady Of The Angels Center (400 W Davis Street) for students from Preschool- 8th grade. Students arrive at 6:30 unless otherwise specified.
- ***SUNDAY JANUARY 27, 2019- Middle School students only will sing at the Catholic Schools Week Mass at 10:30 at Blessed Sacrament Church (1620 Hanford Rd ) Students arrive at 10:00.
- Spring Sing Monday, May 13, 2018 at 7:00pm at Our Lady Of The Angels Center ( 400 W Davis Street) for students from Preschool-8th grade. Students arrival time TBA
Elementary Students should wear "Sunday Best" attire to the Christmas Program and Spring Sing.
All Middle School boys will wear black shoes, black pants, a long sleeved white shirt, and a royal blue bow tie that I will order on behalf of the students.
If you
r
student needs to purchase a new or replacement bow tie, please send $5 to school by October 25.
Middle School Girls will wear black shoes/tights, black skirts, white shirts, and an
optional
royal blue bow (or other hair accessory).
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Barnes & Noble Book Fair
Wednesday, November 14, 2018 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Barnes & Noble Alamance Crossing
3125 Waltham Blvd, Burlington
- Little Knights Preschool & PreK, 1st Grade & 3rd Grade to perform!
- Kindergarten, 2nd Grade & 4th Grade Art Show!
- Middle School Meet Up in the Café!
by entering Bookfair ID 12440954 at checkout.
A percentage of your Barnes & Noble purchases will benefit our school.
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BSS Volleyball Volunteer Sign-up
We have one remaining volleyball match on Thursday, 10/4. We always need help with food, concessions, line judging, etc. If you can help please click on the following link to sign up for a slot. Many Thanks!
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Parent/Teacher Conference Sign-ups
Sign-ups are ready for parent teacher conferences on Tuesday, November 6th and Thursday, November 8th. Middle school parents should sign up with their child’s middle school home room teachers which are listed below. Further instructions will be issued regarding the middle school conference program.
Below are the links to each teacher's sign-up forms (click on the teacher's name).
Grade Teacher
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Box Tops Collection
Box Tops clippings with student name/grade and number are being collected.
October 1st will be this year's cut-off date.
Box Top's has set our goal for 2018-2019 at $1,000.
Thank You.
Respectfully,
Mickey Segura
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The Benefit of Auction Items
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You may have noticed two parking spaces designated with signs stating, "Reserved for Friends of BSS". You may have also noticed a lone car pulling to the head of the dismissal line after school. Benefits like these can be yours if you are the high bidder at our Annual School Auction on
March 16, 2019.
Save the Date!
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Blessed Sacrament School is a Bronze Sponsor for the I Will Survive 5K
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We hope BSS students and families will participate in the 3rd annual "I Will Survive 5K" to benefit the Survivorship Fund at Cone Health Cancer Center at ARMC for local cancer survivors in beautiful historic Burlington. The race begins at 8:30 AM on Saturday. October 20th - Williams High School.
Register
HERE for the I will Survive 5K.
Be sure to select the Blessed Sacrament School Team when you sign up for the race!
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Please remember in your prayers, Ben Harris, friend of BSS and founder of STEAM Junction (maker- faire) for a speedy recovery.
Remember, Mrs. Tyll, in your prayers as she recovers from a hit from a soccer ball.
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From the Principal's Desk
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Mrs. Bolen is having a baby! Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Bolen and their
daughter, Reagan (K). We wish you best wishes for the new blessings in your family.
Letters
In today’s Wednesday folder, you will find the following important letters:
- Progress report 1-4 and MS (online)
- Oktoberfest
- Barnes and Noble Book Fair
- MS Conferences
- Middle School Field Trip form
- 8th Grade State Fair permission form
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Kindergarten celebrating Mrs. Avery's last "Apple Centers" on Johnny Appleseed Day
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For language arts, Mrs. Bost help the Second Graders leans how to look up the definition of the word, "stable" and use it in a sentence.
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The Third Grade class sits and listens intently as Mrs. Bolen reads the story, "Peanut Butter & Cupcake".
What’s a little piece of bread to do when he’s feeling lonely? Find a friend, of course!
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BSS Cheer
Below is a list of practice dates for cheer. You will see that dates say “routine cheer” and some say “regular cheer”. Routine cheer practices are ONLY for those girls who made the routine team. Regular cheer practices are for the girls who would like to cheer at all varsity home and away games ONLY. For those of you who are new, all the girls who made routine cheer are automatically on regular cheer and are expected to be at all games. These are the dates as of now and are subject to change if needed. As we get closer to time for Routine cheer we will be adding Sunday practices. I am hoping this will only be once we return from Christmas until cheer classic and shamrock (so approximately 4 Sunday’s)
Monday Sept 24—Regular cheer 3-5
*no practice week of Iowa Test*
Monday Oct 8—Regular cheer 3-5
Monday Oct 15—uniform tryons 3-415
Thursday Oct 17–Routine cheer 3-5
Thursday Oct 25–Routine cheer 3-5
Thursday Nov 1—Routine cheer 3-5
Thursday Nov 8–Routine cheer 3-5
Monday Nov 12–Regular cheer 3-5
Thursday Nov 15–Routine cheer 3-5
Monday Nov 26–Routine cheer 3-5
Monday Dec 3—Routine cheer 3-5
Thursday Dec 13—Routine cheer 3-5
Thursday Jan 3—Routine cheer 3-5
Monday Jan 7—Routine cheer 3-5
Thursday Jan 24—Routine cheer 3-5
Thursday Jan 31– Routine cheer 3-5
Reminder that Winter Cheer Classic is Sunday Feb 3. This will be an all day event for the girls.
Shamrock is Friday Feb 22-24
Please let me know if you have any questions
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Two Exciting Basketball Opportunities
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In addition to the Skills Academy, NC Spartans will feature for the first time ever a FALL TEAM. They will have a 6th grade/12 & under team. This team will practice once a week at Bishop McGuinness High School (tentatively Sunday afternoons from 2-4) and compete in 4 tournaments throughout September and October.
Tournaments will be in the Winston Salem/Greensboro/High Point/Burlington area. The head coach of this team will be Kaleb Money, former college coach at Piedmont International University and current varsity assistant coach at Bishop McGuinness High School.
Tryouts for our 6th grade/12U team will be Thursday August 30 from 700-900 PM at Bishop McGuinness High School.
For any questions on this team contact NC Spartans director Josh Thompson at joshthompson33@gmail.com or head coach Kaleb Monday at coachkmoney@gmail.com
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From the Admissions & Advancement Office
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Spread the word to prospective students! Visit BSS!
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Each school year VIC cards must be "re-linked in order for Blessed Sacrament School to receive the benefits of your shopping. Visit
www.harristeeter.com and look for the Together in Education section to link your card. Every dollar helps our school
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With Cart to Class, Lowes Foods will give up to a quarter of a million dollars to local schools this year. To participate, just enroll Blessed Sacrament School on your Fresh Rewards card, and start earning for our school.
Click Here
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Nature Play: Fort Building
Thursday, October 11 at 4:30 pm
Playground behind the Splash Park - 1402 Overbrook Rd. Burlington
All ages welcome. Minors must be accompanied by an adult.
Wanna play outside? Wanna build a fort? Bring your creativity and build a fort out of bamboo, sheets, card board, tape and rope. This simple and fun activity will get you and your family active outside having fun! Come early or stay late and enjoy the playground.
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