Thursday, November 8th
Dress Down Day - Bring 2 Thanksgiving Food Items
2:00 PM - Middle School Parent/Teacher Conferences
3:00 PM - Cheer Practice (Routine)
3:30 PM - Elementary Parent/Teacher Conferences
Friday, November 9th
Early Release at 11:30 AM
Club Knight Open from 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM
12:00 PM - Middle School FLL
Sunday, November 11th
2:30 PM Middle School FLL
Monday, November 12th
Winter Uniforms Begin
9:00 AM - Fall Open House
10:00 AM - Veterans Day Program
3:00 PM - Cheer Practice (Regular)
Tuesday, November 13th
4:00 PM - BSS Varsity Girls Basketball at TBS
5:15 PM - BSS Varsity Boys Basketball at TBS
Wednesday, November 14th
Author Alan St. Jean visits BSS
9:15 AM - Time for Twos
3:15 PM - 4th Grade FLL (Group A)
5:30 PM - Barnes & Noble Book Fair
Thursday, November 15th
8:00 AM - Fall Pictures
12:30 PM - Fall Sports Pictures
3:00 PM - Cheer Practice (Routine)
Friday, November 16th through Saturday, November 17th
Varsity Girls and Boys in the Renegar Basketball Tournament
Saturday, November 17th
BSS Students in the Burlington Christmas Parade
Sunday, November 18th
2:30 PM - Middle School FLL
Tuesday, November 19th
Early Release at 11:30 AM
Club Knight Open 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM
Wednesday, November 21st through Friday, November 24th
School Closed - Thanksgiving Break
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Dress Down Day
Thursday, November 8th is a Dress Down Day. If your child will be out of uniform, please bring two Thanksgiving related products (ex.: Carnation Evaporated Milk, Canned Pumpkin Pie Mix, etc.)
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Early Release on Friday, November 9th
Please note that we will have
EARLY RELEASE on Friday, November 9th
at 11:30 AM. Club Knight After School Care will be open from 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM
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Parent/Teacher Conferences
Parent/Teacher Conferences continue on Thursday, November 8th. Middle school parents should sign up with their child’s middle school home room teachers which are listed below.
If you have not already done so, please sign up. Below are the links to each teacher's sign-up forms (click on the teacher's name).
Grade Teacher
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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 performances at 6:15 PM
- Students should arrive 15 minutes prior to their performance time. Little Knights should dress to impress and Elementary Students will wear their Winter Uniform
- Kindergarten, 2nd Grade & 4th Grade Art Show 5:30 to 8:30 PM
- Middle School Scavenger Hunt - participate anytime between 6:00 - 8:00 PM
by entering Bookfair ID 12440954 at checkout.
A percentage of your Barnes & Noble purchases will benefit our school.
Barnes & Noble Bookstores $10.00 and $25.00 Scrip cards available for
purchase in office. May be used on Barnes & Noble Nov. 14th Book Fair
night purchases.
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Veterans Day Program
On Monday, November 12th at 10:00 AM, BSS will be honored with a visit from area veterans. All BSS families and friends are welcome to share in this event commemorating the sacrifices these individuals made for the sake of our freedom.
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AYLA (Alamance Youth Leadership Academy)
Our AYLA students attended their joint event at Elon Community Church. They were issued "Passports" for their journey into leadership. The session focused on listening, problem solving, and self-image. They are well on their way to having a successful year.
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Fall Pictures
On Thursday, November 15th our students will have their Fall pictures taken for the yearbook. K through 8th students should be dressed in their Winter Uniforms. Little Knights who do not normally attend school on Thursday are welcome to come for their pictures (Preschool: 8:30 - 8:45 AM, Pre-K: 8:45 - 9:00 AM).
Sports Pictures will also be taken in the afternoon. Cross country and tennis players should wear their team shirts. Soccer and volleyball players will be issued their team jerseys by the Athletic Directors.
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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.
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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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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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Order Your Yearbook
IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY
BUT IT'S SOMETIMES TOO LATE
Check the yearbook off your list today and enjoy the peace of mind of knowing you've got it taken care of.
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Please pray for James Hall, great-grandfather of Thomas (4th) and William (2nd) Mitchell whose health is declining.
Please pray for Katherine Guzi who is having health issues.
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From the Principal's Desk
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Dear BSS Community,
On Monday, 11/12, the students transition to winter uniforms. Here are the uniform requirements:
Elementary Boy Winter Uniform
The boy’s winter uniform is a white short or long sleeve dress shirt with the BSS logo worn with the plaid tie. Elementary boys wear navy blue pants, a belt, white ankle socks, and tennis shoes that are white, black or black & white. Boys may also wear a navy blue sweater vest with the school logo, a navy blue zip front performance cardigan with the school logo, a navy blue fleece vest with the school logo, or a navy blue fleece jacket with the school logo. Kindergartners are not required to wear belts.
Elementary Girl Winter Uniform
The girl’s winter uniform is a white short or long sleeve button down short or a white turtleneck worn with the plaid jumper, navy knee socks or white or navy tights, and shoes that are white, black or black & white. A navy blue fleece jacket with the school logo, a navy blue fleece vest with the school logo, a navy blue performance zip front cardigan with the school logo, or a navy blue button down cardigan with the school logo may also be worn
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Middle School Boy Winter Uniform
The boy’s winter uniform is a white short or long sleeve dress shirt with the BSS logo worn with the plaid tie. Middle school boys wear khaki pants, a belt, white/brown/black socks, and tennis shoes that are white, black or black & white. Boys may also wear a sweater vest with the school logo, a navy blue zip front performance cardigan with the school logo, a navy blue fleece vest with the school logo, or a navy blue fleece jacket with the school logo.
Middle School Girl Winter Uniform
The girl’s winter uniform is a plaid skirt, white short or long sleeve oxford shirt, a cardigan or sweater vest with school, navy knee socks, and shoes that are white, black or black & white. No fleece sleeveless vest will be part of the winter uniform for the girls.
E-Rate Surveys
The countdown begins! Our school need only 10 more e-rate surveys to take full advantage of this rebate program. If you have not filled out a survey, we have them in the office. Please stop by and fill it out. Thank you to those who have returned the survey.
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8th-Grade Language Arts students take a quiz on properly using adjectives.
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6th-Graders learn about erosion, weather and soil formation in Science
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Preschool through 3rd grade student artwork was on display utilizing various mediums.
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Messages from our Head Class Captain
Want to learn more about the teachers and staff at BSS? The link below shows responses to a questionnaire they were given. Feel free to use this information to spoil any of these amazing employees!
Scroll across the bottom to see all responses! These will be updated throughout the year!
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Parents, grandparents, and friends of BSS the sign up links for class parties are below. Thank you for your support!
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Winter Sports Schedules
Below are links to the winter sports schedules
Pep Squad
Our Pep cheers at all JV Girl's Home Games. Practice on Wednesdays from 3:15-4:30 PM beginning Nov 14th
Please wear PE uniforms on practice days and students will eat a snack and do homework until 3:15-3:45.
If you are interested in joining the Pep Squad, please
click here
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From the Admissions & Advancement Office
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Spread the word to prospective students! Visit BSS!
Fall Open House
Monday, November 12th
- Drop in between 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m
- Prospective families with children rising Preschool through rising 7th grade are invited to attend our Fall Open House!
- Visit classrooms, meet our faculty & staff, and see a typical morning for our students.
Time for Twos
Blessed Sacrament School's Time for Twos program is designed as a gentle introduction to school. Our program encourages children to work in a group, explore new materials, and make age-appropriate development transitions.
Our Program Time for Twos meets on Wednesdays through December. The 45-minute meetings are led by Program Director, Jill Zang Glenn.
Each child must be accompanied by a parent, grandparent, or caregiver A typical meeting includes an art project, free play, story and music.
If you are interested in enrolling your child please contact David Lynch at admissions@bssknights.org or 336.570.0019.
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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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