Do not forget, tomorrow, Saturday, October 29th, we will have our annual Oktoberfest! Hosted by The Knights of Columbus and Blessed Sacrament School, this year we will have games, food, and music for the whole family! If you can, volunteer for one of the many shifts we have. More details here and further below:

Friday, October 28 - Early Dismissal @ 11:30 am; 8th Grade Students Prepare for Haunted Hall 👻💀

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

Monday, October 31 - Halloween Parade! 🎃 Students May Wear Costumes

Tuesday, November 1 - All Saints Mass at 8:30 @ Our Lady of Angels Center ⛪

Wednesday, November 2 - Dia De Los Muertos Prayer Service ⛪

Friday, November 4 - 4th Grade Lemonade Wars Reward Lunch

November 11 - 13 - Renegar Tournament @ OLM 🏀

Monday, November 7 - Winter Uniforms Begins ❄

Tuesday, November 8 - Lunch Provided for Staff; Parent & Teacher Conferences from 4:00 - 7:00 📝; Election Day 🗳 📅

Wednesday, November 9 - Out-of-Uniform Day - Bring a Thanksgiving Food Item 🦃

Thursday, November 10 - Parent & Teacher Conferences from 3:30 - 6:00📝; High School Options Fair from 5:30 - 6:30 🏫 💙💛

Friday, November 11 - Veteran's Day School Closed

Saturday, November 19 - Home Basketball Game vs. IHM @ 9:30 am 🏀

Tuesday, November 22 - Thanksgiving Prayer Service ⛪; Early Dismissal @ 11:30 am; Away Basketball Game vs. SH @ 4:00 pm 🏀

November 23 - 27 - Thanksgiving Break - School Closed 🦃

Click here to see the official BSS calendar: BSS Calendar

Students may come in costume-nothing gory/weapons

Halloween Party Sign-ups🎃

Many classes have gained new students over the last few weeks. The Halloween Party Sign-ups have been updated to show the current number of students. If you are sending in items, please make sure you send in enough for each child so everyone will receive the same items in their party bags!

Thank you!

We are looking forward to our annual Oktoberfest event. It is scheduled for Saturday, October 29th from 5:00-8:30. We 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! 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!

Sign-up to help with games HERE! 

Sign-up to help with food sales HERE!

Sign-up to participate in our Trunk or Treat HERE!

Sign-up to donate Bake Sale Items HERE!

Dear parents,

Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on Tuesday, November 8 from 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. and Thursday, November 10 from 3:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m. with your child's teacher(s). A parent must attend the conference in order to pick up their child's report card. Please choose a time on this sign-up that works with your schedule. Preschool-8th grade conferences will be in the classroom.

If you have an issue with any of the sign-ups, please contact Mr. Rico at admissions@bssknights.org.

Si tiene culaquier problema con la registration de las conferencias, porfavor comuniquese con Mr. Rico al admissions@bssknights.org

Your child(ren) is/are graduating soon from Blessed Sacrament School and you are wondering what comes next? Join us for our High School Options Fair! We will have representatives from local private and public schools.

Mrs. Bost's 2nd grade students read this week the book titled, The Paper Crane, written by Molly Bang. "Business returns to a once-prosperous restaurant when a mysterious stranger pays for his meal with a magical paper crane that comes alive and dances. The book is illustrated with cut-paper collages and paintings. It is a wonderful book to use with children learning about patterns in storytelling."-goodreads.com

This morning, Friday, October 28th, our very own, talented Origami Master, Mrs. Dominique Martin, visited the students this morning, and taught them how to do Origami Cranes! Here are pictures of the student's activity.

NJHS'S Pizza BINGO NIGHT SUCCESS!

The National Junior Honor Society held their Pizza BINGO last Friday, October 21st! The students were able to fundraise $462.00 THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT & SUPPORTING OUR SCHOOL! All proceeds will benefit the BSS Athletic Boosters. See below pictures of this wonderful event.

Before dismissing on Friday, October 28th, we held a school-wide Holy Rosary Prayer led by our 7th-grade students. "The Rosary is a Scripture-based prayer. It begins with the 'Apostles' Creed', which summarizes the great mysteries of the Catholic faith. The Our Father, which introduces each mystery, is from the Gospels. The first part of the 'Hail Mary' is the angel's words announcing Christ's birth and Elizabeth's greeting to Mary. St. Pius V officially added the second part of the 'Hail Mary'. The Mysteries of the Rosary center on the events of Christ's life. There are four sets of Mysteries: Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious, and––added by Saint John Paul II in 2002––the Luminous." -How to Pray the Rosary, USCCB

Several Alamance County Veterans visited Mrs. Allred's First Grade Class to explain the American flag, its history, and some fun facts. The class was also given a small flag to take home. Thank you for your service and for coming to speak to our students, Veterans!

Mrs. Spradlin's 7th Grade Social Studies students completed a “Create Your Own Country” project. Students were asked to create their own country choosing the location, physical characteristics, government, a system of currency, and cultural traits including language, religion, and social structure. After completing all the hard work, students were asked to present the countries to their classmates. Each presentation was 5-10 minutes long. These pictures show each group’s physical map of their country and the flags they created. Well done Knights!

This week, Mrs. Byerly & Mrs. Joyner's Kindergraten students worked with their 6th-grade-STREAM Buddies to create Alphabet Vests! Take a look at the pictures of our students working together!

Our Little Knight & Kindergarten students and Staff have been working hard decorating our school with Halloween & Fall Theme items! Look at the pumpkins the students created in art class and how our teachers decorated their doors!

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.

Fr. Tim has been a Franciscan Priest for more than 40 years! He arrived at our parish on August 16th. He has been working in parishes for more than 30 years. He especially enjoys working with the ones that have schools. He enjoys speaking with our young students because they have so much energy and recognize that they are the future of the church. Having worked with students for such a long time, Fr. Tim tells us that there are many areas students are interested in—like working, faith, and their own lives and challenges. Fr. Tim’s role at Blessed Sacrament includes presiding over Mass, visiting the sick, hearing confessions, and working with young people, and the elderly. He has been enjoying working in the food pantry—he shares with us that the food pantry is very rewarding for him and has a lot of fun doing it. Other parts of the ministry that Fr. Tim enjoys doing is visiting the elderly in nursing homes and their own homes—to bring them their sacraments, and communion. Fr. Tim shares with us, “It is truly humbling to hear their life stories and very strong stories of faith in our Lord Jesus, which helps me as a priest to see the unique gifts that God gives to all of us.”

Before coming to Blessed Sacrament Church, He was the Director Chaplin of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha National Shrine in Fonda, NY for four years. Saint Kateri is a Mohawk Native American that was recently canonized by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012. Fr. Tim told us that Saint Kateri “is a wonderful example of prayer and faith in God. She lost her family when she was 4 years old, because of the Smallpox Virus that inflicted her village. The virus killed her father, who was the chief, her mother, and her younger brother. She also caught the virus which affected her skin and eyes, and her face was left partially disfigured, but she dedicated her life to God and continued to live aiding the Mohawk People. She found the love of God and accepted him as her savior, Father, and the Blessed Mother. The shrine is the only excavated Mohawk Village in the country.”

Fr. Tim was born in a little town in Connecticut and then moved with his family when he was four to Bridgeport, CT. Fr. Tim is the fourth of seven children. His parents passed away recently; his dad in 2010, and his mom in 2014. He is looking forward to the whole family being together again in Heaven. He attended St. Peter’s Elementary School. Growing up, he always thought about becoming a priest. He had great respect for priests in grade school and forged many friendships with them. He later attended Kolbe Cathedral High School where the Franciscans taught. While in high school, Fr. Tim recognized how special priests were in their lives and their dedication to following a very simple and beautiful life imitating St. Francis in poverty, obedience, and chastity. After high school, Fr. Tim petitioned to become a Franciscan. He was sent to Ellicott City, Maryland to a beautiful property where they had cows, pigs, and chickens. The place can accommodate 35 first-year men learning how to pray in preparation for their priesthood—Fr. Tim shared with us that they used to slaughter animals for food on-site!

After a year, Fr. Tim and his fellow students went to college together in Granton, Massachusetts for four years. He studied Philosophy. After that, he went to Rensselaer, NY (near Albany) for four more years to study Theology. He was ordained a priest on May 9th, 1981. The majority of his time has been working in parishes. He has been to Boston, MA, Pennsylvania, Atlanta, GA, Albany, NY, the Shrine of St. Kateri, and now Blessed Sacrament. He enjoys sports. When he was younger, he used to play basketball and baseball. Fr. Tim has actually coached both sports in Catholic Schools! Growing up in a big family, Fr. Tim has learned to eat everything! He feels spoiled as the Franciscans would always cook great food for him!

When Fr. Tim is not working at the church or school, he likes to read, and do jigsaw and crossword puzzles.

Birthday: June 18th

My favorite places to eat: Still exploring restaurants—but he has tried great Mexican and Italian restaurants in the area.

My favorite place to get coffee: Instant Coffee at home

My coffee order is: Black, no sugar

My favorite thing for breakfast: Cereal-especially Raisin Bran and Wheaties with blueberries

I love to shop at: Not really likes shopping—he likes to take a good drive and sing along to the radio.

My favorite colors are: Blue

My favorite sports team is: Not really, but prefer to watch college sports—students are not playing for money, playing for their school

My favorite candy/snack is: M&Ms mixed with Peanuts, but pretzels

My favorite drink is: Soda

T-shirt size: L

Hobbies: Reading, Jigsaw puzzles, and crosswords (on Sundays with an ink pen)

The teams we will be having this winter 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!!!

Varsity Boys will play at the Renegar Tournament @ OLM (1730 Link Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27103) more details soon!

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.

Please email us at abost@bssknights.org or kchampion@bssknights.org if you have any questions.

We are looking forward to a fun season!

GO, KNIGHTS!!! 💙💛

Marci Letvak

Athletic Director

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.

Dear Parents,

Hope to see you at Oktoberfest on Saturday, 10/29, from 5:00-8:30. It will be a fun-filled community event! 

Mrs. Gomez

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

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.

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.

We will transition to Winter Uniforms on Monday, November 7th. CLICK HERE to review the winter uniform guidelines on pages 2, 4, 6 & 8.

Haremos la transición a los uniformes de invierno el lunes 7 de noviembre. HAGA CLIC AQUÍ para revisar las pautas del uniforme de invierno en las páginas 2, 4, 6 y 8.

If you would like to order new uniform pieces, Lands' End is currently the only option for items with a logo and plaid ties. We are working on a new vendor and will share more details soon.

You can purchase khaki and navy pants anywhere as long as they are solid and have a belt loop (2nd-8th).

There are a few other options for the plaid jumpers and skirts.

All plaid should have the colors green, navy, yellow, and red. There are a few variations. Please be sure to get the one w/ all 4 colors. On Lands' End, it is called HUNTER/CLASSIC NAVY PLAID.

On French Toast and Walmart, it is called GREEN PLAID.

You can still purchase PE uniforms locally at Graham Sporting Goods. They have the yellow PE shirts, solid sweatpants, and zip-up jackets. You do NOT have to get the logo on the sweatpants, but it must be on the jacket and sweatshirt.

PE pants need to be solid navy. There should not be any lines down the sides or decals on them.

Let me know if you have any Winter Uniform questions!

Thanks,

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.

Click here to RESERVE YOUR VISIT