School Events

Thursday, Dec. 10
Spirit Night at Chick-fil-A
3:30 - 8:00PM

Friday, December 11

Our Lady of Guadalupe

2PM

December Basketball Schedules

Tuesday, Dec. 15

School Spelling Bee

Wednesday, Dec. 16
All School Mass 8AM

Thursday, Dec. 17

Christmas Program

Spirit Night - Garlic Knot
11AM - 9PM

Friday, December 18

Las Posadas 9AM

Monday, Dec. 21 - Friday, Jan. 1, 2016

Christmas Break

No School

Monday, Jan. 4, 2016

School Resumes

Sunday, January 31

Pancake Breakfast 11AM

Open House 11:30AM

Sunday, Jan. 31 - Saturday, Feb. 6

Catholic Schools Week

Dear BSCS Parents,

As we move closer to Christmas break, we have begun many festivities that lead us to Christmas. As a result, the kids are showing their excitement! Each morning, the children are participating in the Advent wreath lighting ceremony; last week the PTSA room parents continued the St. Nicholas tradition of filling the students' shoes with candy; today we celebrated the Feast of the Immaculate Conception Mass (the preschoolers joined us at mass!); this Friday is the Our Lady of Guadalupe celebration (in the church at 2:00PM)! Next Thursday, we come together as a school community for the Christmas program and next Friday at 9:00AM in the church, we reenact Las Posadas. Our children will cherish the faith-filled memories that they are experiencing during theses weeks of Advent!

Besides all of the wonderful holiday events our children are experiencing, I would like to showcase the Middle School students as they begin work on the 2015-2016 yearbook. The middle schoolers were our official photographers at the fall trimester awards assembly. Since then, Miss Hooper, with the assistance of Ms. Bonczek, have been teaching students about the yearbook; how to write, format, and edit their assigned pages. The yearbook class aligns with language arts standards, technology standards, media literacy standards, and business education standards. Moreover, I am quite proud of the students and I am happy to provide this leadership and academic opportunity for them.

During the yearbook introduction this week, the 8th graders were engaged and offered plenty of ideas. When asked questions, they contributed a lot of great answers and ideas - especially for how to promote the yearbook (somehow getting hooked on giving away a water bottle to anyone who bought a hard cover book)! They discussed if this was a good marketing idea when they looked at how give-away items impact the bottom line to break even. Realizing that we are the middleman, they began to see the lack of profitability for this year, convinced however that it could work next year.

The 7th Grade asked really great questions. They were curious about writing copy, taking pictures (especially taking pictures), and working on the computer program.

While more subdued, the 6th Grade was eager to begin and take responsibility of tackling their pages.

Students in each grade level will work on 3-4 pages of the yearbook with a partner; the students will be helping with (and learning about and sharing with their class): marketing, distribution, timelines, advertising and sponsorships, the annual cover contest, the inside theme or layout, asking for and obtaining information from staff members (many of these activities require students to work with other teachers, admin, and the entire student body). We are so excited about the forthcoming yearbook and encourage everyone to purchase a book whenthe opportunity is presented to you.

I hope you have a blessed week,

Carla

Weekly Prayer

Feast Day of St. Lucy

Saint Lucy, you did not hide your light under a basket, but let it shine for the whole world, for all the centuries to see. We may not suffer torture in our lives the way you did, but we are still called to let the light of our Christianity illumine our daily lives. Please help us to have the courage to bring our Christianity into our work, our recreation, our relationships, our Christianity conversation - every corner of our day. Amen.

Parish Events

Ongoing

Mass Times:

Weekdays: 8:00AM

Weekends:

Saturday

Anticipatory Mass:

4:30PM

Sundays:

8:00

& 10:00AM

Children's Liturgy
of the Word
During 10AM Mass on Sundays

Adoration:

Saturdays

8:00AM - 4:00PM

Reconciliation:

Saturdays

8:00AM until finished

and again from

3:00 - 4:00PM

ChristLife

Coming in January

Mondays

Middle School

Youth Group

5:30 - 7:00PM

Tuesday, Dec.15

Praise & Mercy Night

7PM

Thursday, Dec. 24 - Friday, Dec. 25

Parish Office Closed

Assurance Statement of Compliance with the Purposes of the Title IX Education Act

The Catholic schools of the Archdiocese, under the jurisdiction of the Archbishop, and at the direction of the Superintendent, attest that none of the Catholic schools discriminate on the basis of sex in its admission policies, treatment of students or its employees.

Notice of Student Non-Discrimination Policy

The Catholic schools of the Archdiocese of Denver, under the jurisdiction of Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila, S.T.L. and at the direction of the Superintendent, state that all of their Catholic schools admit students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to the students at the schools. Furthermore, Archdiocesan schools admit handicapped students in accord with the policy on Admissions, 4.2.1. These schools do not discriminate on the basis of race, age, handicap, color, national origin in the administration of their educational policies, employment practices, scholarship and loan programs, or athletic or other school-administered programs.