On Monday, our first graders got to learn about how firefighters keep us safe. They showed the children what they wear when they fight fires. |
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Dear Parents,
Our amazing Home and School Committee, in conjunction with our school staff, has been planning lots of fun and safe fall activities during this upcoming week! Our K - 8 students will have the opportunity to wear costumes or dress down in fall colors on Thursday, October 28th. (See more details in the story below.) Due to the costumes and activities, students will not be attending Mass on Thursday, October 28th. However, all students will be attending Mass on Monday, November 1st to celebrate the Feast of All Saints.
All students will enjoy a delicious cinnamon doughnut treat and time for celebrating! Mrs. Brown and the cafeteria staff have also planned a special Halloween lunch for October 28th. The menu will include the following:
- Mummy dogs (hot dogs wrapped in crescent rolls)
- Spooky Mac and Cheese
- Ghostly kabobs
- Pumpkin cookie
We plan to end this fun day with a short Halloween Prayer Service, using our Google Meets code prayer, just like we do for morning announcements. You are welcome to join the prayer service from home or work, please log into your child’s Google Account. Locate Google Meet by clicking on the waffle in the top right hand corner. Type the word prayer in the box labeled “Join a meeting”.
Today at 2:00 pm, our school family will be praying the rosary together virtually. If you wish to join at home or at work, please log into your child’s Google Account. Locate Google Meet by clicking on the waffle in the top right hand corner. Type the word prayer in the box labeled “Join a meeting”.
Please remember tomorrow is an early release. On Early Release days, the car rider schedule is:
- A-K car rider students released at 1:37 pm. Parents should be in the lot by 1:30 pm.
- L-Z car rider students released at 1:50 pm. Parents should be in the lot by 1:45 pm.
Autumn Blessings,
Kathy O’Reilly
P.S. We know this is an exceptionally long issue. To ensure you don't miss anything, make sure you click "View entire message" at the bottom of the email if your web browser cuts off the email.
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Photo Newsletters: K, 1st and 2nd 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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Barn Bash This Friday: Ticket Ordering Ends Tonight at 8 PM |
Barn Bash is coming up on Friday, October 22 from 6-8:30 PM at Leeds Farm in Ostrander, Ohio.
All are invited to attend this fun night for families! The price is $11 per person by October 15, or $15 per person after October 15 and at the door. Children 2 and under are free. The price includes: beverages, pre-packaged snacks, family activities, fun and games and a DJ!
Ticket ordering is available at the link below.
Online ticket ordering will close today (Wednesday, Oct 20) at 8 PM. If you miss online ordering, you can purchase tickets at the door.
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Trunk or Treat at School - Thursday, Oct 28 |
In addition to wearing fall costumes at next week's Fall Festival on Thursday, October 28, students from grades K-8 will get to enjoy trunk or treating at Brigid's Green! There will be 20 trunk stations, organized by our room parent volunteers.
If you would like to donate candy or items for this event, please use the sign up link below to sign up. Please drop off donations to the school office by Tuesday, October 26.
*Note this is a shared sign up for the Barn Bash donations as well -- scroll to the bottom for trunk or treat sign up options.
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Costume Guidelines:
As a special treat this year and to have some Fall Fun, we are allowing students to wear costumes to school on Thursday, October 28th. Please follow these costume guidelines:
- Make them simple, easy to wear all day, and not too hot or cold.
- Face masks that cover the entire face and/or head (examples-Spiderman, clown, skeleton, etc.) are not allowed, but instead feel free to decorate or choose a color of a daily mask that will enhance your costume.
- Inflatable costumes will not be allowed.
- Please limit accessories (like wings, crowns, wands) that will be difficult to handle at school, or could be lost or broken.
- Violent props such as pistols, knives, or swords are not permitted.
- Costumes may not have scary/bloody masks/clothes.
- Costumes may not obstruct the student’s view or ability to do work in the classroom.
- Costumes may not be inappropriately revealing, such as shorts skirts, bare midriffs, or low cut tops.
- Costumes may not be offensive or make a political statement in any way.
- Please no make-up
Please check your child’s costume or dress-down day outfit, and make sure they are following the guidelines. Thank you!
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Teachers are diligently reminding the kids to wear their masks over their mouth and nose, but we need the parents' help as well to continue to encourage proper mask-wearing so we can keep the kids in school, and safe!
Remember if children are not wearing masks properly and are a close contact of a positive COVID case, they will need to quarantine.
Please help ensure your child can stay in school by reminding him/her of proper mask-wearing. Feel free to reach out to your child's teacher, or the nurses, if you have any concerns about their mask compliance during the school day.
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Wolfhounds Focus on Care of Creation |
This year, the Office of Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Columbus asked each of our schools to establish a Creation Care Team. These teams will work to put forth school-wide initiatives to ensure that our students learn what each of us can do to care for the great gift of God’s creation. Our Creation Care Team has three major areas of focus for this semester, and we would like you to join us!
We are recommitting ourselves to the careful recycling of all milk cartons and water bottles. We do a great job here recycling used paper, and we want to do an equally great job when it comes to our milk cartons and plastics. Also, we are beginning our commitment to recycle all used batteries, from AAA, AA, C, D, etc. Students are invited and encouraged to bring used batteries to school and place them in our battery recycling bins. Batteries cause serious issues in landfills, as they contain chemicals and acids that eventually leaks out into the soil as the batteries corrode. Also, by recycling batteries, we are reusing materials that can easily be made into new batteries. We invite you to please join our effort to care for creation, and we look forward to sharing further initiatives with you throughout this school year.
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SBAA: Basketball Parent Meeting |
Wolfhounds Parents: Thinking of registering for basketball or Lil Hounds or have already registered? We have some information that we would like to share with you to give us the best odds of keeping our kids healthy to play and in school this winter. We will be discussing the basketball season next Tuesday, so please join us.
When: Tuesday, October 26 at 7:30pm
Meeting ID: 893 9912 1207
Passcode: 1234
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SBAA: Winter Sport Registration |
Basketball for 4th-8th grade girls & boys continues. Player Evaluations for 7th/8th grade competitive teams, and then forming of the 4th-8th rec teams will start in the first week of November. Registration fees will be $190 for the upcoming season with additional gym space rental now needed with our number of teams. Please remember after you register each child at https://www.gowolfhounds.com, you must also provide the Parent Consent for the Columbus Diocese at https://www.dioceseregister.com
Lil' Hounds Basketball for 2nd & 3rd grade girls and boys will again be held this winter. Teams will have weekly clinics with their classmates to learn skills and have fun games. Clinics will normally start in December, it's a great way to get out and work on those basketball skills with your friends. Cost for Lil' Hounds is $85. Register at https://www.gowolfhounds.com
New this year is Cheer for 4th-8th grade girls. Practice will be once a week (likely Wednesdays) for 1 hour, and the Cheer season will be the length of basketball season. The cost is $160 to participate (this includes full uniform, including briefs, hair bow, and poms). Register at https://www.gowolfhounds.com
Registration for Cheer will close up on October 13th at noon to allow for uniforms to be ordered. Please get registered before it closes.
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Thank You to Everyone Who Has Donated to the Annual Fund! |
This month you will see the Annual Fund at work supporting the Fall Harvest festivities. Paying for parties is just one of the many items the Home and School Association funds with your gifts during the school year. Please consider a once-a-year contribution of $100 per student ($50 for preschool). 100% of every dollar raised goes directly to school projects and activities that enrich the learning experience for your children.
Please click the button below to give to the Annual Fund, and/or forward this email to a family member or friend who may be interested in contributing.
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Earn Rewards for Our School |
Our school earns thousands of dollars each year through loyalty reward programs! Please remember to register your Kroger Shopper’s Card, and use it every time you shop to help our school! Additionally, with every eligible purchase, AmazonSmile will donate 0.5% to the charity of your choice.
For instructions on how to register for these programs, click the link below.
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This year, the eighth grade class will help us all find opportunities to care for the needy in our community, especially needy children. This quarter, the eighth grade students invite you to participate in our new and gently used book drive to benefit the Christ Child Society. Did you know that 61% of low income families in the US have no children’s books at all? We can help to change that!
We will be collecting books in homerooms from Monday October 25 - Thursday October 28. Books should be appropriate for ages infant - age seven. The Christ Child Society hopes to support the Layette Program, which provides care packages to hospitals with newborns in need, the Crib Club at the Women’s Care Center, and Saint Stephen’s Learning Center. They will also be partnering with Reach Out and Read Columbus which provides books to the 13 Children’s Hospital Pediatric Clinics in Columbus. This is all part of a national effort to put 100,000 books into the hands of children who need them. We hope to have the support and help of all of our Saint Brigid families!
In December, please watch for announcements detailing our December toy drive. During Lent, we will hold a food drive for our local food pantry. In April, we will again support Bottoms Up Columbus with our second annual diaper drive. Thank you for all of your help as we work to put into action our lessons on the dignity of human life and our responsibility to care for the poor, the vulnerable, and those in need, especially children who do not have the blessings and resources that we all have. We also ask you to join us in intercessory prayer for all those in our community whose needs are great and crosses are heavy. Thank you for your help and support!
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7 Ways to Help Kids Manage Anxiety |
If your child is feeling anxious, like most other aspects of mental health, there are skills that can be learned to help manage these feelings and prevent them from interfering with life. Many of these skills are things we should learn to also manage daily life stressors. In general, the goal is not to eliminate anxiety altogether, but to help kids learn to manage their experience and get through a difficult situation or to see things in a more balanced way.
Below are seven suggestions for parents and caregivers to help kids manage anxiety, from Nationwide Children's Hospital.
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Card from Governor DeWine |
This week we received a hand-written note from Governor DeWine congratulating our school on our third National Blue Ribbon School award!
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New Outdoor Classroom Spaces |
This weekend, our Knights of Columbus helped put together the new outdoor classroom furniture to allow our children to take their learning outdoors as much as possible! This allows them to get some fresh air in addition to more mask breaks. You may see the new table and chairs in front of the school, and there are also many new pieces of furniture in the garden area. We hope the children will be able to take advantage of these beautiful fall days!
Please remember to send your child/children with warm jackets so they can be comfortable learning outdoors.
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News from Our Parish Community |
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Advent by Candlelight - Save the Date |
Advent by Candlelight is an evening for women to gather together and listen to an inspiring speaker as she helps rekindle our souls to the spiritual significance of the Advent and Christmas Seasons.
Our theme this year is “Love”. Join Meg Hunter-Kilmer, Catholic speaker, writer, and self named “Hobo for Christ” as she helps us prepare our hearts this Advent for Christ’s Love coming down at Christmas.
Meg will join us for two nights on the evenings of November 19th and 20th. Please consider inviting your friends to this special event and possibly hosting a table. Table hostess duties include: reserving a table for you and up to 6 guests, decorating your table, and inviting your guests to bring wine, small appetizers, and desserts to share at your table. If you are not able to host a table, no problem, invite a friend(s) and sit at one of our open tables!
Save the date for registration beginning October 26th.
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News from Our Catholic High Schools |
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BWHS Mothers' Club Fall Dinner |
For all past, present and future Bishop Watterson moms
Thursday, November 11, 2021
SOCIAL HOUR – 6PM
DINNER HOUR – 7PM
Wedgewood Country Club
9600 Wedgewood Blvd. Powell, OH 43065
Purchase Tickets:
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St. Charles Holding Annual Open House November 7 for Prospective Students
Attention prospective St. Charles Cardinals and families: You are invited to see our campus and learn about the school during our in-person Open House program taking place on Sunday, November 7th, starting at 1:00 p.m. Included is a presentation by Principal Jim Lower, a Q & A session with faculty members, student-conducted tours of campus, and opportunities to learn about and speak to members of our many teams, clubs, and organizations. There will also be refreshments to enjoy in the company of your fellow future Cardinal families. Register for open house today at openhouse.scprep.org.
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News from Our Catholic Community |
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Vocations Luncheon for Young Men |
On Tuesday, November 2 the Serra Club is hosting their first Young Men’s Vocation Luncheon since the Pandemic. The event will be held at The Jessing Center at the Pontifical College Josephinum. Fr. Bill Hahn will be the host and speaker.
The Vocation Luncheon agenda follows:
- Arrival & check-in – 11:30
- Lunch – 11:45
- Welcome from Fr. Bill Hahn, Director of Vocations for our Diocese will be our host and speaker – 12:20
- Optional: Doug Stein from The Josephinum with help from a few Seminarians will lead a tour of The Josephinum – 1:00
- Depart from The Jessing Center – 1:30ish
Please RSVP to tim.perrine51@gmail.com by October 28.
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Protecting God's Children - 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.
- Saturday, October 16, 2021 at 9:00 am via Zoom
- Thursday, November 4, 2021 at 6:00 pm at Holy Spirit (via Zoom)
- Thursday, November 11, 2021 at 6:00 pm at Holy Spirit (via Zoom)
- Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at 6:00 pm at St. Francis DeSales (in person)
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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Submit Materials for Wolfhound Wednesday |
If you have information you'd like included in the next Wolfhound Wednesday, email it to Allie Wing at mrs.wing@stbrigid-school.org.
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