Dear Parents, Whew! What a week! Thank you to Yves Clark,Trish Blomquist, Caitlin Hall, Allison Cogswell and ALL of the parent volunteers who helped in the classrooms, brought food and drove to workshops. Thank you also to the entire staff for being flexible and understanding as we manage through the merry chaos of the Week of the Arts. Thank you also to Mike Widenhofer and the facilities staff for constantly being there for set ups and and take downs and last minute requests. Finally thank you to Trish Blomquist (again) and Jeanette Berry for ending the week with a joyful celebration of our student talent at the variety show. From the opening rendition of the Ukrainian national anthem (performed on the piano by Evan Chaban) to the rollicking show closer of ‘Never Gonna Give Up’ by Julian Reisig, it truly ran the gamut.   Unfortunately, we had to endure this joyful week with the overlay of tragedy. Just a few days after I sent out information about our ALICE program and upcoming lockdown drills, there was ANOTHER school shooting. One of the saddest things about it is that it is nothing new to our students, especially our middle school students. Columbine was over 20 years ago, Sandy Hook was over a decade ago...and nothing changes…it only gets more commonplace. What we are doing isn’t working; maybe we should try a different approach. More guns is not the solution; I think that we have enough evidence to support that. The rest of the world has figured it out, why can’t we?   Faithfully, Chris Kelly

UPCOMING EVENTS April 5th 12:30 Dismissal. Easter Vacation Begins April 17th Classes Resume To order for the week of April 17-21st orders must be received by Tues, April 11th Order online HERE    Click HERE to view the April lunch menu.

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.  Click here to order your copy now! Spring Soccer Registration Is open for 1st - 8th graders. Register HERE. Registraton closes SOON! If you are interested in participating in Track and Field, please contact Mary Seidel at maryseidel@blessedsacramentdc.org

Donate Easter Hams BS Parish Food Ministry – SHARE is providing Easter hams to those in need who receive our monthly food packages. By donating the cost of a ham ($26), we make their dinners more festive. This is especially critical since the pandemic funds for food stamps has ended. PLEASE: Send a check to SHARE @ BS, 3630 Quesada Street, NW, Washington, DC 20015. Or donate online by credit card HERE. God bless you for your generosity and continued support of your Parish Food Ministry.

Lace up your running shoes and meet us at the starting line for the 15th annual Bulldog 5k Race and Fun Run May 6th, 2023 The race starts in front of the church at 8 am. $40 per participant. We also want to see our younger runners join us for the 1/2 mile Fun Run starting @ 9am. $35 per participant. We would love family (and corporate) sponsors! All family and corporate sponsors get their names on the back of the race t-shirts! All sponsors receive at least 1 free registration (depending on level of sponsorship). To register and for sponsorship sign up, please click here. Questions? Please contact: Eleanor Hopkins at eleanor.j.hopkins@gmail.com  or Athena Meyers at athenameyers@gmail.com

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 HERE, and it only takes a few minutes to register: Questions? Contact Monica Murphy Kumar (mokumar09@gmail.com), //www.boxtops4education.com/

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