5841 Chevy Chase Pkwy Washington, DC 20015 Phone: 202‐966‐6682 Fax: 202‐966‐4938 BSS WEEKLY
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Chris Kelly, Principal
Colleen Molloy, Asst. Principal Friday, November 13, 2015 Upcoming Events
 Bake Sale 11/17
Dear Parents,
Soccer Champs!
 Picture Make Up Day
11/18
 Open House 11/19
Congratulations to our7th grade boys CYO
soccer team who won the Boys Varsity Silver
Division Championship.
Congratulations to the 5th grade boys CYO
soccer team who won the Boys JV Bronze
Division Championship.
We’re all quite proud of all of you!
LUNCH BOX
Nov. 16 - 20 is a B
week for lunch
duty. Hot lunch is
$20.00 for the week.
We had a great Open House on Thursday,
thank you to all of the parents who
volunteered to help out. Please remember to
tell anyone who might be interested that we
will have our K-7 Open House next Thursday
at 9:00 AM.
A big thank you to everyone who donated
coats for the archdiocesan coat drive. We will
be delivering them on Monday. If you have
any that you forgot to drop off, please get
them here by Monday morning.
Each month, Amazon
gives BSS 10% of ALL
purchases made by
shoppers who shop
Amazon through the
above link.
Have a great crisp fall weekend!
Faithfully,
Chris Kelly
HSA
CORNER
The combined efforts of enthusiastic parents, inspiring faculty and staff and well prepared, confident and intelligent tour guides all helped showcase our wonderful school at the Kindergarten Open House this Thursday. An extra thank you to our Hospitality Committee who also provided an amazing and beautiful spread for our visitors. They will be back again for more at the K‐8 Open House next Thursday. Next week has a LOT going on as we gear up for the holidays! MONDAY: The collection for the HSA Christmas Gift Fund begins! (More details Monday morning) MONDAY & TUEDAY: TASTY TUESDAYS at LEDOS PIZZA! TUESDAY: BAKE SALE!!! 1st, 3rd and 5th grade parents – send in your labeled and wrapped baked goods! WEDNESDAY: PCW Parent Speak at Holton Arms Wednesday, November 18
For students who missed picture day, order
forms are available in the school lobby. If a
student is retaking his/her picture, please
send in the original packet for exchange.
Students getting a picture taken may dress
down.
Annual Thanksgiving Food Basket
Program at Blessed Sacrament
Coordinated by the Student Council and
Christ CARE Corps
Christ CARE Corps will be coordinating the Annual
Thanksgiving Food Drive at Blessed Sacrament
School. Each class is asked to bring in the specific
food items listed below, as well as a donation of
$5.00 to buy turkeys and fresh groceries. These
donations will be distributed to families in our
school community, families in our parish social
concerns program, and families served by the
Spanish Catholic Center.
Please send in your food and $5.00 cash
donation by NEXT THURSDAY,
NOVEMBER 19th.
Food donation items: (PLEASE NO GLASS)
K1 Lafionatis-two packages of mac-n-cheese
K2 Grantham- two cans of tuna
K3 Walsh Rogan- one large box of raisins
1A Vantine- two plastic jars of jelly
1B Brant- two boxes of corn bread
1C Cunningham- two bags or cans of beans
2A Easterlin- one package of brown rice
2B Cogswell- two cans of pears
2C Glaser- one jar of peanut butter
3A Green- one large can of pumpkin
3B Nortz- one box of dry milk
3C Albertson- two cans of tomatoes
4A Weschler- two cans of cranberry sauce
4B Tanzi- two cans of soup
4C Zukowski- one large plastic jar of apple sauce
5A Kannapell- two cans of evaporated milk
5B Markley- one medium bag of sugar
5C De Pinto- two cans of peaches
6A Ryan- one large bag of flour
6B Kunkel- one medium bottle of oil
6C Mitchell- one box of oatmeal
6D Matejik- two plastic jars of spaghetti sauce
7A Bastow- one box of low sugar cereal
7B Hamilton- two packages of dry pasta
7C Shaffer- two packages of pudding
7D Mazyck- two cans of vegetables
8A Fetters- one large bag of rice
8B Tobin- one large bag of rice
8C Mischenko - one large bag/box of stuffing
8D McCann- one large bag/box of stuffing
We thank you for your generosity!
HOLIDAY BAZAAR
Tomorrow, Saturday, November 14 10am – 4pm School Gym and Parish Center The Holiday Bazaar is a Blessed Sacrament holiday tradition! Plan to have the whole family attend to play fun kids activities, eat delicious Chick‐fil‐a and Panera Bread lunch, buy raffle tickets for cool raffle baskets, like an iPad mini or PS4, plus yummy baked goods, not to mention shop the fantastic vendors and outrageously cheap and fabulous used clothes and white elephant sales!! Hope to see you all there! Saturday, November 14th between 10am and 2pm After you do your holiday shopping at the Bazaar, please join us on the Patterson side of the Field of Dreams to plant tulip bulbs to replenish the Field of Remembrance. The bulbs are being donated by Marc Duffy in honor of Marianne and Caroline Duffy. Please contact Stephanie McGovern at mcgovernsb@gmail.com for more information. 8th graders can earn service hours! FALL BAKE SALE
Tuesday, November 17th
All items are $.50 each
1st, 3rd and 5th Grade
Please send in baked
goods!!
Baked goods will be
collected on the blacktop
during Tuesday morning
drop off. Please wrap all
items individually and all
items must be nuts free.
Questions? Email Nancy Neill
at nancy_neill@hotmail.com
Sponsored by the
Spring Benefit Committee
BSS Ledo Pizza Nights
Monday, November 16th and
Tuesday, November 17th
5pm until closing
Let Ledo’s do the work! Dine in or take
out from Ledo Pizza on River Road
(near Whole Foods) to support
Blessed Sacrament School. Ledo’s
will give our school 20% of all dine-in
and takeout sales by those who
identify Blessed Sacrament.
Ledo Pizza #301-656-5336
Sponsored by the HSA
BlessedSacrament
Christmas
Giving Tree
Set Sail for a Starlit Affair
Saturday, March 12, 2016
Take the "JUST ONE" Challenge for the 2016 Spring
Benefit….
Become a Benefactor Today!
Please consider becoming a 2016 Spring Benefit
Benefactor to support the Sister Rose Tuition
Assistance Fund. 100% of the money raised by the
fund helps current BSS families who are experiencing
financial hardship meet their tuition needs. Since the
fund was established during the 2008/09 school year,
over $280,000 has been distributed to more than 60
families.
Last year the generosity of our parishioners
through Blessed Sacrament’s Giving Tree
provided Christmas gifts for over 700
underprivileged children in DC. Here is
how you can help bring Christmas smiles
to children again this year:
Watch Your E-mail
If you donated last year, you will soon
receive an email with program information
and instructions on how to request a
“virtual” star. If you would like to be added
to the Giving Tree email list, email
BSDCGivingTree@gmail.com
Get Your Star
You can pick up a star with a child’s name
and needs after all masses November 21 &
22 and November 28 & 29.
BENEFACTOR GIVING LEVELS & RECOGNITION:
Donate a Gift Card, Cash or Check: If
COMMODORE LEVEL $500
Prominent recognition on invitation & website; ½
page photo/ad space in the auction catalog;
Recognition on Benefactor Wall; Benefit tickets sold
separately
you would prefer to leave the shopping to
others, you can donate cash or gift cards
instead of taking a star on the star
distribution dates.
CAPTAIN LEVEL $250
Special recognition on invitation & website; ¼ page
photo/ad space in the auction catalog; Recognition
on Benefactor Wall; Benefit tickets sold separately
FIRST MATE LEVEL $150
Recognition on invitation & website; Recognition on
Benefactor Wall; Benefit tickets sold separately
Buy Your Gifts and Bring Them Back to
church or school lobby December13 & 14
Save the Dates!
Star Distribution
November 21 & 22
November 28 & 29
Please click here to print and complete the
Benefactor form to make your donation today!
Gift Collection
December 12 & 13
The deadline to be included on the invitation is
December 18, 2015.
Questions? Want to Volunteer? Contact
Ann O’Brien or Sam Cicotello at
BSDCGivingTree@gmail.com
Thank you for your generous support!
Kelly Derrick & Lindsay Conway
2016 Benefactor Co-Chairs
KellyDerrick@mac.com
LindsayRConway@gmail.com
Parent Speak Wednesday, November 19 Holton‐Arms School Ramsey Room, Lower Level 8:30 – 9am light breakfast 9 – 11am conversation A moderated forum featuring you and other parents talking about the challenges, joys, and rewards of parenting. Come as you are! You’ll definitely gain some food for thought! Saturday, December 5, 2015
We sure can use your help! Please consider joining
us for the 28th annual Greg Gannon Food Drive is
DECEMBER 5, 2015.
Don’t know what we are about? Just visit
http://www.greggannoncfd.org…it’s that easy!
Volunteer and become one of the hundreds of BS
families that participate in this inspirational event that
benefits thousands in our community!
Possible Discussion Topics: Balance‐ Stress‐ Character Development‐ Technology‐ Healthy Relationships‐ Homework‐ Conflict Resolution Click here to RSVP. Getting involved is EASY! Place bags outside homes
the week before collection date and return to collect
canned goods on December 5.
Can’t help us during the drive? You can become a
FRIEND of the Greg Gannon Food Drive! All money
collected goes to benefit the charitable organizations
GGFD supports. DONATE HERE!
QUESTIONS? Please email Betsy Stabler
stabler.betsy@gmail.com or Amy Dean
amydean01@comcast.net
After School Art
BS Parents! As the leaves turn stunning
colors and we begin to pull out our coats, it
is a good time to review the snow policy.
The snow policy can be reviewed here . A
brief summary of the most important
points:
• Blessed Sacrament School follows
Montgomery County Public Schools
(MCPS) for all weather related CLOSINGS
and DELAYS.
• To receive information about MCPS
decisions on weather-related openings,
please sign up for the Montgomery County
alerts.
• We will revisit the snow policy again this
school year. Please be on the lookout for a
survey on this issue later this school year.
New sessions of After
School Art begin soon.
After school art is a
place where students
practice contemplating the good, the true, and
the beautiful, and enjoy friends and fun. Open
to all grades and ability levels. Classes are as
follows.
Tuesdays- Grades 3 & up 3:15- 4:45 11/17- 2/9
Wednesdays- Kindergarten 3:15-4:15 11/18 - 2/3
Thursdays- Grades 1 & 2 3:15-4:45 11/19- 2/4
All supplies and snack are included. Cost is
$235.
Registration forms are available online here and in
school lobby.
Questions? Please email Judy Kearns at
jkearns@blessedsacramentdc.org.