The Blessed Sacrament School Newsletter

1/28/15

Thursday, January 29…………..

Friday, January 30………………..

Saturday, January 31…………..

Monday, February 2……………..

Wednesday, February 4……….

Spirit Wear Day

2:40-3:20: Future Problem Solving for Grades 4 & 5

All School Mass

9:45-10:30 8th grade National History Day presentations in the

Undercroft

Dismissal at 12—There will be bus service.

Regional Assessment for Quick Recall

2:40-3:25: Future Problem Solving for Grades 6-8

3rd Grade Urban Education Food Drive Begins

Mass: Grades 5-8

8th Grade Scholarship

Opportunities

BSS offers four different scholarships for

which you can apply. Students are eligible for

The “Just A Nice Kid” by the Boosters, The

Joseph Frommeyer, The Monsignor Grosser, and

The Gallenstein art Scholarship. Application

forms were emailed home to parents in

December. If you did not receive this and would

like to apply, please contact Mrs. Nielsen.

Applications are due February 13th.

Catholic Schools’ Week Catholic Schools Week is being celebrated this

week. This year’s theme is “Communities of Faith,

Knowledge, and Service.”

This week, Blessed Sacrament School is

celebrating our education and faith. There will be

activities and events to show appreciation not only

for the students, but all of those who support our

education system: the staff, parents, volunteers,

teachers, community, parish, and many more.

We are focusing this week on service to others,

which is a central aspect of Catholic education.

When students take part in service activities –

both local and beyond – they demonstrate the

values and faith they gain through their Catholic

education and learn how to make the world a

better place.

Please join us in spirit and prayer as we dedicate

this week to continuing to grow in our communities

of faith, knowledge, and service through our

education here at Blessed Sacrament.

For a full list of daily activities, click here.

Congratulations!

Blessed Sacrament School would like to

congratulate Maria Rice for earning an

academic scholarship to Villa Madonna Academy.

Maria is the daughter of Glenn and Nancy Rice.

We are very proud of her accomplishments!

Evening to Treasure Video

We are in the process of editing the

Evening to Treasure video. If you would

like to submit pictures of your children

for the video, please send them to the

school office either on a DVD or a flash

drive marked E2T VIDEO with your

name and phone number. All DVDs and

flash drives will be returned to the office

to be picked up after Evening to Treas-

ure. Thank you!

COMING SOON! SAVE THE

DATE!

Invitations are being mailed for the 22nd

annual "Evening to Treasure."

Mark your calendar for the evening of

February 21st and join us for

"A Night in the Orient," 6:00P.M. to 12:30

at the Airport Marriot.

We will have Silent and Live Auctions.

Look for E2T spotlights in the

newsletter in the coming weeks to preview

some of our exciting auction items.

Evening to Treasure

Classroom Donations

The Evening to Treasure Classroom

Project Committee, along with Grade

Level Coordinators, are excited to create

a unique keepsake for each grade level

that will be presented and bid on during

Evening to Treasure on February 21 st,

2015.

Please help this Committee by making a

donation to cover the supplies needed to

create the classroom projects. The

suggested donation is $5.00 per child or a

maximum of $15.00 per family. A donation

of any amount is appreciated!

But Wait…

That’s Not All We are getting closer to our goal! If we

reach our goal of 200 new tickets turned

in by next Wednesday, the kids will earn

an out of uniform day. If 300 tickets are

turned in, we will hold two special drawings

for (1) $100 Target gift card, and (1)$50

Target gift card. Remember, 365 Tickets

make great teacher appreciation gifts (we

will send your favorite teacher a little note

for you!), birthday gifts, a thank-you gifts

for your neighbor or friend...so many

thoughtful possibilities! Please contact us

if you need more tickets.

It’s that time of year, and the BSS fundraiser, An Evening to Treasure, is right

around the corner. We hope you can join us for a “gift gathering” at Biggby Coffee in

Ft. Mitchell on Friday, February 6th from 9:30-11:30. While we are hoping to

collect donations, we also thought it would be fun to have coffee and get to chat with

parents we already know and meet other parents who are new to our school community.

Tara Davidson and Bethany Flick will be co-chairs again this year for two very exciting

parts of Evening to Treasure, the Gift Card Grab and Cheers to BSS. They want to ask

for your help in making these two parts of the event a success! For the Gift Card Grab

they are hoping to get donations of gift cards to any restaurant or other popular

retailer. Or, if you would prefer to give a monetary donation (checks payable to

“Blessed Sacrament School Parent Club”), they can use that money to purchase gift

cards. They are also in need of liquor and wine donations for the Cheers to BSS

silent auction. If you can’t make it but would still like to donate, Tara and Bethany are

in the car line each day or they can pick up your donation.

As you know, this event helps raise important funds for BSS that help to lower tuition

for each student, pay for all of the technology in the school, all of the salaries for our

teaching specialists, and many other school extras that tuition is not able to cover. In

short, this event helps provide many of the things that make BSS great! Any donation

would be greatly appreciated and will go a long way to support this important event.

If you have any questions, please contact Tara Davidson or Bethany Flick.

And Now For A Taste

Of Things To Come One of the items that will be featured at the silent

auction at E2T, is a bundle of 12 tickets to the Indiana

Pacers vs Brooklyn Nets basketball game on March

21st. All 12 tickets are for the luxury private box at the

Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, home of the

Pacers. So start making plans now, and do tell your

friends.

Don’t Forget To

Get Your Space

Parking Spot Raffle Tickets will be sold in the car

line starting next week. 100 Raffle tickets are

available at $25 each. Gets yours tickets before

they run out.

Calling All Box-Tops

Bonus opportunity for Campbell’s labels and

Pepperidge Farm products. Please send complet-

ed pages, or even if you have it only partially filled,

to Ms. Schmitt no later than this Saturday

Click here for the form.

Dear Kara

Dear Kara,

I’m learning Latin, and I’m having a

hard time remembering how all the

verbs end. For example, if I’m doing

something, the verb ends in “O,” but if someone else is doing it, then the verb ends in “T.” Is

there some way I can remember these more

easily?

-Discipula Latinae-

Dear Discipula,

Music can be a great learning tool. Everybody

learns the ABCs by singing the song and we all

remember it easily. Find a catchy tune and it will

stick with you. Try using the theme from the

Mickey Mouse club to remember your Latin

endings (O-S-T-Mus-Tis-Nt). If you search on

the internet, there are tons of songs posted on

YouTube and other sites that can help you

remember information. Anything from math

facts to the American Revolution can be put to

music. If you really enjoy music, write your own

songs!! Oh, and also remember, quidquid latine dictum sit altum videtur.

Spirit Wear Sale Ends This Sunday At 11:59 P.M.

New Year - New Look!

With many New

Youth and Adult Sizes

Sure to please every Eagle Fan!

2015

Blessed Sacrament

Spirit Wear Online Sale It's as easy as 1,2,3!

1) Click on the Spirit Wear Link.

(or the link on BSS School Web Site)

2) Choose your items, sizes & colors

3) Check out, sit back & we will deliver

your order to your child's home room.

*We except all Major Credit Card*

Visa-MasterCard-Discover-American Express

On Monday, January 26, 2015, Blessed Sacrament

School held its annual speech contest. The

competition was tough and the speakers were

fabulous! The following junior high students were

awarded prizes:

For persuasive speaking: ·Andrew Reynolds received first place; Elizabeth

Hackman received second place; and Andrea

Skubak received third place.

·The following students received participant

certificates: Anna Fischer, Olivia Vonderhaar, and

Sarah Zimmermann.

For storytelling: ·Chloe Esmeier received first place; Jay Jackson

received second place; and Julie Hughes received

third place.

·The following students received participant

certificates: Allie Piccirillo, Grant Disken, and

Georgia Laird.

Andrew Reynolds and Chloe Esmeier will represent

Blessed Sacrament School at the Diocesan

Competition which will be held in March. We would

like to congratulate all of the junior high students

who participated and their teachers, Mrs. Debbie

Beckham and Mrs. Becki Verrett.

Way to go, Eagles! We are very proud of all of you!

Softball Director Needed!

The Blessed Sacrament Athletic Boosters are in

need of a new Director of Softball.

Organize the softball registrations (Set the U10-

U14 rosters) Recruit Softball Coaches.

Distribute and collect equipment and uniforms to

and from the coaches.

Liaison between coaches and the directors of

the Tri-State Fastpitch Softball League.

Make sure league fees are paid.

Make sure coaches are given a check to pay umpiring

fees.

Answer any questions from parents interested in

having their daughters play softball for Blessed

Sacrament.

When needed purchasing softball equipment and

uniforms

If you have any interest or would like more

information, please contact Tony Logan.

It’s Another Babysitting Night

The Challenge Girl's Club is sponsoring another

Babysitting Evening!!!!!!

Date: Saturday, February 14, 2015

Time: 6:00PM-9:00PM

Ages: 3-10

Location: Blessed Sacrament School Parish Center

and gym.

Activities Include: Craft, Projector Tracing, Lego

Center, Board Games, Movie, Hot Wheel Racing,

Story Time, Pretend Play Center, Play-doh Center,

and Open Gym Time for Free Play.

Look for more information to come or you may

Contact us by email:

challengeatblessedsacrament@gmail.com

NDA will be having open gym times between now and

February 15th to help prepare students for their Jr.

Varsity Softball tryouts.

Click here for details.

Faith Lift

Dear Faith Lift,

We’ve participated in the

prayer vigil for life, which always coincides

with the anniversary of Roe V. Wade, but

doesn’t the Church’s “culture of life” extend

beyond the scourge of abortion?

-Pro-Life-

Dear Pro:

Yes! The Catholic Church advocates

respect for all life, from conception to

natural death. As Jesus taught, respect for

life means more than not killing. In Matthew

5:21-22, Jesus says that even verbal cruelty

toward a fellow human being is unacceptable.

Catholic Social Doctrine teaches us to

honor “the life and dignity” of each person.

It isn’t enough to demand laws against

abortion if we aren’t willing to help those who

struggle to provide decently for the children

they have and are fearful - to the point of

desperation - of having another child to

support. It isn’t enough to protest capital

punishment if we aren’t willing to care for the

mentally ill, the stranger at our border, or the

worker on the other side of the world who

makes our shoes but doesn’t make a living

wage.

The Catholic Church’s teaching on the

sanctity of life is comprehensive. It demands

the humble recognition of the image of God in

each and every human being – whoever and

wherever he or she may be.

2015 Boys’

Volleyball

Don’t miss out…

It’s time to register for BSS Boys’ Volleyball.

The leagues are as follows:

4th Grade @ IHM on TBA

5th Grade @ St. Pius on Mondays

6th Grade @ St. Joe’s Crescent Springs on

Wednesdays

7/8th Grade combined league @ St. Thomas

on Fridays

Practices will be begin in February with most

of the leagues taking place in March and April.

The leagues are fun and the boys have a

blast...so sign-up your son now! Hurry registra-

tion closes on February 1. Register at BSS-

Boosters.com

Please email Christy Noll

(nollchristy@gmail.com) with any questions.

Local Woman Seeks Carpool Looking for a carpool for my 3 wonderful chil-

dren. I can drive in the mornings or after-

noons. We live in Brightleaf Estates,

Erlanger (It’s in this general area. Zoom out and go

north to see the location of the school relative

to the starting area.). Please contact Kristen Allen

at 859-250-7133 or

allen111399@yahoo.com if you’re interested.