Dear Parents,
Monday was a great day for golf and a fun way to support the school! Thank you to everyone who sponsored or participated in the Monsignor Smyth Golf Tournament on Monday. We had a full field of golfers and a lot of fun supporting our endowment program for the school. Fr. Gary joined us for the festivities and has hinted at bringing out his clubs for next year’s event. Thank you in particular to our volunteer leaders, Dave Belford, Mark Klug, and John Schlegel. We do not have final numbers but we had great sign ups and day of the event donations.
Yesterday we had a fantastic Open House! We had over 50 families visit the school and they got to see the special place that we call home. Allison did a GREAT job organizing it and we had a tremendous turnout. We received positive feedback on the tours because of our awesome parent volunteers and 8th grade tour guides. It’s so nice to be able to welcome people here to see the teachers and students in action and brag about the school a little bit.
Please remember Monday is an early dismissal day. Grade specific directions have been sent home about proper attire for the day. The Halloween parade will be at 11:00 and then students will return to classes for parties. Dismissal is at 12:30.
Faithfully,
Chris Kelly
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- 12:30 Dismissal Oct. 31st
- End of 1st Quarter Oct.31st
- Makeup Picture Day Nov. 9th
- 12:30 Dismissal/Conferences Nov. 10th
- No School/Conferences Nov.11
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The deadline to order lunch for any given week is the Tuesday before. Therefore, the deadline to order for Oct 31- Nov 4th is next Tuesday, Oct. 18th.
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The Halloween Parade Is Back!
K-5 students are permitted to wear their costumes to school. 6-8 students may accessorize. The parade will begin at 11:00 am on the blacktop. Parents, siblings and cameras encouraged! Homeroom celebrations will begin at 11:30 am (students only.) It is a half day with dismissal at 12:30 pm.
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Winter uniforms begin on Tuesday, November 1. Boys must wear pants and both boys and girls must wear sweat pants for gym (no more shorts.)
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Thursday, November 10th from 1:30 - 4:30pm
Friday, November 11th from 8:30am - 1pm
Parent/teacher conferences will be held Thursday, November 10th, from 1:30pm - 4:30pm and Friday, November 11th, from 8:30am - 1pm in 15 minute time slots (Thursday is a 12:30pm dismissal and there is no school on Friday). Once again, we will be using PickATime, an online scheduler, to schedule the conferences.
The online scheduler is open and will close on Tuesday, November 8th at Noon. Click here to sign up. Parents received an email yesterday with instructions on how to schedule a conference.
***K-5 conferences are with the teachers and parents ONLY (please do not bring any K-5 students or younger siblings to conferences). However, middle school students are expected to attend the conference with their parents.
There is no Aftercare on Thursday, November 10th!
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Parent Listening Session
Thursday, November 3rd
8:30 am
Upper Level of the Parish Center
Fr. Gary is doing a number of listening sessions to get feedback from parishioners, school families and School of Religion families. He’s committed to continual improvement in building a stronger Blessed Sacrament community. School parents are invited to come and have a discussion with him. Bring your coffee and share your comments.
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Save the Date for Week of the Arts March 29-31 2023
We are presently looking for workshop leaders for Wednesday and Thursday afternoons for the 5-8th graders. If you have a particular skill or talent to share with our young students, please contact Yves Clark at yclark@blessedsacramentdc.org.
Workshops run 12:30-3 both days and can be on campus or off-campus.
Additional information/volunteer opportunities for K-4 will be forthcoming after Christmas break.
Thank you!
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Outreach Sunday Collection Volunteers Needed
We are looking for bright smiling faces to stand at the entrances of the church and collect donations which support our food ministries at Blessed Sacrament. This collection only occurs on the first Sunday of the month. Volunteers are asked to spend 15 minutes before and after mass holding the baskets for donations. This is a great family service opportunity! Service Hours can be earned. We need volunteers for the 7:30, 9:00 and 12:30 Sunday masses. If any of these masses are your regular mass, we would love your help! Please contact Jessica Walsh in the Social Concerns Office at jwalsh@blessedsacramentdc.org.
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Save The Date for the 35th Annual Greg Gannon Canned Food Drive
Saturday, December 3rd.
Registration Coming Soon!
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Faith in the Marketplace Friday, November 4 Following the 6:30 am Mass, 1st Floor Duffy Parish Center
Food for thought . . . and nourishment . . . is on the menu for the Faith in the Marketplace meeting, November 4, a gathering of men to explore how others live and practice their faith in the marketplace.
Our speaker is Brian Mulholland, Chairman, John S. Mulholland Family Foundation. The Foundation has provided food for Washington's poorest neighborhoods by operating five parish food pantries serving more than 750 families each month. They have collected and delivered more than 1.3 million cans of non-perishable food and 45 tons of fresh food.
Please join us next Friday, November 4, for Brian’s observations on the critical need to serve the food insecure in our area.
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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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