Dear Parents,

In the last seven school days....
  • Our kindergarten feasters dined on Thanksgiving goodness.
  • Our second grade Presidents graced the auditorium stage.
  • Our fourth grade saints regaled us with their stories.
  • Our fifth grade performers recounted lessons and sang us carols.
  • Our sixth grade altruists filled over 300 sock-stockings with your toiletry donations for the homeless.
  • And our entire school community banded together to collect cans to feed the less fortunate. 
Next week brings band and choir concerts and Grumpy Shepherds at the end of the week.

In the midst of all this joyous celebration, our students continue to learn and grow and thrive. It is a special, joyful, chaotic time of year and we're thankful for it all.

Please do what you can to support the food drive tomorrow. We are on our way to 2,000,000 cans!!! Congratulations to the Blue Team for bringing in more cans and congratulations to the Eighth Grade for winning the grade level contest...today, we collected over 5,000 cans! (Oh yeah, congratulations to Holy Redeemer for winning back the Can Trophy for collecting more cans than BSS. We allowed them to tie up the series 2-2. Next year can't come soon enough!)

Faithfully,
Chris Kelly

December 9 - 13 is a B week
for lunch duty.   
 
Hot lunch is $22.50 for the week.
 
Click here to sign up for lunch duty.
Click here to download the December lunch menu.
Click here to order lunch online.
 
Last Call for the Faculty and Staff Christmas Gift Fund
Contributions due tomorrow!
It's that time of year - time to thank our wonderful faculty and staff by donating to the Christmas Fund. The money raised is a much appreciated Christmas bonus for our faculty and staff.

We encourage everyone to skip the individual teacher gifts and contribute to the Faculty and Staff Christmas Fund instead!  Donation are managed entirely by the HSA and
all the names of those who donate (not contribution amounts) will be given to our faculty and staff, so they will know you were thinking of them. 

Cross this item off your Christmas to-do  list and donate here today!
Join us to kick off the Canned Food Pick Up at the Parish Center tomorrow morning , Saturday, December 7th at 8:30am.
 
We will have refreshments, and a Christmas Tree Raffle.  
 
And please be sure to remind your friends and neighbors through neighborhood listservs or the Nextdoor app to put our cans to be collected tomorrow morning!!


 
Gift drop off this weekend!  Please drop off wrapped presents in the Blessed Sacrament auditorium on Saturday from 8:30am -7pm, or Sunday from 8am - 12:30pm. Please use one of the plastic bags available at the drop box locations to bag the presents and be sure to include your star number in the bag.   
 
Trucks arrive at 12:30pm on Sunday to pick up the gifts, so it's critical that you arrive by 12:30.  We always welcome gift cards, and unwrapped new toys and clothes, as last minute needs do arise.   
   
Questions? Contact Renee Redpath, Courtney Knowles or Nikole Flax at BSDCGivingTree@gmail.com.



Sibling applications for the 2020 - 2021 school year are due next Friday, December 13! Applications are online ONLY. Click here to apply now!
From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU for your incredible support of Blessed Sacrament School on #GivngTuesday!

We raised almost $30,000 for our wonderful school and had a record-breaking number of individual gifts - 93 to be exact!

Special thanks goes out to our fab #UNSelfie Crew: Colleen Maloney, Claire Whitty, Justin Missar, Joe Madden and Sofie Frost!
Announcing...
The Blessed Sacrament 2020 Musical
 
 
 
April 3 & 4
 
Open to K-8th grade.
Look for registration in January

The Uniform Exchange will be open (for trade or purchase at $5 per item) two times this month:
- Monday, December 9,         2:45-3:30 p.m.

- Wednesday, December 18, 7:45 - 8:30 a.m.

Come to the HSA Closet on the lower level of the school to shop for long pants and sweatshirts! Acceptable items for exchange are uniform components that have been laundered and double-checked for stains, holes, broken zippers, odors, and pet fur.

Please contact Jara Seaman, Laura Grimm, or Tania Sechriest with any questions:  jbarrows23@yahoo.com ;  llgrimm2003@gmail.com  ; 

Spring Benefit 2020 Wine Cellar
 
Be sure to buy all your Christmas spirits from Circle Wine and Spirits on Connecticut Ave.
 
Your purchase will benefit BSS and the 2020 Spring Benefit in March. Just mention Blessed Sacrament at the register before they ring you up. Bottle donations for the wine cellar will begin in January.  Thank you for your support!
 
Contact Charles Fendig if you have questions: crfendig@yahoo.com. 
 
Earn free cash for our school. Remember to download the app and scan your receipt every time you shop to earn 10ยข per Box Tops for our school. While you shop, keep a look out for this month's specials on Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Lysol wipes, Nature Valley, Annie's products and many more.
 
  

Remember parents: Before you make any purchases from Amazon, visit BSStoday.org first and click the Amazon logo at the bottom of the homepage! BSS will receive a percentage of all purchases made by users who
CLICK THROUGH BSSTODAY.ORG FIRST!