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Crucial Conversations will be hosting an upcoming Zoom parenting workshop series called Surviving in Trying Times.

Please join us via this Zoom link on the following dates:

Sarah Buffie, Founding Director and Trauma Responsive Care Trainer of Soul Bird Consulting will be providing a series of parenting workshops via Zoom for our St. Brigid of Kildare community. Sarah recently worked with our St. Brigid of Kildare School teachers and staff to learn about trauma-informed care and how to apply empathy as it relates to our students' lives and learning. Sarah's trainings disrupt current models of thinking by building empathy and understanding around the effects of trauma and systems of oppression.

These workshops will include small group discussion and will build on each other (so it's beneficial to attend them all, but not required).

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3174461533

During Christmas break, our school community experienced 9 student cases and 4 staff cases of COVID-19. These cases were reported as a group to Franklin County Public Health (FCPH) and have also been added to the school COVID-19 Dashboard today as a group. There were no known school contacts to notify since school was not in session.

FCPH COVID-19 exposure quarantine guidelines were recently updated to reduce the number of days from 14 to 10. St. Brigid published materials will reflect these changes in the near future. A negative test during a quarantine period will still not allow for early discontinuation of quarantine. This infographic will help you understand appropriate quarantine in a variety of scenarios. 

Registration for new families (or children) for the 2021-22 school year is now open.

Complete New Family Registration by January 17, 2021.

Complete Re-Enrollment between January 13-20, 2021; information will be emailed to you.

AM car rider drop off will start five minutes later, at 7:40, on any day when the actual temperature or wind chill is 15 degrees or colder.

Please remember that no child should ever exit a car until our morning crew comes outside. Thanks for your help and care for our teachers.

Also, please remember we will switch the order of car rider dismissal when we reach the halfway point in the school year. Starting Tuesday, January 19, 2021, we will dismiss the L-Z car riders at 2:50 and the A-K car riders will be dismissed at 3:05.

When third-quarter begins on Tuesday, January 19th the PE schedule will change again, so please be prepared with the appropriate clothing for PE days.

Students who did not have PE second quarter will now have PE again for third quarter. "No-show" socks are not allowed with the PE uniform or with the daily school uniform.

spread the word to friends and neighbors who may be interested in attending Saint Brigid of Kildare Preschool or School next year!

At our Virtual Open House, you will hear from preschool, kindergarten and 1st – 8th grade teachers as well as have a chance to ask questions about our school. We hope to “see” you there! With God We Can!

It’s a new year! Do your kids need to size up or get ready for spring weather? If so, please sign up to attend the uniform exchange, a socially-distanced event held in the school gym. All school families are invited to gather up gently used uniforms that your children no longer need to donate during the week of Jan 24-29 to a bin outside Erin Heise’s home at 6588 Wynwright Dr. Dublin, OH. Items accepted include all logo and non-logo uniform items AND spirit wear/PE uniforms. Non-logo articles that are not claimed at the exchange will be donated to another school in need.  A reminder that all items at the uniform exchange are FREE and you do not need to donate to attend!

Parents, you can also sign up to volunteer, allowing you first pick of items.

The Diocese of Columbus will be offering a Protecting God's Children (PGC) training session via ZOOM on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at St. Francis DeSales at 6:00 pm.

Please visit www.virtus.org for registration and meeting instructions. Click on First-Time Registrant, View a list of sessions, chose Columbus, OH (Diocese) and create a Virtus account. This Zoom PGC session is listed under St. Francis DeSales and open to St. Brigid parishioners.

Potential volunteers with children and youth must also complete a St. Brigid volunteer application, signed code of conduct, copy of photo ID, and submit to a criminal background check. Full details and forms can be found at https://stbrigidofkildare.org/safe-environment/ or contact Stacey Nerone, Safe Environment Manager at [email protected].

Moms, do your goals for 2021 include focusing more on you? Perhaps being more intentional with your time? Developing a deeper spiritual life? Seeking fellowship with women who raise you up?

If so, then please join Family First via Zoom on Thursday afternoons from 1:15 to 2:15 pm to discuss weekly podcasts which can be found here. Tune in from wherever you are in your day, whether you’re at home folding laundry or in your car running errands. Topics include spirituality, motherhood, marriage, and more! Even if you don’t have time to listen, you’re still welcome to join the group for conversation! The Zoom link can also be found at the link above.

If you would like more information about Family First please contact Gretchen O’Reilly at [email protected] or Erin Heise at [email protected].

Presented by OhioHealth

Knowledge is power, and understanding how vaccines are developed will give you information to make informed decisions. Doctors will discuss how the two types of vaccines – live attenuated and inactivated – are developed and tested. This presentation does not intend to influence the taking of vaccines; it will be educational and informative.

Learn about available technologies to make your home safe and secure. See how these tools can help you live safely and more independently in your home.

Learn how to create a 911 profile which aides first responders when making a call to YOUR home! A Go- Pro tour of the Northwest Regional Emergency Communications Center (NRECC) will give some insight into how Emergency responses are coordinated.