SaberSpeak
Week of August 24, 2020
How to Submit News to SaberSpeak
Information to be considered for inclusion in the newsletter must be emailed to dsinopoli@st-hilary.org by 3:00 p.m. on Friday for the following week. Information must be relevant to the St. Hilary School or St. Hilary Parish community, and cannot promote a personal interest or a school other than our own. The school reserves the right to determine what content will be included.
Need To Know Now
Click here for 2020-2021 Back-to-School Forms to be completed now, with special attention to the Student COVID-19 Policy Acknowledgement and Assumption of Risk Form
Click here and here for important Back-to-School information, including new arrival and dismissal procedures, the Kindergarten opening schedule, and more
Click here for important information for families considering distance learning, and here for the agreement that must be signed and returned by August 24 in order to participate in distance learning
Click here for the School Faculty & Staff Directory
Click here for information about our drop-off and pick-up procedures (note exception for Kindergarteners as shown on opening schedule)
Click here for the 2020-2021 School Calendar, revised August 1
Click here for the 2020-2021 Dress Code
Click here for the 2020-2021 School Handbook and Amendments, including important health and safety information, school policies and procedures, and more
Hot Off The Press
MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD HAS A LUNCH!
Because students will eat in their classrooms this year, it is imperative that you make sure your child has a lunch either brought from home or ordered through our Hot Lunch program each day. While we will have Lunchables available, it will be difficult to get those to students in a timely manner after pre-ordered lunches and milk have been delivered. Please be especially mindful of this during this school year.
MASKS AVAILABLE THROUGH ONLINE STORE
Is your child in need of additional masks for this school year? Don't forget that you can order our very own SABERS spirit masks through our online school uniform store!
Gym uniforms are required for students in grades 2-8. If you missed Back-to-School Night last week, you can still order a gym T-shirt. Please place your order through our online school uniform store by THIS FRIDAY, August 28.
OCTOBER HOT LUNCH ORDERING BEGINS SEPTEMBER 1
MILK ORDERING AVAILABLE
Hot Lunch ordering for October begins September 1 and will be open through September 10. Milk ordering for the first semester will be offered again in this round of ordering for those who missed it. If you don't want to wait and would like your child to receive milk at lunchtime beginning this week, please email Hot Lunch Coordinator Becky Vieltorf at bvieltorf@st-hilary.org. All orders must be placed and paid for online by the deadline. You must have an account to order. Click here for instructions on creating an account. Please note that activation of your account is not immediate, so don't wait until the last minute to create your account! Click here for more information about our Hot Lunch program. Please contact Hot Lunch Coordinator Becky Vieltorf at bvieltorf@st-hilary.org with questions.
NO SCHOOL SEPTEMBER 4 & 7
There will be no school on Friday, September 4 due to an inservice for teachers and no school on Monday, September 7 in observance of Labor Day.
The Main Event
Click here and here for important Back-to-School information, including new arrival and dismissal procedures, the Kindergarten opening schedule, and more.
Click here for information about our drop-off and pick-up procedures (note exception for Kindergarteners as shown on opening schedule).
We are here to help! Please let us know if you have questions! Click here for the School Faculty & Staff Directory.
Let's make it a great first week!
Plan Ahead
GOOGLE CALENDAR
Click here for the school Google calendar
~ August 24: First Day of School
~ August 27: Full Day Kindergarten Begins
~ September 1: October Hot Lunch ordering begins; Room Mom Meeting via Zoom;
Grade 2 Jesus Day
~ September 2: School Picture Day
~ September 2: Curriculum Night - Grades 6-8 - VIRTUAL
~ September 3: Faculty/Staff Meeting; Curriculum Night - Grades K-5 - VIRTUAL
~ September 4: No School - Accreditation Inservice Day
~ September 7: No School - Labor Day
~ September 8-11: New Student Check-in Week
~ September 8 - 25: MAP Testing for Grades K-8 (information to follow for distance learners)
~ September 10: October Hot Lunch ordering ends
Help Wanted
PLAYGROUND MONITORS NEEDED
Looking for a fun way to be involved at school, see your child during the school day, get some fresh air, and make some extra money? Consider being a playground monitor! Help is needed for the 2020-2021 school year in order to ensure that our students are properly supervised during recess. Monitors work just a couple of hours each day, so this is the perfect part-time job for those with limited time! If you are interested in learning more, please contact Playground Supervisor Laura Pszonowsky at laurakay54@gmail.com or 330-289-9678.
SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS NEEDED
We have a great need for individuals to serve as substitute teachers this school year. A summary of requirements would include the following: a bachelor's degree in any subject, Virtus training, a background check including fingerprinting, and a substitute teaching certificate. If you meet (or are able to complete) these requirements and are interested in being added to our pool of substitute teachers, please email a current resume to Miss Malick at smalick@st-hilary.org as soon as possible.
CLASSROOM VOLUNTEER SIGN-UPS
There will be limited in-person volunteer opportunities this year, but sign-ups will be available via the classroom Sign-Up Genius. Watch for more information from teachers when school begins.
Growing Together in Faith
FIRST SCHOOL MASS THIS FRIDAY, AUGUST 28
Our first school Mass for the 2020-2021 school year will be THIS FRIDAY, August 28 at 9:30 a.m. The school Mass will be planned by our faculty, and will be live streamed and available to view at http://sthilarychurch.org/live/. A copy of this year’s liturgy schedule can be found in the Forms and Documents section under the Red Folder on the school website. Masses are also posted on the school Google calendar, with the grade level planning the Mass listed.
We will continue to celebrate Mass together each week and on holy days. Each grade level (1-8) will plan several Masses as usual, but only the grade level planning the Mass will attend in person. Parents and grandparents of participants may attend but must sit in the back of the Church away from students. Masses will be live streamed and available for all to watch, and students not attending Mass in person will watch live streamed Mass from their classrooms. Eucharistic ministers will come to the classrooms to distribute Holy Communion. We will handle other religious services and events in a similar way.
Student Life
VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING
Afterschool Enrichment Solutions, our Chess Club and Engineering Club provider, is offering some virtual programs for students, covering six subjects throughout the week. Students may benefit from the social, engaging and fun lessons. Please click the links below for more information.
Click for more information and to register for Virtual All Access Pass!
Reminders
ROOM MOM MEETING SEPTEMBER 1 VIA ZOOM
There will be a meeting for all Room Moms on September 1 at 10:00 a.m. via Zoom. Room Moms for each classroom have been notified.
SCHOOL PICTURE DAY SEPTEMBER 2
Click here to read about important changes to note, including new online ordering and photos for distance learners.
CURRICULUM NIGHTS SEPTEMBER 2 & 3 - VIRTUAL STYLE
Please join us for our VIRTUAL Curriculum Nights on Wednesday, September 2 for grades 6-8, and Thursday, September 3 for grades K-5. Click here for more information.
NEW STUDENT CHECK-IN WEEK SEPTEMBER 8-11- VIRTUAL STYLE
By suggestion of some of our new families in past years, we will again offer “New Student Check-in Week” the week of September 8-11. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, these will be offered in a virtual format. Each teacher will schedule time during this week to meet virtually with parents and students new to the school to address any questions or concerns about classroom procedures and general adjustment to a new school setting. Teachers will provide information about the New Student Check-in Week for their specific classrooms as school begins.
SCHOOL YEARBOOKS
Production of our 2019-2020 school yearbooks is delayed at Lifetouch due to COVID-19. School yearbooks will be sent home as soon as they arrive. Yearbooks for last year's 8th graders will be sent home with siblings if applicable or may be picked up by appointment once they arrive. Please click here for details.
FUNDRAISERS
Acme Community Cash Back, Box Tops for Education, and Giant Eagle Apples for the Students all benefit our school every time you shop or purchase qualifying products. Please see below and click here for more information.
ACME RECEIPTS
We are collecting Acme receipts again this year! Please save your Acme receipts from August 6 through December 26, 2020. Send them to school at anytime to Attn: Jamie Malick; c/o Caleb Malick Room 113. Or if you prefer, take a picture of your receipts (be sure to include the bottom portion of the receipt that includes the cash back amount) and email to jamiemalick@hotmail.com.
VERIFY & UPDATE ONE CALL NOW INFORMATION VIA SELF-UPDATE PORTAL
As the new year begins, please make sure we have your current telephone number(s) and email address(es) in our One Call Now database. Doing so will ensure you receive the latest mass email updates, as well as phone calls in the event of snow days or school emergencies.
New families: Please make sure you have returned the yellow One Call Now form contained in your child’s acceptance packet so your One Call Now account can be set up.
Returning families and new families who have returned yellow One Call Now forms: Please click the My School button at the top right corner of the school website, login, and click the One Call Now link to be directed to our new One Call Now Self-Update Portal. Click the green SIGN UP button as a first-time user to create your login for the secure portal. Users will be able to view only their own information. Follow the prompts to verify and update your information as needed. Please retain your login information so you can return to the portal and simply login to make any necessary future updates.
Please contact Mrs. Smith at msmith@st-hilary.org with questions.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT MEDIA RELEASE FORM
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, we will be using live streaming as a tool to gather together as a school community in situations where we will not be able to have large in-person events: when we want to gather our community for prayer, for events where parents would normally be invited, and as a way to connect our community. When a student appears in a live stream, we will not identify the student by his or her full name so as to protect his or her identity. Any live stream with students on camera will only be viewable live and will not be recorded or available after the live stream is over. This will be to more readily ensure that the live image does not stay as something that can be downloaded. A live stream will simply be a way to “attend” as the event occurs, not to view it later.
For our weekly school Masses and any other live streamed events, only students whose parents have given consent on the Media Release form on Gradelink will be able to participate and appear on camera. To be clear, that means that if you do not give us permission to have your child participate as part of live streamed events, he or she will be unable to participate as a singer or reader at school Masses and other religious services, and unable to participate in school assemblies and academic contests, parades, and any other events we may choose to live stream. This would be done not to exclude any student, but to respect parents’ wishes. Similarly, if you have consented on this form, you now need to understand the additional implications of your consent for your child if he or she participates in an event that is live streamed.
IMPORTANT! Whatever choice of consent or lack of consent you have indicated on the Media Release form on Gradelink will apply to live streamed events as indicated above, unless we hear otherwise from you. You may change your consent at any time, even during the school year and even for only a particular event, by emailing Mrs. Smith at msmith@st-hilary.org.
About Us
Email: dsinopoli@st-hilary.org
Website: www.st-hilaryschool.org
Location: 645 Moorfield Road, Fairlawn, OH, USA
Phone: 330-867-8720
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StHilarySchoolFairlawnOhio/