Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School
"Let Go & Let God"
Educating the Mind, Body, and Soul
Pelican Express
April 11-18, 2019

School Hours: 7:25 am - 2:45 pm with assembly beginning at
7:45 am and carpool ending at 3:10 pm  
Important Dates for April
April 12 - Pelican Games

April 15 - Pop Top Judging

April 16 - Cane's Night / 2nd/3rd Grade Transition Meeting 6:30 pm

April 17 - Pop Tops Free Dress / 5th Grade Field Trip / Stations Performance 7:00 pm

April 18 - Stations Performance 9:00 am (K-4th) and 10:15 am (5th-7th) / 8th grade early dismissal at 1:00 pm

April 19-April 26 - Easter Break

April 29 - Back to School / 5th/6th Grade Transition Meeting 6:30 pm
Upcoming Events
Pelican Games - Friday, April 12

CLICK HERE for important information and schedule of events for Pelican Games
Athletics 4/11/19 - 4/18/19

Thursday, April 11- Sunday, April 14:
  • Our varsity girls' volleyball teams will compete in the St. George volleyball tournament. Best of luck to our Lady Pelicans in the tournament!

Friday, April 12:
  • 7th JV Girls' Volleyball Game @ St. Theresa (site change from Holy Family) vs. Holy Family- White @ 6:30PM.

Saturday, April 13:
  • Holy Family track meet @ Port Allen High School. Meet will begin at 11AM.
  • 6th Varsity Girls' Volleyball Game @ St. Alphonsus-White @ 9:45AM.

Monday, April 15
  • Last home volleyball games for the season. 5th vs. St. Theresa-White @ 6PM and 7th JV vs. St. Theresa @ 6:45PM.

*Fall Sports sign ups are going on now. Registration for cross country (open to girls and boys entering grades 5-8), girls' basketball (open to girls entering grades 4-8) and football (open to boys grades 3-8). Registration for swim team and pep squad will take place in the Fall. Be on the lookout for information going home concerning Fall sport sign ups.

GO PELICANS!!
Living Stations of the Cross

Our eighth grade class is preparing to share their faith with our parish and school with the annual presentation of the Living Stations of the Cross. Significant to our Lenten formation, our eighth graders tell the story of Jesus' passion and death through their presentation.

On Wednesday, April 17 at 7:00 pm in St. Ursula, our students will offer the MBS parish family and their parents the first of three presentations.

On Thursday, April 18, there will be two additional presentations, 9:00 am for K-4th and 10:15 am for 5th-7th.
Cafeteria
Lunch Menu

CLICK HERE for the April Lunch Menu

Cafeteria Volunteers Needed

CLICK HERE for the April volunteer sign up
News
MBS Pelibots

MBS Pelibots participated in the South Louisiana RARC robotics competition last week at Catholic High. 18 local middle school teams competed; one of our teams came in 3rd place. We are super proud of their efforts since it's our first year to compete. We look forward to enlarging the robotics club for the new school year.
Piety Awards - 3rd 9 Weeks

PK - Camille Ingram, Preston Matto
KA - Kaitlyn Vidrine, Alexander Fontenot
KB - Elena Rico, Caleb Cefalu
1A - Kyleigh Russo, Asher Michelli
1B - Elle Brown, Everett Authement
2A - Annabel Arceneaux, Justin Davis
2B - Mollie Juneau, Nicholas Johnson
3A - Brinley Bailey, Gavin Brouillette
3B - Bree Tubre, Thomas Mims
4A - Sue Ash, Alexander Template
4B - Layla Brown, Henry Dang
5A - Caylee Milazzo, Maxwell Johnson
5B - Ella Hebert, Christian Hardgrove
6A - Kaylin Taffaro, Brayden Rabalais
6B - Kaylie McKinney, Anthony Mims
7A - McKenzie Kidder, Brandt Triche
7B - Abby Martin, Andrew Pauli
8A - Megyn Gauthier, Braeden Fox
8B - Brooke Bonaventure, Evan Ruh
Student Absences

Just a reminder if your child is absent, please email the school office at mbsabsent@mbsbr.org or call the office before 9:00 am to verify the absence.
Request for Refund of Meal Account Money

Refund Request forms will be accepted now thru  May 17, 2019 .

Student’s meal account money will be automatically carried over to the next school year.

However, parents/guardians should submit a Refund Request at the end of the current school year if any of the following situations occur:

1) The student is graduating from the 8th or 12th grade and is not returning to a Diocesan school OR
2) The student is no longer enrolled at a Diocesan school.

Refund Requests will be accepted during the current school year for the following reasons only:
1) The student's meal status has changed OR
2) The student is no longer enrolled at a Diocesan school.

If any of the above apply to your child(ren), please complete the  Request for EOY Refund of Meal Money Form (2018-19)  ( https://cnpbr.org/sites/default/files/2018-19%20EOY%20Refund%20Request.pdf) and turn it in to your child’s cafeteria manager.

Refunds will be made by check only and will be mailed to the address indicated on the Refund Request form. No credit / debit cards will be credited. Convenience fees charged for making online payments and NSF fees are non-refundable.

Please allow 30 days for your request to be processed, from the date it is received in the Child Nutrition Program's Central Office.

NOTE: If you are trying to request a refund for the 2017-2018 school year, please contact the cafeteria manager at your child's school.

Ebony Tillman
Most Blessed Sacrament Cafeteria Manager
(225) 753-3141
Free Screenings

Abilities Pediatric Therapy Services is offering FREE screenings - Occupational Therapy screenings and Speech-Language Therapy screenings - April 15-26th.

Contact Abilities to make an appointment:   https://www.abilitiesinfo.com/  or 292-4138.  
Uniform Updates for 2019-2020 School Year

MBS Sweatpants may only be worn on free dress days and spirit shirt days. 

PK and Kindergarten boys may wear either elastic waist pants or pants with loops. Pants with loops must have a belt.

PK and K girls wear the smocked dress.

All uniform pieces should have the new logo - sweatshirts and jackets included.
Art Gallery - Volunteers Needed

Mrs. Accardo needs help on Friday, May 3 to transform St. Ursula into an Art Museum.

To volunteer, please click on the following link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4DAAAE2CA3FA7-mbsart
Vacation Bible School 2019

ROAR!

Vacation Bible School will be held the week of June 24-28 from 9:00-12:00 noon . All MBS children entering Kindergarten through 5 th grade (2019-20 school year) are eligible to attend. At ROAR! VBS , kids will deepen their faith by discovering that life is wild, but God is good! The week will be filled with Scripture, games, drama, crafts, music, snacks and a lot more!

A non-refundable $35 registration fee will include a t-shirt for each child and a music CD for each family.

ONLINE REGISTRATION for students will be held May 6th through May 20th . Online instructions are:
1.     Go to the Church website at www.mbsparish.org
2.     Click on “Vacation Bible School”. Enter “ROAR!” website.
3.     Click on “Register Participant” and “Continue”. Follow instructions to fill in child’s name, address, 2019-20 grade level, t-shirt size, etc.
4.     Return to Church website to make your payment using Pay Pal.
5.       Please note: Registration is not complete until the payment has been received.

VBS registration will close on May 20th or when a maximum of 100 participants are registered . All fees must be paid by this time so supplies can be ordered. NO late registrations will be accepted.

TEEN VOLUNTEERS (students entering 9 th -12 th grade in 2019-20): Teens MUST register in person on Sunday, May 19th after all Masses in the foyer of MBS church , and submit a non-refundable $10 t-shirt fee (cash or check made payable to MBS). TEENS must be able to work the ENTIRE week . Teen spots are limited (35 max). On-line registration will not be accepted for teens.

FULL TIME ADULT VOLUNTEERS will receive a discount on one child’s registration fee and a free t-shirt.

All volunteers 18 years or older must undergo a background check process . Please contact Mrs. Roslyn Landry , Child Protection Site Coordinator, no later than April 22nd . Her office phone is 753-5526; or email: childprotection@mbsbr.org

For any other VBS questions, please contact Mrs. Judy Carr, VBS coordinator, at 335-6563.
Office of Child Protection
According to the Safe Environment Policy mandated by the Diocese of Baton Rouge, all school volunteers/school ministry volunteers/chaperones must complete a mandatory background check and child protection training. Please note that MBS School child protection requirements are not the same as MBS Parish. Therefore if you are compliant for the Parish, you are not automatically compliant for the School, and vice versa. It is important to remember the paperwork is time sensitive. If you began the process and did not complete all the steps in a timely manner, you may have to resubmit the paperwork. Many files have been archived due to inactivity, and/or files not being updated. Call Mrs. Landry at 225-753-5526 or email  childprotection@mbsbr.org   for assistance.