The day of September 15 is significant because it is the anniversary of the independence of Latin American countries like Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days on September 16 and September 18, respectively. Also, Columbus Day, or Día de la Raza, which is October 12, falls within this 30-day period."-hispanicheritagemonth.gov

Here at Blessed Sacrament School, we have been celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by doing some research on notable Americans of Hispanic descent. Señora Schmitt's Eighth Grade Spanish Class worked on creating a collage and PowerPoint presentation of their research. We have figures like Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Senator Marco Rubio, Baseball Player Roberto Clemente, Astronaut Ellen Ochoa, Civil Rights Activist Cesar Chavez, Signer Gloria Estefan, Soccer player Neymar da Silva Santos Junior and more!

October 10 - October 14 - Iowa Assessments-Testing Week

Friday, October 14 - PECSAA XC Meet at SH @ 4:00 🏃 🏁

Monday, October 17 - Tennis Game v. TBS at OFRC @ 4:30 pm 🎾

Wednesday, October 19 - 8th Grade Field Trip to the NC State Fair 🍿🍗🎢🎡🎪🚟🎇

Thursday, October 20 - Out of Uniform - Pink Out Day! 💓🌸🌷

Friday, October 21 - 4th Grade Lemonade Wars Reward Lunch; NJHS Pizza Bingo 🍕 @ 5:30 pm; Tennis Game v. BCA at OFRC @ 4:30 pm 🎾

Thursday, October 27 - Fall Sports Pictures at the Knight Castle 📸

Friday, October 28 - Grade Students Prepare for Haunted Hall 👻💀

Saturday, October 29 - Oktoberfest & Haunted Hall @ 5:00 - 8:30 pm 🍿🍺

Click here to see the official BSS calendar: BSS Calendar

We are looking forward to our annual Oktoberfest event. It is scheduled for Saturday, October 29th from 5:00-8:30. I know there are a lot of events scheduled in our community on the same day, but we hope you will plan to attend Oktoberfest! It is always a great evening of fun and fellowship!

We will need volunteers to decorate cars for our Trunk or Treat and make items for our Bake Sale.

We already have Corporate Sponsors for Oktoberfest! Admission to the event is free. Sponsors will help cover the cost of entertainment, prizes, and other expenses. If your family or business would like to become a Corporate Sponsor for $250, please contact me!

Thank you to Interstate Narrow Fabrics, Troutman Family Dentistry, York's Photography Studio, LM Wilson Heating & Air, Vossers Orthodontics, the Letvak Family, Monahan Family Dentistry, and the FIVE Preudhomme Alumni! We appreciate your support!!

Oktoberfest! (Saturday, October 29th). Those of you who have been at the school for many years know this is always a fun evening for our current and alumni families. Many of our friends from the church also come to this event. Over the last 2 years, we've had a scaled-back version. We are excited to bring back more of the Oktoberfest traditions like the Haunted Hall! This is a special activity planned by our 8th-grade students and parents!

The Knights of Columbus will be here serving beer and brats! Kids will be invited to come in their costumes to visit the Trunk or Treat and play games. It should be a fun night for everyone!

In order to make this event possible, we will need A LOT of help from our parents and grandparents! Here is a link to a sign-up to help organize the event. Once the Chairs and Helpers are in place, I will help you get started.

We are excited to bring back our Trunk or Treat event during Oktoberfest! We need parents and grandparents to help by decorating cars and passing out candy to children.

Click on the sign-up for more details: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080d45a8a923ab9-trunk1

Donate your individually wrapped Halloween goodies to our Oktoberfest Bake Sale! This is always a favorite part of the event! We can't wait to see and taste your yummy creations!

Please have your items to school by Friday, October 28th. This way we can have everything ready at the event on the 29th. Sign Up!: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080d45a8a923ab9-202210

Dear Parents,

The National Junior Honor Society is sponsoring Pizza BINGO next Friday, October 21st! Join us at the Knight’s Castle! The doors will open at 5:30. BINGO will start at 6:00. You can pre-order pizza or bring your own. Water and juice boxes will be provided. BINGO cards and raffle tickets may be pre-ordered and/or purchased the night of the event. We will also have a BAKE SALE!

Please print and use the attached order form to pre-order pizza, BINGO cards, and raffle tickets. These forms were sent home in the yellow envelopes communicator last Thursday. CLICK HERE to access the form online to print.

If you have any questions, please email me.

Thank you,

Dear Parents,

As you know, BSS is being accredited through Cognia. For us to complete the application, your input as a stakeholder is helpful. Click the link and please fill out the survey. It is greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Queridos Padres,

Como saben, BSS está siendo acreditado a través de Cognia. Para que podamos completar la solicitud, su aporte como parte interesada es útil. Haga clic en el enlace y complete la encuesta (escoga Español). Es muy apreciada su ayuda. Gracias.

Second-grade and seventh-grade STREAM buddies worked on a project called "Apples A-Head". The challenge was to design a wearable device that could hold an apple long enough for them to walk around a table in the Maker Care Space. It was a really fun project with some very creative solutions!

Earlier this week, the Kindergarten class worked with their Sixth grade STREAM Buddies.

Last Wednesday, October 12th, Mrs. Lee's Yearbook Club Elective met with Jostens Renaissance Staff to plan their work for the BSS 2022-23 Yearbook! The students learned a lot about the process and are ready to help put it all together. They were also treated to lunch.

Our 3rd-grade students worked hard to raise money to purchase Fahlo bracelets! The bracelets arrived today and the students were given special permission to wear them to school. They will use these bracelets throughout the year for different activities!  Thank you to Mrs. Martin for organizing this project for our 3rd-grade students!

Blessed Sacrament's October distribution was on Monday. Since our September distribution, we have served 956 families / 3,494 individuals. We are immensely grateful to everyone who helps to make these distributions possible. See our newest video below.

Blessings to you,

Leo Quinn

Coordinator of Youth Ministry

Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church

Halloween Party Sign-ups🎃

Halloween is coming up soon and preparations must be made for class parties. This year they will be on the back lawn. This will allow parents to join us! To make it easier for students to transport their snacks outside, please send in items that we can quickly put into bags or treat boxes.

Fr. Vincent has been with us for eight years now. We welcomed him to Blessed Sacrament Church in 2014 and has recently been named Pastor of our beloved Catholic Community! Originally from Queen, NY, Fr. Vincent grew up in the suburbs of Long Island, NY. Before becoming our Pastor, Fr. Vincent was the Associate Pastor of Blessed Sacrament for the past eight years. Prior to coming to Burlington, he was the Parochial Vicar at St. Lucie Catholic Church in Port St. Lucie, FL for seven years. Fr. Vincent shared with us that Port St. Lucie is considered Southern, FL, and is the place where the New York Mets have their Summer/Spring training sessions.

Blessed Sacrament Community is Fr. Vincent's fifth assignment. His first assignment was at St. Philip Benizi Catholic Church in Jonesboro, GA for a year. Then in 2001, he was transferred to Brooklyn, NY, to the Most Holy Trinity Parish and was there for 3 years. He arrived there 2 weeks before 9/11. After that, he was assigned to Connecticut for three years, and later, he was transferred to Port St. Lucie. Fr. Vincent loves it here in Burlington! He shared with us that Blessed Sacrament is a vibrant community. He has gotten to know the Hispanic Ministry well as he has been in charge of doing the masses in Spanish and he is quite eager to get to know the church/school community as a whole.

Before his first assignment, Fr. Vincent spent nine years in formation to become a priest. During this time, he was not in one place for more than three years. He has lived in Washington, DC, then New York, Maryland, Massachusetts, Staten Island, NY, and has even been a Catholic High School teacher for one year in Baltimore, MD! During the last three years of his formation, Fr. Vincent went to Seminary School and obtained a Master's of Divinity and a Master's of Art & Theology from Washington Technological Union. Fr. Vincent graduated from college in 1988 with a Bachelor of Science in Physics. Before joining the priesthood, he worked for a company that made filters and was in charge of testing filters for about two years. He was around 23 years old when he decided to join the Order.

When he is not working at the church or school, Fr. Vincent enjoys playing the guitar and cooking. He shared with us that he learned to play the guitar when he was 14 years old. In his early years, Fr. Vincent shared with us that his dad introduced him to Citizen Bands (CB) Radios since they were starting to come out as a hobby in the USA back in the 70s. Later, he got into Ham Radio and he always wanted to get a ham radio license because, with ham radio, you could talk all over the world!

Birthday: December 14

My favorite places to eat: Prego's

My favorite place to get coffee: Starbucks

My coffee order is: Venti, Iced Coffe with No Sugar, No Milk

My favorite thing for breakfast: Egg, Bacon, and Homefries

I love to shop at: Online

My favorite colors are: Red

My favorite sports team is: Giants & Yankees

My favorite candy/snack is: Reese's Peanut Butter Cup

My favorite drink is: Green Tea or Chinese Tea, with no sugar, no milk

T-shirt size: L

monogram (first, middle, last) Fr. VR

Hobbies: Cooking, Play Guitar & Ham Radio

Please use this link, https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080d45a8a923ab9-winter1, to sign your child up for winter sports. The Sign-Ups will close on October 14th. Depending on the level of participation in some sports, we may need to hold tryouts.

¡La temporada de deportes de invierno se acerca rápidamente! Utilice este enlace, https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080d45a8a923ab9-winter1, para inscribir a su hijo en los deportes de invierno. Las inscripciones se cerrarán el 14 de octubre. Dependiendo del nivel de participación en algunos deportes, es posible que necesitemos realizar pruebas.

The teams we will be having this season are:

Varsity Boys Basketball

JV Girls Basketball

JV Boys Basketball

Varsity Cheer

JV Cheer

Pep Squad

Varsity Cheer 3:00-5:00

JV Girls: 3:30-5:00

JV Boys: 5:00-7:00

Varsity Boys: 3:30-5:30

JV Boys: 3:30-5:30

JV Girls: 5:00-6:30

Competition Cheer: 3:00-5:00

Competition Cheer: 3:00-5:00

Varsity Boys: 5:00-7:00

Looking forward to a great winter sports season!!!

CLICK HERE to access the for when all of the games will be played & AWAY SCHOOL GAME ADDRESSES.

If your child is playing a sport, remember to submit to our school a current physical and sign the Athletic Permissions Form & Code of Conduct. CLICK HERE to access a form to have your child's physician fill out. CLICK HERE to access the Athletic Permission & Emergency Form 2022-2023.

Make sure you follow PECSAA for the latest info.

Cross Country Parents,

Since we do not have a head coach, a few parents will be supervising runs so that we can get cross-country started. Our XC practices will take place on Wednesdays from 3:00 - 4:15 pm and Sundays Family Practice at 4 pm.

Next Meet: Friday, October 14th-PECSAA XC Meet at SH (385 Lumen Christi Lane, Salisbury, NC 28147) @ 4:00

Each week we will have "Sunday Funday Runs" at various locations. We value family time so these practices are open to all XC family members. It is essential that the kids have opportunities to run on trails so they are ready for any meets.

Thanks!

Coach Letvak and XC team leaders

Attention parents & students who will participate in Tennis this year: Practices will take place every Monday at 3:45 pm at the BTC Burlington Tennis Center.

CLICK HERE to access the Middle School Tennis Schedule.

Marci Letvak

Athletic Director

Congratulations to all of those students that made the 2022-2023 Competition Cheer Team!

If your family decides to accept the position on the cheer team the following commitments are required:

I am sure other questions will arise as we move forward, Please feel free to reach out to us with any questions or concerns.

Kelly Spradlin (kspradlin@bssknights.org)

Elizabeth Tichy (etichy@bssknights.org)

We are looking forward to a great season!! Go, Knights!!!

Our world, to slow the spread of COVID-19. Protect all of us from harm and be their comfort in this time of uncertainty.

Please pray for Mrs. Gomez's husband's health.

Dear Parents,

Students had a difficult week of Iowa testing, but did well. Next week we are looking forward to Pink Out Day and Pizza Bingo with NJHS. Have a great weekend!

Joy Bolen

Assistant Principal

If your child is the recipient of an NC Opportunity Scholarship, make sure that you log into your account and endorse that your child is attending Blessed Sacrament School. Here is a link to the portal: https://myportal.ncseaa.edu/NC/login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fNC%2fint%2fFinAid%2findex.aspx

If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Rico.

Mr. Rico will be available at the office Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays for any questions or concerns related to admissions.

You can reach Mr. Rico at 336-570-0019 ext. 212 or by email at admissions@bssknights.org Hablamos Español!

Here is a link to our admissions page: https://www.bssknights.org/admissions

Alamance-Burlington School System will have its 3rd Annual High School Fair Options! It is never too early to explore ALL the options there are for High School Students. More details here: https://sites.google.com/abss.k12.nc.us/absscoursefair/home

Cristo Rey Catholic High School -Located in Durham, NC. They have a Bus that leaves from Home Depot here in Burlington! Ask for Martha Zaldivar, Director of Admissions.

To register, CLICK HERE.

Bishop McGuiness Catholic High School - Located in Kernersville, NC. They have a bus that leaves and brings students to Target here in Burlington!

From the Director of Admissions Mrs. Knox at Bishop McGuiness:

RSVP by Clicking Here or call the Admissions Office at 336.564.1011

The Burlington Upper School - Located here in Burlington, NC!

Alamance Christian School - Located here in Burlington as well.

If your family is in need of afterschool care services, do not forget to submit an enrollment form. Following are the links for Afterschool care information and enrollment forms:

Make sure you review the afterschool care procedures for the new school year below:

CLICK HERE to read the procedures

HAGA CLIC AQUÍ para leerlos los procedimeintos

Monday: Chick-Fil-A

Tuesday: Cici’s Pizza

Wednesday: Subway

Thursday: Smithfields Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q

Friday: La Fiesta Mexican Restaurant

If you have any questions, please give us a call at (888) 894-8295 or email us at info@myhotlunchbox.com. We are looking forward to serving your school!

If you are bringing lunch to your child, please make sure it is labeled with your student's name and grade level and leave it on the table just outside the front door of the school--Do not forget to buzz the office to let us know you dropped by.

CLICK HERE to review our school uniforms guidelines for the 2022-23 school year.

Our school swap shop is open year-round, just stop by the front office so they led you into the store. We have two swap shop sales before we transition into either summer or winter uniforms.

CLICK HERE if you rather buy the uniforms new at Land's End. Our School code is 900029141.

Remember, you can now buy our PE Uniforms at Graham's Sporting Goods! They have our logo at the store to purchase yellow PE shirts only. They are located at 2535 S Church St, Burlington, NC 27215.

If you have any questions reach out to us:

Beth Fitzgerald

Advancement Director

José Rico Benavides

Admissions Director

HAGA CLIC AQUÍ para revisar nuestras pautas de uniformes escolares para el año escolar 2022-23.

HAGA CLIC AQUÍ si prefiere comprar los uniformes nuevos en Land's End. El código de nuestro Colegio es 900029141.

Recuerde, ¡ahora puede comprar nuestros uniformes de educación física en Graham's Sporting Goods! Tienen nuestro logo en la tienda para la compra de playeras amarillas de educación física solamente. Están ubicados en 2535 S Church St, Burlington, NC 27215.

The back-to-school spirit wear sale is halfway over! Save 30% on everything in the store. Choose from hundreds of spirit wear designs and garments that are delivered to your home in days. Don't miss it! **This is NOT part of BSS uniforms**

Visit https://1stplace.sale/56240

We'd love to help promote your business, while you support our school!

In addition to keeping our tuition as low as possible, donations during the 2021-2022 school year allowed us to do the following:

If you or someone you know owns a business and would like to partner with our school, contact us today!

CLICK HERE to access more detailed sponsorship level opportunities.

I look forward to working with you!

Beth Fitzgerald

Director of Advancement

We are now selling Attractions Dining & Value Guides. They are $25 each! Buy 5 and you get one free! This year our 7th & 8th Grade students are helping us sell them. They are working to raise money for a special Coding project. They will earn $10 for each book sold. Look in Yellow Folders on Friday for more information!

Learn More HERE

AmazonSmile is a simple way for you to support Blessed Sacrament School every time you shop, at no cost to you. AmazonSmile is available at smile.amazon.com on your web browser and can be activated in the Amazon Shopping app for iOS and Android phones. When you shop at AmazonSmile, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added benefit that AmazonSmile will donate 0.5% of your eligible purchases to BSS. Just make sure you choose Blessed Sacrament Church/School as the charity organization you select.

Remember, only purchases made at smile.amazon.com, (not www.amazon.com or the mobile app,) generate AmazonSmile donations.

CLICK HERE to find out more about AmazonSmile

No more clipping. No more sending Box Tops to school. All you need is your phone. Download the ALL-NEW Box Tops app, shop as you normally would, then simply scan your store receipts to find participating products. The app will automatically credit Blessed Sacrament School's Box Tops earnings online. Click here for a video of how it works.

Twice a year, your school will receive a check and can use that cash to buy whatever it needs! If you see this label, use the new Box Tops app to scan your receipt. Box Tops are still worth 10¢ each for your school. CLICK HERE

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

When you shop Harris Teeter brands, a percentage of your purchase is donated to Blessed Sacrament School if your VIC card is linked.

You link your card online (CLICK HERE), or you can ask your cashier to link your VIC card by providing our TIE code 1704.

A great opportunity here in Burlington to learn to play lacrosse or continue to sharpen your skills!

Open to Boys & Girls K-8th for $25.

Sponsored by NC Fusion Lacrosse and Burlington Parks & Recreation.

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