Monthly Archives: January 2024

The journey outside is a safe and healthy choice for students and parents. Join the walk and provide your kids with the jumpstart they need to perform better in the classroom! Let’s encourage, educate, and learn together!

Check out some of these ideas Bears:

• All students can participate in Winter Walk Day! Bussed students walk to their bus stop. Families who need to drive can park five minutes away and walk the rest of the way (find your Drive to 5 Maps here: Blessed Sacrament Parking Map). 

• Use an app on your phone or watch to see how many steps or kilometers you walk. You might be surprised at how far you can go!

• Dress for the weather! Canadian winters can be cold and the sidewalks and paths can be slippery. Make sure to bundle up and walk with caution.

• Get your whole family involved! It is always more fun to walk with people

• Walking outside in cold air can reduce stress, increase serotonin (the happiness hormone), and even though the action may be slower, walking in snow leads to greater heart conditioning and increased endurance over time.

On Wednesday February 7,  we will celebrate this day as a school community:

• Teachers will be taking students outside for a winter walk, dress for the weather!

• Too far away to walk to school? Get dropped off a block or two away from school and walk the rest of the way if you can.

• Are you a bus student? Walk the perimeter of the playground zone at recess for some exercise!

Will you be walking on Winter Walk Day? 

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Thank you,

Brought to you by Student Council

Hello Amazing Parents of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Elementary School!

We are incredibly excited to have you out for our Parents Night Out event being held on Friday February 9th at 6:00-8:00pm!

This event will be hosted at Hotshot Athletic Martial Arts in Kitchener at 41 Shoemaker Street Unit #7. During the event the kids will get to participate in a martial arts class, games and then a movie/pizza party afterwards!

Parents, you are more than welcome to stay and watch or go out, have a date night, do whatever you like! We will ensure the kids have an amazing time at our safe and clean facility with world class instructors!

The best part of this event… 100% of all the profits will go directly to Blessed Sacrament Catholic Elementary School, so this is an amazing opportunity to support our local schools and community.

All you have to do is use one of the two links below or scan the barcode on our flier and you will be taken to our checkout page. The cost for the event is $25 for the event only or $32 for the event and pizza dinner combo (which includes two slices of pizza, a snack and a water/juice box).

Link for the event only registration  https://square.link/u/rZCLekPq?src=sheet

Link for event and pizza combo registration  https://square.link/u/M6EWmG4R?src=sheet

Thank you so much for your support and allowing us to give back to our fantastic community! If you have any questions or concerns, don’t hesitate to reach out to us by call or text at 226-752-4210 or email us at kitchener@hotshotathletic.com .

This is a LIMITED SPOTS event, so be sure to act quick to ensure your spot! Have an amazing day and see you soon!

Christopher Hicks

Just a reminder that JK Registration is now open for all children born in 2020!

Please use the following link to register now:

https://www.wcdsb.ca/our-schools/register-for-school/entering-kindergarten/

Just a reminder that Blessed Sacrament School has partnered with the Knights of Columbus to sell high quality 500 ml bottles of Maple Syrup. Bottles can be purchased on School Cash Online, as part of our next fundraiser for our School Playground.

For every bottle that is sold, the Knights of Columbus will be donating $5.00 to the school!

All orders need to be placed by February 6th and will go home with students on Friday February 9th to be enjoyed with families on Shrove Tuesday!

Thank you for your continued support!

For those who missed out on ordering school spirit wear in September, we have decided to re-open our online store. The online store will remain open until the Thursday, February 8th, 2024.

For anyone interested please use the link below to access our school spirit wear website:

https://blessedsacramentsw2023.itemorder.com/

A reminder to place your food orders on school cash online for February! Pizza orders need to be in by Feb. 1st! Next month we will welcome Chinese Food Thursdays! Chinese food orders need to be in by Jan. 29th!

Ash Wednesday (February 14) – Ash Wednesday is a very special day on our liturgical calendar. It marks the start of Lent and is a chance for us to make good choices and sacrifices in order to be better citizens of our world and our Catholic Community. We will have an Ash Wednesday liturgy (including the distribution of Ashes) at 12:45 pm in the school gym. Everyone is Welcome!

Valentine’s Day (**also – February 14th**)/Shrove Tuesday   Because Valentine’s Day falls on Ash Wednesday this year, we will celebrate Valentine’s Day on Tuesday February 13th in the afternoon. This is also the same day as Shrove Tuesday so students will celebrate with pancakes in the morning and Valentine’s treats in the afternoon. A reminder for students to bring their own cutlery for pancakes. We will be supplying paper plates, pancakes and maple syrup (courtesy of parent council).

A special reminder that Valentine’s Cards and/or treats are welcome and will be distributed during the afternoon on the 13th, NOT on the 14th.  (No nut products please).  Please remember that Valentine’s Day is a fun, loving day! We are happy to celebrate our friendships and have the children expressing their care for and friendship with each other on this day.  We encourage the children to be inclusive if they are handing out Valentine cards. We do not want to see any students feeling left out or excluded. 

Thank you!

Blessed Sacrament Staff

Hello Families,

Today we were directed by the Waterloo Regional Police to place our school in a Hold and Secure. A Hold and Secure keeps our students and staff safe from concerns in the wider community. We operate as business as usual with learning and washroom breaks, but we limit movement throughout the school, and prevent anyone from entering or exiting as per Ministry Policy.

 We thank our staff and students for their prompt cooperation, following all safety procedures.

 We thank the Waterloo Regional Police for working with our school to keep students and staff safe.

 We thank you for your support and understanding as we fully appreciate how concerning it is as parents and guardians to have a school placed in a Hold and Secure. 

 The Hold and Secure has been lifted.

 Be safe and well,

Blessed Sacrament Staff

Pre-Registration is now open!

Families interested in the program are encouraged to pre-register using the link below:

https://regionofwaterloo.onehsn.com/wcdsb/

The KW Titans season has started, and it’s shaping up to be the best yet!

Your child will be coming home with a KW Titans voucher for a FREE TICKET ($27 value) with the purchase of an equivalent full-price adult ticket. Valid for the game date on your ticket.  Home games take place at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium.  You can book your seats at kwtitans.com/tickets, or at the box office using the PROMO CODE on your TICKET.

The KW Titans are Canada’s first not-for-profit professional basketball team to compete in the Basketball Super League (BSL), a premium North American League providing the best professional basketball entertainment outside the NBA.  The season runs from Dec 30^th to May 1st.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact angela@kwtitans.com