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Our eighth graders in Hobby Club took many leadership roles helping the younger students with painting, building models, and playing games.
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Upcoming Events:
Wed, May 8
Interims Posted
First Communion Rehearsal (4:30 pm)
Thurs, May 9
Bring a Disciple to Mass (Grade K)
Sat, May 11
First Communion (10 am)
Mon, May 13
All School Rosary (2 pm)
Wed, May 15
Home & School Meeting (12 pm)
Thurs, May 16
Super Games
No School Mass
Early Release (1:30 pm)
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Dear Parents,
This weekend we have a wonderful opportunity to celebrate and pray as a community. On Saturday we will celebrate with our 2
nd
grade students as they receive their First Communion
and then on Sunday we will honor all mothers on Mother's Day. The following week on Friday, May 17th our May traditions continue with our 2
nd
and 8
th
grade students leading our May procession for our May Crowning ceremony.
Monsignor Hendricks will bless sacramentals for our students after Mass on Friday. Students may bring in rosaries, medals, chaplets, etc. that have previously not been blessed for the blessing right after Mass.
Next week on Thursday, May 16th, students will participate in another time honored tradition - Wolfhound Field Day! Please see the story below for more details and to sign up to volunteer. Also, please keep in mind that Thursday, May 16th will be Early Release at 1:30 pm. Please note there will be
no school Mass
on May 16th.
During this month of honoring Mary, may we all continue to look to Mary for guidance in following God's plan.
Spring blessings,
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Photo Newsletters: 7th, 8th Grades
Click the images below to view this week's photo newsletters and see what the classes have been up to.
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School
Supply
Kits
Deadline to order June 10, 2019
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 10.
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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ColorCycle Recycling Program
Saint Brigid of Kildare School will be participating in a new recycling program called Crayola ColorCycle - an amazing program created to repurpose used markers instead of sending them to landfills!
The ColorCycle program has repurposed more than 70 tons of expended markers in the United States and Canada since 2013, and uses the most advanced plastic conversion technologies available today to make wax compounds for asphalt and roofing shingles as well as to generate electricity that can be used to heat homes, cook food, and power vehicles.
All around St. Brigid school, there are drop-off boxes to collect used markers that are ready to be discarded. Please help support this efforts by sending your kids in with any used markers you may have around the house- even non-Crayola brands!
Highlighters and dry erase markers can also be included
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Thank you in advance for participating! With the help of parents like you across the country, the Crayola ColorCycle program can continue to keep tons of plastic out of landfills each year.
To learn more, visit
http://www.crayola.com/colorcycle
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Remember, don't throw out that used marker-
ColorCycle it!
Thank you to 5th grade student Addison Williams for bringing us this project!
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Wolfhound
Field
Day
Volunteers Needed!
Awesome Volunteers: we need your help to make this a great day for our kids!
St. Brigid of Kildare School Wolfhound Field Day is coming up on Thursday, May 16 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 pm) to work at one of the stations or to walk with a designated class. We will also need lunch volunteers (9 to 11:00 am).
To join the fun, please sign up below. All volunteers must be fingerprinted and have completed Protecting God's Children.
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Summer Tutoring
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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Staff Name
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Subject(s)
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Grade Levels
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Contact Info
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Christine Gutridge
3-4 team teacher
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All subjects
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Grades K-4
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Andrea Knabe
5-6 team teacher
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Math
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Grades 4-9
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Jill Cecutti
5-6 team teacher
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Reading, Writing, Study Skills,
Test-taking strategies
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Grades K-8 (entering)
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Nick Byorth
5-6 team teacher
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Math, Social Studies, & Writing
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Grades 5-8
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Teri Ryan
instructional aide
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All subjects
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Grades K-4
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Katy Nentwich
7-8 team teacher
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Math and ELA
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Grades 4 - 9
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Megan Byorth
1-2 team teacher
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All subjects
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Grades K-3
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Mackenzie Veeder
1-2 team teacher
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All subjects
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Grades K-4
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Molly Long
1-2 team teacher
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All subjects
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Grades K-4
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Erin Russell
Speech-Language Pathologist
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Speech and Language
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K-8
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Gladys Ruz
instructional aide
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Reading, Math
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K-4
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Shelley O'Neil
1-2 team literacy teacher
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Reading and Writing
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K-3
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Brittany Burger
3-4 team teacher
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All subjects
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K-4
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Shelley Regrut
3-4 Literacy Teacher
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Reading, writing, grammar and
punctuation
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Grades 2,3,4,5,6
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Contribute Online to Gifts of Gratitude - Deadline Friday
Gifts of Gratitude was established by the Home and School Association as a united effort to provide monetary gifts to teachers and staff members at Christmas and the end of year to thank them for all they do for our children.
Why participate?
This is a convenient way for families to make sure that each teacher, aide, and staff member who touches your child's life is recognized for all they do at St. Brigid. Instead of several small gifts from each student, each teacher and staff member will receive a monetary gift that they choose how to use - whether they want to splurge on themselves or help with their own family's expenses.
What if I already participated at Christmas?
If your family donated to the Gifts of Gratitude program at Christmas time, no need to donate again! We only ask for each family to donate once each year.
Oops...I can't remember, did I already contribute this year?
If you are unsure if you already contributed for this year, just email
Stacy Austin (
[email protected])
, Amy Creekmur (
[email protected])
or Laura Farnham (
[email protected])
and they will let you know.
How much do I give?
The suggested annual gift amount is $25 per child; however, any amount is graciously accepted!
What's the deadline?
Please contribute by May 10, 2019 for the year-end gifts.
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Family First Survey
Family First's "Mom to Mom" is a vibrant, women's faith sharing group
which focuses on motherhood, women's spirituality, and parenting material from a Catholic perspective. Whether you're a "rookie" or "veteran," please join us to share and gain wisdom from other moms like you. We hope you can join us for one or both series.
Please complete the following survey as the committee hopes to use the responses to help plan for 2019-2020 (whether you've attended a meeting or not)! Thank you for your insight.
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Music Ministry Concert
May 19, 4 pm
How Can I Keep from Singing?
Join us as the St. Brigid of Kildare Music Ministry presents How Can I Keep from Singing?, a concert of sacred music. Our choirs will perform music from across the liturgical year. Please join us as we showcase our over 100 gifted musicians and experience what great talent we have at St. Brigid! Each group will be performing a few of their favorite pieces, as well as a finale that combines all of our accomplished musicians and instrumentalists.
Participating choirs include:
- St. Brigid Adult Choir
- Children's Choir
- Youth Ensemble
- Brigid's Gael
All are invited to attend this free concert.
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Meals on Wheels Training Opportunity
Meeting May 23
There is a strong need to provide and deliver meals for the elderly in Columbus. You and your family have the chance to partner with LifeCare Alliance's Meals on Wheels program to help keep our aging neighbors in their homes, where they want to be. Our children will see the good they are doing in their community by handing over a hot meal to someone in need, while spending some quality time with their family.
We are looking to recruit an additional 10-12 families to join the 20 or so of us that are currently servicing our route. You can work the route as frequently or as infrequently as you would like, but we are asking for a commitment of at least once per month.
Meals will be picked up at 10:45 am at Dublin Community church in downtown Dublin. Our route takes a little over an hour to complete. We will have an informational meeting and training session on Thursday, May 23 at 10:00 am (immediately following Mass) in the Kelty Library.
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Summer Camp Opportunities
Below is a list of local summer camp opportunities.
- Bishop Watterson High School Athletic Camps - grades K-9, includes baseball, cheerleading, field hockey, football, basketball, lacrosse, soccer, volleyball
- Bishop Watterson Summer Camps & Activities - grades 3-9, includes wood shop, art, and theatre (follow links to learn more)
- St. Charles Academic Enrichment Classes - grades 6-8, includes english readiness and math readiness
- St. Charles Athletic Camps - grades 3-9, includes speed and agility, soccer, football, baseball, basketball & basketball shooting, lacrosse, volleyball
- St. Charles Tech & Robotics Camps - grades 5-9, includes LEGO® Robotics Camp, Java® I Programming Camp, Basic Programming Camp, Java® II Programming Camp
- JA Biztown Summer Camp - grades 5-8
- St. Brigid LEGO Robotics Camp, grades 5-7
- St. Brigid Computer Camp - grades 3-7
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Friday Night Lights is Coming!
The teams and coaches of the Central Catholic League have joined together for the second annual Friday Night Lights Football Camp! This one night camp will focus on the FUNdamentals of CCL Football and is open for all young men in grades 2-7! Last year was awesome and this year will be better!
Friday, May 17 -
7PM-8:30 at Bishop Hartley High School
Walk Up Registration beginning at 6 PM
Cost is $5.00
For more information contact any CCL Head Football Coach!
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Parenting Articles
The question forces children to define themselves in terms of work.
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Cocktails & Conversation
A discussion on behavorial health in children
Hosted by Jennifer and Uri Holmes
Thursday, May 16, 2019
6:30 p.m.
The Bob Webb Show Home in Jerome Village
11371 Winterberry Drive
Plain City, Ohio 43064
A community behavioral health conversation with Dr. Jeff Bridge of Nationwide Children's Hospital.
This event will focus on the topics of providing behavioral health treatment, therapy and community support for children ages six through 19. Ohio will see a large advancement in the diagnosis and care of children challenged with spectrum disorders, mental health concerns and emergency treatment for suicide attempts with the opening of the opening of the Big Lots Behavioral Health Hospital on the Children's main campus next year. Dr. Bridge will address current research on each of these challenges and answer questions from the community regarding where we are going and what can be done.
Cocktails and Hors d'oeuvres
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month
Embrace. Welcome. Participate.
Click here to view a PDF created by the Diocese of Columbus on May's Mental Health Awareness. This PDF includes a prayer for inclusion, reflection questions, resources and more information available through the Diocese of Columbus.
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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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