This afternoon, Friday, October 11th at 1:30pm, our student body, teachers and staff gathered at the gym to celebrate our student athletes and coaches who participated in BSS's Fall Sports Session. Here are some pictures of the celebration. A special thanks to Coach Aleem, Coach Bridgett, Coach Miller, Coach Ortiz, Coach Martin, Coach Carnahan, Coach VanWeest, Coach Lisa, Coach Cunningham, Coach Byerly & Coach Kennedy for your time and effort developing our students to become well rounded athletes. We love you coaches! We are looking forward to our winter sports session next! 💙💛

Esta tarde, viernes 11 de octubre a la 1:30 p. m., nuestro cuerpo estudiantil, maestros y personal se reunieron en el gimnasio para celebrar a nuestros estudiantes atletas y entrenadores que participaron en la sesión de deportes de otoño de BSS. Aquí tenéis algunas fotos de la celebración. Un agradecimiento especial al Coach Aleem, Coach Bridgett, Coach Miller, Coach Ortiz, Coach Martin, Coach Carnahan, Coach VanWeest, Coach Lisa, Coach Cunningham, Coach Byerly & Coach Kennedy por su tiempo y esfuerzo en desarrollar a nuestros estudiantes para que se conviertan en atletas completos. Entrenadors: ¡Los queremos mucho! ¡Esperamos con ansias nuestra próxima sesión de deportes de invierno! 💙💛

Friday, October 11 - PECSAA Varsity VOLLEYBALL First Round @ SPX 🏐

Saturday, October 12 - PECSAA Volleyball Tournament @ Bishop McGuiness HS 🏐

Monday, October 14 - Tennis Match vs. TBS @ 4:30 pm at Olde Forest Racquet Club 🎾

Tuesday, October 15 - Tennis Match vs. BCA @ 4:00 pm at Olde Forest Racquet Club 🎾

Wednesday, October 16 - Dismissal/Hora de Salida at 1:45pm

Thursday, October 17 - Out of Uniform Day-Pink Out Day 💓🌸🌷

Friday, October 18 - Tennis Match vs. BCA @ 4:00 pm at Olde Forest Racquet Club 🎾; Middle School Dance rescheduled @ 6:00-8:00pm at the GYM 💃🕴

Saturday, October 19 - Winter Uniforms Swap Shop Sale from 9am-Noon @ 515 Hillcrest Ave (Basement Store). 🧥🧤🧦

Monday, October 21 - 8th Grade Trip to NC State Fair

Tuesday, October 22 - Visit from Alamance Children's Museum to Kindergarten

Wednesday, October 23 - Dismissal/Hora de Salida at 1:45pm

Thursday, October 24 - Fall Sports Pictures at MS Campus @ 1:15pm

Friday, October 25 - Early Dismissal @ 11:30 am; 8th Grade stay to work on Haunted Hall; Lunch will be provided-Parents arrive at noon to help students set up.

Saturday, October 26 - Oktoberfest & Hunted Hall from 5:00 – 8:30pm @ BSS's Back Lawn

Kindergarten's Apple Day!

"Was Johnny Appleseed a real person? Absolutely, and his contribution to the apple crop is what legends are made of. His life’s work is such an important part of history that communities around the country hold festivals every year to celebrate the September holiday created in his honor."-almanac.com

Here at BSS, our kindergarteners and our eighth graders got together last Wednesday, October 9th in the morning to celebrate Johnny Appleseed Day with everything apples. The students had a lot of fun tasting apple chips, green, red & yellow apples, applesauce and even created apple structures! Here are pictures of their Apple Day.

Burlington Fire Department Visits BSS's Elementary School!

On Thursday, October 10th in the morning, we had the honor of receiving a visit by the local Burlington Firefighters & Smokey the Bear! Fire Prevention Week is observed each year during the week of October 9th, in commemoration of the Great Chicago Fire our students got a lesson on fire prevention that will help them be prepare in case they ever encounter a fire. The students learned:

Top Safety Tips

• Fire is Fast! You could have less than 2 minutes to get out safely, once your smoke alarms sound.
• Smoke alarms sense smoke well before you can, alerting you to danger.
• Smoke alarms need to be in every bedroom, outside of the sleeping areas, and on each level of your home.
• Knowing two ways out of every room is an important piece of your home fire escape plan.
• Have an outside meeting place, that is a safe distance from your home, where everyone should meet.

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Winter Uniforms Swap Shop Sale Scheduled!

We will be transitioning to Winter Uniforms on Monday, November 4th. If you have not ordered your new uniforms, make sure you do so now as it takes about two weeks to get items. Take advantage of French Toast's  October Savings Event

• 10/25-11/01 - 30% off on All School Merchandise-including Custom Decoration

CLICK HERE to be taken to the French Toast site. If you need to review our BSS Uniforms Guidelines, CLICK HERE. 

We have scheduled our School Winter Swap Shop Sale for Saturday, October 19th from 9am-noon. As always, we will be taking in any donations from our families as our winter options are very limited. If you can please help us prepare for and during the Swap Shop Sale, please sign up for a volunteering slot here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080D45A8A923AB9-52106550-winter#/



Thank you Mrs. & Mr. Bowie for helping us last year and this school year! Thank you for your support families! 

Venta de Unifromes de Invierno

Haremos la transición a los uniformes de invierno el lunes 4 de noviembre. Si no ha ordenado sus uniformes nuevos, asegúrese de hacerlo ahora, ya que tardarán aproximadamente dos semanas en recibirlos. Aproveche los eventos de ahorro de octubre de French Toast.

• 10/25-11/01: 30% de descuento en toda la mercancía escolar, incluida la decoración personalizada

HAGA CLIC AQUÍ para acceder al sitio de French Toast. Si necesita revisar nuestras Pautas de Uniformes Escolares BSS, HAGA CLIC AQUÍ.

Hemos programado nuestra venta de tienda de intercambio escolar de invierno para el sábado 19 de octubre de 9 a. m. al mediodía. Como siempre, aceptaremos cualquier donación de nuestras familias ya que nuestras opciones de invierno son muy limitadas. Si puede y nos ayuda a prepararnos para y durante la venta de la tienda de intercambio, regístrese para obtener un puesto de voluntariado aquí: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080D45A8A923AB9-52106550-winter#/

¡Gracias por su apoyo!

Schools Helping Schools - Benefit Hurricane Helene Victims

The Diocese of Raleigh is partnering with the Diocese of Charlotte, as many of the schools have been impacted by Hurricane Helene. The campaign “Schools Help Schools” will go through the month of October. Our pledge goal is to raise $3000 as a school. We have always been a generous community, and we hope we can raise that amount. So far:

• 5^th Grade will do their lemonade stand.
• 8th Grade will do a car wash.
• On the weekend Masses of 19-20, students will speak at the Masses.
• The week of October 14-October 18, we will have “Collect the Change” at dismissal.
• 4^th grade students will collect change at dismissal and 6th grade students will collect change at dismissal.
• On Monday, October 29, a school-wide dress down, bring whatever amount you can donate. Please make all check payable to Blessed Sacrament School, memo line: "Schools Help Schools." 

Bottles of Kindness

This week, Huston and Joyce Sally, parents to Mrs. Lee and Mrs. Woodrome & Grandparents to Ms. Lee, Charlotte (4th) and Lincoln (K), donated 10 cases of water to our art department. Mrs. Lee's art students worked very hard to decorate with inspirational and kind words. The bottles will be donated to our NC Mountain Areas Volunteer Workers and People effected by Hurricane Helene. Items will be taken to Samaritans Purse in Blowing Rock and a Local Watauga/Avery County Fire Department. Thank you for doing this Mrs. Lee and family! 💙💛

Option C - Parent Portal 



As children continue to develop executive functioning skills, they are in great need of both practice and support. Please use the valuable resource of our Option C Parent Portal. Here you will find your child’s current grades, assignments, attendance/tardy record and much more. While we want our children to be self sufficient - this is a process, one which requires parent support (which means checking their backs :). Please have your child show you around Option C and all the valuable information that it holds. If you need help accessing your Parent Portal, please contact Mr. Rico:admissions@bssknights.org

Mrs. Champion

Executive Function Coach

Option C - Portal para padres

A medida que los niños continúan desarrollando habilidades de funcionamiento ejecutivo, necesitan gran práctica y apoyo. Utilice el valioso recurso de nuestro Portal para padres de OptionC. Aquí encontrará las calificaciones actuales de su hijo, tareas, registro de asistencia/tardanzas y mucho más. Si bien queremos que nuestros hijos sean autosuficientes, este es un proceso que requiere el apoyo de los padres (lo que significa controlarles la espalda :). Haga que su hijo le muestre la Opción C y toda la información valiosa que contiene. Si necesita ayuda para acceder a su Portal para padres, comuníquese con el Sr. Rico: admissions@bssknights.org

Sra. Champion

Entrenador de funciones ejecutivas

Congratulations to our new Student Council officers

Last month, middle school students ran campaigns and an elections was held to elect student council officers. Here are the winners:

President: Carter

VP: Bradley

Secretary: Haniel

Treasurer: Alex.

Middle School Dance Rescheduled!

There will be a middle school dance on Frida, October 18 from 6:00-800pm at the Knight's Castle-MS Gym. Here is the flyer:

Oktoberfest 2024

Oktoberfest is upon us! It will be held on Saturday, October 26th from 5:00-8:30. We will be at the Elementary campus, 515 Hillcrest Avenue, on the back lawn. Oktoberfest is a fun event that we look forward to every year, but does require a lot of volunteer help. Please look over our sign-ups and consider donating some of your time to ensure our kids have a great Oktoberfest experience! Everyone us welcome!

Trunk or Treat

Event Volunteer Signups

Bake Sale 

Bake Sale & Food Sales Table Volunteers

 ¡El Oktoberfest ya casi está aquí! Se llevará a cabo el sábado 26 de octubre de 5:00 a 8:30. Estaremos en el campus de la escuela primaria, 515 Hillcrest Avenue, en el jardín trasero. El Oktoberfest es un evento divertido que esperamos con ansias todos los años, pero requiere mucha ayuda de voluntarios. ¡Revise nuestras inscripciones y considere donar parte de su tiempo para garantizar que nuestros niños tengan una excelente experiencia en el Oktoberfest! Todos son bienvenidos!

Marcie Letvak

mletvak@bssknights.org

Pumpkin Classroom War



Each grade will be decorating a pumpkin-theme of their choice. Voting will take place at Oktoberfest and the grade with the most votes will win a free dress down. 

Thank you Vossers Orthodontics for becoming an Silver Level Sponsor of our Oktoberfest! They are located at 1616 Memorial Dr

Burlington, NC. Visit them for all of your dental care needs!

There is still time to become a Sponsor. Review the level by CLICKING HERE and reach out!

Sponsorship Opportunities for Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest is one of the biggest events for Blessed Sacrament School. Please, consider sponsoring the event to cover the expenses as we always try to make the event free to all families. If you or your company would like to sponsor and receive a tax-deductible letter, please consider sponsoring the event! Sponsorships start at $250.00 and we will have a banner with your company logo displayed at the event.

Contact Mr. Rico at admissions@bssknights.org if you have any questions. You can also make a donation by CLICKING HERE. Thank you for your support!

Oportunidades de patrocinio para el Oktoberfest

El Oktoberfest es uno de los eventos más importantes de Blessed Sacrament School. Considere patrocinar el evento para cubrir los gastos, ya que siempre tratamos de que el evento sea gratuito para todas las familias. Si usted o su empresa desean patrocinar y recibir una carta deducible de impuestos, considere patrocinar el evento. Los patrocinios comienzan en $250.00 y tendremos una pancarta con el logotipo de su empresa en el evento.

Comuníquese con el Sr. Rico a admissions@bssknights.org si tiene alguna pregunta. También puede hacer una donación HACIENDO CLIC AQUÍ. ¡Gracias por su apoyo!

The JV volleyball season came to an end last night, Thursday, October 10th. The kids had a blast and gave it their all. Thank you to the coaches for bringing volleyball back to BSS! 🏐

A heartbreaker in High Point, NC last Wednesday, October 9th. Our Knights fell 3-2 this evening in the soccer championship game. Trailing 3-0 with under 10 minutes to play, our boys fought back with 2 quick goals to cut the lead to 3-2, but eventually came up just short. We're all so proud of this team. We even fought through the tears and honored our ten 8th graders after the game. Thank you all for a great season! Shout out to all the BSS teachers who made the trip to support the team, and to Coach Aleem and Coach Miller for their dedication to our kids. We are truly blessed to have them.

Athletics Schedule 10/11-10/20

from Athletic Director John Morrison:

Fall sports will come to an end this week. Here is the remaining schedule:

Volleyball

Varsity Volleyball- PECSAA tournament 1st round at St. Pius Catholic School

10/11- 6pm vs IHM (Please arrive at 5pm as our game could start as early as 5:30)

*IMPORTANT - THE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT ADMISSION PRICES ARE $7 FOR ADULTS, AND $3 FOR STUDENTS. CASH ONLY. (Players and coaches free)

*If we advance in the tournament, coaches will tell the players what time our next game is and where we are playing.

*The hosting school has asked that we have 1 adult line judge ready to work each game we are scheduled to play. They will not wait for us to find one, so please help the coaches out by volunteering to do this. If you're unsure how to do it, please just ask one of the coaches and they will explain it to you.

Tennis

10/11- No tennis due to the volleyball tournament

10/14- Match - 4:30pm @ Olde Forest Racquet Club vs TBS (make-up match from Sept. 22)

10/15- Possible match- waiting for confirmation. Coach will let you know on Monday.

10/18- Match - 4:00pm @ Olde Forest Racquet Club vs BCA (**Note early start time of 4pm)

As always, please arrive 30 minutes prior to start times.

*Running Club and Competition Cheer will continue with their normal practice days and times.

REMINDER: Fall Pep Rally 10/11 at 1:30 in the MS gym. All fall athletes will be recognized, with an emphasis on the 8th grade class. Parents are welcome to join!

Winter sports will begin on 10/21. Sign ups have been closed and final lists have been printed for each sport. Thank you for signing up in a timely manner!

Go Knights!

If you have any questions please email jmorrison@bssknights.org

Thank you!

John Morrison

Athletic Director

Sports Reminders:

***All athletes must have their "Athletic Permission and Emergency form for 2024-2025" and the "Athletic Physical Form" completed at the time of their first tryout/practice or they WILL NOT be able to participate. No exceptions.***

All athletes should come in proper clothing and footwear for their respective sport and bring a water bottle.

If you have any questions or concerns please e-mail jmorrison@bssknights.org

***Todos los atletas deben tener su "Formulario de permiso y emergencia atlético para 2024-2025" y el "Formulario físico atlético" completados en el momento de su primera prueba/práctica o NO podrán participar. Sin excepciones.***

Todos los deportistas deberán acudir con ropa y calzado adecuado a su respectivo deporte y traer una botella de agua.

Si tiene alguna pregunta o inquietud, envíe un correo electrónico a jmorrison@bssknights.org

Please pray for:

Please continue remembering in your prayers those affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. 

Dear Parents

This week we start our Schools Helping Schools Campaign to help the schools in Western Carolina. On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of this week, our “Collect the Change” fundraiser will be happening. 4^th and 6^th graders will be collecting change and bills at dismissal as we try to reach our pledge of $3000. Thank you for your generosity!

Mrs. Gomez

Welcome to Blessed Sacrament School!

We are excited for another school year. Thank you for choosing Blessed Sacrament School for your children's education.

Blessings,

José Rico Benavides

School Tours

Mr. Rico will be available at the office on Mondays & Wednesdays for any questions or concerns related to admissions.

You can reach Mr. Rico at 336-570-0019 ext. 212 or by email at admissions@bssknights.org Hablamos Español!

Here is a link to our admissions page: https://www.bssknights.org/admissions

Summer Uniforms

Friendly reminder, we will be wearing our Winter Uniforms on Monday, November 4th!

Winter uniforms begin next Monday, November 4th. Just a few reminders:

1. French Toast items run very differently in sizing from Lands End. Sounds like the tops are much smaller.
2. Review our Uniform Guidelines by CLICKING HERE.
3. If you order any logo items and they are the wrong size, they CANNOT be returned.
4. Orders are arriving in about a week. So if you need new shirts, you should order them as soon as possible to receive them in time.
5. Graham Sporting Goods is the ONLY provider of PE shirts. French Toast will not be offering them.

Recordatorio amistoso: ¡usaremos nuestros uniformes de Invierno el proximo Lunes, 4 de Noviembre!

Los uniformes de verano comienzan el próximo lunes, 4 de noviembre. Solo algunos recordatorios:

1. Los artículos de French Toast tienen un tamaño muy diferente al de Lands End. Parece que las tapas son mucho más pequeñas.
2. Revise nuestras Pautas Uniformes HACIENDO CLIC AQUÍ.
3. Si solicita algún artículo con el logotipo y tiene el tamaño incorrecto, NO SE PUEDE devolver.
4. Los pedidos están llegando en aproximadamente una semana. Entonces, si necesita camisetas nuevas, debe pedirlas lo antes posible para recibirlas a tiempo.
5. Graham Sporting Goods es el ÚNICO proveedor de camisetas de educación física. French Toast no los ofrecerá.

Lunch Information

My Hot Lunchbox is excited to be partnering with Blessed Sacrament School again this year as the hot lunch provider. To begin ordering lunches, click the link below to log in or follow the instructions to create your free account!

Important Note: You will need to Update Your Profile with the student's correct teacher to view the meal calendar.

ORDER NOW!

Lunch Ordering is Now Open for Blessed Sacrament School for August – December 2024

Monday: Chick-Fil-A

Tuesday: Cici’s Pizza

Wednesday: Danny’s Cafe

Thursday: Zaxby’s

Friday: La Fiesta Mexican Restaurant

If you have any questions, please give us a call at (888) 894-8295 or email us at info@myhotlunchbox.com. We are looking forward to serving your school!

If you are bringing lunch to your child, please make sure it is labeled with your student's name and grade level and leave it on the table just outside the front door of the school--Do not forget to buzz the office to let us know you dropped by.

PE Uniforms:

You can still purchase PE uniforms locally at Graham Sporting Goods. They have yellow PE shirts, solid sweatpants, and zip-up jackets. You do NOT have to get the logo on the sweatpants, but it must be on the jacket and sweatshirt.

PE pants need to be solid navy. There should not be any lines down the sides or decals on them.

Let me know if you have any Winter Uniform questions!

We are currently working on a touring day of Bishop McGuinness Catholic HS in Kernersville, NC for our 8th grade class. However, if you already know you are interested in getting information, please check out the following links and be mindful of dates. We have had many BSS students graduate or are currently attending BMHS. All of this information is currently available in your child’s Executive Function Google Classroom. Let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you, Mrs Champion

BMHS Website Link        Virtual Tour Link

A Villain Walk is a great way to get a feel for the Bishop experience during the school day. They will begin with a welcome session, followed by a group tour from 9-10AM. You must sign up in advance. Spots close quickly. 

Oct 31

Nov 7 & 14

Jan 23 & 30

Feb 6 & 20

March 6 & 20

Application Link

• Applications for the 2025-2026 school year will open on November 1, 2024.
• Financial Aid Applications will be available November 22, 2024 for the 2025-26 School Year

Placement Test Dates:

• Saturday, February 22, 2025 9:00am-12:00pm
• Saturday, March 15, 2025 9:00am-12:00pm
• Placement Tests are required for ALL grade 9 applicants. Pre-registration is required-see application for more information.