We are so excited to welcome students back to the Hilliard City Schools on Wednesday, August 21. Part of the excitement of the start of school is capturing those first day pictures and friend reunions! Let’s work together to share and tweet all the excitement of the first day of school.

Use #HCSD1 to tweet our students, teachers, drivers and parents as we experience the first day of school. Last year we were able to get #HCSD1 trending across the city! We hope to be able to share in your first day excitement after all, it’s the Hilliard Way!

School Supplies

Check out our grade-level school supply list.

Additional Information:

Please make sure all information is updated in Home Access
If you are a bus rider, you may be interested in the First Time Riders information day.

• • Put Money on your Lunch Account
  • Find My Bus Stop
  • New Student Registration
  • Attendance Area Map
  • Student Insurance

Greetings, Darby Creek Community!

In just a couple of short weeks, we will come back together for another fantastic school year–I am so excited to see everyone and get started with the fun and joy of learning together!!  I hope that you have had an excellent summer break filled with PLAY and time with family and friends. I am certain you all curled up with a good book or two over this long break as well!

Please take note of some upcoming events that you can look forward to in preparation for our first day of school on August 21. You can find these dates in the Important Dates section of this update.

If you are interested in joining and serving our PTO, we can always use your help and support!  We meet monthly for about an hour to talk about upcoming events and ways to serve our community in the best way possible.  You can visit the Darby Creek PTO Facebook page for current PTO information for this year. The PTO will send out information in the coming weeks with the schedule of events and dates for the PTO meetings that will take place for the year.

If you have not already done so, please use this end of summertime to update your Home Access emergency contact information for your child(ren).  This is extremely important for us to have the most up to date information on file in the event your child has an emergency and needs medical attention while in our care.

You can also pay the Technology Protection Plan (5th grade students must have this in order to take their iPads home) on-line through My Payments Plus.

Please note that the Darby Creek Elementary school office will be CLOSED on August 19 from 10:15-12:15 due to a staff safety training opportunity that we will be engaging in with our district-level administrators and community first responders.  This training will take place in each Hilliard City School at scheduled times on August 19 and 20 so that our staff can have personalized training in their buildings. During this time we will participate in live emergency simulations. During these times, the buildings will be off-limits to students, parents, guardians, and community members.  We will post signs on the buildings when this is happening. We encourage you to call ahead if you need to go to one of the schools.

This is just one more example of the importance we, as a Hilliard City School community, place on safety for our children while in our care.  

As always, please do not hesitate to call me at Darby Creek Elementary School at 614-921-5500 should you have any questions or concerns!

Yours,

Cindy Teske

District Information:

Less than two Weeks Until #HCSD1

We can’t wait to welcome back our students!  Our entire team has been working hard to get everything ready for our first day.  Once again this year we will ask you to use #HCSD1 on all your back to school social media posts and pictures.  We love seeing all the excitement on Twitter and Facebook. Please take a minute to update your contact info, sign off on handbooks, put money in lunch accounts, and pay for fall extra-curricular activities today!  We have a list of FAQ’s to get you through this busy time on our web page. Our buildings are all open now, so if you have other questions, please don’t hesitate to call.

Schedules and Homeroom Information

We know how excited everyone is to find out who their teachers will be for the new year.  Here is a list of when you can find that information on Home Access.

Elementary:  Wed, Aug 14 at 4 pm

Sixth Grade:  Mon, Aug 12 at 8 am for homerooms and teams, and Fri, Aug 16 at 8 am for schedules and lockers

Middle Schools:  Thu, Aug 8 at 7 am

High Schools:

• Davidson Fri, Aug 9 at 4 pm
• Bradley Mon, Aug 12 at 7 am
• Darby Fri, Aug 16 at noon

2019/2020 Calendar Change

For the past several years the Hilliard City School District has intentionally put our professional development days on Election Days. We use many of our buildings as polling places per the request of the Board of Elections. We believe we have a civic opportunity to open these buildings for people to exercise their right to vote. While opening the building to the public for voting is important, protecting the safety of our students is also essential. We can’t maintain the same level of security at our buildings during the voting process. Thus, we’ve moved our two professional development days to the Election Days.

 In the state budget signed into law by Governor DeWine on July 18, 2019, the March 2020 primary election date changed from March 10 to March 17, 2020.  Our Board of Education approved a calendar change for the 2019/20 school year to reflect this change. 

This means our staff professional day will move to March 17, which will give our students the day off.  Both teachers and students will be in school on March 10.  We understand calendar changes can be challenging for our families, so we wanted to get you this information as soon as possible.  Please make a note of this and make plans for your family.

First Time Riders Open House – This Weekend

Students and parents are invited to join the Hilliard City Schools Transportation Services Team for a First Time Riders Open House. This fun-filled event will allow students who are new to riding a school bus to:

•   explore a school bus up close
•   learn about bus safety
•   take a ride
•   meet “Buster the Bus.”

Stop by anytime from 9 am to noon on Saturday, August 10, at Weaver Middle School.

Upcoming Darby Creek Dates

8/10–9:00-12:00 p.m. First Time Riders Open House at Weaver Middle School

8/12–Bus Assignment Information released on Home Access

8/14–Class list information released on Home Access by 4:00 p.m.

8/14–7:00 p.m. Kindergarten Parent Only Curriculum Night–media center

8/16–4:30-5:30 K-5 Open House–Our school nurse, Mrs. Lower, will be in attendance at this event should you need to drop off medication and immunization forms.

8/19–10:15-12:15 DCR office is CLOSED due to staff safety training

8/21–FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

Preparing students to be Ready for Tomorrow takes academics, interests, and mindset. Join us to learn more about how, and why, HCSD is emphasizing social-emotional learning (SEL) attributes with our students. In the fall we held several Parent U sessions so that you could get a glimpse of what teachers might be doing in the classroom and how you can help at home. Our Director of Social Emotional Learning and Measurement, Molly Walker took that information and put it into two-parent videos. We hope you find this first one beneficial.

For the past several years the Hilliard City School District has intentionally put our professional development days on Election Days. We use many of our buildings as polling places per the request of the Board of Elections. We believe we have a civic opportunity to open these buildings for people to exercise their right to vote. While opening the building to the public for voting is important, protecting the safety of our students is also essential. We can’t maintain the same level of security at our buildings during the voting process. Thus, we’ve moved our two professional development days to the Election Days.

In the state budget signed into law by Governor DeWine on July 18, 2019, the March 2020 primary election date changed from March 10 to March 17, 2020.  We will be asking our Board of Education to approve a calendar change for the 2019/20 school year to reflect this change.  The Board will vote to change the calendar at the August 12 Board of Education meeting.

This means our staff professional day will move to March 17, which will give our students the day off.  Both teachers and students will be in school on March 10.  We understand calendar changes can be challenging for our families, so we wanted to get you this information as soon as possible.  Please make a note of this and make plans for your family.

Please take a few minutes to be sure we have your updated contact information in HomeAccess.  It is especially important we have a correct PRIMARY phone number listed.  This is the number we use in emergency notification messages.  We also need correct email addresses as those change.

You can also sign off on handbooks, athletic forms and buy the Technology Protection Plan.  Why not do this all now, and not have to worry about it come August!

Here are some links to help:

View the Technology Protection Plan

How to update Registration Information/Contacts and more in HomeAccess

This year Hilliard will be offering busing from some area day care centers to some elementary schools.  Please check with your daycare to see if your student is eligible.  Then go online and sign up.  It’s a very simple form that should take just a couple of minutes.

Darby Creek Elementary 2019-2020 School Supply Lists

Kindergarten

• 1 3-Ring ½” Binder, (AM – Red / PM – Blue)
• 1 Elmer’s School Glue, Washable, White 4 oz.
• 4 Elmer’s Glue Stick, Washable, White, .77 oz.
• 4 Dry Erase Markers, Fine Tip, Low Odor, Black
• 2 Boxes Crayola Crayons 24/Box
• 2 Boxes Crayola Washable Wide-Tip Markers, Classic Colors, 10/box
• 1 Box Crayola Colored 7” Pencils, sharpened 12/box
• 1 Dozen #2 Ticonderoga Pencils
• 2 Two Pocket Folders w/prongs, Blue and Red
• 1 Pair Kids’ 5” Blunt Tip Scissors

1st Grade

• 2 Spiral Notebooks, Wide Rule, 70 ct., Blue/Red
• 2 Expo Dry Erase Markers, Fine Tip, Low Odor, Black
• 3 Two Pocket Folders with Prongs, Blue, Red, Green
• 1 Composition Book, Wide-ruled, Black, 100 sheets
• 1 Box Crayola Washable Fine-Tip Markers, Classic Colors, 8/Box
• 2 Box Crayola Crayons 24/Box
• 2 Dozen #2 Ticonderoga Pencils
• 8 Elmer’s Glue Sticks, Washable, White, .21 oz.
• 1 Box Crayola Colored 7” Pencils, sharpened 24/Box

2nd Grade

• 1 Box Crayola Crayons, 48/box
• 1 Box Crayola Washable Markers, Wide Tip 12/box
• 1 Box Crayola Colored Pencils, Sharpened, 24/box
• 2 Dry Erase markers, Low Odor, Black
• 1 Elmer’s 4 oz., white, washable glue
• 2 Elmer’s Washable Glue Sticks, .77 oz
• 2 subject notebooks, wide-ruled, perforated page, 70 ct., Red/Yellow
• 2 composition notebooks, wide-ruled, black, 100 sheets
• 2 dozen Ticonderoga #2 pencils

3rd Grade

• 2 Folders, 2 Pocket w/prongs, Yellow/Green
• 2 Folders, Poly, 2 Pocket w/prong, Blue/Red
• 1 Box Crayola Crayons, 48/Box
• 1 Box Crayola Colored Pencils, Sharpened, 12/Set
• 2 Yellow Post It Note Pads, 3” x 3”, 100 Sheet/Pad
• 1 Notebook, One Subject, Wide-ruled, perforated, 70 count
• 1 Composition Book, wide-ruled, Black, 100 sheets
• 4 Dry Erase Markers, Fine Tip, Low Odor, Black
• 4 Elmer’s Glue Sticks, Washable, All Purpose, White, .77 oz.
• 2 Sharpie Markers, Fine Point, Black
• 2 Sharpie Markers, Extra Fine Point, Black
• 2 Dozen #2, Ticonderoga Pencils, Unsharpened

4th Grade

• 3 Yellow Post It Notes, 3” x 3”, 100 Sheet/Pad
• 1 Heavy Duty, 3 Ring 1” Binder w/View, Black
• 4 Folders, Two Pocket, Red, Blue, Green, Yellow
• 1 Folder, Poly, 2 Pocket, Blue
• 3 Spiral Notebooks, Wide-ruled, 70 count, Blue, Red, Green
• 1 Set Crayola Washable Wide-Tip Markers, Classic Colors, 8/Set
• 2 Elmer’s Glue Sticks, Washable, Clear, 1.4 oz.
• 2 Dozen #2, Ticonderoga Pencils, Unsharpened
• 1 Composition Book, Wide-ruled, Black, 100 sheets
• 2 Dry Erase Markers, Chisel Tip, Low Odor, Black
• 1 Fine Point, Black Sharpie Marker
• 1 Extra Fine Point, Black Sharpie Marker

5th Grade

• 2 Folders, Poly, 2 Pocket w/prong, Yellow/Red
• 2 Extra Fine Point, Black Sharpie Markers
• 3 Spiral Notebooks, Wide-ruled, 70 count, Blue, Red, Green
• 1 Dry Erase Marker, Chisel Tip, Low Odor, Black
• 2 Elmer’s Glue Sticks, Washable, Purple, Dries Clear, .77 oz.
• 2 Dozen #2, Ticonderoga Pencils, Unsharpened
• 1 Composition Book, Wide-ruled, Marble Cover, Black, 100 sheets

Hello 5th Grade Parents,

 As a part of our district-wide One2One program, all students have an iPad checked out to them each year. In Grades K-4, students keep and use their iPad at school. Starting in Grade 5, students will be bringing their iPad home with them each night. Here is some important information for you to know about the program.

Loan Agreement:

In order for the student to bring the iPad home, you will need to sign the Loan Agreement. You can sign the Loan Agreement starting June 1 on Home Access Center. Go to http://homeaccess.hboe.org and click on Update Registration.

Equipment coming home:

Students will receive an iPad, protective case, charging brick and charging cable. The brick and cable should stay at home and students should charge their iPad each night before school. We also recommend that they charge their iPad in public place in the house, not their bedroom.

If the iPad has a problem:

If your child has a problem with their iPad, they should tell their teacher right away or go to the Media Center for support. If the issue occurs after school hours, they can do this in the morning on the next school day.

TPP (Technology Protection Plan)

If the iPad needs repair, the family will be billed for the repair unless you have the Technology Protection Plan (TPP). The TPP is $25/year and covers the device against all incidental damage or loss over $50 up to two times. You can pay for the TPP starting June 1 on Home Access Center.  Go tohttp://homeaccess.hboe.org and click on MyPaymentsPlus.

For more details and information about the One2One program, please check out this presentation:https://tinyurl.com/One2OneParentInfo