Thursday, September 27th
5:00 PM - Middle School Dance
Friday, September 28th
No School - Diocesan Professional Development Day
No Club Knight Camp
4:00 PM - BSS Tennis vs Southern @ Southern Alamance High School
Saturday, September 29th
9:30 AM - BSS Volleyball vs SLS & OLG @ OLG
9:30 AM - Knights of Columbus Soccer Challenge at BSS
Sunday, September 30th
2:30 PM - Middle School FLL Meeting
Monday, October 1st through Friday, October 5th
IOWA Assessment Week
Wednesday, October 3rd
Progress Reports
9:15 AM - Time for Twos
4:30 PM - BSS Soccer vs IHM (Away)
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
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
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2018 BSS Day Thank You!
BSS Day would not have been possible without the help and support of the following families and businesses!
Jennie and Tim Beshel
Tiffany and John Ehmig
Beth and Michael Fitzgerald
Tara and Tim Hackman
Karla Hernandez
Katie and Reed LaPlante
Stephanie and Eric Long
Thomas and Kim Monahan
Lisa Waldmann and Todd Palmer
Jennifer and Aaron Rose
Troutman Family Dentistry
Monahan Family and Cosmetic Dentistry
Palmer Generator
Faculty & Staff of BSS
And thank you all who the families and friends who attended and donated!
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The Iowa Assessments
The Iowa Assessments for 3rd -8th students and, in addition, the CogAT for the 5th grade will be administered. Test dates are Monday, October 1 thru Friday, October 5.
The results of the Iowa Assessments will provide a measure of each student’s strengths and areas of growth. Teachers will utilize this data to guide instructional decisions that best support students’ learning. Additionally, Iowa Assessment results will show parents how their student is performing in comparison to other students at the same grade levels nationally. This year, the 2nd grade will be administered the CogAT- an assessment intended to estimate students' learned reasoning and problem solving abilities.
How you can help your child prepare for the assessment:
- Make sure your child is in school and on time on each day, especially on test days. Testing will begin by 8:10 and end by 11:00.
- Make sure your child gets a good night’s sleep and eats a healthy breakfast before each day of testing. They should bring nutritious snacks.
- Remind your child that these tests are only one part of the school day.
- Remind your child to listen carefully to the directions.
They will need # 2 pencils and an eraser. In addition, class schedules have been adjusted and I have instructed the teachers to give light homework and no major tests for the week.
This year, the scores may be returned later than November as schools that were impacted by Hurricane Florence have been given the window to administer the Iowa Assessments from October 22-November 2 and no reporting/scores will be available until the last school received has been scored.
Thank you for encouraging and supporting your child during testing.
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Blessing of the Animals and Pep Rally
Next 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. Next week, we will send a diagram of pickup.
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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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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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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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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After School Care News
On Friday September 28th the school will be closed for the Professional Teacher Workday
Due to a lack of response, there will be no Club Knight's Camp on that day.
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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, Jeremy Sears, uncle of Kierstyn (8
th
) for his health.
Remember in your prayers, the Van Weest Family, Xavier (1
st
) as they mourn the loss of their great uncle, Bill Van Weest.
Please pray for the Boyd (Jurnee 4
th
and Neveah 7
th
) and Vaughn Family (Xavier, 3
rd
) as they mourn the loss of their uncle, John Vaughn.
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From the Principal's Desk
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Dear BSS Community,
Thank you for another successful BSS Day! It is wonderful to see the community come together for fellowship, fun and great food. As we head into October, another great chance to demonstrate our school spirit is by registering for the
I Will Survive 5k
, on Saturday, October 20. BSS is a bronze sponsor of this event and last year we had a number of top finishers. For details and registering, the information is in the Knight Chronicle. I hope you can join us as the money raised benefits the Survivorship Fund at Cone Health Cancer Center at ARMC for local cancer survivors.
Mrs. Gomez
Information
Please check your child’s Wednesday folder as three letters went home today: Oktoberfest, Iowa Assessments and Blessing of the Animals/Pep Rally.
Hurricane Relief
I met with our Student Council Officers to discuss what BSS can do for those who were impacted by the hurricane. It was decided that we would do “Fill A Bucket” and collect money. On Monday, each class will have a large bucket so it can be filled with cleaning supplies. In addition, the goal is raise $1200 to be given to a Catholic school in our diocese that suffered damage to their school. They would like to present this check to Bishop Zamara when he visits BSS on Friday, October 19. Let us meet this goal and fill those buckets! Thank you in advance for your generosity
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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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BSS Volleyball
What a fun time we had last Saturday during the BSS Day Volleyball Tournament! Out BSS Knights almost managed to pull one out during the inaugural opening of our re-dedicated Knight's Castle.
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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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