BSS Weekly Update
December 2nd thru December 6th
From the Desk of the Principal
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! It is always wonderful to get some time to relax with family and friends. Hopefully everyone is rested, as the next few weeks are certainly chock full of events as we move into the Advent season at BSS.
The excitement (and decibel level!) certainly increase as we move closer to the Christmas holiday. I hope we can all take time to slow down and appreciate that the greatest gift of all is given to us by God in the form of his son Jesus. If we can use this season to bring all of our students closer to this understanding, then we are truly following in the footsteps of the Sisters of St. Francis who founded our school. To this end we will start our traditional Monday Advent prayer services at Morning Assembly tomorrow, please attend if you can.
This season is really a special one, especially at a place like BSS. I look forward to seeing our community come together to celebrate our faith and our school over the next few week.
Blessings,
Dustin
Important Dates:
12/3 - 2nd Grade Field Trip to see "Dragons Love Tacos"
Dr. Rob @ BSS, please contact Chris P. for an appointment
12/4 - Santas Workshop @ BSS all day
BSS Dine Around @ Jimmy's Pizza in Walpole (10% of profits go back to BSS!)
12/5 - First Trimester Report Cards go home
BSS Open House from 6:30 to 8:30pm...spread the word!
12/6 - No School due to faculty professional development
12/7 - BSS Christmas Bazaar 8am to 3pm
12/9 - Mass @ BSC Fest of the Immaculate Conception 10am
12/10 - BSS Christmas Concert (two performances at 1pm and 6:30pm...both the same show)
12/11 - BSS Bookfair @ Barnes and Noble in Walpole...proceeds support the BSS library
12/12 - BSS Middle School STEM project presentations 8:30am
Christmas Craft fundraiser 7pm to 9:30pm in the BSS gym
12/13 - 8th Grade field trip to see "A Christmas Carol"
Snow Cancellation/Delays
Just a reminder that BSS follows Walpole Public Schools in their decision to cancel or delay. Please check for Walpole Public on television or online as BSS will NOT be listed. We will also use our phone, text, and email notification system to get word out once a delay or cancelation is announced.
That being said we trust each parents judgement on whether it is safe to travel to school. Being that we draw from many different towns, please use your best judgement in making this decision. Safety should always come first.
In the event of a delay, there will be no early morning care since the teachers should only be traveling in at the time deemed safe by the town of Walpole.
Dine Around @ Jimmy's Pizza
Also, don't forget that Ever So Humble Pie forms are due back to BSS tomorrow.
BSS Christmas Bazaar
The PC would like to invite you to join us at our 16th Annual Christmas Bazaar on Saturday, 12/07/2019 from 8am-3pm. As always, this wonderful event will feature vendors, raffles, a silent auction, photos with Santa, a kids zone and much more! This year, we are very excited to announce that visitors will have the opportunity to take photos with New England Patriots Super Bowl rings from 10am-2pm!!
Christmas Paint Night at BSS!
Come out to support BSS with a fundraiser on Thursday, December 12th from 7pm-9:30pm to make a Single Plank Board, 18" Round or 24" mini sleds with Hammer & Stain South Shore! Please arrive 15 minutes before to get settled the event will not wait or start later than 7:15pm.
Customize your project with your choice of stain & paint colors (Pick from over 60 stencil options in the dropdown menu, these are not vinyl you will paint your background and stencil colors at the workshop).
This registration allows for one adult to make a 32" x 5.5" plank sign, 18" round or mini sled 24"and a portion of the proceeds will go back to the organization.
You may add handles for a tray or a lazy susan onto your round project at checkout, this portion is an add-on and not part of the fundraising portion.
This is a BYOB event!
Lunch Program Volunteers
For those of you who are interested in helping with our lunch program for volunteer hours, please use the following sign up genius link
https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/70a0c4ba9a82ea3fb6-lunch
Parent Collaborative Corner
Monthly Dine Around. This month’s “Dine Around” host restaurant is Jimmy’s Pizza at 4 East Street in Walpole on Wednesday, 12/04/2019. Grab a slice of pizza and other great dinners with family and friends between 5p-8p and be sure to mention you are supporting Blessed Sacrament School. Jimmy’s Pizza will donate a portion of all sales (food, drink, dine-in and take-out) back to Blessed Sacrament School. Spread the word - you don’t have to be a BSS family to participate!
Craft Night. Join members of the BSS Community for a fun night of crafting in the auditorium with staff from Hammer & Stain. On Thursday, 12/12/2019, bring family and friends to Blessed Sacrament at 7pm and create a holiday themed sign or sled. More information (including photos of the available craft projects) and online registration can be found here.
Santa’s Workshop Set Up & Clean Up Help Needed. Santa’s Workshop (taking place this year on 12/04/19) is in special need of volunteers to help set on 12/3/2019, and to help clean up on 12/4/2019. This is a fun way to earn service hours and get into the holiday spirit! Parents interested in signing up to volunteer can use this registration form.
Christmas Bazaar Volunteers & Donations Needed. The Christmas Bazaar is still recruiting for volunteers to help set-up the bazaar on Friday, 12/6/2019 and on the day of the bazaar on 12/07/2019. Volunteers helping out with the bazaar earn Tier 1 service hours! Use this link to sign up to volunteer.
The Christmas Bazaar also needs donations of items. Use this link to donate cafeteria goods, this link to donate items for raffle baskets, and this link to shop online at Amazon for donations to the raffle baskets. Thank you for the help and generosity – this bazaar raises much needed funds for the school!
Holiday Pie Fundraiser. The Blessed Sacrament Parent Collaborative is pleased to announce that the Ever So Humble Pie Company of Walpole is hosting a holiday pie fundraiser for our school. Enjoy delicious pies from Ever So Humble, and provide funds for the Blessed Sacrament School community by placing a special order for holiday dinners. A portion of all sales received through this fundraiser from November 8 - December 2, 2019 will be donated back to Blessed Sacrament School. Pies can be picked up at the Ever So Humble Pie shop in Walpole from December 16 - 20, 2019. More details are on this flyer, and the pie order form can be downloaded here. Spread the word to family and friends!
Upcoming Events & Volunteer Opportunities
All calendar entries listed below contain more information about each event in the description (including volunteer sign up links) and work best when accessed through a Google account.
Santa’s Workshop: 12/04/2019
Dine Around at Jimmy’s Pizza: 12/04/2019
Christmas Bazaar: 12/07/2019
Barnes & Noble Book Fair: 12/11/2019
Hammer & Stain Craft Night at BSS: 12/12/2019
Blessed Sacrament Parent Collaborative
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Email: ddemers@blessdsacrament.org
Website: school.blessedsacrament.org
Location: 808 East Street, Walpole, MA, USA
Phone: 508-668-2336
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