Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School "Let Go & Let God" Educating the Mind, Body, and Soul Pelican Express October 31-November 6 , 2019 School Hours: 7:25 am - 2:45 pm with assembly beginning at 7:45 am and carpool ending at 3:10 pm

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Principal Message

November 13, Most Blessed Sacrament School will host our Winter Open House.   As the sign outside of the school office says “ M y B est S ide,” we are going to share the best side of MBS with our visitors.    Recently, I read an article about “word of mouth marketing.”  The article referred to “word of mouth marketing” as the most powerful form of social media.  Can you think of the last time you saw something amazing at MBS and you just had to tell your friends about it?    According to the article, “word of mouth marketing” is a free form of advertisement or promotion that is shared by stakeholders and triggered by an outstanding event the customer (our families) experience. “Word of mouth” marketing creates a buzz and is a way of gaining a following. The more you interact with people, the more likely your name will spread.  It has a snowball effect - you start off with a small comment or post and that impresses a couple people, then those people spread the word. Before you know it that comment or post is all over. “Word of mouth” is also a way of creating a bond with specific people so that they will refer friends and family. (social meadia marketing blog, 2019) “Word of mouth” marketing is important to the success of MBS because consumers trust friends more than they do advertising.  As a passionate MBS stakeholder we ask that you personally invite a family member, friend, or colleague to our Open House on November 13 at 8am.  Share with them the reason you chose MBS, what makes MBS unique, some of the special MBS traditions, information about our amazing faculty and staff, rigorous curriculum and rich faith formation and robust athletics’ program. I call upon you to use the power of your “word of mouth” and invite at least five family members, friends, and or colleagues to visit MBS’ Open House where we will show them “our best side.”

Important Dates

These dates do not reflect all of November dates. For a complete list of the entire month and other months, please visit the online calendar . November 1 - Mass; dress uniform; Shop with Scrip due November 4 - World Fair Day set up November 5 - Sixth Grade World Fair Day November 7 - Fourth Grade Retreat; Mass (dress uniforms); vocations panel November 11-16 - 4th Grade Sweet Dreams Collection November 12 - Cowboy Chicken Night; Progress Reports; Kindness Club Meeting November 13 - Open House for Prospective Students November 13 - December 4 - Applications for New Students, Grades PK-8 November 14 - ELA Parent Night November 15 - Spirit Shirt Day

Faculty Spotlight

Athletics

Boys Basketball We are in search of boys basketball coaches. Please contact Nathan Butler at nbutler@mbsbr.org if interested. Boys basketball ONLINE registration is live. Click HERE to complete the online registration. Registration will close on November 9th. Registering online is mandatory. Parish basketball information will be sent out at a later time. Upcoming Sports Registrations Registration for volleyball and track will take place at a later date. Yoga Mats Do you have any gently -used yoga mats that you can donate to the PE Department? If so, send them next week with your child to Mrs. Daigle!

Cafeteria

My School Bucks Did you know that you can set up automatic payments to your child's account when their balance gets to a certain amount? This would cause no one to accrue negative balances. Log onto MySchoolBucks.com and select "Set up AutoPay." Breakfast Menu Monday... Pancakes, ham, fruit, milk/juice Tuesday.. Biscuit, Chicken patty, pears, jelly, milk/juice Wednesday...Waffles, cube cheese, fruit, milk/juice Thursday...Cereal, toast, fruit, milk/juice Friday...Biscuit, sausage, fruit, milk/juice Lunch Menu November lunch menu is posted. Click HERE to view.

Did you Know?

Did you know that the MBS Faculty Members are required to turn in detailed lesson plans and assessments every week? Their lesson plans must include the Diocesan Content Standard their lesson matches, in addition to an engagement strategy that they are to include to get and keep your students engaged in the lesson. So, when our teachers are not in the classroom or grading papers, they are still trying to figure out creative ways to engage and educate your children. Reason #276 why we love our MBS teachers.

School News

Open House Our annual Winter Open House will be held on Wednesday, November 13. Our schedule for this day is as follows: 8:00 - 8:30 am - Conversations with MBS Athletics & Clubs. 8:30 - 9:00 am - Principal's Presentation with Q&A 9:00 - 12:30 pm - Guided Tours If you would like to help as a Parent Volunteer, please contact Penne Leier at 225.266.2162 or PLeier@mbsbr.org ELA & Math Night On November 14th, we will have an ELA and Math night. This is a chance for you to get ideas on ways that you can extend your child’s learning at home. You will also get to see some innovative learning activities that your child participates in at school. Each grade level will have activities/stations to share with you. This event is for adults only. The event will begin in the gym at 6:00 p.m. Grade level sessions will take place from 6:15 to 7:15. If you attend, your child will receive a “no homework” pass! We look forward to seeing you there! Application Process Applications for New Students (PK-7) will be accepted Nov. 13 through Midnight Dec. 4. Current MBS PK students interested in attending MBS Kindergarten will also have to apply for the 2020-2021 school year at this time. Enrollment for Continuing K-7 Students will take place Jan 6-10 online. Remember there is no tuition drafted in January to offset the enrollment fees. Uniform Sale Inka's will host its Winter Sale November 4-16. MBS Families receive 15% off during this time. See attached for information.

Church Parish News

Parish Bulletin To view this weekend's bulletin, click Here . MBS Parish Thanksgiving Meal MBS Parish has a long tradition of inviting its families to this particular parish gathering to share in prayer, food, and fellowship as a church family. MBS will provide the turkey, dressing, and side dishes. We ask parishioners (if you are able) in attendance to bring a dessert to share. We ill begin at 5:30pm in the MBS Gym with a short prayer followed by the meal. Michael McDowell's Christmas Spectacular December 6, 2019, 7pm will be our annual Christmas Spectacular. Get your ticket here . It's never too early to think of Christmas.

Office of Child Protection

According to the Safe Environment Policy mandated by the Diocese of Baton Rouge, all church parish and 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 Church 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 child protection paperwork is time sensitive. If you began the process, but 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. Please contact Mrs. Landry at 225-753-5526 or email  childprotection@mbsbr.org   for assistance in receiving the required paperwork or to check on your volunteer status. Remember that Child Protection credentials allow the holder of these credentials the opportunity to chaperone/volunteer at MBS Parish and/or School. All credentialed adult volunteers must abide by the sign-up and confirmation process for each event.   Chaperone and Volunteer Requirements Agreement 2019-2020 Those adults who have completed the Safe Environment and Child Protection requirements and have been cleared to volunteer at MBS School must complete the Chaperone/Volunteer Requirements Agreement form each year prior to volunteering. The agreement form is an overview of the responsibilities and requirements of chaperones and volunteers. This form will stay in the child protection file and must be updated each school year. Please find the file attached for your convenience (updated 10/23/19).

Volunteer Opportunities

MBS Parish Thanksgiving Meal MBS will host its Parish Thanksgiving Meal on Sunday, November 24. We need volunteers to help us decorate the tables on Saturday, November 23, 10:00am-12:00pm. If you want to help, please call or text Penne at 225.266.2162. Teacher Appreciation - Items Needed Instead of waiting until April to show our teachers how much we love them, the Home & School Association would like to do little acts of kindness each month. This month, we will treat them to a in house coffee bar. Please sign up here  to see if there is an item you can add to your grocery list and help support our teachers and staff. Items should be brought to the office on Friday , November 8th. Cafeteria Volunteers Needed - November CLICK HERE for November volunteer sign up. We rely on volunteers to help run the lunch line efficiently. Please consider volunteering and remember to log your hours on your Time & Talent card. Grandparents Day - Items & Volunteers Needed Our MBS Grandparents LOVE Grandparents Day! They love spending time with the children, but they mainly love the setup!!! Please sign up here to donate items so our Grandparents will still love us. If we don't have a full spread they (mainly my mother) will criticize us about what we should have done. We also need volunteers for this day. Coke Tops Our Coke Tops Bin is full from donations last year, but we still need help scanning the tops into our account. The coke tops can be sent home with your student and scanned with your phone at home. Time spent scanning count towards your Time and Talent hours. If you are interested, please contact Jeannine Naquin at JRNaquin@gmail.com or Kylie Ortego at JROrtego@cox.net

High School Happenings

St. Michael the Archangel Saturday, November 2, SMHS will host their Cheer Clinic 2019 for Pre-k through 8th grade . Click here for more information and to register. Catholic High School Open House - November 13, 4:30-7:00pm St. Joseph's Academy St. Joseph will host a Volleyball Camp January 2 & 3. Space is limited. More information can be found here or by contacting Leighann King at 388-2209 or kingl@sjabr.org.

Newsletter Publications

The newsletter is published every Thursday at 4pm and is mailed directly to contacts from Rediker. If you know you are in our system but do not receive the newsletter, please check your SPAM or TRASH to ensure you are included.  To subscribe : Visit http://mbsbr.org/ and click on "Email Signup" at the top right corner. To unsubscribe: Click on the "unsubscribe" at the bottom of this page. If you have any information that needs to be published in the newsletter, please submit to Penne Leier at PLeier@mbsbr.org by Wednesdays at 8am.

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