Blessed Sacrament teacher Kelli Whitney chosen for American Chemical Society Science Coaches Program

 

Donation gives students equipment and supplies to do forensic science activities and qualitative analysis of household chemicals

(SAVANNAH, Ga.) – Blessed Sacrament School’s science instruction is getting support this year from a unique source, the American Chemical Society (ACS).  Kelli Whitney, the school’s Science Laboratory Specialist, has joined the Science Coaches Program through the ACS. 

Blessed Sacrament School students win math competition

Online math competition nets the school free math software

 (SAVANNAH, Ga.) – Fourth graders at Blessed Sacrament School recently won a mathematics competition against several other Chatham County schools, while Blessed Sacrament School student Brendan Coleman was the overall individual winner. By winning the competition, students earned free mathematics software for the school.

School Open House: Sunday, January 29, 2012

Please Join Us!

Blessed Sacrament School will welcome prospective students and their parents at our Open House-Sunday, January 29th from 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM.  They will get a tour of the school, meet the teachers and have the opportunity to fill out registration applications.  Call to sign up for Open House at (912) 356-6987. Drop-ins are welcome

8th Grade Girl's Volleyball Wins the SPAL Tournament

The 8th Grade Girl’s Volleyball team won the SPAL volleyball tournament with a 3-0 win over St Andrews. It is the first volleyball Championship since 1999. In the first game, the Irish won 25-15 behind the solid serving of Sarah Wong, Lauren Bicknell and Gabi Tawil and strong front court play of Maddie Coomer, Sydney Sanders and Ireland Sheahan.  The Irish won the second game 25-10 behind strong serving of Gabi Tawil, McKenzie Maxheimer and Sydney Sanders and strong all around play from Kelly Risch, Amanda Ganser and Maddie Coomer.

Irish JV Mount Late Comback Win SPAL Title 22-14 Over Savannah Christian

The Blessed Sacrament Irish won 22 - 14 in dramatic fashion.  Trailing 8 to 0 just before half the Irish came down the field in 40 seconds as #36 John Ryan Macdonald caught three successive passes from #20 Nick Iannone and then Travis Blackshear #6 scored on a screen pass from #20 Nick Iannone to tie game at 8 at the half.  The Raiders scored on the opening drive of the second half, but the Irish answered and drove the ball down the field culminating with a swing pass that Blackshear took just inside the pylon for a tie of 14 to 14.  The Irish threatened again late in the 4th

Blessed Sacrament School students participate in The Global Water Experiment

  Blessed Sacrament School students participate in The Global Water Experiment

Local students were the first in the Southeast to take part in international project that includes global water quality map.

(SAVANNAH, Ga.) – Students in the Blessed Sacrament School Science Club were the first group in the Southeast United States to contribute to The Global Water Experiment, an international project.

Red Cross to accept Blessed Sacrament School second-graders’ donation to tornado victims

(SAVANNAH, Ga.) – Blessed Sacrament School second-graders will present the Red Cross with money the raised for tornado victims at 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 31.

The students made cookies at home that they sold to other students in the school during lunch time Thursday and Friday of last week.

The Cookies for a Cause class project incorporated math, writing, computer, social studies lessons and a service project. The students polled the school to find out the favorite types of cookies and decided how many of each type to make according to demand.

Blessed Sacrament School’s middle school changes improve learning

Students are more interested and involved after schedule and curriculum changes that allow them to explore subjects more deeply

Local Catholic Schools math competition to be held March 14 at Blessed Sacrament School, with Pi Day events to follow

(SAVANNAH) March 14, 2011 – You might not remember any of the formulae you had to use it in, but you probably remember the name and maybe even the symbol: Pi, or 3.14159. It is mathematics’ equivalent to a rock star, popping up in popular culture and used in many formulae from mathematics, science and engineering.

 

Blessed Sacrament is celebrating Pi day March 14 (3.14) starting at 8:30 a.m. and lasting until noon.

 

Blessed Sacrament School students form Science Club

(SAVANNAH) – Blessed Sacrament School students are staying after school, doing extra work –  and having a blast in the process. More than 40 Blessed Sacrament School students attended the school’s first two meetings of the Science Club, which began in March. 

Middle school science at Blessed Sacrament goes hands-on!

Chemistry professor helps students discover scientific conclusions                 and see concepts from the textbook come alive

(SAVANNAH) – January 2011 -- Blessed Sacrament School sixth grade science students are busy figuring out some pretty complex scientific conclusions on their own – with help from hands-on activities and “guided inquiry,” where teachers design lessons to let students discover the concepts and answers. 

Blessed Sacrament School to celebrate International Walk to School Month

 

Savannah, GA -- October 2010 – Blessed Sacrament School will be joining schools from around the world to celebrate International Walk to School Month on October 8, 2010.   

 

Congratulations to the Class of 2011!

Congratulations to the Class of 2011! You have made an imprint on our hearts. We will miss you! Love, BSS!

"Live the life you've imagined." Thoreau
 

BSS students make robots out of Legos

Class lets students have hands-on experience to learn about physics, machines, and programming

(SAVANNAH) – Robots have taken over the Blessed Sacrament School media center, but it’s not a science fiction plot – it’s a hands-on technology mini-course where the kids learn to build and program robots from a Lego kit.

Blessed Sacrament School holds Career Week

(SAVANNAH) March 5, 2010 -- Blessed SacramentSchool's fifth through eighth grades participated in Career Week March 1-5 with a variety of speakers from all walks of life.

Speakers included a GBI medical examiner, an air traffic controller, a judge, a U.S. Attorney, an industrial engineer, a campaign manager, an accountant, a financial planner, a banker, a museum curator, a graphic designer and author and a teacher and artist.  

Blessed Sacrament School students put on Renaissance Festival

Shakespeare, DaVinci are fun features of annual event

(SAVANNAH) March 31, 2010 – Blessed Sacrament School students enjoyed feasting and merriment Renaissance style as they sampled several fun-filled and educational activity stations at their annual Renaissance Festival.  

Blessed Sacrament second-graders make cookies to raise money for Haiti

Second-graders used polling and spreadsheets to calculate demand for different types of cookies

(SAVANNAH) May 26, 2010 – While BSS second-graders were busy learning, the other students were happy to help out by eating cookies. The second-graders sold cookies to other students during lunchtime to raise money to help the victims of the earthquake in Haiti.

South University School of Pharmacy students give presentations to Blessed Sacrament School students

Professors give demonstrations explaining chemical interactions; pharmacy students explain dangers of poison

(SAVANNAH) May 14, 2010 – Blessed Sacrament School students recently were able to pick up some valuable lessons about the dangers of poison and about chemical interactions.

South University School of Pharmacy studentsgave presentations about the dangers of poison to students at Blessed Sacrament School.

Blessed Sacrament School celebrates Pi Day

Event helps make math fun while students learn about the ratio that’s used in so many math, science and engineering formulae

(SAVANNAH) March 12, 2010 – You might not remember any of the formulae you had to use it in, but you probably remember the name and maybe even the symbol: Pi, or 3.14159. It is mathematics’ equivalent to a rock star, popping up in popular culture and used in many formulae from mathematics, science and engineering.

Blessed Sacrament School holds Career Week

(SAVANNAH) March 5, 2010 - Blessed Sacrament School's fifth through eighth grades participated in Career Week March 1-5 with a variety of speakers from all walks of life.

Speakers included a GBI medical examiner, an air traffic controller, a judge, a U.S. Attorney, an industrial engineer, a campaign manager, an accountant, a financial planner, a banker, a museum curator, a graphic designer and author and a teacher and artist.

Blessed Sacrament School holds Biggest Loser competition

Teachers lose almost 200 pounds in eight weeks

 (SAVANNAH) Dec. 11, 2009 – Debbie Carroll doesn’t mind being called the biggest loser.

The Blessed Sacrament School teacher was glad to shed 30 extra pounds – and get $200 for it.

Blessed Sacrament principal named Best Principal by Connect Savannah readers

(SAVANNAH) May 15, 2009 – Connect Savannah readers voted Lynn Brown of Blessed Sacrament School Best Principal.

Connect Savannah wrote:

This first-time winner of this very competitive category credits –  as any good and smart principal will – everyone else but herself.

Blessed Sacrament School goes greener

Students finding ways to help the environment, from recycling to reusable bags

(SAVANNAH) May 4, 2009 – Students at Blessed Sacrament School are helping make the school greener, and are starting to see they’re making a difference.

They’ve put a recyling bin in every room, and every Thursday as they empty all the full bins they’re reminded of the difference they’re making. Last school year, all that paper would have been thrown away. Parents and teachers are also filling up the ink jet recycling bin.

Blessed Sacrament School students participate in Model UN competition

BSS was the only school from Savannah participating in the event

(SAVANNAH) March 2009 – Blessed Sacrament School 6th and 7th graders participated in the 11th Annual Middle School Model United Nations competition sponsored by Georgia Southern University Continuing Education Center at the Coastal Georgia Center this month. Blessed Sacrament School was the only school from Savannah participating.

Students have fun with science at Blessed Sacrament School’s Family Science Night

As published in the Savannah Morning News February 25, 2009

Blessed Sacrament School hosts Family Food Tasting Night

Jan. 26, 2009

Parents, teachers and students working together to promote healthy living through balanced eating and exercise