Dear Parents,
Report Cards have been posted to PlusPortals. No hard copies will be sent home. See the Weekly for further information about accessing your child’s report card online.
ALERT: This week, there have been a number of local schools reporting strangers following children or attempting to lure students to cars. To my knowledge, there have been no physical incidents and no harm to children other than emotional (fear and anxiety).
Little Flower and Chevy Chase Elementary both reported a man in a gray/silver vehicle with a ski mask on following/staring at children. BCC reported someone attempting to get a female student to get in his car. Chevy Chase Elementary also reported an older man following a group of children for a few blocks. All of these occurrences have been reported to the police. We are not aware of any reports related to Blessed Sacrament children.
Every year, we speak with all of the children about ‘stranger danger’ and ask them to be aware and report anything unusual to a teacher or a parent. At lunch yesterday, I talked with the middle school about the recent reports in the area and asked them to be vigilant and keep an eye on our younger students at dismissal and as they head home through the neighborhood.
Let’s all just keep an extra eye out for our children. Have a nice (and safe) weekend.
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- Re enrollment Closes TODAY Jan 27th
- Catholic Schools Week Jan.30-Feb. 3rd
- Feb.10th Bake Sale 50 cents
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To order for the week of Feb.6-10th orders must be received by Tues, Jan.31st
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Report cards are now posted on PlusPortals at
All parents (who have an email on file with BSS) have access to PlusPortals. If you have any trouble accessing your PlusPortals account, please email Catherine Tobin at ctobin@blessedsacramentdc.org.
Parents can also download the ParentPlus app on their phones. Be sure to enter Blessed Sacrament DC as the school name (don't forgot the DC).
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DEADLINE TODAY!
All families should have received an email from TADS on Monday, January 9, 2023. Please click the link in the email to complete the enrollment forms and submit the $250 enrollment fee.
Re-enrollment is a placeholder for your child for the upcoming school year. We have several grades that are full or close to full this year, and have multiple applicants for next year. New students will be accepted based on the re-enrollment numbers, so it is vital that we have accurate information from you about your intentions for next year.
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We are thrilled for this year's best party and biggest fundraiser, the 2023 Benefit Auction for BSS "Cheers to 100 Years".
To promote awareness and generate support of all exciting things benefiting our children, we are asking each student to make Valentine’s Day bookmarks for their grandparents/special friends. (The bookmarks will be created and mailed at school.)
Please click HERE to provide the addresses of your family's two grandparents/special friends.
The school will also use this information to promote the BSS Grandparents/Special Friends Day on Friday, May 12th.
Thank you for your continued support!
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Annual Shrove Tuesday
Pancake Dinner
Tuesday, February 21
6:00-7:00 PM
School Auditorium
Grab your whole crew and wear your jammies!
Tickets $10 per person ages 2 and up.
All proceeds benefit the BSS HSA.
Purchase tickets by February 17 HERE
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Last Call!
In need of uniform items?
HSA Uniform Closet is NOW OPEN for requests through January 30th.
Have uniform items to donate? Please leave clean, gently-used uniform or spirit wear items in the bin outside the school lobby (under the portico.) Please do not donate stained, torn items or CYO uniforms.
Volunteers welcome to help with the uniform closet. If interested please Email
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Friday, February 10th
The 7th grade class will host a bake sale during all lunch periods on Friday, February 10. The proceeds will benefit the veterans at the Armed Forces Retirement Home. Items will cost 50 cents.
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It's almost time for the Kids Heart Challenge!
You can register your child now to begin raising money for the American Heart Association. A kick-off assembly will be held during school on Monday, January 30th. Any student who raises $150 by January 30th will receive a special prize!
Click HERE for more information.
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Our basketball teams had another successful weekend with numerous wins over their opponents. Highlights of the weekend include the following wins:
10 U Boys Team 2: 32-2 over St. DeChantal
12 U Boys A Team: 53-18 over Mary of Nazareth
12 U Girls A Team: 27 to 8 over Little Flower
14 U Boys B Team overcoming a 14 point halftime deficit to defeat St. Patrick's, 38-35
14 U Boys 7th Grade Team: 21-15 over St. John’s the Baptist
14 U Girls A Team: 24-11 over St. Raphael
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Attention all you guys, dolls, and bootleggers! The BSS Auction Wine Cellar is now LIVE!
The Wine Cellar is one of our most popular auction traditions, made possible by your donation. You can contribute by simply visiting the AUCTION WEBSITE and selecting your donation level. With your contribution, BSS dad, Brian Gelb, will curate TWO wine lots AND a whiskey package for our auction from Total Wine. Every bootlegger’s must-haves!
No need for you to visit the store. The auction committee will take care of everything including delivery to the WINNERS' homes after the auction.
Don't forget to purchase your tickets for March 4th - this is a SELLOUT event and the BEST night of the year! Let’s party like it’s 1923!
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Take advantage of the Family Discount!
$25 for the 1st book, $20 for the 2nd, and $18 for any additional yearbooks.
A limited number of yearbooks will be printed, so reserve your copy before they sell out!
Yearbooks will be distributed the last week of school.
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Host Families Needed
Wendy Gittings, a former BS parishioner and school parent, is looking for 5 families to each host two 8th grade students for two nights during a school visit to DC on March 29-31.
Wendy teaches Religion at St. Ignatius School (“SIS”), a co-ed Jesuit Nativity middle school in Bronx, NY (sis-nativity.org), which serves one of the poorest congressional districts in the U.S.
Blessed Sacrament families warmly and generously hosted 24 SIS students for the school’s first DC trip in 2019.
Students arrive by 8:00pm Wednesday evening and depart at 7:45 each morning from BSS. Hosting duties include 2 overnight stays, morning and evening transportation to BSS, and 2 packed lunches. If you are interested or have questions, please phone (650) 269-0983 or email Wendy directly at wendyeg@yahoo.com.
Thank you for your consideration.
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Wednesday February 1st
7:30 pm
Parish Center
My name is Kevin Knowles, a sixth grader at Blessed Sacrament and I am a Boy Scout. On Wednesday, February 1st the Boy Scout Troop 90 invites you to come to our Court of Honor. The Court of Honor is a small ceremony where I will announce all of the achievements made by scouts in the past three months.
We highly encourage anyone who may be interested in joining Boy Scouts to come and see what our troop is like. In Boy Scouts you learn life skills, find new friends, and make many amazing memories. Being in the Boy Scouts also looks very good on a college application or resume.
P.S. If it helps you decide, cake and drinks are served at the end.
Sincerely,
Kevin Knowles
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Is your 6th grade daughter interested in outdoorsy activities like archery and rock climbing, and participating in community service projects? Then please consider having her join a pilot project, informally known as the 6th Grade Girls Outings Group, which started in September and has been organizing these types of activities on a monthly basis.
There are about 8 girls participating now, along with a host of very supportive parent volunteers, and the organizer hopes to develop this pilot into a more formal organization in the future. If you are interested in learning more, please attend a (virtual) organizational meeting (via Zoom) on Monday, Jan. 30 at 12:15 pm.
Please reach out to Betsy McIntyre at edk2006@tc.columbia.edu for more details.
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Youth Ministry Coat/Accessories Drive to Benefit Interfaith Works
7th Grade Youth Ministry are collecting new and gently used coats, new socks, hats and gloves. Donations due: Friday, February 10th. Donations can be dropped off at the Parish Center or School Lobby.
You can also order from our Amazon Page and shipped directly to the Parish Center by clicking HERE
With gratitude,
Grace Connolly, Molly Howard, Keaveny Mullins, Chuck Olsen, Thatcher Redpath and Lily Ritz
Youth Ministry Winter Clothing Service Project Committee
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You’re Invited to Be Mary with Us!!
Ever wonder who runs the annual bazaar? We do! Want to know who helps prepare the church for weekly Mass, weddings and First Communion? We do! Are you interested in making friends, devoting time to prayer, helping the community, growing in your faith and/or getting involved in the parish? We do that too! And who are we?! We’re the Sanctuary Sodality, a parish organization of 300+ women comprised of smaller units named for attributes of Mary, each with its own distinctive social, charitable and spiritual focus. Bring a friend or come on your own to one of our upcoming membership events.
Cocktail hour: Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.
Nancy Ryan’s residence: 3805 Village Park Drive Chevy Chase
Meet current sodalists from all the different units, hear about their experiences and find out how to take part!
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Faith in the Marketplace
Friday, February 3
After 6:30 am Mass
Duffy Parish Center
Come join a gathering of men and women parishioners to explore how others live and practice their faith. Our speaker is Kenneth “Coop” Cooper, a long-time BS parishioner who has been a high school teacher for 40 years, including 30 years at St. Johns College High School, a destination for many parish pupils. Coop’s insightful observations of the evolution of students’ preparedness, awareness, deportment, and spiritual development paints an intriguing mosaic of the educational marketplace affecting our families, this parish, our community and country. All are invited and urged to bring a friend for a lively discussion of Catholic-based education and its relevance to our faith community.
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There is a new way for you to earn Box Tops for Education to benefit Blessed Sacrament School.
Just download the app, then scan your receipts! BSS parents have tried the app, and the process seems to work smoothly.
Don’t forget to credit your earnings to a specific grade level on the app. (A little competition never hurts!)
All the information can be found at the link below, and it only takes a few minutes to register:
Sign up now:
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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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