Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School
"Let Go & Let God"
Educating the Mind, Body, and Soul
Pelican Express
January 2-8, 2020

School Hours: 7:25 am - 2:45 pm with assembly beginning at
7:45 am and carpool ending at 3:10 pm 

Important Dates
This list does not reflect all of the monthly dates. For a complete list of the entire month and other months, please visit the online calendar .

January 6 - Students return to school. NO BUSES in morning or afternoon; Carpool only - Dismiss from Classroom

January 6-10 - Re-enrollment for Continuing Students

January 8 - Science Fair (8th grade)

January 9 - Mass of Epiphany / dress uniforms

January 10 - Jill Peno PJ Day (see below for details) / Shop with Scrip due

January 14 - Kindness Club Meeting; Substitute Teacher Orientation, 9am

January 15 - Sports Pictures

January 16 - Prayer Service, no mass / dress uniforms still

January 17 - Bowling for Grades K-3; PALS; Spirit Shirt Day

January 20 - no school / MLK day

Message from Mrs. Gioe
Please read the following attachment for some important information regarding 2020-2021 Online Enrollment and the exciting changes with this process. (same message is below under Online Enrollment.) More information will be emailed to you next week.
Athletics
Parish T-Ball and Baseball - Boys & Girls
  • Parish Baseball registration (PK-3) is now available here.
  • Registration: December 12 - March 1
  • Season: March - May. Games will be on Saturdays.
  • Questions can be emailed to Nathan Butler at NButler@mbsbr.org or Rebecca Daigle at RDaigle@mbsbr.org

Sports Pictures
The following teams: Boys Basketball, Girls Soccer, Pep Squad, Cheer, Dance will take their individual and team pictures on Wednesday, January 15. Students must bring their uniforms with them to school, as they will NOT be allowed to call home for a uniform.
Cafeteria
January Menu
The January Menu is available online. Click here to view.

Cafeteria Volunteers
Do you want to help serve in the cafeteria? Sign up here if you are available any day in January.
Online Enrollment
Please read the following attachment for some important information regarding 2020-2021 Online Enrollment and the exciting changes with this process. More information will be emailed to you next week.
School News
Jill Peno Memorial Scholarship Fund
Student Council is sponsoring Pajama Day to raise money for the Jill Peno Memorial Scholarship Fund. Jill Peno was an MBS student, who passed away in her 8th grade year after being diagnosed with a brain tumor. The scholarship is awarded yearly to a 7th grade student who models Jill's outstanding qualities.

All students who bring in a donation to the scholarship fund on January 10, 2020 may wear pajamas with any athletic shoes that day. Slippers are not allowed. Donations may be cash or a check made payable to MBS.

School Masses
We invite parents to attend school masses on Thursdays. If you would like your child to sit with you, we ask you to be there before mass begins at 8:15. Teachers will not allow students to leave the pew once mass has begun.

Praise & Worship - Grades 3-5
The next Praise & Worship Meeting will be held on January 22, at 7:20am in Mrs. Boudreaux's classroom.

Attention Kindness Club
Here is the link to purchase the 2019-2020 Kindness Club t-shirt. With tax, the shirt is $15.73. Please order before January 15. The shirts will be distributed prior to our February meeting. Students may wear the shirts on meeting dates, for the yearbook picture, and on our field trip. Stay tuned for more information on the field trip! 

Remaining meeting dates: 
Jan. 14
Feb. 11
March 10
April 7
May 5

All meetings are at 7:20 AM in Room 6. Questions? Email:  mdibenedetto@mbsbr.org . Thank you! 
Church Parish News
SAVE THE DATE:
The MBS Parish $10K Raffle that has typically been in the Summer
is moving to January, so mark your calendar!
Get your ticket today!

$10K Raffle
During the $10K Raffle, we will be giving away gift cards in addition to money prizes. If you own a business or would like to buy a gift card as a donation, please signup here .

If you want to purchase a raffle ticket, please contact
Julie Nolfo , julienolfo@gmail.com , 985-860-2954
Jacob Nolfo, jacobnolfo@gmail.com , 985.991.3988
church office or school office.

Automatic Withdrawal
Did you know you can elect to have your weekly offertory automatically drafted from your account? Visit the church website, select forms on the top of the homepage, and print "Auto-Debit Change Form." Bring your completed form and voided check to the church office.

Parish Bulletin
To view this weekend's bulletin, click Here .

Church Office Hours
Monday – Thursday: 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (Closed 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. daily)
Friday: 8:00 a.m. - Noon 
Office of Child Protection
Child Protection Changes
The  United States Conference of Catholic Bishops  has revised the child protection policies which means there will be some changes to the application process.        

At this time,  new volunteer applications  will  not  be processed. Once the updated policies and forms are active, new volunteer applications will be accepted for processing.       
                                                                                           
Please note  all volunteers that are currently compliant  must also update their child protection paperwork with the revised forms in order to maintain their child protection credentials.                                                                                                                                                 
More information will be provided once all the revised policies and forms are released.
Volunteer Opportunities
SAVE the Dates - Volunteers Needed
We have a few events coming up in 2020 that we need volunteers' help on campus:
  • PALS Luncheon - Friday, January 17
  • $10K Raffle - Saturday, January 25
  • Mother/Son Dance - Saturday, February 15
  • Book Fair - February 16-20
  • Pelican Fun Run Fundraiser - Friday, March 13
  • Taste Fair - Tuesday, March 24 (setup) & Wednesday, March 25 (event)
  • Pelican Games - Friday, May 1

POP TOPS
We are no longer collecting pop tops to recycle, as the value of these has greatly diminished. We will still collect the Plastic Coke Tops (see below) and Coke Rewards.

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
We are looking forward to 7th grade students who will be visiting our campus in the spring.
Spring shadow days are: February 5, February 12, March 4, March 31 and April 23. You can sign up at the following link: Click Here

If you are an 8th grade student, it’s not too late to find out more about St. Michael. Please contact Aimee McLeod at (225) 753-9782 ext. 12. We would like to speak with you to answer questions, arrange a personal tour, or see if there is anything we can do to assist you.
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.

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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.