Dear Parents,
Happy Thanksgiving!
We are thankful to have the life back in our school! The teachers truly feel blessed to have the children back in school full time and I am guessing that the parents perhaps feel even more blessed. This is a chaotic and joyful and stressful and reflective time of year. We hope that everyone enjoys our (extended) Thanksgiving break and comes back with enthusiasm to close out the calendar year.
Hopefully that enthusiasm will help us to collect MORE CANS than Holy Redeemer. Next week is the week of the Greg Gannon Canned Food Drive!!! This year, we will be collecting cans all week. Cans will be collected in the classrooms on Tuesday-Thursday and collected in the gym and the auditorium on Friday morning. Any day, if you have a delivery too large for your child to carry in...PLEASE deliver it to the blacktop. We have more space for unloading there.
We will not be able to have many of our traditional Christmas activities at school this year but we do want to liven up the holidays a little bit. We will be having Festive Fridays, every Friday between Thanksgiving and Christmas. These will be free semi-dress-down days.
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Friday, December 3rd- Christmas socks, hats and scarves- wear your regular uniform but accessorize for the season (remember your cans!!!)
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Friday, December 10th- Christmas PJs or Festive Flannel- dress down in comfy clothes
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Friday, December 17th- Christmas sweater- wear your regular uniform with a Christmas sweater or sweatshirt over top.
REMINDERS:
- Giving Tuesday is next week -November 30.
- Teacher Christmas Gift Fund collection closes December 6.
Faithfully,
Chris Kelly
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- Thanksgiving Break 11/24-11/29
- School will be closed Wednesday 11/24 through Monday 11/29!
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The deadline to order lunch for any given week is the Tuesday before. Therefore, the deadline to order for Dec 6 - 10 is next
Tuesday, November 30.
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Now through December 6th, the HSA will be accepting contributions
for the
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.
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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!
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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!
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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!
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We will be collecting cans all week next week. The last day to turn in cans to count towards the class totals is Friday, December 3rd.
The top two grade levels in total cans will get a pizza party. If we beat Holy Redeemer overall, everyone gets a free dress down day AND a special treat at lunch the following week.
Saturday, December 4th will be the neighborhood bag collection day.
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Thanksgiving and the Greg Gannon Food Drive is the perfect time to support our school by signing up for BoxTops! Now through November 28, use the referral code: CAUW2Q0W (https://btfe.smart.link/c2jjdifkw?referral_code=CAUW2Q0W ), create an account and earn 40 bonus box tops for our school when you scan your first receipt. More Box Tops equals more money for our school. This month there’s a special on all Pillsbury items. So, make a pie and some rolls all while earning cash for our school.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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
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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.
866-949-4386
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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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