Our 2021-2022 School Theme: Writing Our Next Story: Pencils in the Hand of God
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Dear Parents,
It was great seeing so many of you on Monday at our combination Meet The Teacher and birthday party! It was wonderful to meet so many new people and reconnect with long-time families. A special thank you to our Home and School for organizing our frozen treats, popcorn, and festive music. It was truly a celebration for our school community!
Today we welcomed our A-K students. The building felt like it was going to burst with excitement and joy! We look forward to welcoming our L - Z students tomorrow morning with the same enthusiasm.
A few reminders and helpful hints about our new procedures:
- Please check the story below regarding arrival and dismissal procedures and maps.
- A few students did break their mask loops today. Please make sure that your child always has a back-up mask in his/her bookbag. If that mask gets used, please be sure to add another back-up mask to your child's bookbag.
- Please don’t hesitate to reach out to Mrs. Allison Mensching, school nurse, if your child is not feeling well. Mrs. Mensching will help you with following the new guidelines for the COVID protocols regarding quarantines and isolation. She can be reached at [email protected]
- Each student should bring his/her own water bottle to school each day. If the student is using a reusable water bottle, any stickers used to decorate the water bottle must be appropriate for our Catholic school.
Bishop Brennan has recorded a beautiful back to school message for our school community to begin the year. The link to view it is https://youtu.be/4qQVqL0xpqA.
Thank you for your well wishes, notes, cards, treats and most importantly your prayers! Our students wouldn’t be enjoying this great back to school week without the support of our community and the dedication and talents of our Task Force and all of our teachers and staff.
May the blessings of St. Brigid be with us during the 2021 -2022 school year!
Blessings,
Kathy O’Reilly
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Please review all the Back to School handouts at the links below. All other forms that need to be completed will be emailed to you to complete digitally prior to Wednesday, August 25.
These forms may also be found on our website by clicking the "Current Families" box.
Handbooks & Procedures:
(a paper version of the H&S brochure will be sent home the first week of school)
Action Items & Sign Up Forms:
Save the Date:
Barn Bash
is Friday, October 22 from 6 - 8:30 pm
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Wolfhound Football Season Blessing |
Wolfhound football is back in full swing at Brigid's Green. The teams have been putting in a lot of hard work all summer long and have been practicing for three weeks now.
Father Lynch brought Maeve (the new parish Wolfound!) down last Thursday night to bless the teams for the season. The 5/6 Sr. Reserve Team and the 7/8 Varsity Teams kick the season off with a scrimmage this Saturday, August 28th at Brigid's Green. The Sr. Reserve Team kicks off at 8:30 am followed by the varsity at 10:30 am. Stop down and support the players and help welcome football back this season!
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Home & School: Sign Up to Be a Room Parent |
St. Brigid Home & School is looking for room parents, and there are also many other fun volunteer opportunities!
To sign up to be a room parent or to volunteer with Home & School in other ways, click the sign-up button below. If you have questions about being a room parent, contact Amy Creekmur ([email protected]), Laura Farnham ([email protected]) or Kelly Scott ([email protected]).
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Arrival & Dismissal Info & Traffic Tips |
Traffic Pattern Tips - Arrivals
Welcome back! We look forward to seeing all the kids back in our halls. For arrivals this year please keep the following in mind:
- Please be patient and expect the unexpected while driving on and off our campus.
- Drop Off is pretty similar to last year with ONE NOTED exception: The beginning of our drop off line is up at the front of our building near the crosswalk that is closest to the south end of our building (old preschool entrance).
- Drop Off Zone is where you see the YELLOW arrows on the map. Please pull as far forward towards the front of the building before allowing your child to exit. Staff will be waving you forward…please follow their directions.
- Please have your child exit from the passenger side of the vehicle ONLY, so that they are stepping directly onto the sidewalk. DO NOT allow your child to exit by the basketball poles as we did last year. Easy way to remember……NO SIDEWALK……NO EXIT.
- Staff will direct you around a parked school bus if needed.
- If you need extra time for your child (they are bringing a large project etc.) please consider parking in the front lot and walking your child up to the building sidewalk. We would like to keep the flow of traffic moving so that we can have all the kids in class and ready to go when school starts.
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Afternoon Dismissal Procedures for Children - Bus Riders:
- Busses will line up along the school driveway at the front of the building. Dismissal will begin at 2:45pm. K-4 students will exit via the south doors (old preschool doors). Students in grades 5-8 will exit via the north (office) doors. Bus riders will exit the building before any car riders are called to exit.
Afternoon Dismissal Procedures for Children - Car Riders:
- Dismissal for car riders will take place on the Enke Hall side of the building. Due to an increase in car riders this year, this will be done in two shifts.
- Car riders with their last name beginning with the letters A-K will be exit starting at 2:50. Car riders will exit through the recess doors and the Enke Hall doors.
- Parents will park their cars in the Enke lot. Once the lot is full, all cars will be turned off and the lot will be closed off, allowing the children to safely walk to their cars from the sidewalk. Parents must stay by their cars but are encouraged to put an identifiable ribbon or streamer on their car antenna to assist their children in finding their car. Once all A-K car riders are safely in their cars, the lot will be opened and emptied, allowing the cars for L-Z families to enter and follow the same routine.
- Car rider pick-up for letters A-K will run from 2:50-3:00. Car rider pick-up for letters L-Z will run from 3:05-3:15.
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A Note from Public Busing |
All Buses:
Please remember you cannot ride public busing from your district of transportation unless you are registered. For instructions to register, please click here.
For Hilliard City Schools Bus Riders:
Families can check their transportation arrangements with Hilliard City Schools by visiting the district's website at: www.hilliardschools.org. At the top of the page, on the right side, they will see “FIND MY BUS STOP”. Select that, then select “NON-PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT”. Once there, they should fill in their student’s information (NOTE: birthdate must be entered in the format displayed).
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Return to School Slideshow 21-22 |
A slideshow with details for our return to school plan for the 2021-22 school year was shared via email on Monday, August 16, 2021.
For a quick link to access that slideshow, click the button below.
Updates and information on health and school protocols for the 21-22 school year will also be archived on our Safe Together page, available on our website at stbrigidofkildare.com/safe-together.
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Free Lunch Program Continues Through 2021-22 |
We are pleased to announce that we have government funding to once again offer free lunch and milk for the coming school year. Students will be able to purchase extras of certain items.
Parents will be establishing a lunch account in our new FACTS School Information System. More details to follow soon about how to add money to your lunch account. Any families with a leftover balance from last year will have that balance carried forward to this year.
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Adult Volunteers: Protecting God's Children Class - Updated Sessions |
The Diocese of Columbus will be offering Protecting God's Children (PGC) training sessions at the following times. All of these sessions are in-person.
- 8/23 Our Lady of Victory at 6:00 pm
- 8/31 St. Catharine at 6:00 pm
- 9/8 St. Francis DeSales 6:00 pm
- 9/11 All Saints Academy at 9 am
- 9/25 Trinity Elementary at 9 am
Please visit www.virtus.org for registration and meeting instructions. Click on First Time Registrant, View a list of sessions, choose Columbus, OH (Diocese) and create a Virtus account.
Potential volunteers with children and youth must also complete a St. Brigid volunteer application, and submit a signed code of conduct, copy of photo ID, and submit to a criminal background check.
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A Reminder: Our Attendance Notification Policy |
If your child will be absent or tardy, please call the school office that morning before 8:30 a.m. (614-718-5825) or email the attendance email at [email protected] so we can notify the teacher.
This is an email address that all office secretaries can access.
Thank you!
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Uniform & PE Uniform Information |
Physical Education:
Students in even-numbered grades will have PE for quarters 1 and 3.
Students in odd-numbered grades will have PE for quarters 2 and 4.
They will have PE 2-3 times each week.
Students in grades K-4 aren't required to wear the school PE uniform, but may do so if they please. If parents of kindergarten students choose to buy the PE uniform, Mrs. Stuart's class will have PE for quarters 1 and 3 and the students of Mrs. Hare and Ms. Katona will have PE for quarters 2 and 4.
Uniforms and PE uniforms are available to purchase from the following locations:
Schoolbelles
867 Bethel Road
Dublin, Ohio 43220
614-336-2040
Educational Apparel
3906 Brown Park Dr.
Hilliard, OH
614-876-3030
Online (includes spiritwear for sale)
Please note: anyone needing their PE items by Fri Aug 27th needs to have their orders placed by end of day Wed Aug 18.
The site will remain open for a few more days if people want to still purchase spirit wear, PE items, etc but they can’t guarantee they will have it by Aug 27th.
The store will open again for students needing PE items for Q2 in late Sept or early Oct.
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Back to School Parent Tips |
Please click on the link to find Nationwide Children’s Hospital On Our Sleeves program. This website has many great resources to help parents prepare students for starting back to school in an abnormal year.
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We are pleased to announce that we officially merged our library and technology departments and have created a Saint Brigid of Kildare Innovation Team. The team will be comprised of:
- Kerinan Jordan and Nathan Graham (part-time band and part-time Innovation Team) working as educational technology coaches,
- Bridget DeSocio working as an innovation and discovery specialist helping students not only find good fit books, but encouraging discovery of new ideas and resources,
- Kyle Kubiak, from Xtek, supporting and overseeing technical support.
The role of the Innovation Team will be to help students and teachers use technology in authentic real-world situations, discover new resources and information, and create solutions to real-world problems. This year will be a pilot year for our Innovation Team and we hope to monitor, adjust and grow this team into an integral part of our teaching and learning process.
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Choice Wine Program at St. Brigid of Kildare |
The Choice Wine – 7 Steps to a Superabundant Marriage program begins Sunday, September 19 at St. Brigid of Kildare Parish in Hendricks Hall.
For details on the program and to register, see the link below.
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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 [email protected].
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www.stbrigidofkildare.com |
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