Dear Parents, Another beautiful week with beautiful children doing beautiful things. As we turn the corner into Thanksgiving week, I wanted to send thanks out to all of the parents and children who participated to make the food drive for the Spanish Catholic Center such a success. In addition, we collected over 200 coats to donate to the archdiocesan coat drive. When we dropped them off, we were informed that they will be sorted this evening and delivered to people this weekend, just in time for the colder weather.  We’ll take a little break next week to build up steam for the Greg Gannon Canned Food Drive. This year, we will be collecting cans all week; the week AFTER Thanksgiving. We will tally everything that we have received by noon on Friday to compare our total with Holy Redeemer. They currently hold the Canned Bean Trophy and we want it back! If you over-buy for Thanksgiving, put some cans aside to donate the following week. We really want to make this year our most successful canned food drive ever. I have told the Student Council that the school will get a free dress down day if we win this year. Please check backpacks for an Imaginative Prayer booklet. These have been provided by the parish to help families prepare for Christ’s coming through the Advent season.  Faithfully, Chris Kelly

UPCOMING EVENTS 12:30 Dismissal 11/23  Thanksgiving Break 11/24-11/30 School will be closed 11/29! The deadline to order lunch for any given week is the Tuesday before. Therefore, the deadline to order for Nov 29 - Dec 3 is next Tuesday, November 23.  Order online HERE!    Click here to view the November lunch menu.

Now through December 6th, the HSA will be accepting contributions for the Faculty and Staff Christmas Fund! We encourage everyone to skip the individual teacher Christmas gifts and contribute to the Faculty and Staff Christmas Fund instead! This is THE BEST way to support our teachers and staff!   Donations 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.  All contributions are tax deductible. Donation receipts will be provided by the end of January.  Our faculty and staff are working extra hard to educate our children, please show them your support by contributing HERE. Stocking Stuffer Service Project The 6th grade advisories are collecting toiletries for the homeless to be distributed at THRIVE DC. This year, our goal is to fill 300 stockings! We really need your help in order to fill them all. Kindergarten - 2 deodorant & chapstick 1st - 2 full-sized toothpaste & chapstick 2nd - deodorant & 2 chapstick 3rd - 2 full-sized toothpaste & toothbrush 4th - 2 full-sized toothpaste & chapstick 5th - deodorant & 2 soaps 6th - 2 toothbrushes & soap 7th - deodorant & 2 soaps 8th - 2 toothbrushes & chapstick ALL DONATIONS ARE DUE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3rd. THANK YOU!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR GIVING TUESDAY  NOVEMBER 30, 2021 GivingTuesday is Blessed Sacrament School's biggest day of giving annually. It's a day where we ask you to support us and we ask you to support each other.  Everyone has something to give and every act of generosity counts! www.bsstoday.org/giving In honor of Giving Tuesday, all students are asked to pledge to do something kind. It can be something small but it should be something that requires just a little bit extra on that day.   Please sign and return pledge slips to homeroom teachers by November 29. Our awesome student council is going to make a massive Paper Chain of Kindness to display before our next admissions Open House. We need many kind hearts to make this meaningful. Thank you!

Enjoy Donuts-To-Go from Krispy Kreme and support the 8th Grade!! Use this form to pre-order Krispy Kreme Donuts (by the dozen). 8th graders will deliver orders to classrooms before 12:30 dismissal on Friday, December 10th! The donuts are to-go only - no eating at school! Deadline to order is Tuesday, December 7th! Thank you for supporting the 8th Grade!! Email the 8th Grade Room Parents Here with any questions. Who is ready to feel the joy of GIVING? Did you know the Giving Tree program provides Christmas gifts for over 700 children in need in our area? This year we will have an in-person gift donation and also have an online donation that will go towards gift cards for the families in need. In most cases your donation will be the only gift the child receives, so please consider giving generously!  Click here to make an online donation. Donations will be accepted through Tuesday, November 30th. Click here to request a star to provide gifts for a family in need. WE STILL HAVE OVER 150 UNCLAIMED STARS!  We will be collecting in-person gifts Saturday, December 11th from 8am-5:30pm & Sunday, December 12th from 8am-12:30pm in the Blessed Sacrament School auditorium. If you have questions, please contact Anna Meenan, Mary Skorny, & Erin Sowanick at bsdcgivingtree@gmail.com.

Save The Date! Saturday, December 4th. GGCFD.org Blessed Sacrament  is THANKFUL for our friends  at St.Thomas More Academy! This holiday season we want to help update their school library! Click HERE to make a purchase from their Amazon wish list! Thank you for continuing to support our giving hearts!

Thursday, December 16 Mamma Lucia Bethesda & Chevy Chase Locations 5 to 9pm Dine in, carryout, or order delivery! Mention Blessed Sacrament at check out and 20% of sales benefit the school. *4916 Elm Street *5504 Connecticut Ave, NW Join Chess Wizards this year for challenging chess lessons, exciting tournaments, fun, team activities, and more! If you’re brand new to chess, we’ll teach you the basics and get you playing right away. If you’re a seasoned checkmate artist, we’ll show you new ways to let your creativity show on the chess board 8 Tuesday Afternoon Classes January 11 - March 1 3:15 - 4:15pm in the Art Room $144 Open for K - 8 students of all skill levels. Register online at chesswizards.com. 866-949-4386

Support Blessed Sacrament! It's shopping season and one of the easiest ways to support the HSA and our school is by shopping through Amazon Smile!      Click here to shop Amazon and be sure to bookmark the link. Amazon will donate a percentage of all purchases to Blessed Sacrament. If you use the Amazon Shopping app on your phone or tablet, go to the Settings menu and under Programs and Features click 'See all Programs' and click 'AmazonSmile'. Search "Shrine Most Blessed Sacrament" to add BSS to your rewards program. Then every time you shop Amazon on your phone/tablet, BSS will receive a percentage of your purchases, including orders from Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods! Just remember to shop through the Amazon Smile Link! You can ask friends and family to consider registering as well!

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