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Wednesday, August 27
All School Dress Down ($.25 per month or $2.50 for the year)

Thursday, August 28
BSS Varsity Volleyball vs BCA, 4:00 p.m. at BCA

Friday, August 29
Farewell Mass with Fr. Paul, 8:45 a.m. in the Multipurpose Room
All are welcome to join us each Friday as we celebrate Mass or Prayer Service

Saturday, August 30
Students in grades 4-8th are invited to attend the NC First Lego League Season Kick Off event at NC A&T in Greensboro.  BSS 4th grade students who attend will be able to learn more about what they will do in their First Lego League Club and middle school students who attend will see the LEGO Mindstorm kits they will use in their elective in action!  The event runs from 9:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. and we will meet at the school for an 8:30 a.m. departure.  Please sign up if your child plans to attend.  We will need chaperones and drivers.

Monday, September 1
School Closed in observance of Labor Day

Wednesday, September 3
BSS Soccer vs IHM, 4:30 p.m. at Blessed Sacrament Soccer Field

Thursday, September 4
Scout meeting for boys in 1st-5th grades, 2:30 p.m. in the Cafe

Annual Back to School Ice Cream Social & Town Hall Meeting

Ice Cream available from 5:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

Ongoing Exhibits of Technology and Summer Reading through 7:30p.m.

School-wide Town Hall Meeting Introducing our Partnership with the Alamance Makers Guild

6:00 p.m. State of the School-Annual Fund, Auction, HSA Events, Athletics
6:15p.m. Guest Presenter Bennett Harris, Alamance Makers Guild
6:45p.m. Elementary Orientation Session I
       Middle School  Q&A until 7:15p.m.
7:15p.m. Elementary Orientation Session II
CHILDCARE AVAILABLE!

Friday, September 5
Western Alamance HS Robotics Club visits with 4th-8th graders, 2:00 p.m.
Middle School Dance, 3:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

Saturday, September 6
BSS Volleyball vs OLG, 11:00 a.m. at St. Leo's School (Winston-Salem)
BSS Volleyball vs SLS, 12:30 p.m. at St. Leo's School

Monday, September 8
Monthly Chess Club for students in K-8th, 3:00 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room 

BSS Soccer vs IHM, 4:30 p.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary (High Point)


 

Looking Ahead
 

Grandparents & Special Friends Day:  Friday, September 19

Let your grandparents and special friends know to "save the date" for a wonderful day at Blessed Sacrament School.  Invites and details coming soon!


 

2014 Carousel Festival:  Saturday, September 20 & Sunday, September 21

Blessed Sacrament School is participating in the 2014 Carousel Festival and we need YOUR help!  We are asking faculty, students, parents, grandparents, and friends of the school to consider taking a one hour shift at our table during the weekend of the Carousel Festival.  

Shifts are available between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Saturday and between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Sunday.  We need everyone's help to make this event a success!  Sign up HERE to volunteer!


Annual School Auction:  Friday, January 23
Knight News
2014-2015 Blessed Sacrament Faculty, Staff, and Students!

Knight of Columbus "Pancakes for Peter" Fundraiser
Please join the Knights of Columbus at the St. Francis Room, in our effort to 
assist fellow Knight and Parishioner Peter Stec on September 14, 2014 from 
7:30AM -12:30PM. "Pancakes for Peter" will include pancakes, bacon,
sausage, juice and coffee. Prices are $4 for children under 12 and $8 for adults.

All proceeds from the breakfast will go to the Stec Family to offset medical
expenses related to a liver transplant. Donations accepted.

Chess Club 
Students in Kindergarten through 8th grade are invited to join the Blessed Sacrament Chess Club.  The club meets one Monday a month after school in the Multipurpose Room.  If you have chess sets you are willing to loan or donate to the club please drop them in the school office.  Adults and young adults who know the game of chess are encouraged to volunteer with the group.  Non BSS students welcome!  Let us know if you are interested in attending Chess Club by signing up HERE.

Running Club Returns 
Running Club returns in September!  We look forward to welcoming returning and new runners.  Students in Kindergarten-8th grade are welcome to join us each Tuesday from 3:00-4:30 p.m. to run, spend time with friends, and work toward the goal of completing a 5K.  Running Club begins Tuesday, September 9.  Please sign up your child up here for running club.  

Important Drop Off Reminders!

We ask that you not drop students off in the parking lot by the sidewalk.  The base of the steps in front of the school the safest place to drop off.

 

Also, there is no parking in front of the back gate.  

  

Lunch Reminder

Parents please note that we are unable to heat student food in the microwave during lunch.


 

Lost and Found

Lost and Found is located in the Club Knight After School Room.  The box is behind the first curtain.  


 


 

Last Call for One Forms!

Final call to submit your One Form to the office.  This form is to help plan payments for optional activities and events. You may all fees at once, have the fees drafted from your FACTS account (up to 9 months), or pay separately for each activity at each time.  The One Form also helps us plan who is interested in sports, yearbooks, etc.  ONE FORM FOR OPTIONAL FEES.



September 22 Club Knight Day Camp

School is closed Monday, September 22 so that our faculty can attend the annual Diocesan Conference.  Club Knight Day Camp is available from 7:30am-5:30pm and you can register your child HERE.


 


 

Fall Conferences

Fall Parent/Teacher conferences are Thursday, October 30 from 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. and Friday, October 31 from 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at the school.  School is closed for students on Friday but Club Knight After School will run a day camp.All parents must sign up for a conference in order to receive your child's report card for the first 9 weeks.

Preschool Fall Conference Sign Up

Pre Kindergarten Fall Conference Sign Up

Kindergarten Fall Conference Sign Up

First Grade Fall Conference Sign Up

Second Grade Fall Conference Sign Up

Third Grade Fall Conference Sign Up

Fourth Grade Fall Conference Sign Up

Fifth Grade Fall Conference Sign Up

Sixth Grade Fall Conference Sign Up

Seventh Grade Fall Conference Sign Up

Eighth Grade Fall Conference Sign Up

 

 

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Prayer Requests

 

We pray for Father Paul as he travels to his new parish in Port St. Lucie and for our new pastor as he arrives on Monday, September 1.

 
From the Principal's Desk

Dear BSS Families,


 

This week we say farewell to Father Paul. During the last six years, his presence in the lives of our school community demonstrated the love he has for Blessed Sacrament School. He will be greatly missed! We wish him the best of luck in Port St. Lucie.


 

Please join us for Father Paul's last school Mass on Friday, August 29, at 8:45 a.m. in the multipurpose room.

 

E-Rate Survey

In today's folder, you will find a survey for Internet and Computer Funding. This is E-Rate funding for technology. By filling out the survey and returning it to school by Tuesday, September 2, our school will get FREE funds to help improved our Technology Program. We need all families to return the form. The more surveys returned the more money for our school.  Thank you for your cooperation.

 

Uniforms

Please remember that the yellow polo is no longer part of the school uniform for the elementary students or the dark blue for middle school. If you need to order uniforms please use the link under the parent page of our website. I hope by the 3rd week of September all students will be wearing the correct uniform.  Link to order uniforms from Land's End.

 

Favor

Please refrain from parking in the Reserved Space in our parking lot. Thank you for your cooperation.

  

Thank you,

Mrs. Gomez

From the Admissions Office
Fast Facts for the 2014-2015 School Year

Enrollment:  159 students (and rising!) which is a 9% increase in enrollment.
Retention: Our retention rate is 96%.  The highest it has been in several years!
Diversity:  35% Minority and 30% faiths other than Catholic

Thank you for continuing to spread the word about Blessed Sacrament School! I hope at least one parent from each family is able to attend our Town Hall next Thursday.  At the Town Hall parents will learn more about our partnership with the Alamance Makers Guild and the creative opportunities students will have this school year.  Mrs. Gomez and Ms. Stalek will share news about the application we submitted  to be recognized as an official STEM Middle School in the state of North Carolina.  Come for ice cream at 5:30 p.m. and stay for all of the evening's events!

Little Knights Preschool and Pre-Kindergarten

Our Little Knights program is booming!  Mrs. Lisa Jennings joins Mrs. Jill Zang Glenn in our Pre-Kindergarten class and Mrs. Lisa Greeson continues as our Preschool lead teacher.  There are still a few spots remaining for the 2014-2015 school year.  Contact us today to join our program!

HSA (Home & School Association)
Back to School Night
Our annual Back to School Night/ Town Hall Meeting and Ice Cream Social is Thursday, September 4.  The HSA Hospitality Committee would love volunteers to assist with the Ice Cream Social.  If you are able to help, please sign up HERE.

Class Captains look forward to introducing themselves during classroom orientation time!  Class Celebration sign up links are ready to go and listed below.  

 

Class Celebration Sign Up Links

Little Knights

Kindergarten

First Grade

Second Grade

Third Grade

Fourth Grade

Middle School
 

Faculty and Staff Luncheons

This year instead of each class being assigned a faculty luncheon date, the luncheons will be open school wide.  We still hope that all parents and grandparents will support our faculty and sign up to bring an item or two.

Sign up HERE for the Faculty and Staff Luncheons.
Little Knights News
  Little Knights Building Foundations Play Group for 2 year olds!
Welcoming children 24-42 months of age and their parents for play and monthly
developmental information sessions with our own Child Development Specialist, Jill Zang Glenn, MEd.  Join us monthly or as your schedule allows.  We will meet from 3:30-5:00 p.m. at Blessed Sacrament School in our Pre-Kindergarten  room.  Snack and drink provided.

Limited space! Register today at 336.570.0019 or online HERE.  The group meets: September 17th, October 15th, November 19th, January 21st, February 18th, March 18th, and April 15th.

Little Knights and Friends Play Dates
We would like to invite your child and friends to our Preschool and Pre-K play dates at Blessed Sacrament School.  The play dates will be held from 10:00 a. m. to Noon on October 4, November 15, February 21st, and April 25th. During the play dates we hope that the children and their friends will have a great time enjoying our playground while the parents have a chance to visit and get to know each other.


 

These play dates are open to all Little Knights as well as any friends of family you would like to invite.  We do ask that you let us know if you can attend and if you will be bringing a friend along.  We will be offering a peanut free snack and drink to the children and refreshments for the adults as well.  

BSS Athletics 
Fall Sports Information
 

All athletes need a current physical on file. Physicals are good for one calendar 

year. You can get a copy of the physical form in the main office. Mrs. Bost also 

needs an "Athletics Permission and Emergency Form" for each athlete. She needs a new one of these forms each year. This form was in the packet from the office so if you 

turned it in, she will get it. It can also be found here.

 

Volleyball

Coaches  Jennifer Lee and Tanya Barnes

Boys and Girls grade 4 to 8

 

Practice Information

Tuesdays-Practice will be held at the gym at Burlington Sporting Goods on Hanford Road

JV 3:30-4:15 p.m.

Varsity 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

 

Thursdays-Practice will be held at The Burlington School-Davis Street Campus

An adult will walk the players to the gym after school.

JV 3:30-4:15 p.m.

Varsity 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

 

2014 Fall Volleyball Schedule

 

Soccer

Coaches Tom Daniel and Jaime Orejan

Boys and Girls grades 5 to 8

 

Practice Information

Monday and Wednesday 3:15 to 4:30 at BSS

 

Players need shin guards, cleats and water at every practice and game.

Questions? Contact Mrs. Bost - [email protected]  (336) 213-5011

 

2014 Fall Soccer Schedule

 

Tennis

Coaches Tim Hackman and Tanya Barnes

Boys and girls grades 4 to 8

Practices are at The Burlington Tennis Center on Wednesdays from 3:30 to 4:30

Matches are on Fridays also at the Tennis Center.

Players need a racquet and water bottle at practice and games.

 

Practice-Wednesday 3:30 to 4:30 at The Burlington Tennis Center

First Practice is NEXT Wednesday 9/3

 

Matches are on Fridays at the Burlington Tennis Center or Olde Forest, or Alamance Country Club

First Match is Friday, 9/12 at 4:00

 

2014 Fall Tennis Schedule

 

Questions? Contact Mrs. Bost - [email protected]  (336) 213-5011

 

From the Advancement Office
BSS Corporate Partnership Opportunities for 2014/15 school year

We are pleased to announce the Corporate Partners that have already committed to the 2014-2015 school year:

Beshel Chiropractic Center
Company Shops Market
Coyle CPA Accounting
David Westcott Buick/GMC
Delta Contracting, Inc.
Smith Orthodontics; J. Dempsey Smith, DDS
Lowe Orthodontics; Dr. Benjamin F. Lowe, DDS, MS
Glen Raven Pharmacy
John Cox, Attorney
La Cocina Mexican Restaurant
La Fiesta Restaurante
Lowe Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc.
Lowe Vintage Instrument Company
Mitchell Roofing, Inc
Mosca's Restaurant
Palmer Generator
Prego's Trattoria
Rich & Thompson Funeral Home & Cremation Services
Troutman Family Dentistry
Warren's Drug Store, Inc.
Dr. Roslyn Crisp
 

Email your interest to [email protected].


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Required AHERA Management Plan Notice

As required by federal legislation (40 CFR 763.93 (G) 4) we are hereby providing this notice of the availability of our AHERA Management Plan for your review.  The older portions of Blessed Sacrament School facility were constructed prior to the prohibition of the use of asbestos as a building material, and this legislation, enacted in 1989, mandates the creation of the original Management Plan and the subsequent re-inspections every three years, and the availability of that information to all parents, teachers, and employee organizations.  Please do not hesitate to contact the school office to schedule an appointment to review these materials.
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