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Upcoming Events:
Wed, May 17
Home & School Mtg (12 pm)
Student-Led Conferences, Grades K, 1, 2, 5, 6 (5 - 7 pm)
Thurs, May 18
Wolfhound Field Day
Early Release (1:30 pm)
Fri, May 19
May Crowning Mass (9 am)
Mon, May 22
Preschool 4's Last Day
Tues, May 23
Preschool 3's & PreK Last Day
Faculty vs. 8th Grade Volleyball Game (1:30 pm)
Wed, May 24
Preschool Family Picnic
Student-Led Conferences, Grades 3, 4, 7, 8 (5 - 7 pm)
Fri, May 26
Library Books Due
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Dear Parents,
Wolfhound Field Day 2017 takes place tomorrow and theme is
sunscreen
and
hydration
since we have recently been blessed hot sunny weather! Please make sure that you apply sunscreen to your children and pack a water bottle before they leave home in the morning.
The students have really been looking forward to this May tradition which is only possible due to the generosity of our donors to the Annual Fund and to the many volunteers helping out with the event. We are still in need of volunteers for several classrooms. Sign up here. A heartfelt thank you to Francie Grden and Natalie Baur, our parent chairs, and to Jill Cecutti and Courtney Kreber, our school staff chairs. Also a special thank you to Joyce Brown, the cafeteria staff and parent volunteers for serving our delicious Wolfhound picnic lunch.
A few reminders of the schedule this week:
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Student-led conferences for grades K,1, 2, 5 and 6 will take place this evening
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Following Wolfhound Field Day will be early release at 1:30 PM!
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There will NOT be school Mass on Thursday.
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May Crowning will take place on Friday at 9:00 AM
Blessings,
Kathy O'Reilly
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Photo Newsletters: 7th and 8th Grades, Specials Click the images below to view this week's photo newsletters and see what the classes have been up to.
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Serra Altar Server Award winners Julia Flanagan and Lauren Carr pictured above |
8th Grade Scholarship & Award Winners
We are so proud of our many eighth grade students who have received
scholarships and awards to begin their high school years.
We are happy to announce the following scholarships awarded to our Saint Brigid of Kildare eighth grade students:
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Caroline Goodlive: Bishop Watterson High School Dominican Scholarship
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Madelyn Moore: Bishop Watterson High School Principal Scholarship
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Ellen Hagerty: Bishop Watterson High School Principal Scholarship
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Gina Grden: Bishop Watterson High School Sister Ursula Marie Math Scholarship
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Drew Curtin - St. Charles Scholarship
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Gertrude Kuehefuhs Diocesan Music Award
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Lauren Carr - Serra Altar Server Awards
- Julia Flanagan - Serra Altar Server Awards
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School Supply Kits
Deadline to order June 15
School supplies will be available to order through SchoolKidz. Lists for your child's school supplies will go home in this week's Friday folders. SchoolKidz will only accept online orders. School supply kits will be delivered to students' homeroom classes by the first day of school. The deadline to order school supplies online is June 15.
If you would not like to order supplies through SchoolKidz, you can use the supply list in this week's Friday folders, purchase the items over the summer, and have your child bring them with them the first day of school.
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Our Teacher and Author Jennifer Maschari's
The Remarkable Journey of Charlie Price
selected as Choose to Read Ohio "Floyd's Pick" title
The State Library of Ohio and the Choose to Read Ohio Advisory Board are pleased to announce that
The Remarkable Journey of Charlie Price
by Saint Brigid of Kildare School teacher and author Jennifer Maschari, has been selected as the second annual Choose to Read Ohio (CTRO) "Floyd's Pick" title, in memory of children's literature expert, advocate, and librarian Floyd Dickman.
Each year, the CTRO Advisory Board will select an outstanding book in Ohio children's literature to be Floyd's Pick. This selection will be in addition to the 20 titles featured in the biennial CTRO booklist. CTRO, a project of the State Library of Ohio, Ohioana Library, and Ohio Center for the Book, encourages public libraries, schools, families, and others to build a community of readers and an appreciation of Ohio authors, illustrators, and literature.
Jennifer Maschari's first published book,
The Remarkable Journey of Charlie Price
(Balzer+Bray/HarperCollins, 2016) is a novel for middle grade readers about grief, magic, family and friendship (and more). From the publisher's description: "Ever since twelve-year-old Charlie Price's mom died, he feels like his world has been split into two parts. Before included stargazing and Mathletes and Saturday scavenger hunts with his family. After means a dad who's completely checked out, comically bad dinners, and grief group that's anything but helpful. It seems like losing Mom meant losing everything else he loved, too. Just when Charlie thinks things can't get any worse, his sister, Imogen, starts acting erratically -- missing school and making up lies about their mother. But everything changes when one day he follows her down a secret passageway in the middle of her bedroom and sees for himself."
Jennifer Maschari grew up in Cincinnati and now lives in central Ohio. She is also a classroom teacher at Saint Brigid of Kildare School who has taught science and language arts at the middle school level. Her next novel,
Things That Surprise You,
will be published by Balzer+Bray/HarperCollins in September 2017, and she is working on a third novel.
Visit Jennifer Maschari's website (jenmaschari.com) for more information about The Remarkable Journey of Charlie Price.
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Our School Garden is Growing
The student gardeners of St. Brigid of Kildare School are off to the start of a productive growing season. They have already harvested radishes, rhubarb, mint, chives and spring flowers. The carrots, lettuce, spinach and beets are up and close to harvest. This year we acquired a grow light so that tomatoes, peppers and herbs were started as seeds and are ready to be transplanted outside.
Thanks to a generous family, the growing area of the Garden has expanded. We have a new perennial butterfly garden as well as several new raised beds. If you have not been in the Garden recently please stop by anytime. The Garden is the result of God's blessing and is for pleasure of all the students and families who are part of our community.
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Last Chance: What's Your Opinion on the Breakfast Cart?
The Breakfast/Snack Cart was offered to all students K - 8 during the week of May 1 - 5. This Cart was the result of a 2016 survey indicating that 20% of St. Brigid students do not eat breakfast before coming to school. The Cart offerings included: apples, bananas, grapes, cheese sticks, and the following cereals: Kix, Cheerios, Crispix, and Reduced-sugar Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Students were able to purchase a max of 2 items that were charged to their lunch account. Food items were priced from $0.25 - $0.50.
Parents, please take a moment to provide feedback regarding this trial.
Your children will also be surveyed within the next week to gather their thoughts about the Cart. Thank you in advance from the Wellness Committee.
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Barn Bash Save the Date
The annual Barn Bash at Leed's Farm in Ostrander will be held on Friday, October 20.
Save the date for the fun family event!
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Recruiting New Cub Scouts
Boys entering 1st through 5th grades
St. Brigid Cub Scout Pack 117 is looking for boys who will be entering 1st through 5th grades in the 2017-2018 school year. All boys in these age groups, whether a parishioner or student at St. Brigid are welcome to join.
The Scouting program teaches youth to be good citizens of their community, to be responsible to their families and reverent to God in a "Fun with a Purpose" atmosphere.
Joining this spring will entitle each youth and their families to participate in many summer activities including a weekend campout with archery, fishing, campfires and the like, building a float for the Dublin Fourth of July parade and walking in the parade, participating in the summer day camp, and much more.
If you are interested in joining the nearly 60 boys currently in the Cub Scouting program at St. Brigid, contact Cubmaster Jeff Leach at 614-761-2826 or email him at
jkl_clf_jdl@sbcglobal.net.
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Blessing of Articles after May Crowning Mass
The annual
May
Crowning
Mass will be held on Friday,
May 19 at 9 a.m. After the
Mass, Monsignor will take a moment to bless the children's medals, rosaries, and other
articles that they have received for First Communion and Confirmation. If your child has
articles they would like to have blessed after
Mass, please bring them with them to the
Mass on
May 19.
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Student-Led Conference Sign Ups
The final student-led conferences for the year will be held on Wednesday, May 17 (for grades K, 1, 2, 5 and 6), and Wednesday, May 24 (for grades 3, 4, and 7).
Please use the links below to sign up for your conference slot if you have not yet.
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Summer Tutor List Summer tutoring is available from the following Saint Brigid of Kildare staff members. Staff can be contacted via email or by calling the school office and leaving a message.
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SUBJECT(S)
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GRADE(S)
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CONTACT
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Christine Gutridge 3-4 team teacher |
All |
Grades K-3 |
mrs.gutridge@stbrigid- school.org |
Andrea Knabe 5-6 team teacher |
Math, ELA |
Grades 4-9 |
ms.knabe@stbrigid-school.org |
Karen DeLucia former St. Brigid 5-6 team teacher |
ELA, Social Studies
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Grades 3-8 |
karendelucia4@gmail.com |
Jill Cecutti 5-6 team teacher |
Reading, Writing, Study Skills, Test-taking strategies |
Grades K-8 |
mrs.cecutti@stbrigid-school.org |
Nick Byorth 5-6 team teacher |
Math, Social Studies |
Grades 5-8 |
mr.byorth@stbrigid-school.org |
Teri Ryan instructional aide |
All |
Grades K-4 |
mrs.ryan@stbrigid-school.org |
Katy Nentwich 7-8 team teacher |
Math, ELA |
Grades 4-9 |
ms.nentwich@stbrigid-school.org |
Megan Byorth 1-2 team teacher |
All |
Grades K-3 |
ms.byorth@stbrigid-school.org |
Mackenzie Veeder 1-2 team teacher |
All |
Grades K-4 |
mrs.veeder@stbrigid-school.org |
Kathy Stuart K-2 intervention specialist |
ELA, Math |
Grades K-2 |
mrs.stuart@stbrigid-school.org |
Erin Mazon 5-6 intervention specialist |
ELA, Math |
Grades 3-6 |
mrs.mazon@stbrigid-school.org |
Carla Chiavacci 7-8 team teacher |
Reading, Writing, Study Skills |
Grades 6-8 |
ms.chiavacci@stbrigid-school.org |
Marcia Springer 1-2 team teacher |
Reading, Math |
Grades K-3 |
mrs.springer@stbrigid-school.org |
Gladyz Ruz instructional aide |
Reading, Math |
Grades K-4 |
mrs.ruz@stbrigid-school.org |
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Wolfhound Field
Day Volunteer Sign Up
St. Brigid of Kildare School Wolfhound
Field
Day is coming up on Thursday, May 18 at Brigid's Green. Please remember this is an Early Release
Day.
Our end of the year
field
day will feature inflatables, game stations, activities, and fun for all grade levels to enjoy! We need LOTS of volunteers to make this
day fun and safe for our kids. Please sign up to help make this
day a success!
We need volunteers for the
day (8:15 to 1) to work at one of the stations or to walk with a designated class. We will also need lunch volunteers (9 to 11:00).
To join the fun, please sign up below. All volunteers must be fingerprinted and have completed Protecting God's Children.
Sign up here.
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All incoming 9th grade students are invited to St. Brigid High School Youth Ministry!
Each week, high school youth ministry sends out a weekly email to keep teens and their parents up to date on what is happening in high school youth ministry.
We are looking forward to a wonderful summer with our graduating seniors, incoming freshmen, and everyone in the grades between! Check out our summer calendar by
clicking here. Join us when you can!
- Weekly Summer Scripture
- Weekly Summer Socials Gatherings
- St. Brigid Vacation Bible School, June 19-23
- Diocesan Ultimate Frisbee Tournament, June 25
- Diocesan Gospel Road Mission Trip, July 9-13 (Late sign-up will be considered, if there is room)
Looking forward to 2017-2018 High School Youth Ministry:
We will continue to meet on Thursdays from 7:30-9 PM. Next year's theme will be "Identity Revealed" as we focus on understanding who God made us to be and how we can use our gifts to grow in faith, friendship, and love with God, others, and ourselves. We will run 6 series, focusing on different aspects of our Christian identity, and teens are welcome to join us at any time throughout the school year. Stay tuned for the release of 2017-2018 series dates and topics!
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Submit materials for Wolfhound Wednesday
If you have information you'd like included in the next Wolfhound Wednesday, email it to Allie Wing at awing@cdeducation.org.
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