SaberSpeak
Week of December 14, 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 help with Gradelink
Click here for the School Faculty & Staff Directory
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, updates due to COVID-19, and more
COVID-19 Updates
OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ISSUES STAY SAFE OHIO PROTOCOL
On December 10, the Ohio Department of Health issued the Stay Safe Ohio Protocol to help limit the spread of COVID-19 during the holiday season and through the end of the year. The complete list of safety protocols can be found at the end of this section. As a reminder, the decisions each of us make have a great impact on our ability to continue to be able to offer an in-person learning option. We appreciate your support and cooperation.
ST. HILARY SCHOOL MOVING TO REMOTE LEARNING 1/4-1/8
To be proactive about curbing the spread of illness following our Christmas Break, we will move to remove learning for all students the week of January 4-8. School will resume in person on January 11. Please click here for complete details in our communication sent October 29.
TRAVEL ADVISORY STATES
As we clarified in our August 28 SaberSpeak Special Edition, we are requiring students to self-quarantine for 14 days after visiting states that have a 15% or more COVID-19 positivity rate.
As of December 2, Ohio has now been added to the group of states with 15% or more COVID-19 positivity. Technically, this means that if your family will be traveling from Ohio to another state, you should quarantine for two weeks prior to travel. We also realize you may think that because Ohio is now in the 15%+ COVID-19 positivity group it does not matter if your family travels to another 15%+ COVID-19 positivity state. However, quarantining after travel to one of these states will still be required as an additional line of defense for our school.
Again, this is an extra precaution and we know this could impact travel plans. If your children are learning in-person, we are asking you to respect this decision and plan accordingly. Students who are required to quarantine after traveling to a state (or country) with a 15% or higher COVID-19 positivity rate will be required to distance learn for the 14 days.
Click here for the current list and map of Travel Advisory states.
ST. HILARY SCHOOL PARTICIPATING IN SCPH REPORTING PROGRAM
As the autumn season gets underway, preparations for the upcoming influenza season have begun. The 2020-2021 flu season is unique, since widespread community transmission of COVID-19 continues in Summit County and Ohio. Summit County Public Health (SCPH) has begun another season of community influenza surveillance. St. Hilary School will be participating in this program. Surveillance will run from early October until early May or longer if influenza is still a concern. With the ongoing concerns about COVID-19, influenza and their impacts on public health, surveillance remains vital. Data shared provides important information about COVID-19 and influenza trends and peaks of activity in Summit County to our school and to the community. As a school reporting partner, St. Hilary School will submit student absence numbers (for any reason) on a weekly basis. This data will also be aggregated with other school attendance data. No data specific to a particular student or to our school will be shared publicly, nor will our school be identified as a reporting partner. We hope that our participation in this program will help to strengthen our partnership with SCPH during this time of heightened public health concerns.
COVID-19 DASHBOARD
We have added a COVID-19 Dashboard to our school website to report up-to-the-minute positive case data for students and staff members. Click here for our COVID-19 Dashboard.
Click here for all of our COVID-19 information
The Main Event
Our main event this week is our final week of school before Christmas Break. We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Stay safe and healthy.
Hot Off The Press
RED AND GREEN DRESS DOWN DAY WEDNESDAY
Students may dress down in red and green this Wednesday, December 16!
NO HOT LUNCH FRIDAY - ALL STUDENTS NEED TO BRING LUNCH FROM HOME
Hot Lunch ordering was not offered for this Friday, December 18. Every student will need to bring lunch from home. If you automatically order lunch for your child every day, please keep in mind that because no menu items were posted for ordering, on Friday, you will need to send a lunch from home.
Please click below for the December issue of The Counseling Connection newsletter from our school counseling office.
Plan Ahead
GOOGLE CALENDAR
Click here for the school Google calendar
~ December 15-17: Grades 7 & 8 Exams
~ December 16: Red and Green Dress Down Day
~ December 18: Last Day before Christmas Break
~ December 19-January 3: Christmas Break
~ January 1: February Hot Lunch ordering opens
~ January 4: Re-registration begins for returning students
~ January 4-8: Remote Learning Week for all students
~ January 4-22: MAP Testing
~ January 8: Scholarship Recommendation Requests due
~ January 10: February Hot Lunch ordering ends
Help Wanted
Opportunities to help will be listed here as they arise.
FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE FORMING - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Parents' Association is assembling a Fundraising Committee to help generate funds for our school. Duties of committee members will include such things as helping to organize a coupon book fundraiser and possibly other small fundraisers, organizing items for auction, and assisting with a spring fundraiser. Volunteers are sought to work together, share ideas and divide tasks to keep things simple and manageable for all. If you are interested, please contact Parents' Association President Lisa Crane at lisamariesmu@aol.com.
Growing Together in Faith
NEXT SCHOOL MASS THIS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18
Our next school Mass will be THIS FRIDAY, December 18 at 9:30 a.m. This school Mass will be planned by grade 3, and will be live streamed and available to view at http://sthilarychurch.org/live/.
**PLEASE NOTE: Our live page has been updated. School Masses are available for viewing on the Watch Live Mass page. You will simply see a window on the page - not a link. Other events will still be viewed live by clicking a link as you have in the past.
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. Upcoming school Masses when we return in January are January 8 planned by grade 8, January 15 (Feast of St. Hilary) planned by grade 7, January 22 planned by grade 6, and January 29 (Catholic Schools Week) planned by grade 4.
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.
SCHOOL YEAR THEME PRAYER AND SONG
Please click the images below for our prayer and song for this school year, exemplifying our school theme, "Answer God's Call...Change The World"! These will be handy as you join us virtually for school Masses.
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
IMPORTANT CHRISTMAS MASS INFORMATION!
To allow for all parishioners to safely attend and enjoy Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Masses here at St. Hilary Parish, we have added Mass times and created a sign up to select your time and location. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED to attend Mass in person on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. **Registration opened on November 28.** For the Mass schedule and to register, visit sthilarychurch.org/Christmas. Masses are filling up quickly! Make your reservation today!
DON DRUMM ORNAMENT SALE TO BENEFIT BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK
Blessings in a Backpack is selling Don Drumm Christmas ornaments to help provide food for area students who may otherwise go hungry on weekends. Please see the flyer below for details.
JANUARY HOT LUNCH ORDERING ENDS DECEMBER 10
Hot Lunch ordering for January will be open through December 10. 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.
JUNIOR HIGH MIDTERM EXAMS DECEMBER 15-17
Seventh and eighth grade students will have midterm exams December 15-17 as follows:
Tuesday 12/15: Math and Religion
Wednesday 12/16: Social Studies and Reading
Thursday 12/17: Science and English
KINDERGARTEN KALEIDOSCOPE - VIRTUAL STYLE!
CONTACT US BY DECEMBER 31
Our Kindergarten Kaleidoscope event for prospective 2021-2022 kindergarteners and their families will be held virtually this year:
EXPLORE OUR KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM IN THE COMFORT OF YOUR OWN HOME!
INCLUDES INFORMATION FOR PARENTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN
Please call 330-867-8720, ext. 343 or email dsinopoli@st-hilary.org by December 31 to learn more. Children should be 5 by September 30, 2021.
OPEN HOUSE - VIRTUAL STYLE!
CONTACT US BY JANUARY 15
Do you have family members or friends who are thinking about a new school option for 2021-2022? Please pass this along!
ALL PROSPECTIVE K-8 FAMILIES ARE INVITED TO EXPLORE OUR SCHOOL SAFELY IN THE COMFORT OF YOUR OWN HOME! Please call 330-867-8720, ext. 343 or email dsinopoli@st-hilary.org by January 15, 2021 to learn more!
NEW STUDENT REGISTRATION FOR 2021-2022
CONTACT US BY JANUARY 15
Registration for new students entering grades K-8 in 2021-2022 will be held February 1-5, 2021 BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. Please call 330-867-8720, ext. 343 or email dsinopoli@st-hilary.org by January 15, 2021 to schedule an appointment for registration. Children entering kindergarten must be age 5 by September 30, 2021.
ORDER 2021-2022 YEARBOOKS NOW!
Don't miss your chance to capture this unique school year with our beautiful, full-color 2020-2021 yearbook! Online ordering is now open. Visit www.ybpay.lifetouch.com and enter Yearbook ID Code 3685721 to order. Soft cover books cost $25; hard cover books cost $30. The deadline to order is May 21, 2021. Yearbooks may be ordered online only - please do not send checks to the school. Please keep a record of your order, as the school has no access to orders placed and no record of who has ordered and who has not. Books will be delivered to students next fall.
GRADE 7 SAVE THE DATES
Please click the attachment below for important Save the Date information for grade 7 Confirmation preparation.
SHS CAR WINDOW STICKERS FOR SALE
Help us celebrate St. Hilary School during this 60th anniversary year and beyond by displaying one of our new SHS window stickers on your car window! The 4" x 5" stickers feature a white background with red SHS lettering and 3 crossed sabers. (See photo below.) To purchase a sticker, please send $5 (cash or check payable to St. Hilary School) to the office in an envelope marked "Window Sticker" with your child's name and room number. Your sticker will be sent home to you in the same envelope.
OUTERWEAR REMINDER
As the weather gets colder, please remember that only approved school uniform sweaters, sweatshirts and quarter-zip pullovers may be worn in classrooms during the school day.
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!
FUNDRAISERS
The Acme Community Cash Back program and Box Tops for Education 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.
Archives
Click here for 2020-2021 Back-to-School Forms, with special attention to the Student COVID-19 Policy Acknowledgement and Assumption of Risk Form
Click here for important information for families considering distance learning, and here for the agreement that must be signed and returned in order to participate in distance learning
Click here for information about our drop-off and pick-up procedures (note exception for Kindergarteners as shown on opening schedule)
About Us
The Admission Policy of St. Hilary School is in accordance with the student acceptance regulations of the Diocese of Cleveland. St. Hilary School admits qualified students of any gender, race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.
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/