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September 1st 2023
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A message from the office
Pick up Patrol 🚕
We are rolling.
Pick up Patrol allows us to get our students where they need to be a little quicker, which helps the back up of parent pick up cars along Education drive and previously Refugee Road. Just a reminder for parents who pick up their students, that dismissal begins promptly at 4pm, and the line moves a little faster once we begin.
The next piece of Pick up Patrol we would like to share with parents, if absences. If your student will be absent, please report them so in the platform.
On the Change page > Select the date > Select the child it applies to > Select the Absent dismissal option > Submit.
Kris and Donna will receive this absence notice once it is entered and reflected so for the date.
Thanks for working through this new platform with us.
Scholastic Bookfair 📚
Watch Dog Dads 🐾
Pizza Party Kick Off
WATCH D.O.G.S.® is a national initiative founded in 1998 to inspire more positive male role models to show all students by our participation that education is important. We are excited to get our year started at Violet with a Pizza party for Dads who are interested in being part of our WATCH DOG Squad.
Dads, Grandfathers, Uncles, if you are interested in learning more, please join us October 11th for a Pizza party.
Watch this space for more info.
Friday @ Fridays 🍔
SAVE THE DATE! October 13th is a NO SCHOOL day. Take your family for lunch or dinner at TGI Fridays on 256, and 15% of your order will come directly back to Violet Elementary.
Who knows, you may even run into some staff and fellow students while you are there. Invite the whole family. Be sure to let your server know that you are with Violet.
Counsellor Corner
Panorama Social Emotional Survey
In Pickerington, students grades 3-12 are administered the Panorama Social Emotional Learning Screener. This screener is important piece of us understanding the whole child and meeting their Social Emotional needs. Please see the following letters for more information regarding the Panorama survey and what we
PTO information
Flower pick up- REMINDER 🌺
Reminder! The PTO fall fundraiser flower pickup will be this Monday, September 25th from 5-7pm at the school. Please pull in the front parking lot and one of our volunteers will help you load your flowers.
We also still need a few more volunteers to help with the flower delivery on Monday Sept. 25th. We especially need some more help with unloading the flowers from 1-4pm.
Please sign up below if you have time and are able to help:
https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/70A044EA8A62CA0FB6-fall7
PTO has so many great events coming up, including the Fall Family night at Van Buren Acres, and the upcoming book fair. Please check the calendar below for PTO meetings and events that you can be part of.
PTO calendar of events 🗓️
Spelling Bee 🐝
4th graders to participate in the Spelling Bee
Thanks to our PTO, Violet Elementary will once again be participating in The Scripps National Spelling Bee. Our 4th graders will have a classroom "Bee" will happen closer to Winter break, followed by our School "bee" in January.
Do we have the next National Spelling Champ at Violet?
Watch out for more information
🚨Important Dates to get on your calendar 🚨
Add these dates to your calendar so you don't miss out.
Sept. 25 Flower Pick Up at Violet 5-7pm
Oct. 3 Evening Parent/Teacher Conferences K-12
Oct. 4 PTO Meeting 6:30pm
Oct. 11 WACTH DOG DAD Pizza
Oct. 11-12 No School, Staff Professional Development
Oct. 12 Evening Parent/Teacher Conferences K-6
Oct. 13 No School, Closed
Oct. 16 No School K-8, Parent/Teacher Conferences
Oct. 17 No School for Kindergarten, Parent/Teacher Conferences
Oct. 24 PTO Fall Family Fun Night at Van Buren Acres
Oct. 25 Picture Retake Day